Baseball player
Kasey Marie Cooper (born April 7, 1995) is an American former softball player and third baseman . Cooper played college softball at Auburn , in which entering her senior season held almost every offensive record for the Tigers. Cooper also played for the United States women's national softball team , and won a gold medal with the team at the 2016 Women's Softball World Championship and a silver medal at the 2016 World Cup of Softball .
Early life
Cooper was born in Dothan, Alabama to parents Jeff and Peppi Cooper. Cooper's older sister, Kortney, played college ball at Troy University . Cooper attended Dothan High School and graduated in 2013. Cooper hit .569 with 22 home runs, 77 RBI and pitched with a 28-13 record, 1.35 ERA and 392 strikeouts from the circle as a senior.
Auburn Tigers
After graduating from high school, Cooper attended Auburn University , from where she graduated in May of 2017. Cooper owns records in home runs , RBIs , batting average , and on-base percentage . Cooper was named co-NFCA National Freshman of the Year in 2014, along with Tennessee's Annie Aldrete, was the SEC Player of the Year in 2016, and was a First Team All-American in 2015 and 2016.[ 2]
Stats
Year
G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO
2014
62
177
70
74
.418
77
18
0
10
138
.780%
43
7
2015
64
192
56
75
.391
64
18
0
14
143
.745%
49
25
2016
70
187
69
79
.422
83
21
1
19
163
.872%
71
15
2017
61
167
37
52
.311
46
10
3
9
97
.581%
49
21
International career
Cooper was selected to play for the United States women's national softball team in 2016 and 2017. Cooper won a silver medal at the 2016 World Cup of Softball and a gold medal at the 2016 Women's Softball World Championship with the team.
Stats
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References
