Cole Dennis Mitsugu Fontenelle...Twitter: @ColeFontenelle... Attended Texas Christian University in 2023...Batted .352 (82/233) with a 1.112 OPS, 66 runs, 58 RBI, 21 doubles, two triples and 14 home runs in 65 games in his junior season; Finished campaign reaching base safely in last 25 consecutive games...2023 NCAA Fayetteville All-Regional Team; 2023 2nd-Team All-Big 12...Attended McLennan Community College in 2022, batting .381 (74/194) with a 1.284 OPS, 79 runs, 64 RBI, 23 doubles, three triples, and 15 home runs in 62 games as a sophomore...2022 JuCo 3rd-Team All-American...Played in 24 games for University of Washington in 2021 as a freshman... Graduated Skyline HS (WA) and was on the varsity baseball and basketball teams; Averaged 12.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.2 steals per game as a small forward in his senior season...Batted .320 (24/75) with 23 runs, 22 RBI, eight doubles, two triples and two home runs in his Junior season; Posted a 2-0 record and 1.56 ERA (18 IP - 4 ER) with 23 strikeouts and two saves in seven appearances (three starts) on the mound as a Junior...Was ranked the #2 prep player in Washington by both Prep Baseball Report and Baseball Northwest...Named to PBR Baseball Washington Dream Team... Favorite baseball player is Ichiro, for his work ethic, ability and their shared Japanese descent... Hobbies are fishing and basketball... Favorite movies are Forrest Gump and Happy Gilmore... Signed by Angels scout KJ Hendricks.
2023
Split season between ACL Angels and Low-A Inland Empire, batting .261 (40/153) with 12 extra-base hits in 41 games... Stole three bases at Rancho Cucamonga on Aug. 8... Drove in at least one run in six straight games from Aug. 22 to Aug. 27, totaling eight RBI and batting .364 (8/22) with four extra-base hits and a 1.089 OPS during that span... Notched eight RBI in seven games from Aug. 8 to Aug. 15... Logged a nine-game hitting streak from Aug. 22 to Aug. 31, and an eight-game hitting streak from Sept. 5 to Sept. 15... Collected three hits in four different games in 2023 (Sept. 15, Sept. 9, Aug. 16, July 30).
