2017-18 Baseball Roster

#6 Cole Daily 2016-17 Baseball Roster

Height 6'1''

Weight 184 lbs.

Class Junior

Hometown Springfield, IL

High School Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin

B/T L/R

Bio / Statistics

One of three players to start all 54 games for the Irish
Ranked second on the team with 39 runs scored, and third with 60 hits
Had a team-high 14 doubles on the year
Surpassed his 2017 stolen base total with a team-best 14 on the season (14-19)
Hit an inside-the-park home run–the first homer of his career–against Florida State
Tallied a career-high four hits on Opening Day against LSU

Started all but two games on the year, emerging as the starting shortstop
Led the team with 12 stolen bases on the year (12-for-17)
Recorded 13 multi-hit games on the year, including two games with three hits
Went 6-for-8 in three-game sweep of Georgia Tech with a season-high three RBI in the series finale
Had four hits and two RBI in three-game set at No. 20 Wake Forest

Played in 26 games with 12 starts at third, short and DH
Recorded a hit in five straight games from March 18-31
Had two hits in both ends of a doubleheader against Wake Forest, with two doubles, an RBI and a run in the first game, followed by a double and RBI in game two
Played summer ball for the Wisconsin Woodchucks in the Northwoods League, posting a .282 average with 20 runs scored in 40 games

Earned four varsity letters in baseball at Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin
Rated the No. 2 shortstop in Illinois and the No. 38 shortstop in the nation by Perfect Game, who also slotted the No. 10 overall prospect in Illinois and No. 292 prospect in the nation
Named high honorable mention Perfect Game Preseason Senior All-America by Perfect game before earning All-Central Region honors, all-conference honors and first team all-state honors after the campaign
Hit .451 as a senior with two home runs and 45 stolen bases
Selected second team preseason underclassman All-American by Perfect Game entering junior season before leading team to a runner-up finish in state tournament with .395 average
Helped team to conference title during sophomore season, as well as sectional title during freshman year