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Cole Guy wanted to leave a baseball legacy at Bristol High School.
He has done that and more.
Guy will graduate from Bristol on June 9 as the school’s career leader in five categories, as well as the first athlete in school history to be named Bicentennial Athletic League (Independence Division) Player of the Year four times in one sport.
Guy, a 6-foot, 185-pound pitcher and outfielder, accumulated the most RBIs (46) and home runs (10) of all Pennsylvania players this spring. He also hit .660 with a 2.347 OPS, 38 runs, 33 hits and four triples, in addition to striking out 46 in 28 innings as a pitcher.
The career school records he set included a .592 batting average, 115 RBIs, 103 hits, 20 home runs and 92 stolen bases, surpassing the marks of the vaunted Danny Smyth, a 1996 graduate who died in 2022.
“Everyone talks about (Smyth) like he’s a legend in Bristol,” Guy said. “My dad (Trevor, a Bristol assistant coach) played with him and said he was the best player he ever watched. I want people to talk about me the way they talk about Danny Smyth and the younger kids to try to break my records.”
No Bristol baseball player wears No. 21 in honor of Smyth, a Bristol Athletic Hall of Famer, and Guy wouldn’t mind if that’s the case with his No. 4 going forward.
“Cole Guy will surely be missed,” said Bristol second-year head coach Milt Padilla. “Not only was he a great player but he was also the perfect teammate.”
As a junior, Guy batted .649 with team-highs in hits (24), RBIs (24), runs (28), doubles (14), home runs (6) and OPS (2.249). He also struck out 61 and allowed 34 hits in 37⅔ innings.
Guy, 18, led Bristol to a 15-5 record and the District One/11 Class 3A regional championship game, where it lost to Notre Dame-Green Pond 8-4 with a 2026 state playoff berth on the line.
His 100th career hit was a three-run homer in an April 28 shutout win over Morrisville.
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Guy credits his off-season work with hitting coaches Domonic Brown, the former Phillies outfielder, and Brendan Jordan, as well as his extra in-season batting practice, as significant factors in his superb senior season.
“I’m always working on something, trying to get better each day,” said Guy, 18.
Guy understands that La Salle University wants him to hit at the top of the order and play outfield, which is fine with him.
Padilla and Bristol will certainly miss him in 2027 and beyond.
“He has accomplished so much because of the sacrifices that he’s made and all the hard work that he put in,” Padilla said. “That’s exactly why he, in my opinion, will be one of the best to ever play for Bristol High School.”
Tom Moore: [email protected]; @TomMoorePhilly is a sports columnist for PhillyBurbs.com. Support our journalism with a subscription.
This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: PA High School Baseball Bristol Cole Guy La Salle Bucks County PIAA
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He has done that and more.
Guy will graduate from Bristol on June 9 as the school’s career leader in five categories, as well as the first athlete in school history to be named Bicentennial Athletic League (Independence Division) Player of the Year four times in one sport.
Guy, a 6-foot, 185-pound pitcher and outfielder, accumulated the most RBIs (46) and home runs (10) of all Pennsylvania players this spring. He also hit .660 with a 2.347 OPS, 38 runs, 33 hits and four triples, in addition to striking out 46 in 28 innings as a pitcher.
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The career school records he set included a .592 batting average, 115 RBIs, 103 hits, 20 home runs and 92 stolen bases, surpassing the marks of the vaunted Danny Smyth, a 1996 graduate who died in 2022.
“Everyone talks about (Smyth) like he’s a legend in Bristol,” Guy said. “My dad (Trevor, a Bristol assistant coach) played with him and said he was the best player he ever watched. I want people to talk about me the way they talk about Danny Smyth and the younger kids to try to break my records.”
No Bristol baseball player wears No. 21 in honor of Smyth, a Bristol Athletic Hall of Famer, and Guy wouldn’t mind if that’s the case with his No. 4 going forward.
“Cole Guy will surely be missed,” said Bristol second-year head coach Milt Padilla. “Not only was he a great player but he was also the perfect teammate.”
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As a junior, Guy batted .649 with team-highs in hits (24), RBIs (24), runs (28), doubles (14), home runs (6) and OPS (2.249). He also struck out 61 and allowed 34 hits in 37⅔ innings.
Guy, 18, led Bristol to a 15-5 record and the District One/11 Class 3A regional championship game, where it lost to Notre Dame-Green Pond 8-4 with a 2026 state playoff berth on the line.
His 100th career hit was a three-run homer in an April 28 shutout win over Morrisville.
District One baseball roundups: Of championship, consolation games and more for Bucks County area teams
Guy credits his off-season work with hitting coaches Domonic Brown, the former Phillies outfielder, and Brendan Jordan, as well as his extra in-season batting practice, as significant factors in his superb senior season.
“I’m always working on something, trying to get better each day,” said Guy, 18.
Guy understands that La Salle University wants him to hit at the top of the order and play outfield, which is fine with him.
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Padilla and Bristol will certainly miss him in 2027 and beyond.
“He has accomplished so much because of the sacrifices that he’s made and all the hard work that he put in,” Padilla said. “That’s exactly why he, in my opinion, will be one of the best to ever play for Bristol High School.”
Tom Moore: [email protected]; @TomMoorePhilly is a sports columnist for PhillyBurbs.com. Support our journalism with a subscription.
This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: PA High School Baseball Bristol Cole Guy La Salle Bucks County PIAA
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