LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ—Brandon Cotten of Wiconisco, PA, a senior at Williams Valley High School, has signed a national letter of intent to further his education and baseball career at Rider University, Rider baseball coach Barry Davis announced.
A 6’2\”, 170 pound centerfielder, Cotten was an All-Upper Dauphin Sentinel first team pick his sophomore and junior seasons after being the Upper Dauphin Sentinel Freshman of the Year in 2005.
\”Brandon has plus speed and covers a lot of ground in the outfield,\” Davis said. \”Offensively he has the chance to hit for power, but has the speed to be a force every time he comes to the plate.\”
Cotten collected 53 hits in 147 at bats (.361) over his last two seasons, compiling nine doubles, 12 triples and a pair of home runs. His 15 career triples is already the Williams Valley career record, shattering the old record of 10.
During the summer of 2007 Cotten earned Upper Dauphin American Legion All-Star honors.
\”We are expecting Brandon to challenge for playing time early in his collegiate career,\” Davis said.
Rider won 20 games last season, the 15th consecutive 20-win season and 24th in the last 25 years for the Broncs.
Rider will host the 2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship tournament at Mercer County’s Waterfront Park.
-RU-
This post was imported from a legacy archive. Please excuse any formatting inconsistencies.