Colton Cowser

Colton Cowser (born March 20, 2000) is an American college baseball outfielder for the Sam Houston State Bearkats.

Colton Cowser
Sam Houston State Bearkats – No. 17
Outfielder
Born: (2000-03-20) March 20, 2000
Bats: Left Throws: Right

Career

Cowser attended Cypress Ranch High School in Cypress, Texas.[1] In 2018, his senior year, he earned all-state honors after batting .411 with 38 RBIs and thirty stolen bases.[2] He was not selected in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, and enrolled at Sam Houston State University to play college baseball.

In 2019, Cowser's freshman season at Sam Houston State, he was immediately placed into the starting lineup, and hit .361 with seven home runs, 54 RBIs, and nine stolen bases over 56 games.[3] He was awarded the Southland Conference Hitter of the Year.[4] He was also named a Freshman All-American by multiple media outlets including Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, Perfect Game, and D1Baseball.com.[5] Following the season, he earned a spot on the Team USA Collegiate National Team.[6] He was named Most Valuable Player of the 2019 USA vs Cuba Friendship Series after batting .438 with six runs.[7] Prior to the 2020 season, Cowser was named to the Golden Spikes Award watch list alongside earning pre-season honors.[8][9] Over 14 games for the 2020 season before the remainder of games were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cowser hit .255 with one home run over 14 games.

References
  1. "'Self-made player' Colton Cowser turning heads at Sam Houston State". khou.com.
  2. McDaniel, Jason (June 27, 2018). "High school notebook: Cypress Ranch places 3 players on THSBCA all-state team". Chron.
  3. "Colton Cowser has refined his skills at SHSU". Baseball Prospect Journal. November 18, 2020.
  4. Criswell, Josh. "Cowser named Southland Hitter of the Year". Itemonline.com.
  5. jcriswell@itemonline.com, Josh Criswell. "From unproven freshman to Team USA, Cowser is The Item's Breakout Player of the Year". Itemonline.com.
  6. "Colton Cowser Earns Team USA Invite". USA Baseball.
  7. Foley, Brian (July 7, 2019). "USA Baseball finishes Cuba series with a 10-2 win". College Baseball Daily.
  8. Information, SHSU Sports. "Cowser named to Golden Spikes Award Watch List". www.kbtx.com.
  9. Reports, Staff. "Three Kats earn preseason Southland honors". Itemonline.com.
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