Havana Starter Selected Best Pitcher
Monday, September 1st, 2121
Pancho Miranda of the
Havana Banana Sluggers outdistanced his peers on the mound this month. He fashioned a fine 4-0 won-lost mark and 0.52 ERA in 5 starts to get the Continental League Pitcher of the Month honors.
Miranda had a very impressive August, finishing with 30 strikeouts in 34.2 innings and holding opposing hitters to a .158 average.
This year
Miranda has worked 153.2 innings with 124 strikeouts en route to a 10-7 record and a 3.46 ERA.
Nájera Nabs RL #1 Pitcher Award
Monday, September 1st, 2121
The Republic League hitters didn't have a chance in August when the
Portland Axemen manager wrote "
Nájera" on the lineup card. Outing after outing,
Carlos Nájera held teams in check and usually got a win.
He excelled with a 5-0 mark and 1.91 ERA in 5 starts. The talented Axemen star pitched 37.2 innings, fanned 29 and held opposing teams to a .182 average.
For his superb mound work
Nájera was named the RL Pitcher of the Month by the baseball writers.
His record for the year is 11-7 in 25 starts and
Nájera has a 3.52 ERA.