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Vernon Tabbed Rays Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May
By: RiverDogs Media
Charleston RiverDogs pitcher Austin Vernon has been chosen as the Tampa Bay Rays Pitcher of the Month for May, the team announced on Monday afternoon. Dru Baker and Logan Workman, both on the RiverDogs roster at the time, swept the Rays monthly awards in April. Vernon was also recently named Carolina League Pitcher of the Month for May and Pitcher of the Week for May 16-22.
The 6’6 Vernon posted a 0.44 ERA in five relief outings during the month. He allowed just nine hits and one earned run in 20.1 innings while walking six and striking out 34. Vernon held opponents to a .129 average while striking out 15.1 batters per nine innings
The Rays selected Vernon in the 10th round of the 2021 draft out of North Carolina Central University. He is one of three players in that program’s history to be taken in the MLB Draft. Following the draft, he pitched in five games for the FCL Rays, allowing just one run on four hits in 11.1 innings. The native of Raleigh has tallied 78 strikeouts in 48.1 professional innings.
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