David Welch wins Minor League Pitcher of the Week

One Aussie making waves in the minors at the moment is 25-year old David Welch. He is a lanky left handed starter who is playing for the Huntsville Stars in the Double-A Southern League. He has been pretty consistent all year, but has been particularly good in his last few starts. On 28 May, he pitched 6 innings, giving up 3 hits, no earned runs, and 2 walks to receive a no-decision. He followed that up with a no-hitter (over 7 innings in the second game of a double header) on 2 Jun, walking 2 and striking out 6. Not bad hey? And then on 7 Jun he delivered another impressive performance, allowing 6 hits and 1 earned run over 6 innings, striking out 1.

His record for the year is now 13 games, 8-1, 3,11 ERA, 75.1 IP, 70 hits 27 walks and 38 strikeouts. These efforts were enough to earn him the Minor League Pitcher of the Week award from MILB.com.