LUBBOCK, Texas – Oregon State left-handed pitcher Cooper Hjerpe has been named as one of five finalists for the National Pitcher of the Year, the College Baseball Foundation announced Thursday.
Hjerpe joins Chase Dollander (Tennessee), Pete Hansen (Texas), Rhett Lowder (Wake Forest) and Drew Thorpe (Cal Poly) for the honor, which will be awarded ssss.
Hjerpe is 10-2 this season and sports a 2.33 earned run average in 15 starts, throwing 89 innings. Opponents are batting just .191 against him and Hjerpe has struck out 140, trailing only Thorpe (149) and Grambling's Shemar Page (143).