Player Bio: Josh Cox

Josh Cox

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Gainesville, Fla.

High School:
Oak Hall School

Height / Weight:
5-9 / 170

Position:
OF

Birthdate:
06/26/1986

B-T:
R-R

2007: Honorable mention All-Ivy...Second Team All-New England...Started all 43 games in center field...Served as the team's primary leadoff hitter for the second straight year, batting first 36 times...Placed third on the squad with 56 hits and a .324 batting average...Went 24-for-28 in stolen base attempts...Tied the school record with 173 at-bats, and moved into seventh on the single-season list with 24 stolen bases...Had a span of 17 consecutive swipes without being caught from March 17-April 10...Posted three hits in three straight games from March 12-14, and had six straight multi-hit games from March 12-17...Finished a home run short of the cycle, going 4-for-4 with three RBIs, three runs scored and three stolen bases against Sacred Heart on April 10.

2006: Served as the team's primary leadoff hitter...Appeared in 44 games and started 42...Swiped 14 bases in 15 attempts...Finished third on the squad in at-bats (166), runs (28), hits (50) and RBIs (28)...Hit .301 and smacked 12 doubles, two triples and a home run...Went 3-for-5 with three RBIs in win over Valparaiso (March 9)...Moved into the leadoff spot at South Carolina (March 15) and hit first career home run in the game...Played four different positions during the season.

2005: Played in 23 games, making nine starts...Notched first career hit on March 11 against Georgetown...Had first career multi-hit game on April 12 against NYIT.

Before Yale: Voted 2A Player of the Year in Florida as a senior...Hit better than .600 and stole more than 60 bases in just 35 games that season.

Year       Avg  GP-GS    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   TB  SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB%  SF  SH  SB-ATT   PO   A   E  FLD%
2005....  .184  23-9     38    6    7   1   0   0    3    8  .211   4   1  13   0  .279   0   3   3-6     16  25   2  .953
2006....  .301  44-42   166   28   50  12   2   1   28   69  .416  11   2  21   0  .346   3   2  14-15    64   9   6  .924
2007....  .324  43-43   173   37   56  12   4   0   16   76  .439  14   1  35   5  .376   1   2  24-28    94   2   6  .941
2008....  .377  45-45   191   38   72  14   2   0   14   90  .471   9   6  22   2  .422   0   1  21-25    97   1   3  .970
TOTAL...  .326 155-140  568  109  185  39   8   1   61  243  .428  38  10  91   7  .378   4   8  62-74   271  37  17  .948