Cole Ridgely

Photo by: Hardy Meredith | SFA Photography

Class:
Senior
Ht./Wt.:
5-8 / 145
Position:
RHP
Hometown:
Marble Falls, Texas
High School:
Marble Falls HS
Last College:
McClennan CC

2018 (Senior) | Split his time as both a starter and a reliever throughout his last season of collegiate baseball...Went 1-4 on the hill with an ERA of 10.13...In all, appeared in 26 games and made three starts...Gave up 38 runs (33 earned) on 53 hits and 16 walks while striking out 23 in 29 1/3 innings of action...Racked up a season-high three strikeouts through a single inning of relief work during a Southland Conference victory at Abilene Christian (3/25)...Tossed a season-best three innings on two occasions - the last of which came in a start at UTSA in which he struck out a pair and went on to earn his only win of the season (4/10)...Picked up his only save of the season by coming on for 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief in a Southland Conference home win over Nicholls (5/5).

2017 (Junior) | Used predominantly as a relief arm throughout his second season in an SFA uniform...Posted a 1-1 record which included a 7.32 ERA in his 19.1 innings of work on the hill...Made 18 total appearances - 17 of which were in relief...Surrendered 29 hits, nine walks and 18 runs while also striking out 18 batters...Secured his lone win of the season by coming out of the bullpen for one-third of an inning in a non-conference home triumph over UT Arlington (2/18)...Made his first and only start of the season in a non-conference home win over Texas Southern and racked up a career-best seven strikeouts through his four innings of work (3/1).

2016 (Sophomore) | Started his NCAA Division I baseball career by making 18 appearances and one start for the Lumberjacks...Compiled a 2-4 record with two saves to go along with an ERA of 8.51 in 24.1 innings on the mound...Gave up 22 hits, 23 runs, 21 walks and struck out 19...Notched his first save by tossing 1.1 innings of relief in SFA's home debut - a 7-5 triumph over Sacred Heart (2/26)...Struck out a season-best three batters over 1.2 frames at Southland Conference foe Central Arkansas (3/13)...Claimed his first SFA win in a one-inning relief performance at home against Southland Conference adversary Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4/3)...Received his lone start in a non-conference home showdown with Texas Southern and worked six innings of six-hit, one-run baseball to get the win in a 17-3 decision (4/5).

Before SFA | Hunkered down at McLennan Community College for a one season and was coached by Mitch Thompson while there...parlayed a four-year stint on head coach JT Blair's Marble Falls HS squad into a collegiate playing career...appeared at no fewer than four positions - second base, third base, shortstop and pitcher - throughout his prep career...a four-year starter, captured 2013 District Pitcher of the Year honors...appeared in the Austin All-Star Game and earned the title of Pitcher of the Game...son of Scott and Vicki Ridgely...born in Llano, Texas...will major in general business.