Hayden
Cooper

6/6/17 - Cooper is a projectable 6-foot-3 185-pound right-handed hitting third baseman in Missouri’s 2018 class.  He ran a 4.57 home to first and has an exit velocity of 93 mph. At the plate, starts in balanced position, loads into back side with leg kick, aggressive and quick bat speed, swing path stays on ball after contact, power to pull gap, consistent line drives gap to gap during batting practice.  On the infield, 74 mph positional velo, active and athletic footwork, quick catch and throw, feet create momentum to throw, fields ball in position ready to throw, high three quarters release, projectable frame with room to add strength.

2/20/17 - Cooper is a 6-foot-3 180-pound right-handed hitting third baseman in Missouri’s 2018 class.  He ran a 4.00 home to first and has an exit velocity of 92 mph. At the plate, open stance, short stride, has bat control, quick hands generating bat whip, consistent hard contact gap-to-gap, good round of hitting during evals, body stays under control.  On the infield, 77 mph positional velo, smooth action, feet in sync with hands, field ball in athletic position ready to throw, soft hands, loose high three quarters arm slot.

2/15/16 - Cooper is a 6-foot-3 175-pound right-handed hitting outfielder and first baseman in Missouri’s 2018 class.  He got down the line in 4.62-seconds and has an exit velo of  86 mph. At the plate, slightly open stance, short stride, quick bat speed, level through zone, loose hands, line drives to pull side.  In the outfield, 73 mph positional velo, over the top release, athletic footwork, crow hop, plays through the catch. On the infield, 69 mph positional velo at 1B, high three quarters release, quick catch and throw, fluid footwork, mostly accurate throws.