A draft-eligible sophomore at Louisiana State University (LSU), Cole Henry made four starts for the Tigers, going (2-1) with a 1.89 ERA, six walks (2.84 BB/9), 23 Ks (10.98 K/9), and a .231 BAA in 19 innings pitched before the coronavirus pandemic ended the 2020 season in mid-March.
Going into the 2020 MLB Draft, the 20-year-old right-hander was ranked 45th overall by the MLB Pipeline scouts, who noted that Henry missed time as a freshman while dealing with a stress reaction in his upper arm and sore right elbow, raising health concerns for a pitcher who did, however, already possess, “three solid to plus pitches,” had showed improved mechanics as a sophomore, and projected as a, “durable mid-rotation starter,” provided he could, “prove he can stay on the mound.