2018-19 Baseball Roster

#33 Cole Kmet 2017-18 Baseball Roster

Height 6-5

Weight 260 lbs.

B/T L/L

Class Junior

Hometown Arlington Heights, IL

High School Saint Viator

Bio / Statistics

Made eight appearances and one start before losing the rest of the season to injury
Tallied 18.2 innings, two saves, 27 strikeouts to just three walks with a 2.89 ERA
Had his second career start against Ball State, tossing a career-high 7.1 innings and a career-high 11 strikeouts
The 11 strikeouts were the most by an Irish pitcher since Will Hudgins struck out 12 against Pittsburgh on March 23, 2012
First save of the season came in the opening game of the Swig and Swine Classic against Charleston Southern (3/1)
Tossed the final two innings on the road to claim the save in the ACC-opening win against Wake Forest (3/9)
Had four straight appearances (2/17-3/1) where he did not allow a hit

Appeared in 26 games, leading the team with 8 saves
Made his college debut at LSU, where he worked 4.0 innings of scoreless relief
At the plate, recorded his first career hit against No. 2 NC State
Worked a career-high 5.1 innings with a career-best four strikeouts at Miami
Played tight end in all 13 of Notre Dame’s football games throughout the 2017 season

Named 2016 American Family Insurance Second Team ALL-USA Illinois
Named 2016 Second Team Chicago Tribune Preps Plus All-State
2016 First Team Illinois High School Coaches Association Class 6A All-Illinois
2016 Pioneer Press All-Area Football First Team
2016 Daily Herald Northwest all-area team
2016 First Team News-Gazette All-Illinois
Caught 48 passes for 773 yards and four TDs as a senior at Saint Viator in 2016
Averaged 96.6 receiving yards/game and 16.1 yards/reception
Added 31 yards rushing and one TD
Recorded 32 tackles, five TFL and four sacks
No. 109-ranked overall player and No. 4 tight end by Scout.com
No. 84-ranked overall player and No. 3 tight end by 247Sports.com
No. 83-ranked overall player and No. 3 tight end by ESPN.com
No. 95-ranked overall player and No. 3 tight end by Rivals.com
Illinois’ No. 3-ranked player by Scout.com, No. 3-ranked player by 247Sports, No. 3-ranked player by ESPN and No. 3-ranked player by Rivals
No. 72-ranked overall player and No. 2-ranked tight end by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report
Four-star member of the PrepStar Top 300 Dream Team, ranked as the No. 182 player in the class of 2017 and the No. 3 tight end
Played for coach David Archibald at Saint Viator
Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio
Majoring in Psychology