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2014 Baseball Roster

Mark Alexander

33 Matt Cooper

33 Matt Cooper

  • Position:
    Right Hand Pitcher
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    190
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Marysville, WA
  • Prev School:
    Bellevue CC

Summary

Biography

2014 (Senior): Started 15 games on the mound with two complete games and one shutout...posted a 1.60 ERA, the third lowest single season mark in UH history...named second-team all-Big West...was twice voted Big West Pitcher of the Week and was named to the NCAA's Player of the Week list...became just the 14th UH pitcher to record 100 strikeouts in a season, finishing with 106...tossed a complete-game three-hit shutout of NCAA super regional participant Pepperdine (2/26) while posting a then-career high 10 strikeouts...worked a complete game at No. 10 UC Santa Barbara (3/28), giving up one run while striking out nine batters...threw nine complete scoreless innings while striking out a career-high 11 batters at Cal State Fullerton (4/25)...equaled a career-high 11 strikeouts in just five innings against NYIT (5/2)...equaled a career-high 11 strikeouts for the second time in UH's season-finale win against UC Riverside (5/24), allowing one run while scattering seven hits in 7.2 innings...taken by the Chicago White Sox in the 16th round (No. 468) of the MLB First-Year Player Draft.

2013 (Junior): Played in 16 games with 12 starts...finished with a team-low ERA of 3.14 and led UH with 69 strikeouts...went 3-8 on the season and tossed a total of 86.0 innings...named Big West Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 25)...pitched scoreless ball in his first 12.1 innings of the season highlighted by 6.1 innings of scoreless relief against No. 10 Rice where he recorded eight strikeouts...tossed a complete-game three-hit shutout against Gonzaga (Mar. 12) to give UH its first home win of the season...pitched another shutout the next weekend against Wichita State (Mar. 23) where he struck out a team season-high 10 batters...tossed eight scoreless innings against UC Davis (May 19) in his home finale, scattering five hits while giving up just one walk and posting four strikeouts.

Prior To UH: Lettered two seasons at Bellevue Community College in Bellevue, Wash...team win the NWAACC title in 2011...earned second team all-region honors in 2011 and '12.

Prep: A 2010 graduate of Marysville-Pilchuck HS in Marysville, Wash...lettered two seasons in baseball...earned first team all-league honors in 2009 and '10...tossed two no-hitters his senior year, going 4-1 and posting a 0.64 ERA...went undefeated (7-0) his junior season with a 1.69 ERA....also lettered one season in cross country.

Personal: Born in Seattle, Wash...graduated with a degree in sociology...has two brothers...parents are Jerry Cooper and Sharon Brown of Marysville, Wash.
Career Highs
Innings: 9.0, 4x (last at Cal State Fullerton, 4/25/14) 
Earned runs: 7 vs. Cal State Northridge (4/20/13) 
Walks: 4 vs. Nevada (3/13/14) 
Strikeouts: 11, 3x (last vs. UC Riverside, 5/24/14)
Hits: 10 vs. Cal State Northridge (4/20/13)

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2013Junior

    Right Hand Pitcher
    6'0" 180 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2014Senior

    Right Hand Pitcher
    6'0" 190 lbs
    33