Chance Lee Cotton...born May 17, 1991...son of Kevin Cotton...has one brother, Logan, and two sisters, Cheyenne and Grace...Kinesiology major...plans on playing summer baseball in Wyoming in 2012...enjoys playing video games and listening to Texas Country music...plans on becoming a college or high school baseball coach.
Cotton In The Headlines
• Competition stokes Cotton's fire on the mound (2/20/12)
At ETBU
2011 (Sophomore) -- Finished 2-5 with a 5.80 ERA in 63.2 innings pitched...registered second-highest innings pitched total on the team...also finished second in team with 48 strikeouts...made 10 starts...led team in fewest walks (21) among pitchers who threw at least 25 innings...lost three straight decisions from Feb. 26-March 12 in which he threw eight complete innings while allowing 12 earned runs in 24 innings (4.50 ERA)...allowed five earned runs on nine hits with eight strikeouts and no walks in 8.0 innings pitched of a 5-4 loss to Concordia Texas (2/26)...allowed four earned runs on eight hits in 8.0 innings with seven strikeouts in a 4-3 loss at Schreiner (3/25)...struck out five and allowed eight hits and three earned runs in 8.0 innings of a 3-1 loss at UT Tyler (3/12)...snapped a tough five-game losing streak with his first win of the season, tossing a complete-game four-hitter with no earned runs allowed in a 7-5 win over UT Dallas (4/15)...allowed two earned runs on 10 hits with seven strikeouts in a 7-3 win over Ozarks in the season finale (4/22).
2010 (Freshman) -- Tossed a team-high 48 innings and finished 5-1 with a 6.38 ERA...pitched two scoreless innings of relief in his first college appearance and got the win, a 5-3 win over Dallas Christian (2/16)...struck out a season-high seven with five earned runs and nine hits allowed in 5.0 innings of a no-decision at LeTourneau (3/22)...allowed just one earned run on four hits with five strikeouts in 6.0 innings of a 13-7 win over Ozarks in his final appearance of year (4/24).
Career Single-Game Highs
• Innings Pitched: 8.0, 3 times (last at Texas-Tyler, March 12, 2011)
• Hits Allowed: 15, vs. Mississippi College, April 1, 2011
• Most Earned Runs Allowed:7, 2 times (last vs. Mississippi College, April 1, 2011
• Walks Allowed: 4, 4 times (last vs. LeTourneau, March 19, 2011)
• Strikeouts: 8, vs. Concordia Texas, Feb. 26, 2011
Career Single-Season Highs
• Innings Pitched: 63.2 (2011)
• Starts: 10 (2011)
• Appearances: 15 (2010)
• Wins: 5 (2010)
• Losses: 5 (2011)
• Hits Allowed: 89 (2011)
• Most Earned Runs Allowed: 41 (2011)
• Fewest Earned Runs Allowed (min. 20 IP): 34 (2010)
• Most Walks: 26 (2010)
• Fewest Walks (min. 20 IP): 21 (2011)
• Most Strikeouts: 48 (2011, 2010)
• Saves: None
• Lowest ERA (min. 20 IP) 5.80 (2011)
• Highest ERA (min 20 IP): 6.38 (2010)
At Van High School: All-District honor as a pitcher...honorable mention All-State pitcher and DH...was a second-team All-District tight end in football...2008 district champions and regional finalist...senior year team MVP...Academic All-District for three years...All-State senior year...coached by Jerami Hawkins.
