2024 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 27
Cooper Omans
- Position:
- LHP
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 187
- Hometown:
- Oviedo, Fla.
- High School:
- Oviedo
- Prev School:
- Nova Southeastern
 University of Illinois Graduate |
Career Highs
- Innings pitched: 7.0, vs. Akron, Feb. 16, 2024
- Strikeouts: 10, at Indiana State, March 12, 2024
- Walks: 5, at Minnesota, April 6, 2024
- Batters faced: 26, vs. Northwestern, April 20, 2024
- Field chances: 4, at Indiana, March 23, 2024
- Putouts: 1, 6x, last: vs. Iowa, May 23, 2024
- Assists: 3, at Indiana, March 23, 2024
- Runners CS: 1, vs. Ohio State, May 4, 2024
2024 - GRADUATE STUDENT
- Went 4-1 with a 3.73 ERA (25 ER/60.1 IP) in 14 games, 12 starts...his 25 earned runs allowed was the fewest among qualified Big Ten arms.
- Struck out a total of 56 batters.
- Held opponents to a .215 average...ranked sixth-lowest among Big Ten qualifying arms.
- Also ranked among conference leaders in earned runs (25, T-2nd), hits (47, 4th), ERA (7th) and WHIP (1.24, 8th).
- Made Illini debut on Feb. 16 vs. Akron...allowed two runs over 4.0 innings of work.
- Made his home debut on Feb. 27 vs. Eastern Illinois...tossed 5.0 innings of scoreless ball and struck out six.
- Spun his first quality start on March 12 at Indiana State...tossed 6.0 innings of one-run ball, unearned, and punched out a career-high 10 batters.
- Worked a season-high 7.0 innings on April 20 vs. Northwestern...allowed just one run on two hits.
- Tossed 5.1 frames of one-run ball vs. Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament...whiffed five batters.
2023 - SENIOR (NOVA SOUTHEASTERN)
- Went 6-5 with a 3.33 ERA (29 ER/78.1 IP) in 14 games, starts, for the Sharks.
- Struck out 71 batters, the second-highest mark on the team.
- Recorded seven quality starts during the campaign.
- Posted back-to-back outings with a season-high eight strikeouts on March 4 vs. Palm Beach Atlantic and on March 10 vs. St. Cloud St.
- Tossed a season-high 8.1 innings on April 1 vs. Saint Leo, allowing two runs on seven hits to along with six strikeouts.
2022 - JUNIOR (NOVA SOUTHEASTERN)
- Went 7-2 with a 5.09 ERA (24 ER/53.0 IP) in 14 games, nine starts.
- Punched out 44 batters compared to 16 walks...recorded a 1.170 WHIP on the season.
- Held opponents to .231 average on the season.
- Posted three-straight quality starts from April 5-23...went 3-0 with a 2.37 ERA (5 ER/19.0 IP) with 19 strikeouts during that span.
- Whiffed a season-high nine batters on both March 1 at Findlay and April 23 at Barry.
2021 - SOPHOMORE (NOVA SOUTHEASTERN)
- Went 1-2 with a 3.60 ERA (12 ER/30.0 IP) in six starts.
- Posted two quality starts on the season.
- Season-high nine strikeouts on April 9 vs. Rollins.
2020 - FRESHMAN (NOVA SOUTHEASTERN)
- Went 3-0 with a 1.45 ERA (3 ER/18.2 IP) in five games, two starts.
- Fanned 19 batters and walked just four...posted a 0.857 WHIP on the season.
- Struck out a season-high eight batters on March 7 vs. Concordia (NY) in just 4.0 innings of work.
- Tossed his first-career quality start on Feb. 29 at Embry-Riddle (6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R/ER, 2 BB, 6 SO).
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Oviedo HS.
- Played for head coach Jason Foss.
PERSONAL
- Born on Feb. 10, 2001.
- Son of Mike and Debbie Omans.
- Has one brother, Fisher, and one sister, Kylie.
- Chose Illinois because, "The athletic and academic reputation, Coaching staff and faculty, facilities and a chance to win a Big 10 championship and compete for a national championship."
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