2011 - Started all 61 games and hit .311 at the plate ... finished fourth on the team in runs scored with 55 ... swiped 16 bases ... named SoCon Preseason Player of the Year and was one of six players to make the All-Conference Preseason team ... recorded 130 putouts with no errors for a perfect fielding percentage of 1.000.
2010 - Named to the All-Southern Conference First Team by the league's coaches and the media... Garnered NCAA Myrtle Beach Regional All-Tournament Team honors... Led the conference in hits (102), runs (76) and doubles (27)... Was third in batting with a .378 average... One of two Cougars to play in all 63 games last season, starting all 63 in center field... Led the team in five offensive categories (BA, hits, runs, doubles and stolen bases)... Had a team-high 31 multi-hit games, including six three-hit and six four-hit efforts... Notched 14 multi-RBI games, including a season-best six RBI against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Regionals (6/7)... Strung together a 12-game hitting streak during the season and ended the season with a nine-game stretch... HIt for the cycle on the road against Appalachian State (5/15)... Preseason All-Southern Conference Second Team selection.
2009 - Played in 57 games , starting 56 ... hit .317 (69-218) with 12 homers and 46 RBI ... had an 8-game hitting streak ... had nine 2-hit games, three 3-hit games and a 4-hit contest ... tied the school record with three homers vs. Furman on March 28th (others are current coach Monte Lee, Lee Curtis and Michael Harrington) ... scored 49 runs ... 16 doubles ... 18-21 stolen bases ... .555 slugging percentage ... .362 on base average ... batted .286 against righties ... hit .327 vs. LHP ... hit .311 with runners on base, .323 with bases empty, .429 when leading off an inning and .304 with runners in scoring position ... hit .362 (39-108) over 30 Southern Conference games, 29 starting assignments ... nine homers ... 28 RBI ... 31 runs ... six doubles ... 11-13 stolen bases ...
2008 - Played in 28 games, starting one ... hit .395 with three homers and 14 RBI ... scored 10 runs ... added three doubles ... had four walks ... hit .429 vs. LHP and .387 vs. righties ... hit .450 with runners on base, .333 with the bases empty ... was 2-for-4 with the bases loaded ... 5-for-10 leading off an inning ... hit .385 with runners in scoring position and .500 with two outs ... was 5-for-14 as a PH (.357) ... hit .412 off the bench (14-34) ... hit .444 (8-18) with three homers and 10 RBI in 10 SoCon games ... had a four-game hitting streak ... also homered against Furman ... had three hits versus Wofford ... drove in the game-winning run with a single in the Cougars' 13-12, 11-inning win over 26th-ranked Coastal Carolina ... hit two homers at Davidson, including a grand slam ...
Notes - Played for former CofC pitcher coach Jeff Blankenship at Wando High School ... led team with a .462 average as a junior ... had 19 RBI ... 13 stolen bases ... was 9-1 with a 1.87 ERA ... 65 strikeouts in 60 IP ... two-time Wando MVP ... two-time All-Region 7-AAAA ... two-time Charleston Post and Courier All-Lowcountry team ... two-time South Carolina Coaches' All-State Team ... helped Wando to a 27-4 record as a senior ... hit .545 with 21 stolen bases and 23 RBI ... also scored 46 runs ... High School Sports Report Utility Player of the Year as a senior ... also named a finalist for the South Carolina Mr. Baseball award ... named to the S.C. Select Team ...
Personal - Born Robert Cole Rakar on November 11, 1988 in Mount Pleasant, S.C. ... parents are Trudy Eyrich and the late Bob Rakar.
