Cole Blatchford

Photo by: Eric Strom

Photo by: Eric Strom

Photo by: Darcie Ibidapo

Photo by: Darcie Ibidapo

Photo by: Eric Strom

Photo by: Eric Strom

Photo by: Eric Strom

Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Highlands Ranch, Colo.
High School:
Mountain Vista
Position:
IF/OF

Senior (2021):

Named Preseason All-MW Conference at 3B

Junior (2020):

Named All-Mountain West Conference at the conclusion of the season
Started all 19 games of the shortened season at third base
Led team in batting average (.343), slugging (.627), hits (23), runs (16), doubles (10), home runs (3) and total bases (42). Also second in RBIs (13)
Top-five in the conference in doubles (1^st), hits (5^th), home runs (4^th), runs (3^rd), slugging (4^th), and total bases (3^rd)
Doubles were second-most in the nation, while total bases were 47^th
Led team with four multi-RBI games, second with six multi-hit games
Ended season on a team-best 10-game hitting streak
Career-high four hit, four RBI game vs. South Dakota State, March 7
Earned Academic All-MW Honors
Named to the Dean’s List

Sophomore (2019):

Appeared in 22 games, making 11 starts at third base and in the outfield
Collected nine hits in 41 at bats, including three doubles, a triple, and home run
Scored nine runs and drove in three
Tied for second on the team with three sac bunts
Also made one appearance on the mound, tossing a scoreless inning
Had a career-best two hits and three runs scored against UVU, April 9
Played for the Macon Bacon during leave over the summer
Named to the Dean’s list twice and Comms and AD’s once

Freshman (2018):

Appeared in 15 games, making one start at third base
Collected four hits in 18 at bats, including a double and a solo home run
Home run came in a two-hit game vs. Colorado Christian, April 25
Named to the Comm's, Dean’s, and AD's lists

HIGH SCHOOL (Mountain Vista): Lettered three years in baseball…team captain, Colorado All-Star and all-conference as senior…graduated with highest academic honors…high school baseball coach was Ron Quintana…played club ball for Cherry Creek, coached by Marc Johnson.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 35…parents are Jud and Mary Ellen…father played baseball at Pepperdine from 1988-91…has an older sibling…majoring in operations research and would like to become a pilot…hobbies are hiking, camping and spending time with friends…greatest moment in sports is the Cubs winning the 2016 World Series…favorite MLB team is the Chicago Cubs and favorite player is Javier Baez.