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Alpha Conference Announces Best Starter Tuesday, August 1st , 2084 The Alpha Conference Pitcher of the Month honor has been given to Tom Thexton of Riverside for a superlative month. "I actually never wanted to be a pitcher," Thexton 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 Riverside starter notched a 5-0 record with a 1.51 ERA last month. He made 6 starts and struck out 26 in 35.2 innings. Checking out his stats for the year, Thexton has racked up 11 wins and 4 losses in 22 starts, posted a 3.11 ERA, and struck out 87 batters in 124.1 innings. |
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