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JAMES T VANRENSSELAER

18 Matthew Cooper

18 Matthew Cooper

  • Position:
    Outfield
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    205
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Chalfont, PA
  • Highschool:
    Delaware

Summary

Biography

Record Book Watch (Updated 6-6-22)
Single Game 

- Home Runs - T-1st - 3
Season
- Home Runs -1st - 25 (2023) — T-14th - 12 (2022)
- Hits - 6th - 83 (2023)
- Doubles - T-11th - 17 (2023)
- RBIs - T-3rd - 71 (2023)
- Runs Scored - 5th - 66 (2023)
- Walks - T-13th - 33 (2023)
- At Bats - 3rd - 205 (2023)
- Slugging Percentage - 3rd - .863 (2023) —19th - .735 (2022)
Accolades
- 2023 First Team CSC Academic All-American
- 2023 D3Baseball.com First Team All-American
- 2023 D3Baseball.com Region V Player of the Year
- 2023 ABCA First Team All-American
- 2023 ABCA Region V Player of the Year
- 2023 Centennial Conference Player of the Year
- 2x D3Baseball.com All-Region Selection (2022 Third Team, 2023 First Team)
- 2x All-Centennial Selection (2022 Second Team, 2023 First Team)
- 2022 Centennial Conference Baseball Scholar Athlete of the Year
- CSC Academic All-District
- Centennial Academic Honor Roll
2024
- Appeared and started in 43 games
- Hit .299/.406/.484 with 11 doubles, six home runs and 23 RBIs
- Opened the season on a nine-game hitting streak (2/23-3/14)
- Went 3-5 with two doubles against Juniata (3/3)
- Tallied a home run and two RBIs against #2 Endicott (3/18)
- Went 2-4 with a homer and four RBIs in Centennial Conference Championship against Dickinson (5/6)
2023
- Appeared and started in 51 games
- Hit .405/.496/.863 with 17 doubles, 25 home runs and 71 RBIs
- 25 homers set new single season program record and led the nation
- Added 83 hits, one triple and team-best 33 walks
- Opened the season going 2-4 with one home run and two RBIs in win over Wittenberg (2/24)
- Went 3-4 with one homer and two RBIs against Salisbury (3/5)
- Totaled two home runs and four RBIs in win over UW-Stevens Point (3/22)
- Went 4-5 with two home runs and season-high five RBIs vs Dickinson (4/16)
- Compiled a 12-game hitting streak, including 10 multi-hit efforts (4/2 - 4/18)
- Tallied five RBIs and three runs in win over Muhlenberg (4/23)
- Hit homers in three straight games against Muhlenberg (4/23) and Gettysburg (4/25)
- Went 2-3 with a home run and three RBIs in Game 2 win over Lynchburg (6/8)
2022
- Started 30 games for the Blue Jays in 2022
- Hit .327/.431/.735 with 8 doubles, 12 homers and 42 RBI
- Totaled 37 hits, 30 runs, and 18 walks
- Made his first career start vs. MIT on 2/26
- Picked up his first RBI vs. Stevenson on 3/10
- Hit two homers, drew a walk, and drove in four runs vs. Messiah on 3/15
- Homered vs. Ramapo, driving in three runs on 3/17
- Went 2-3 with a double and two walks vs. UW-Stevens Point on 3/23
- Doubled, homered and drove in four runs in the DH vs. Ursinus on 4/2
- Homered and drove in four runs at Swarthmore on 4/5
- Went 3-4 with a double and three RBI at Dickinson on 4/9
- Tripled and drew two walks vs. Gettysburg on 4/12
- Went 6-10 with a double, two homers and seven RBI in the DH vs. Franklin & Marshall on 4/16
- Hit three homers and drove in seven runs vs. McDaniel on 4/22
- Went 3-4 with a homer and two RBI vs. Washington College on 4/29
Prior to JHU
- Two year member of the Delaware baseball team
- Appeared in two contests in 2021, driving in a run vs. Northeastern
- CAA Commissioner's Honor Roll
High School
- Played at Central Bucks West for Brad Tracy
- 2x Captain
- 3x All-Conference Selection
- Played three years of club for Philly Whiz Kids
Personal
- Son of Judy & Dave Cooper
- Has two siblings; David & Tyler
- Executive Chair Community Engagement for SAAC (2022)
- Co-President of SAAC (2023) - Undergraduate degree in economics - Pursuing master's in finance
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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2022Junior

    Infield
    6'2" 205 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2023Senior

    Outfield
    6'2" 205 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2024Graduate Student

    Outfield
    6'2" 205 lbs
    18
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