July 3, 2009 at 4:34 AM
Pitcher of the Month, June: Casey Kelly
Salem's Casey Kelly stayed on a roll in his first full month in High-A ball, earning a 1-1 record with a 1.50 ERA on 30 innings pitched over five starts, allowing 5 earned runs on 12 hits and striking out 24 while issuing only 2 walks and holding opposing batters to an .117 average en route to being named SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Month of June. Kelly dominated in the polls as well as on the field, winning SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week honors three times last month, for the weeks of June 1-7, June 15-21 and June 22-28. On the season he is 7-4 with a 2.12 ERA, allowing 21 earned runs on 59 hits over 89 innings-pitched, striking out 69 and walking 15 in 16 starts with Greenville (9) and Salem (7). He is currently the second ranked prospect in the organization by SoxProspects.com.