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South Dakota State University Athletics
Hall of Fame — Cole Irish
BASEBALL
Lettered 1993-96
Inducted: 2024
Cole Irish was a consistent performer at the plate for South Dakota State teams that won 30 or more games each of his four seasons in the lineup and claimed three straight North Central Conference titles from 1993-95.
A native of Plainview, Minnesota, Irish put together one of the best individual seasons in program history in 1996, earning NCC Southern Division Most Valuable Player honors along with being named to the College Baseball Coaches Association All-America Second Team for NCAA Division II. During that season he established Jackrabbit single-season records in four categories: batting average (.449), hits (75), runs scored (63) and runs batted in (63).
For his career, Irish set a then-SDSU record with 224 hits and ranked second with 60 stolen bases. A two-time first-team all-NCC selection as a third baseman, he led the team in steals three times (11 in 1994, 25 in 1995 and 19 in 1996) and also paced the squad in hits (62) and runs scored (45) as a junior. His nine home runs in 1996 were also a team high.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Photo Gallery
Induction Introduction and Speech
Lettered 1993-96
Inducted: 2024
Cole Irish was a consistent performer at the plate for South Dakota State teams that won 30 or more games each of his four seasons in the lineup and claimed three straight North Central Conference titles from 1993-95.
A native of Plainview, Minnesota, Irish put together one of the best individual seasons in program history in 1996, earning NCC Southern Division Most Valuable Player honors along with being named to the College Baseball Coaches Association All-America Second Team for NCAA Division II. During that season he established Jackrabbit single-season records in four categories: batting average (.449), hits (75), runs scored (63) and runs batted in (63).
For his career, Irish set a then-SDSU record with 224 hits and ranked second with 60 stolen bases. A two-time first-team all-NCC selection as a third baseman, he led the team in steals three times (11 in 1994, 25 in 1995 and 19 in 1996) and also paced the squad in hits (62) and runs scored (45) as a junior. His nine home runs in 1996 were also a team high.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Photo Gallery
Induction Introduction and Speech