Outlook

Noah Cook is one of the best defensive catchers to wear a JCCC uniform… Gives the Cavaliers stability behind the dish and does a good job controlling the pitching staff …  Possesses an exit velocity of 96 mph … Has a chance to hit in the middle of the Cavaliers order and has plus bat seed as well … Expected to be a mainstay in the line-up this spring.

Career

Played in 85 games … Batted .343 (81-for-236) with 11 doubles, eight triples, seven home runs, 63 runs scored and 62 driven in … Drew 30 walks … Produced 22 multiple-hit games and 18 multiple-RBI games.

Sophomore Year 2021

Played in 45 games, 38 as a starter … Batted .381 (48-for-126) with seven doubles, a team leading seven triples, four home runs, 44 runs scored and 38 driven in … His seven triples tied for fourth in the conference eighth in the NJCAA  and for ninth in team history … Drew 20 free passes and five times was hit-by-pitch … Produced 13 multiple-hit games and 12 multiple-RBI games … Had two singles and two RBI in a season opening 12-1 win over Southwestern (2-22-21) … Drove in two runs with a triple, walked and scored twice in an 11-1 win over Southwestern (2-23-21) … Belted a two-run home run in an 8-3 win over Southeast (2-26-21) … Blasted another two-run homer, walked and scored three times in a 10-2 win at Crowder (3-4-21) … That started a season-long eight game hitting streak … Hit .500 over the streak (13-for-26) with three doubles, a triple, a home run, 10 runs scored and seven driven in … Went 4-for-4 with a run and a RBI in an 11-3 win over Labette (3-11-21) … Had two singles and two RBI in a 9-1 win over Dawson (3-16-21) … Ripped a double, walked twice, scored three times and drove in two in an 16-6 win over Fort Scott (3-20-21) … Had two triples, scored twice and drove in two in a 5-1 win over Kansas City Kansas (4-1-21) … Belted a three run homer in a 14-1 win over Highland (4-11-21) … Collected three hits, including a double and a triple, and scored twice in a 17-13 loss to Metropolitan (4-21-21) … Went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and one RBI in a 19-8 win against Allen (4-25-21) … Had a single and a home run, scored three times and drove in three run in a 16-2 win over Coffeyville (4-29-21) … Ripped three singles and drove in three runs in a 13-9 win over Garden City in the first round of the Eastern Sub-Regional Tournament (5-13-21).

Sophomore Year 2020

Played in two games, one a starter … Was 0-for-2 at the plate … Had a fielding percentage of 1.000 with eight putouts and no errors ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic third-team with a grade point aveage between 3.60-3.79.

Freshman Year 2019

Played 38 games, 29 as a starter … Batted .306 (33-for-108) with four doubles, a triple, three home runs, 19 runs scored and 24 driven in … Produced nine multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI games … Was solid with his glove, committing just seven errors in 243 chances, for a percentage of .971 … Drove in three runs with a single and scored in a 15-2 win over Rockhurst JV (3-1-19) … Had an RBI double in a 15-2 win over Minnesota West (3-7-19) … Ripped a triple and home run, scored twice and drove in a season-high six runs in a 37-2 rout of Ottawa JV (3-13-19) … His six RBIs tie the 11^th-best game in team history … Had a double, home run and four RBIs in an 18-11 win over Allen (3-30-19) … Had a season-high four hits with a double, scored three times and drove in two runs in a 12-3 win over Fort Scott (4-4-19) … Drew three walks and scored a run in a 17-6 win at Fort Scott (4-6-19) … Had three hits, including a solo home run, and two RBIs in an 11-8 win at Cowley (4-25-19) … Was 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs in a 9-4 win at Coffeyville (5-3-19).

High School  

Was a two-year starter for coach Jeremy Heinen at Urbandale High School, Urbandale, Iowa … Graduated 2018 … Earned Iowa 4A first-team All-State, first-team All-Disrrict and All-Central Iowa Metropolitan League his senior year … Hit .397 with 54 hits, 13 doubles, two triples, three home runs, 21 runs scored and 38 driven in while helping the J-Hawks tie a school record with 38 wins and capture a 4A State Championship … As a junior hit .270 with 32 hits, six doubles, six runs and 30 RBI … Played summer ball for the Iowa Sticks.

Personal  

Born Noah F. Cook on Aug. 14, 1999, in Des Moines, Iowa … Nickname is Cookie … Son of T.J. and Wendy Cook … Has a brother, Cooper, who played for the Oklahoma Sooners club hockey team … Majoring in physical education … Also recruited by Oklahoma State University,  Des Moines Area Community College, Heartland Community College and Iowa Central Community College … Favorite foods are steak and sweet potatoes … Favorite fast food restaurant is Pancheros Mexican Grill … Favorite restaurants are any sushi restaurants … Favorite TV shows are New Girl, 13 Reasons Why and The Bachelorette … Favorite movie is Inglorious Bastards … Favorite sports movies are The Sandlot and Field of Dreams … Favorite actor is Mark Wahlberg  and actress is Margot Robbie … Favorite music entertainers are Polo G and Parker McCollum … Favorite cartoon character is Perry the Platypus … Favorite athletes are Albert Pujols and Tiger Woods … Favorite sports teams are the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues and Kansas City Chiefs … Best players he has played against are Nick Schnell, an outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays organization and Carter Baumler, an pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization … His greatest sports moment was winning state in 2018 … A notable alumus from his school is Green Bay Packers wide receiver Allen Lazard.