Austin Peay State University Athletics

Awards & Honors

APSU Dean’s List: F24, S25

2025 | Austin Peay

• Did not play in the ’25 season for the Govs.

Prep Career

• Prepped as an infielder at Rossview High School under head coach Parker Holman.
• Hit .440 in his sophomore year with ten home runs and 41 walks.
• Batted .447 his junior year with a pair of home runs and 35 walks. 
• Had a .398 average his senior year, hitting one home run and walking 33 times.
• He was named District Player of the Year in his sophomore season and was also selected to the First Team All-Region and All-District teams.
• Was named to the First Team All-District and All-Region teams again, both his junior and senior seasons.
• Placed on the First Team All-State Team his sophomore year, and Second Team his junior year.
• In 2022, his team broke the all-time school home run record.
• Helped lead his team to be the first team ever to go back-to-back seasons as region champs in school history.
• Helped lead his team to a 30-win regular season for the first time in school history.

Personal

• Brady Mantle Cooper is the son of Tracy and Brad Cooper.
• Birthday is October 27.
• Has three siblings: Riley, Ford, and Eliza Cooper.
• His sister, Riley, played golf for Austin Peay from 2017 to 2022.
• His brother, Ford, played football at East Tennessee State University from 2019 to 2021.