Cole
Albers

Transferred to Iowa Western CC from USC-Upstate. 

Committed to University of South Carolina-Upstate.

8/20/16- 6-foot-1, 160-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 7.38 runner. Open stance, easy load and stride, short to contact, with extension through baseball, line drive approach and works gap to gap, 84 mph exit velocity. Light on his feet defensively, above avg. actions, fields deep in stance occasionally, loose easy actions, fields with confidence, carry and accuracy to bag with 83 mph arm strength. On mound; good body control, high front glove side creating deception, long loose arm action with extension out front. Fastball was 80-82 mph with flashes of above avg. running action and command to both sides of plate. Short break on curveball, thrown for strikes, in bottom of zone consistently. Shows feel for changeup with run and sink.

10/25/15- 6-foot-1, 160-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 7.28 runner. Tall athletic stance with clean bat path. Loose body with good hands to baseball. Middle/pull approach with ability to drive oppo gap. 81 mph exit velocity. Shows above avg. actions in field. Defends with rhythm and balance. Glove and feet work well. Loose arm action with accuracy on throws at 78 mph. Simple mechanics on mound with good tempo and rhythm. Loose athletic body. Clean arm action. Some stab down on backside. Has extension out front. Fastball shows life at 79-81 mph. 11/5 breaking ball has tight rotation with small break. Drops elbow on changeup with flat action.