Mike Cole (baseball)

Michael J. Cole is an American college baseball coach and former third baseman, who is the current associate head baseball coach for the Army Black Knights. Cole played college baseball at the University of Vermont from 1998 to 2001 for coach Bill Currier. He also served as the head coach of the NJIT Highlanders (2011–2012) and the Manhattan Jaspers (2018–2022)

Mike Cole
Current position
TitleAssociate head coach
TeamArmy
ConferencePatriot League
Playing career
1998–2001Vermont
Position(s)Third baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2004Vermont (asst.)
2005–2008Manhattan (asst.)
2009Vermont (asst.)
2010Maine (asst.)
2011–2012NJIT
2013–2017Fairfield (asst.)
2018–2022Manhattan
2023–presentArmy (AHC)
Head coaching record
Overall135–184
TournamentsNCAA: 0–0

Playing career

Cole attended Arlington High School in LaGrange, New York. Cole played for the school's varsity baseball team all four years. Cole then enrolled at the University of Vermont, to play college baseball for the Vermont Catamounts baseball team.[1]

As a freshman at the University of Vermont in 1998, Cole had a .338 batting average, a .423 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .387 SLG.

As a sophomore in 1999, Cole batted .285 with a .380 SLG, 1 home run, and 37 RBIs.

In the 2000 season as a junior, Cole hit 4 home runs and 11 doubles.

Cole had his best season as a senior in 2001, leading the team in doubles (18), home runs (4), RBIs (40), batting average (.340) and slugging (.545). He was named Second Team All-America East Conference.[2]

In 2011, Cole was elected into the University of Vermont Athletics Hall of Fame.[3]

Coaching career

In 2002, Cole began his coaching career as an assistant at Vermont. In 2005, Cole accepted a position as an assistant with the Manhattan Jaspers baseball program. Cole returned to Vermont in 2009, but the team's program was folded at the conclusion of the season. Cole joined the Maine Black Bears baseball staff, re-joining Steve Trimper's staff who he worked for in 2005.[4] On August 24, 2010, Cole was named the head coach for the NJIT Highlanders baseball program.[5] Following a program record 25-win season at the NCAA Division I level, Cole was arrested[6] and later fired by NJIT.[7] On October 16, 2012, Cole was hired by his former coach, Bill Currier, on the Fairfield Stags baseball staff.[8] On January 5, 2016, Cole was promoted to Associate head coach.[9]

On August 17, 2017, Cole was named the head coach of the Manhattan Jaspers.[10] In Cole's first season, the Jaspers improved their wins by 8, but failed to qualify for the 2018 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament.[11] On August 18, 2022, Cole resigned from his position as head coach of the Jaspers. He collected 90 wins in 5 seasons. He soon thereafter took the associate head coach position with the Army Black Knights.[12]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
NJIT Highlanders (Great West Conference) (2011–2012)
2011 NJIT 20–3512–165thGreat West Tournament
2012 NJIT 25–2716–123rdGreat West Tournament
NJIT: 45–6228–28
Manhattan Jaspers (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2018–2022)
2018 Manhattan 25–2813–117th
2019 Manhattan 26–3315–9T-3rd
2020 Manhattan 3–110–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Manhattan 12–2412–228thMAAC Tournament
2022 Manhattan 24–2612–127th
Manhattan: 90–12252–54
Total:135–184

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References
  1. "Arlington Athletic Alumni". www.ahs.arlingtonschools.org. Arlington High School. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  2. "America East Conference Baseball Records" (PDF). www.americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  3. "Mike Cole Vermont Hall of Fame". www.uvmathletics.com. University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  4. "Mike Cole". www.goblackbears.com. University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  5. "New NJIT Head Baseball Coach Mike Cole". www.njithighlanders.com. New Jersey Institute of Technology. August 24, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  6. Brian Foley (June 4, 2012). "NJIT Head Coach and Player Arrested". www.collegebaseballdaily.com. PenciDesign. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  7. Kendall Rogers (May 20, 2012). "College Coaching Carousel". www.perfectgame.org. Perfect Game. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  8. "Baseball Adds Mike Cole As An Assistant Coach". www.fairfieldstags.com. Fairfield University Athletics. October 16, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  9. "Mike Cole Promoted to Associate Head Coach". www.fairfieldstags.com. Fairfield University Athletics. January 5, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  10. "Cole Named Head Baseball Coach". www.gojaspers.com. Manhattan College Athletics. August 17, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  11. Sean Brennan (May 25, 2018). "Turnaround falls short of MAAC tourney". www.riverdalepress.com. Richner Communications, Inc. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  12. Angelica Niedermeyer (September 1, 2022). "Baseball Head Coach Mike Cole Accepts Assistant Position at Army". www.mcquad.org. The Quadrangle. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
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