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Jersey Number 2
Cole Van Ameyde
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 185
- B/T::
- R/R
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lake Orion, Mich.
- High School:
- Brother Rice HS
2026 (FRESHMAN): Played in 15 games with 10 starts, logging three hits, and was a home run shy of season cycle, with one of each of a single, double and triple ... Added eight runs scored, seven walks and two hit-by-pitch ... Made collegiate debut on Feb. 20 at No. 3 Texas, starting at DH, and getting on base for first time as a Spartan by getting hit-by-pitch and scoring first run in the Green & White ... Knocked first collegiate hit on March 6 at Nebraska belting a triple ... Added a double the next day in game two of the series at Nebraska ... Had a base-knock on May 5 vs. Bowling Green ... Tallied season-high two runs on March 24 after reaching base on season-high two walks ... Nine of 10 starts were at either third base (5) or DH (four), with one in left field, coming on April 8 at Notre Dame, and was slated to face his older brother, Chase, who was starting on the mound that day against the Spartans, but didn’t make it to his spot in the batting order before the inning ended and the Irish made a pitching change.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner at Brother Rice High School, for head coach Bob Riker ... Helped the Warriors to a 43-2 record as a junior, falling to Northville in the state championship game ... ... Earned First Team All-State honors ... Named to MLive’s 2025 Metro Detroit Baseball Dream Team ... Garnered All-Catholic League honors ... Posted a .397 average with seven HR, including three in a game against Detroit Edison, with 25 RBI on the season ... Drew 23 walks and added two hit-by-pitch ... Selected to play in the MHSBCA East-West All-Star Baseball Classic at Comerica Park for the East, and was teammates with fellow Spartan freshmen Bobby Crane, Isaiah Domey and Steven Fountain, while playing against fellow MSU freshmen Sam Beemer, Anthony Elezaj and Andrew Everson ... Hit .307 as a junior while knocking in 29 runs ... Played summer ball for the Southwest Oakland Warriors, as well as the Detroit Prospects ... Played summer ball for the Michigan Monarchs last summer, and expects to play for the Traverse City Pit Spitters this upcoming summer.
PERSONAL: Son of Melissa and Mark Van Ameyde ... Father, Mark, is assistant coach/pitching coach at Michigan State ... Father, Mark, was pitcher on the Detroit Mercy baseball team, garnering all-conference and team MVP honors in 1994 ... Older brother, Chase, is a sophomore pitcher at Notre Dame ... Twin brother, Cash, is a freshman outfielder at Oakland ... Lists his father as biggest baseball influence because he played it growing up and is now coaching it, instilling it in him and his brothers and with the love of the baseball ... Lists greatest athletic experience as making it to the state championship game in junior season because of being successful while playing together as a team and having fun, making unforgettable memories ... Chose MSU over Dartmouth, Mount St. Mary’s and Oakland ... Majoring in business.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner at Brother Rice High School, for head coach Bob Riker ... Helped the Warriors to a 43-2 record as a junior, falling to Northville in the state championship game ... ... Earned First Team All-State honors ... Named to MLive’s 2025 Metro Detroit Baseball Dream Team ... Garnered All-Catholic League honors ... Posted a .397 average with seven HR, including three in a game against Detroit Edison, with 25 RBI on the season ... Drew 23 walks and added two hit-by-pitch ... Selected to play in the MHSBCA East-West All-Star Baseball Classic at Comerica Park for the East, and was teammates with fellow Spartan freshmen Bobby Crane, Isaiah Domey and Steven Fountain, while playing against fellow MSU freshmen Sam Beemer, Anthony Elezaj and Andrew Everson ... Hit .307 as a junior while knocking in 29 runs ... Played summer ball for the Southwest Oakland Warriors, as well as the Detroit Prospects ... Played summer ball for the Michigan Monarchs last summer, and expects to play for the Traverse City Pit Spitters this upcoming summer.
PERSONAL: Son of Melissa and Mark Van Ameyde ... Father, Mark, is assistant coach/pitching coach at Michigan State ... Father, Mark, was pitcher on the Detroit Mercy baseball team, garnering all-conference and team MVP honors in 1994 ... Older brother, Chase, is a sophomore pitcher at Notre Dame ... Twin brother, Cash, is a freshman outfielder at Oakland ... Lists his father as biggest baseball influence because he played it growing up and is now coaching it, instilling it in him and his brothers and with the love of the baseball ... Lists greatest athletic experience as making it to the state championship game in junior season because of being successful while playing together as a team and having fun, making unforgettable memories ... Chose MSU over Dartmouth, Mount St. Mary’s and Oakland ... Majoring in business.
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