Cooper Hjerpe, Jacob Melton Named ABCA All-Americans

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State left-handed pitcher Cooper Hjerpe and outfielder Jacob Melton have both been named First-Team All-Americans by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), it was announced on Friday.

Both Hjerpe and Melton had both previously been named First-Team All-Americans by Collegiate Baseball, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and Perfect Game.

Hjerpe, the National Pitcher of the Year by the College Baseball Foundation, finished the 2022 season with an 11-2 record and 2.53 earned run average. He held opponents to a .180 batting average, allowing 67 hits in 103 1/3 innings. He struck out an Oregon State record 161 batters, which also…