Casey Cook

Casey Cook
University of North Carolina Baseball v NC State
Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
Friday, May 12, 2023

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

Casey Cook
University of North Carolina Baseball v Miami
Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
Thursday, April 13, 2023

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

Casey Cook
University of North Carolina Baseball v Longwood
Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

Position:
OF
B/T:
L/R
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Major:
Exercise And Sports Science
Hometown:
Chantilly, Va.
High School:
Freedom

Third round pick (No. 103 overall) by the Texas Rangers in the 2024 MLB Draft.

As A Redshirt Sophomore (2024)
First-Team All-ACC • Started all 64 games, including 58 in left field and six in right field • Posted a final slash line of .341/.431/.605 • Led the team in hits (88), RBIs (78), multi-hit games (28) and multi-RBI games (24) • Ranked second on the squad in batting average, on-base percentage, runs (67) and total bases (156) • Belted 18 home runs • Ended the season with a 19-game on-base streak • Ranked 11^th nationally and third in the ACC in RBIs • Was among the ACC top-10 in hits (7^th), runs (9^th) and total bases (9^th) • Drove home the fifth-most single-season runs in program history • Collected four hits in two games: Wagner (2/17) and Rutgers (3/12) • Has three hits in seven additional games • Delivered three or more RBIs in 13 games • Drove in five runs in game two of the Pitt series, with a two-run single and three-run homer • Went 4-for-5 with six RBIs against Rutgers (3/12) • Belted a home run in his final two at-bats in the series finale at Miami (3/17) • Belted two home runs in the series opener at Wake Forest (3/29) • Collected multiple hits in two of three games against Virginia • Homered in each of his first two at-bats against NC State (4/18) • One of 11 Tar Heels since 1979 to have four multi-home run games in a season • Had two hits in the first inning against William & Mary • Went 5-for-12 with seven RBIs in the series at Duke, driving in five runs in the series finale (5/18) • Belted two home runs against Pitt in the ACC Tournament • Collected three hits in his first College World Series game, driving in the game-tying run in the seventh against Virginia • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Honor Roll.

As A Redshirt Freshman (2023)
Named to the All-ACC Freshman Team • Ranked second among all ACC rookies in hits (66) and walks (34) and fourth in batting (.333) during the regular season • Had the third-highest batting average (.393) and fourth-best on-base percentage (.481) during ACC play • Reached base safely in 44 consecutive games, a UNC freshman record and third-longest this century • Longest hitting streak of the season was eight games (March 24 - April 6), going 13-for-32, (.406) • Went three consecutive games without a hit just twice and went hitless in back-to-back game only two other times • Moved into the lead-off spot in the batting order against Georgia Tech (4/6) and batted from that position in 28 games • Earned ESPN Sports Center’s Top Play for his bare-handed, home run robbing catch against Virginia (3/11- 2) • Went 7-for-12 (.583) with a pair of doubles and two runs scored in the Notre Dame series; collected a total of six hits in the doubleheader against the Irish, getting two hits in game and four in game two • Hit the game-tying home run with two outs in the ninth in game two of the Miami series and finished the game a double shy of the cycle; was 7-for-14 (.500) with four runs and three RBIs in three games against the Canes • Drew 12 walks in six games between April 23 - May 11 • Scored four runs without getting a hit against UNCW, drawing two walks and twice getting hit by a pitch • Went 8-for-14 (.571) with five runs and four doubles against NC State • Homered in the final game of the season against Iowa.

As A Freshman (2022)
Played in four games before suffering a season-ending injury • Collected his first career RBI against Seton Hall (Feb. 19) after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

High School
Four-year letterman for coach Mark Wright at Freedom High School, playing shortstop and pitching • Named First Team All-Region 5C in 2019 and 2021 (no team selected in 2020 due to the pandemic) • 2021 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-Atlantic Region First Team • 2020 Rawlings-Perfect Game All-Atlantic Region Underclass First Team • Participated in the 2020 Perfect Game National Showcase • 2019 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American Team High Honorable Mention • Ranked as third-best prospect in Virginia/DC by Prep Baseball Report • Played basketball at Freedom as a freshman.

Personal
Full name is Casey Robert Cook • Born in Atlanta, Ga. • Son of Lori and Jason Cook • Father was an infielder at Virginia and was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 1993 • Birthday is October 2 • Has an older sister, Jordan • Honor Roll student • Graduated with a 3.95 GPA.