Cory Wade Vance (born June 20, 1979) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Colorado Rockies from 2002 to 2003.

This performance earned him an Atlantic Coast Conference All-Star selection, and he was also named a 3rd team College All-American.

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.

Vance played 8 games with the Rangers' Triple-A team in Oklahoma in 2004 before his career ended.

Today Cory serves the City of Casa Grande (AZ) Fire Department and holds the rank of Engineer.