Gerrit Cole Class: Sophomore Hometown: Santa Ana, Calif. High School: Orange Lutheran Height / Weight: 6-4 / 220 Position: RHP Bats/Throws: R/R

2009 (summer)
Played for the USA Baseball National Team (collegiate)...went 4-0 with a 1.06 ERA in six games (five starts)...led Team USA in strikeouts (46) and innings (34.0)...issued just 10 walks and limited the opposition to a .104 batting average...helped Team USA throw a combined no-hitter in a 10-0 victory over Guatemala (July 2), registering 11 strikeouts in 5.2 scoreless innings...pitched a complete game in a 1-0 victory against Canada (July 24), scattering two hits and striking out seven batters in nine innings...that victory allowed Team USA to advance to the championship game of the 2009 World Baseball Challenge...was rated the No. 1 prospect on the USA National Team by Baseball America.

2009
Made 15 appearances, including 14 starts...was one of three freshman to earn All-Pac-10 team honors...captured Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper...also earned second-team Freshman All-America accolades from Ping!Baseball...went 4-8 with a 3.49 ERA, compiling 104 strikeouts and 38 walks with a .191 opponent batting average in 85.0 innings...established UCLA's freshman single-season record with 104 strikeouts...ranked in the top-10 among Pac-10 pitchers in opponent batting average (second), strikeouts (fourth) and innings (ninth)...pitched in the Bruins' weekend rotation the entire season...in his seven losses as a starting pitcher, logged a 3.50 ERA and .193 opponent batting average, as UCLA's offense managed just 14 runs...posted three double-digit strikeout efforts...logged a season-high 13 strikeouts in a one-hit effort against Washington (April 17); allowed two unearned runs, one hit and three walks in 8.0 innings to record the victory...pitched a season-high 8.1 innings against California (May 8), allowing three runs (one earned) and two hits while collecting 11 strikeouts and five walks...registered 12 strikeouts in 5.0 innings in the second game of a doubleheader at East Carolina (March 13); was forced to exit the game with a 5-3 lead after five innings due to a rain delay; allowed three runs and three hits...allowed two runs and two hits in 6.1 innings at Arizona State (May 22), notching nine strikeouts and four walks...limited Oregon (May 1), to three runs (one earned) and six hits in 8.0 innings...earned the victory against Oregon State (April 24), allowing five runs and four hits in 5.0 innings...notched seven strikeouts and no walks at Stanford (April 9), allowing three runs and seven hits in 6.1 innings...secured the win at USC (March 21), surrendering two runs and six hits in 5.0 innings...registered eight strikeouts and five walks against Baylor in the Houston College Classic at Minute Maid Park (Feb. 28), allowing one unearned run and two hits in 6.0 innings...collected the victory in his first career start, limiting UC Davis (Feb. 21) to one unearned run and one hit in 6.0 frames; struck out seven hitters and issued two walks.

High School
Three-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Orange Lutheran High School under head coach Mike Grahovac...selected in the first round of the 2008 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees (28th overall), becoming the first high school player drafted in the first round to ever attend UCLA; became the first such draft pick to enter college since 2002 (John Mayberry, Jr. played at Stanford after being selected 28th overall by Seattle); was highest draft selection in 2008 to enroll in college...as a senior, rated the top high school prospect and the fourth-best high school player in the nation by Perfect Game Crosschecker and Baseball America, respectively... captured 2008 All-USA High School first-team honors from USA Today...also named a first-team EA Sports All-America selection and a second-team Baseball America All-America honoree in 2008...selected as an AFLAC All-American in 2007...ranked No. 17 among Baseball America's top-200 pre-draft prospects...as a senior, registered a 0.46 ERA and an 8-2 record, totaling 121 strikeouts and 18 walks in 75.2 innings; also notched one save...pitched in 13 games, making 12 starts on the mound...registered 10 or more strikeouts in nine games as a senior, including a season-high 14 against Tesoro (March 8)...tossed seven complete games, including a string of five consecutive complete game victories (April 2 through April 30)...hurled three complete game shutouts, including a one-hit complete game against Servite (April 16)...surrendered no more than four hits (four times) in any of his appearances...at the plate, batted .310 with seven home runs and 25 RBI...helped lead Orange Lutheran to the 2008 Trinity League title and an appearance in the CIF Southern Section quarterfinals...as a junior, posted a 1.21 ERA and a 3-0 record, compiling 39 strikeouts and 11 walks in 29 innings; recorded two saves and allowed 12 hits...earned second-team All-Trinity League honors in 2007...batted .269 with two home runs and four doubles as an outfielder...tossed six-plus innings of one-hit ball in his final outing as a junior, a 2-1 victory over JSerra High (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), striking out 11 hitters...as a sophomore, logged a 1-0 record and 14 strikeouts in 14.0 innings, making one start...was never charged with a loss in each of his first three high school seasons, including his time on the junior varsity squad as a freshman.

Personal
Full name: Gerrit Alan Cole...born Sept. 8, 1990 in Newport Beach, Calif...Gerrit is the older of Mark and Sharon Cole's two children...has one younger sister, Erin...admires Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig and New York Yankee closer Mariano Rivera...undeclared major.

Career Highs
Innings Pitched - 8.1 vs. California (5/8/09)
Strikeouts - 13 vs. Washington (4/17/09)

GERRIT COLE'S CAREER STATISTICS