HOUSTON, Texas – Florida Atlantic starting pitcher Hunter Cooley and centerfielder Spencer Rich have been named to the Conference USA All-Tournament team, the league announced after Sunday’s championship game in Houston.
Cooley’s complete game against Rice on Thursday was arguably the best pitching performance of the tournament. In an elimination game, the graduate senior racked up 12 strikeouts, allowed just six hits, and didn’t walk a single batter. He needed 119 pitches to go the distance for the fifth time in his career.
Rich went 8-for-13 across three games in the tournament. He homered and finished with four hits on Wednesday against WKU. After recording an RBI double on Thursday against Rice, he added three more hits in Friday’s rematch with WKU. Rich finished the season on a 13-game hitting streak. Since returning from a two-month injury absence on April 25, Rich had at least one hit in all but game.
All-Tournament Team
C: Grant Jay, DBU
INF: Jack Dragum, Charlotte
INF: Brandon Stahlman, Charlotte
INF: Miguel Santos, DBU
INF: Dalton Davis, Louisiana Tech
OF: Cam Fisher, Charlotte
OF: Nathan Humphreys, DBU
OF: Spencer Rich, Florida Atlantic
P: Paxton Thompson, Charlotte
P: Zach Heaton, DBU
P: Hunter Cooley, Florida Atlantic
P: Eriq Swan, Middle Tennessee
