FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Evan O’Kelly Director of Communications O: (406) 657-2130 E: evan.okelly@msubillings.edu Monday, April 10, 2017 Cooper nabs GNAC Pitcher of the Week after 12-k performance
Reaching a career milestone with a dozen strikeouts last week, Cody Cooper becomes the sixth pitcher in GNAC history to record 200 in a career and is named the GNAC Pitcher of the Week Monday. PORTLAND, Ore. – Pitching his way into the Great Northwest Athletic Conference record books last week, Montana State University Billings senior Cody Cooper became the sixth pitcher in conference history to reach 200 career strikeouts and has been named the GNAC Pitcher of the Week announced the conference office Monday. “It was good to see Coop go out and throw well, and this is a well-deserved honor for him,” said MSUB head coach Aaron Sutton. “It was his best outing of the season, and he has been putting in work off the field. It’s good to see him reap the benefits of that.” Cooper was one off his career high with a dozen Ks in a complete-game win over Northwest Nazarene University on Sunday, helping MSUB to a series split with the Crusaders. The right-hander threw a career-high 149 pitches in MSUB’s 14-4 triumph, logging his first 9-inning complete game of the year and the third of his career.