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September's Best Starter Named in SAA Saturday, October 1st , 2061 The USSL Double A Pitcher of the Month honor has been given to Artie Jones of Gulf Coast for a superlative month. "I actually never wanted to be a pitcher," Jones told reporters when asked who he credits for his pitching ability. "I was an outfielder until high school and on the third day of tryouts my coach came up and said, 'Son you couldn't hit a lick even if we put it on a tee for ya.' Well, that ticked me off, so I decided if I couldn't hit I wanted to make sure no one else could either and so here I am." It all turned out for the best as the Gulf Coast starter notched a 2-0 record with a 1.02 ERA last month. He made 3 starts and struck out 14 in 17.2 innings. Jones has compiled a lifetime ERA of 3.36 with 18 career victories and 4 defeats. He has 156 career strikeouts in 238.2 innings and has held opponents to a .246 batting average. |
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