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CooperRobinson

  • position RHP
  • height 6-4
  • Weight 225
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Folsom, Calif.
  • Previous School California-Irvine
BIO Stats

2024

Appeared in 13 games with one start…Posted a 7.24 ERA in 13.2 innings…Struck out 19 for a 12.5 K/9 rate…Struck out a UK career-high four in two innings at Eastern Kentucky…Struck out three in two scoreless innings at South Carolina…Threw a UK career-high 38 pitches at EKU.

PRIOR TO KENTUCKY
Played two seasons at the University of California-Irvine…Appeared in 30 games, 28 out of the bullpen…Proven to be an elite strike thrower with better than 3.6:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio in his career…

2023 SUMMER
Made an excellent impression on his future UK teammates with a 2.42 ERA in 26.0 innings across seven outings (five starts) for Lincoln of the California League…Struck out 32 and walked only five while not allowing his first walk until July 21.

2023 (Irvine)
Appeared in 16 games with one start…Posted a 6.04 ERA and 2-1 record in
28.1 innings…Allowed 42 hits, walked eight and struck out 28.

2022 (Irvine)
Appeared in 14 games with one start…Posted an 8.04 ERA in 15.2 innings with 26 hits allowed, five walks and 19 strikeouts.

PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL
Full name is Charles Cooper Robinson…Born in Sacramento, California…Son of Chad and Cici…has a younger brother, Carter…Mother played collegiate basketball…Played at Folsom High for Aaron Agnew…Great uncle played for the Denver Rockets of the ABA and is in the University of Colorado’s Hall of Fame…Maternal side of the family owns the oldest surf shop in Hawaii…Majoring in Communications.

*UCI Athletics Communications contributed to this bio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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