CL Picks May's Top Pitcher
Friday, June 1st, 2210
"The kid had it all working last month," a veteran teammate told reporters. "He keeps up those kind of numbers, we might have to start inviting him out with us after the games."
Wen-huan Lian put together a very solid month to take home the Continental League's top pitching honor in May.
The 24-year-old reliever threw like a veteran. In 16 relief appearances he raked in no saves and 25 strikeouts in 21.2 innings as he put together his 6-0 record and 2.08 ERA.
This year
Lian has chalked up 32 relief appearances, worked 37.1 innings, struck out 40 and issued 12 walks. He has no saves with a 3.13 ERA and a 6-0 won-lost mark.
Ann Arbor's Starter Receives RL Pitching Award
Friday, June 1st, 2210
Despite the number of years he's been in the league,
Dani Gómez still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in May. The 33-year-old starter for
Ann Arbor was named Republic League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.
He collected 5 wins and no losses with 22 strikeouts in his 6 starts, putting up a fine 1.67 ERA in 37.2 innings of work.
In 12 starts this season
Gómez has gathered 7 wins while suffering 1 loss. He has pitched 71.1 innings, allowed 62 hits, struck out 54 and has a 2.27 ERA.