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As a former collegiate athlete and professional baseball player, I bring top-tier experience and insight from competing at the highest levels of the sport. My journey has equipped me with the tools, discipline, and knowledge to elevate performance.
Albany, OR
Works with all age groups
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Get to know Coach Cole
About Me:
I played college baseball at the University of Oregon from 2016-2020. During that time I threw over 140 innings and made over 40 appearances. I signed to play for an Independent Baseball team in 2021 and after five starts I signed a contract to play in the Colorado Rockies Organization. I spent the rest of 2021 and all of 2022 in their organization.
How I can help you improve your game:
Things I can help with are:
-Arm Action
-Velocity
-Arm Strength
-Arm Mobility
-Conditioning
-Baseball IQ
-Overall Strength
What a typical training session looks like with me:
A typical training session looks like this:
-Warmup/Stretch
-Bands/Pre-Throw
-Catch for the day
-Mechanical work/mound work
-Arm Care
-Conditioning
Career summary and accomplishments:
In 2023, I coached at Central Catholic High School. That summer I was an Assistant Coach for the Bend Elks (collegiate summer ball).
In 2024 I was the Pitching Coach at Linn-Benton Community College where we won the NWAC Championship. In the Summer of 2024 I was the Pitching Coach for the Corvallis Knights (collegiate summer ball).
Best coach I ever had:
I have two. When I was 11 and 12 I played for my local little league team. There, I played for a coach who allowed us to just have fun. He made the game very simple and it almost had that feeling of just playing whiffle ball on the street corner with your best friends.
My second is George Horton. Coach Horton was my head coach at the University of Oregon from 2016-2019. It was under Coach Horton that I found out just how complicated and strategic the game of baseball can be. I fell in love with scouting and finding strategic advantages while playing under him.
What athletes and parents should know about me:
I have a background in early childhood development. My mother owned an early learning center while I grew up and once we could my siblings and I all worked there. Fully certified in CPR/First Aid.
My career ended on an injury, so I am carful and am very particular in managing workloads. Kids could throw and throw and throw all day long and would probably feel fine the next day. But my sessions will also include arm-care, condition, and many other things besides just mechanical work and throwing a baseball.
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