Completed Event: Softball versus Baker University (Kan.) on September 26, 2025 , Win , 26, to, 2
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Jersey Number 25
Cole Elvis
- Position:
- C/1B
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 215
- Hometown:
- Vacaville, Calif.
- High School:
- Vacaville
- Prev School:
- Cal
Bio
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
- Picked Kansas over Arizona and Missouri
- Chose Kansas because, “My belief in the coaching staff.”
- Majoring in liberal arts & sciences
Kansas Baseball vs. North Dakota State Postgame Press Conference
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Kansas Baseball vs. Creighton Postgame Press Conference
Friday, May 30
Kansas Baseball Game Week Press Conference vs. Creighton
Thursday, May 29
Kansas Baseball Pre-NCAA Media Availability
Tuesday, May 27
