Cole Messina

JUNIOR (2024)

• Played and started in 59 games for the Gamecocks in 2024
• Led the team with a .326 batting average to go along with 64 runs scored, 19 doubles, a triple, 21 home runs and 71 RBI
• Was seventh in the SEC in on-base percentage (.465)
• Was tied for fifth in the league in doubles and was eighth in RBI
• Led the Gamecocks and was 11th in the SEC with a .701 slugging percentage
• Was 8-for-11 on stolen-base attempts
• Threw out 13 runners trying to steal
• Walked 50 times and was hit by 10 pitches
• Hit .330 with 12 doubles, six home runs and 28 RBI in SEC contests
• Set an SEC Tournament record with 16 RBI in the five Gamecock contests
• Had 21 multi-hit and 21 multi-RBI games, both of which led the team
• Had a 13-game hit streak and a 20-game reached base streak during the year
• Homered twice and drove in five runs in an SEC Tournament win over Arkansas (May 22)
• Had six RBI, including a grand slam, against LSU in the SEC Tournament (May 23)
• Doubled and homered against Alabama (May 21) in the SEC Tournament
• Two-run home run tied the game in the ninth in an NCAA Raleigh Regional win over James Madison (May 31)
• Was 3-for-4 with two RBI in a win at Alabama (March 30)
• Drove in four runs against Kentucky (April 27)
• Went 3-for-4 at Tennessee (May 17)
• Was 2-for-4 with three runs scored, a home run and four RBI in a win over Belmont (Feb. 25)
• Scored four runs in a win over Longwood (March 10)
• Three doubles and four hits in a win at USC Upstate (March 19)
• Went 2-for-4 with five RBI in a win at Missouri (May 3)
• Scored three runs and drove in three in a win over ETSU (May 1)
• Doubled, homered and had three hits and two runs scored at Missouri (May 5)
• Drove in three runs in a win over Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 18)

SOPHOMORE (2023)

• Started in 62 of Carolina’s 63 games in 2023
• Hit .307 with 62 runs scored, 18 doubles, 17 home runs, 65 RBI and eight stolen bases
• Third on the team with 40 walks
• Had a .615 slugging percentage and a .428 on-base percentage
• Threw out eight runners trying to steal
• Had 19 multi-hit games and 17 multi-RBI performances
• Had a 12-game hitting streak from March 4-21
• Went 2-for-3 with two home runs and four runs scored in a win over Bethune-Cookman (March 10)
• Was 3-for-5 with three runs scored, four RBI, a triple and a home run in a win over Winthrop (Feb. 21)
• Hit a pair of home runs and drove in three runs in a win over Vanderbilt (April 14)
• Had four hits and scored two runs in a win at USC Upstate (March 8)
• Was 2-for-4 with four RBI vs. Auburn (April 29)
• Had two doubles and scored three runs in a win at The Citadel (March 28)
• In the regional championship win over Campbell (June 4), was 3-for-6 with three runs scored
• Homered and drove in three runs on Opening Day vs. UMass Lowell (Feb. 17)
• Was a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles in a win over Charleston Southern (April 18)
• Drove in three and had two doubles at Kentucky (May 6)
• Walked three times in the NCAA Columbia Regional win over NC State (June 3)

FRESHMAN (2022)

• Played in 17 games with five starts for the Gamecocks
• Had four hits, two runs scored and an RBI while walking four times
• Was 2-for-3 on the day vs. Ole Miss (April 14)
• Has his first hit as a collegian in a win over George Washington (Feb. 26)
• Had a hit in the ninth inning at Texas A&M (May 6)
• Walked twice vs. Appalachian State (March 1)