2017 Baseball Roster
Cole Bedford
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Position:
- Catcher
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Deer Park
CAREER: Has played in 124 games in Aggieland, including 97 starts... owns a .261 (101-for-387) batting average with 50 runs, 22 doubles, one triple, eight home runs, 50 RBI, four sacrifice flies, 14 sacrifice bunts and five stolen bases.
2018 (JUNIOR): Played in 51 games as a junior, including 45 starts at catcher... batted .244 (43-for-176) with 17 runs, seven doubles, five home runs, 23 RBI, six sac bunts and two stolen bases... played in 23 SEC games, including 21 starts, batting .253 with nine runs, three doubles, three home runs and 14 RBI... logged an RBI double and a walk in the season opener against Rhode Island (2/16)... hit 2-for-3 with one HBP and one double in the second game against URI (2/17)... batted 2-for-4 with one double and one run in series finale against Cornell (2/24)... notched a pinch-hit RBI single vs. Houston Baptist (2/27)... hit 1-for-2 with a sacrifice bunt and a solo home run against Baylor (3/3)... batted 3-for-6 with a double vs. Northwestern State (3/7)... went 2-for-4 in series opener against Long Beach State (3/1)... hit 2-for-4 with an RBI in series finale against Ole Miss (3/24)... batted 2-for-4 with a solo home run in series opener against Georgia (3/29)... hit 2-for-5 with a double in series finale vs. Georgia (3/31)... went 2-for-4 with one run and two RBI in second game against LSU (4/6)... hit 2-for-4 with two RBI in win vs. Texas (4/10)... slugged 4-for-5 with two doubles, one home run, two runs and five RBI in series opener against Alabama (4/12)... blasted a three-run home run against Abilene Christian (4/24)... batted 2-for-4 with two runs, one home run and one RBI in series finale against Florida (5/6)... slugged 6-for-13 with one run and two RBI in series at Arkansas (5/11-13)... hit 3-for-5 with one run and two RBI in series finale against the Razorbacks (5/13)... batted 1-for-3 with one sac bunt, one run and one RBI in SEC Tournament game against Vanderbilt (5/22)... hit 2-for-5 in SEC Tournament game vs. Georgia (5/23).
2017 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 52 games as a sophomore, including 44 starts (41 C/3 DH)... ranked fourth on the squad with a .301 batting average (53-for-176)... tallied 24 runs, 13 doubles, one triple, three home runs, 26 RBI and three stolen bases... ranked second on the team with seven sacrifice bunts... boasted a .351 on-base percentage and .438 slugging percentage... registered 15 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games... played in 25 SEC games, including 24 starts... hit .277 in league play (26-for-94) with 11 runs, eight doubles, two home runs and 13 RBI... batted 2-for-3 with one sacrifice bunt, one double and two RBI against Pepperdine (3/26)... hit 4-for-5 with two doubles and two runs against Incarnate Word (3/1)... batted 5-for-7 with one walk, one run, two stolen bases and four RBI in two-game set versus UTRGV (3/7-8)... hit 2-for-2 with one walk, one run, one stolen base and two RBI against the Vaqueros (3/7)... batted 3-for-5 with one stolen base and two RBI against UTRGV (3/8)... slugged 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs against Kentucky (3/19)... hit 2-for-5 with two RBI in the series opening win at LSU (3/30)... batted 2-for-5 with one home run and two RBI against the Tigers (3/31)... hit 2-for-4 versus Auburn (4/7)... slugged 4-for-5 with one double, one home run and three RBI at Alabama 4/14)... hit 2-for-3 with one walk, one double, one triple, two runs and one RBI versus Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4/25)... batted 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs against Mississippi State (5/4)... slugged 2-for-2 with one double, two runs and two RBI at Ole Miss (5/12)... batted .310 (9-for-29) with six runs, one double, one home run and four RBI in seven NCAA Championship games... hit 4-for-10 with two runs, one home run and four RBI in the Houston Regional (6/2-5)... slugged 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI against Iowa (6/3)... hit 2-for-4 with one run at Houston (6/5)... batted 2-for-4 with two runs in the Super Regional clinching win against Davidson (6/10).
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Appeared in 21 games as a rookie, including eight starts at catcher... hit .143 (5-for-35) with nine runs, two doubles, one RBI and seven walks... logged first career hit in the second game of the season, going 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI against Hofstra (2/20)... scored a run in four consecutive appearances between Feb. 23 and March 5... made first SEC start at South Carolina (5/15)... appeared in six SEC games, including two starts, going 0-for-9 at the plate with one walk and one run... drew a walk and scored a run in an NCAA Regional win against Wake Forest (6/4)... played for the Morehead City Marlins of the Coastal Plains League... started 18 games, hitting .259 (15-for-58) with seven runs, one double, two home runs and six RBI... threw out 10 of 25 base stealers over the summer.
2015 (FRESHMAN): Did not see action, redshirting his freshman season... played for the Wilson Tobs of the Coastal Plains League... appeared in 32 games for the Tobs, batting .165 with 12 runs, seven doubles, two home runs and 13 RBI.
AT DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL: Received Perfect Game Texas All-Region First Team honors in 2014... named Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-American First Team in 2013... tabbed Perfect Game Preseason High School Underclassman All-America Honorable Mention in 2012... named to the Texas Rangers Area Code Team in 2012, one of only two rising juniors on the squad... hit .390 as a sophomore and was named to the 22-5A All-District Second Team... earned District 22-5A Co-Newcomer of the Year honors from the Houston Chronicle as a freshman... played for the USA Baseball 14U squad in 2009... two-year letterwinner in football as a quarterback and strong safety... earned All-District 22-5A First Team honors as a kick returner during his sophomore campaign.
PERSONAL: Born Thomas Cole Bedford on January, 30, 1996 in Deer Park, Texas... son of Chris and Kristy Bedford... has two brothers, Drew, 15, and Garrett, 13... majoring in business administration... hopes to start his own business one day... enjoys hunting and fishing.
