Education
Vance attended George Technical and went 13-3 with a 3.40 European Research Area and 123 strikeouts in 2000.
Vance attended George Technical and went 13-3 with a 3.40 European Research Area 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 European Research Area in 24 innings with Low-A Portland to finish the 2000 season.
In 2001, he went 10-8 with a 3.10 European Research Area for High-A Salem and 10-8 with a 3.78 European Research Area 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. Personal Today Cory serves the City of Casa Grande (Arizona) Fire Department and holds the rank of Engineer.
He has been a firefighter with the City of Casa Grande Fire Department since March of 2008.