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As a Senior in 2009: Appeared in 15 games on the mound for the Ravens, including 12 starts...Daktronics All-America Second Team selection...Daktronics All-East Region First Team selection...NCBWA All-East Region First Team selection...ABCA All-East Region Second Team selection...NEIBA All-Star Game selection...All-Northeast-10 Conference First Team selection...Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection...Led the team in wins (9) and opponents' batting average (.211)...Finished second on the team in ERA (1.94), innings pitched (88.1) and strikeouts (91)...Tallied a 9-2 record...Allowed 27 runs (19 earned) on 68 hits, walked 23, threw five wild pitches and hit two batters...Tossed 5.2 innings of scoreless relief, gave up one hit, walked one, hit a batter and struck out five to pick up the win in the first game of a doubleheader at Philadelphia on 3/8...Started, threw six innings, allowed one run on two hits, did not issue a walk and recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts to pick up the win in the first game of a doubleheader against American International on 3/28...Started, tossed seven innings, allowed three runs on seven hits, walked one and struck out eight to pick up the win at Saint Rose on 4/2...Started, fired eight innings, allowed two runs on four hits, walked three and struck out four to pick up the win at Bentley on 4/7...Started, tossed eight shutout innings, gave up four hits, walked one and matched his career high with 11 strikeouts to notch a win against Assumption on 4/14...Named Northeast-10 Conference and ECAC Pitcher of the Week for the week ending on 4/19...Started, fired eight scoreless innings, allowed four hits, did not issue a walk and struck out 10 to pick up the win against Pace on 4/24...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 4/27...Started, had his scoreless streak snapped at 30.1 innings, but threw seven innings, allowed two runs on six hits, walked two and struck out eight to post a win at Stonehill on 4/28...Started, threw seven innings, allowed three unearned runs on eight hits, walked one and struck out one to pick up the in at Massachusetts Lowell on 5/3...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 5/3.

As a Junior in 2008: Took the mound in 12 games, including nine starts. Posted a 4-2 record with a 3.11 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 46.1 innings of work. Struck out nine and didn't allow a run in five innings to earn a win over Philadelphia (3/9). Set a new career-high with 10 strikeouts and allowed only four hits in 6.1 innings versus Stonehill (4/2). Matched his career-high with 10 punch outs and ceded two runs in a season-best eight-inning effort against Assumption (4/26).

As a Sophomore in 2007: All-Northeast-10 first team selection. Appeared in 11 games with 10 starts on the hill for the Ravens. Tied for the team lead with seven wins and posted a 2.63 ERA with 38 strikeouts in 54 2/3 innings. Didn't allow an earned run in his first three appearances (14 1/3 innings). Had a season-high with nine strikeouts against Queens (3/10). Pitched seven scoreless innings against Southern Connecticut State (3/31). Allowed only one hit and struck out nine in a five-inning shutout win over American International (4/25).

As a Freshman at Massachusetts in 2006: Appeared in 12 games for the Minutemen, including five starts...Posted a 1-4 record with a 6.93 ERA over 37.2 innings...Surrendered 36 runs (29 earned) on 40 hits, walked 26, struck out 20, hit two batters, threw five wild pitches and held opponents to a .267 batting average...Made his collegiate debut, threw two innings of relief, gave up four runs (three earned) on five hits and issued a walk at South Florida on 3/12...Made his first career start, pitched 2.2 innings, gave up eight runs (four earned) on four hits, walked four, struck out three and took the loss at Rollins on 3/22...Started, tossed 6.1 innings, gave up three runs on five hits, issued three walks and was saddled with the loss at Connecticut on 4/11...Started, threw seven innings, gave up one run on four hits, walked three and struck out two to earn his first career win against Central Connecticut State on 5/10...Tossed 5.1 innings out of the bullpen, gave up one run on two hits, walked two and recorded a season-high six strikeouts at Rhode Island on 5/20.

Before College: Three-time letter-winner at Monadnock Regional High School (N.H.)...First-Team All-State selection...Also a three-year letter-winner in ice hockey and one-year letter-winner in football at Monadnock...New Hampshire player of the year and First-Team All-State selection in ice hockey as a senior...First-Team All-State selection in football as a senior.

Personal: Son of Dixie and Ron Cote...Has an older brother, Nick...A business management major.