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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Baseball Adds Two to Signing Class
4/26/2011 12:00 AM | Baseball
April 26, 2011
SALT LAKE CITY - Utah head baseball coach Bill Kinneberg has announced the signing of two student-athletes to National Letters of Intent. Ethan Leiter (INF/RHP, Yavapai CC, Osceloa, Ind.) and Ryan Cooperstone (INF, College of Southern Idaho, Chatsworth, Calif.) will join the Utes for the 2012 baseball season.
Leiter, who plays infield and pitches, is currently hitting .292 for the Roughriders this season with 14 RBI and six doubles. He is 2-0 on the mound with a 4.38 ERA. Cooperstone is hitting .353 at CSI. He has six doubles and three triples, going 4-for-5 in stolen bases.
"Both players are athletic infielders who will provide us with options and depth within our infield next year," Kinneberg said.
Leiter and Cooperstone join five players who signed during the early signing period - Kody Davis (2B, Juan Diego HS, Salt Lake City), Parker Morin (C, College of Southern Idaho, Park City, Utah), Keenyn Walker (CF, Central Arizona CC, Salt Lake City), Tony Vocca (RHP/DH, Yavapai CC, Cottonwood, Ariz.) and Jackson Goulder (RHP/OF, Paradise Valley CC, Cave Creek, Ariz.).
Below is a closer look at Leiter and Cooperstone:
Ethan Leiter
Yavapai CC/Penn HS
Osceloa, Ind.
INF/RHP
Kinneberg on Leiter: "Ethan is an athletic corner infielder who will challenge to compete for a starting role next year. He also has a chance to help us on the mound."
Currently batting .292 with 14 RBI and six doubles ... 2-0 on the mound with a 4.38 ERA and nine strikeouts ... ACCAC Sophomore All-Star ... played in 34 games as a freshman, primarily at corner infield positions ... hit .348, recording eight multiple-hit games ... .507 slugging percentage with a .413 on-base percentage ... an all-league baseball player at Penn HS ... hit .403 with three triples, nine doubles and 11 stolen bases as a senior ... helped lead Penn to the 2008 4A Regional Championship (16-0) and the Northern Indiana Conference Championship, hitting .368 with 11 RBI ... also was an all-conference tennis player.
Ryan Cooperstone
College of Southern Idaho/Chatsworth HS
Chatsworth, Calif.
INF
Kinneberg on Cooperstone: "Ryan can play all three positions in the infield and has a very good glove."
Hitting .353 in 35 starts with six doubles and three triples ... .454 slugging percentage ... 4-for-5 in stolen bases ... 22 walks ... hit .273 as a freshman, ranking sixth in the region with 15 doubles ... 7-of-8 in stolen bases ... 24 RBI and 39 runs scored ... team-high 130 assists ... earned all-state and all-league honors in high school in 2008 ... helped lead Chatsworth HS to city championships in 2008 and 2009 with a league title in 2008 ... hit .385 with 16 RBI and one home run as a senior, earning all-city honors ... hit .465 with 47 RBI as a junior.
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