Ports Pitcher Straily Named Cal League Pitcher of the Week
April 25, 2011 - California League (CalL1)
Stockton Ports News Release
STOCKTON, Calif. - For the second straight week, the California League Pitcher of the Week plays for Stockton; this week (April 18-24) the honor goes to Ports starting Pitcher Dan Straily.
Straily made two strong appearances during the week to help in his quest to earn the title and earned the win in both contests he entered. Straily's first appearance of the week technically came in relief as he entered the game on Monday, April 18 in the second inning, relieving rehabbing Oakland Athletics reliever, Michael Wuertz. Straily pitched 5.0 innings of shutout baseball, giving up just two runs and two walks while striking out nine.
Straily followed his impressive relief appearance with an equally outstanding start in Lancaster, pitching another 6.0 shutout innings. Straily's 6.0 shutout innings earned him his second win of the week, brought his strikeout total to 22 and dropped his season ERA down to 0.90.
"Dan had a great last couple of games and really dominated with his fastball," Ports pitching coach Craig Lefferts said. "He showed an improving changeup and is doing a real good job in the strike zone. All-in-all it was a good last couple of games."
This is not Straily's first time earning the Pitcher of the Week title, having earned the distinction back in August of 2009 while with the Vancouver Canadians. In 2009, Straily made 16 appearances with the Canadians, including 11 starts, and went 5-3 with a 4.12 ERA. In 2010, Straily made 28 starts with the Kane County Cougars, the Low-A affiliate of the A's. Straily went 10-7 with the Cougars and recorded 149 strikeouts during the season.
Stockton Ports fans can check out the back-to-back California League Pitchers of the Week all season long as they take the mound for Stockton at Banner Island Ballpark.
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