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Jersey Number 1
Morgan Cooper
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Man, W.V.
- High School:
- Man Senior HS
AS A JUNIOR (2026)
Part of Radford’s incredible one-two punch in the circle in 2026, throwing 117.2 innings as a part of a Radford pitching staff that ranked top 100 in the country for multiple categories … Was named to the Big South’s second-team all-conference list for a second straight season … Also garnered awards such as All-Tournament and CSC Academic All-District with three Big South Pitcher of the Week nods … Held opponents to a .220 batting average, which ranks tied for seventh best in program history … Didn’t toss a single wild pitch, just the second Highlander to ever do so in a season … Had the second best ERA in the Big South at 3.09 … Ranked top 100 nationally for hits allowed per seven (5.89), strikeout to walk ratio (2.83), and WHIP (1.10) … 10 winning decisions were the most on the team, appearing in 28 games with 19 starts … Tied her career high for strikeouts with 85, while walking just 30 batters which ranked top-10 in program history … Picked up notable wins over Central Arkansas, UConn, Campbell, and Longwood … Struck out a season high eight batters against Miami (OH) (Feb. 20) while throwing a season high eight innings in a win at ETSU (Mar. 31) … Threw three+ innings in an eventual power win over Boston College (Mar. 7) … Tossed a five-inning shutout for her second straight year with a postseason victory against Presbyterian (May 7).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2025)
Made strides in her sophomore campaign appearing in 29 games for Radford with 25 starts totaling 130.1 innings pitched with a 3.12 ERA … Was named to the Big South second-team all-conference list at the end of the season … Named Big South Pitcher of the Week twice … Her season numbers for ERA, wins, appearances, starts, complete games, innings pitched, strikeouts and opponent batting average were all improvements from her debut campaign the year prior … Held opponents to a 1.50 ERA and .196 batting average in conference play with four wins … Was the starting pitcher in games that resulted in four conference series victories for the Highlanders … Earned the victory in a complete game effort over Louisville (Feb. 8) … Threw a complete game shutout in a win over Sacred Heart (Mar. 4) … Tossed a single game career high eight innings with nine strikeouts in a pivotal conference win over Winthrop (Apr. 14) … Totaled 8.1 innings of work in the postseason, allowing just three runs with five strikeouts helping seal a win against Longwood (May 9).
AS A FRESHMAN (2024)
Had an impressive debut season for Radford appearing in 23 games tossing 94.1 IP … Was named Big South Freshman of the Week once (May 4) … Earned seven victories including three shutouts and six complete games … Her 57 strikeouts and .255 opponent batting average led the Highlanders … Her 23 walks ranked top-10 in program history for fewest walks issued in a single season (minimum 85 innings pitched) … Earned the winning decision in her collegiate debut against UMass (Feb. 9) throwing seven innings of two-run ball … Earned a strong Big South win with seven strong innings against USC Upstate (Mar. 16) … Came two outs shy of a no hitter with seven shutout innings against Presbyterian (May 4).
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Man High School under head coach Randy Epperly ... Her senior year she recorded a .387 AVG, .493 OBP, 1.235 OPS, .742 SLG, 24 H, 14 1B, 4 2B, 6 HR, 13 RBIs, 138 IP, 289 Ks, .964 ERA, pitching record of 15-5 ... Named 3x 1st team All-State ... Help lead the Hillbillies to three sectional championship titles.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Robert and Amanda Cooper ... Has one brother, Chase.
Part of Radford’s incredible one-two punch in the circle in 2026, throwing 117.2 innings as a part of a Radford pitching staff that ranked top 100 in the country for multiple categories … Was named to the Big South’s second-team all-conference list for a second straight season … Also garnered awards such as All-Tournament and CSC Academic All-District with three Big South Pitcher of the Week nods … Held opponents to a .220 batting average, which ranks tied for seventh best in program history … Didn’t toss a single wild pitch, just the second Highlander to ever do so in a season … Had the second best ERA in the Big South at 3.09 … Ranked top 100 nationally for hits allowed per seven (5.89), strikeout to walk ratio (2.83), and WHIP (1.10) … 10 winning decisions were the most on the team, appearing in 28 games with 19 starts … Tied her career high for strikeouts with 85, while walking just 30 batters which ranked top-10 in program history … Picked up notable wins over Central Arkansas, UConn, Campbell, and Longwood … Struck out a season high eight batters against Miami (OH) (Feb. 20) while throwing a season high eight innings in a win at ETSU (Mar. 31) … Threw three+ innings in an eventual power win over Boston College (Mar. 7) … Tossed a five-inning shutout for her second straight year with a postseason victory against Presbyterian (May 7).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2025)
Made strides in her sophomore campaign appearing in 29 games for Radford with 25 starts totaling 130.1 innings pitched with a 3.12 ERA … Was named to the Big South second-team all-conference list at the end of the season … Named Big South Pitcher of the Week twice … Her season numbers for ERA, wins, appearances, starts, complete games, innings pitched, strikeouts and opponent batting average were all improvements from her debut campaign the year prior … Held opponents to a 1.50 ERA and .196 batting average in conference play with four wins … Was the starting pitcher in games that resulted in four conference series victories for the Highlanders … Earned the victory in a complete game effort over Louisville (Feb. 8) … Threw a complete game shutout in a win over Sacred Heart (Mar. 4) … Tossed a single game career high eight innings with nine strikeouts in a pivotal conference win over Winthrop (Apr. 14) … Totaled 8.1 innings of work in the postseason, allowing just three runs with five strikeouts helping seal a win against Longwood (May 9).
AS A FRESHMAN (2024)
Had an impressive debut season for Radford appearing in 23 games tossing 94.1 IP … Was named Big South Freshman of the Week once (May 4) … Earned seven victories including three shutouts and six complete games … Her 57 strikeouts and .255 opponent batting average led the Highlanders … Her 23 walks ranked top-10 in program history for fewest walks issued in a single season (minimum 85 innings pitched) … Earned the winning decision in her collegiate debut against UMass (Feb. 9) throwing seven innings of two-run ball … Earned a strong Big South win with seven strong innings against USC Upstate (Mar. 16) … Came two outs shy of a no hitter with seven shutout innings against Presbyterian (May 4).
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Man High School under head coach Randy Epperly ... Her senior year she recorded a .387 AVG, .493 OBP, 1.235 OPS, .742 SLG, 24 H, 14 1B, 4 2B, 6 HR, 13 RBIs, 138 IP, 289 Ks, .964 ERA, pitching record of 15-5 ... Named 3x 1st team All-State ... Help lead the Hillbillies to three sectional championship titles.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Robert and Amanda Cooper ... Has one brother, Chase.
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