Blake Cooper Class: Senior Hometown: Neeses, S.C. High School: Edisto Height / Weight: 5-10 / 180 Position: RHP Bats-Throws: R-R

2009 - 2009 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team ... Earned win vs. East Carolina in NCAA Regional with complete game performance, allowed just two runs on 14 hits with six strikeouts in 12-2 victory over the Pirates ... Quality start and a no-decision in 9-5 win over Alabama at SEC Tournament (5/20), allowed just five runs on seven hits in 6.2 innings of work with seven strikeouts and two walks ... Worked two innings and earned win in a predetermined split in 6-1 victory over Georgia (5/16) ... Worked seven innings and allowed just one run on five hits with five strikeouts in 15-6 win over Tennessee (5/10) ... Pitched second complete game of season and earned win in 11-3 victory over Vanderbilt (5/3), allowed three runs on 12 hits with six strikeouts and no walks ... Picked up win in 10-4 victory over Auburn (4/19), allowed four runs on seven hits with five strikeouts and five walks ... No-decision in 7-4 loss vs. Arkansas (4/5), allowed four runs on eight hits in five-plus innings of work ... Strong performance to pick up win and clinch series for Carolina at Kentucky (3/29); allowed just two runs on eight hits in complete game 4-2 victory ... Earned win with 5.2 innings of work in 14-2 victory at College of Charleston (3/24), allowed just one run on five hits ... Six scoreless innings allowing just two hits while striking out seven to pick up win in 15-0 victory at Furman (3/18) ... Six scoreless innings allowing just two hits while striking out seven to pick up win in 6-0 victory over Duquesne (2/23).

2008 - Appeared and started 15 games as a sophomore ... Posted a 5-6 record in 93.2 innings of work with a 3.94 ERA ... Struck out 59 batters while walking 23 ... Worked 8.1 innings and allowed four runs, one earned, on seven hits while finishing with a career-high nine strikeouts and no walks in 7-5 win over James Madison in NCAA Regional (6/1) ... 2008 NCAA Regional All-Tournament team ... Struck out eight batters in 4.1 innings of work in 7-5 loss vs. Vanderbilt at SEC Tournament ... Earned SEC Pitcher of the Week honors following complete game six-hitter in 4-1 victory over Ole Miss (4/20) ... Picked up win at Auburn in 7-6 victory; went 6.2 innings and allowed three runs on nine hits with three strikeouts and two walks (4/13) ... Quality start vs. Kentucky as he allowed two runs, one earned, on seven hits in 6.2 innings of a 6-2 win over Wildcats (3/30) ... Worked eight innings and allowed just three runs on three hits in 10-3 win over Mississippi State (3/23) ... Pitched six scoreless innings and struck out six batters in 10-2 win over Duquesne (3/9) ... Pitched six innings and allowed one run, unearned, on seven hits with three strikeouts to pick up victory in 5-1 win at Clemson (3/2).

2007 - Named to Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America team ... Appeared in 17 games with 11 starts compiling a 7-2 record with a 4.48 ERA in 60.1 innings pitched ... Earned victory in 13-7 win at Tennessee; pitched six innings allowing six runs on 11 hits with four strikeouts (5/13) ... Earned victory in 13-6 win vs. Kentucky; pitched 5.2 innings allowing four runs on five hits with five strikeouts (5/6) ... Pitched 5.1 scoreless innings with just four hits allowed in 8-0 win over Wofford (4/17) ... Earned fourth win of the season with career-high 7.2 innings of work and just two runs allowed on six hits in 8-2 victory vs. Vanderbilt (4/1) ... Worked 5.2 scoreless innings in first career start to pick up win in 9-5 victory over LSU (3/18) ... Earned first career win in first start with five innings of work and a career-high six strikeouts in 13-2 victory over Brown (3/11) ... Also had a win vs. Appalachian State ... Played in the summer with the Columbia Blowfish of the Coastal Plains League along with several Gamecock teammates.

HIGH SCHOOL - Played four seasons at Edisto High School under coach Hal Hayden ... Played for the Pendleton Cardinals in summer ball ... Earned all-region and all-state honors in football and baseball ... Member of 2006 SC/NC Select All-Star team.

PERSONAL - Born Matthew Blake Cooper on 3/30/88 ... Parents are Daniel and Tammy.