2017 Baseball Roster
Roster
Justin Hooper
- Position:
- Left Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 232
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- San Ramon, Calif.
- High School:
- De La Salle HS
Notes
Selected in the 14th round of the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Kansas City Royals ... During his UCLA career, logged a 2-2 record, 5.73 ERA, and 61 strikeouts in 55.0 innings pitched.
2019
Made one appearance during his redshirt junior season, pitching 2/3 of an inning at UC Irvine on May 14 ... Retired the first two batters he faced in that frame ...Before the season, named the No. 33 prospect in the Pac-12 Conference for the 2019 draft by D1Baseball.com.
2018
Did not play due to injury.
2017 (Summer)
Named Cape Cod League All-Star for Cotuit … went 2-1 with a 2.31 ERA in six games, including five starts … tallied 21 strikeouts compared to just four walks in 23.1 innings … played with teammate Michael Toglia.
2017
Made 20 appearances, including nine starts on the mound … posted a 1-1 record with a 3.69 ERA … struck out 52 batters over 46.1 innings pitched … held opponents to a .222 batting average against … made five appearances in Pac-12 play, posting a record of 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA … struck out two batters in 3.0 innings … set career-high with 10 strikeouts in season debut and did not allow a hit in 4.1 innings against UC Riverside on Feb. 21 … tallied first win of the season at Long Beach State allowing one run over 5.2 innings with five strikeouts on April 25 … tossed 5.0 innings allowing one unearned run one three hits against Long Beach State on April 18.
2016 (Summer)
Played for Cotuit Kettleers in the Cape Cod League ... went 0-2 with a 3.19 ERA in eight games (five starts) for Cotuit ... totaled 18 strikeouts and 15 walks in 25.1 innings … was rated the fifth-best prospect in the Cape Cod League by Baseball America … Cotuit went 15-28-1 overall.
2016
Appeared in 14 games (one start), posting a record of 1-1 with an 18.00 ERA…struck out nine batters over 8.0 innings pitched…made the third most appearances among UCLA freshmen…held opponents to a .200 batting average against…made five appearances in Pac-12 play, posting a record of 0-0 with a 7.71 ERA…struck out two batters over 2.1 innings pitched…made his first career appearance on February 19 against North Carolina…made his first career start on March 1 at UC Santa Barbara…earned his first career win with a scoreless inning of relief at Pepperdine on April 19, adding two strikeouts.
High School
Four-year varsity baseball letterwinner at De La Salle High School (Concord, Calif.) under head coach David Jeans … drafted in the 25th round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers … ranked No. 7 on Baseball America’s Top 50 Prospects for the 2015 MLB Draft … ranked No. 3 on Perfect Game USA’s list of Top 500 High School prospects for 2015 … ranked No. 1 on Perfect Game USA’s list of Top 500 High School prospects in California for 2015 … ranked No. 3 on Baseball America’s 2015 Top 100 High School Prospects … 2015 Perfect Game USA first team All-American … 2015 Perfect Game USA California Region first team All-American … 2015 MaxPreps All-State second team selection … 2015 Contra Costa Times All-Area team selection … 2015 San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro team selection … 2015 Prep2Prep All-North Coast Section second team selection … named to the 2014 Perfect Game All-American Classic West Team … retired the side in order in his one inning of work … 2014 Under-Armour All-American … played for the Oakland Athletics at the 2014 Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif. … named to the 2014 Rawlings Top Prospect team at the Perfect Game USA Sunshine West Showcase … participated in the U.S. 18U National Team Trials … 2014 Perfect Game USA Underclass First Team All-American … named to the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Second Team … as a senior at De La Salle HS, went 6-3 with a 1.50 ERA in 12 starts, leading his team to the CIF-NCS Division I championship game … struck out 64 batters in 51.1 innings pitched … as a junior, posted a 6-3 record with a 2.04 ERA in 11 starts, leading his team to the CIF-NCS Division I championship … tallied 58 strikeouts and held opponents to a .128 batting average in 44.2 innings … as a sophomore, recorded a 3-1 record with a 1.53 ERA in 11 appearances … accumulated 41 strikeouts and held opponents to a .168 batting average in 36.2 innings … as a freshman, pitched 0.2 innings, recording one strikeout.
Personal
Full name: Justin Michael Hooper … born in San Mateo, Calif. … parents are Michael and Lillian Hooper … has an older brother Austin (21) who played football at Stanford and a younger sister Alexis (16) … decided to attend UCLA because it offered high level academics and a top baseball program … lists his biggest athletic thrill as pitching at Wrigley Field in Chicago … admires Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson and current Chicago White Sox pitcher Chris Sale … lists his hobbies outside of baseball as ping pong and Super Smash Brothers … majoring in political science.
Career Highs
Innings: 5.2 at Long Beach State (4/25/17)
Strikeouts: 10 vs. UC Riverside (2/21/17)
