Cooper Stinson

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-6
Weight:
240
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Peachtree Corners, Ga.
High School:
Norcross
B/T:
R/R

Career: Made 51 appearances, including 47 starts, in his career ... produced a 10-10 record with a 5.45 ERA ... tallied 193 strikeouts to 95 walks in 180 innings pitched ... his 47 career starters are the sixth-most in program history and the most since Greg Burke (2001-05) ... named to the 2021 ACC All-Tournament Team after pitching six shutout innings and earning the win in the 2021 ACC Championship over NC State ... ranks seventh in program history with 9.65 strikeouts per nine innings and 19th in program history with 193 career strikeouts ... also sits 19th in Duke lore with 8.70 hits per nine innings ... awarded the ACC's Postgraduate Scholarship as a senior.

2022: Served as the midweek starter for the majority of the season ... Appeared and started in 14 games ... put together a 3-2 record with a 7.01 ERA in 43.2 innings of work ... tallied 41 strikeouts to 14 walks ... tallied four strikeouts while allowing four hits in four shutout innings against East Carolina (3/1) ... pitched five innings with four strikeouts while allowing one run on two hits against West Virginia (3/15) ... served as an opener against Liberty (3/29), fanning three in two one-hit innings ... put together a strong start at Georgia Tech, recording a pair of strikeouts while allowing four hits in 3.2 innings of work ... awarded the ACC's Postgraduate Scholarship.

2021: Primarily served as the Saturday starter for the Blue Devils … ranked second on the team in innings pitched (60.1) and opponent batting average (.225) … allowed just 49 hits, seventh in the ACC among pitchers with at least 50 IP … tied for 10th all-time at Duke in starts in a single season with 15 … assisted the Duke pitching staff to break the program record in strikeouts per nine innings (9.81) ... part of a Duke pitching staff that boasted a 1.00 ERA with 41 strikeouts to just five walks in the ACC Baseball Championship on its way to winning the first tournament title in program history … named to the ACC Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team … threw six shutout innings with six strikeouts in the ACC title game against NC State (5/30) on the way to Duke’s 1-0 win … was just the third time a team threw a shutout in the championship game in the event’s history … helped the Blue Devils to win 12 straight heading into NCAA postseason play, the longest winning streak by a Duke team since 1998 … opened the season with a win at No. 23 Coastal Carolina (2/20), allowing one earned run in five innings … stellar in a win against Pittsburgh (3/5), allowing one run while striking out nine in seven innings of work … put in six innings of one-run baseball against ACC-foe Virginia Tech (5/15), striking out four.

2020: Served as the team’s Saturday starter, sporting a 3-0 record across his four starts on the season that was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic … was recognized as the No. 72 sophomore in the country by Perfect Game entering the spring … carried a 0.42 ERA, which ranked first in the ACC and 15^th in the nation … opened the season with 19.2 consecutive scoreless innings pitched … ranked eighth in the ACC in WHIP (0.92), while placing ninth in walks allowed per nine innings (1.66) … worked 5.2 scoreless innings in his first start of the season against Army (2/16), allowing three hits and striking out six to pick up his first win … posted a quality start in the matchup with Cornell (2/22), tossing 6.0 shutout frames, scattering only two hits while walking one and collecting six punchouts to pick up the win … worked 5.0 scoreless innings in the second game of the CambriaCollegeClassic against Minnesota (2/29), yielding six hits and zero walks while striking out five but did not factor into the decision … earned his first career ACC win in his start against Florida State (3/7), tossing 5.0 innings of one-run baseball, allowing five hits and three walks while picking up seven strikeouts.

2019: Appeared in 18 games as a freshman, making 14 starts on the mound … owned a 1-4 record across 54.1 innings of work … ranked second on the team in strikeouts with 78 … made his collegiate debut in the series finale against Lehigh (2/17), working 3.2 innings, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks while recording seven strikeouts … pitched a career-long 5.0 innings in the series finale with Penn State (3/3), allowing only one run on three hits, while collecting six punchouts … worked a season-high 7.0 shutout innings in his start at Davidson (3/26), scattering only one hit and three walks while striking out a season-high 10 batters in the effort.

High School: 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game 2nd Team All-American and 1st team All-South Region selection ... According to Perfect Game, rated the No. 94 overall prospect and the No. 33 right-handed pitcher in the 2018 recruiting class ... Also tabbed PG's No. 14 overall prospect and No. 4 RHP in the state of Georgia ... As a junior, posted a 3.61 ERA while striking out 58 batters in 42.2 innings ... Named 2017 PG Underclass High Honorable Mention ... Selected 2016 PG Underclass Honorable Mention.

Personal: Born Cooper Stinson on August 18, 1999 in Atlanta ... Son of Paul and Kendra Stinson ... Has three older brothers (Tyler, Patrick and Graeme) ... Brother Graeme was also on the Duke baseball team from 2017-19 ... Graeme was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the fourth round (128th overall pick) of the 2019 MLB Draft.

Last updated 6/16/2022