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47 Cooper Smith

  • Position Left Handed Pitcher
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 204
  • Major Accounting
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Naples, FL
  • Highschool Community School of Naples

Biography

2023 Season
  • Pitched in 19 games, 18 in relief, going 1-0 with 30 strikeouts in 27.1 innings pitched
  • Threw 10.1 innings over seven relief appearances against ASUN foes, striking out nine
  • Threw 5.1 scoreless innings of relief against Jacksonville on May 13, striking out four and allowing just four hits
  • Only allowed one earned run through his first eight appearances, covering 10.1 innings during which he recorded 11 strikeouts
2022 Season
  • Saw action in 10 games, all in relief
  • Made his collegiate debut with a shutout inning against Columbia on February 25
  • Had a season-high four strikeouts over 2.2 innings of work at UCF on March 1
  • Longest outing was against Maine on March 14 with a threw 3.0 shutout innings
  • Finished the season with eight strikeouts in 12.0 innings of work
  • Named to the ASUN Academic Honor Roll
High School
  • Was a three-year letter winner for coach Chad Ott at the Community School of Naples
  • Pitched in 15 games for the Seahawks over his last two seasons, combining to produce a 7-4 record with a 1.47 ERA
  • Worked a total of 76 innings with 145 strikeouts against just 38 walks
  • Also hit .265 in 98 career at bats with three doubles and 13 RBI
  • Earned first team All-Area from the Naples Daily News in 2021
  • Was a second team All-State selection as a senior
  • Played in the Perfect Game Area All-Star game in 2021
  • Was a 2021 FACA All-Star
  • Played for the JSB Tigers summer travel team
  • Was an honor roll student who graduated with a 4.62 GPA
  • Was a member of the Math Honor Society, the Latin Honor Society, the Computer Science Honor Society and the English Honor Society
  • Was a member of the Rho Kappa Honor Society
  • Was pitching MVP in 2020
Personal Information
  • Full name is Cooper Braxton Smith
  • Was born on August 9, 2002, in Naples, Fla.
  • Is the son of Jeff and Ronna Smith
  • Has one brother, Cutter (1/19/2007)
  • His dad was a standout player at Stetson from 1993-95, hitting .306 over 163 games played, primarily as a catcher
  • Father was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 1995 and spent nine seasons playing professionally, reaching AAA in six different seasons in three different organizations before becoming a manager in the Twins organization in 2006
  • Chose Stetson over George Washington and Holy Cross
  • Enjoys fishing and playing golf
  • Is an Accounting major

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 47

    2022Freshman

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 192 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2023Sophomore

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 210 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2024Junior

    Left Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 210 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Left Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 204 lbs
    47