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USA Today
19 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Florida baseball gets commitment from RHP Cooper Walls via transfer portal
Florida baseball added another player to its 2026 roster this week with the commitment of right-handed pitcher Cooper Walls through the NCAA transfer portal. The rising sophomore competed on behalf of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors of the Big West during his lone collegiate campaign so far, earning the conference's Freshman Pitcher of the Year in 2025. Walls put together a 3-3 record and a 3.73 ERA over 60 1/3 innings pitched, starting 13 of the 15 games he appeared in. While his 1.39 WHIP is a bit on the elevated side, he allowed just two home runs last spring while striking out 45 batters against 15 walks surrendered. According to Jacob Rudner of Baseball America, the 6-foot-5-inch, 215-pound product of Carlsbad (California) La Costa Canyon has a three-pitch arsenal featuring a fastball that reaches as high as 93 mph along with two breaking ball options in a slider and a curveball. Walls was ranked the No. 99 right-handed pitcher and No. 328 overall prospect in the 2024 recruiting class by Perfect Game. Walls is the third pitcher added to the Gators' roster through the transfer portal, following former Notre Dame Fighting Irish right-hander reliever Ricky Reeth and former UCF right-hander reliever Russell Sandefer. Overall, he marks the fifth commitment to the program through college baseball's de facto free agency system, which also includes former Wabash Valley (JUCO) catcher AJ Malzone and former Jacksonville Dolphins outfielder Jaden Bastian. Follow us @GatorsWire on X, formerly known as Twitter, as well as Bluesky, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Walls & Palmeira lead ‘Bows to win over Oregon State
After dropping the first two games of a four-game set against nationally ranked Oregon State, the University of Hawai'i baseball team bounced back in a big way on Sunday with a 5-0 shutout victory at Les Murakami Stadium. The Rainbow Warriors entered the day having won 12 of their last 13 Sunday home games and improved to 23-6 on Sundays under head coach Rich Hill. Riding that momentum, freshman starter Cooper Walls delivered a dominant outing, holding the No. 7-ranked Beavers (34-12) hitless through four innings. The 6-foot-5 right-hander from California threw five scoreless frames with five strikeouts to earn the win. Hawai'i's offense backed him up early and often, highlighted by catcher Konnor Palmeira's first home run of the season. The Kamehameha-Maui graduate launched a solo shot to left, sparking a Rainbow Warrior offense that saw contributions across the lineup. The top of the order produced, with Matt Miura and Shinsuke Sakaino each collecting two hits, while Miura also drove in a pair of runs. Kamana Nahaku added two hits to the offensive effort. Out of the bullpen, Liam O'Brien and Isaiah Magdaleno combined for four innings of shutout relief. O'Brien worked three strong frames with two strikeouts to preserve the shutout, UH's sixth of the season. The victory marks Hawai'i's first home win over a top-7 ranked opponent in a decade and sets up the possibility of a series split heading into Monday night's finale. UH improved to 29-16 overall. First pitch for Monday's series finale is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. and will be televised on Spectrum Sports with radio coverage available on ESPN Honolulu. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
‘Bows Cooper Walls named Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week
On Monday, the Big West named their Pitcher of the week, Cooper Walls. Walls, a True Freshman with the Hawaii baseball team, had a solid showing against the then 15th-ranked UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. The right-handed pitcher threw 7.0 innings and allowed only 4 hits and did not give up a single run. Walls helped secure the 'Bows first series win against a ranked opponent since 2010 when UH defeated Oregon. He is also the first Hawaii Freshman to be named Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week since Hawaii joined the Big West back in 2013. UH improved to 3-3 in conference play and will be back at the Les Murakami Stadium on Saturday against UC Davis. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
‘Bows hold 15th-ranked UCSB scoreless in series finale
The Hawaii Baseball Team found themselves in another pitchers dual on Sunday against 15h-ranked UC Santa Barbara. UH tied the series up at 1 after their win on Saturday night, had a chance to take the series win on Sunday. This one was scoreless through the first 3.5 innings as both pitchers not allowing much to happen. But in the 3rd inning, Hawaii broke the scoreless tie from a Jared Quandt RBI Single. That run would be the difference as UH holds number 15 Guachos scoreless in the series finale. Freshman pitcher Cooper Walls with an impressive 7.0 innings on the mound, allowing 4 hits and 0 runs to UCSB. Hawaii wins 1-0 on Sunday to improve to 2-3 in Big West Play on the season. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
