The 2025 season will be the third for Cotton Nye at Northeastern State. He is the first base coach and mentor.
Nye comes to NSU as a well-seasoned coach that has spanned decades. Â After playing college baseball and basketball at Westark College (presently UA-Fort Smith) and the University of the Ozarks, Nye played for the Cleveland Indians organization as an infielder and outfielder. Â He later moved onto being an MLB scout for 25 years that was split in-between three organizations: the Philadelphia Phillies, later the Seattle Mariners, and New York Yankees.
Nye has signed 22 amateurs who went on to play in the majors and has two World Series Rings (1980 Phillies and 1996 Yankees). Â Nye has 20 years of experience as a high school baseball and basketball coach, with ten state baseball tournament trips and three state basketball appearances. Â In 2017, he won a state baseball title at Oktaha High School.
