Rookie Hurler Named Pitcher of the Week
Published on August 24, 2009 under Northern League (NL)
Kansas City Monarchs News Release
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The Northern League has announced that Kansas City T-Bones pitcher Brett Davis has been named Pitcher of the Week for the week ending August 23.
Davis, 23, signed with the T-Bones earlier in the week and earned a seven-inning complete game victory in his professional debut on August 18 versus Schaumburg. The left-hander yielded just one run on seven hits in game one of the doubleheader. He followed up that performance with eight innings of two-run ball on August 22 versus Joliet. Overall on the week, he went 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA while striking out 15 and walking only one.
In his pro debut, Davis allowed just one runner to reach third base through the first six innings, retiring six-in-a-row at one point in the outing. Four days later, he threw eight innings for Kansas City, striking out eight in a no-decision. The T-Bones eventually won the game after scoring two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Davis was signed on August 17 as a free agent out of Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK). He played two seasons at Oklahoma State after transferring from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) following a medical redshirt season in 2007. In two seasons with the Cowboys he posted a 3-2 record while appearing in 25 games, one start. He began his collegiate career playing two years at Seward County Community College (Liberal, KS).
The T-Bones will finish the regular season on the road with four-game sets in Fargo and Joliet. They begin their series against the RedHawks tonight with first pitch set for 7:00. Left-hander Ryan Knippschild is scheduled to start for the T-Bones opposite right-hander Billy Weitzman for Fargo. To follow Kansas City as they make their push for the playoffs, tune into KXTR 1660 AM or click the listen live link on www.tbonesbaseball.com.
Northern League Stories from August 24, 2009
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- Winnipeg tops Joliet, 5-2 - Winnipeg Goldeyes
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