08/11/2019 - College PREP - Kannapolis (Charlotte), NC Cole continues to show improvements in his baseball abilities and has a promising future on the diamond. He did show at 1B for the first time at the event. On the mound, he has a good overall delivery, a good arm action, and he rotates his hips through to his target. Arm strength has improved as he threw his top velocity to date, topping out at 82 mph. Fastball shows a range of 78-82 mph with tailing action. Breaking ball displays 1/7 shape with late / sharp break. He maintains arm speed on his changeup and shows a plus feel for pitch with slight tailing action. Off speed stuff show as quality pitches that will get outs. Control is solid as he throws strikes with all his pitches. Stock on the mound will continue to rise as he builds more arm strength through a long toss program. At the plate, he continues to shine through a closed setup. He has strong/centered balance with fluid rhythm to load. Hands are quick and work through a level swing path. He has strength in his swing and utilizes his lower half well. Barrel accuracy is a plus with baseball exploding off the bat when centered with power showing best to the pull side. At 1B, defensive abilities are well above average as he displays smooth / fluid actions. Feet are active as he shows proper footwork around the bag and is a quality receiver. Hands are soft / sure and he presents well out front and shows the ability to pick balls out of the dirt. Range will increase as he improves foot quickness.