Career Highs
Games started (season): 50 - 2024
Games played (season): 53 - 2024
Hits (game/season): 3 on Feb. 10, 2023 vs. Tennessee Tech
// 39 - 2022
Runs (game/season): 3 on Mar. 9, 2022 at Sam Houston // 21 - 2022
RBI (game/season): 5 on Mar. 9, 2022 at Sam Houston // 22 - 2023
At-Bats (game/season): 7 on Apr. 26, 2023 at Samford // 144 - 2023
Doubles (game/season): 1 - 12 times // 12 - 2024
Triples (game/season): 1 - Twice
// 1 - 2021 & 2023
Home runs (game/season): 1 - Nine times // 6 - 2023
Walks (game/season): 2 - Twice // 11 - 2022
As a Senior (2024):
Cooper set a career high in games played with 53 and games started with 50...Reached her career 100th hit versus Central Arkansas (April 27)...Laced her 12th double of the season versus Bellarmine (April 13), ending the season top five in the ASUN...Blasted her first home run of the season versus UTSA (March 12)...Lifted another one of of the park versus EKU (March 23), the ASUN Regular Season Champions...Hoisted the longest hitting streak of the season with eight straight from March 12-23...Tied for the team lead in multi-RBI games with six
As a Junior (2023)
Cooper started and played in 49 games for KSU in 2023 ... went 3-for-3 with two runs scored on Feb. 10 against Tennessee Tech ... had one homer in each of the Owls' wins over Mercer (Feb. 15) and at Troy (Feb. 19) ... went 2-for-2 with one walk and two RBI in KSU's 5-3 upset of No. 11/7 Alabama on Feb. 26 ... posted a 2-for-4 day at the plate on Mar. 11 at RV UCF ... hit a home run on Mar. 31 vs. Liberty ... shined during KSU's doubleheader against Lipscomb on Apr. 22 with a 3-for-6 day including one run, four RBI, two doubles and one homer ... went 2-for-7 with one run scored during KSU's 13-inning win over Samford on Apr. 26 ... went 1-for-3 with two runs scored and a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh to lift KSU past Bellarmine on Apr. 28 ... had a 2-for-3 day with one double and one RBI in KSU's 7-1 win over Bellarmine on Apr. 30.
As a Sophomore (2022)
Started in 44 games and appeared in 49 of 51 for the Owls this season... Finished third on the team with a career-high five home runs... Had nine multi-hit games... Hit her first career grand slam to lift KSU over Kansas City on Mar. 9... Finished the season with career highs in hits (39), doubles (10), total bases (64), RBI (18), runs scored (21), stolen bases (5), OPS (.830), slugging percentage (.481) and on-base percentage (.349).
As a Freshman (2021)
Appeared in 13 games this year … Recorded a .222 batting average and a .444 slugging percentage … Logged three runs on two hits, one triple and one RBI … Cooper’s walk-off triple secured a double header sweep over North Alabama (5/7).
Prior To KSU
- First Team All-Region – 2016-17
- Second Team All-Region - 2019
- SPHS Defensive Player of the Year – 2016-19
- SPHS Offensive Player of the Year – 2016-2017
- Plays travel ball for Firecrackers Gold and formerly the Georgia Fire
- Plans to major in Nursing
- Daughter of Charmel Payne, Scott Payne, and Rodjeska Cooper
