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Jersey Number 12
Jordan Cozart
- Position:
- Infield/Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Evansville, Ind.
- High School:
- Evansville Central HS
- Prev School:
- Olney Central College
2021
2020
2019
Before MSU
Personal
- Named All-OVC First Team in 2021.
- Big part of a Murray State offense that led the OVC in six offensive categories.
- Tied for the OVC lead in home runs with teammate, Brock Anderson, each with 19.
- Ranked first in the OVC with 59 RBI and total bases (147), second in runs scored (55) and hits (72) and third in slugging (.645),
- In 57 games (56 starts), hit team-leading .316, with 37 extra base hits (18 doubles and 19 home runs).
- Had 18 multi-hit games, including 4-hit games vs IPFW (Feb. 26) and Southern Illinois (May 11).
- Was named OVC Player of the Week (March 1) with a week that included hitting .407 in seven games versus Lipscomb, Middle Tennessee and Purdue Fort Wayne. He had two home runs, four doubles, five RBI and seven runs scored.
- Had two nine-game hit streaks during the season. The first started (March 23) at Arkansas and ended (April 9) vs SEMO. Ended his career with another nine-game hit streak, started (May 15) at SIUE and kept going (May 29) in his final game at the OVC Tournament vs SEMO.
- Was named to the OVC All-Tournament Team by hitting .347 (8-for-23) with one double, four home runs and nine RBI in five games.
- His pair of home runs vs Morehead State (May 27) in the OVC Tournament made him the only Racer to have a multi-homer game in 21 years.
- Had two other multi-homer games: (March 13) at Eastern Illinois in a MSU single-game record with the team hitting seven home runs in the game at Coaches Stadium. Also cracked a pair or homers at Tennessee Tech (April 2).
2020
- Collegiate Baseball News 3rd-Team All-American
- Named Top 30 Second Baseman in the country by D1Baseball
- Named Top 50 Senior Hitter in the nation by D1Baseball
- Collegiate Baseball Player of the Week (w/e March 8)
- OVC Player of the Week (w/e March 8)
- Hit .417 with five home runs, five doubles, and 19 RBI
- Led the Racers with 25 hits, 18 runs scored, and a .750 slugging percentage
- Nominated for Golden Spikes Performance of the Week after going 5-for-6 with three home runs, nine RBI, and four runs scored at Austin Peay
- Perfect Game Preseason All-OVC
- The season was cut short to only 17 games because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
2019
- Played in 39 games in the field, making 34 starts in the infield
- Appeared in eight games on the mound, making two starts
- Led the team with a .324 batting average
- Third on the team with 34 RBI and fourth with six home runs
- Second on the team with a .561 slugging percentage
- Went 4-5 with a walk and four RBI against Tennessee Tech on April 6
- Went 2-4 with a home run and a season-high five RBI at Belmont on April 19
- Hit a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning against UT Martin on May 12, the Racers' only grand slam of the season
- Had the Racers' longest hitting streak of the season at 13 games
- Had 14 multi-hit games, two off the team lead, despite not starting in 20 games
- Struck out five batters on the mound in 3.1 scoreless innings in win over Illinois State on March 1
Before MSU
- Played two years at Olney Central College in Olney, Illinois
- GRAC First Team Region 24 All-Regional Team selection
- Hit .390 with 32 RBI, 33 runs scored , and five stolen bases in 2018
- Team captain as a senior at Evansville Central HS
- 2X Academic All-City selection
- 2X First-Team All-Conference
- 2016 Honorable Mention All-State
- 2016 Indiana H.S. Coaches Association North/South All Star Team Member
- Also played tennis in high school
Personal
- Born Jordan Matthew Cozart on September 3, 1997 in Evansville, Indiana
- Son of Dennis and Caren Cozart
- Has an older brother, Daniel ('11, '12) and older sister, Carrie
- Cousin, Dylan Meyer, played golf at Illinois and is now on the PGA Tour
- Majoring in Computer Science
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Casey Brockman
Tuesday, January 20
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Danny Alfeldt
Tuesday, January 20
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Alexa Becker
Tuesday, January 20
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Ivan Roe
Tuesday, January 20
