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#5 Cole White
Position: Outfielder/Right-Handed Pitcher
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
Year: Senior
City/State: Midland, Texas
High School: Midland(USMAPS)
Cole White Bio
Courtesy: Army Athletic Communications
Release: 02/10/2007


MISCELLANEOUS:
All-America candidate at two different positions ... multi-threat performer in outfield and on pitcher’s mound ... one of top offensive performers in East ... outstanding athlete ... lends tremendous versatility to Black Knights’ roster ... capable of playing multiple positions ... hard-throwing right-hander ... filled regular turn in Army’s Patriot League pitching rotation since entering Academy ... vital run-producer in middle of Army batting order ... bounced between right field and first base positions first two years ... spent much of early portion of junior campaign at second base before returning to familiar right field spot ... remained stalwart on pitching mound throughout West Point tenure ... pitches consistently in upper-80s ... complements riding fastball with snapping curveball and deceptive changeup ... capable of hitting for both power and average ... line-drive hitter with ability to launch home runs ... boasts great deal of natural power ... batted safely in 108 of 142 games (.761) in which he has registered at least one official plate appearance ... viewed as one of league’s top starting pitchers and finest offensive performers ... product of USMA Prep School ... three-year letterman.

MILESTONES: Voted Patriot League Player of the Year last spring ... fourth Black Knight in 17 years to garner Patriot League’s top individual honor ... garnered Patriot League’s batting title with impressive .408 average ... figure stands fifth on Army’s single-season chart ... sixth West Point player to claim Patriot League batting crown ... first player since Patriot League’s inception in 1991 to garner all-conference honors at two different positions three years in a row ... earned first team all-conference honors at starting pitcher and second-team laurels in outfield as a freshman ... selected to All-Patriot League First Team at first base as a sophomore ... named second team all-league on pitcher’s mound that year ... chosen to first team All-Patriot League squad in outfield last spring, while capturing second-team all-conference laurels on pitcher’s mound ... owns six All-Patriot League certificates through three years ... first player in Army history to earn all-league honors at three different positions ... fourth in history of Patriot League to accomplish feat ... first West Point baseball player to earn all-league honors at two different positions three times in all ... poised to add to that total this spring ... named to 2005 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team as chosen by Collegiate Baseball ... selected to 2007 American Baseball Coaches Association All-Northeast Region First team ... chosen to ECAC Division I team last spring as well ... All-Gotham Team selection a year ago ... established new Academy freshman record for home runs (10 in 2005) ... also fashioned top slugging percentage by a plebe (.626 in 2005) ... set new freshman school record for total bases (87 in 2005) as well ... tied freshman standard with two home runs in a game ... established or tied five Army freshman records in all ... finished season just two home runs shy of school’s single-season record ... first starting pitcher in Army history to capture first seven decisions ... ranked 138th nationally in earned run average (3.07) after listing among Top 30 most of season ... named Patriot League “Rookie of the Week” four times ... those four citings occurred over final five voting periods ... named to College Baseball Foundation Honor Roll on one occasion ... one of seven Army players to establish new single season school record for games played (53) in 2005 ... ranked 49th nationally in earned run average (2.48) during sophomore campaign ... ranked 20th nationally in batting average last spring ... earned first league player of the week honor that year ... boasts .355 career batting average (175-493) and 3.04 career earned run average ... owns 19-8 career won-loss record and near-3:1 strikeout-walk ratio (139-50) on pitcher’s mound ... limited opponents to .258 batting average across first three years in Black, Gold and Gray ... ranks tied for fifth on Army’s career pitching victories list ... stands sixth in winning percentage (.704) ... enters senior campaign holding down 10th place on Army’s all-time strikeouts list (139) ... tied for sixth on Black Knights’ single season wins list ... garnered seven mound victories in both 2005 and 2007 ... established Academy record by not allowing an earned run in 25 consecutive innings a year ago ... ranks fourth on Army’s career home runs chart (20) ... stands six homers shy of career standard of 26 established by Mike Scioletti from 1995 to 1998 ... lists fifth on Army’s career lists in batting average and total bases (279) ... enters final campaign 31 total bases shy of Black Knights’ career standard of 310 set by Schuyler Williamson (2002-05) ... also stands eighth in career base hits (175) and triples (7) ... boasts .566 career slugging percentage and .437 career on-base percentage ... named to Watch List for 2007 Roger Clemens Award (presented annually to nation’s top college pitcher) ... garnered pair of preseason All-America citations this winter ... named to National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Preseason All-America Third Team as a utility specialist ... also selected to Louisville Slugger TPX NCAA Division I Preseason All-America Third Team, as chosen by Collegiate Baseball ... 2008 Brooks Wallace Award Watch List nominee (presented annually to nation’s top college player) ... missed just two games in Army career ... saw 106-game starting streak snapped early last year ... averaged 6.92 strikeouts per nine innings of work on mound past three years.

2007: Voted Patriot League Player of the Year ... first team All-Patriot League selection in outfield ... second team All-Patriot League choice on pitcher’s mound ... selected to American Baseball Coaches Association/All-Northeast Region First Team ... chosen to ECAC Division I team as well ... All-Gotham Team selection ... recognized as Patriot League’s top offensive player ... one of conference’s top starting pitchers as well ... registered 7-3 pitching record with 3.49 earned run average ... allowed 59 base hits in 67 innings pitched ... struck out 54 and walked 19 ... limited opponents to .232 batting average ... permitted just one home run on season ... limited right-handed batters to stingy .206 batting average ... served as Black Knights’ No. 2 starter in Patriot League pitching rotation ... flourished in league play ... posted  4-1 record with 2.17 earned run average against Patriot League opponents ... yielded just 22 base hits in 29 innings of conference action ... fanned 24 and walked four in Patriot play ... limited league opponents to lowly .210 batting average ... ranked tied for third among conference leaders in victories, tied for fifth in complete games ... sixth in strikeouts and opponent batting average, tied for eighth in innings pitched ... struck out career-high 12 batters over nine shutout innings to lead Army to 1-0 win over archrival Navy ... earned first Patriot League Pitcher of the Week certificate on heels of that stellar performance ... tossed seven strong innings against Lehigh next time out ... yielded just three hits and one unearned runs to pick up important conference victory against Mountain Hawks ... fanned six and walked only one ... came within four outs of Army’s first no-hitter in 50 years during late-season start against Longwood ...  fired 5.2 no-hit innings in final home start of spring ... allowed one run and two hits over seven solid innings versus Lancers ... fanned six and walked two en route to seventh win of year ... lost shutout bid by surrendering leadoff home run in seventh for Longwood’s lone run ... home run ended school-record string of 25 consecutive innings pitched without allowing single earned run ... streak spanned five appearances, including three starts ... posted 3-0 record with 0.39 ERA during those three starts ... struck out 24, walked three and gave up only 10 base hits during that 23-inning stretch ... touched for just two extra-base hits in that time ... notched other pitching wins against Wofford, Cornell, Bucknell and Holy Cross ... captured Patriot League batting title with gaudy .408 batting average ... led conference in batting average throughout season ... enjoyed 39-point cushion on second-place finisher ... began season at second base in effort to fill void created by shift of Tony Capozzi to shortstop ... returned to familiar right field spot in early April ... registered 12 doubles, three triples, four home runs, 27 runs scored and 29 runs batted in ... piled up 103 total bases ... authored .575 slugging percentage and .481 on-base percentage ... topped conference in batting average, base hits per game (1.52), total bases and slugging percentage ... finished second among conference leaders in base hits (73) and on-base percentage ... ranked third in doubles and fourth in stolen bases (16) ... also led team in home runs and walks (24) ... listed second in runs scored and runs batted in ... headed Army with 23 multiple-hit performances and eight multi-RBI efforts ... slapped three hits on 11 occasions ... added career-best four-hit effort against UNC Greensboro ... registered 16 stolen bases in 22 attempts ... batted safely in 37 of 48 contests ... started all 48 games in which he appeared ... saw career-long, 13-game hitting streak snapped in final outing of season ... batted .489 (23-47) with seven multi-hit games during late-season surge ... lifted seasonal batting average 26 percentage points during stretch ... batted .422 overall with runners in scoring position ... hit .425 with runners on base ... posted .500 batting average against left-handed pitchers (23-46) ... successfully drove home runner from third base with less than two outs on 8 of 13 occasions (.615) ... hit .373 with two doubles, one home run, nine runs scored and 12 RBI in during Patriot League play ... posted .458 slugging percentage and .494 on-base percentage in league action ... earned first Patriot League Player of the Week honor early in year ... went 4-for-5 with one double, two triples and two runs scored to lead early season defeat of UNC Greensboro ... piled up career-high nine total bases in that contest ... slammed home runs against Wofford, Quinnipiac, Lehigh and Lafayette ... round-tripper versus Leopards highlighted 3-for-5 effort in opening game of Patriot League Championship Series ... went 2-for-3 with one run scored and one RBI to help Black Knights’ 5-3 defeat of Navy in Patriot League Tournament Elimination Game ... collected three hits in four official plate appearances to cap regular season doubleheader sweep of Mids ... registered three runs batted in and one run scored in that outing ... fired nine-inning shutout during opener of that twinbill ... collected six multiple-hit games in final 10 showings.

2006: First team All-Patriot League selection at first base ... second team All-Patriot League choice on pitcher’s mound ... followed impressive rookie campaign with solid sophomore showing ...  one of three Army players to appear in all 51 contests ... one of Patriot League’s top starting pitchers ... posted overall record of 5-4 with strong 2.48 earned run average ... allowed only 59 hits in 58 innings ... struck out 50 and walked only 16 for solid 3:1 strikeout-walk ratio ... averaged 7.76 strikeouts per nine innings of work ... drew 11 mound appearances ... started all 11 contests ... latter figure topped squad ... held opponents to .262 batting average ... pitched in tough luck in conference action ... authored gaudy 1.38 ERA in 26 innings of Patriot League play ... finished 1-2 in five conference starts ... allowed just 23 base hits in league action ... fanned 26 and walked seven ... limited Patriot League opponents to .125 batting average with runners on base ... ranked second among Patriot League leaders in earned run average and tied for sixth in victories ... also ranked seventh in strikeouts, 11th in innings pitched, tied for sixth in starts and sixth in opponents’ batting average ... permited just one earned run or less in 7 of 11 starts overall ... fired two-hit shutout against Columbia during spring trip to Florida ... allowed just two singles and four baserunners during 8-0 blanking of Lions ... struck out seven and walked only one ... did not permit a single baserunner to reach scoring position ... limited Fairleigh Dickinson to five hits and one earned run over 6.1 solid innings next time out ... struck out five and did not walk a batter ... extended personal shutout string to 12 innings before yielding Knights’ only  run ... allowed total of just seven hits and one earned run in those two wins ... fanned 12 and walked only one during sparkling 11.1-inning stretch ... touched for just five hits and one run against Wagner ... tossed six solid innings versus Seahawks to pick up third straight victory ... collected two base hits and three runs batted in at plate to key that victory ... did not allow earned run in five strong innings against Lafayette during Patriot League seasonal debut ... earned no-decision in that outing ... suffered “hard-luck” loss against Bucknell ... limited Bison to five hits and one run over 5.1 innings ... struck out eight and did not walk single batter ... fired six scoreless innings to pick up victory against Holy Cross ... yielded five hits while fanning five and walking only one ... seasonal ERA dropped below 2.00 after tossing 3.2 innings of shutout ball against archrival Navy ... struck out four and walked two in no-decision effort ... earned win in final start of season against New York Tech ... allowed eight hits and three runs during 4-3 win ... pitched much better than final record indicated ... permitted more than three earned runs in only one start ... allowed more than one earned run in consecutive appearances just once all year ... began season as club’s starting first baseman ... returned to familiar right field spot late in year ... drew 28 starts at first base, 12 in right field ... batted .320 with  13 doubles, one triple, six home runs, 26 runs scored and 33 runs batted in ... piled up 56 base hits and 89 total bases ... registered 14 multiple-hit contests ... authored .509 slugging percentage and .426 on-base percentage ... tied for team lead with eight multiple-RBI outings ... topped squad in doubles ... listed second among team leaders in base hits, home runs,  total bases, multiple-hit games, slugging percentage and on-base percentage ... ranked 17th among Patriot League batting average leaders ... also finished third in conference in home runs, tied for eighth in doubles, 11th in runs batted in, eighth in total bases, sixth in slugging percentage and 10th in on-base percentage ... batted .284 with three home runs and 13 runs batted in opposite Patriot League opposition ... hit .317 with runners in scoring position overall ... fashioned 10-game hitting streak late in season ... ended year with six-game hitting streak intact ... hit .526 with five runs scored and six runs batted in during that stretch ... slapped at least two base hits in four of season’s final eight affairs ... batted safely in 38 of 51 contests overall ... equaled career high with three hits on four occasions ... established career best with three runs scored twice ... went 3-for-4 with one double, one home run, two runs scored and career-high four runs batted in to lead win at Maryland-Baltimore County ... turned in similar showing during late-season defeat of New York Tech ... went 3-for-4 with one double, one home run, three runs scored and one RBI against Bears ... finished 3-for-4 with three runs scored against Iona ... also notched three hits versus Lafayette.

2005: Patriot League Rookie of the Year ... first team All-Patriot League selection at pitcher ... second team All-Patriot League choice in outfield ... authored outstanding freshman campaign ... followed in footsteps of Army’s Milan Dinga in garnering Patriot League’s top rookie award ... only second Army player so honored ... one of seven Black Knights to appear in all 53 contests, setting new Academy record ... boasted 7-1 mound record with 3.07 earned run average ... topped team in winning percentage (.875) ... ranked third among  club’s starters in ERA ... that figure swelled following late-season struggles ... also stood third in victories and innings pitched (55.2) ... ranked third among Patriot League leaders in victories and fifth in earned run average ... first starting pitcher in Black Knight history to win first seven decisions ... suffered only loss to Auburn during season finale at Tallahassee Regional ... appeared on mound in 12 contests ... earned nine starting berths ... held down regular turn in Army’s weekend pitching rotation throughout spring ... allowed 61 hits in 55.2 innings pitched ... yielded less than one hit per inning throughout campaign until losing to Auburn at NCAA Regionals ... struck out 35 and walked 15 overall ... finished 4-0 with 2.10 earned run average in five Patriot League starts ... permitted 29 hits in 30 innings ... fanned 16 and walked six ... limited conference opponents to .257 batting average ... allowed just five extra-base hits in Patriot League play ... overall earned run average held below 2.00 most of season ... figure jumped by almost two full runs during final three outings ... did not allow more than two earned runs in any of season’s first seven starts ... tossed six solid innings to earn victory against South Florida ... allowed five hits and two runs (one earned) to notch second win of season ... tossed five shutout innings in home debut against Sacred Heart ... recorded additional victories over Lafayette, Bucknell, Holy Cross, Navy and Savannah State ... registered season-best eight strikeouts and walked only one over 6.2 innings in defeat of Savannah State ... allowed just one run over first six frames before tiring in seventh of that performance ... served dual role as Black Knights’ starting right fielder ... batted .331 with five doubles, three triples and 10 home runs ... added 24 runs scored and 32 runs batted in ... posted team-leading .626 slugging percentage to rank 85th nationally ... fashioned .391 on-base percentage ... perfect 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts ... batted .320 with runners on base and .292 with runners in scoring position ... hit .396 with one double, four home runs, nine runs scored and 12 runs batted in during Patriot League play ... posted .667 slugging percentage and .434 on-base percentage in those 15 outings ... tied for team lead in home runs ... stood fourth among team leaders in batting average, total bases (87) and on-base percentage, fifth in runs batted in and seventh in base hits ... listed sixth on team with 11 multiple-hit performances ... also tied for fifth in multiple-RBI efforts with eight ... headed Patriot League in slugging percentage (.626) ... listed tied for 15th among conference leaders in batting average, tied for third in home runs, sixth in total bases and tied for seventh in runs batted in ... blasted two home runs to lead road win over Bucknell ... went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and three runs batted in during that showing ... posted pair of three-hit efforts against Lafayette ... drove in three runs on three occasions ... closed season on tear ... batted just .222 (8-36) with one double, four runs scored and five RBI over first 12 games ... hit .369 (38-103) with four doubles, three triples, 10 home runs, 20 runs scored and 27 runs batted in across last 33 showings ... boasted .757 slugging percentage in that time (78-103) ... extended hitting streak to 14 games with home run against Florida State in first-round matchup of Tallahassee Regional ... solo blast in second inning staked Black Knights to early 2-1 advantage ... season-long hitting streak ranked as second-longest on squad ... batted safely in 33 of 44 showings in which he drew at least one official plate appearance.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Barry Russell at Midland High ... earned two varsity letters ... split playing time between pitcher’s mound and infield ... starred at both spots ... two-time all-district performer ... offensive stalwart as well as major force on hill ... helped team to Texas 5A state championship as a sophomore ... regarded as one of region’s top pitchers ... highly respected offensive performer as well. 

PERSONAL: Given name is Cole Michael White ... born April 3, 1985, in Carlsbad, N.M. ... parents’ names are Anne Phillips and Jeff White ... enjoys hunting and fishing in spare time ... majoring in Systems Management.

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