Bluefield, WV – Junior Cole Cote (Welland, Ontario/Erie Community College) of the Bluefield State University baseball team has been named on the 2023 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's (NCBWA) Preseason All-Atlantic Region First Team.

In Cote's 2022 campaign, he posted a .342 batting average, 1.033 on OPS, 55 hits, eight doubles, one triple, 10 homeruns and 41 RBIs.

The Big Blue are set to begin the 2023 season in Anderson, SC Saturday, February 4^th against Anderson University in a double header contest. sco

First Team:

SP: Ben Wilchacky, Sr., Millersville

SP: Chase Nowak, Gr., East Stroudsburg

SP: Devin Dunn, Sr., Slippery Rock

SP: Ethan Soderna, Gr., Charleston

RP: Kyle Lazer, So., West Chester

C: Tyler Dellerman, Gr., Charleston

1B: Chris Satcher, Jr., Concord

2B: Jimmy Losh, Gr., Millersville

3B: Zack Saryeldin, Jr., Concord

SS: Thomas Caufield, Sr., Millersville

OF: Bren Taylor, Sr., Millersville

OF: Alex Robenolt, R-Sr., Slippery Rock

OF: Danny Estrada, So., Frostburg State

DH: Cole Cote, Jr., Bluefield State

UTIL: Ethan Kiple, Jr., Frostburg State

 

Honorable Mention:

 

C: Calen Kampes, Jr., Glenville State

1B: Ross Mulhall, Sr., Shepherd; Kyle West, So., Charleston

2B: Harrison Pontoli, Sr., Indiana (Pa.); Koby Bubash, Jr., Slippery Rock

3B: Jack Oberdorf, Sr., Seton Hill

SS: Markus Cestra, Sr., Indiana (Pa.); Owen Sabol, Sr., Seton Hill

OF: Kyle Keenan, R-Sr., Concord

DH: Eddie Morris, Jr., Slippery Rock; Luke Jackson, Jr., Mercyhurst

UTIL: Luke Trueman, Sr., Slippery Rock

RP: Caiden Wood, Gr., Seton Hill; Jackson LoBianco, Jr., Shippensburg