- Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (2/27/24)
- 2023 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
- 2023 D1Baseball Freshman All-American
- 2023 Baseball America Freshman All-American
- 2023 Perfect Game Freshman All-America
- 2023 All-Big Ten First Team
- 2023 All-Big Ten Freshman Team
- Big Ten Freshman of the Week (5/8/23)
- Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (4/17/23)
Why Rutgers? "I chose Rutgers because of the educational and athletic opportunities, and it being close to home."
Head Coach Steve Owens: "Christian attended one of our camps in the fall and performed at a very high level. He caught our eye with his advanced pitching ability, athleticism and size. He is an exciting player that we feel has a huge upside. We are excited about his addition to our staff and look forward to helping him develop to his potential."
2024 (Sophomore): Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week after throwing six innings, giving up just two runs on hit and striking out nine in Friday win at Old Dominion (2/23) ... earned the win in season opener, throwing five innings and giving up one earned run on six hits with four strikeouts and one walk (2/16).
2023 (Freshman): Named to USA Baseball Collegiate National Team over the summer ... Baseball America Freshman All-American ... D1Baseball Freshman All-American ... Perfect Game Freshman All-American ... first freshman in program history to be named All-Big Ten First Team ... All-Big Ten Freshman Team ... Big Ten Freshman of the Week (5/8) ... Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (4/17) ... emerged as team's Friday ace and led all Big Ten starting pitchers with a 3.68 ERA ... delivered a quality start in the Big Ten Tournament, going 6.0 innings and allowing three runs on four hits, while striking out three against Nebraska (5/24) ... earned the win with a quality start against Illinois, pitching 6.0 innings and allowing just one run on eight hits with six strikeouts and one walk (5/18) ... delivered career outing against Penn State, taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning with two outs. Threw 7.0 innings, yielding just one run on four hits and two walks, setting a career high with 13 strikeouts, ended all seven innings with a strikeout (5/5) ... tossed 6.0 quality innings in win at Northwestern, allowing one run on five hits and two walks, striking out five (4/21) ... named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week after dominant outing against Michigan, going 8.0 shutout innings, yielding just five hits and striking out 12 Wolverines with no walks (4/14) ... pitched 4.1 innings at Maryland, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk, striking out four (4/8) ... went 4.0 innings at UConn, allowing two earned runs on four hits, walking three and striking out five (3/24) ... threw 4.1 innings at Mercer, allowing three runs on four hits and one walk, while striking out six (3/18) ... earned first career win in series-clinching victory at Georgia Southern, going 5.0 innings, allowing one run on four hits, striking out five and walking none (3/11) ... started opening weekend at Campbell, going 3.1 innings in collegiate debut, allowing one earned run on five hits, striking out five and walking two (2/18).
Prior to Rutgers: Ranked No. 64 overall prospect in New Jersey and No. 19 RHP by Perfect Game ... played two seasons of varsity at Cedar Creek ... set Cedar Creek single-season record with 103 strikeouts as a senior in 2022, shattering previous record of 70 ... pitched to a 2.74 ERA, fanning 103 in 53.2 innings of work ... named First Team All-Group 2 by NJ.com ... had a 2.20 ERA with 38 strikeouts in 28.2 innings of work as a junior, allowing just 15 hits on the season ... named Second Team All-Group 2 by NJ.com … played travel baseball for the South Jersey Sand Sharks … picked up all-tournament honors at the 2018 WWBA Freshman World Championship … a Varsity Scholar each of first three years of high school.
Personal: Son of Tony and Deanna Coppola … has an older brother, Nick, who is on the St. Joseph's rowing team … majoring in business management.
