UC SANTA BARBARA
2022 Big West Academic All-Conference Team
2021
- Cooper Rons pitched in three games for the Gauchos in 2021
- With 2.1 innings pitched, and three strikeouts, Rons retains an 11.57 strikeouts-per-9 innings
- Pitched in games against San Francisco, Cal State Fullerton, and UC San diego
HIGH SCHOOL
• Attended Cathedral Catholic High School
• Competed in the Western League as a pitcher under coach Gary Remicker
• Junior year (2018-19) stats: ERA (0.67), WL (2-3), IP (31.1), K (37), BB (6)
• Senior year (2019-20) stats: ERA (0.95), WL (2-0), IP (14.2), K (14), BB (7)
• Earned Second Team All-Western League honors his junior season
• Best performances came in junior year against rival La Costa Canyon, in which he went 4 1/3 innings in extra innings striking out 5 and allowing 1 run, and in another rivalry matchup against Saint Augustine earning the save thanks to 3.2 innings pitched with no earned runs, two hits, and two strikeouts
• Also had a memorable performance in a senior year start against Granite Hills, running a 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 K statline
• Appeared in the San Diego Open Division playoffs in 2019
• In the classroom, earned San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic Team honors in 2019
PERSONAL
• Cooper Kevin Rons was born on July 11, 2002 in San Diego, Calif. to parents Yvonne and Steve Rons
• Has one brother, Jake (19)
• Majoring in Communications
• Career aspirations are to become a sports broadcaster
• Nicknamed "Coop"
• Roots for the New York Yankees and New York Giants
• Most memorable sports moment is winning a national championship in the summer of 2016
• Favorite movies are Stepbrothers, Wedding Crashers, Talladega Nights, Sandlot, and The Hangover
• Favorite TV show is The Office
• Favorite novel is Mamba Mentality
• Favorite musicians are Luke Combs and Morgan Whallen
• Hobbies include surfing and golf
• Lists Derek Jeter, Kobe Bryant, CC Sabathia, and Felix Hernandez as favorite athletes
• Also recruited by San Diego State, Pepperdine, Long Beach State, Cal State Fullerton, UC Riverside, Loyola Marymount, Oregon, and CSUN
