Baseball: Sam Cozart on the mend after foot surgery | Friday, 3:05 p.m.

[Jeff Howe]

According to the Texas baseball program, RHP Sam Cozart recently underwent "minor foot surgery as a preventative measure to address a previous injury."

While Cozart is expected to be limited during offseason workouts, he's on track to be ready to go for the start of the 2027 season.

The expectation is that the NCBWA Stopper of the Year will move into the weekend starting rotation, forming a potentially dominant 1-2 pitch with All-American Dylan Volantis.

As a freshman, Cozart led Division I among pitchers who threw at least 50 innings in WHIP (0.73) and batting average against (.140). He was second in the nation with a 1.72 ERA, trailing only UC Santa Barbara's Jackson Flora, who was selected by the San Francisco Giants with the fourth overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft.

Cozart, who went 6-0 on the mound, recorded nine saves, which tied him for the Division I lead among freshmen.