(WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS) – GRAND CHUTE, WI – Ryan Birchard was rewarded for his performance against the Quad Cities River Bandits on August 28 with the Midwest League’s Pitcher of the Week Award. Minor League Baseball announced the award, the fourth weekly award earned by a Wisconsin Timber Rattler this season, on Monday afternoon.
Birchard tossed a gem against the Bandits in his lone start last week. The right-hander walked one and struck out eight over seven hitless, scoreless innings to earn the win. The outing was his longest as a professional.
The other three Timber Rattlers who have won weekly awards this season are pitcher Tyson Hardin (May 19), outfielder Hedbert Pérez (May 26), and pitcher Tanner Gillis (August 11).
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