Cole Buffington

Photo by: Cliff Lavelle

Photo by: Milledge Austin/The Citadel

Photo by: V.L. Duffy

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-1
Weight:
192
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Kennesaw, Ga.
High School:
Kennesaw Mountain

2018: Appeared in 16 games, making eight starts…also made two appearances on the mound…hit .161 with an RBI and two runs scored…went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the series against Indiana State…made collegiate debut on the mound against Furman on April 29…did not allow a run over two-thirds of an inning against ETSU.

2017: Played in 32 games and started 25 as the Bulldogs catcher and DH as a sophomore…finished with 14 hits in 80 at-bats and a .175 average…had three multi-hit games highlighted by a 3-for-4 night against Delaware State (2/25)…added two hits in the Bulldogs’ record-setting win over Winthrop, 34-8 (3/14)…threw out seven runners in 22 attempts on the season.

2016: Played in 14 games and made two starts behind the plate…made first appearance of the season as a pinch hitter on Feb. 21 against Virginia Tech and then earned first start as catcher on Feb. 28 against Siena…recorded first collegiate hit at USC Upstate on March 22…second start behind the plate came on April 5 at Charleston Southern…collected second hit of his career and scored one run at Charlotte on April 26…scored one run against Samford on May 15.