Greusel Named GBL Safeway Pitcher of the Month

Published on July 7, 2008 under Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Calgary Vipers News Release


The Golden Baseball League (GBL) announced today that Calgary Vipers' starting pitcher Evan Greusel has been named GBL Safeway Pitcher of the Month for the first month of the season.

Greusel has already won two Safeway Pitcher of the Week Awards in the first five weeks of the season and easily garnered the Safeway Pitcher of the Month Award for June. His outstanding performance during the first month of the season included posting a perfect 6-0 record in eight starts as he pitched a league-leading 51 innings in which he struck out 36 batters and walked only 7 with an E.R.A. of just 2.10 as he led his Vipers to the top of the North Division standings.

During Week Five, Greusel who is also the pitching coach of the Vipers posted a record of 2-0 in two starts while throwing 13 innings in which he struck out 10 and had an E.R.A. of 0.69.

In the first week of this season, Greusel posted a record of 1-0 in two starts while throwing 12.1 innings and giving up only two earned runs for a 1.46 E.R.A. The Las Vegas, Nevada resident struck out nine, did not walk a single batter, and gave up a stingy .250 batting average against. Back in July of 2006 Greusel was Pitcher of the Week twice and Pitcher of the Month in the Northern League. In July of 2005 the player who tossed the first pitch in Vipers history also received Pitcher of the Week in the Northern League. The two-time Northern League all-star was Pitcher of the Month for May of 2003 in the Florida Marlins organization.

Greusel, 28, 6-3, 220 lbs is a right-handed pitcher who was drafted out of the University of Oklahoma in the 17th round of the 2002 draft by the Florida Marlins. After three years in Florida's minor league organization he was released and immediately signed by the Calgary Vipers in their inaugural season in 2005. He has gone on to become the winningest pitcher in Viper history as he has compiled a record of 30-11.

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