2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Justin Hooper
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 232
- Class:
- Junior
- 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.ย
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.ย
2018
Did not play due to injury.
2017 (Summer)
Named Cape Cod League All-Star for Cotuit โฆ went 2-1 with a 2.31 ERA in six games, including five starts โฆ tallied 21 strikeouts compared to just four walks in 23.1 innings โฆ played with teammate Michael Toglia.
2017
Made 20 appearances, including nine starts on the mound โฆ posted a 1-1 record with a 3.69 ERA โฆ struck out 52 batters over 46.1 innings pitched โฆ held opponents to a .222 batting average against โฆ made five appearances in Pac-12 play, posting a record of 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA โฆ struck out two batters in 3.0 innings โฆ 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 โฆ tallied first win of the season at Long Beach State allowing one run over 5.2 innings with five strikeouts on April 25 โฆ 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 โฆ was rated the fifth-best prospect in the Cape Cod League by Baseball America โฆ Cotuit went 15-28-1 overall.
2016
Appeared in 14 games (one start), posting a record of 1-1 with an 18.00 ERAโฆstruck out nine batters over 8.0 innings pitchedโฆmade the third most appearances among UCLA freshmenโฆheld opponents to a .200 batting average againstโฆmade five appearances in Pac-12 play, posting a record of 0-0 with a 7.71 ERAโฆstruck out two batters over 2.1 innings pitchedโฆmade his first career appearance on February 19 against North Carolinaโฆmade his first career start on March 1 at UC Santa Barbaraโฆearned 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 โฆ drafted in the 25th round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers โฆ ranked No. 7 on Baseball Americaโs Top 50 Prospects for the 2015 MLB Draft โฆ ranked No. 3 on Perfect Game USAโs list of Top 500 High School prospects for 2015 โฆ ranked No. 1 on Perfect Game USAโs list of Top 500 High School prospects in California for 2015 โฆ ranked No. 3 on Baseball Americaโs 2015 Top 100 High School Prospects โฆ 2015 Perfect Game USA first team All-American โฆ 2015 Perfect Game USA California Region first team All-American โฆ 2015 MaxPreps All-State second team selection โฆ 2015 Contra Costa Times All-Area team selection โฆ 2015 San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro team selection โฆ 2015 Prep2Prep All-North Coast Section second team selection โฆ named to the 2014 Perfect Game All-American Classic West Team โฆ retired the side in order in his one inning of work โฆ 2014 Under-Armour All-American โฆ played for the Oakland Athletics at the 2014 Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif. โฆ named to the 2014 Rawlings Top Prospect team at the Perfect Game USA Sunshine West Showcase โฆ participated in the U.S. 18U National Team Trials โฆ 2014 Perfect Game USA Underclass First Team All-American โฆ named to the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Second Team โฆ 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 โฆ struck out 64 batters in 51.1 innings pitched โฆ 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 โฆ tallied 58 strikeouts and held opponents to a .128 batting average in 44.2 innings โฆ as a sophomore, recorded a 3-1 record with a 1.53 ERA in 11 appearances โฆ accumulated 41 strikeouts and held opponents to a .168 batting average in 36.2 innings โฆ as a freshman, pitched 0.2 innings, recording one strikeout.
Personal
Full name: Justin Michael Hooper โฆ born in San Mateo, Calif. โฆ parents are Michael and Lillian Hooper โฆ has an older brother Austin (21) who played football at Stanford and a younger sister Alexis (16) โฆ decided to attend UCLA because it offered high level academics and a top baseball program โฆ lists his biggest athletic thrill as pitching at Wrigley Field in Chicago โฆ admires Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson and current Chicago White Sox pitcher Chris Sale โฆ lists his hobbies outside of baseball as ping pong and Super Smash Brothers โฆ majoring in political science.
Career Highs
Innings: 5.2 at Long Beach State (4/25/17)
Strikeouts: 10 vs. UC Riverside (2/21/17)
