2024 Baseball Roster

Cayce Smith

24 Hayden Cooper

  • Position Outfielder
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wentzville, Mo.
  • Highschool Holt High School
  • Prev School University of Tennessee at Martin

Biography

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2022 GSC Academic Honor Roll



2023:
  • Played in 38 games, starting 36 for the Statesmen.
  • He had 34 hits with a .260 batting average
  • His slugging percentage was .450 and he had an on-base percentage of .372. He was able to steal 3 bases (4 attempts)
  • He had 23 RBI, earning 7 doubles on the season
  • He had 6 home runs as well.
  • He earned 3 doubles in one game against the University of Arkansas Monticello (4.11)
  • He had 265 putouts and 14 assists on defense
2022:
  • Helped the Statesmen to a 32-17 record, winning the 2022 GSC Regular season title with a 20-7 record and a NCAA Division II South Region berth
  • Played in 34 games with 29, primarily as the designated hitter
  • Finished with a .311 batting average (32-for-103) with four doubles, six home runs and 27 RBI
  • Had a .525 slugging percentage and a .415 on base percentage
  • Collected seven multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games
  • Went 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double and seven RBI in game two against Union University (4.2)
  • Finished the Union (4.2) doubleheader 6-for-9 with nine RBI, two doubles, two home runs and three runs scored
  • Went 9-for-14 with three doubles, three homers and 11 RBI to garner GSC and NCBWA South Region Player of the Week honors
  • Had four-RBI outing and a home run at Palm Beach Atlantic
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN
  • Played two seasons at the University of Tennessee-Martin in Martin, Tenn.
  • 2021: Redshirted
  • Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters
  • 2020: Was a member of the active roster but did not appear in any games as part of the shortened season
  • Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters and to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • 2019: Played in 18 games while drawing the starting nod on 14 occasions primarily at the designated hitter position
  • Tallied two hits four times coming against Union (April 17), Austin Peay (both in the double header on April 20) and against Evansville (April 24)
  • Plated two runs against Tennessee Tech on May 16, 2019 on a double
  • Also doubled against Union while driving in one run
  • Made appearances in the outfield as well as infield as he posted a 1.000 fielding percentage in 11 total chances and made 10 putouts
  • Named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Played for Joel Adam Wentzville Holt High School in Wentzville, Mo.
  • Helped the Indians to a 2017 conference title while also nabbing two consecutive First Team All-Conference selections
  • Sported a .365 batting average, .491 on base percentage and a .541 slugging percentage
  • Named to the 2017 Perfect Game WWBA 17U National Championship All-Tournament Team, and the Perfect Game 2017 Underclass High Honorable Mention
  • Listed on the Top Prospect List and Top Prospect Team at the Perfect Game National Indoor Showcase in February 2017
  • Son of Frank and Mary Jane Cooper
  • Has one sister, Madison
  • Majoring in political science

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Historical Player Information

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    2022Sophomore

    OF
    6'4" 215 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2023Junior

    OF
    6'4" 215 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2024Senior

    Outfielder
    6'4" 215 lbs
    24