Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Week: Basic’s Cooper Sheff

Fundamental High's Cooper Sheff responds after striking a double against Faith Lutheran throughout their Class 5A baseball competition game at Basic High School, on Monday, March 6, 2023, in Henderson. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye
After a three-game series in Arizona, the Basic baseball group began Class 5A Desert League play recently.

Senior very first baseman Cooper Sheff said it was necessary to see how the Wolves would compare to league teams. And Basic passed with flying colors.

Sheff had three RBIs in a 15-2 win over Green Valley on March 20 and went 3-for-3 with two RBIs in a 6-1 win over Legacy on March 22. For his efforts, he was called Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Week.

" Offense was good. The swing's been feeling excellent," Sheff said. "I got a lot of RBIs and was able to do my part on the field for the group."

Getting in Tuesday, the Wolves are 11-0 and looking to duplicate as 5A state champs. Sheff said the goal of making a run and duplicating at a national title has the group "identified and focused."

" I think that if we keep showing up the way we're appearing and do not take a single game for given, I believe we can continue (our current success) and we'll be pretty good," Sheff said.

Sheff said he likes to lead by example by never ever taking a play off.

" It's excellent to see how the group is interacting," Sheff stated. "Everyone's playing together, and ideally I continue to … … contribute to the group. It needs to be an enjoyable trip."

Sheff is dedicated to play college baseball at Oregon. He stated Oregon was one of the first schools to express interest and continued to follow him throughout high school. After an unofficial see in late 2021, Sheff made his commitment.

" It was type of an easy choice for me," Sheff said. "Oregon has always been type of a dream school … … the high equipment and resources and all of that. Being able to get looked at by them early was excellent, it was fun."

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