Michael Cook

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 215
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lafayette HS

2008 SUN BELT COMMISSIONER’S LIST
2009 SUN BELT ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
2010 SUN BELT COMMISSIONER'S LIST

2010
Started 11 games on the mound - third-most starts on the squad...Lowered his ERA 1.71 points from previous season...Finished with a career-best 4.17 ERA, holding opponents to 21 earned runs over 45 1/3 innings...Allowed 47 hits - the fewest allowed in his career...Held opponents to two earned runs or less in seven of 11 starts...In season debut on March 10 vs. Alcorn State, retired 18 of the final 20 hitters he faced which included a stretch of 12 consecutive...Finished with nine strikeouts and combined for a two-hit shutout...Joined the weekend rotation March 28 vs. Florida Atlantic and was the No. 3 starter for five the next six conference series...Held FIU's offense to one run and five hits through the first four innings of the series finale...Started and faced only one batter over the minimum April 20 vs. McNeese State...Turned in his second-longest outing in Sun Belt play pitching five innings and holding Middle Tennessee to one earned run and five hits as UL completed the series sweep with a 2-1 victory on May 1.

2009
Had two stints in the starting rotation...Was the No. 3 at season's end...Posted five victories for the second straight season...Started eight games...Fifth in fewest walks allowed...Retired the first 15 hitters he faced vs. Nebraska, giving up just three hits over 6 2/3 innings...Picked up a win at Arkansas State holding the Red Wolves to two runs and six hits over seven innings...Limited Northwestern State to one run and three hits over his final six innings of action on April 29... Was the starter and collected the win May 16 at New Orleans for Tony Robichaux's 800th career victory.

2008
Became a regular starter in his first season...Finished with the second-best ERA among starters (4.79), behind MLB draftee Hunter Moody...Finished 5-5 in 15 appearances and 11 starts... Pitched 67 2/3 innings, allowing 77 hits and 43 runs, 36 earned...Struck out 49 batters and walked only 25, nearly a 2:1 strikeout to walk ratio...Held batters to a .283 average.

High School
Lettered three years in football and four years in baseball at Lafayette High School...Was a three-time All-District pick in baseball, while earning All-State honors as senior...Posted a 1.64 earned run average during his junior season.

Personal
Full name is Michael Gregory Cook...Born on September 14, 1988 in Lafayette...Son of Danny and Meg Cook...Has two older sisters, Kelly and Kim; one older brother, Chris; and one younger brother, Kevin...Plans to become a civil engineer after graduation.