2020 Baseball Roster
Hjerpe, Cooper
Jersey Number 26
Cooper Hjerpe
- Position:
- Left-Handed Pitcher
- B/T:
- L/L
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Capay, Calif.
- High School:
- Woodland
Bio
2022
• Golden Spikes Award Finalist
• Dick Howser Trophy Finalist
• College Baseball Foundation National Pitcher of the Year
• Perfect Game National Pitcher of the Year
• NCBWA First-Team All-American
• ABCA First-Team All-American
• Collegiate Baseball First-Team All-American
• Perfect Game First-Team All-American
• ABCA All-Region First Team
• All-Pac-12 First Team
• Corvallis Regional All-Tournament Team
• College Baseball Foundation Pitcher of the Year semifinalist
• Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list
• D1Baseball.com National Player of the Week (April 5)
• Dick Howser Trophy Pitcher of the Week (April 5)
• Perfect Game/Rawlings Pitcher of the Week (April 5)
• Golden Spikes Performance of the Week (April 4)
• Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (April 4)
• Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (April 4)
• Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (March 21)
• Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (March 21)
• Baseball America Preseason All-America Second Team
• Perfect Game Preseason All-America Third Team
• Made 18 appearances, including 17 starts, and finished 11-2 with a 2.53 ERA. His 11 wins led the Pac-12 and were one shy of tying for the national lead.
• Led the nation with 161 strikeouts.
• Held opponents to a .180 batting average and threw the most innings in the Pac-12 at 103 1/3.
• Struck out 10 or more 10 times.
• Won his 11th game of the season after limiting Auburn to three hits and three runs in 5 2/3 innings (6/12).
• Earned a save after striking out five in two innings in the Corvallis Regional finale versus Vanderbilt (6/6).
• Scattered two hits and three runs in 6 2/3 innings against New Mexico State, striking out 10, but did not figure in the decision (6/3).
• Picked up his 10th win of the year after limiting California to five hits and a run in five innings, striking out five (5/26).
• Won his ninth game of the season after holding Oregon to four hits and a run with 11 strikeouts in six innings (5/6).
• Picked up win No. 8 after scattering five hits and two runs with 11 strikeouts versus Long Beach State (4/15).
• Earned his seventh win of the season with six scoreless at USC, striking out nine (4/8).
• Tied the Oregon State single-game record with 17 strikeouts in a career-long eight innings versus Stanford, but did not figure in the decision (4/1).
• Earned his sixth win of the season after allowing seven hits and three runs in five innings at Cal (3/25).
• Set a career-high with 12 strikeouts in seven scoreless innings versus Arizona State, winning his fifth game (3/18).
• Picked up his fourth win of the season after allowing five hits and three runs in 5 1/3 innings at Washington State (3/11).
• Struck out 10 and scattered seven hits and two runs in 5 1/3 innings versus UC Irvine for the win (3/4).
• Picked up his second win of the season after striking out nine in six scoreless innings versus Xavier (2/25).
• Struck out eight and held New Mexico to two hits and a run in five innings for the win on opening day (2/18).
2021
• Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week May 24.
• Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (May 24).
• NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week (May 25).
• Pitched in 17 games, making 16 starts. Tallied a 3-6 record and 4.21 ERA in 77 innings. Struck out 98 and held opponents to a .223 batting average.
• Struck out nine but did not figure in the decision after allowing three hits and four runs in 4 1/3 innings versus McNeese (6/5).
• Set a career-high with 11 strikeouts and limited Arizona to two hits and a run in seven innings for his third win of the season (5/22).
• Struck out nine for the third time this season but took the loss after scattering three hits and a run in 6 2/3 innings at UCLA (5/1).
• Struck out nine and scattered three hits and a run in six innings against California (4/17).
• Picked up his second win after holding Washington to one hit in seven scoreless innings (3/27).
• Struck out eight in four scoreless innings in a start versus Washington State (3/20).
• Allowed one run and two hits in six innings versus Grand Canyon, but did not figure in the decision (2/26).
• Made his first career start and held New Mexico to just three hits with no runs in 5 1/3 innings, striking out nine (2/20). He earned the win.
2020
• Made six appearances, all in relief.
• Finished with a 1-1 record and 5.25 ERA in 12 innings. Allowed seven hits and seven runs with seven walks and 16 strikeouts. Totaled two saves.
• Picked up his second save of the season after striking out three in 1 1/3 scoreless innings versus San Diego State (2/28).
• Won his first collegiate game after 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief against Mississippi State, striking out four (2/23).
• Made his collegiate debut against Gonzaga, earning the save with four shutout innings (2/16).
Woodland High School
• Letterwinner for head coach Joe Whitehead.
• Lettered two years on the mound and at first base.
• Ranked amongst the top 30 players in the state of California, and fifth at left-handed pitcher, by Prep Baseball Report. Is among the top 220 players nationally regardless of position.
• Played for the Athletics team at the 2018 Area Code Games.
• Named Golden Empire League Most Valuable Player as a senior.
• As a senior, was 5-1 with a 1.43 ERA in 10 games, seven of which were starts. Struck out 105 in 44 innings and allowed just 13 hits.
• Threw a perfect game against Mira Loma High School on March 26, 2019, and struck out all 15 batters he faced in a five-inning effort.
• Also batted .427 as a senior, adding five doubles, three triples, six home runs and 37 RBI.
• Named the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2018.
• As a junior, was 8-0 with a 0.78 ERA. Struck out 128 in 53 2/3 innings.
• At the plate, batted .329 with eight doubles and 16 RBI.
Personal
• Born March 16, 2001 in Davis, Calif.
• Son of Lynette and Carl Hjerpe.
• Father, Carl, was a pitcher at Cal Poly, attending school from 1984-87.
• Had been on the Principal’s Honor Roll all four years at Woodland High School.
• Majoring in business administration.
• In community service, has participated in baseball camps, teaching skills to area youth.
• Chose Oregon State because “they have a great coaching staff that creates fantastic men on and off the field.”
Hjerpe’s Career Single-Game Highs
Innings pitched: 8.0, Stanford, Apr 01, 2022
Walks allowed: 5, vs McNeese, Jun 05, 2021
Strikeouts: 17, Stanford, Apr 01, 2022
Batters faced: 27, Stanford, Apr 01, 2022 ; at UCLA, May 01, 2021
Field chances: 5, at Oregon, Apr 10, 2021
Putouts: 2, at Utah, Apr 29, 2022 ; at UCLA, May 01, 2021
Assists: 4, at Oregon, Apr 10, 2021
Runners CS: 1, 6 times
• Golden Spikes Award Finalist
• Dick Howser Trophy Finalist
• College Baseball Foundation National Pitcher of the Year
• Perfect Game National Pitcher of the Year
• NCBWA First-Team All-American
• ABCA First-Team All-American
• Collegiate Baseball First-Team All-American
• Perfect Game First-Team All-American
• ABCA All-Region First Team
• All-Pac-12 First Team
• Corvallis Regional All-Tournament Team
• College Baseball Foundation Pitcher of the Year semifinalist
• Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list
• D1Baseball.com National Player of the Week (April 5)
• Dick Howser Trophy Pitcher of the Week (April 5)
• Perfect Game/Rawlings Pitcher of the Week (April 5)
• Golden Spikes Performance of the Week (April 4)
• Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (April 4)
• Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (April 4)
• Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (March 21)
• Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (March 21)
• Baseball America Preseason All-America Second Team
• Perfect Game Preseason All-America Third Team
• Made 18 appearances, including 17 starts, and finished 11-2 with a 2.53 ERA. His 11 wins led the Pac-12 and were one shy of tying for the national lead.
• Led the nation with 161 strikeouts.
• Held opponents to a .180 batting average and threw the most innings in the Pac-12 at 103 1/3.
• Struck out 10 or more 10 times.
• Won his 11th game of the season after limiting Auburn to three hits and three runs in 5 2/3 innings (6/12).
• Earned a save after striking out five in two innings in the Corvallis Regional finale versus Vanderbilt (6/6).
• Scattered two hits and three runs in 6 2/3 innings against New Mexico State, striking out 10, but did not figure in the decision (6/3).
• Picked up his 10th win of the year after limiting California to five hits and a run in five innings, striking out five (5/26).
• Won his ninth game of the season after holding Oregon to four hits and a run with 11 strikeouts in six innings (5/6).
• Picked up win No. 8 after scattering five hits and two runs with 11 strikeouts versus Long Beach State (4/15).
• Earned his seventh win of the season with six scoreless at USC, striking out nine (4/8).
• Tied the Oregon State single-game record with 17 strikeouts in a career-long eight innings versus Stanford, but did not figure in the decision (4/1).
• Earned his sixth win of the season after allowing seven hits and three runs in five innings at Cal (3/25).
• Set a career-high with 12 strikeouts in seven scoreless innings versus Arizona State, winning his fifth game (3/18).
• Picked up his fourth win of the season after allowing five hits and three runs in 5 1/3 innings at Washington State (3/11).
• Struck out 10 and scattered seven hits and two runs in 5 1/3 innings versus UC Irvine for the win (3/4).
• Picked up his second win of the season after striking out nine in six scoreless innings versus Xavier (2/25).
• Struck out eight and held New Mexico to two hits and a run in five innings for the win on opening day (2/18).
2021
• Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week May 24.
• Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (May 24).
• NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week (May 25).
• Pitched in 17 games, making 16 starts. Tallied a 3-6 record and 4.21 ERA in 77 innings. Struck out 98 and held opponents to a .223 batting average.
• Struck out nine but did not figure in the decision after allowing three hits and four runs in 4 1/3 innings versus McNeese (6/5).
• Set a career-high with 11 strikeouts and limited Arizona to two hits and a run in seven innings for his third win of the season (5/22).
• Struck out nine for the third time this season but took the loss after scattering three hits and a run in 6 2/3 innings at UCLA (5/1).
• Struck out nine and scattered three hits and a run in six innings against California (4/17).
• Picked up his second win after holding Washington to one hit in seven scoreless innings (3/27).
• Struck out eight in four scoreless innings in a start versus Washington State (3/20).
• Allowed one run and two hits in six innings versus Grand Canyon, but did not figure in the decision (2/26).
• Made his first career start and held New Mexico to just three hits with no runs in 5 1/3 innings, striking out nine (2/20). He earned the win.
2020
• Made six appearances, all in relief.
• Finished with a 1-1 record and 5.25 ERA in 12 innings. Allowed seven hits and seven runs with seven walks and 16 strikeouts. Totaled two saves.
• Picked up his second save of the season after striking out three in 1 1/3 scoreless innings versus San Diego State (2/28).
• Won his first collegiate game after 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief against Mississippi State, striking out four (2/23).
• Made his collegiate debut against Gonzaga, earning the save with four shutout innings (2/16).
Woodland High School
• Letterwinner for head coach Joe Whitehead.
• Lettered two years on the mound and at first base.
• Ranked amongst the top 30 players in the state of California, and fifth at left-handed pitcher, by Prep Baseball Report. Is among the top 220 players nationally regardless of position.
• Played for the Athletics team at the 2018 Area Code Games.
• Named Golden Empire League Most Valuable Player as a senior.
• As a senior, was 5-1 with a 1.43 ERA in 10 games, seven of which were starts. Struck out 105 in 44 innings and allowed just 13 hits.
• Threw a perfect game against Mira Loma High School on March 26, 2019, and struck out all 15 batters he faced in a five-inning effort.
• Also batted .427 as a senior, adding five doubles, three triples, six home runs and 37 RBI.
• Named the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2018.
• As a junior, was 8-0 with a 0.78 ERA. Struck out 128 in 53 2/3 innings.
• At the plate, batted .329 with eight doubles and 16 RBI.
Personal
• Born March 16, 2001 in Davis, Calif.
• Son of Lynette and Carl Hjerpe.
• Father, Carl, was a pitcher at Cal Poly, attending school from 1984-87.
• Had been on the Principal’s Honor Roll all four years at Woodland High School.
• Majoring in business administration.
• In community service, has participated in baseball camps, teaching skills to area youth.
• Chose Oregon State because “they have a great coaching staff that creates fantastic men on and off the field.”
Hjerpe’s Career Single-Game Highs
Innings pitched: 8.0, Stanford, Apr 01, 2022
Walks allowed: 5, vs McNeese, Jun 05, 2021
Strikeouts: 17, Stanford, Apr 01, 2022
Batters faced: 27, Stanford, Apr 01, 2022 ; at UCLA, May 01, 2021
Field chances: 5, at Oregon, Apr 10, 2021
Putouts: 2, at Utah, Apr 29, 2022 ; at UCLA, May 01, 2021
Assists: 4, at Oregon, Apr 10, 2021
Runners CS: 1, 6 times
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