UC Santa Barbara
2019: Appeared in 32 games as Infielder for the Gauchos this season…Mueller slashed his way to .246/.342/.459 averages…. In 61 at-bats Mueller tallied 15 total hits and 6 doubles…Finished with 12 Runs battled in…finished fourth on the team with 131 put out and 5 assists…turned 8 double plays and finished the year with an impressive .986 fielding percentage…In an exciting win at Hawaii, Mueller, with 2 outs and trailing in the top of the 9th drove in a pair of runs to tie the game on (May 19)…Hit first career home run in an 8-2 win over Long Beach State on (May 9)…Coming to the plate with two outs in a win at CSUN Mueller drove in a run to give the Gauchos a comfortable lead in only the third inning…Two game hit streak against Tulane tallying 3 hits total in the series.
2018: Played in 30 games with 19 starts at first base in his debut season with UCSB…Slashed .303/.391/.368 during his redshirt freshman campaign…Totaled 23 hits in 76 at-bats…Finished with four RBIs, 11 runs scored and five doubles…Made his UCSB debut with a pinch-hit appearance in the season-opener at San Diego State (Feb. 16) and walked…Tallied eight multi-hit games on the year…Had his best day at the plate at Long Beach State on May 11, going 4-for-5 with a double and a season-high two runs scored…Came on strong towards the end of the season, hitting .455 in April and .362 in May…Hit .379 (22-for-58) in his last 58 at bats after starting 1-for-18…In the final series against Hawai’i, had three straight multi-hit games going 6-for-11 with two RBIs, two doubles and two runs…Hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 9th for a 6-5 win over the Rainbow Warriors on May 25.
2017: Redshirted at UCSB ... Spent the summer with Kelowna Falcons in the West Coast League ... Had a solid campaign for Kelowna, batting .285 over 34 games ... Went 4-5 with two doubles and three RBIs against Bellingham on Jul. 30 ... Started off the summer cold, going 3-20 (.150) over his first eight games, but went on to bat .309 (34-110) the rest of the way.
High School (2012-16): Earned two varsity letters at Cathedral Catholic High School under head coach Gary Remiker ... Played all infield positions, including catcher, for the Dons ... As a senior, slashed .352/.412/.472 with 14 RBIs and 11 extra-base hits in 34 games ... Was named All-League, team Offensive Player of the Year, and First Team All-CIF after his senior season ... Made the postseason in all four of his years at Cathedral Catholic ... Slashed .275/.362/.550 in his junior season, his first on the varsity squad ... Won the League Championship each year ... As a senior, led team to its first Open Division CIF Championship ever, where he had three RBIs in the Championship game ... Hit a go-ahead home run in the playoffs as a junior ... Also competed in football ... Was a scholar athlete at Cathedral and a member of the All-CIF Academic Team.
Personal: Cole Allan Mueller was born on Oct. 30, 1997 to parents Dana and Bob in La Jolla, Calif. ... Has one sister, Samantha ... Plans on majoring in environmental studies ... Aspires to pursue a career in professional baseball, business, or analytics ... Roots for the San Diego Padres and Chargers ... Favorite movies include Troy and The Rookie ... Favorite genre of music is electronic, and his favorite artist is Marshmello ... Likes to surf and work out in his free time ... His hidden talent is that he is a good long-distance runner ... Favorite athlete is Conor McGregor ... Favorite food is belgian waffles ... Watches Entourage.
