Outlook

Cole Koonce is ranked 333rd on the 2022 Perfect Game USA Top 500 JUCO Prospect List ...  Was the No. 12 ranked pitcher in the state of Missouri, and the No. 35 overall player in the state according to Perfect Game … Ranked in the top-10 in the state and top 500 nationally by Prep Baseball Report … Big time arm with big time stuff … Will be a part of the starting rotation and will be asked to throw a lot of innings.

Freshman Year 2022

Made 10 appearances on the year, nine as a starter … Posted a 4-1 record with a 5.90 ERA in 39.2 innings on the bump … Allowed 34 runs, 26 earned, off 47 hits with 17 walks and 39 strikeouts … Earned a victory in collegiate debut allowing two runs off three hits with four strikeouts over 4.0 innings in a 6-3 win over nationally ranked Crowder (2-11-22) … Fanned six in 5.0 innings while allowing three runs of four hits in an 11-4 win over Neosho County (3-20-22) … Mowed down six in 6.0 innings in his next outing, but did not factor in the decision of 7-6 loss to Fort Scott (3-26-22) … Scattered five hits with one run allowed and four strikeouts over 5.0 innings in an. 8-4 win over Pratt (4-2-22) ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic third-team with a grade point average between 3-60-3.79.

High School

Was a three-year starter for coach Jim Daffron at Eureka High School, Eureka, Mo. … Graduated 2021 … Earned All-St. Louis Suburban Conference first-team as a senior … Struck out 13 batters over seven innings in a win over Marquette his senior year … Earned Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association Academic All-State as a senior … Finished 5-1 with an earned run average of 1.30, with 85 strikeouts in 51.2 innings pitched … Had an ERA of 0.60 with 27 innings pitched his sophomore year … Did not play his junior year due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Named to the All-State Academic team. 

Personal

Born Cole Donovan Koonce on March 6, 2003, in Rolla, Mo. … Son of Ben and Danielle Koonce … Has a sister, Lexi … Majoring in business … Also recruited by the University of Kansas, University of Missouri, St. Louis University, Southern Illinois University, Southeast Missouri State University and Western Illinois University … Favorite foods are Mexican and macaroni and cheese … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is Camila’s … Favorite TV show is Last Chance U … Favorite movie is The Departed … Favorite sports movie is Major League … Favorite book is The Arm … Favorite music entertainer is Drake … Favorite athlete is Jack Flaherty … Favorite sports team is the St. Louis Cardinals … Best player he has played against is catcher/first baseman Jared Jones, who is committed to LSU for 2022.