Cole Elvis

Position C/1B

B/T R/R

Class Sr.

Height 6-1

Weight 215

Hometown Vacaville, Calif.

High School Vacaville

Previous School Cal

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SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

Hits: 4, at UCLA, May 21, 2021
Doubles: 2, Baylor, Apr 01, 2023 ; Oakland, Feb 26, 2023
Triples: 1, Washington St., Apr 23, 2021 ; UCLA, Apr 23, 2022 ; at UCLA, May 23, 2021
Home runs: 1, 31 times
Total bases: 8, at UCLA, May 21, 2021 ; Baylor, Apr 01, 2023 ; Oakland, Feb 26, 2023
RBI: 5, Washington, Apr 10, 2022 ; at UCLA, May 21, 2021
Runs scored: 4, Oakland, Feb 26, 2023
Walks: 3, at Arizona, Apr 11, 2021
Hit by pitch: 1, 5 times
Sac flies: 2, at The Citadel, Mar 19, 2023
Sac bunts: 1, St John’s (NY), Feb 22, 2020 ; at San Francisco, Feb 28, 2021
At bats: 6, Kansas State, Apr 16, 2023 ; Air Force, Apr 18, 2023 ; at Wichita State, Apr 26, 2023
Field chances: 18, at Wichita State, Apr 26, 2023
Putouts: 18, at Wichita State, Apr 26, 2023
Assists: 4, California Baptist, Apr 19, 2021 ; California Baptist, Mar 21, 2021
Runners CS: 3, Oakland, Feb 27, 2023

SENIOR – 2023

All-Big 12 Second Team infield
Started all 57 games (39 at first base, 18 at catcher); only Kansas player to start every game
.269/.317/.517 (63-for-234), 16 2B, 14 HR, 52 RBI, 36 R, 16 BB
Slugged .580 with 7 2B, 12 HR, 40 RBI, 23 R, 14 BB over the final 34 games
Homered in at least two straight games on four occasions
His 32 RBI and 67 total bases in conference play were the most in the Big 12; his 10 HR were tied for the most
Led the team in HR (14), RBI (52), total bases (121), at-bats (234), tied for the most doubles (16), third in hits (63), tied for third in runs scored (36) and fourth in slugging percentage (.517)
His 14 HR were the most by a Jayhawk since Tony Thompson in 2009 (21) 10 of his 14 home runs came in the 6th inning or later
Season-high 17-game hitting streak from 3/31-4/23/23
Hit a home run in four straight games 4/19-4/23 (incl. each of the three games against Oklahoma State); first Jayhawk with a HR in four straight since at least 1993
Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on April 10
Homered in five consecutive conference games from 4/1-4/9/23; only player in the Big 12 to do so in 2023
Hit .417 (5-for-12) with 3 HR, 6 RBI and 4 R at West Virginia, posting a 1.167 slugging percentage in the three games
Hit a home run in each of the three games at West Virginia
Hit .538 (7-for-13) with 5 XBH (3 2B and 2 HR) and 8 RBI against Baylor, posting a 1.231 slugging percentage in the series
Threw out 8 of 31 runners trying to steal (25.8%)
Only 4 errors in 464 chances for a .991 fielding percentage
Starting catcher on Opening Day
Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award Watch List
No. 28 MLB Draft prospect for 2023 in the Big 12 by Perfect Game
No. 33 catcher for 2023 by D1 Baseball
Transferred to Kansas with one year of eligibility remaining
Committed in June 2022

CALIFORNIA – 2019-22

Spent four years in the Cal program
Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award Watch List in 2022
Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List in 2022
Career: .234/.300/.408 (111-for-475), 26 2B, 3 3B, 17 HR, 87 RBI, 55 R, 45 BB in 136 games (125 starts)
2022: .266/.343/.392 (59-for-222), 17 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 41 RBI, 24 R, 27 BB in 56 games (all starts)
Third consecutive season as Cal’s primary catcher in 2022
Set career highs in hits (59), RBIs (41), runs scored (24) and walks (27) in 2022
Totaled 21 extra-base hits, including 17 doubles, one triple & three home runs in 2022
Third on the team with 12 multi-RBI games in 2022
Ended the 2022 season with an 11-game reached base streak & an eight-game hitting streak
Posted a .990 fielding percentage with just four errors in 405 defensive chances behind the dish in 2022
2021: .233/.289/.459 (40-for-172), 8 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 34 RBI, 22 R, 12 BB in 51 games (48 starts)
Named Pac-12 Player of the Week (5/24/21) after batting .529 (9-for-17) with seven RBI and four extra-base hits in four games played at #15 Stanford and #18 UCLA
Finished third on the team in home runs (9) and RBI (34)
Threw out 18 of 46 possible base stealers and posted a .987 fielding percentage with six errors in 461 chances
Recorded eight multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI efforts
2020: .100/.182/.133 (3-for-30), 1 2B, 2 R, 3 BB in 10 games (nine starts)
Caught three runners stealing & posted a .950 fielding percentage in 80 defensive chances
2019: .176/.218/.471 (9-for-51), 5 HR, 12 RBI, 7 R, 3 BB in 19 games (12 starts)
More than half of his nine hits were home runs
Made seven of his starts at catcher & five at designated hitter

HIGH SCHOOL

Played four years of baseball at Vacaville High School in Vacaville, California
All-State Second Team in 2018 as well as team MVP
Unanimous all-Monticello Empire League selection.
Helped Vacaville win the league title in 2017 and 18, CIF-Sac Joaquin Section title in 2018 and set the school record in wins both years (24 and 26, respectively)
In 2018, led Vacaville with a .426 average and 28 RBIs despite missing 10 games with an ankle injury
In 2017, hit .315 and led the team and league in RBI (22) and home runs (2)
Member of the 2016 Oakland A’s Underclass Area Code team and was selected to represent Northern California at the 2016 USA Baseball National Team Trials
Played travel ball for the Sacramento Cats and Tampa Bay Scout Team
Played for the Medford Rogues in the summer of 2018
Also played one season of football (2015) and one season of soccer (2016)
Member of the National Society of High School Scholars and was a four-year recipient of the Scholar-Athlete Award

PERSONAL

Son of Matt and Shelley Elvis
Has one younger brother, Cal
His brother, Cal, is committed to play baseball at Kansas
Picked Kansas over Arizona and Missouri
Chose Kansas because, “My belief in the coaching staff.”
Majoring in liberal arts & sciences