Biography
Career
A .296 hitter (45-of-152) with 17 runs, 11 doubles, one triple, four home runs and 22 RBI ... has a 1-2 record and a 1.96 ERA (9 ER, 41.1 IP) in 27 appearances with two starts ... redshirted in 2012.
2015
Hit .303 with 15 runs, 10 doubles, one triple, four home runs and 21 RBI in 42 games with 41 starts ... made 23 starts at 1B, 13 at 2B and five at DH ... second on the team in home runs and slugging percentage (.485) ... led the team with a .357 average against right-handed pitchers ... had a .515 on-base percentage when leading off an inning, tops on the team ... went 0-1 with a 2.84 ERA on the mound ... allowed two earned runs in 6 1/3 innings with one strikeout ... had only one error in 241 total chances, a .996 fielding percentage that ranks third in an HU single season ... handled all 44 defensive chances at 2B without an error ... had 14 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games ... had a season-best six-game hitting streak and nine-game on-base streak ... pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief vs. Missouri Western (2/7) and allowed only two earned runs in a career-long five-inning start vs. St. Cloud St. (3/1).
2014
Played in 12 games with four starts as a hitter ... started three times at 1B and one time at 3B ... .235 (4-for-17), 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 SB ... hit .333 (4-for-12) vs. right-handed pitchers ... had one multi-hit game ... had a three-game hitting streak ... went 2-for-3 vs. Central Baptist (3/11) ... appeared in 12 games with one start as a pitcher ... 0-1, 1.88 ERA ... 14.1 IP, 15 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 9 BB, 7 K ... limited right-handed hitters to a .214 average ... averaged 1.19 IP per appearance ... did not allow an earned run in 10 of his 12 appearances, including his first six appearances ... made his first collegiate start at Southern Arkansas (4/22), allowing two earned runs in 2.1 innings ... pitched a career-long 2.2 scoreless innings of relief with a season-high three strikeouts vs. Ark.-Monticello (5/5) at the GAC Tournament.
2013
Played in 17 games with one start ... .333 (1-for-3), 1 R ... 1-0, 1.74 ERA ... 20.2 IP, 17 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 9 BB, 12 K ... started at 3B and went 1-for-2 with a run vs. Union (3/26) ... pitched in 13 games in relief ... earned his first collegiate win with 2.0 innings of scoreless relief vs. Union (3/26) ... allowed an earned run in only two of his 13 appearances ... opponents hit only .176 with runners on ... held left-handed hitters to .238 avg. and right-handers to .226 avg.
Career 3+ Hit Games
3 - at Southern Ark., Mar 28, 2015 (4-2-3-3)
3 - vs Southeastern Okla., May 04, 2015 (5-0-3-0)
Career 3+ RBI Games
3 - at Southern Ark., Mar 28, 2015 (4-2-3-3)
Career Home Runs
Mo. Western St., Feb 08, 2015 (2-run HR, walkoff)
at Southeastern Okla., Mar 14, 2015 (solo HR, leadoff)
at Southern Ark., Mar 28, 2015 (2-run HR)
Ouachita Baptist, Mar 31, 2015 (solo HR, leadoff)
Career Pitching Wins (IP-H-R-ER-BB-K)
vs Union (Tenn.), Mar 26, 2013 (2.0-1-0-0-1-1)
Previous School
A 2011 graduate of Nashville (Ark.) High School ... earned All-State as a senior ... participated in the Arkansas High School All-Star Game ... hit .509 with four home runs and 39 RBI in 33 games as a senior ... went 7-4 with a 3.22 ERA ... had 103 strikeouts in 71 2/3 innings ... three-time All-State Tournament Team ... four-time All-Conference ... coached by Kyle Slayton.
Personal
Born: Apr. 5, 1993 in Nashville, Ark. ... Major: Finance ... Parents: Rick and Janet Copeland ... has one sister (Jana).
Career Highs
Hits: 3, at Southern Ark., Mar 28, 2015; vs Southeastern Okla., May 04, 2015
Doubles: 2, Southwestern Okla., Apr 20, 2015
Triples: 1Â [t-3rd], vs Southeastern Okla., May 04, 2015
Home runs: 1, 4 times
Total bases: 6, at Southern Ark., Mar 28, 2015
RBI: 3, at Southern Ark., Mar 28, 2015
Runs scored: 2, 4 times
Walks: 1, 13 times
Hit by pitch: 1, 4 times
Struck out: 3, Union, Apr 01, 2014; Augustana, Jan 31, 2015
Sac flies: 1, 4 times
Sac bunts: 2Â [t-1st], at Northwestern Okla., Apr 10, 2015
At bats: 5, Mo. Western St., Feb 07, 2015; vs Southeastern Okla., May 04, 2015
Stolen bases: 1, 4 times
Caught stealing: 1Â [t-1st], Hendrix, Feb 10, 2015; Southern Nazarene, Mar 07, 2015
Innings pitched: 5.0, St. Cloud St., Mar 01, 2015
Walks allowed: 4, at Southern Ark., Apr 22, 2014
Strikeouts: 4, Southern Nazarene, Feb 24, 2013
Batters faced: 24, St. Cloud St., Mar 01, 2015
Field chances: 14, at Arkansas Tech, Apr 26, 2015; at Southern Ark., Mar 27, 2015
Putouts: 14, at Southern Ark., Mar 27, 2015
Assists: 4, Union, Apr 01, 2014; at Southeastern Okla., Mar 14, 2015
Runners CS: 2, St. Cloud St., Mar 01, 2015
