UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2007: Made 15 appearances and one start, posting a 1-0 record with a 4.91 ERA … struck out 13 and walked just seven in 22.0 innings pitched … held opposing hitters to a .265 average … posted a 2.70 ERA, while holding hitters to a .240 average during conference play … threw scoreless innings against Pacific, UC Davis, Utah, San Francisco, eighth-ranked Oregon State, Saint Mary’s and LMU ... picked up first win of the season by holding Washington State to three runs on four hits, while striking out six and walking none in 5.0 innings during a 16-9 win on May 14 … capped season by holding No. 25 Pepperdine to no runs on one hit during 1.2 innings on May 20.
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2006: Made seven appearances out of the bullpen ... struck out two and allowed nine earned runs in 9.0 innings ... held right-handed hitters to a .250 batting average ... allowed no runs and no hits in one inning of relief against Oregon State on Apr. 11 ... allowed no runs on one hit and one strikeout in 1.0 inning of relief against Loyola Marymount on May 21.
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2005: Appeared in seven games … struck out three in six innings of work … gave up one double, tied for staff-low.
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2004: Appeared in 14 games and started two … hurled 30.2 innings in debut season … lone win of the season came in start against Oregon State (May 4), giving up just two runs and striking out two in six innings of work.
SOUTH KITSAP HS: Two-year letterwinner for coach Elton Goodwin … two-time first team All-Narrows League pitcher … Tacoma News all-area team pitcher in 2003 … second team 4A all-state team in 2003 … Bremerton Sun Male Athlete of the Year in 2003 … selected for the All-State Baseball Series, Wenatchee 2003 … selected for the Oregon/Washington/Idaho games, Vancouver 2003 … won defensive player of the Washington/Idaho game … MVP and team captain in 2003 … Class 4A State Champions in 2003 … 8-1 record as a pitcher with a 1.20 earned run average … winning pitcher in 2003 4A State Championship game … three-year letterwinner in basketball … basketball team finished fifth in state senior year … Masonic Lodge Outstanding Junior Student Award, May 2002 … Academic Letter 1999-2002 … Student of the Month, Math Analysis 2002 … member of the Honor Society … All-American Scholar… Rotary Student of the Month in 2000 and 2003 … Distinguished Scholastic Award, April 2001 … received invitation to the National Young Leaders Conference … recommended for People to People Sports Ambassador Programs.
PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 2, 1985 in Tacoma, Wash. … parents are Donald and Julie Cox … earned a degree in business finance … uncle Bob Martin played football for the Seattle Seahawks … father played football at Central Washington.
