2012: Made 13appearances on the mound, including two starts for the Spartans asa junior… Posted a 2-0 record with a 4.82 earned run averagein 18.2 innings of work… Held opponents hitless in seven ofhis 11 relief appearances… Picked up his first win of theyear in a start at North Carolina A&T (Apr. 17) where he lasted5.0 innings and gave up three runs on five hits… Recorded 11strikeouts on the season, while opponents hit .267 againsthim… Allowed four extra base hits and walked 10 batters.
Before USCUpstate: Played two seasons of baseball at SpartanburgMethodist College in Spartanburg, S.C… In two seasons,posted a 5-0 record, 2.81 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 35.2 innings ofwork… As a freshman, tossed a no-hitter against New RiverC.C… Posted a 3.59 GPA at SMC and was named toPresident’s Honor roll twice.
High School:Played four seasons of baseball at Mauldin High School in Mauldin,S.C… Finished senior campaign with a 3-1 record, 2.92 ERAand 26 strikeouts in 24 innings of work… Also played for theUpstate Mavericks and was named to the Diamond Prospects PalmettoGames… Was part of District 7 Big League World ChampionshipTeam… Named to Top-50 South Carolina Baseball Players listas a senior… A standout in the classroom, finished with a4.5 GPA and was named to the Principal’s Honor Roll all fouryears… Was active in Big Brother, Big Sister program andFellowship of Christian Athletes… A Beta Club member andnamed to the Who’s Who Among American High School Studentslist.
Personal: Born onMay 6, 1991 in Simpsonville, S.C… Son of James and BrendaCox… Has one sister… Majoring in sports and exercisescience… Enjoys attending church, fishing and playingsports… Favorite food is macaroni and cheese…Favorite movie is “The Hangover”… Favorite actoris Zach Galifianakis… Favorite sports figure is Ken Griffey,Jr… Most admires his parents… Favorite TV show is“Baseball Tonight”… Favorite quote comes fromPhilippians 4:13 and it is “I can do all things throughChrist who strengthens me”… Aspires to be aprofessional baseball player.
