Jair Jurrjens Named Pitcher of the Week
Jair Jurrjens Named EL Pitcher of the Week!
Jair Jurrjens is the Eastern League’s Pitcher of the Week for the week ending August 5th. The 6’1”, 160 lb. hurler started one game for the SeaWolves last week and went 1-0 with 10 strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA. Jurrjens joins Andres Torres as the second SeaWolf to win player of the week honors. Torres won Player of the Week for the week ending May 6.
The 21-year old made his lone appearance of the week last Wednesday night at New Britain Stadium and struck out 10 batters without issuing a walk while tossing a three-hit shutout in Erie’s 5-0 victory over the Rock Cats. Jurrjens shutout was the fifth by a SeaWolves pitcher this season. It also marked the ninth complete game of the year tossed by the 'Wolves pitching staff which leads the EL. For Jurrjens, it was his first complete game since 2004 with the GCL Tigers.
Jurrjens, a native of Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, lowered his ERA to 3.32, which is tied for seventh in the league. He is also among the league leaders in shutouts (1-tied 1st) and strikeouts (90-9th). Jair, who went 4-3 with 53 strikeouts and a 3.36 ERA in 67 innings of work during 12 starts for the SeaWolves last season, was signed by the Detroit Tigers as a nondrafted free agent on May 22nd, 2003.
