Sophomore Year 2026
Member of a Johnson County  team that will be regarded as one of the greatest teams in college baseball history … Helped the Cavaliers to a perfect 32-0 conference championship season, a program-record 41-game winning streak, a Region 6/District title and the first JUCO World Series National Championship in program history, finishing with a remarkable 67-3 overall record … Made 11 appearances, all in relief … Finished 1-0 with six strikeouts over 6.1 innings with an earned run average of 4.26 … Allowed eight hits and three earned runs with three walks … Made his debut in a 10-8 win at Amarillo in the season opener, pitching one-third of an inning with a walk and a strikeout (2-1-26) … Allowed a hit, a run and walk in one-third inning in a 11-7 win over the Badgers (2-2-26) … Pitched a perfect inning of relied with a strikeout in an 11-4 win over Crowder (2-7-26) … Surrendered a hit and a run in an inning of relief in a 10-3 win over Metropolitan (2-13-26) … Allowed just one walk and struck out two over an inning in a 13-4 win over Labette (3-21-26) … Gave up one hit and struck out one batter over an inning of relief in a 20-1 win over Baker JV (4-12-26) … Allowed a hit and struck out a batter over two-thirds of an inning in an 8-5 win over Cowley (4-25-26).

Freshman Year 2025
Appeared in 16 games, all in relief … Finished 1-1 with six strikeouts over 12 and two-third innings with an ERA of 3.55 … Allowed nine runs, five earned … Held batters to a .191 batting average … Made his debut in a 21-11 loss at Amarillo, allowing a run with a strikeout in one-third inning (2-1-25) … Allowed a run off one hit with one strikeout over an inning of relief in an 18-5 win at Amarillo (2-2-25) … Allowed just one hit and zero runs in an inning in a 5-2 loss to Metropolitan (3-11-25) … Hurled two scoreless innings in an 8-7 win against Kansas City Kansas (3-29-5) … Allowed a walk with a strikeout over one inning in a 15-4 win over Baker JV (4-21-25) … Logged a season-high four innings, allowing one run off two hits with two walks and two strikeouts to earn the win in a 9-6 victory over Cowley in the Region 6/Plains District semifinals (5-15-25) … Appeared in all three JUCO World Series games totaling 1.1 innings of work.

High School

Was a three-year starter for coach Jim Degraw at Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Mo. … Graduated 2024 … Rated the No. 98 overall player in the state of Missouri and No. 14 left-handed pitcher by Prep Baseball Report in 2024 … Selected All-District first-team his junior and senior years … Opened his prep career with a 3-1 record, 20 strikeouts in 25 innings with an earned run average of 2.00 … Finished 5-4 with 33 strikeouts over 47 and one-third innings with an ERA of 2.60 as a junior … As a senior was 4-3 with 43 strikeouts over 40 and one-third innings on the bump with a 3.20 ERA … Helped the Hawklets to a District Championship in 2023. 

Personal

Born Cooper Andrew Westra on March 21, 2006, in Overland Park, Kan. … Nickname is Coop … Son of David and Sandy Praylor-Westra … Majoring in business … Also recruited by Missouri Western State University, Hutchinson Community College and State Fair Community College … Favorite foods are steak and pizza … Favorite fast food restaurant is Culver’s … Favorite restaurant is Jeffrey’s Prime Rib and Lobster … Favorite TV show and cartoon character is SpongeBob SquarePants … Favorite sports movies are The Sandlot and Major League … Favorite actor is Kevin Hart … Favorite music entertainer is Rile Green … Favorite athletes are Bobby Witt, Jr., and Marcus Stroman … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals … His greatest sports moment was pitching and winning in the District Tournament semifinals … Best player he has played against is Karson Milbrandt, the third-round pick by the Miami Marlins in the 2022 MLB Draft … Notable alumni from his school are former NFL offensive guard Brad Budde, former MLB pitchers David Cone and Steve Mingori, former MLB outfielder John Mayberry, Jr., and former NFL cornerback Kerry Reardon.