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Jersey Number 15
Cole Escher
- Position:
- OF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Clay County, FL
- High School:
- Clay County H.S.
Bio
2021 (Junior):
- Led the team with a .287 batting average.
- Had a .373 on base percentage with 37 hits and 14 walks.
- Recorded a .357 slugging percentage with seven doubles and a triple.
- Was 7-for-8 in stolen bases.
- Collected 10 multi-hit games.
- Picked up a career-high three hits, including two doubles at Memphis (3/20).
- Went 2-for-3 with two RBI and scored three runs in the Blue Raiders’ 11-9 win at UAB (3/26).
- Went 2-for-4 and scored a run in the Raiders’ 7-2 win over top seeded and No. 16 ranked Charlotte in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament (5/26).
- Hit .417 scored three runs and collected an RBI during the Conference USA Tournament (5/26-5/28).
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
- Recorded a .327 on base percentage with six walks, three hit by pitches, to go along with seven hits.
- Hit .175 with a .200 slugging percentage in his first season with the Blue Raiders.
- Posted a .960 fielding percentage in 12 starts in right field for MT.
- First career start came on Feb. 14, 2020 against North Carolina.
- Went 2-for-5 with a double and a stolen base against Evansville on Feb. 21, 2020 in game two of the SAF Classic.
- Season was cut short due to Covid-19 pandemic.
- Hit .343 with 28 stolen bases and scored 62 runs in 2019.
- First team All-GCAA (Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association) in 2019.
- Hit .415 with 28 stolen bases and 75 runs in 2018.
- Selected as a Freshen All-American in 2018.
- Dean’s List member for four straight semesters.
- 2017 Clay County Player of the Year.
- Batted .444 in his senior season.
- All-Frist Coast Second team selection.
- Played under Head Coach Josh Persinger.
- Born on December 15, 1998 in Green Cove Springs, Fla.
- Son of Todd and Angela Escher.
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
🎥 from the 52nd annual Groundhog Day Luncheon! Also, we play baseball this month 🤩
Sunday, February 02
MTSU Baseball 2025 52nd Annual Groundhog Day Luncheon
Friday, January 31
