Collin Cowgill
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Collin Brannen Cowgill
- Bats Right, Throws Left
- Height 5' 9", Weight 185 lb.
- School University of Kentucky
- Debut July 26, 2011
- Born May 22, 1986 in Lexington, KY USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Outfielder Collin Cowgill was signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks and scout Matt Haas as the fifth round pick in the 2008 amateur draft. He made his big league debut with the club in 2011, going 0 for 8 in his first two major league games. After a rough start to his big league career - he was hitting just .137 in 22 games at the time - he hit his first major league homer against Cory Luebke of the San Diego Padres at home on August 28th. That monkey off his back, he went on to have a four-hit game, also including his first career double, to bring his average into more respectable territory. He finished his first major league season with a batting line of .239/.300/.304 in 36 games. In his only postseason at-bat in the NLDS, he hit a key two-run single off Randy Wolf of the Milwaukee Brewers while pinch-hitting for Joe Saunders in Game 4, which the D-Backs went on to win, 10-6. After the season, he was included in a December 9 trade with the Oakland Athletics in which Ps Trevor Cahill and Craig Breslow maded their way to Arizona, while Collin, Jarrod Parker and Ryan Cook went to Oakland.
