2007 SUMMER: Played for the Quincy Gems of the Central Illinois Collegiate Baseball League.

2007: Appeared in 20 games, with four starts ... one of three relievers with three wins ... second on the team with a 3.22 ERA ... pitched one scoreless inning in first-career appearance in a 9-0 shutout of New Mexico (2/17) ... earned first-career victory in two innings of relief at Louisville (3/4) ... picked up second victory of the season in four innings of relief against Missouri State (4/1) ... made first-career start against Northern Illinois (4/10) ... won first-career game as a starter at Eastern Illinois (4/25) ... threw a season-high six innings and struck out a season-best five batters against Saint Xavier.

Parkland College: Helped the Cobras to a second-place finish in the 2005 National Junior Colledge Athletic Association Division II Baseball Championship ... followed that effort with a 4-0 record and a 2.59 ERA in 14 games for Parkland in 2006.

Schlarman HS: First-team all-conference and all-area selection as a senior ... Commercial News Player of the Year ... high school team was undefeated in conference play for two-consecutive seasons.

Personal: Born 4-19-86 in Danville, Ill. ... son of Don and Mary Cox ... major: university studies.