Southern Connecticut State University Athletics

2009 Honors Candidate
2008 All-Northeast-10 Conference selection
2006 All-Northeast-10 Conference selection
2005 All-Northeast-10 Conference selection
2005 Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Year 

As a Redshirt Junior in 2008:
All-Conference selection...Saw action on the mound and at third base...Made 12 appearances on the mound, all starts…Posted a 6-4 record with a 3.09 ERA…Ranked third on the team in innings pitched (70) and fourth in strikeouts (57) and ERA (3.09)…Gave up 33 runs (24 earned) on 66 hits and walked 34…Won four consecutive starts from 4/17 to 5/3…Recorded his first win of the season with six innings pitched, allowing two runs on three hits, struck out three and walked four versus Saint Anselm on 3/3…Followed by another win in six innings pitched, one run scored on five hits, six strikeouts and one walk versus Mercy on 3/14…Threw six scoreless innings, stuck out seven and walked two for the win at Bryant on 4/17…Recorded nine strikeouts in seven innings, allowing two runs on only two hits for the win against AIC on 4/22…Played 18 games in the field, including 17 starts…Hit .295 (18-for-61) with 11 RBI, 12 runs scored
and four doubles…Slugged .361 and recorded a .371 on-base percentage…Went 3-for-4 with a double and walked twice, drove in two runs and scored three times at Saint Rose on 4/19…The next day went 3-for-4 with an RBI, scored once and stole a base against Saint Rose on 4/20…Collected two hits in three at-bats with an RBI, a run scored and a walk at Pace on 4/25…Followed by a 2-for-4 performance with a double, an RBI and a run scored at Saint Anselm in the first game of a doubleheader on 4/26…Drove in three runs on two hits, scored twice and recorded a double against Stonehill on 5/1. 

As a Junior in 2007:
Did not see game action for the Owls. 

As a Sophomore in 2006:
Made 11 appearances for the Owls, including eight starts…Posted a 7-0 record with one save and a 2.73 ERA over 66.0 innings…Named Second-Team All-Northeast-10 Conference…Tied for fourth in the Northeast-10 in wins (seven)…Led the team in opponents batting average (.216), tied for the team lead in wins (seven) and ranked third in ERA (2.73)…Gave up 24 runs (20 earned) on 50 hits, walked 27, struck out 35, hit three batters and threw three wild pitches…Won five consecutive starts from 4/2 to 5/6…Started and threw eight scoreless innings, allowed three hits and struck out three to earn the victory against Pace on 3/20…Pitched the final 2.2 innings and gave up one unearned run on one hit to pick up the save against Merrimack on 3/26…Started and went eight innings, allowing just two runs, to notch the win against Bentley on 4/2…Tossed eight innings and struck out five to garner the win at Southern New Hampshire on
4/11…Fired eight innings and gave up one run on two hits to grab the victory at Merrimack on 4/26…Pitched eight innings and gave up three runs to earn a win at St. Rose on 5/1…Struck out a season-high five over 7.2 inning and gave up one run on five hits for the win at Assumption on 5/6…Tossed seven innings and struck out four to pick up the win against Dominican on 5/21. 

As a Freshman in 2005:
Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Year...Led all of Division II in ERA en route to All-Conference honors...Made 11 appearances for the Owls, including eight starts…Posted a 4-2 record with a team-leading 0.91 ERA over 69.0 innings…Led the team in opponents batting average (.164)…Threw 3.2 shutout innings of relief in his first collegiate appearance at Armstrong Atlantic on 2/18…Threw seven innings and gave up two runs (none earned) in his first career start at Florida Southern on 3/22…Tossed a two-hit shutout and struck out four to earn his first career win at Pace on 3/31…Struck out a season-high 11 against Massachusetts-Lowell on 4/9…Threw a no-hitter and struck out seven at American International on 4/16…Threw eight shutout innings on only three hits to pick up the victory at Southern New Hampshire on 4/30. 

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
First Team All-Conference selection at Newburgh Free Academy (N.Y.)…Team captain as a senior. 

Personal:
Son of Karen and Robert Cox…A liberal studies major.

Cox's Career Highs
Inn. Pitched: 9.0, twice
Strikeouts: 11, at UMass-Lowell, 4/9/05
Fewest Hits Allowed: 0, at AIC, 4/16/05 (9 innings)