Henderson State University Athletics

2024: Led the team with five saves with a team second-best 2.97 ERA and .200 opposing batting average . . . Claimed his fifth save of the season in game one of the Oklahoma Baptist series (Apr. 21) with a season-high four strikeouts in two innings of work . . . Ends his HSU career tied for fifth all-time 10 career saves . . . In his final game at Clyde Berry Field, recorded three strikeouts in three scoreless innings against Southern Arkansas (May 4) in the GAC Tournament . . . 2024 CSC Academic All-District.

2023: NCBWA All-Region Second Team honoree . . . Named a Second Team All-GAC recipient . . . Held a team-best 1.07 ERA while seeing 33.2 innings of relief work, the most of any HSU pitcher in 2023 . . . Recorded 45 strikeouts in 33.2 innings pitched with opponents hitting just .142 against him, claiming 17 hits off the lefty . . . Allowed nine runs all season, four of which were earned . . . Second on the staff with five saves . . . Earned the save in each of the first two games of the weekend series against Ouachita Baptist (Apr. 28, 30), becoming the first Reddie pitcher to pick up a pair of saves in the same weekend series since Taylor Langston in 2018 . . . Claimed two three-inning saves on the season, allowing a combined one run and three hits in the six innings. 

2022: Veteran lefty reliever who saw his role increase ... Made 16 appearances for the Reddies and one start ... Had a 2-0 record in 17 innings pitched ... Limited opponents to a .172 batting average ... Struck out multiple batters in five of his appearances, including five in the GAC Tournament Championship game against Southern Arkansas (May 10).

2021: Made eight appearances for the Reddies as a redshirt freshman … Pitched 9.2 innings total and struck out 13 batters … Did not surrender a run in his final four outings of the year … Longest appearance came against Harding, where he pitched two innings and gave up two earned runs (3/12).

2020: Did not compete.

PREP: Three-year letterwinner at Little Rock Catholic High School. . . Named All-State as a senior.
 
PERSONAL: Born May 9, 2001. . . Son of John and Barbara Coppens. . . Majoring in Psychology.