University of Arizona Athletics

Arizona 2021 (Freshman)
Led the Wildcats with 29 appearances (two starts) as a true freshman...Went 3-0 with a 4.88 ERA (17ERx31.1IP)...Held opponents scoreless in 18-of-27 relief outings...Inherited a team-high 34 baserunners and allowed only seven (20.6%) of them to score...Eight times inherited multiple baserunners and did not allow any to score...Struck out 20 and limited opposing hitters to a .234 batting average...Made 16 appearances in conference play and went 2-0 with a 10.24 ERA (11ERx9.2IP). POSTSEASON: Dominant in postseason play, going 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0ERx5.1IP) across three appearances...Tossed two shutout innings against Grand Canyon in the Tucson NCAA Regional (2.0,1,0,0,0,0)...Worked two-plus scoreless frames in game three of the Tucson NCAA Super Regional versus Ole Miss (2.1,0,0,0,1,0)...Worked a scoreless inning in the Wildcats College World Series opener against Vanderbilt (1.0,0,0,0,0,0).

High School
Prepped at Clovis North High School in Fresno, California…Lettered four years in baseball under head coach Jeff Prieto…2019 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American and 2020 Perfect Game Preseason All-American…Earned All-Conference honors all four years and All-State selections in his final three seasons…Participated in the 2018 and 2019 Area Code Games.
 
Personal
Riley Jacob Cooper…Son of Bobby and Melissa Cooper...One older brother, Garrett…Enjoys fishing, hiking, and camping in his free time…Undecided on major…Chose Arizona because, “It felt like home from the beginning. I felt a good relationship with the coaches that recruited me and I knew it was the place I wanted to be.”