Cole Barker '18 Recruiting Profile

My name is Cole Barker; I am a senior at Lewis County High School in Weston WV.  I was born June 13^th, 2000.  I am 6’2’’ and weigh 198 LBS.  I am a right-handed pitcher and batter.  My primary position is pitcher and my secondary is 1^st base or wherever the coach asks me to play. I also play football.  I was starting guard my sophomore and junior years and my senior year I am the starting defensive end, defensive back and on offense I am a running back and half back as well as starting on special teams.  First and foremost, I am a team player.  I try to be the best at whatever position a coach puts me in.  I have attended many baseball camps and clinics and always learned something from the many coaches that I have worked with.  I love sports, but baseball is my passion.  I started playing T-ball at the age of 4 with my dad coaching.  When I am not playing sports, I love to hunt and fish.  My family; grandfather, grandmother, uncles, aunts, cousins and of course my parents and older sister go to Quebec fishing for a week in the summer.  We also try to through in a beach trip as well.  I love spending time with my family.  During the winter months I work with hitting and pitching coaches to always try to better my game.  I have a great interest business and economics and focus on those courses in school.  My parents have set up a custodial account where I manage and invest in my own stock portfolio.   I am also yearbook staff editor and enjoy photography.  I would like to major in business with an economics and finance degree and pursue that career, but baseball is my goal.  I have played varsity baseball since my freshman year being the only varsity freshman pitcher in the lineup with 5 other senior pitchers.  My junior year pitching I went 6-0-1 as the starting pitcher.  I have always hit in the 3^rd or 4^th spot in the lineup.  My last game of the regular season of my sophomore year I hit my first home run and added 3 more my junior year of high school ball.  In the summers I have played for a local legion team as well as a couple of travel clubs.  In conclusion I have always tried to be the hardest working and most coachable person on the team and will always have that attitude on any team that I will be fortunate enough to call MY team.  Respectfully, Cole Russell Barker.