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Morse Named July Pitcher of the Month

August 1, 2005 - Canadian American League (Can-Am)
North Shore Spirit News Release


Lynn, MA--North Shore LHP Bryan Morse was named the Slam Baseball Can-Am League pitcher of the month for the month of July.

Morse is 6-1 for July with a 1.25 ERA. He's allowed just seven earned runs on 31 hits for the month, striking out 27 batters in 50.1 innings. He's pitched four complete games, including three shutouts for the Spirit. Morse pitched a complete game shutout of Elmira on July 31, holding the Pioneers to just four hits and one walk while striking out seven in the Spirit's 7-0 win. He was also named pitcher of the week for the week of July 25-31.

Morse, 27, was drafted by the Florida Marlins out of Mount Olive (NC) College in 1999. In 14 starts for Utica of the NY-Penn league in 1999, Morse went 3-5 with a 3.45 ERA. He appeared as a reliever for Kane County of the Midwest League in 2000 and for Brevard County of the Florida State League in 2001. In 2002, he went back to starting for the Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs of the Northeast League, sporting a 7-5 record with a 1.99 ERA. He joined North Shore in 2003, where opponents hit only .256 against him, and led the Spirit with a 10-4 record and a 2.50 ERA in 2004. This season, Morse is 9-2 with a 2.49 ERA. He leads the Can-Am League in wins, ERA, complete games, shutouts and innings pitched.

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