Q&A with Wesleyan's Cooper Blauser

Posted 1/4/2022

Meet Cooper Blauser, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound shortstop from Wesleyan School who has signed with Clemson. Blauser is a member of the Metro Atlanta Big 10 cover for the 2022 Georgia Dugout Preview Magazine. Here are 10 questions with him.

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Q: What in-game rituals or superstitions do you have?

A: I write in the dirt at shortstop before the game starts and in the dirt outside of the box before my at-bats.

Q: Who is your favorite professional sports team?

A: Atlanta Braves.

Q: What is your favorite food to eat?

A: Steak.

Q: Name one thing people may be surprised to learn about you? 

A: I can solve a rubix cube in a little over a minute.

Q: Who is your favorite teacher and what is your favorite high school subject?

A: My favorite teacher is Ms. Nash and my favorite subject is math.

Q: Outside of baseball, what is your next hobby? 

A: Playing video games and lifting weights.

Q: If you could travel anywhere outside the U.S., what would be your dream location and why?

A: Definitely some exotic island with a beach where I can just chill, nothing specific though.

Q: Name the person you'd like to meet the most.

A: Mike Trout so I could pick his brain about the game of baseball.

Q: Who has been the most influential person in your life?

A: My father because he’s been my coach for my whole life and has always been there for me throughout my baseball career so far. 

Q: After baseball, what career are you planning to pursue?

A: Hopefully retirement, but maybe being able to start my own buisness someday.