Career
Part of the greatest two-year runs in Johnson County baseball history, helping the Cavaliers to a 119-16 record, two conference championships including an undefeated conference championship season in 2026, two Region 6/Plains District titles, two JUCO World Series appearances, with a tie for fifth place in 2025 and a the program’s first national championship in 2026 … Played in 113 games … Batted .412 (138-for-335) with 24 doubles, four triples, 22 home runs, 50 extra base hits, 70 walks, 127 runs and 129 driven in … Produced 48 multiple-hit games and 37 multiple-RBI games … Had a career on-base percentage of .543 and slugging percentage of .704 … Was hit by a pitch 32 times … On JCCC’s career charts ranks tied for third in multi-hit games, tied for sixth in runs scored, seventh in RBI and walks, 13^th in home runs, 14^th in hits, 23^rd in batting average and tied for 24^th in extra base hits … In two World Series appearances batted .462 (12-for-26) with three doubles, two home runs, six walks, 13 runs scored and nine driven in.

Sophomore Year 2026

Member of a Johnson County  team that will be regarded as one of the greatest teams in college baseball history … Helped the Cavaliers to a perfect 32-0 conference championship season, a program-record 41-game winning streak, a Region 6/District title and the first JUCO World Series National Championship in program history, finishing with a remarkable 67-3 overall record … Selected first-team NJCAA D-I All-America by The JUCO Baseball Blog … Also named to The JBB All-JUCO All-America second-team which includes all NJCAA Divisions, California Community College Athletic Association and Northwest Athletic Conference …   Named All-Region 6 and All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference East Division first-team … … Was the Region 6/KJCCC Gold Glove recipient at catcher … Was named to the NJCAA JUCO World Series All-Tournament Team … Named College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Men’s At-Large (College Division) ... Played in and started 69 games … Batted .435 (91-for-209) with 17 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs, 39 extra base hits, 5 walks, 89 runs scored and 89 driven in … Produced 33 multiple-hit games, third-most on the team, and ranked fourth with 26 multiple-RBI games … Posted a fielding percentage of .987 with 443 putouts, 11 assists and only six errors … Led the team, ranked second in the conference and 18^th in the NJCAA with 23 hit by pitches … Also ranked second in the conference in on-base percentage,  fifth in batting average, runs scored and RBI, sixth in hits and slugging percentage (.883), eighth in doubles, ninth in triples, home runs and extra base hits and 11^th in walks … Nationally ranked 16^th in RBI, 18^th in hits and runs and 37^th in batting average … In KJCCC history ranks tied for 14^th in runs scored and tied for 45^th in hits … Opened the season with a six-game hitting streak … Batted .500 (9-for-18) with three doubles, a triple, seven runs and six driven in … Went 2-for-3 with a stolen base an run and three RBI in a  20-9 win at Amarillo (2-1-26) … Had an RBI double, walked, score a run and drove in one in a 11-0 shutout of Amarillo the following day (2-2-26) … Closed out the series with a triple, and run in am 11-7 win … Ripped two doubles, scored twice and drove in two in an 11-4 win over Crowder (2-7-26) … In the final game of the series went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and three RBI in a 15-5 win at Crowder (2-9-26) … Blasted a two-run homer to lift the Cavaliers to a 3-2 win over Pratt (3-20-26) … Had a three-run shot to help propel JCCC to a 22-2 rout at Highland (4-5-26) … Opened the Coffeyville series drawing four walks, scoring twice with one RBI in a 13-3 victory (3-12-26) … Backed that with a 4-for-5 day at the plate, with a double, a home run, three runs scored and three RBI in a 19-7 win … Two days later at Coffeyville had four singles, two runs and three RBI in 12-8 and 14-2 victories (3-14-26) … Had a single and bombed two solo home runs and scored four times in a 13-3 win at Labette (3-19-26) … Hit .833 (10-for-12) and slugged 1.917 to lead a Cavaliers offense that outscored Neosho County 69- 3 in a four-game sweep in conference play to earn KJCCC East Player of the Week for week nine … Had five singles, a double, and four home runs, with one home run being recorded in each of the four games, and scored 10 runs and drove in 10 throughout the series … In the final game, a 20-0 rout, he was 3-for-3 with a homer, three runs and four RBI (3-28-26) … That was the end of a second six-game hit streak on the season … Batted .722 over the six games (13-for-18) with a double, a triple, four home runs, 11 runs and 13 RBI … Followed with another big series against Allen, collecting six hits, two doubles, a home run, five runs and five RBI … Began the series with Kansas City Kansas with a double, two homers and five RBI in a 12-1 romp (4-16-26) … Helped JCCC to a 16-6 win over Cowley with a double, home run, walk, four runs and three driven in (4-23-26) … Went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in a 16-3 win over Garden City and close out the best-of-three opening round series in the Region 6/Plains District Tournament (5-8-26) … Closed out the season with an 11-game hitting streak … Hit .526 (20-for-38) with three doubles, four home runs, 18 runs and 21 RBI … Went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs and three RBI in JCCC’s 11-9 come-from-behind walk off win over Barton (5-15-26) … Went 2-for-4 with a homer run to drive in five runs in a 9-1 victory over Cowley (5-16-26) … Later that day was 2-for-2 with a homer and four RBI in a 15-10 comeback win over Kansas City Kansas (5-16-26) … In the championship game against the Blue Devils, singled and scored to help JCCC to a 9-2 win and capture the title and advance to the JUCO World Series (5-17-26) … Was named to the Region 6/Plains District All-Tournament Team and selected the MVP of the tournament … Hit .438 in the tournament (14-for-32) with four home runs, three walks, 11 runs scored and 16 driven in … Provided a huge bat in the World Series, with multiple-hits in all five games … Had a single, a double, two walks, scored three runs and drove in three in a 19-2 romp over Harford in the opening game (5-23-26) … Had a single, a double, scored a run and drove in a run in a 12-7 win over Walters State (5-25-26) … Went 2-for-3 with a double, three runs and three RBI in a 19-1 win over Miami-Dade (3-27-26) … Singles twice and scored two runs in JCCC’s 10-9 walk off win over Midland in the semifinal (5-28-26) … Had two hits and two runs scored in the Cavaliers 8-5 win over Blinn to win the JUCO World Series for the first time in program history (5-29-26) … Broke up Blinn’s no-hit bid in the fourth inning with a single, then pushed JCCC’s lead to 8-4 in the seventh with a solo home run … Batted .588 (10-for-17) in the World Series with three doubles, a home run, three walks, two hit by pitch 11 runs and eight RBI …  Led all World Series players in runs scored, was second in  batting average, third in hit by pitches (2), fourth in doubles, sixth in OPS (1.623) and eighth in RBI … Ranks first in JCCC World Series history in hit and  runs scored,  tied for first in doubles, tied a record for most hit by pitches (2),  tied for second in extra base hits (4), tied for second in RBI, fourth in batting average and  tied for fifth in walks … JCCC Student-Athlete Academic Award recipient … Ranked No. 215 on Perfect Game USA’s Top-500 Prospect List for 2026.

Freshman Year 2025

Earned All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference East Division honorable mention … Played in 44 games, 41 as a starter … Batted .373 (47-for-126) with seven doubles, four homers, 35 walks, 38 runs scored and 40 RBI … Produced 15 multiple-hit games and 11 multiple-RBI games, highlighted by a five-RBI effort in a win at Amarillo in the second game of the season (2-1-25) … Had an RBI and scored a run in a 21-11 loss at Amarillo (2-1-25) … His first hit was a two-rum homer run over the left field wall in the top of the second inning and went on to finish 3-for-3 with two home runs, a walk, three runs scored and five RBI in a 14-4 victory to close out the series at Amarillo (2-2-25) … Had two singles, a walk, scored three runs and drove in two in an 18-7 win at Pratt (2-23-25) … Closed out the series at Pratt with two singles, two walks and two RBI in a 12-2 win (2-24-25) … Had a two-run single in a 10-0 win over Allen (3-6-25) … Had a single, a double, a walk, scored twice and drove in two in a 14-1 win over Highland (3-15-25) … Went 3-for-3, walked three times, scored three runs and drove in two runs in a 19-5 win against Labette (4-6-25) … Ripped two singles and drove in four runs in an 18-3 win at Metropolitan (4-15-25) … Went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs scored and three RBI in an 18-4 win at Fort Scott in the final regular season game (5-2-25) … Had two single, two walks and two RBI in a 9-1 win over Kansas City Kansas in the quarterfinals of the Region 6/Plains District Tournament (5-14-25) … Belted a solo home run, walked twice and scored two runs in a 14-13 victory over Eastern Oklahoma State in the first round of the consolation bracket at the JUCO World Series (5-25-25) … His two walks tie for third most in a World Series game in team history … Had three total free passes in the tournament which ranks tied for third all-time ... JCCC Student-Athlete Academic Award recipient ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic second-team with a GPA of between 3.80.3.99.

High School

Was a four-year starter for coach Casey Purdy at Atchison High School, Atchison, Kan. … Graduated 2024 … Rated the No. 41 overall player in the state of Kansas and No. 3 catcher by Prep Baseball Report in 2024 … Rated as the No. 17 overall recruit and No. 1 catcher in Kansas, a top-500 prospect nationally and No. 124th catcher by Perfect Game … Rated the No. 41 overall prospect in the state of Kansas and No. 3 rated catcher by Prep Baseball Report ... Was a three-time Kansas 4A All-State selection … Earned honorable mention at third base as a sophomore, first-team at third base as a junior and first-team at shortstop his senior year … Was also named the Kansas 4A Player of the Year his senior season … Named All-Meadowlark League first-team all four years … Voted the Meadowlark League Player of the Year as a junior and senior … Began his prep career hitting .220 with nine hits, two doubles, nine runs and 11 RBI … Followed with a .434 average, 23 hits, eight doubles, a home run, 35 runs and 21 RBI … As a junior hit.581 with 36 hits, seven doubles, seven triples, two homers, 40 runs and 27 driven in … Finished his prep career hitting .632 with 36 hits, 12 doubles, three triples, four home runs, 36 runs and 37 RBI … Also saw time on the mound, striking out 27 batters across 19 innings … Finished his career with 104 hits, 29 doubles, 10 triples, seven home runs, 120 runs scored and 96 RBI … Helped the Phoenix win four straight Meadowlark League championships … Was also a three-year starter in soccer … Selected Meadowlark League first-team and was named the Goalkeeper of the Year his senior season.

Personal

Born Boston Cole Bruce on February 21, 2006, in Manhattan, Kan. … Son of D.J. and Leslie Bruce … Has a sister, Madi, who played volleyball at William Woods University … Majoring in sports management … Also recruited by Benedictine College, Butler Community College and Highland Community College … Favorite food is Korean barbecue … Favorite fast food restaurant is Panda Express … Favorite restaurant is Willie’s … Favorite TV show is Suits … Favorite movie is Good Will Hunting … Favorite sports movie is Moneyball … Favorite book is The Maze Runner … Favorite music entertainer is Morgan Wallen … Favorite athlete is Dustin Pedroia ... Favorite sports team is the Boston Red Sox … His greatest sports moment was hitting a go-ahead home run in the top of the 11^th against Tonganoxie … Best player he has played against in Boston Red prospect Nazzan Zanetello.