Union County pitcher commits to West Virginia

(LIBERTY, Ind.) – A hard-throwing Union County pitcher has officially signed to play baseball at West Virginia University. 

Cole Cheatham is a right-handed pitcher who was clocked at 97 miles-per-hour during the Perfect Game National Showcase this summer. 

Cheatham went 5-0 with a 1.07 ERA this past season for Union County. 

He's been ranked as one of the top players in Indiana and a top 200 overall player in the country. 

Cheatham has been verbally committed to West Virginia for the past year but officially signed on Wednesday.