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Jacob Cozart Named Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
5/22/2023 4:00:00 PM | Baseball
DALLAS – NC State sophomore catcher Jacob Cozart has been named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, as announced by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
The NCBWA's Dick Howser Trophy is known as the most prestigious award in college baseball and is given annually to the top player in the country. Cozart is one of just 60 student-athletes nationally named to the list and one of 11 players from the ACC. Criteria for consideration of the trophy include performance on the field, leadership, moral character and courage, qualities that were exemplified by Dick Howser's life.
Cozart, who earlier on Monday earned Second Team All-ACC honors, ranked second among all NC State hitters in slugging percentage (.589), doubles (13), triples (two), total bases (103), tied for second in hits (56) and third with a .320 batting average. The High Point native led all Wolfpack hitters with 25 RBI, 21 runs scored, 62 total bases and 16 extra-base hits in ACC play.
Cozart ranked 17th and 19th, respectively, among all ACC hitters in RBI (25) and slugging percentage (.579) in conference play. He ranked first among all ACC catchers with two triples and fourth with 41 RBI, 103 total bases, 10 homers and 56 hits.
Defensively, Cozart tied for fifth in the league with nine runners thrown out on the basepaths and fifth alone with 417 putouts.
On April 5, Cozart was one of just 45 student-athletes featured on USA Baseball's Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List. Cozart's stellar sophomore season also helped him earn an invite to the 2023 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp this summer.
UP NEXT
The Wolfpack will open the pool play portion of the ACC Baseball Championship on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. against fifth-seeded Duke in Durham. The ninth-seeded Pack will then face fourth-seeded Miami on Thursday night at 7 p.m. to close out play in Pool D. Both games will be televised on ACC Network.
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The NCBWA's Dick Howser Trophy is known as the most prestigious award in college baseball and is given annually to the top player in the country. Cozart is one of just 60 student-athletes nationally named to the list and one of 11 players from the ACC. Criteria for consideration of the trophy include performance on the field, leadership, moral character and courage, qualities that were exemplified by Dick Howser's life.
Cozart, who earlier on Monday earned Second Team All-ACC honors, ranked second among all NC State hitters in slugging percentage (.589), doubles (13), triples (two), total bases (103), tied for second in hits (56) and third with a .320 batting average. The High Point native led all Wolfpack hitters with 25 RBI, 21 runs scored, 62 total bases and 16 extra-base hits in ACC play.
Cozart ranked 17th and 19th, respectively, among all ACC hitters in RBI (25) and slugging percentage (.579) in conference play. He ranked first among all ACC catchers with two triples and fourth with 41 RBI, 103 total bases, 10 homers and 56 hits.
Defensively, Cozart tied for fifth in the league with nine runners thrown out on the basepaths and fifth alone with 417 putouts.
On April 5, Cozart was one of just 45 student-athletes featured on USA Baseball's Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List. Cozart's stellar sophomore season also helped him earn an invite to the 2023 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp this summer.
UP NEXT
The Wolfpack will open the pool play portion of the ACC Baseball Championship on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. against fifth-seeded Duke in Durham. The ninth-seeded Pack will then face fourth-seeded Miami on Thursday night at 7 p.m. to close out play in Pool D. Both games will be televised on ACC Network.
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