COACHING CAREER:
Stu Cole begins his 18th season with the Rockies organization, his first as the Major League
Third Base Coach...in addition to his duties as the club's Third Base Coach, Cole will assist in handling the infield instruction at the Major League level...prior to joining the Big League staff, Cole was the Manager at Triple-A Colorado Springs
for three and a half years...Cole was promoted to manage the Triple-A Sky Sox in mid-season 2009, replacing Tom
Runnels when he became the Rockies Bench Coach...Cole has 12 years of experience as a Manager in the Minor
Leagues...prior to joining the Sky Sox, Cole was the manager of the Double-A Tulsa Drillers...Cole took over as Drillers
Manager in 2006...he led his club to a playoff berth after guiding his team to the first-half North Division title with a 41-29
record in his first season...prior to managing the Drillers, Cole was at the helm of Colorado's High-A team for four seasons...Cole possesses a 794-830 (.489) record as a minor league skipper...in 2003, he guided Visalia to a league and
organizational-best 79-61 record (.564) en route to being named California League Manager of the Year...the Oaks swept
Modesto in the opening round of the Cal League playoffs and then came within one win of advancing to the finals, only to
lose to Stockton...prior to his managerial jobs, Stu spent six years as a minor league coach, all with Colorado.
