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Jersey Number 20
Cooper Smith
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, Fla.
- Major:
- Business
Honors & Awards
Big South Conference Starting Pitcher of the Week (May 4, 2026)
2026 Season (Redshirt Sophomore) - Made 15 appearances including 13 starts in his first season as a Bulldog...Finished third in the nation with three complete games including one shutout and one save...Totaled 70.2 innings striking out 48...Fired Asheville's first complete game shutout since 2012 in a 9-0 win over Winthrop on May 3...Later earned Big South Conference Starting Pitcher of the Week honors on May 4...Struck out a career-high nine in that same start against Winthrop...Also fired complete games against Alcorn State (Feb. 28) and at Longwood (Apr. 12).Â
Prior to Asheville - Joins the Bulldogs from Division II Flagler College, where he earned the Academic Achievement Award in the Sport Management department in 2025.
Big South Conference Starting Pitcher of the Week (May 4, 2026)
2026 Season (Redshirt Sophomore) - Made 15 appearances including 13 starts in his first season as a Bulldog...Finished third in the nation with three complete games including one shutout and one save...Totaled 70.2 innings striking out 48...Fired Asheville's first complete game shutout since 2012 in a 9-0 win over Winthrop on May 3...Later earned Big South Conference Starting Pitcher of the Week honors on May 4...Struck out a career-high nine in that same start against Winthrop...Also fired complete games against Alcorn State (Feb. 28) and at Longwood (Apr. 12).Â
Prior to Asheville - Joins the Bulldogs from Division II Flagler College, where he earned the Academic Achievement Award in the Sport Management department in 2025.
Highlights || Baseball || UNC Asheville vs Presbyterian (Game 3)
Tuesday, May 28
Highlights || Baseball || UNC Asheville at Presbyterian (Game 2)
Tuesday, May 28
Highlights || Baseball || UNC Asheville at Presbyterian (Game 1)
Tuesday, May 28
Highlights || Baseball || UNC Asheville vs Gardner-Webb (Game 3)
Monday, May 13
