Santa Clara University

All-WCC Honorable Mention (2025)
WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "Silver" Honors (2024-25)

AT SANTA CLARA: Journeyman pitcher who completed his first season with the program in 2025 after stops at Pacific (2023) and Modesto Junior College (2024) ... Was named all-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention in 2025 ... Earned "Silver" honors on the 2024-25 WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Has made 13 total appearances in his Santa Clara career with four starts after moving into the starting rotation late in the 2025 season ... Carries a 4-2 record and 3.75 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 36 innings pitched as a Bronco ... Has made 33 total appearances in his collegiate career (four-year and junior college combined) with a 5.54 career ERA and 74 strikeouts across 100 2/3 career innings pitched in three years.

AS A JUNIOR (2025): Was named WCC Honorable Mention ... Placed on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll with "Silver" honors ... Made 13 appearances overall and entered the starting rotation late in the season, making four starts in conference play ... Led the team with four wins (4-2 record) and posted a 3.75 ERA while limiting opponents to a team-best .148 batting average against ... Struck out 28 (fifth on the team) in 36 innings of work ... Made his Broncos debut versus CSUN (Feb. 15) with 1 2/3 innings of perfect relief, striking three of the five batters he faced ... Earned his first Santa Clara win with five perfect innings and two strikeouts in relief at Pepperdine (April 5) ... Started his tenure as a starting pitcher with a 2-0 record, 1.84 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 14 2/3 innings across his first three starts ... Went 4-1 against WCC opponents with a 2.92 ERA, 19 strikeouts and a .132 opponent batting average in 24 2/3 innings ... Threw a season-long six innings with a career-high six strikeouts to beat his his old team, Pacific (April 27), only allowing two earned runs in the same place where he earned his first collegiate victory only two years before.

AT MODESTO JC: Played his sophomore season at Modesto Junior College in 2024, making 11 appearances with seven starts for the Pirates ... Went 3-2 with 25 strikeouts in 31 total innings pitched and a 7.26 ERA ... Was the Pirates' Opening Day starter, earning the win over Napa Valley College (Jan. 26) with three strikeouts in three shutout innings of work ... Had a season-high four Ks in four shutout frames to beat Coalinga College (Feb. 3).

AT PACIFIC: Began his college baseball career in 2023 at WCC member Pacific ... Went 1-2 with a 5.88 ERA in nine appearances (five starts) and 33 2/3 innings pitched ... Struck out 21 with multiple strikeouts in seven of his nine outings ... Earned his first career victory with six innings of one-run ball and two strikeouts on the road at his future home -- Santa Clara -- in Stephen Schott Stadium (April 6), beating the Broncos, 3-1 ... Had a season-high five strikeouts in back-to-back outings -- at New Mexico State (March 4) and versus CSUN (March 10).

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner at Buhach Colony High School in Atwater, Calif., playing both sides of the ball ... Had a career 1.56 ERA and 93 strikeouts in two years of varsity pitching, and a .457 career batting average with 20 doubles across four years of varsity batting ... Was dominant on the mound as a senior in 2022, posting a 1.33 ERA with 82 strikeouts in 63 innings pitched ... Limited opponents to a miniscule .102 batting average in that senior season (2022) and threw three complete games while compiling an 8-3 record ... At the same time in 2022, he was batting .455 with 15 doubles, three triples, two home runs, 30 RBIs, 37 runs scored and 12 stolen bases ... Pitched a no-hitter in the CIF Sac-Joaqin Section semifinals against Del Campo HS ... Played in the Merced County All-Star Game and was nominated for the Cal-Hi All-State Team.

GET TO KNOW COOPER: Enjoys weightlifting, golf, and hunting ... Relative, Gena, played softball at Oregon State for one year.