LSU flips long-time Texas A&M commit, LHP Cooper Williams
Jay Johnson gets another massive addition for LSU’s 2025 roster, this time with 6-foot-4 left handed pitcher Cooper Williams. Williams, from the class of 2024, decommitted from Texas A&M and flipped his commitment to LSU for the upcoming season, which he announced on social media.
“After lots of prayers and discussion amongst my family as well as people close to me I have decided to decommit from Texas A&M and spend the next 3 years at LSU. Eager to move forward in this next chapter of my life in Baton Rouge, Let’s Geaux!”
Williams is the No. 73 ranked player in the country and No. 12 left handed pitcher in the class on Perfect Game, making him a high-level prospect on a pitching staff that needed more left handed pitchers.
Here’s how Perfect Game summarized his game:
“Young bodied southpaw with tons of projection. Up to 93 mpg at PG national with a big slider and change up. Starter profile.”
Williams joins an exciting class of transfers and freshmen brought in to get the Tigers competitive on the mound in 2025.
LSU Baseball Transfer Additions: Pitchers (7)
USF RHP Chandler Dorsey – In 2024, he led the Bulls’ pitching staff with 26 relief appearances as the team’s primary closer, going 2-1 with eight saves, a 3.60 ERA (12 ER/30.0 IP), a 1.20 WHIP and 40 strikeouts. Dorsey held opposing batters to a .180 average.
Wofford RHP Zac Cowan – Cowan ended his sophomore year with a 10-2 record, a 3.35 ERA, 124 strikeouts, and 29 walks in 110 innings and was selected to the All-SoCon First-Team. The 5-foot-11 South Carolina native was one of the top players in the entire conference and pitched on two separate occasions in the SoCon Tournament to help lift Wofford to a championship and an NCAA tournament berth.
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Indiana State RPH Luke Hayden – In the 2024 season, Hayden went 7-2 and had a 3.81 ERA. He registered 78 innings pitched, gave up 73 hits, 40 runs, 33 earned runs, 47 walks and 91 strikeouts.
Mount St. Mary’s RHP Deven Sheerin – Appearing in 18 games for the Mountaineers, the Reading, Pennsylvania native set the team record for strikeouts in a season by fanning 109 opponents.
Nicholls State RHP Jacob Mayers – Mayers parlayed a big freshman debut a year ago with a Southland Conference-best 106 strikeouts and a .165 opponent batting average. The Nicholls transfer ranked third in the NCAA in hits per nine (4.97) and 15th in strikeouts per nine (13.50). In 2024, Mayers went 5-1 with a 4.58 ERA in 70.2 innings, striking out a season-high 12 batters against New Orleans in 6.1 innings. He also had double-digit strikeout games against Southeastern and Lamar. Mayers struck out more batters (60) than any pitcher in the Southland, closing out the year with a .150 average in conference play.
Dallas Baptist RHP Connor Benge – Benge struck out 35 batters in 33 innings of work for Dallas Baptist this past season, and he made a splash the year prior at LSU-Eunice. During his time in JUCO, Benge otaled the second-most wins at the NJCAA Division II level (11) and led the team in ERA (2.82), innings pitched (70.1), and strikeouts (86). He closed out his freshman campaign with an 11-1 record before transferring to DBU. Now, Benge is headed to LSU.
UC San Diego RHP Anthony Eyanson – Eyanson appeared in 14 games this past season and made nine starts. During that time, he totaled a 6-2 record and had a 3.07 ERA, along with 85 strikeouts. It was quite the breakout after he went 2-1 with a 4.34 ERA in eight appearances as a freshman in 2023.
