• Signed by the Braves as an undrafted free agent on 6/1/2007 out of Western Nevada Community College
• Holds the distinction of being the final draft-and-follow player signed by the Braves before MLB did away with the practice
• High expectations greet Cole for his third year of professional ball, listed as the top left-handed pitcher and sixth best overall prospect in the Braves’ minor league system by Baseball America

• Dazzled in his first professional season, appearing in 14 games (13 starts) between Danville and Rome and compiling a 1.17 ERA and a combined record of 5-2
• Struck out a stunning 31 hitters and walked two in three games from 7/13-7/25, going 2-0 and allowing just two hits
• No-hit Burlington for five innings in his final win of the season 7/25 and dropping his ERA to a season-low 0.59
• Named to the Appalachian League All-Star team
• Finished his time in Danville with a microscopic 1.08 ERA and .167 opponents’ batting average
• Moved up to Rome in early August and was equally as stingy on the mound, only allowing four earned runs across in 28 innings
• Won his only two decisions in Rome: 8/5 vs. West Virginia and 8/16 vs. Greenville
• After striking out three in his South Atlantic League debut, didn’t strike out fewer than six in any other appearance in 2007
• Wrapped up his season in Rome with an ERA of 1.29, holding opponents to a .138 average
• Combined to strikeout 96 hitters while issuing 20 walks in 51 innings total of work between Danville and Rome
• Earned Pitcher of the Month honors for Danville in July and Rome in August

• Split time between Rome and Myrtle Beach, compiling an overall record of 5-6 in 18 appearances
• Summoned from the bullpen for his only relief appearance of the year in his first appearance of the year, going four shutout innings against Hickory on 5/19
• Earned his first win of the year in Rome on 6/4, not allowing an earned run in six innings vs. Charleston
• Struggled over a four game stretch from 6/9-7/9, allowing 15 the 32 total earned runs he allowed all year
• Matched a career high with 11 strikeouts in just six innings of work 7/31 vs. Greenville
• Only struck out fewer than four batters in a game twice with Rome: 7/3 vs. Asheville, three Ks in two and two-thirds innings and 7/20 vs. West Virginia, two Ks in two innings
• Earned an August promotion to Myrtle Beach, getting a win in his first appearance with the Pelicans, charged with four runs on nine hits over six frames in a 8/11 victory over Salem
• Struck out at least four hitters in every game on the Grand Strand
• Fared well against left-handed hitters, holding them to a .130 average with just one RBI
• Spun a seven-inning, complete game shutout win over Wilmington on 8/26, allowing just a pair of hits and striking out four

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