2018: One of two Aggies to start all 53 games on the schedule… Ranked fourth on the team with a .294 average… Led the squad in triples (2), home runs (7), RBI (36), and on-base percentage (.390)…Hit by a pitch 15 times to lead the team for the second consecutive season… Led the outfield with four assists… Paced the Aggies with a career-best 10-for-14 finish on the base paths… Finished with 16 multi-hit games and ranked third on the squad with seven multi-RBI contests, driving in a career-high five thanks to a grand slam against nationally ranked St. John’s (Mar. 4) in the Aggies’ 10-6 upset win over the Red Storm to split the series… Also drove in four runs in the second game of the season against CSU Bakersfield, slugging a 3-run homer… Had a nine-game hitting streak from Apr. 7 to Apr. 24—including a pair of three-hit performances—and reached base safely in 11 consecutive contests… Finished with three hits four times against UC Riverside (May 31), Hawai’i (Apr. 8), Cal Poly (Apr. 14), and San Francisco (Apr. 24).
2017: ALL-BIG WEST CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM... Ranked second on the team with a .310 average, starting 48 of the team's 51 games in the outfield... Ended the season with six assists and one error in the outfield... Scored 30 runs, collected eight doubles and a triple, to go with eight home runs and 29 RBI... Hit by a pitch 13 times to lead the team... Finished with 14 multi-hit games -- including a career-high four in the regular season finale at UC Irvine on May 27 -- and ranked second on the team with eight multi-RBI performances -- including a career-high four in the finale against the Anteaters... Hit safely in 10 consecutive games at one point in the season from April 13-May 5 -- including four-straight two-hit games -- and reached base safely in 13 consecutive contests... Also had an eight-game hitting streak from March 12-April 4... Finished with three hits twice against Oregon (March 6) and Grand Canyon (May 19).
2016: Appeared in 28 games, making 19 starts... Hit .282 with four doubles, a triple, a home run, and seven RBI... Slugged .408 on the season with a .388 on-base percentage... Finished with a quartet of two-hit games against UC Irvine (April 22 and April 24), UC Santa Barbara (May 8), and Long Beach State (May 22)... Collected his first career hit (a triple) and RBI against San Francisco (April 5)... Slugged his first career home run at Cal State Fullerton on April 17... Finished with a season-best six-game hitting streak from April 17-26, batting .381 (8-for-21) with four runs, a pair of doubles, and two RBI... Also had a five-game hitting streak from May 8-15, batting .333 (6-for-18), and had hits in eight of his last nine games.
2015: Appeared in four games as a pinch hitter... Drove home his first career run with a walk at Hawai'i on April 3.
2014: Redshirted the season.
CAMPOLINDO HS '13: Helped the Cougars to four-straight North Coast Section and Diablo Foothill Athletic League titles during his prep career... Named an All-DFAL first-team honors as a senior utility player... Hit .487 in league play while playing at four different positions (RF, LF, 1B, 3B) on defense as a senior... Rebounded from a season-ending injury as a junior to lead the league in hitting as a senior... Also played one season of football in 2012, earning all-league honorable mention honors.
PERSONAL: Born in San Ramon, Calif... Cognitive science major... Parents are Randy Hooper and Elizabeth Rogers... has a younger brother, Michael... His aunt, Kathleen, is a UC Davis alumna (Class of '89)... His father played baseball at California and, later, in the Oakland Athletics and Cleveland Indians organizations... his grandfather, Wayne, also played baseball at Cal.
CAREER STATISTICS: |
Year |
Avg |
GP-GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
HBP |
SO |
OBP |
SB-A |
2015 |
.000 |
4-0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.200 |
0-0 |
2016 |
.282 |
28-19 |
71 |
9 |
20 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
15 |
.388 |
2-4 |
2017 |
.310 |
48-48 |
168 |
30 |
52 |
8 |
1 |
6 |
29 |
13 |
13 |
37 |
.392 |
9-18 |
Totals |
.296 |
80-67 |
243 |
39 |
72 |
12 |
2 |
7 |
37 |
21 |
19 |
53 |
.388 |
11-22 |