University of Arizona Athletics

Honors and Awards

• 2024: Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (2/27)
• 2023: D1Baseball Freshman All-American
• 2023: Baseball America Freshman All-American
• 2023: Perfect Game Freshman All-American
• 2023: All-Big Ten First Team
• 2023: All-Big Ten Freshman Team
• 2023: Big Ten Freshman of the Week (5/8)
• 2023: Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (4/17)

Before Arizona
Played two years at Rutgers from 2023-24 before transferring to Arizona…Across two seasons with the Scarlet Knights, appeared in 25 games (all starts) and went 9-10 with a 5.25 ERA while striking out 118 in 109.2 innings…As a freshman in 2023, went 5-5 with a 3.68 ERA and 71 strikeouts while earning spots on the All-Big Ten First Team and the All-Big Ten Freshman Team…Led all Big Ten starting pitchers in 2023 with his 3.68 ERA…Became the first freshman in program history to be named All-Big Ten First Team…Also tabbed as a Freshman All-American by D1Baseball, Baseball America, and Perfect Game…Competed on the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team in 2023…Prepped at Cedar Creek High School and lettered two years in baseball under head coach Ryan Flannery…Set the Cedar Creek single-season record with 103 striekouts as a senior in 2022; shattered previous record of 70…As a senior, posted a 2.74 ERA and struck out 103 in 53.2 innings…Selected to the First Team All-Group 2 roster by NJ.com…As a junior logged a 2.20 ERA with 38 strikeouts across 28.2 innings…Tabbed as Second Team All-Group 2 by NJ.com…Excelled in the classroom, earning a Varsity Scholar selection in each of his first three high school years.
 
Personal
Christian Richard Coppola…Son of Anthony and Deanna Coppola…One older brother, Nicholas…Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Economy and Industry...Brother competed in crew at Saint Joseph’s University…Capable of solving a Rubik’s cube…Chose Arizona because, “They have elite coaches, extremely competitive baseball, and strong academics.”