Minor League Baseball and the South Atlantic League have named Spartanburgers pitcher David Davalillo as the league’s May Pitcher of the Month.
In five May appearances, the right-hander led all qualified High-A hurlers with a 0.96 ERA and struck out 35 batters. Davalillo picked up three wins in May. He only allowed three earned runs in 28 innings pitched and struck out at least six in all five starts.
Over his final 19 innings of May, the righty did not allow an extra base hit. Davalillo held opponents to a .152 batting average and maintained a 0.68 WHIP. On May 16, He tied a career high with seven scoreless innings. A week later, he tied another career best with 10 strikeouts.
Davalillo is scheduled to be on the mound for the Spartanburgers Friday, against the Greensboro Grasshoppers. Hub City and Greensboro are set to wrap up a six-game set on Sunday.