2024 Baseball Roster
Avery, Cooper

Jersey Number 25
Cooper Avery
- Position:
- Righthanded Pitcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fort Myers, Fla.
- High School:
- Neuqua Valley
- Prev School:
- Valparaiso
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
Bio
CAREER NOTES
Athletic: Northern League All-Star (2022)…
2024 (SENIOR): Made 16 appearances out of the bullpen in senior season, earning a 1-0 record with a 3.47 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and a .236 opposing batting average in 23.1 innings pitched … Struck out 16 batters while only walking five … Had 10 scoreless outings, including four consecutive appearances to close the season … Had multiple strikeouts in five games … Went 2.2 innings with two strikeouts and no earned runs against Augustana (March 15) … Recorded a season-best 3.0 innings pitched with no runs allowed on two hits against Concordia-St. Paul (April 10) … Went 2.2 innings pitched with four strikeouts with no runs allowed on three hits against Bemidji State (May 4).
2023 Season: Made his debut as a Husky after transferring from Valparaiso... appeared in 15 games and went 1-0 severing as a relief pitcher while maintaining a 4.91 ERA... struck out 15 batters across 18.1 innings holding batters faced to .299 AVG... walked batters at a minuscule 3.8% clip while striking out 19.4% of his opponents... allowed zero runs in 9.1 of 18.1 innings from the mound... Southwest Baptist (2/3): Tossed 1.0 hitless inning of relief... Ark. Monticello (2/11): Pitched in relief... Nova Southeastern (3/10): Threw in the final inning allowing zero hits... Caldwell (3/15): Pitched 1.0 hitless inning of relief... Concordia-St. Paul (4/7): Pitched the final inning while retiring one batter and striking out two... Sioux Falls (4/16): Allowed two unearned runs off three hits in 1.0 inning of relief, putting away one batter and striking out two... Mary (4/23-24): Recorded back-to-back scoreless innings of relief to help ensure the sweep against the conference team... Minnesota Duluth (4/29): Pitched 1.0 inning of relief allowing one run, retiring two batters and striking out one... Northern State (5/2): Logged 1.1 scoreless innings of relief retiring three batters for his first win of the season... Wayne State (5/5): Retired 12 batters and allowed one run in 4.0 innings of relief... NSIC Tournament (5/10-14): Threw 1.0 scoreless innings of relief against Southwest Minnesota... pitched in relief against Augustana... stuck out a lone batter and retired five while allowing three runs in 2.1 innings of relief against Minnesota State...
2022 (JOLIET GENERALS) | SOPHOMORE SUMMER:
Summer: Returned to the Generals and earned a trip to the Northern League’s All-Star Game after going 3-1 with a 5.06 ERA and a 2.51 FIP over nine starts…struck out 38 and walked just 13 over 37.1 innings of work…pitched to a 1.42 WHIP and a 116 ERA+…held batters to a .270/.345/.311 slash line for a .656 OPS while logging a 22.6% strikeout rate and a 7.7% walk rate…completed 5.0 innings three times…allowed two runs or less in six of nine starts…named a West Division All-Star…
2022 (VALPARASIO) | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Transferred to Valparasio for his sophomore campaign…made one appearance out of the bullpen, retiring two of four batters faced and did not allow a run…
Indiana State (4/10): Made his collegiate debut and earned his first game finished, retiring two of four batters faced while working around a pair of singles…
2021 (JOLIET GENERALS) | FRESHMAN SUMMER:
Summer: Spent his freshman summer in the Midwest Collegiate League with the Joliet Generals…started eight games and went 4-1, pitching to a 5.31 ERA and a 1.97 FIP across 40.2 innings of work…struck out 52 and walked just 12 for a 4.33 K/BB ratio…posted a 28.9% strikeout rate with a strong 6.7% walk rate, holding opponents to a .738 OPS…completed at least 5.0 innings in five starts while recording one quality start…logged 6.0 innings three times…
2021 (NOVA SOUTHEASTERN) | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Did not appear in his first collegiate season at Nova Southeastern…
Prep: A 2020 graduate of Neuqua Valley High School…four-year baseball letterman…earned Preseason All-American honors entering his senior season…pitched to a 1.00 ERA across 16 appearances out of the bullpen as a junior and hit .324 at the plate to lead his team to a Regional and Conference Championship…holds program record for fewest walks issued in a single season…played his travel ball with the Naperville Renegades…
Personal: The son of Brian and Mary Ann Avery…was born in Utah…Communications major with a minor in Sports Management…enjoys golfing, traveling and watching sports…
Athletic: Northern League All-Star (2022)…
2024 (SENIOR): Made 16 appearances out of the bullpen in senior season, earning a 1-0 record with a 3.47 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and a .236 opposing batting average in 23.1 innings pitched … Struck out 16 batters while only walking five … Had 10 scoreless outings, including four consecutive appearances to close the season … Had multiple strikeouts in five games … Went 2.2 innings with two strikeouts and no earned runs against Augustana (March 15) … Recorded a season-best 3.0 innings pitched with no runs allowed on two hits against Concordia-St. Paul (April 10) … Went 2.2 innings pitched with four strikeouts with no runs allowed on three hits against Bemidji State (May 4).
2023 Season: Made his debut as a Husky after transferring from Valparaiso... appeared in 15 games and went 1-0 severing as a relief pitcher while maintaining a 4.91 ERA... struck out 15 batters across 18.1 innings holding batters faced to .299 AVG... walked batters at a minuscule 3.8% clip while striking out 19.4% of his opponents... allowed zero runs in 9.1 of 18.1 innings from the mound... Southwest Baptist (2/3): Tossed 1.0 hitless inning of relief... Ark. Monticello (2/11): Pitched in relief... Nova Southeastern (3/10): Threw in the final inning allowing zero hits... Caldwell (3/15): Pitched 1.0 hitless inning of relief... Concordia-St. Paul (4/7): Pitched the final inning while retiring one batter and striking out two... Sioux Falls (4/16): Allowed two unearned runs off three hits in 1.0 inning of relief, putting away one batter and striking out two... Mary (4/23-24): Recorded back-to-back scoreless innings of relief to help ensure the sweep against the conference team... Minnesota Duluth (4/29): Pitched 1.0 inning of relief allowing one run, retiring two batters and striking out one... Northern State (5/2): Logged 1.1 scoreless innings of relief retiring three batters for his first win of the season... Wayne State (5/5): Retired 12 batters and allowed one run in 4.0 innings of relief... NSIC Tournament (5/10-14): Threw 1.0 scoreless innings of relief against Southwest Minnesota... pitched in relief against Augustana... stuck out a lone batter and retired five while allowing three runs in 2.1 innings of relief against Minnesota State...
2022 (JOLIET GENERALS) | SOPHOMORE SUMMER:
Summer: Returned to the Generals and earned a trip to the Northern League’s All-Star Game after going 3-1 with a 5.06 ERA and a 2.51 FIP over nine starts…struck out 38 and walked just 13 over 37.1 innings of work…pitched to a 1.42 WHIP and a 116 ERA+…held batters to a .270/.345/.311 slash line for a .656 OPS while logging a 22.6% strikeout rate and a 7.7% walk rate…completed 5.0 innings three times…allowed two runs or less in six of nine starts…named a West Division All-Star…
2022 (VALPARASIO) | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Transferred to Valparasio for his sophomore campaign…made one appearance out of the bullpen, retiring two of four batters faced and did not allow a run…
Indiana State (4/10): Made his collegiate debut and earned his first game finished, retiring two of four batters faced while working around a pair of singles…
2021 (JOLIET GENERALS) | FRESHMAN SUMMER:
Summer: Spent his freshman summer in the Midwest Collegiate League with the Joliet Generals…started eight games and went 4-1, pitching to a 5.31 ERA and a 1.97 FIP across 40.2 innings of work…struck out 52 and walked just 12 for a 4.33 K/BB ratio…posted a 28.9% strikeout rate with a strong 6.7% walk rate, holding opponents to a .738 OPS…completed at least 5.0 innings in five starts while recording one quality start…logged 6.0 innings three times…
2021 (NOVA SOUTHEASTERN) | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Did not appear in his first collegiate season at Nova Southeastern…
Prep: A 2020 graduate of Neuqua Valley High School…four-year baseball letterman…earned Preseason All-American honors entering his senior season…pitched to a 1.00 ERA across 16 appearances out of the bullpen as a junior and hit .324 at the plate to lead his team to a Regional and Conference Championship…holds program record for fewest walks issued in a single season…played his travel ball with the Naperville Renegades…
Personal: The son of Brian and Mary Ann Avery…was born in Utah…Communications major with a minor in Sports Management…enjoys golfing, traveling and watching sports…
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Sunday, March 16
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St Cloud State Baseball Vs Southwest Minnesota State Game 2
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St Cloud State Baseball Vs Southwest Minnesota State Game 1
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