University of South Alabama Athletics

Junior college:  Lettered two seasons at Wabash Valley Community College in Mt. Carmel, Ill. ... Named a second-team  All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) as a sophomore last season after hitting .368 with 24 doubles, nine home runs, 26 stolen bases and ranked second nationally with 72 RBI in 60 games ... Posted a .618 slugging percentage and .457 on-base percentage ... Named the Great Rivers Athletic Conference (GRAC) Player of the Year as a sophomore, and was twice named all-GRAC ... Named the NJCAA Division I Player of the Week (March 24) after hitting .625 with two home runs and 13 RBI in five games.

High school:  Lettered four years at Red Mountain High School in Mesa, Ariz. ... Batted .500 with 12 home runs, 40 RBI and 36 runs scored as a senior and was named all-Arizona by The Arizona Republic ... Named third-team All-America by the National High School Baseball Coaches Association as a senior ... 2011 Arizona Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) class 5A first-team all-state ... 2011 East Valley Tribune all-Tribune and first-team all-Fiesta Region ... Finished with 43 career home runs ... Ranked in Rivals.com and MaxPreps.com Top 100 in the 2011 class ... Ranked second in the state in home runs (18) as a junior ... Hit .514 with 18 homers, 57 RBI and 46 runs as a junior ... Posted a 1.148 slugging percentage in 2010 ... Named 2010 Fiesta Region Co-Player of the Year after his junior season ... Was a top-five finalist at the 2010 Fourth Annual International Power Showcase Home Run Derby at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. ... 2010 American Baseball Coaches Association first-team All-America ... 2010 all-Arizona by The Arizona Republic ... 2010 ABCA 5A first-team all-state ... Batted .475 with 12 home runs and 34 RBI as a sophomore to earn 2009 East Valley Region 5A Player of the Year and second-team all-state honors by The Arizona Republic.

Personal:  Full name is Cole Patrick Gleason ... Born March 17, 1993, in Torrance, Calif. ... The second of two children to Tim and Teri Gleason ... Hobbies include fishing and snowboarding ... Lists “Old School” among his favorite movies ... Favorite professional sports teams are the Arizona Diamondbacks and Atlanta Falcons ... Favorite athlete is Matt Kemp ... Lists the Red Hot Chili Peppers as his favorite musical artist ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.