2024 Baseball Roster

Cole Roland
Photo by: Seth Seebaugh
Cole Roland
Photo by: Seth Seebaugh
Cole Roland and Crawford Wade
Cole Roland
Jersey Number 28

Cole Roland

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Duxbury, Mass.
  • High School:
    Dartmouth
  • Deals:

Career Accolades
2023 All-ACC Academic Team Selection

Graduate (2024)
Appeared in 17 games out of the bullpen as the team's primary closer... Recorded 23 strikeouts in 15.1 innings of work... Finished the season 1-0 with six saves... Held teams scoreless in 10 appearances... Pitched a scoreless inning in his season debut against UNCG (April 2)... Recorded his first save of the season with a scoreless frame against Florida State (April 19)... Credited for his lone win of the season in the series finale against Florida State (April 20)... Picked up three-strikeout saves against Notre Dame (April 26) and Clemson (May 11)... Pitched a four-out save against Clemson (May 10)... Recorded a scoreless inning in the ACC Tournament against Pitt (May 22)... Pitched a scoreless inning in the NCAA Regional against VCU (May 31).

Senior (2023)
Appeared in 26 games posting a 2-1 record with two saves… Recorded a career-low era (2.15) and career-high strikeouts (50)... Started off the season winning in four straight appearances… Pitched a season high 2.0 innings against Virginia Tech (May 19)... Also recorded a season-high six strikeouts against Virginia Tech (May 19)... Kept opponents scoreless in 21 outings and struck out multiple batters in 17 appearances.


Prior to Wake Forest
2022 (at Dartmouth)

Appeared in 14 games out of the bullpen... Posted a record of 2-1 with a 3.90 ERA... Tossed 30 innings with 37 strikeouts and 4 saves... Kept opponents scoreless in six outings and struck out multiple batters in nine appearances... Fanned a season-high six batters against Penn (Apr. 3) and Cornell (Apr. 24)... Went a season-long five innings against Cornell (Apr. 24).

2020 (at Dartmouth)
Did not pitch in the seven games before the COVID-19 pandemic prematurely ended the season.
 

2019 (at Dartmouth)
Missed the season with an injury. 
 

Background
Rated the 20th best right-handed pitcher in Massachusetts by Perfect Game... Earned four varsity letters in Baseball and four varsity letters in Football while attending Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts.
 

Personal
Born on April 3rd, 1999... Son of Connie and John Roland... Two sisters, Kendall and Taylor.

Matt Barrie SportsCenter at Wake Forest with Demond Claiborne
Wednesday, September 10
Matt Barrie SportsCenter on Wake Forest Campus (Arnold Palmer Complex)
Wednesday, September 10
Football Media Availability (9/9/25)
Wednesday, September 10
Wake Forest Football vs Western Carolina | Cinematic Recap
Tuesday, September 09