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Ole Miss Baseball vs Memphis on April 4th, 2018 at AutoZone Park in Memphis, TN.Cole Zabowski, IF, Lawrenceville, Ga.Photo by Cameron Brooks/Ole Miss AthleticsInstagram and Twitter: @OleMissPixBuy Photos at RebelWallArt.com
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Ole Miss Baseball defeats Georgia in game two of series at Oxford-University Stadium Swayze Field in Oxford, MS on April 21st, 2018.Cole Zabowski, 14, Lawrenceville, Ga.Photo by Petre Thomas/Ole Miss Athletics Instagram and Twitter: @OleMissPix Buy Photos at RebelWallArt.com
Ole Miss Baseball vs Memphis on April 4th, 2018 at AutoZone Park in Memphis, TN.Cole Zabowski, IF, Lawrenceville, Ga.Photo by Cameron Brooks/Ole Miss AthleticsInstagram and Twitter: @OleMissPixBuy Photos at RebelWallArt.com
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Cole Zabowski

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Position:
    IF
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-5 / 240
  • Experience:
    2L
  • Hometown:
    Lawrenceville, Ga.
  • High School:
    Collins Hill
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • 2019 MLB Draft Pick (Round 22 - Detroit Tigers)
 • 2019 Preseason All-SEC First Team
 • 2018 SEC All-Defensive Team

 • 2018 Rawlings/ABCA Gold Glove Award Finalist
 • 2017, 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll


2019 (Junior): Started all 68 games (43 at first base, 25 at DH) ... Hit .318 with 16 doubles and 12 home runs, slugging .517, the second-best mark on the team ... Scored 50 runs and drove in 51 ... Was 7-for-7 stealing bases ... Went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in season-opener against Wright State (2/15) ... Went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI, a run scored and first career stolen base against Arkansas State (2/20) ... Hit first home run of the season in Game 1 at Tulane (2/22) ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored against UT Martin (2/26) ... Scored three runs, drove in three, homered on 2-for-4 day against UAB (3/8) ... Drove in season-high four runs went 3-for-4 with a double against UAB (3/9) ... Went 2-for-3 with a home run against Alabama (3/15) ... Went on 14-game hitting streak from March 29-April 19 ... Went 7-for-13 with six RBI and one home run in Arkansas series ... Went 3-for-4 with a homer in Game 2 at Arkansas (3/30) ... Drove in four runs, went 3-for-5 in Game 3 at Arkansas (3/31) ... Had multiple hits in all three games of Florida series, going a combined 6-for-13 with seven runs scored, four RBI and two home runs ... Homered, went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in Game 1 against Florida (4/5) ... Homered, drove in three runs and scored three in Game 3 against Florida (4/6) ... Drove in four runs, homered and went 2-for-4 in Game 1 against Kentucky (4/12) ... Doubled twice and went 3-for-4 in Game 3 against Texas A&M (4/27) ... Scored career-high four runs, going 4-for-6 with a double and a run scored in Game 3 at LSU (5/5) ... Recorded two multi-hit games in SEC Tournament ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in SEC Tournament opener against Missouri (5/21) ... Went 3-for-4 with a run scored against Georgia in SEC Tournament (5/25) ... Had hits in all three games of NCAA Oxford Regional ... Went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored against Jacksonville State (5/31) ... Homered in second game of Oxford Regional against Clemson (6/1) ... Scored three runs, went 4-for-5 with a double in Oxford Regional championship game against Jacksonville State (6/2) ... Homered, drove in three runs and scored two, going 3-for-4 in Fayetteville Super Regional win over Arkansas (6/9).

2018 (Sophomore): Named to SEC All-Defensive Team ... Rawlings/ABCA Gold Glove Award Finalist ... SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll ... Played in 58 games, starting 55 (49 at first base, six at designated hitter) ... Hit .300 with eight doubles and 10 home runs, slugging .481 ... Drove in 44 runs and scored 43 ... Made just four errors all season for .990 fielding percentage, accouting for 354 putouts ... Homered, drove in four runs and scored two, going 2-for-4 in first appearance of the season against Winthrop (2/17) ... Went yard in Game 1 against Tulane (2/23) ... Went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk in Game 1 at Long Beach State (3/3) ... Exploded for a home run, a double, four RBI and two runs scored as part of 3-for-4 day at Georgia State (3/14) ... Knocked a solo home run in Game 3 against Tennessee (3/18) ... Hit in all three games of Texas A&M series, including 2-for-5 day with a double, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in series-clinching Game 3 win in College Station (3/24) ... Outstanding in Arkansas series, going 5-for-9 with three RBI, three runs scored and two home runs (3/29-31) ... Went 1-for-4 with two RBi against Memphis (4/4) ... Recorded hits in all three games of Mississippi State series, highlighted by 3-for-5 day with an RBI double in Game 3 (4/8) ... Had hits in all three games of LSU series, scoring two runs and driving one in (4/26-28) ... Two two-hit games against South Carolina with two RBi and a run scored (5/4-6) ... Two multi-hit games and two runs scored in Auburn series (5/10-12) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored at Arkansas State (5/15) ... Homered twice in Alabama series, including monstrous performance in series-deciding Game 3 win, going 4-for-5 with a home run, a double and a career-high six RBI as the Rebels clinched the SEC West title in Tuscaloosa (5/19) ... Had hits in four of five SEC Tournament Games, including a 2-for-5 day with a double, an RBI and a run scored in 7-0 win over Auburn (5/25) ... Crushed a home run in NCAA Oxford Regional opener against Saint Louis. 

2017 (Freshman): Played in 39 games, making 24 starts (22 at first base, two at designated hitter) … Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll … Hit at a .239 clip with 11 RBI and eight runs … Added one double and one home run … Tallied a pair of hits, including an RBI single, in the win over ULM (5/3) ... Came off the bench to hit a two-RBI double in the ninth at No. 8 LSU (4/13) ... Posted a team-high two hits to go along with one RBI in the win over Little Rock (3/28) ... Went 4-for-5 with one RBI versus No. 23 UNCW, recording a new career high in hits (2/25) ... Went 2-for-4 with a team-high four RBI, which included his first career home run, versus No. 6 East Carolina (2/19).

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Collins Hill High School where he lettered four years and was coached by Daniel Warzon … Ranked the No. 36 player in the state of Georgia, including the No. 3 first baseman, by Perfect Game … Rated a Perfect Game top-300 prospect … Hit .374 with nine home runs over his high school career … Named a 2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game honorable mention All-American and second team Southeast All-Region … Earned first team all-state accolades after hitting .360 with 39 RBI and 11 doubles as a senior … Named to the Gwinnett County Super Six … Four-time all-region and all-county selection … Posted a .396 batting average as a junior, leading his team to a regional title and state quarterfinals appearance … Two-time Perfect Game Underclass All-American, landing on the third team in 2015 after chosen as high honorable mention in 2014 … Graduated with honors.

PERSONAL: Son of Rich and Barb Zabowski … Born: Nov. 5, 1997 ... Has one older sister, Karrie Anne, and an older brother, Zach … Wants to become a high school history teacher following his baseball career … Social Studies Education major.