The Southern League of Professional Baseball announced that Jacksonville Suns pitcher Joey O’Gara has been named the Southern League Pitcher of the Week from May 9-15.
O’Gara earned the weekly honor from the Southern League after a dominant performance against the Mobile BayBears on Thursday May 12 at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. In a season-long eight innings on the mound, O’Gara limited Mobile’s offense to one unearned run on one hit while he struck out a season-best nine batters.
The win was O’Gara’s second of the season, and helped the Suns come back to claim a series victory over the division-leading BayBears. O’Gara, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio was selected by the Florida Marlins in the 31st round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft out of Indiana University.
The award is the first weekly honor in O’Gara’s career and the third Southern League honor this season for a Suns player. Brad Hand was the Pitcher of the Week from April 18-24, while Luke Montz earned Hitter of the Week honors for May 2-8.
The Suns and Braves will play the fourth game of the five game series on Tuesday night at Trustmark Park. O’Gara (2-1, 5.67 ERA) will pitch for the Suns while Mississippi has not named a starter.
