Biography
Cox returns as Gannon’s No. 1 starter in the pitching rotation in 2015 … will start as a designated hitter, first baseman or outfielder when he isn’t pitching … is one of three Golden Knights since 2000 to record three shutouts … enters his junior campaign second all-time at Gannon since 2000 in victories (13), second in complete games (16), third in strikeouts (170), third in strikeouts looking (48), eighth in innings pitched (145.2) and ninth in games started (21).
2014: Played in 43 games, all starts … started 11 games on the mound, 31 as the designated hitter, 10 in right field, one in left field and one at first base … batted third in the line-up 28 times and fifth 15 times … named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Preseason All-Atlantic Region second team … earned All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division first-team accolades … landed a spot on the Daktronics All-Atlantic Region second team … led the PSAC in complete games (10) … ranked second among conference players in total strikeouts (89), second in strikeouts per nine innings (10.87), seventh in hits allowed per nine innings (7.57), eighth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.87) and ninth in WHIP (1.15) … finished third among all NCAA Division II players in complete games, 19th in strikeouts per nine innings, 21st in total strikeouts and 87th in strikeout-to-walk ratio … broke Gannon’s single-season record for strikeouts with 89, eclipsing his own record set as a freshman … was hit by a pitch eight times, representing the 18th-highest single-season total in school history … hit .346 (9-26) against left-handers, .314 (16-51) with the bases empty and .310 (13-42) with two outs … drove home a run 40 percent (6-15) of the time when hitting with a runner on third base and less than two outs … recorded seven two-out RBIs … finished third on the team in multiple-hit games (10) … on the mound, limited left-handers to a .200 average (11-55) and right-handers to a .230 average (51-222) … held opposing hitters to a .237 average (31-131) with runners on base, a .212 average (31-146) with the bases empty and a .213 average (20-94) with two outs … named PSAC Western Division Player of the Week on March 10 after hitting .381 (16-42) during Gannon’s spring trip to the Russ-Matt Invitational in Winter Haven, Florida … recorded eight runs, six RBIs, six walks and four doubles during the 12-game event … produced a seven-game hit streak March 7-21 ... hit .550 (11-20) during the streak with seven runs, three doubles, four walks and two RBIs … generated three-hit games twice during the Russ-Matt Invitational … went 3-for-5 with one run, one RBI and one double against Rio Grande (Ohio) … finished 3-for-5 with two runs, one RBI and one double against Ashland … scored multiple runs in a game six times … won four of his first five decisions on the mound …. went 4-1 with a 3.44 ERA and 52 strikeouts in 34 innings during his first six appearances … struck out a season-high 15 batters and allowed only two hits during a 3-0 shutout against West Virginia Tech during the season opener … reached double digits in strikeouts again with 11 punch-outs during a 4-3 complete-game victory against Ohio Dominican … struck out at least six hitters during all nine starts … surrendered two earned runs or less during six of his nine starts … threw a one-hit shutout during a 5-0 victory at Clarion, striking out eight hitters and walking one.
2013: Saw action in 42 games as a true freshman … named PSAC Western Division Freshman of the Year … earned All-PSAC Western Division second-team accolades … named to the NCBWA All-Atlantic Region honorable-mention team … hit seven home runs, representing the second-highest single-season total in school history … finished two homers shy of the school’s single-season record … broke the school’s single-season record for strikeouts (81) … won seven games, equaling the third-highest single-season mark in school history … ranked second among PSAC players in home runs, third in strikeouts per nine innings (10.13), seventh in total strikeouts, seventh in WHIP (1.11), ninths in hits allowed per nine innings (7.25) and 10th in earned run average (2.50) … finished 23rd among all NCAA Division II players in strikeouts per nine innings, 55th in total strikeouts, 75th in hits allowed per nine innings, 89th in WHIP and 91st in home runs … hit .368 (14-38) with two outs … led the team with 15 two-out RBIs … drove home a run 71.4 percent (5-7) of the time with a runner on third base and less than two outs … led Gannon with seven multiple-RBI games … recorded eight multiple-hit performances … limited opposing right-hand batters to a .201 (38-189) average … allowed the opposition to hit only .212 (25-118) with runners on base … went 1-for-3 with one run and two RBIs during a 5-4 victory against Ohio Dominican in his collegiate debut … roped his first career home run during the opener … finished the doubleheader against Ohio Dominican 3-for-7 with three runs and two RBIs … scored multiple runs in a game five times … had three RBIs in a game four times … went 2-for-5 with one run, three RBIs, one double and one home run during a 9-3 victory against Slippery Rock in the PSAC Tournament … put together a streak of 22 consecutive errorless games midway through the season, before having a perfect fielding percentage during the final 10 contests … made his collegiate pitching debut during a 5-4 victory against Ohio Dominican in the season opener, earning his first career victory in the process … struck out nine and walked only two during his debut … went 6-0 with two no-decisions during his first eight starts … posted a season-high 10 strikeouts during three consecutive shutout victories against Clarion (13-0), Lock Haven (7-0) and Indiana (Pa.) (1-0) … tossed eight scoreless innings during an eight-inning 1-0 win against IUP … struck out at least four hitters during every start … surrendered more than three runs in a start only once.
High School: Played for head coach Roy Hallenbeck at Millville (N.J.) High School … was a three-time all-conference selection, being named to the first team as a junior and senior … selected to play in the Carpenter Cup … was a two-sport athlete, earning all-conference second-team accolades in basketball … helped Millville win the conference championship all four years … was part of a Group 4 state championship team as a junior.
Personal: Criminal Justice major … has one sister and one brother, Kyle, who also plays on the Gannon baseball team … is the son of Pam and Joe.
