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Jersey Number 35
Sam Cozart
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 260
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- High Point, N.C.
- High School:
- Wesleyan Christian
- Major:
- Kinesiology
CAREER HIGHS
- Innings Pitched: 5.0 // vs. Houston Christian, 3/3/26
- Runs Allowed: 3 // at Texas State, 3/10/26
- ER Allowed: 3 // at Texas State, 3/10/26
- Strikeouts: 8 // vs. UTRGV, 2/24/26
- Walks: 3 // vs. UTRGV, 2/24/26
- Hits Allowed: 5 // vs. UC Santa Barbara, 5/31/26
- Wild Pitches: 1 (2x) // last at South Carolina, 4/3/26
- Hit By Pitches: 1 (5x) // last vs. UC Santa Barbara, 5/31/26
- Pitches Thrown: 74 // at Texas State, 3/10/26
Career Honors & Accolades
- 2026 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Invitee
- 2026 NCBWA Stopper of the Year
- 2026 NCBWA Freshman Pitcher of the Year
- 2026 Perfect Game Co-Freshman Pitcher of the Year
- 2026 ABCA/Rawlings All-America, First Team
- 2026 Baseball America All-America, First Team
- 2026 D1Baseball All-America, First Team
- 2026 NCBWA All-America, First Team
- 2026 Perfect Game All-America, First Team
- 2026 Baseball America Freshman All-America, First Team
- 2026 D1Baseball Freshman All-America, First Team
- 2026 NCBWA Freshman All-America, First Team
- 2026 Perfect Game Freshman All-America, First Team
- 2026 ABCA/Rawlings Central All-Region, First Team
- 2026 All-SEC, First Team
- 2026 Freshman All-SEC Team
- 2025-26 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2026 (Freshman)
- Appeared in 23 contests, drawing three starts
- Led all hurlers (min. 50 inn.) in WHIP (0.73) and B/AVG (.140)
- Ranked second among pitchers in ERA (1.72)
- Tied for most saves (9) by freshman nationally
- Yielded one run or fewer in 22 of 23 outings
- Mounted 77 strikeouts and issued only 13 free passes in 52.1 innings
- Tossed four innings of one-run baseball to earn first career victory in collegiate debut vs. Lamar (2/17)
- Posted season-high eight strikeouts over four scoreless in winning effort against UTRGV (2/24)
- Pitched season-long five frames of one-run baseball vs. Houston Christian (3/3)
- Recorded final nine outs to secure first career save against Ole Miss (3/15)
- Retired all nine batters faced in 4-3 walk-off win over Oklahoma (3/27)
- Set down all three batters via strikeout to lock down save at South Carolina (4/4)
- Notched three-inning save vs. Alabama (4/17)
- Compiled three strikeouts in scoreless ninth against Alabama (4/18)
- Struck out side on just 12 pitches in 3-1 win over Mississippi State (5/1)
- Tallied three strikeouts to lock down save against Missouri (5/14)
- Punched out four of final six hitters in 6-5 win over Oregon (6/7)
High School
- Six-year letterman at Wesleyan Christian Academy
- Two-time All-State honoree
- Totaled 19-1 mark with 1.97 ERA and 283 strikeouts over 170.1 innings across high school career
- Led Trojans to pair of state titles
Personal
- Son of Michelle and Craig Cozart
- Has two older brothers, Caleb and Jacob
- Mother, Michelle, played volleyball at UCF
- Father, Craig, played baseball at UCF and previously served as head coach at High Point
- Oldest brother, Caleb played baseball at North Carolina and UNC Greensboro
- Older brother, Jacob, plays for Cleveland Guardians organization after standout career at NC State
- Intends to major in kinesiology
