2020 Baseball Roster
Wilcox, Cole
Jersey Number 13
Cole Wilcox
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 232
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Chickamauga, Ga.
- High School:
- Heritage HS
- Shop:
- R/R
Bio
2020 MLB Draft: Selected in the 3rd Round, 80th overall pick, by the San Diego Padres and signed a professional contract
UGA Career (2019-2020): Made 23 appearances on the mound with 10 starts and posted a 6-2 mark, 3.38 ERA and one complete game in 82.2 innings with 40 walks and 96 strikeouts
2020 (Sophomore): Helped team go 14-4 and finish ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls
*Named 2nd Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball
*Made four starts and went 3-0, 1.57 ERA in 23 innings with 32 strikeouts and only two walks
*The 1.57 ERA ranks third in school history for a season and is the best since 1966 (Tom Jordan, 1.57)
*Notched win over Richmond on Feb. 15 (5IP, 5H, 1R, 2BB, 8K)
*No decision in start versus Santa Clara on Feb. 22 (6IP, 6H, 3R, 0BB, 7K)
*Dominating in combined shutout of No. 17 Ga. Tech in Atlanta on Feb. 29, pitching seven innings and gave up just three hits, no walks and tallied a career-high 11 strikeouts (1stBulldog shutout of Tech on their campus since 1964)
*Named SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week following shutout of No. 17 Ga. Tech
*Tossed just five innings in final start due to the Bulldogs erupting for 10 runs in the second inning en route to a 16-2 win on March 7
*Opponents hit just .209 against him
*Named a preseason third team All-American by Baseball America
*On the watch list for USA Baseball’s Golden Spikes Award
*Recipient of one of the Frank D. Foley, Sr. Baseball Scholarship Endowments
2019 (Freshman): Earned Freshman All-SEC honors as voted on by league coaches
*Went 3-2 with a 4.07 ERA in 19 appearances with six starts covering 59.2 innings
*Tallied 64 strikeouts and 38 walks while holding opponents to a .216 batting average
*In SEC action, registered a 3-1 mark and 2.57 ERA in 35 innings, holding opponents to a .198 batting average
*In his first SEC start, tossed a seven-inning complete game in a 4-1 win over Florida to cap a series sweep, the first over the Gators since 2006
*Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors after beating Florida with a two-hitter and a career-high seven strikeouts
*Notched first career win with four scoreless innings of relief and five strikeouts to complete sweep of No. 21 Missouri at Foley Field
*Part of a pitching staff that set school record for most strikeouts (601) and lowest opponent's batting average (.200) plus posted the second-best ERA in school history at 3.24
*Helped the Bulldogs go 46-17 overall (a school record 21-9 in the SEC ) as team earned a national No. 4 seed in the NCAA Championship, advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final and finished with a consensus top 20 ranking including as high as No. 15 (USA Today/ESPN)
*Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
*Earned an invitation to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Summer Camp and made the 26-man travel roster...Finished with a 1-0 mark and 2.57 ERA in four appearances including one start for the USA National Team…Earned win over Cuba with three scoreless innings and three strikeouts…Was part of a combined one-hit shutout of Japan where he pitched 2.2 innings with three strikeouts…USA Team finished 8-6 with series wins over Cuba and Chinese Taipei
High School: A graduate of Heritage where played for Eric Beagles
*Projected first round MLB pick and announced after first day of draft he would honor commitment to UGA and later was a 37th round pick of Washington
*Tallied a 9-2 record, 1.59 ERA, 95 strikeouts and 14 walks in 65.2 innings as a senior as team went 31-8 and reached the Class 4A state semifinals; Also saw action as an OF/1B and batted .452-9-49 with 28 walks in 35 games
*Named 2018 Collegiate Baseball High School All-American, USA Today All-USA Georgia baseball team
*2018 honors included Catoosa County Male Athlete of the Year, Wirt Gammon Sr. Baseball Player of the Year Award, Scrappy Moore Male Athlete of the Year, Best of Preps All-Star in basketball (averaged 18 points and 11 rebounds a game)
*Established school record for career strikeouts with 162 after only three seasons and finished with 257
*Posted a 9-3 record, 2.40 ERA with 70 strikeouts, all team highs, in 64 innings as a junior
*Batted .339 with three home runs and team-best 41 RBI as a OF/1B in 2017 as the Generals went 30-9
*Named All-State in 2016-18, Region Pitcher of the Year and Region Player of the Year
*Also lettered in football and finished basketball career with 1,506 points, 996 rebounds and 198 blocks
*Named a Georgia Merit Scholar, member of Beta Club and National Honor Society
*Summer baseball with Team USA 18U squad that captured gold medal in the World Cup
*Named 2017 Under Armour All-American, Perfect Game All-American
Selected to the 2017 Perfect Game All-American Classic
*Also played with Exposure Baseball based in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Personal: Born July 14, 1999
*Son of Sandy and Lee Wilcox
*Mom played collegiate basketball for Chattanooga State
*Major: Business
UGA Career (2019-2020): Made 23 appearances on the mound with 10 starts and posted a 6-2 mark, 3.38 ERA and one complete game in 82.2 innings with 40 walks and 96 strikeouts
2020 (Sophomore): Helped team go 14-4 and finish ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls
*Named 2nd Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball
*Made four starts and went 3-0, 1.57 ERA in 23 innings with 32 strikeouts and only two walks
*The 1.57 ERA ranks third in school history for a season and is the best since 1966 (Tom Jordan, 1.57)
*Notched win over Richmond on Feb. 15 (5IP, 5H, 1R, 2BB, 8K)
*No decision in start versus Santa Clara on Feb. 22 (6IP, 6H, 3R, 0BB, 7K)
*Dominating in combined shutout of No. 17 Ga. Tech in Atlanta on Feb. 29, pitching seven innings and gave up just three hits, no walks and tallied a career-high 11 strikeouts (1stBulldog shutout of Tech on their campus since 1964)
*Named SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week following shutout of No. 17 Ga. Tech
*Tossed just five innings in final start due to the Bulldogs erupting for 10 runs in the second inning en route to a 16-2 win on March 7
*Opponents hit just .209 against him
*Named a preseason third team All-American by Baseball America
*On the watch list for USA Baseball’s Golden Spikes Award
*Recipient of one of the Frank D. Foley, Sr. Baseball Scholarship Endowments
2019 (Freshman): Earned Freshman All-SEC honors as voted on by league coaches
*Went 3-2 with a 4.07 ERA in 19 appearances with six starts covering 59.2 innings
*Tallied 64 strikeouts and 38 walks while holding opponents to a .216 batting average
*In SEC action, registered a 3-1 mark and 2.57 ERA in 35 innings, holding opponents to a .198 batting average
*In his first SEC start, tossed a seven-inning complete game in a 4-1 win over Florida to cap a series sweep, the first over the Gators since 2006
*Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors after beating Florida with a two-hitter and a career-high seven strikeouts
*Notched first career win with four scoreless innings of relief and five strikeouts to complete sweep of No. 21 Missouri at Foley Field
*Part of a pitching staff that set school record for most strikeouts (601) and lowest opponent's batting average (.200) plus posted the second-best ERA in school history at 3.24
*Helped the Bulldogs go 46-17 overall (a school record 21-9 in the SEC ) as team earned a national No. 4 seed in the NCAA Championship, advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final and finished with a consensus top 20 ranking including as high as No. 15 (USA Today/ESPN)
*Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
*Earned an invitation to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Summer Camp and made the 26-man travel roster...Finished with a 1-0 mark and 2.57 ERA in four appearances including one start for the USA National Team…Earned win over Cuba with three scoreless innings and three strikeouts…Was part of a combined one-hit shutout of Japan where he pitched 2.2 innings with three strikeouts…USA Team finished 8-6 with series wins over Cuba and Chinese Taipei
High School: A graduate of Heritage where played for Eric Beagles
*Projected first round MLB pick and announced after first day of draft he would honor commitment to UGA and later was a 37th round pick of Washington
*Tallied a 9-2 record, 1.59 ERA, 95 strikeouts and 14 walks in 65.2 innings as a senior as team went 31-8 and reached the Class 4A state semifinals; Also saw action as an OF/1B and batted .452-9-49 with 28 walks in 35 games
*Named 2018 Collegiate Baseball High School All-American, USA Today All-USA Georgia baseball team
*2018 honors included Catoosa County Male Athlete of the Year, Wirt Gammon Sr. Baseball Player of the Year Award, Scrappy Moore Male Athlete of the Year, Best of Preps All-Star in basketball (averaged 18 points and 11 rebounds a game)
*Established school record for career strikeouts with 162 after only three seasons and finished with 257
*Posted a 9-3 record, 2.40 ERA with 70 strikeouts, all team highs, in 64 innings as a junior
*Batted .339 with three home runs and team-best 41 RBI as a OF/1B in 2017 as the Generals went 30-9
*Named All-State in 2016-18, Region Pitcher of the Year and Region Player of the Year
*Also lettered in football and finished basketball career with 1,506 points, 996 rebounds and 198 blocks
*Named a Georgia Merit Scholar, member of Beta Club and National Honor Society
*Summer baseball with Team USA 18U squad that captured gold medal in the World Cup
*Named 2017 Under Armour All-American, Perfect Game All-American
Selected to the 2017 Perfect Game All-American Classic
*Also played with Exposure Baseball based in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Personal: Born July 14, 1999
*Son of Sandy and Lee Wilcox
*Mom played collegiate basketball for Chattanooga State
*Major: Business
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