SIUE

Played three seasons of collegiate baseball for the Cougars from 2009 to 2011 and is No. 3 in wins (13) and earned run average (4.01) in SIUE’s Division I era. He is No. 3 overall in strikeouts per nine innings at 10.48 is one of only six pitchers ever at SIUE to rack up at least 200 strikeouts in a career, ranking sixth with 201. Patton’s 109 strikeouts in 2011 are the most in a single Division I season and rank No. 2 in any season at SIUE. Won the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove following 2011 season. In 2014, Patton became just the fifth former Cougar to appear in a Major League game when he debuted with the Texas Rangers. He has made 113 major league appearances in his career, also appearing with the Chicago Cubs and Oakland A’s. Patton was a member of the Cubs when they won the World Series in 2016. Patton also pitched four seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Yokohama Bay Stars.