2010 SOPHOMORE
Played summer ball for the Falmouth (Mass.) Commodores...Named to the AD's honor roll for Fall 2009.
2009 FRESHMAN
Made 15 appearances with 13 starts…Went 8-6 with a 2.78 ERA…Pitched 97 inning with 91 strikeouts and three complete games…Named Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher-of-the-Week on March 16, March 23, April 6 and May 18…Named to the all-Valley Tournament team…Named a first team Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball…Named a second team Freshman All-American by Baseball America, the NCBWA and Ping!Baseball…Pitched a season-high nine innings against Long Beach State on March 22…Struck out a season-high 10 against Illinois State on April 5 and Washington State on May 30…Earned wins against North Dakota State, Pepperdine, Long Beach State, Nebraska, Illinois State twice, Northern Iowa and Creighton…Pitched a seven-inning one-hitter against Creighton on May 16…Named to the AD’s honor roll for Fall 2008 and Spring 2009.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Shawnee Heights High School in Tecumseh, Kan...Lettered four years in baseball, four years in basketball and one year in football...Named first team all-city, all-centennial league and all-state all four years...Participated in the 2006 and 2007 Area Code Games...Named to the 2007 All-Area Code Team...Named a second team Louisville Slugger preseason All-American...Ranks among Topeka city leaders in all pitching categories, batting average, RBI and home runs...Lists best performance as striking out 19 against Topeka High School during a game in 2008...Member of baseball team that finished as state runner-up during freshman season and fourth at state during senior season...Named a Kansas State Scholar, graduated with honors in top 10 percent of his class and was a member of the National Honor Society...Named the 2008 Most Inspirational Male Athlete.
PERSONAL
Son of Jeff and Geni Cooper...Born May 10, 1989, in Topeka, Kan...Has one sister, Jessica, and one brother Jarod...Is majoring in criminal justice at WSU...Also recruited by Arizona State, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri.
