Cooper Harrington is one of the better mid-major arms in the 2027 draft class, and he hasn’t even gotten the chance to be a full-time starter yet.
Harrington was hidden behind a stacked Liberty rotation fronted by Ben Blair, the approach-angle darling of the 2026 class, along with two names worth knowing in 2027: Bradley Zayac and Josh Swink. After a pair of up-and-down midweek starts early in the year, the Flames made Harrington their de facto closer. He racked up 14 saves and was their go-to arm in late-inning spots.
Then, in a do-or-die elimination game at the Athens Regional, Harrington got his first start since that midweek outing in early March, and he did not disappoint.
He carried a one-hitter into the sixth inning and finished with 6.1 innings of two-run ball, allowing three hits and no walks while striking out six. He did it against the best …