Cooper Farris

Cooper Farris was a college coach and Summer Collegiate Baseball manager. He was head coach at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College for 20 years, 1990-2009. Cooper replaced his father Ken "Curly" Farris as head coach and led the Bulldogs to 698 wins and two state titles. He took his team to the 1991 NJCAA Baseball World Series. Major leaguers who played for coach Farris at Gulf Coast include Matt Lawton, Fred Lewis and Tony Sipp.

Cooper's career as a summer collegiate manager started in 1996 with the Harrisonburg Turks of the Valley Baseball League, where in five seasons he won 104 games and a VBL championship. He then moved on to the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League, winning three league titles and 262 games over 14 years.

Summer League Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Playoffs
1996	Harrisonburg Turks	Valley League	22-18	Lost Final
1997	Harrisonburg Turks	Valley League	13-27
1998	Harrisonburg Turks	Valley League	23-17	1st Round
1999	Harrisonburg Turks	Valley League	22-18	1st Round
2000	Harrisonburg Turks	Valley League	24-16	Champions
2001	Wareham Gatemen	Cape Cod League	25-18-1	Champions
2002	Wareham Gatemen	Cape Cod League	23-21	Champions
2003	Wareham Gatemen	Cape Cod League	17-25-1
2004	Wareham Gatemen	Cape Cod League	20-24
2006	Wareham Gatemen	Cape Cod League	24-19-1	Lost Final
2007	Wareham Gatemen	Cape Cod League	15-29
2008	Wareham Gatemen	Cape Cod League	17-26-1
2009	Wareham Gatemen	Cape Cod League	19-19-6	1st Round
2010	Wareham Gatemen	Cape Cod League	19-24-1	Semi Final
2011	Wareham Gatemen	Cape Cod League	23-21	Semi Final
2012	Wareham Gatemen	Cape Cod League	21-23	Champions
2013	Wareham Gatemen	Cape Cod League	9-33-1
2014	Wareham Gatemen	Cape Cod League	14-28-2
2015	Wareham Gatemen	Cape Cod League	17-25-2