Alaska League (2017): In the summer before attending UC Santa Barbara, played for the Anchorage Bucs of the Alaska League ... Batted .231 in 30 games.
College of the Canyons (2016-17): Spent two years at the College of the Canyons in Valencia, Calif. ... After his redshirt freshman year, he was selected in the 40th round of the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Cleveland Indians ... Had an eye-catching season for the Cougars, putting up a .410/.495./810 slash line and 18 home runs, more than any other CC player in the state of California ... Led the Western State Conference in home runs while ranking third in RBIs (46) and fourth in batting average ... Was named a Junior College All-American ... Earned WSC Player of the Year honors.
Valencia High School (2012-15): Earned two varsity letters at Valencia High School under head coach Mike Killinger ... Played outfield for the Vikings ... Had a breakout season as a senior, batting .380 and clubbing 16 extra-base hits – including five home runs – in 30 games en route to All-League honors ... Made it to the CIF Quarterfinals in his senior season.
Personal: Cole Thaddeus Kleszcz was born on Jun. 16, 1997 to parents Thad and Karen in Burbank, Calif. ... Has four siblings: Jim, Megan, Kellie, and Brock ... Plans on majoring in communication ... Roots for the Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Los Angeles Lakers ... Lists winning a conference title with CoC as his top pre-UCSB sporting moment ... Calls Remember the Titans his favorite movie ... Likes to listen to Drake ... In his free time, likes to work out and play other sports besides baseball ... His favorite athletes include Mike Trout and Giancarlo Stanton ... Enjoys watching The Office.
