University of Georgia Athletics
2027 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 21
Cooper Walls
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Florida
2026 (Sophomore/Florida): Appeared in 17 games with 10 starts for coach Kevin O’Sullivan’s squad as the Gators went 41-21 and advanced to the NCAA Gainesville (Fla.) Regional
*Posted a 3-3 record with one save
*Notched a 7.17 ERA across 37.2 innings while tallying 37 strikeouts and 12 walks
*Earned first career win as a Gator in his first start coming against UAB, with a season high 5.1 innings pitched with four strikeouts, allowing one run on four hits
*Tossed 4.1 innings with a season high five strikeouts to secure a win against South Carolina in a seven-inning contest
*Notched a win with two scoreless frames with one hit and one strikeout against Florida Atlantic
*Held Alabama to one run over 4.1 innings, scattering two hits and three walks with four strikeouts
*Tossed 3.1 innings of one-run ball on three hits with one walk and a season-high five strikeouts in a victory at Florida State
*Earned a save after pitching 1.1 innings with two strikeouts in a 15-11 series sweep of LSU in Baton Rouge
2025 (Freshman/Hawaii): Made 15 appearances including 13 starts for coach Rich Hill as the Rainbow Warriors went 35-21
*Named Big West Freshman Pitcher of the Year after notching a 3-3 record with a 3.73 ERA across 60.1 innings and posted 45 strikeouts
*Made his first career start against Wichita State, a four-inning outing, compiling four strikeouts
*Named Big West Pitcher of the Week after a season high seven innings pitched with three strikeouts against UC Santa Barbara
*Threw five scoreless frames with five strikeouts to earn a win against No. 10 Oregon State
*Named All-Big West Honorable Mention
High School: A graduate of La Costa Canyon in Carlsbad, Calif., where he played for coach Justin Machado
*Notched a 1.34 ERA with 51 strikeouts across 40.2 innings as a senior
*Went 4-0 as a junior with a 0.81 ERA across 26 innings, tallying 30 strikeouts
*Posted a 5-0 mark with a 2.62 ERA and 37 strikeouts across 48 innings as a sophomore
*Ranked 54th overall and 17th RHP in California by Perfect Game
*Rated among the Top 100 RHP nationally by Perfect Game
*An All-CIF San Diego Section after his senior season
*Named a 2024 Perfect Game Preseason All-American
Personal: Born May 30, 2006
*Son of Eric and Dee Walls
*Major: Housing Management & Policy
*Posted a 3-3 record with one save
*Notched a 7.17 ERA across 37.2 innings while tallying 37 strikeouts and 12 walks
*Earned first career win as a Gator in his first start coming against UAB, with a season high 5.1 innings pitched with four strikeouts, allowing one run on four hits
*Tossed 4.1 innings with a season high five strikeouts to secure a win against South Carolina in a seven-inning contest
*Notched a win with two scoreless frames with one hit and one strikeout against Florida Atlantic
*Held Alabama to one run over 4.1 innings, scattering two hits and three walks with four strikeouts
*Tossed 3.1 innings of one-run ball on three hits with one walk and a season-high five strikeouts in a victory at Florida State
*Earned a save after pitching 1.1 innings with two strikeouts in a 15-11 series sweep of LSU in Baton Rouge
2025 (Freshman/Hawaii): Made 15 appearances including 13 starts for coach Rich Hill as the Rainbow Warriors went 35-21
*Named Big West Freshman Pitcher of the Year after notching a 3-3 record with a 3.73 ERA across 60.1 innings and posted 45 strikeouts
*Made his first career start against Wichita State, a four-inning outing, compiling four strikeouts
*Named Big West Pitcher of the Week after a season high seven innings pitched with three strikeouts against UC Santa Barbara
*Threw five scoreless frames with five strikeouts to earn a win against No. 10 Oregon State
*Named All-Big West Honorable Mention
High School: A graduate of La Costa Canyon in Carlsbad, Calif., where he played for coach Justin Machado
*Notched a 1.34 ERA with 51 strikeouts across 40.2 innings as a senior
*Went 4-0 as a junior with a 0.81 ERA across 26 innings, tallying 30 strikeouts
*Posted a 5-0 mark with a 2.62 ERA and 37 strikeouts across 48 innings as a sophomore
*Ranked 54th overall and 17th RHP in California by Perfect Game
*Rated among the Top 100 RHP nationally by Perfect Game
*An All-CIF San Diego Section after his senior season
*Named a 2024 Perfect Game Preseason All-American
Personal: Born May 30, 2006
*Son of Eric and Dee Walls
*Major: Housing Management & Policy
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