Name: Tony Cogan Position/Class: Pitcher/ Senior Ht./Wt./B/T: 6-2/195/Left/Left Hometown: Highland Park, IL High School: Highland Park

Cardinal closer holds the school record for career appearances with 107, breaking Steve Chitren's (1986-89) old mark of 103 … Also holds the school single season record of 36 he achieved as a sophomore in 1997 … Selected in the 12th round of the '99 Amateur Draft by the Kansas City Royals … Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 selection is 7-3 with a 3.18 ERA in 31 appearances … Went 1-0 in regional action after not allowing an earned run in 3.0 innings of work of 7-4 win over North Carolina on May 29 … Saved game two of the super regional after recording the final three outs in the 5-3 win over USC … Also has eight saves to tie for fifth on the school single season list, and his 15 saves is the third highest total in Stanford history …

Ranks first in the Pac-10 in games finished (26) and saves (8), second in ERA (3.18) and fourth in opposing batting average (.235) … Recorded five wins and two saves in 12 Pac-10 appearances … Struck out at least one batter in 25 of his team-high 31 appearances … Allowed just one earned run in his first 13.0 innings of work this season, and did not see his ERA rise above 2.00 until Apr. 18 … Gave up just four hits and one run in 6.1 innings (the longest outing of his career) against Fresno State on Jan. 31 … In an 11.0 inning stretch from Apr. 27-May 14, allowed just seven hits and two runs while striking out 18 en route to two wins and one save … Broke school appearance record by hurling a scoreless ninth in 8-1 win over Cal Poly SLO on May 20.

As a Junior in 1998 - Top left-hander in the Stanford bullpen … Went 3-0 with a 4.05 ERA and three saves in 23 appearances, all in relief … Did not allow a run in 17 of his 23 appearances … Threw 1.1 scoreless innings to save 7-5 win over Santa Clara on Jan. 24 … Worked 2.1 scoreless innings to earn victory in 6-2, 11-inning win at Texas on Feb. 13 … Picked up the win in 8-2 victory over Nevada on Apr. 7 after allowing just one hit and one unearned run over 2.0 innings … Struck out season-high five in just 2.1 innings in 12-2 win over Sacramento State on Apr. 14 … Worked 0.1 inning to save 12-8 win over Arizona State on May 3.

As a Sophomore in 1997 - Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Southern Division … Appeared in 36 games, including one start, and went 7-4 with four saves and a 3.63 ERA in 72.0 innings … Won seven of his first eight decisions … Allowed just one earned run in his first 11 appearances of the season (1/26/97-3/1/97) … Recorded victory with 2.2 scoreless innings of relief in 8-6 win over Santa Clara on Feb. 17 … Picked up the win with a career-high 6.0 scoreless innings, and allowed just five hits in a 5-4, 12-inning win over USC on Mar. 1 … Worked a scoreless ninth to save a 4-2 win at USC on Apr. 5 … In his only collegiate start, allowed three hits and one run over 4.0 innings to pick up the win in 12-6 victory over San Jose State on Apr. 15 … Worked 1.1 scoreless innings, and allowed just one hit in saving crucial 7-4 win over UCLA on Apr. 19 in the first game of a doubleheader … Picked up the save in Stanford's 9-6 division-clinching win at UCLA on May 11, working the final 2.2 innings.

As a Freshman in 1996 - Top left-hander on the staff appeared in 17 games out of the pen … Allowed 13 earned runs in four of his appearances, but just two in his other 13 appearances … Worked 8.0 consecutive scoreless innings from Apr. 16-23 … Allowed one hit and struck out three over 1.2 scoreless innings in 14-2 win over Arizona on Mar. 29 … Earned his first collegiate win when he shut down Sacramento State with 2.2 key scoreless innings in a 4-3 victory on Apr. 16 that began Stanford's 18-game winning streak … Allowed two hits and struck out two over 3.0 scoreless innings in 11-0 win over San Jose State on Apr. 23 … Worked 0.1 inning and allowed one unearned run in 8-6 NCAA West Regional win over Mississippi State on May 24.

High School - 1995 graduate of Highland Park High School … Highland Park Team MVP as a senior … Threw three no-hitters in his senior season … All-Conference and All-Area selection as a senior … Posted a 5-4 record with a 2.29 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 58.0 innings in his junior season.

Personal - Economics major … Born December 21, 1976 … Son of Jules and Leslie Cogan.

Cogan's Career Stats

Year    ERA    G/GS   W-L  CG  SV  SHO     IP    R-ER    H    K  BB

1996   4.76   17/0    1-0   0   0    0   28.1   18-15   32   19   9

1997   3.63   36/1    7-4   0   4    0   72.0   37-29   61   51  21

1998   4.05   23/0    3-0   0   3    0   26.2   22-12   33   20  12

1999   3.18   31/0    7-3   0   8    0   62.1   31-22   56   64  15

Totals 3.71  107/1   18-7   0  15    0  189.1  108-78  182  154  57

Career NCAA Post-Season

Year     ERA  G/GS  W-L  CG  SV  SHO    IP  R-ER  H  K  BB

1996    0.00  1/0   0-0   0   0    0   0.1  1-0   1  0   0

1997    6.43  3/0   0-0   0   0    0   7.0  5-5   7  5   4

1998    0.00  1/0   0-0   0   0    0   2.0  0-0   0  1   1

1999    2.25  2/0   1-0   0   1    0   4.0  2-1   3  2   0

Totals  4.05  7/0   1-0   0   1    0  13.1  8-6  11  8   5

Career Game Highs

IP - 6.1, vs. Fresno State (1/31/99)

 K - 6, three times, last at Cal State Fullerton (2/7/99)

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