Cooper Named To ASU Baseball Post
Jag assistant tabbed to replace 25-year veteran Fite
Web Posted 6/26/09

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Former Augusta State standout and current assistant coach Chris Cooper has been promoted to head baseball coach, according to an announcement Friday afternoon from ASU Director of Athletics Clint Bryant.

One of the top power hitters in ASU history, Cooper recently completed his ninth year of affiliation with the Jaguar baseball program and his seventh year as an assistant coach.

“I’m very delighted to promote Chris to head baseball coach,” Bryant said. “He is one of our own. He played here and has been a loyal and dedicated employee for several years. I’m impressed with his knowledge of the game and attention to detail in all that he does. Chris is a tremendous young man and we look forward to his leadership of our baseball program.” (MORE)

Wilkerson Drafted By Red Sox
National Player-Of-The-Year highest pick in ASU history
Web Posted 6/4/09

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Augusta State junior outfielder Shannon Wilkerson was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the eighth round of Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft Wednesday afternoon.

The 258th pick overall, Wilkerson is the highest draft pick in the 45-year history of the Jaguar baseball program. Wilkerson is also ASU’s first draft pick since 2002, when lefthander Mitch Douglas was taken in the 12th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

His selection also marks the highest a PBC player has been drafted since the Florida Marlins took GCSU’s Matt Goyen in the third round in 2005. (MORE)

Wilkerson Tabbed Player-Of-The-Year
Outfielder a unanimous, first-team All-America selection
Web Posted 6/4/09

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Augusta State rightfielder Shannon Wilkerson was named the NCBWA (National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association) National Player-Of-The-Year Thursday afternoon.

The national honor is the second this season for Wilkerson and the fourth of his ASU career. Wilkerson is the first player in program history to be named a four-time, All-America selection (MORE)