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2024 Baseball Roster

Kane McGuire
Eric Jones
Eric Jones
Emerald McIntyre
Frank Fu
Jonathan Mailhes
Sadie Patton

5 Cole McConnell

  • Position
    Outfielder
  • Height
    6-1
  • Weight
    210
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Beaumont, Texas
  • High School
    West Brook HS
  • Twitter
    ColeMcConnell_1
  • Instagram
    colemcconnell4

Biography

CAREER HONORS
2022 First Team All-Conference USA
2022 ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-Region
2021 C-USA All-Freshman Team
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2021, 2022)


2023:
Started in all four games of opening series versus BYU before missing remainder of the season ... Tallied four hits, four runs scored, and one RBI ... Went 2-for-4 with three runs scored in game two against Cougars (2/18).

2022:
Started in all 64 games in center field for the Bulldogs ... Broke and set the new single season RBI record at LA Tech (76) and ranked 13th in the nation ... Slashed .336/.535/.417 (BA/SLG/OBP) with nine home runs, 24 doubles, 76 RBI and 52 runs scored ... His .336 batting average ranked second on the team and 12th in C-USA ... His 24 doubles led the squad and C-USA ... Finished with a team-leading 29 multi-hit games, 21 multi-RBI games and the longest on-base streak at 26 ... Went 4-for-6 with a home run and five RBI at McNeese State (3/4) ... Tallied a four RBI game versus FIU (3/26) going 2-for-5 at the plate with a two-run double ... Racked up five RBI the following day against FIU (3/27) blasting a grand slam and a double in the 13-2 win ... Went 7-for-12 at the plate in the home series against Rice with two doubles, two RBI and two runs ... Collected four more RBI in the rubber match at Marshall (4/16) belting a three-run homer and an RBI single in the 11-5 victory ... Launched his second grand slam of the year against WKU (5/13) in a 3-for-4 performance ... Tallied his seventh three-hit game of the season at Charlotte (5/20) ... Capped off the season with a six-game hitting streak.

2021: Played in 48 games and made 42 starts (38 in left field, three at DH and one in right field) … Missed part of the season due to a hand injury … Slashed .347/.503/.399 (BA/SLG/OBP) with four home runs, 12 doubles, a triple and 30 RBI … His .347 batting average ranked second on the team and fifth in the C-USA … Batted .398 in conference play, third-best mark in the C-USA … Went 3-for-3 with a home run, double, two RBI and four runs scored in a season-opening win against Air Force (2/21) … Heated up in a conference weekend at Rice (4/9-11) by going 7-for-18 (.389) with a home run, double, five RBI and five runs scored … Tallied a hit in nine straight conference games from Southern Miss (4/17) to Middle Tennessee (4/30) … Logged a 4-for-5 day at the plate with an RBI and three runs scored in a win at FIU (5/8) … Went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI against Southern Miss (5/29) … Tallied at least one hit in all four games of the Ruston NCAA Regional, including a 3-for-5 performance with a double, home run, three RBI and two runs scored against Alabama (6/6) … Tallied 16 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games.

2020: Played in 13 games with 11 starts as a true freshman, primarily in left field ... Slashed .219/444/.250 with 3 stolen bases in 5 attempts ... Had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in left ... Opened his Louisiana Tech career with a five-game hitting streak ... Went 2-for-3 with a double in a season-opening win over ULL (2/15).

PRIOR TO LA TECH: Earned All-State recognition as a senior at West Brook HS ... Member of the All-District 1st Team as a sophomore, junior, and senior ... Named a Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American as a sophomore and junior ... Batted .471 as a senior in high school ... Coached by Jacob Walton.

PERSONAL: Born on September 5, 2000 in Beaumont, Texas ... Parents are Coby and Christine McConnell.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2020Freshman

    Outfield
    6'1" 199 lbs
    4
  • 5

    2021Sophomore

    Outfield
    6'1" 200 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2022Sophomore

    Outfield
    6'1" 200 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2023Junior

    Outfielder
    6'1" 200 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2024Senior

    Outfielder
    6'1" 210 lbs
    5