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East Tennessee State University

2025 Baseball Roster

31 Andrew Cotten

  • Position RHP
  • B/T R/R
  • Ht 6-5
  • Wt 240
  • Yr Junior
  • Hometown Lexington, S.C.
  • Previous School P27 Academy

Biography

2025 Season (Junior) - As a junior, Cotten made 17 appearances out of the Buccaneer bullpen...The Lexington, S.C. native threw a total of 23.2 innings on the season and totaled 22 strikeouts...Had six multi-inning appearances in 2025...Began his junior campaign with four consecutive scoreless outings...His top performance of the season came on March 18 where he threw two shutout innings and was the winning pitcher in ETSU's win over No. 1 Tennessee...Cotten also tallied a win and a save in the Bucs' series sweep over VMI in early May...Threw a season-high 3.1 innings against USC Upstate on March 28 and totaled a season-high total in strikeouts too (four)...Tossed a pair of innings in the SoCon Tournament for ETSU in its 14-8 win over Samford. 

2024 Season (Sophomore) - In his second season with the Bucs, Cotten led the team with 22 appearances...Working exclusively out of the bullpen, Cotten tossed 21.2 innings and struck out 22 batters in 2024...Started the season well as he did not allow an earned run through his first eight appearances...Seven of his 22 outings were longer than an one inning...Matched a season-high with two strikeouts on February 25 vs. Rider and on March 15 vs. Villanova...Pitched a season-high two innings in a win over The Citadel on April 27. 

2023 Season (Freshman) - Made 13 appearances out of the bullpen ... Pitched 17.0 innings and posted a 1-0 record with a 9.87 ERA ... Made an impressive rookie debut against Toledo on opening weekend in a series-deciding game, entering with the bases loaded and two outs in the eighth inning of a 2-2 ball game, striking out the final hitter to strand the bases full and then recording two more strikeouts in a 1-2-3 ninth inning to guide ETSU to a 3-2 victory ... Had five more scoreless outings after Toledo, including 1.1 innings against Georgia Southern, two frames against Radford and Presbyterian and single innings against Clemson and Tennessee Tech ... Finished with 13 strikeouts.

Prior to ETSU - Prepped at P27 Baseball Academy — a sports school in Lexington, S.C. ... Was the 50th overall player in the state from the 2022 class, including the 10th ranked right-handed pitcher ... Also played first base at P27 Academy...Majoring in Academic Focus.

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2023Freshman

    RHP
    6'5" 240 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2024Sophomore

    RHP
    6'5" 240 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2025Junior

    RHP
    6'5" 240 lbs
    31