Cooper McKeehan - Baseball

Cooper McKeehan

Left Hand Pitcher 37

Ht/Wt

195 lbs.

Class

Sophomore

Hometown

Matthews,

North Carolina

Last School

Weddington HS

Roster Years

2020-2022

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