MARK KOTSAY
Baseball / Inducted Oct. 27, 2007
Kotsay led the Titans to the 1995 NCAA Baseball Championship in the middle season of a remarkable 3-year collegiate career. The combination outfielder and relief pitcher was selected College Player of the Decade (1990s) by Baseball America and is a member of the 50th anniversary all-time College World Series team.In 1995 he won the Golden Spikes Award as the nation’s top amateur player, the Smith Award as the nation’s top player and was selected national co-player of the year by Collegiate Baseball.He was the Most Outstanding Player of the 1995 CWS and won first-team All-American honors in both 1995 and 1996, adding an Olympic bronze medal to the latter season.The Titans went 149-41 in his three seasons as he batted .404, a school career record. He was a first-round draft choice of the Florida Marlins and earned a World Series Championship ring in 1997.He currently is in his 11th major league season with the Oakland A’s.