The American Association has announced that T-Bones right handed pitcher Chris Perry is the league’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week for the week ending June 18th.
Perry, who hails from Cary, N.C., and played collegiately at Methodist University (Fayetteville, N.C.), tossed seven shutout innings, giving up just one hit and punching out nine Wichita Wingnuts, in a no decision on Monday, June 12th.
The righty has been in a groove for Kansas City with 20 strikeouts in his last 12 2/3 innings including 11 strikeouts against Wichita on June 6th at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. The team went on to sit down 24 via the strikeout that night, breaking the old record of 22 set by Wichita on May 20, 2011, against El Paso.
Perry became the first T-Bone to strike out at least 10 batters in a game since last August, when Jared Messer hit that mark with 10 strikeouts. For the season, Perry is 0-1 in 26 1/3 innings with 36 strikeouts for Kansas City.
– Story from T-Bones