| C.J. Cook |
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2006
Senior leader will compete for the starting spot in left field...Could also see playing time as the Gauchos' designated hitter, hitting in the middle of the order.
2005
Started 32 games for the Gauchos...Batted .258 on the season and finished fifth on the team with a .392 on-base percentage...Was hit by eight pitches, ranking second on the team in that category...Posted two round-trippers in 2005...Cook was successful in his only stolen base attempt of the year...Batted three-for-three with two runs scored and swiped a bag against Oral Roberts on March 24...Homered and had a season-high three RBI against Cal Poly on April 23.
2004
Played in 34 games as a junior, starting seven...Finished the season with a .273 batting average...Was 2-for-4 vs. Cal Poly and 2-for-2 with three RBI vs. CS Fullerton...Hit one homer and drove in nine for the season.
2003
Injury forced a redshirt year.
2002
True freshman saw action in 23 games, starting four times. Hit a homeruns and drove in four runs.
High School
All-CIF and All-Serra League center fielder for Mater Dei High School...The Monarchs won the 2001 Serra League Championship...Coached by Burt Call...Four year honor roll student...Batted .400 with six homeruns as a senior...As a junior he hit .315 with four homers...A member of the 1999 South Coast League Championship team...Also played football at Mater Dei.
Personal
Born January 24, 1983 in Westminster, California...Majoring in Sociology at UCSB...Jim Edmonds is his favorite athlete...The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are his favorite sports team...Most memorable sports moment was winning the 1999 CIF semifinal...First collegiate hit was a homerun...Favorite movies are The Natural and Field of Dreams...Favorite TV shows are Family Guy, South Park and Nip Tuck...The best advice ever received about baseball was "Have fun playing or don't play at all" from his mom...Has two sisters, Morgan and Kendall...Son of Dave and Kelly Cook.
