Dream Job

Cox settling in as Kingwood Park’s OC heading into season

Joshua Koch
Cox settling in as Kingwood Park’s OC heading into season
Cox’s impact on players is evident both on the field and the diamond Vype

Originally appeared on Vype 

“What if I’m not good at this?”

That’s the burning question that crossed the mind of Bruce Cox as he sat inside the Kingwood Park weight room at 6 a.m. on the morning of October 19.

Cox later that night would be calling the plays as the Panthers’ newly appointed Offensive Coordinator trying to turn the tide of a team that was 1-3 coming off a bye week.

“At the end of the day when I got the play sheets and put on the headsets on on the sideline I was very confident in our plan and our kids, most importantly, and our assistant coaches we had,” Cox said as he watched fall practice progress on Tuesday afternoon. “Just went to work and it worked out.”

Cox’s offensive plan clicked from the beginning as Kingwood Park went 4-0 to close out the season – averaging 27 points per game – and made the playoffs for the first time since 2014.

Continue reading here 

Most Popular

SportsMap Emails
Are Awesome

Listen Live

ESPN Houston 97.5 FM
The Astros beat the Phillies, 2-1. Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images.

Cam Smith hit an RBI single in the eighth inning to give the Houston Astros a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.

The rookie's second hit of the game came off Orion Kerkering (5-3) and gave the Astros their fourth straight win.

Brandon Marsh tied the game on a sacrifice fly in the top of the inning to end the Phillies' 26-inning scoreless streak.

The Astros took a 1-0 lead on Yainer Diaz’s RBI single in the second inning. They only managed three more hits off Phillies starter Christopher Sanchez, who struck out 11 with zero walks over six innings. Sanchez has not issued a walk in three straight starts.

Hunter Brown lowered his league best ERA to 1.74 by scattering three singles over seven shutout innings, with nine strikeouts. He did not allow a runner to reach second base.

Bryan Abreu (3-3) struck out Trea Turner to end the eighth, and then struck out Kyle Schwarber, Alec Bohm, and Nick Castellanos in the ninth.

Abreu joined Julia Morales after the game and talked about his impressive performance!

Rafael Marchán had two of the Phillies' four hits. Bryson Stott reached base twice and scored the Phillies' lone run.

Key moment

Smith’s RBI.

Key stat

Brown’s 1.74 ERA is the fourth best in Astros history through 16 starts and the best since Justin Verlander posted a 1.60 ERA through 16 starts in 2018.

Up next

The Astros open a three-game series against the Cubs on Friday with LHP Brandon Walter (0-1 3.80 ERA) on the mound.

The Phillies open a three-game series at the Braves on Friday with RHP Mick Abel (2-1 3.47 ERA) against Atlanta RHP Bryce Elder (2-4 4.77).

astroshouston astrosmlb

SportsMap Emails
Are Awesome