JUNIOR (2019) Played in 34 of the teams 53 games in 2019... Hit .278 in 115 at-bats with four doubles, one triple and one home run to go along with 19 RBI... Finished the season with a .346 on-base percentage and a .383 slugging percentage... Was drafted in the 13th round of the MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies.
SOPHOMORE (2018) Played in all 61 of the Titans games behind the plate... Hit .279 on 226 at bats with 14 doubles and a team-high five home runs... Went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in game two of the Super Regionals against Washington to force a game three... Hit a home run in back-to-back games against Tulane on Mar. 4 and against Oregon State on Mar. 9... Finished the season with a .356 on base percentage and a .407 slugging percentage.
FRESHMAN (2017) Made his way into 19 games behind the plate including 6 starts… went 8-for-29 (.276) on the year with 2 doubles and a home run… four of his eight hits on the year (including his first career home run) came on May 15 vs. Saint Mary’s when he compiled a 4-for-5 day at the plate with an RBI and a run scored… also had a 2-hit day (including a double) against San Diego on Apr. 4… got a pinch-hit, RBI-single on June 1 against BYU in the opening game of the Stanford Regional. Started one game in the College World Series for the Titans in the designated hitter position.
HIGH SCHOOL Graduated in 2016 from Mt. Carmel High School in San Diego, CA… Played four years on varsity for the Sun Devils under coach Chach Mueller in the Palomar League... Was named to second team All-League as a sophomore and first team All-League for his junior and senior seasons.
PERSONAL Born in San Diego, California... Son to Jim and Michelle Cope… Has an older brother, Jake (21), and a younger sister Katrina (16)… Aspires to play in the MLB... Models his game after Salvador Perez. Enjoys going to the beach... Favorites include: Derek Jeter (baseball player), San Diego Padres (team), Petco Park (stadium), Muhammad Ali (athlete), Step Brothers (movie), Florida Georgia Line (musical group), Beyond Belief (book), Will Ferrell (actor), Claim Jumpers (restaurant), and steak (food).