Cole Wilcox

Cole Wilcox (born July 14, 1999) is an American college baseball pitcher for the Georgia Bulldogs.

Wilcox attended Heritage High School in Ringgold, Georgia, where he played baseball, basketball, and football. He committed to play college baseball at the University of Georgia as a freshman. In 2018, his senior year, he went 9–2 with a 1.59 ERA, striking out 95 batters over ​65 ⁄₃ innings. He was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 37th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and instead chose to fulfill his college commitment.

In 2019, Wilcox's freshman year at Georgia, he appeared in 19 games (six starts) in which he went 3–2 with a 4.07 ERA, striking out 64 over ​59 ⁄₃ innings. He specifically excelled during SEC play, compiling a 2.29 ERA and a .184 batting average against over ​43 ⁄₃ innings pitched during conference play. He was named to the All-SEC Freshman Team. That summer, he played for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team.

Wilcox entered his sophomore year in 2020 as a top prospect for the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He compiled a 3-0 record and a 1.57 ERA over four starts before the college baseball season was cut short due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic.