Cooper McKeehan
Left Hand Pitcher 37
Ht/Wt
6'
1"
|
195 lbs.
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Matthews, 
North Carolina
Last School
Weddington HS
Roster Years
2020-2022


Personal

  • Parents are Austin and Shanda
  • Majoring in pre-business

Before BYU

  • 2019 All-State selection
  • 2019 Union County Player of the Year
  • 2019 Southern Carolina Conference Player of the Year
  • Two-time All-Conference First Team
  • Had a 1.31 ERA with 102 strikeouts senior year
  • Grauduated summa cum laude
  • Participated in the Marine Corps JROTC 
  • Recruited by Air Force, Davidson, East Carolina, Presbyterian, Charlotte and UNC Asheville

 

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2021

  • WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention, 2021
  • WCC Gold Honor Roll for academic excellence, 2021
  • Appeared in 24 games in relief
  • Pitched 25.1 innings with an ERA of 5.68 and a record of 2-1
  • Led the team in opponent batting average (.200), relief appearances (24), second in total appearances (24), win-loss percentage (.667); fifth in Ks (35)
  • Nominated for WCC pitcher of the week twice on May 10 and May 23
Sophmore Year 2022

  • Finished the 2022 season with a 2-1 record and a 1.57 ERA
  • Appeared in 23 games striking out 41 batters in 23.0 innings
  • Held opposing hitters to a team best .160 batting average
  • Second Team All-WCC
  • Honorable Mention WCC All-Academic Team
  • WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll for academic excellence
  • Selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 16th Round of the 2022 MLB Draft, with the 475th pick
    • Became just the third Cougar taken by the Royals, following Dave Jensen (2002) and Cliff Pastornicky (1980)
Junior Year

Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year

Freshman 2020

  • Made nine appearances, totaling a 2.45 ERA and 1-1 record
  • Pitched 7.1 innings with 10 strikeouts while allowing just one hit and two earned runs
  • Earned his first career win against Utah Valley, pitching one scoreless inning
  • The 2020 season was cut short after 16 games when the NCAA canceled baseball due to the Covid Pandemic