2024 Baseball Roster

Ralph Wood
Randall K. Wolf

27 Cole Garrett

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chester, Va.
  • Highschool Thomas Dale

Biography

Overall: Ranks eighth all-time in fielding percentage (.984), seventh in total chances (1,255), and ninth in putouts (1,115).
 
2024: Played in the first 16 games before getting injured…named Preseason All-SoCon First-Team Catcher…earned 13 hits, two doubles, six runs, and three home runs with a .228 batting average…caught a team-high six runners stealing...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.

2023 (Junior)
  • Hit .350 with a .437 on base percentage and a .630 slugging percentage
  • First-team All-Southern Conference and second-team all-state catcher
  • Ranked in the SoCon top 10 in slugging, runs, RBI and doubles
  • Led the team with 53 RBI and was third on the squad in HRs (11), runs (53) and total bases (126)
  • Started all 55 games behind the plate.
  • Drilled a home run in each game of a DH May 14 vs. ETSU and finished with five RBI
  • Blasted two home runs against Norfolk State May 25 to reach 10 on the year
  • Homered twice in the three-game series vs. Mercer 4/21 & 23; slugged .846
  • Raked against UNCG; .545 BA, 1 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, .625 OBP, 1.182 SLG%
  • Drilled his first home run of the season vs. Radford on 3/11
  • Had three hits in game 2 of a doubleheader vs. Coppin State on 3/4
  • Went 4-4 against Holy Cross on Feb. 25

2022: An ironman behind the plate, starting in 51 of the team’s 56 games … hit .293 with a .380 on base percentage and .511 slugging percentage … blasted eight home runs with 12 doubles and two triples … batted .319 in Southern Conference play … went 3-5 in VMI’s 10-9 win at Mercer on May 13, hit a home run and had three RBI … went 2-3 with a double, a home run and four RBI at Richmond on 5/3 … homered and tripled against Western Carolina on May 1, going 3-5 … was 3-4 with a home run 4/24 at ETSU … delivered a three-run home run at #8 Va. Tech on April 19 … hit his third homer of the year in the second game against Georgetown on March 26 … had three hits at ODU on 3/22 … went 2-5 with a double and a home run hitting second against Rider on 3/18 … hit his first home run of the season 3/11 vs. Lehigh, a two-run shot down the left field line … went 2-3 with two doubles and two walks vs. Lafayette on Feb. 26. 

2021: Started 33 times as a true freshman, scoring 17 times with 23 RBI … hit four doubles and three homers … was 2-5 with a double and four RBI vs. The Citadel on May 1 … went 2-3 with a home run on 4/11 at Western Carolina in game 1 of a DH … was 2-4 with a home run in series finale vs. UNCG 3/27 … went 2-3 with two walks against JMU on 3/14 … recorded the third two-hit game of his young career 3/7 vs. VCU … hit his first collegiate home run at VCU 3/2, went 2-5 with two runs … went 2-3 with two runs 2/26 vs. NJIT.

Before VMI: Played for coach Chris Marshall at Thomas Dale High School …a four-year letterman … 2019 1st Team All Conference, 1st Team All Region, 1st Team All-Metro … 2019 .390 Batting Average, 26 RBI, 7 homeruns … Set school records for runners thrown out in a single season (18), as well as most homeruns in a game (3) … 2X WWBA All-Tournament Team.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2021Freshman

    Catcher
    5'11" 185 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2022Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'11" 185 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2023Junior

    Catcher
    6'0" 200 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2024Senior

    Catcher
    6'0" 200 lbs
    27