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 | Mariaville Lake Starter Named SL1's #1 Pitcher Thursday, June 1st , 2045 Mariaville Lake Reds hurler Chris Books was rewarded today with the Sub League 1 Pitcher of the Month honors. Books, 22, realizes that pitching isn't all about how hard you can throw, it's about accuracy and about picking yourself up even when you've had a run of bad luck. "I'd like to say I don't give them anything to hit," said the Mariaville Lake starter, "but that's not true. Every pitcher gives up a long ball now and then. Usually there's at least one mistake in each at-bat, but you've got to battle through your mistakes and build some positive momentum. The rest will fall into place." Things did fall into place for Books. In May he took the ball for 46 innings while notching 25 strikeouts, a 1.76 ERA and a 4-0 record. To date Books is 7-1 in 10 starts with a 1.99 ERA and has 48 strikeouts in 72.1 innings. |   |
