2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Cooper, Joey

Jersey Number 2
Joey Cooper
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Bakersfield, CA
- High School:
- Highland HS
- B/T:
- L/R
Bio
2019 Season (Redshirt Senior)
Cooper played in 10 games and started five times in the outfield ... Collected three walks and a run scored for the year.
2018 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Cooper appeared in 55 games, making 51 starts primarily in right field ... Batted .246 with 35 runs, 47 hits, six doubles, two triples, five home runs, 31 RBI and a .389 on-base percentage ... Led the Big West with 21 hit by pitch and finished ninth nationally in the category at the end of the regular season ... Registered eight multiple-RBI games ... Finished 4-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBI vs. Manhattan (2/23/18) ... Racked up five RBI, two runs scored and finished a home run shy of the cycle ... Hit a walk-off single and drove in three total runs vs. Valparaiso (3/2/18) ... Homered and drove in three runs at No. 24 Illinois (3/21/18) ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI, two runs scored and a homer at UC Riverside (4/6/18).
Palomar College
Cooper hit .342 with 41 hits, 22 runs, 14 walks, 13 RBI and seven stolen bases with the Comets during his freshman season in 2015 ... Received ABCA/Rawlings Pacific Association All-America Second Team honors following the 2017 season where he hit .434 with 44 runs, 31 RBI, 19 walks and five stolen bases.
Highland High School
Played shortstop, first base and outfield ... Served as team captain as a senior ... Graduated with a 3.4 GPA in 2014.
Personal
Born on May 31, 1996 ... Parents are Joe and Lisa Cooper ... Favorites include the Washington Nationals and George Strait ... His advice to young people is "have a plan, work the plan, plan for the unexpected ... Lists his dad as his greatest hero ... Majoring in liberal studies.
Cooper played in 10 games and started five times in the outfield ... Collected three walks and a run scored for the year.
2018 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Cooper appeared in 55 games, making 51 starts primarily in right field ... Batted .246 with 35 runs, 47 hits, six doubles, two triples, five home runs, 31 RBI and a .389 on-base percentage ... Led the Big West with 21 hit by pitch and finished ninth nationally in the category at the end of the regular season ... Registered eight multiple-RBI games ... Finished 4-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBI vs. Manhattan (2/23/18) ... Racked up five RBI, two runs scored and finished a home run shy of the cycle ... Hit a walk-off single and drove in three total runs vs. Valparaiso (3/2/18) ... Homered and drove in three runs at No. 24 Illinois (3/21/18) ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI, two runs scored and a homer at UC Riverside (4/6/18).
Palomar College
Cooper hit .342 with 41 hits, 22 runs, 14 walks, 13 RBI and seven stolen bases with the Comets during his freshman season in 2015 ... Received ABCA/Rawlings Pacific Association All-America Second Team honors following the 2017 season where he hit .434 with 44 runs, 31 RBI, 19 walks and five stolen bases.
Highland High School
Played shortstop, first base and outfield ... Served as team captain as a senior ... Graduated with a 3.4 GPA in 2014.
Personal
Born on May 31, 1996 ... Parents are Joe and Lisa Cooper ... Favorites include the Washington Nationals and George Strait ... His advice to young people is "have a plan, work the plan, plan for the unexpected ... Lists his dad as his greatest hero ... Majoring in liberal studies.
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