Southern Miss righty Hunter Riggins (Aaron Fitt)

Riggins Brings ‘Oak Tree’ Stability To Southern Miss

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte righthanded hitter flailed futilely at an offspeed pitch, his back knee buckling to the ground, then stalked back toward the Charlotte dugout, banging his bat on the ground in frustration. “I was siting on a slider,” he said to himself, audibly from the first row of stands. “It was a f***ing changeup.”

Welcome to the Hunter Riggins experience. The Southern Miss righthander has a knack for irritating opposing hitters by mixing four quality pitches in any count, and seldom throwing what they expect when they think they’ve got him figured out.

On Saturday, Riggins held[…]