Kevin Kopps’ five innings pitched at South Carolina were his most dominant to date.
The Arkansas relief pitcher did not allow a base runner in two appearances. He struck out 12 batters and threw 43 of 59 pitches for strikes.
Kopps struck out all six batters he faced to close the final two innings of the No. 1 Razorbacks’ 5-1 victory over the No. 11 Gamecocks on Friday night at Founders Park. The right hander threw his signature pitch, the cutter, over and over for called strikes or swings and misses.
“That’s one of the better pitchers I’ve seen in my college career,” said Brady Allen, South Carolina’s junior leadoff hitter who struck out and grounded out in two at-bats against Kopps.