August 4, 2009 at 3:10 AM
Pitcher of the Month, July: Seth Garrison
Salem's Seth Garrison's month got off to a bit of a bumpy start, allowing 4 earned runs on 9 hits over 7 innings at Lynchburg (Pirates) July 1 but salvaged a win and rebounded to allow only 2 more runs over the remaining 31 innings he pitched the rest of the way to finish the month with a 4-1 record, a 1.42 ERA and SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Month honors for July. In 6 starts Garrison allowed 6 earned runs on 29 hits over 38 innings pitched, striking out 30 while walking only 5 and held opposing batters to a .218 average. He was also named SoxProspects.com and Carolina League Pitcher of the Week of July 6-12, in which he did not allow an earned run in two starts over 12 innings pitched, allowing 8 hits, striking out 12 and walking none. For the season Garrison owns a 7-8 record in 20 games (19 starts) with a 3.51 ERA over 105 innings pitched, allowing 41 earned runs on 101 hits for a .254 average, striking out 71 and walking 31. He was a twenty-third round pick in 2008 and spent last season with short season class-A Lowell.