2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 1
Cooper Vance
- Position:
- Infielder
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 201
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- New Waterford, Ohio
- High School:
- Mohwak
2026
• Saw action in 30 games, starting 24. Batted .228 with three doubles, a home run and 10 RBI. Also drew 13 walks to 12 strikeouts and stole three bases in four attempts.
• Doubled, drove in three and finished 2-for-3 with two runs against Mercer (3/28).
• Scored a run and went 2-for-3 at UC Irvine (3/21).
• Went 3-for-4, hitting his first OSU home run and doubling in the finale at San Diego (3/15).
• Drove in a pair of runs and went 1-for-5 against Alabama (2/28).
• Equaled a career-high with three hits against Southern Miss (2/21).
Eastern Michigan
• Played in 116 games over three seasons, starting 104 times.
• Batted .272 with 25 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 63 RBI. Stole 22 bases.
• Batted .301 as a junior, collecting 14 doubles with six home runs and 30 RBI. Stole six bases. Played in and started 52 games.
• Swiped 13 bases as a sophomore, and hit .254 with eight doubles, four home runs and 30 RBI in 46 games, all starts.
• Played in 18 games as as a freshman, starting six, and batted .185 with three doubles, three RBI and three stolen bases.
Mohawk High School
• Lettered for four seasons under head coach Nicholas Maiorano.
• Under Armour Preseason All-American.
• Set program records for both batting average and ERA.
Personal
• Born Dec. 10, 2003.
• Son of Lorri and Jim Vance.
• Has one brother, Dalton.
• Finance major.
Vance’s Career Single-Game Highs
Hits: 3-9x, last at San Diego, March 15, 2026
Doubles: 2, vs Pittsburgh, Feb 14, 2025 ; at Oakland, Apr 23, 2024
Triples: 1, at Western Michigan, Mar 14, 2025
Home runs: 1-11x, last at San Diego, March 15, 2026
Total bases: 7-2x, last at San Diego, March 15, 2026
RBI: 4, at Western Michigan, Mar 14, 2025
Runs scored: 3-5x, last at San Diego, March 15, 2026
Walks: 3, at Northern Illinois, May 16, 2024 ; Oakland, Apr 9, 2024
Struck out: 2-15x, last at Portland, March 17, 2026
At bats: 6, Kent State, May 15, 2025 ; at Miami (OH), Apr 27, 2024
Stolen bases: 3, at Kent State, Apr 6, 2024
Putouts: 5, at Akron, Mar 9, 2025 ; Toledo, Apr 23, 2023
Assists: 6, vs Cal Poly, April 11, 2026
• Saw action in 30 games, starting 24. Batted .228 with three doubles, a home run and 10 RBI. Also drew 13 walks to 12 strikeouts and stole three bases in four attempts.
• Doubled, drove in three and finished 2-for-3 with two runs against Mercer (3/28).
• Scored a run and went 2-for-3 at UC Irvine (3/21).
• Went 3-for-4, hitting his first OSU home run and doubling in the finale at San Diego (3/15).
• Drove in a pair of runs and went 1-for-5 against Alabama (2/28).
• Equaled a career-high with three hits against Southern Miss (2/21).
Eastern Michigan
• Played in 116 games over three seasons, starting 104 times.
• Batted .272 with 25 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 63 RBI. Stole 22 bases.
• Batted .301 as a junior, collecting 14 doubles with six home runs and 30 RBI. Stole six bases. Played in and started 52 games.
• Swiped 13 bases as a sophomore, and hit .254 with eight doubles, four home runs and 30 RBI in 46 games, all starts.
• Played in 18 games as as a freshman, starting six, and batted .185 with three doubles, three RBI and three stolen bases.
Mohawk High School
• Lettered for four seasons under head coach Nicholas Maiorano.
• Under Armour Preseason All-American.
• Set program records for both batting average and ERA.
Personal
• Born Dec. 10, 2003.
• Son of Lorri and Jim Vance.
• Has one brother, Dalton.
• Finance major.
Vance’s Career Single-Game Highs
Hits: 3-9x, last at San Diego, March 15, 2026
Doubles: 2, vs Pittsburgh, Feb 14, 2025 ; at Oakland, Apr 23, 2024
Triples: 1, at Western Michigan, Mar 14, 2025
Home runs: 1-11x, last at San Diego, March 15, 2026
Total bases: 7-2x, last at San Diego, March 15, 2026
RBI: 4, at Western Michigan, Mar 14, 2025
Runs scored: 3-5x, last at San Diego, March 15, 2026
Walks: 3, at Northern Illinois, May 16, 2024 ; Oakland, Apr 9, 2024
Struck out: 2-15x, last at Portland, March 17, 2026
At bats: 6, Kent State, May 15, 2025 ; at Miami (OH), Apr 27, 2024
Stolen bases: 3, at Kent State, Apr 6, 2024
Putouts: 5, at Akron, Mar 9, 2025 ; Toledo, Apr 23, 2023
Assists: 6, vs Cal Poly, April 11, 2026
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