Fresno State Athletics
2005 Baseball Roster
Roster
Michael Cooper
- Position:
- P
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Visalia, Calif.
- High School:
- Redwood HS
- Prev School:
- USC
USC: (2003) Made 19 appearances, all in relief ... was 1-0 with an 11.10 ERA and one save in 24.1 innings of work ... struck out a batter and earned the victory against Cal State Fullerton (3/14) ... tallied 20 strikeouts while walking 11.
Redwood High School: Three-year letterwinner under head coach Joe Garcia ... all-league selection his junior and senior years ... led team to West Yosemite League title as a junior with a 6-5 record and a 1.58 ERA in 71.0 innings pitched ... struck out 55 including 13 against Sanger High ... also three-year letterwinner in football as the team[apos]s starting quarterback ... second-team All-Area and all-league all three seasons.
Other Teams: Member of the Long Beach Cardinals who won the 18-year old Connie Mack World Series in the summer of 2002 ... played with Team California in the Sunbelt Classic Baseball Tournament ... competed in the 2001 Area Code Games ... Northern Ohio Baseball Club ... played in the Goodwill Games in Beijing, China, when he was 15.
Personal: Michael David Cooper was born Feb. 2, 1984, in Fresno ... son of David and Marlene Cooper ... father is a business owner and mother is a homemaker ... has one sister, Kelly ... enjoys fishing, hunting, camping, playing pool and ping pong ... favorite athlete is Tim Hudson because of his outstanding work ethic ... biggest athletic thrill was winning the 18-year old Connie Mack World Series ... chose to attend Fresno State because of the tradition of the baseball program.
