2022 Rice Baseball
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Jersey Number 43
Cooper Chandler
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Frisco, Texas
- High School:
- Wakeland
Bio
2022: Led the staff in starts (12), innings (63.2) and strikeouts (71) in his first season with the Owls… Ranked 12th in C-USA in strikeouts and his 23 strikeouts looking were tied for fourth… Also ranked 12th in strikeouts in conference games (49) while his 19 Ks looking in C-USA games was third… 71 strikeouts are a career-high and were more than his combined total from 2019-21 at Pepperdine while 12 starts matched his total over the same span… Innings total was 6.1 less than his total in his Freshman All-American season with the Waves in 2018… Made the first 10 Friday starts for the Owls before missing a turn… 10 Friday starts were the most at Rice since Matt Canterino started all 15 Friday games in 2019… Returned to the rotation in the finale vs. MTSU and the middle game vs. FIU to end the year… Worked a team-leading seven innings twice, first in a 1-0 loss at then #6 Southern Miss on 4/22 (7,5,1,1,0,4), becoming the first C-USA pitcher to work seven innings and hold Golden Eagles to only one run... Second seven-inning stint came in his final start of the year on 5/20 in a 10-0 win at FIU (7,3,0,0,0,8) as Rice posted its largest shutout win in a conference game since a 13-0 win over Marshall at Reckling Park in 2013 and largest in a conference road game since a 12-0 win at Houston in 2007… Posted a 2.00 ERA over his last three starts (4 ER in 18 IP) while fanning 16 at not issuing a walk… Three of his seven losses came in shutouts.
Before Rice: Utilized a COVID-19 redshirt season, pitching in six games with three starts as a redshirt junior at Pepperdine… Notched two saves in his first two appearances of the season at San Francisco (3/21) and Grand Canyon (3/24) ... Went a season-high 6.0 innings vs. Gonzaga (4/17) … Started three games (3-0) as a junior during the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season ... Had a team-leading 1.00 ERA in 18 innings pitched ... Second on the team with a 1.06 WHIP ... Struck out 20 batters, walking just five… Limited opponents to a .219 batting average... Held Akron hitless through eight innings on 2/22, finishing with a final line of 8.0 IP, one hit, one walk, and a season-high 10 strikeouts ... Named WCC Pitcher of the Week (2/24)… Made six starts for the Waves as a sophomore in 2019 ... Over 44.0 innings, struck out 24 batters while walking only seven ... Had a 3.07 ERA and a 3-1 record while limiting hitters to a .230 average... Had a 1.16 WHIP, lowest on the team ... Named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball and WCC Freshman of the Year after a stellar debut campaign in 2018 ... Named to the All-WCC second team ... Made the WCC All-Tournament team ... Had a 3.99 ERA overall, and a 2.72 ERA during conference play ... Had five wins during WCC play, including winning his last four regular-season starts ... Graduated from Frisco Wakeland High School in 2017 ... Played three varsity seasons ... Had a record of 12-2, 80 strikeouts and a 1.45 ERA as a senior ... Named to the all-state second team as a senior ... Team was a state semifinalist in 2017 ... Earned Academic All-State honors.
Before Rice: Utilized a COVID-19 redshirt season, pitching in six games with three starts as a redshirt junior at Pepperdine… Notched two saves in his first two appearances of the season at San Francisco (3/21) and Grand Canyon (3/24) ... Went a season-high 6.0 innings vs. Gonzaga (4/17) … Started three games (3-0) as a junior during the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season ... Had a team-leading 1.00 ERA in 18 innings pitched ... Second on the team with a 1.06 WHIP ... Struck out 20 batters, walking just five… Limited opponents to a .219 batting average... Held Akron hitless through eight innings on 2/22, finishing with a final line of 8.0 IP, one hit, one walk, and a season-high 10 strikeouts ... Named WCC Pitcher of the Week (2/24)… Made six starts for the Waves as a sophomore in 2019 ... Over 44.0 innings, struck out 24 batters while walking only seven ... Had a 3.07 ERA and a 3-1 record while limiting hitters to a .230 average... Had a 1.16 WHIP, lowest on the team ... Named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball and WCC Freshman of the Year after a stellar debut campaign in 2018 ... Named to the All-WCC second team ... Made the WCC All-Tournament team ... Had a 3.99 ERA overall, and a 2.72 ERA during conference play ... Had five wins during WCC play, including winning his last four regular-season starts ... Graduated from Frisco Wakeland High School in 2017 ... Played three varsity seasons ... Had a record of 12-2, 80 strikeouts and a 1.45 ERA as a senior ... Named to the all-state second team as a senior ... Team was a state semifinalist in 2017 ... Earned Academic All-State honors.
DAVID PIERCE INTRODUCTORY PRESS CONFERENCE
Wednesday, March 19
KHOU Ben Dukes
Saturday, May 04
2024 Night of the Owl End of Year Recap
Thursday, April 25
Louisiana game one recap
Friday, March 01
