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Legendary NC State Head Coach Elliott Avent Announces His Retirement
Thursday, May 21
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Wednesday, April 22
Jersey Number 14
Jacob Cozart
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 222
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- High Point, N.C.
- B/T:
- L/R
- Major:
- Sport Management
- High School:
- Wesleyan Christian Academy
Drafted 48th Overall in 2024 MLB Draft (Cleveland Guardians, 2-48)
2024 Buster Posey Award Finalist
2024 Perfect Game Second Team All-American, C
2024 Baseball America Third Team All-American, C
2024 D1Baseball Third Team All-American, C
2024 First Team All-ACC
2024 - Junior Season
2023 Second Team All-ACC
2023 - Sophomore Season
2022 - Freshman Season
High School / Prep Career
2024 Buster Posey Award Finalist
2024 Perfect Game Second Team All-American, C
2024 Baseball America Third Team All-American, C
2024 D1Baseball Third Team All-American, C
2024 First Team All-ACC
2024 - Junior Season
- Turned in an All-American junior season for the Wolfpack, appearing in all 61 games with 60 starts
- Made 53 starts at catcher and seven starts as the designated hitter
- Led the team with 52 walks, a mark that ranks second all-time in NC State single-season program history
- Ranked second on the roster with 19 home runs, a number that ranks tied for 10th in NC State single-season program history
- Ranked second on the team with a .437 on-base percentage
- Ranked third on the team with 60 runs scored, 54 RBI, 134 total bases and a .601 slugging percentage
- Batted .305 with 27 extra-base hits
- Logged 20 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games
- Posted a 13-game reached-base streak during the season and ended the 2024 campaign reaching base in 11 straight contests
- Tied a career-high with five RBI in a win over No. 11 North Carolina on April 18
- Recorded four multi-homer games, highlighted by a 3-for-6 performance with three runs scored, three RBI and two homers in a Super Regional win over No. 10 Georgia on June 8
- Closed the month of April with nine home runs in a nine-game stretch, capping off the hot streak with a solo homer in a win at No. 7 Florida State on May 3
- Started all eight NCAA Tournament games at catcher and batted .393 with four runs scored, 11 hits, three homers and six RBI
- Led the Pack with a .553 on-base percentage in the NCAA Tournament
- Named one of three finalists for the Buster Posey Award
- Tabbed the 47th All-American in NC State Baseball history, earning honors from Perfect Game, Baseball America and D1Baseball
- Sported a .994 fielding percentage with a team-high 455 putouts on a team-high 498 defensive chances, committing just three errors the entire season
- Threw out 14 of 42 runners attempting to steal this season, ranking first among all ACC catchers during the regular season with 13 runners caught stealing
2023 Second Team All-ACC
2023 - Sophomore Season
- Made 52 appearances and 48 starts, all at catcher
- Had a breakout sophomore season to earn Second Team All-ACC honors, batting .301 with 10 homers, 14 doubles, two triples, 42 RBI and 107 total bases
- Ranked second on the roster with 14 doubles and two triples
- Ranked third on the team with 107 total bases and tied for third with 59 hits
- Tied for second on the team with 16 multi-hit games and ranked third with 12 multi-RBI games
- Held the second-longest hitting streak on the team (11 games) and the fourth-longest reached base streak (18 games) earlier during the season
- Set a new career-high with five RBI in a win over Longwood on Feb. 28
- Tied his career high with three hits six times during the 2023 season
- Led all NC State batters with 21 runs scored, 16 extra-base hits, 25 RBI and 62 total bases and tied for first with eight doubles and seven homers in ACC play
- Led the Wolfpack with 472 putouts and sported a .992 fielding percentage behind the plate, throwing out nine baserunners attempting to steal on 34 attempts
- Tabbed a Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist and named to the Golden Spikes Midseason Watch List and Buster Posey Award Watch List during his sophomore season
- One of two Wolfpack players (and one of 56 nationally) invited to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp in June
2022 - Freshman Season
- Made 42 starts in 52 game appearances behind the plate
- Finished the season with a .240 batting average and 35 hits, including eight doubles and four homers
- Had nine multi-hit games, highlighted by career-best three-hit performances on March 8 at UNCG, May 10 at UNCW and May 13 at Duke
- Also had nine multi-RBI outings, including a career-high three-RBI performance on May 10 at UNCW
- First career homer was on April 10 at Virginia Tech, then homered on April 23 at Louisville, May 8 vs. North Carolina, and May 10 at UNCW
High School / Prep Career
- Named an Under Armour All-American
- Earned all-state honors as a sophomore and senior
- On the leadership team for Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Brother, Caleb, is a sophomore on the baseball team at North Carolina
- Dad, Charles, played baseball at Central Florida from 1993-96, and Mom, Michelle, played volleyball at Central Florida from 1993-96