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#24 Tom Poole INF • 6-2 223 Jr. • Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Cloud County CC)
2023 (SOPHOMORE)
Played in 50 games, making 37 starts ... Hit .246 with 10 home runs, seven doubles, and 32 RBI ... Led the team in triples (4) ... Made just one error in 250 chances at first base for a .996 fielding percentage ... vs. CUSA OPPONENTS: Went 2-for-3 with a double and a triple against FIU (3/19) ... Tripled and drove in a run at Florida Atlantic (4/14) ... Hit a grand slam as part of a two-hit day at Florida Atlantic (4/15) ... Went 2-for-3 with an RBI double in a win over Louisiana Tech (4/22) ... Homered, tripled, and drove in two runs at Rice (4/28) ... Doubled and drove in a run at Rice (4/29) ... Clubbed a solo homer against Middle Tennessee (5/5) ... Went 4-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in a series-clinching win over Middle Tennessee (5/7) ... Came off the bench to smash a two-run homer versus WKU (5/19) ... NON-CONFERENCE: Started at first base in his Patriot debut on Opening Day versus Fordham (2/17) and went 1-for-5 with a run scored ... Hit two homers and drove in a season-high four runs to power the DBU offense in a win over Fordham (2/18) ... Went 1-for-3 with two RBI and three runs scored to complete a sweep of Fordham (2/19) ... Smashed a leadoff homer and stole two bases against Austin Peay (2/26) ... Went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, and two RBI in a win over Baylor (4/11) ... Doubled in his third straight game at TCU (4/25) ... Ripped an RBI triple and swiped a pair of bases against Central Arkansas (5/9) ... CUSA TOURNAMENT: Went 1-for-3 with an RBI to lead DBU to an opening round victory over Rice (5/24) ... STILLWATER REGIONAL: Blasted a two-run homer against Oral Roberts (6/4).
2022 (FRESHMAN - CLOUD COUNTY CC)
Named a First Team All-American by JBB and also tabbed a Second Team All- Conference selection ... Set the school’s single-season record for home runs (23) and total bases (158) ... His 23 home runs were the seventh-most in the nation ... Led the team in eight offensive categories including batting average (.366), hits (67), home runs (23), on-base percentage (.516), RBI (71), slugging percentage (.863), total bases (158), and triples (5) ... 40 of his 67 hits went for extra bases.
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Played for the Edmonton Riverhawks in the West Coast League each of the last two summers.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Calgary Christian School ... Played for head coach Jamie Bodaly ... Competed in the summers
for the Langley Blaze ... Also played hockey and competed in speed skating growing up in Canada.
PERSONAL
Born on October 7, 2002 ... Parents are David and Camilla Poole ... Majoring in Accounting ... Favorite Bible verse is Isaiah 54:10.
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