2024 Baseball Roster
Cosper, Colton
Jersey Number 21
Colton Cosper
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- Carrollton, Ga.
- High School:
- Carrollton HS
Bio
2024 SoCon All-Tournament Team
2024 All-SoCon First Team (Media and Coaches)
2024 CSC Academic All-District
2023 CSC Academic All-District
AS A JUNIOR (2024)
- Was named to the 2024 Southern Conference All-Tournament Team
- Was named to the 2024 All-Conference First Team (Media and Coaches)
- Earned a spot on the 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team with a 3.726 GPA in Marketing
- Voted to the SoCon Preseason All-Conference First Team
- Finished the season with the third-most innings pitched (93.0), the fifth-lowest ERA (4.35), and the second-most batters struck out looking (23) in the Southern Conference
- Earned seven wins across 15 starts
- Pitched the Bears' only complete game of the season on March 22 against UNC Greensboro
- Came out of the bullpen for a save twice - first against Florida State where he pitched 2.1 innings, giving up only one hit, no runs, and struck out three batters; and in the conference tournament against Western Carolina where he pitched 1.1 innings, giving up one hit, no runs, and struck out one batter
- Recorded a season-high nine strikeouts against VMI on April 12
- Totaled 59 strikeouts
AS A SOPHOMORE (2023)
- Appeared in 17 games, starting 11
- Earned four wins
- Pitched 64.0 innings
- Threw the first nine-inning complete game for Mercer since 2018 in a 10-3 win over UNCG (April 28)
- Set a new career high in strikeouts with nine against UNCG (April 28)
- Recorded six strikeouts in five innings against Western Carolina (March 31) to earn SoCon Pitcher of the Week honors, and head coach Craig Gibson became the winningest coach in program history with the win
- Struck out 58 batters, including 22 looking which ranked fifth in the SoCon
AS A FRESHMAN (2022)
- Made 19 appearances and two starts, pitching 34.1 innings
- Recorded 33 strikeouts
HIGH SCHOOL
- Was a four year letterman at Carrollton High School
- Earned first team all-region and all-state honors
- Played his summer ball for Canes Baseball
- Earned 27 all-tournament team honors
- Was named 2019 and 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American
PERSONAL
- Parents are Andria and Glenn Cosper
- Has one sibling, Cade, who is a sophomore on the Mercer squad
- Majoring in marketing
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