Northwestern University Athletics
2023 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 7
Cooper Foard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 183
- Position:
- C
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- San Francisco, Calif.
- High School:
- St. Francis
- Prev School:
- Chapman University
2023: Went 3-3 with 2 doubles at Presbyterian (2/25) ... Picked up a 2 hit performance and drove in 2 runs at Louisiana Tech (3/5)... Hit a 2 run walkoff single vs Illinois (4/7)... Hit his first home run of the season against Nebraska (4/14)... Went 3-5 with a double against Indiana (5/6)
2018-2022 (At Chapman University): Catcher and team captain โฆ Was a .321 lifetime hitter with 16 HRs, 21 doubles, 3 triples, 77 RBIs, and 74 runs scored โฆ Helped Chapman win the 2019 National Championship โฆ 2022 Academic All-American โฆ 2021 and 2022 First-Team All-Conference โฆ 2022 All-Region Team โฆ Selected to the College Sports Information Directors Association's Academic All-America Third Team.
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High School: Helped lead team to league title and was named a 2017 Perfect Game Pre-Season All-American (Honorable Mention in junior year...led team to CCS Division 2 title, Elite Eight title and 30th national team rank in senior season...earned All-League Honorable Mention...2018 Kyle Spraker Gold Glove Award recipient...second on the team in doubles, triples, RBIs and stolen bases...set high school record for most innings caught in a single season (211.1 IP) ... Four-year member of the High Honor Roll and four-year Scholar Athlete.
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Personal: Born Cooper Rimpel Foard โฆ Parents are Lane Foard and Nicole Rimpel โฆ Lane played baseball at Hampden-Sydney College โฆ Nicole rowed at Dartmouth College โฆ Brother Riley plays baseball at Pomona College โฆ Uncle received his MBA from Northwestern โฆ Chose Northwestern over Boston College, UC San Diego, and Georgetown โฆ Earning Masters of Science in Leadership for Creative Experiences.
2018-2022 (At Chapman University): Catcher and team captain โฆ Was a .321 lifetime hitter with 16 HRs, 21 doubles, 3 triples, 77 RBIs, and 74 runs scored โฆ Helped Chapman win the 2019 National Championship โฆ 2022 Academic All-American โฆ 2021 and 2022 First-Team All-Conference โฆ 2022 All-Region Team โฆ Selected to the College Sports Information Directors Association's Academic All-America Third Team.
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High School: Helped lead team to league title and was named a 2017 Perfect Game Pre-Season All-American (Honorable Mention in junior year...led team to CCS Division 2 title, Elite Eight title and 30th national team rank in senior season...earned All-League Honorable Mention...2018 Kyle Spraker Gold Glove Award recipient...second on the team in doubles, triples, RBIs and stolen bases...set high school record for most innings caught in a single season (211.1 IP) ... Four-year member of the High Honor Roll and four-year Scholar Athlete.
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Personal: Born Cooper Rimpel Foard โฆ Parents are Lane Foard and Nicole Rimpel โฆ Lane played baseball at Hampden-Sydney College โฆ Nicole rowed at Dartmouth College โฆ Brother Riley plays baseball at Pomona College โฆ Uncle received his MBA from Northwestern โฆ Chose Northwestern over Boston College, UC San Diego, and Georgetown โฆ Earning Masters of Science in Leadership for Creative Experiences.
Baseball - 'Cats Take Down No. 14 UCLA, 9-4 (5/15/25)
Friday, May 16
Baseball - Wildcats Top Beacons, 12-4 (5/13/25)
Wednesday, May 14
Baseball - Northwestern Run-Rules Ohio State to Secure Series (5/11/25)
Sunday, May 11
Baseball - Wildcats Run-Rule Buckeyes at Wrigley Field (5/9/25)
Saturday, May 10
