2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 12
Luke Cooley
- Position:
- Left-handed pitcher
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Waynesboro, Miss.
- High School:
- Wayne Academy
- Prev School:
- East Central CC
CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2025, 2026)
2026: Made four starts in 10 appearances ... registered a 6.85 ERA through 22.1 innings ... struck out 17 batters and allowed just five walks ... pitched a scoreless inning vs. Lamar (3/10) ... tossed two scoreless frames with three punchouts at New Mexico State (3/21) ... went four innings allowing just one run on three hits and a walk vs. Northwestern State (5/5) with a season-high six strikeouts ... tossed a season-high five full frames vs. Sam Houston (5/16) with three punchouts.
2025: Led the Bulldogs with seven wins on the mound, ending the season with a 7-2 record ... named Conference USA Pitcher of the Week on March 31 ... posted the second-most strikeouts on the team with 65 (one of three pitchers with 60+ strikeouts) ... allowed just two earned runs through his first 15 innings to start the season ... had six outings with at least six strikeouts ... tossed five scoreless frames with seven punchouts vs. Maine (2/15) ... went 5.2 innings at Southern Miss (2/22) allowing just one run with seven strikeouts ... tossed eight no-hit innings vs. Kennesaw State (3/29), matching his career high with 10 strikeouts ... allowed just two walks and a pair of unearned runs ... threw six scoreless innings vs. Liberty (4/17), allowing one hit and three walks with seven punchouts ... tossed 3.1 shutout innings vs. Liberty (5/22) in an elimination game in the CUSA Championship ... gave up just one hit and one walk with a strikeout.
PRIOR TO LA TECH: Played two years at East Central Community College in Decatur, Miss. ... went 5-2 in 2023 with a K/9 rate of 9.26 ... struck out 48 batters across 46.2 innings ... saw a K/BB ratio of 2.82 in his first season with the Warriors ... went 8-1 with 13 starts in 15 appearances in 2024 ... carried an ERA of 2.29 through 82.2 innings ... posted a 12.52 K/9, recording 115 strikeouts with a K/BB ratio of 3.11 ... had five 10-strikeout performances, three of which coming in consecutive outings ... tallied a pair of complete games.
PERSONAL: Born in Webster, Texas to Jason and Samantha Cooley ... has one sister, Jasmine ... born on December 13, 2003.
CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2025, 2026)
2026: Made four starts in 10 appearances ... registered a 6.85 ERA through 22.1 innings ... struck out 17 batters and allowed just five walks ... pitched a scoreless inning vs. Lamar (3/10) ... tossed two scoreless frames with three punchouts at New Mexico State (3/21) ... went four innings allowing just one run on three hits and a walk vs. Northwestern State (5/5) with a season-high six strikeouts ... tossed a season-high five full frames vs. Sam Houston (5/16) with three punchouts.
2025: Led the Bulldogs with seven wins on the mound, ending the season with a 7-2 record ... named Conference USA Pitcher of the Week on March 31 ... posted the second-most strikeouts on the team with 65 (one of three pitchers with 60+ strikeouts) ... allowed just two earned runs through his first 15 innings to start the season ... had six outings with at least six strikeouts ... tossed five scoreless frames with seven punchouts vs. Maine (2/15) ... went 5.2 innings at Southern Miss (2/22) allowing just one run with seven strikeouts ... tossed eight no-hit innings vs. Kennesaw State (3/29), matching his career high with 10 strikeouts ... allowed just two walks and a pair of unearned runs ... threw six scoreless innings vs. Liberty (4/17), allowing one hit and three walks with seven punchouts ... tossed 3.1 shutout innings vs. Liberty (5/22) in an elimination game in the CUSA Championship ... gave up just one hit and one walk with a strikeout.
PRIOR TO LA TECH: Played two years at East Central Community College in Decatur, Miss. ... went 5-2 in 2023 with a K/9 rate of 9.26 ... struck out 48 batters across 46.2 innings ... saw a K/BB ratio of 2.82 in his first season with the Warriors ... went 8-1 with 13 starts in 15 appearances in 2024 ... carried an ERA of 2.29 through 82.2 innings ... posted a 12.52 K/9, recording 115 strikeouts with a K/BB ratio of 3.11 ... had five 10-strikeout performances, three of which coming in consecutive outings ... tallied a pair of complete games.
PERSONAL: Born in Webster, Texas to Jason and Samantha Cooley ... has one sister, Jasmine ... born on December 13, 2003.
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