LSU Baseball relief pitchers Zac Cowan and Casan Evans were named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s Stopper of the Year midseason watchlist.
The pair of right-handers, who are tied for the team lead with six saves apiece, developed into two of the toughest hurlers in late game situations. Evans recently earned a win in his first-career start after strong relief showings while Cowan has the most innings pitched among full time relief hurlers on the team.
Evans and Cowan lead the team in ERA among eligible pitchers at 1.09 and 1.13, respectively, as well as WHIP. Cowan, with a 0.82 WHIP, has 49 strikeouts to seven walks through 40 innings. Evans, who has a 1.00 WHIP, hasn’t allowed a home run through 118 batters faced and allowed just four earned runs over 33 innings.
A true freshman, Evans may be head coach Jay Johnson’s answer for the third weekend starter. In Sunday’s series finale against Tennessee, he hurled five scoreless frames after allowing two runs in the first inning. Cowan didn’t allow a run through 2.2 innings against the Volunteers in relief appearances on Friday and Sunday.
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