CBU Athletics

2022
Voted to All-WAC Second Team... Made 16 appearances and 14 starts on the mound... Logged a 5-3 record, a save, 3.26 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and .216 batting average against... Struck out 76 batters of 69 innings... Logged five quality starts on the year... Struck out a career-high 12 batters in a seven-inning shutout against NM State on May 7... Punched out 10 batters versus Purdue Fort Wayne on Feb. 25... Named WAC Pitcher of the Week on May 9.
 

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CJ Culpepper secures his second All-WAC award with a Second Team selection this season. He has five wins/quality starts and ranks top-five in the conference in starts (14), strikeouts (75) and K/9 (9.93). #LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/7L4xuz8bzg

— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) May 24, 2022

HAVE YOURSELF A DAY, CJ!

Culpepper throws the first complete game and shutout of his career. His 12 strikeouts were also a career high and tied for fourth most in a single game in CBU's NCAA era and eighth in the modern era. #LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/drq5Yez5G4

— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) May 8, 2022

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— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) February 26, 2022

2021
Selected to NCBWA's NCAA Division I All-American Third Team... Named Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and NCBWA... Voted WAC Freshman of the Year and to the All-Conference First Team as a relief pitcher... Set CBU's single-season record for saves with 13... Posted a 3.30 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and .225 BAA over 22 appearances... Struck out 38 batters over 30 innings for an 11.40 strikeouts per nine innings average... Threw an immaculate inning at Seattle U, striking out all three batters he faced on May 2... Tossed a season-long 2.1 innings twice and struck out a career-high six batters against Northern Colorado on March 13... Qualified for WAC All-Academic Team.

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Congratulations to CJ Culpepper on being named to the @NCBWA NCAA Division I All-America Third Team. #LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/7AJJ8bA9jL

— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) June 17, 2021

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CJ Culpepper picks up his second NCAA Division I Freshman All-American award this season from the @NCBWA. He is the only player from the @WACsports to make the NCBWA First Team. #LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/c1ZFaaMKem

— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) June 14, 2021

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Congratulations to CJ Culpepper on being named to @CBNewspaper’s NCAA Division I Freshman All-American Team. He ended the year with 13 saves, which were tied for second in all of Division I for the regular season. #LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/HGhbxgWsAJ

— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) June 10, 2021

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— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) May 25, 2021

2020
Made six appearances and two starts as a true freshman in the shortened season... Logged an 8.68 ERA and struck out 12 batters over 9.1 innings... Struck out a season-high four batters twice... Last a season-long four innings in his collegiate debut at Pacific on Feb. 16... Turned in his best appearance of the year at Nevada on March 6 when he gave up one hit, one walk, no runs and struck out four in 2.1 innings... Qualified for WAC All-Academic Team.

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Chad Castillo earns Preseason All-WAC honors and Christian Culpepper's named the Preseason WAC Freshman of the Year in @PerfectGameUSA's 2020 @WACsports preview.

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— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) February 1, 2020

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Rancho Cucamonga High School in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., where he graduated in 2019... Played club at Garciaparra Baseball Group Inland Empire.

PERSONAL
Born in Upland and raised in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif... Son of Mimi and Brandon Culpepper... Has one sibling, Sydney... Enjoys baseball, hiking and learning about animals... Kinesiology major... Plans to play professional baseball after graduation... John 1:9 and Philippians 4:13 are his favorite Bible verses.