University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2023 Baseball Roster
Rawls, Cooper
Jersey Number 17
Cooper Rawls
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 200
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hallsville, Texas
- High School:
- Hallsville
- Prev School:
- Tyler JC
Bio
HONORS AND AWARDS
• 2023 ABCA All-South Region (Second Team)
• 2023 All-Louisiana (Second Team)
• Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (4/11/22)
2023 Season (Senior)
Became the first Ragin' Cajuns pitcher since Gunner Leger in 2017 to earn 10 wins on the mound ... posted a 10-1 record with a 3.88 earned run average and two saves ... tied for the team-lead in appearances (27) and led the team in ERA ... ranked among the Sun Belt Conference leaders in both wins and opposing batting average (.233) ... had five starts on the mound and was second on the team in innings pitched (67.1) and third in strikeouts (53) ... ranked among the Sun Belt and Division I leaders in wins ... seven of Rawls' 10 wins came in relief role while the right-hander posted a 4-1 record overall in SBC games ... played a part in four of Louisiana's five shutouts on the mound and was part of a Ragin' Cajuns pitching staff which was second in the SBC in ERA (4.85) and WHIP (1.38) ... won his first 10 decisions of the season heading into final week of the regular season ... pitched 2.0 innings of scoreless relief to earn win in season debut at Rice (2/18) ... earned win with 1.2 innings of relief against BYU (2/25) to seal four-game sweep ... struck out six batters and allowed one hit in 5.0-inning victory out of the bullpen against Jackson State (3/14) ... moved to 4-0 on the season with 2.2-inning performance in relief against Arkansas State (3/18) ... earned his fifth win with 3.0 hitless innings and combined with three pitchers on a two-hit shutout of Southeastern Louisiana (3/22) ... capped off Louisiana's 22-5 win over South Alabama (3/25) with 3.1 innings out of the bullpen to claim his first save ... made next appearance in a starting role against App State (4/2) and pitched 5.2 innings with four strikeouts to improve his record to 6-0 ... equaled season-high in strikeouts (6) and earned win with 4.2 innings of relief against Louisiana Tech (4/11) ... closed out Louisiana's 8-5 win over top-ranked LSU (4/18) with three strikeouts, including a called third strike on eventual 2023 MLB No. 1 Pick Dylan Crews ... recorded his ninth win of the season in a scheduled, midweek start against Southern (4/25) where he fanned a pair of batters in 2.0 scoreless innings ... struck out one and pitched 2.2 scoreless innings in relief to improve to 10-0 in the SBC series finale at ULM (5/7) ... allowed one hit and pitched the final 3.1 innings to earn the save against Texas State (5/24) in the opening game of the SBC Championships.
2022 Season (Junior)
Recorded a 2-1 record with a 4.19 earned run average in nine appearances on the season ... earned lone start in midweek matchup at LSU (4/19) ... pitched scoreless inning of relief with a strikeout in his debut against Indiana (2/26) in the Karbach Round Rock Classic ... earned first victory in brilliant 7.2 innings of relief in win at Louisiana Tech (4/6) ... making his first appearance on the mound in over a month, entered game in a 5-1 deficit in the second inning and scattered five hits and fanned 12 batters in 115-pitch performance ... named to Collegiate Baseball's National Players of the Week list for his performance ... pitched 2.0 innings in his next appearance at Arkansas State (4/10), allowing one hit with two strikeouts to earn the win in relief ... struck out a pair of batters in relief appearances against Texas State and TCU.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Posted a 3-1 record in 10 appearances on the mound with a 4.14 earned run average at Tyler Junior College ... fanned 47 batters in 37.0 innings on the mound and helped the Apaches to the Division III JUCO national title ... a teammate at TJC of current Ragin' Cajuns outfielder Heath Hood ... fanned a season-high 13 batters in 6.2 innings against Coastal Bend in the JUCO World Series ... led TJC to a season-opening win over Centenary with seven strikeouts and two hits allowed in 4.0 innings ... threw a five-inning, perfect game with eight strikeouts for No. 1-ranked TJC as a freshman in 2019 against North Arkansas College.
HIGH SCHOOL
The District 16-5A co-Most Valuable Player at Hallsville High School in 2018 ... was 4-0 in district play with a 1.88 ERA ... a three-time, all-district and Class 5A All-State pitcher ... twice named the All-East Texas Pitcher of the Year ... played in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes All-Star Game.
PERSONAL
Born January 7, 2000 in Kilgore, Texas ... the son of Regina and Harry Rawls ... has one brother and one sister ... older sister, Julie, was a three-year letterwinner for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajun softball team from 2019-21 ... a marketing major.
• 2023 ABCA All-South Region (Second Team)
• 2023 All-Louisiana (Second Team)
• Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (4/11/22)
2023 Season (Senior)
Became the first Ragin' Cajuns pitcher since Gunner Leger in 2017 to earn 10 wins on the mound ... posted a 10-1 record with a 3.88 earned run average and two saves ... tied for the team-lead in appearances (27) and led the team in ERA ... ranked among the Sun Belt Conference leaders in both wins and opposing batting average (.233) ... had five starts on the mound and was second on the team in innings pitched (67.1) and third in strikeouts (53) ... ranked among the Sun Belt and Division I leaders in wins ... seven of Rawls' 10 wins came in relief role while the right-hander posted a 4-1 record overall in SBC games ... played a part in four of Louisiana's five shutouts on the mound and was part of a Ragin' Cajuns pitching staff which was second in the SBC in ERA (4.85) and WHIP (1.38) ... won his first 10 decisions of the season heading into final week of the regular season ... pitched 2.0 innings of scoreless relief to earn win in season debut at Rice (2/18) ... earned win with 1.2 innings of relief against BYU (2/25) to seal four-game sweep ... struck out six batters and allowed one hit in 5.0-inning victory out of the bullpen against Jackson State (3/14) ... moved to 4-0 on the season with 2.2-inning performance in relief against Arkansas State (3/18) ... earned his fifth win with 3.0 hitless innings and combined with three pitchers on a two-hit shutout of Southeastern Louisiana (3/22) ... capped off Louisiana's 22-5 win over South Alabama (3/25) with 3.1 innings out of the bullpen to claim his first save ... made next appearance in a starting role against App State (4/2) and pitched 5.2 innings with four strikeouts to improve his record to 6-0 ... equaled season-high in strikeouts (6) and earned win with 4.2 innings of relief against Louisiana Tech (4/11) ... closed out Louisiana's 8-5 win over top-ranked LSU (4/18) with three strikeouts, including a called third strike on eventual 2023 MLB No. 1 Pick Dylan Crews ... recorded his ninth win of the season in a scheduled, midweek start against Southern (4/25) where he fanned a pair of batters in 2.0 scoreless innings ... struck out one and pitched 2.2 scoreless innings in relief to improve to 10-0 in the SBC series finale at ULM (5/7) ... allowed one hit and pitched the final 3.1 innings to earn the save against Texas State (5/24) in the opening game of the SBC Championships.
2022 Season (Junior)
Recorded a 2-1 record with a 4.19 earned run average in nine appearances on the season ... earned lone start in midweek matchup at LSU (4/19) ... pitched scoreless inning of relief with a strikeout in his debut against Indiana (2/26) in the Karbach Round Rock Classic ... earned first victory in brilliant 7.2 innings of relief in win at Louisiana Tech (4/6) ... making his first appearance on the mound in over a month, entered game in a 5-1 deficit in the second inning and scattered five hits and fanned 12 batters in 115-pitch performance ... named to Collegiate Baseball's National Players of the Week list for his performance ... pitched 2.0 innings in his next appearance at Arkansas State (4/10), allowing one hit with two strikeouts to earn the win in relief ... struck out a pair of batters in relief appearances against Texas State and TCU.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Posted a 3-1 record in 10 appearances on the mound with a 4.14 earned run average at Tyler Junior College ... fanned 47 batters in 37.0 innings on the mound and helped the Apaches to the Division III JUCO national title ... a teammate at TJC of current Ragin' Cajuns outfielder Heath Hood ... fanned a season-high 13 batters in 6.2 innings against Coastal Bend in the JUCO World Series ... led TJC to a season-opening win over Centenary with seven strikeouts and two hits allowed in 4.0 innings ... threw a five-inning, perfect game with eight strikeouts for No. 1-ranked TJC as a freshman in 2019 against North Arkansas College.
HIGH SCHOOL
The District 16-5A co-Most Valuable Player at Hallsville High School in 2018 ... was 4-0 in district play with a 1.88 ERA ... a three-time, all-district and Class 5A All-State pitcher ... twice named the All-East Texas Pitcher of the Year ... played in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes All-Star Game.
PERSONAL
Born January 7, 2000 in Kilgore, Texas ... the son of Regina and Harry Rawls ... has one brother and one sister ... older sister, Julie, was a three-year letterwinner for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajun softball team from 2019-21 ... a marketing major.
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