Biography
2013
Cross saw action in 27 games in 2013, coming in in mid-relief to put together a 3.53 ERA and a 1-0 record with one save... In 35.2 innings pitched, gave up just 32 hits and 14 earned runs while striking out 23... Earned his win at SEC foe Auburn (2/26) after throwing four innings in a 9-2 KSU win... His one save on the year came in the A-Sun Tournament, going 2.1 innings during an elimination semifinal game against North Florida (5/25) and allowing just one hit to lead the Owls to the A-Sun championship contest...
2012 Summer League (New Bedford Bay Sox/ NECBL)
Pitched 33 innings with a 3.00 ERA, including 29 strike outs with just 24 walks… He posted a 4-2 regular season record and a team high in wins along with a 1-0 playoff record… Was invited to play in NECBL league all-star game to represent the East All Stars...
2012
Appeared in 20 games, with five starts and 15 in relief…Had a 5.13 ERA and posted a 4-2 record…Pitched 47.1 innings, allowed 48 hits, 36 runs (27 earned) and struck out 41 batters…Held opposing batters to a .262 average…Feb 22 vs Alabama State, 6.0 innings, three hits, two runs, seven strikeouts…Mar 9 vs GA State, 2.1 innings, one hit, 0 runs, four strike out…Apr 11 vs Alabama State, 4.0 innings, three hits, two runs, one earned run, three strike outs…Apr 17 vs Jacksonville State, 4.0 innings, two hits, two runs, six strikeouts…Apr 25 vs Savannah State, 2.0 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, three strikeouts…May 15 vs GA Southern, 2.0 innings, one hit, 0 runs, three strikeouts…Cross was the starting pitcher for the A-Sun Championship game for Kennesaw State on May 26, he pitched 4.0 innings, allowing six hits, five runs…Cross took the loss...
High School
Named the Northwest Chattanooga Player of the Year … First Team All-State selection … Batted .483 his senior season and had a 7-0 record with a 0.93 ERA … Led Ringgold to a 2011 state runner-up finish … Finished his junior year with six wins, a 2.75 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 61 innings of work while hitting .416 with seven home runs and 36 runs batted in … Struck out eight in six innings during a complete-game, four-hitter against Northwest Whitfield (3/19) … Lettered in baseball, football and basketball...
Personal
Was born Colton Samuel Cross in Ringgold, Ga. … Is the son of Luann and Jesse Cross … Has a sister Jessica who is a pitcher on the Kennesaw State softball team … Father played Triple-A baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays organization … Is a Finance major...
