South Carolina baseball commit Cole Greer ready to compete in 'big-time' moments

Cole Greer didn’t want to wait. He had waited long enough. So when the Gamecock offered him after the Palmetto Games in August, he pulled the trigger and committed that night. 

“I had a really good Palmetto Games,” Greer said. “After the game, coach (Monte) Lee was up there with my parents and was like, ‘Come with me.’ I went to coach Lee’s office, they put together an offer for me and I committed later that night after I talked with my coaches.”

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The Gamecocks had Greer on their recruiting board for a little bit, watching him pitch at a tournament in Atlanta and bringing him on a visit soon after. 

The message was simple: South Carolina is going to keep watching him and if they like what they see, an offer is in the cards. 

He kept pitching well, and the rest is history. 

“They brought me on a visit with coach Lee. When I came on my visit, I absolutely loved it. Coach Williams brought me into his office and talked to me and they only saw me play once and wanted to see how I did at the Palmetto Games and then keep watching me after that,” Greer said. “I threw two innings and struck out six people. It felt good.” 

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Greer showcased a fastball that weekend topping out at 93 miles per hour and a changeup at 78 miles per hour, but he said his “bread and butter” is his slider.

And it’s something the Gamecocks’ staff can definitely see as well. 

“They said I could spin the baseball with my slider. Then they said I’m really competitive. They liked that about me,” Greer said. 

“My bread and butter is the slider. I throw that a lot. I can throw it for strikes but also do pretty good at burying it with two strikes and get some swings and misses.”

He throws a four and two-seam fastball that’s started to tick up in velocity over the course of the summer to pair with that breaking ball. 

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“My fastball, I didn’t really throw that hard,” Greer said. I hit 90 for the first time this summer and was up to 91 halfway through the summer. Then at the Palmetto Games, I was up to 93.”

Greet is a South Carolina native and now gets a chance to pitch for the home state school. 

“Being able to compete in the big-time moments,” Greer said. “They usually host regionals and maybe a super regional and I can’t wait to experience that with my guys.” 

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