Outlook

Cooper Combs is ranked 298th on the 2022 Perfect Game USA Top 500 JUCO Prospect List ... Was the No. 5 ranked outfielder in the state of Arkansas, and the No. 13^th overall player in the state according to Perfect Game … Nationally was ranked 197^th at his position … Has  a big time bat and will hit for both power and average … Can cover a lot of ground in the outfield and has the ability to play any of outfield positions … Will be a starter and hit in the middle of the order.

Freshman Year 2022

Selected second-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference East Division at outfield … Played in and started 61 games … Batted .378 (73-for-193) with 11 doubles, four triples, 14 home runs, 69 runs scored and 59 driven in … Also drew 43 walks and stole 20 bases … Produced 21 multiple-hit games and 17 multiple-RBI games … Led the team and tied for sixth in the conference in walks … Also led the team and tied for seventh in the KJCCC in runs scored … Ranked second in home runs, tied for second in stolen bases, third in batting average, third in multi-RBI games, fourth in hits and fourth in multi-RBI games … His 43 walks tie for fifth on JCCC’s season chart and his 69 runs rank seventh … Was hit by a pitch a team high 16 times … Began his college career with a single, home run and two RBI in a 10-9 loss to nationally ranked Crowder in the season opener (2-10-22) … A day later had a single and two home runs and four RBI to lead JCCC to a 6-3 win over Crowder (2-11-22) … Had solo home run, ripped two triples and scored twice in an 11-1 win over Southwestern (2-20-22) … Blasted a two-run homer and a solo home run in an 11-7 loss to Ellsworth (2-27-22) … Had three hits, including a triple, scored three times and drove in three in a 13-3 win over Coffeyville (3-13-22) … Went 4-for-6 with a double, home run, two runs and three RBI in a 17-11 win at Pratt (3-31-22) … Went 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBI in a 7-3 win at Kansas City Kansas (4-24-22) … Had two hits, three walks, three steals, a run and two RBI in a 19-9 win over Metropolitan (4-26-22) … Collected three singles, a double, scored three times and drove in two in a 22-0 at Labette (4-28-22) … Two days later had a third four-hit effort that included a home run, three runs scored and three RBI in a 10-0 win over the Cardinals (4-30-22) … Belted a home run and had a sacrifice to drove in four runs to help JCCC rally for a 7-6 win over Dodge City and sweep the two game first round Region 6 Tournament series (5-12-22) … Had two doubles and a home run to drive in four runs in a 14-5 win over Cloud County at the Region 6/Plains District Tournament (5-19-22) … Had two singles, two walks and two runs scored in an 8-7 loss to Kansas City Kansas in an elimination game (5-20-22) ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic second-team with a grade point average between 3-80-3.99.

High School

Was a four-year starter for coaches Scott Johnson and Michael Milum at Springdale High School, Springdale, Ark. … Graduated 2021 … Earned Arkansas All-State and 6A West All-Conference his senior year … Was named the Hitter of the Year after batting .422 with 24 hits, five doubles, two triples, three home runs, 25 runs scored, 21 RBI and 22 stolen bases … Hit .483 with seven hits, three doubles a triple, eight runs and five RBI before the season was stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Hit a .298 clip with 19 hits, four doubles, a triple, a home run, 21 runs and 16 driven in as a freshman … Missed his sophomore year with an injury … Helped his team win the WWBA 18U Championship at US Nationals in 2021 … Was part of the PBR National Champion team in 2020 … National Honors Society and National Spanish Honors Society member … Co-Valedictorian. 

Personal

Born Cooper Houston Combs on May 8, 2002, in Springfield, Mo. … Nickname is Coop … Son of Randy and Stacy Combs … Has a sister, Abby … His father played baseball at Labette Community College … Majoring in business … Also recruited by the University of Arkansas, University of Mississippi, Kansas State University, Missouri State University, University of Central Missouri and Connors State College … Favorite foods are steak, potato casserole, green bean bundle and Texas Roadhouse rolls … Favorite fast food restaurant is Whataburger … Favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse … Favorite TV shows are The Office, Outer Banks, The Queen’s Gambit and Trailor Park Boys … Favorite movies are Superbad, The Hangover, Avenger’s Endgame … Favorite sports movies are Talladega Nights, 42, Greater, The Sandlot, Radio and Field of Dreams … Favorite actor is Will Ferrell … Favorite book is Diary of a Wimpy Kid … Favorite entertainer is Lil Baby … Favorite cartoon character is Scooby-Doo … Favorite athletes are Mike Trout, Ken Griffey, Jr., and George Brett … His greatest sports moment was hitting a walk-off bomb … B Best player he has played against is Blue Valley standout and 2021 Gatorade Kansas Baseball Player of the Year and Kansas City Royals second-round draft pick Ben Kudrna … Notable alumni from his school are former Arkansas and USC quarterback Mitch Mustain and former Arkansas and South Carolina receiver Damian Williams.