Tennessee pitcher Steven Gruver recently was named the La Crosse Loggers Player of the Week after getting off to a 3-0 start this season in the Northwood League. Gruver earned his third victory of the year June 23, pitching seven innings while allowing two runs on six hits and striking out seven.
A rising sophomore, Gruver has a 1.95 ERA and has struck out 26 in 27.2 innings and has made five starts. He picked up his first save of the season Saturday after he worked two scoreless innings in the Loggers’ 10-9 victory over the Battle Creek Bombers. The left-hander allowed two hits with two strikeouts.
“My teammates have been making some great plays behind me,” Gruver told La Crosse Loggers.com. “You have to look to your fielders when giving credit. They have been picking me up, and that gives you confidence.
“This is a great experience. We’re getting a lot of work in here. That’s why I wanted to play summer ball, to get more experience and become a better pitcher.”
Gruver was 0-1, with a 5.93 ERA in 18 appearances as a freshman at Tennessee.
Notebook: Tennessee catcher Blake Forsythe is batting .333 with two doubles and a .556 on-base percentage in his first week with the USA National Team…Pitcher Will Locante is 1-0 with a 0.90 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 10.0 innings for the Florence Redwolves of the Coastal Plains League…Third-team All America Cody Hawn is batting .300 for the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod League…The rising junior has two home runs and six RBIs in six games…Volunteer newcomer Matt Duffy has started 13 games for the Chatham Anglers…The transfer from Vermont is batting .205 with a pair of doubles…Right-handed pitcher Dylan Hochevar has a 2-1 record with a 5.33 ERA in six appearances for the Liberal Bee Jays of the Jayhawk League…Hochevar has struck out 22 while walking only six in 27.0 innings pitched.
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Comments » 5
John_Galt writes:
It appears the young arms are finally getting the pitching coaching they've not had since Raleigh "benched" Fred in March.
TrouserCough writes:
Wow. We're definetly going to the World Series next year.
bryan14 writes:
Say it aint so Mike!!!!!!
Vol4ever_1 writes:
Congrats Steve!!
Pretty neat how good one can pitch when it is about letting your ability play. Steve is going to be a great pitcher before he leaves UT.
An umpire yells "play" ball to start a game.
Not " Time for me to shrink your mental game to the size of a walnut because I am the HC and you were recruited by Rod and shouldn't be here even though you were drafted and can play professionally but suck here because our APR is bad and I only have a half scholarship on the field and though we have turned the corner you won't get to see it because said so and though I would prefer to "text" all this, I cannot because my phone is in the locker room" ball.
Where's my "Raleigh towel"?
Intheknow30 writes:
hahaha
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