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LA Angels pitching prospect UNC alum Cooper Criswell is trying to figure things out in minors

LA Angels pitching prospect Cooper Criswell is an imposing figure on the mound with his six-foot six inch frame coming at you with his low 90’s fastball that has been clocked as high as 94 MPH along with a slider, change-up, and curve ball. Criswell pitched in college at the University of North Carolina in 2018 before getting drafted by the Angels at the end of his junior season. (Criswell went to junior college before that).

While at UNC in 2018 Criswell went 6-2 with a 2.99 ERA with 71 strikeouts in 75 innings of work and a 1.