Rutgers University Athletics

Branden Cogswell is in his second season as an assistant coach at Rutgers. A two-time All-ACC infielder with College World Series experience, Cogswell played four seasons in the Oakland Athletics system. He will work with infielders and hitters among other duties.
 
Cogswell spent the previous two years as the director of player personnel and undergraduate assistant coach at his alma mater, Virginia. He worked the summer of 2019 as a hitting and infield coach for the Charlottesville Tom Sox in the Valley League.
 
Cogswell was drafted in the seventh round (222nd overall) by the A’s in the 2014 MLB First Year Player Draft and reached the Double-A level. He previously helped Virginia to its third College World Series appearance in 2014, playing in all 69 games. In addition to First All-ACC honors at second base, Cogswell was named to the All-College World Series Team after batting .391 (9-for-23). He led the team with 78 hits in 2014 and his nine hits in the College World Series are the most ever by a UVA player.
 
As a sophomore, Cogswell started all 47 games in which he appeared and earned Second Team All-ACC honors at shortstop. He ranked fifth nationally in runs per game (1.17) and walks per game (0.81). His .346 batting average was the second best on the team and 10th highest in the ACC.

A Ballston Lake, New York, native, Cogswell completed his degree in psychology at Virginia in the spring of 2018 and his master’s in higher education with a concentration in intercollegiate athletics in the spring of 2019.