University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

Joey Cooper enters his first season with the Hawai‘i baseball program in 2026, serving as the director of analytics and performance.

YEARS IN COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
Hawai'i - 1st season (2024-present)
Overall - 6th season (2021-present)

EXPERIENCE
Hawai'i - Director of Analytics and Performance (2026-present)
Bowling Green - Assistant Coach (2024-25)
New Mexico State - Assistant Coach (2023)
Delta State - Graduate Assistant (2022)
Montana State-Billings - Graduate Assistant (2021)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Bowling Green (2024-25).
• Has had at least one player selected in the MLB Draft in each of the last three seasons.
• Helped Bowling Green post back-to-back 30-win seasons for the first time in over 20 years, winning 33 games in each season.
• Guided Garrett Wright and Connar Penrod to first-team All-MAC honors, with Wright earning conference defensive player of the year honors.
• A part of a Falcons staff that led them to a program-record 24 MAC victories in 2024 and a conference regular season title.
• Helped lead a Bowling Green offense that finished eighth nationally in runs per game (9.2).
• On a Delta State staff in 2022 that helped lead the Statesmen to a 32-17 overall record and NCAA South Regional appearance.
• Has vast experience coaching in the collegiate summer ball ranks, working with teams in the Cape Cod, Northwoods and West Coast leagues.
• Played two seasons at CSUN (2018-19) after beginning his collegiate playing career at Palomar College (2015-17).
• Appeared in 55 games (51 starts) as a junior in 2018, hitting five homers while driving in 31 runs and finishing fifth nationally with 21 HBPs.
• Still ranks in the Palomar College top 10 for single-season batting average, hitting .434 in 2017 when he earned JUCO All-America recognition.

ALMA MATER
Delta State (2021)
CSUN (2019)

PLAYING CAREER
Palomar College (2015-17)
CSUN (2018-19)