Cole Caruso

Class:
Junior
Position:
INF
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 205
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Scottsdale, Ariz.
High School:
Cactus Shadows

Senior (2025)
• Appeared in all 56 games, starting 55 games mostly at third base
• Slashed .284/.360/.512 over the season with 23 extra base hits, including 11 home runs
• Ranked fourth among qualified batters in batting average and OPS
• Was one of three batters with over 200 at-bats and one of four with more than 50 hits
• Scored 37 runs and tallied 39 RBIs along with 103 total bases
• Homered twice in 3-1 win over Nebraska (May 11)
• Recorded four RBIs, three hits and two runs in 23-1 win over Ohio State (May 3)
• Doubled and scored one run against Iowa (Apr. 18)
• Tallied 200th career hit in a win over Akron (Apr. 8)
• Went 3-for-4 with a triple, two runs and a RBI in run-rule win over Akron (Apr. 8)
• Tallied three hits, two RBIs, and scored one home run against Oregon (Apr. 5)
• Homered as part of three run, two hit, two RBI day in 13-2 win over Eastern Michigan (April 1)
• Hit a home run in a win against Penn State (Mar. 30)
• Doubled twice with two RBIs and a run in contest against Eastern Michigan (Mar. 25)
• Homered in both games of a doubleheader tallying four runs, three hits and four RBI in a split against Purdue (Mar. 22)
• Tallied two RBIs along with one hit and one home run vs USC (Mar. 14)
• Scored twice on two runs and had one RBI in a 11-7 win over Michigan State (Mar. 11)
• Recorded three hits, including one home run, against Illinois (Mar. 9)
• Tallied three hits, two runs, and two RBIs in a win against Long Beach State (Mar. 1)
• Homered as part of two hit day against No. 5 Arkansas (Feb. 23)
• Hit a three-run home run in a 6-1 win over Stetson (Feb. 17)

Junior (2024)
• Started 59 games with 226 at-bats
• Hit .243 with 44 RBIs and four home runs
• Recorded 15 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games
• Tallied three hits, two runs and two RBIs in 14-4 win over Akron (May 14)
• Went 2-for-3 with RBI and walk in 8-6 win over Purdue (May 12)
• Recorded two-run double to put U-M ahead of CMU in 9-5 win (May 8)
• Tallied multi-hit day with go-ahead RBI in 12-inning 10-8 win over Michigan State (May 5)
• Had a grand slam in 14-7 win over Long Beach State (Apr. 26)
• Hit a three run home run in 7-5 win over Ohio State (Apr. 21)
• Scored twice and knocked in a run in a 6-4 win over Toledo (Apr. 16)
• Hit grand slam in 10-3 win and scored another run and doubled in 10-3 win over Minnesota (Apr. 14)
• Had two hits, two runs and RBI in game against Western Michigan (Apr. 9)
• Scored twice on two hits with an RBI in 9-4 win over Maryland (Mar. 31)
• Recorded three doubles in four hit day with two runs and two RBIs in win over Maryland (Mar. 30)
• Went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and a run against Maryland (Mar. 29)
• Knocked in three RBIs, added one hit and one walk against San Diego (Mar. 16)
• Had walk-off single in 12th inning in a 7-6 win over Toledo (Mar. 12)
• Recorded two hits, two RBIs, and one walk against No. 18 ranked Coastal Carolina (Mar. 8)
• Hit a grand slam for first Michigan home run in a 13-5 win over Oakland (Mar.6)
• Had one hit, run, and RBI in a victory against USC (Feb. 27)
• Recorded two hits, one run, and one RBI against No. 2 ranked Arkansas (Feb. 25)
• Scored twice on two hits in 9-4 win over Western Michigan (Feb. 17)
• Made his Michigan debut with two hits, runs, and RBIs against Western Michigan (Feb. 16)

Prior to Michigan
• Played two years at the University of South Carolina Upstate

Sophomore (2023)
• Started all 60 games for the Spartans in the infield
• Hit .319 with a .424 on-base percentage and 15 doubles and 45 runs
• Ended the season on a 22-game on base streak
• Had 23 multi-hit games over the course of the season
• Went 3-for-5 with three RBI against Winthrop (May 26)
• Batted in five runs against the Citadel along with two hits and three runs (March 14)

Freshman (2022)
• Appeared in 39 games, making 31 starts
• Posted a three-slash line of .289/.344/.322
• Collected 22 runs, 35 hits, four doubles, and 14 RBI
• Recorded a career-high three hits on four occasions
• Recorded eight multi-hit and three multi-RBI games
• Made his USC Upstate debut versus Ohio (Feb 18)

Prep
• Named Defensive player of the Year for the Northeast Valley Conference
• First Team All-Region
• Second Team All-State (Arizona)
• Posted a career line of .396/.497/.542 with 44 runs with 12 extra-base hits, and 15 stolen bases

Personal
• Cole Joseph Caruso
• Born April 8, 2003
• Son of Kim and Joe Caruso
• Has two brothers, Caleb and Quinn
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, majoring in Statistics