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2025 Baseball Roster

21 Payton Cooper

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Position UTL
  • B/T L/R
  • Major Biology
  • Hometown Prairieville, La.
  • Prev School Nunez Community College

Biography

2025 (Senior):
Made 15 appearances on the mound with four starts… NAIA Daktronics Scholar-Athlete... SSAC All-Academic… Compiled a 4-0 record with a 4.50 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 32 innings… Won back-to-back starts against Thomas and St. Thomas on Feb. 22 and March 1… Earned the win over No. 24 British Columbia at the NAIA World Series with 1.2 relief innings… Struck out three on Feb. 7 against Freed-Hardeman (3 IP), on Feb. 15 against Tennessee Southern (3 IP), and on May 1 against Thomas (3 IP).

2024 (Junior):
Made 43 appearances with seven starts, including 20 appearances on the mound with three starts… SSAC All-Academic Team… SSAC Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 19)... On the mound, he posted a 4-2 record with a 5.67 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 46 innings… At the plate, he hit .250 with three runs scored and a .438 on-base percentage on 24 at-bats… He started the season mostly coming out of the bullpen, giving up just one earned run through his first 9.2 innings and four appearances… He earned Pitcher of the Week honors after going 4.2 innings against Thomas on Feb. 16 with a season-high seven strikeouts with no runs and no hits allowed… He threw three innings with four strikeouts on March 1 against Blue Mountain Christian… Notched a season-high seven innings against Mobile on April 6, throwing three strikeouts and allowing two earned runs… Recorded a hit in his first at-bat on Feb. 20 against Bryant & Stratton on Feb. 20… Went 2-for-3 with two runs on March 5 against Madonna.

Pre-Loyola:
Attended Dutchtown High School, where his coach was Chris Schexnaydre … He previously attended Nunez Community College … First Team All-District Infielder, Second Team All-District Wide Receiver, NJCAA All-Academic Team … Earned a spot on the Dean’s List each year of college. 

Personal:
Majoring in Biology …  Born June 21, 2003 … Son of Julie and Patrick Cooper … His favorite food is Izzo’s Steak Burrito … Favorite book is Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins … Favorite movie is Coach Carter … Most influential person in his life is his mother  … Hobbies are golf, and reading … Favorite athlete is Stephen Still.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2024Junior

    UTL
    5'10"
    21
  • 21

    2025Senior

    UTL
    5'10"
    21