Troy University Athletics
2020 Baseball Roster
Roster
Cory Gill
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cottonwood, Ala.
- High School:
- Cottonwood HS
2020 (Senior)
Missed season due to injury
*Had season cut short after 17 games due to COVID-19
2019 (RS-Junior)
Second team All-Sun Belt selection ... Finished the season with a 7-3 record on the mound … Led the team with five total saves… Second on the team in total innings pitched with 73, behind teammate Levi Thomas who had 80 2/3 innings pitched … Made 19 appearances, striking out 75 batters in total … Struck out a season-high 11 against Appalachian State in 5.2 innings ... Strung together six straight wins against Maine, Coastal Carolina, Louisiana, Texas State, Georgia State and Appalachian State ... Had an ERA of 1.80 over that six-game stretch
2018 (Junior)
Did not play … Redshirted due to injury
2017 (Sophomore)
Appeared 24 times, all in relief … Named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week on May 1 after striking out 12 batters in six perfect innings at No. 5 Auburn and Coastal Carolina … Posted a 3.52 ERA, third-best on the team among pitchers that worked at least 25 innings on the year … Led the team with a 13.62 K/9 ratio; was second in strikeouts (58) and WHIP (1.20) … Fanned 33 batters and only allowed one run over a 17 inning stretch … Assisted in two 4-0 shutouts, earning three-inning saves in both … Struck out a season-high seven batters in three innings of one-hit work against Texas State
2016 (Freshman)
Made 14 appearances on the mound, with seven starts … Had a 3.88 ERA with 45 strikeouts and two saves in 46.1 innings … Picked up a season-high eight strikeouts over five innings in his first collegiate start against Northern Kentucky … Struck out six and only allowed three hits with no runs scored over 4.1 innings against Alabama … Earned his first win with a one-hit, six inning performance against Alabama State and followed that up with back-to-back saves against New Orleans and Appalachian State … Also pitched seven innings, with five strikeouts and one earned run allowed in another appearance against Alabama State … Did not allow an earned run over 15.0 inning stretch (including five outings)
High School
Played four years at Cottonwood High School in Cottonwood, Ala. … Named Wiregrass All-Conference … Named Dothan Eagle Super 12 honorable mention in 2014 and ASWA All-State honorable mention in 2013 … Four-year starter at quarterback for the Bears and led the Wiregrass in passing in 2012 and 2013 … Also played basketball … Honor student
Personal
Full name is Cory Randall Gill … Born March 8, 1997 … Son of Kevin and Jennifer Gill … Has two sisters … Graduated with a degree in social science
