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Jersey Number 12
Jordan Cozart
- Position:
- Infield/Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Evansville, Ind.
- High School:
- Evansville Central HS
- Prev School:
- Olney Central College
Bio
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
Coach Jody Wright | Racer Football Postgame Comments 9/06/2025
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