Alex Eubanks Named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week
Published on July 8, 2019 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Down East Wood Ducks News Release
Kinston, N.C. - Wood Ducks right-hander Alex Eubanks has been named the Carolina League Pitcher of the Week, for the week of July 1-7, the league announced today.
The award is the first for Eubanks in his career, and seventh by a Wood Duck this season, joining Tyler Phillips, Yonny Hernandez, Ryan Dorow, Diosbel Arias, Jake Latz, and John King.
Eubanks made two starts for the Woodies in the opening week of July, each time delivering a scoreless outing, and earning a win. On July 1 against Winston-Salem, Eubanks fired five scoreless innings, to earn his seventh victory of the season. He gave up just three hits and two walks, while striking out four, as the Wood Ducks went on to win 2-0.
Eubanks was able to top that performance Sunday night in Myrtle Beach when he gave up just one hit over six innings, and faced just three over the minimum. Eubanks again struck out four, and has not allowed an earned run in five of his six starts this season. The Wood Ducks went on to one-hit the Pelicans, and win 7-0. Eubanks earned his eighth victory of the season, which is tied for second most in the Carolina league, while his 2.17 ERA would lead the league if he had enough innings to qualify. On the week Eubanks got 19 groundouts compared to just three flyouts.
The Wood Ducks as a staff have now posted 15 shutouts this season, which is tied for the most in Minor League Baseball with the Dunedin Blue Jays, while the Wood Ducks team ERA of 2.66 leads MiLB.
On the season, Eubanks is now 8-2, and has held opponents to a .195 batting average, while posting a WHIP of just 1.01. Since joining the Woodies rotation, June 3, the Duncan, S.C. native has gone 4-1 with an ERA of just 0.87. Eubanks was originally drafted by the Rangers in the 14th Round of 2017 out of Clemson University, where he left the school's all-time leader in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.83) and second in BB/9 (1.73).
Carolina League Stories from July 8, 2019
- Late Lynchburg Rally Falls Short on Monday - Lynchburg Hillcats
- Cavanerio, Timely Hitting Lead Dash to 3-2 Win on Monday - Winston-Salem Dash
- Late Comeback Falls Short - Frederick Keys
- Terry, Martinez Power Woodies Past Pelicans In Rain-Shortened Contest - Down East Wood Ducks
- Down East Wins Rain-Shortened Contest over Pelicans - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
- Wilmington Drops Two in Salem - Wilmington Blue Rocks
- July 8 - Carolina Mudcats Game Information - Carolina Mudcats
- Myrtle Beach Pelicans Game Notes: July 8 vs. Down East - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
- July 8 Transactions and Game Information - Down East Wood Ducks
- Jones Promoted to Double-A Akron - Lynchburg Hillcats
- Winston-Salem Dash: Game Notes (July 8 vs. Frederick) - Winston-Salem Dash
- Woodpeckers and Nationals Postponed - Fayetteville Woodpeckers
- Former Wood Duck Pedro Payano Makes MLB Debut for Rangers - Down East Wood Ducks
- INF Brice Turang assigned from Low-A Wisconsin to the Mudcats - Carolina Mudcats
- Reyes Named Carolina League Player of the Week - Frederick Keys
- Alex Eubanks Named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week - Down East Wood Ducks
- Sam Huff Named MVP of SiriusXM Futures Game - Down East Wood Ducks
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Down East Wood Ducks Stories
- Wood Ducks Drop Season Finale
- Wood Ducks Fall in 2024's Penultimate Game
- GreenJackets Blank Woodies, 4-0
- Woodies Edge GreenJackets, 6-5
- Woodies Beat GreenJackets, 4-3
