Washington's Havird Wins Pitcher of the Week
Washington Wild Things John Havird wins Pitcher of the Week, respectively, as chosen by Pointstreak, the official statistical provider of the Frontier League and the Independent Professional Baseball Federation.
On Friday, June 14, Wild Things pitcher John Havird helped lead Washington to their first sweep of the season after tossing the team’s first complete game shutout on the year. Havird struck out eight while not allowing a walk and holding the Joliet Slammers to six hits in the outing. Havird reached 200 professional strikeouts in his 43rd start, which turned out to be his first career nine-inning shutout.
The Washington ace joins the Wild Things after pitching two seasons with the Traverse City Beach Bums following his time at Ohio State University back in 2017. The Mesa, Arizona native has been a bright spot within the starting rotation for Washington, posting a 3.20 ERA over 45 innings in seven games. Havird eclipsed 100 innings in both seasons spent with the Beach Bums across 36 combined starts.
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The Frontier League is entering its 27th season in 2019 and features ten teams stretching from Pennsylvania to Missouri and from Kentucky to the Great Lakes. The Frontier League annually advances the most players to MLB organizations of any of the independent leagues, and 37 former Frontier League players have played in the Major Leagues.
