| Cory Vance | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 20, 1979 Dayton, Ohio |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| September 21, 2002 for the Colorado Rockies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 26, 2003 for the Colorado Rockies | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win-Loss | .167 |
| Earned run average | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 0 |
| Teams | |
Cory Wade Vance (born June 20, 1979 in Dayton, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Colorado Rockies from 2002 to 2003.
Vance attended George Tech and went 13-3 with a 3.40 ERA and 123 strikeouts in 2000. This performance earned him an Atlantic Coast Conference All-Star selection, and he was also named a 3rd team College All-American.
He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 4th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft. He had a 1.12 ERA in 24 innings with Low-A Portland to finish the 2000 season. In 2001, he went 10-8 with a 3.10 ERA for High-A Salem and 10-8 with a 3.78 ERA for Double-A Carolina in 2002. Vance also appeared in 2 games for the major league team after a September call up. After posting his first losing record (9-11) with the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox in 2003, though he did play 9 games in the majors, he was claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers on April 8, 2004. He played 8 games with the Rangers' Triple-A team in Oklahoma in 2004 before his career ended.