Update: Ex-Clovis North standout Riley Cooper helps LSU to College World Series title
UPDATE: Former Clovis North standout Riley Cooper pitched an inning Monday evening in LSU’s 18-4 win over Florida to win the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. In the CWS, Cooper pitched 9.2 innings, gave up five hits, one earned run, three balls and had nine strikeouts.
ORIGINAL STORY: Former Clovis North standout Riley Cooper had a big part in LSU’s opening College World Series win over Florida.
Cooper pitched three scoreless innings and was aided by Cade Beloso’s solo home run in a 4-3 victory in Omaha, Nebraska on Saturday.
“Riley obviously did what Riley’s done here and executed at a high level,” LSU coach Jay Johnson told reporters.
Cooper finished with three strikeouts.
He met with reporters and said the chemistry was crazy and “just to be around the guys and what better place to be, just having a blast doing it.”
Cooper and the Tigers can close out the College World Series with a win on Sunday in the best-of-3 series.
This story was originally published June 24, 2023 at 10:30 PM.
