41 Andrew COSSIO

Right-Handed PItcher

6-0 • 187 • Senior • R/R Spring, Texas • Spring HS (McLennan CC)

2023 No. 11 Southland Conference MLB Draft Prospect (D1Baseball.com)

2022 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll

2022 No. 12 Southland Conference MLB Draft Prospect (D1Baseball.com)

2022 Season:

• Appeared in 14 games, starting two, in his second season with the Demons.

• picked up his second win with two scoreless innings and three strikeouts at McNeese on May 7.

• earned his first career win, tossing one inning of relief against Grambling on March 23.

• struck out one in 1 1-3 hitless innings of relief at UT Arlington on March 6.

• struck out two in two scoreless innings to earn his first career save in a Feb. 25 win against Oklahoma.

• fanned a career-best four in two scoreless innings of his season debut, a Feb. 19 win against Stephen F. Austin.

2021 Season:

• Made five relief appearances in his first season as a Demon.

• limited LSU to one hit in 3 1-3 innings of relief in NSU’s 7-3 win on May 14.

• worked 1 1-3 perfect innings in a Game 1 loss to McNeese on May 7.

• retired both batters he faced in his Southland Conference debut in Game 1 of an April 2 doubleheader at Abilene Christian.

• made his Northwestern State debut in relief at ULM on Feb. 24, allowing two runs in 2-3 of an inning while striking out one.

Prior to NSU:

• Pitched two seasons at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas.

• appeared in three games in the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season, tossing scoreless innings in two of those appearances.

• appeared in eight games, striking out 10 batters in 11 innings, as a freshman.

• graduated with a 3.3 grade point average.

High School:

• Pitched and played the outfield for coaches Lou Ferrell, Jeremy Willis and Scott Geirzack at Spring High School.

• batted .440 with eight RBIs and a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage as a senior.

Personal:

• Born July 18, 2000.

• son of Olga and Gabriel Cossio.

• has one brother, Alan, an areospace engineer, and one sister, Alyssa.

• majoring in kinesiology and plans to coach baseball in Texas or play professionally.

• life’s ambition is to follow Christ.