A former Clemson Tiger collected a nice honor on Tuesday.
It was announced Tuesday that former Tiger pitcher Spencer Strider of the Atlanta Braves has been voted the National League Rookie of the Month for July.
It marks the first monthly award for Strider, who made five starts for Atlanta in the month of July and posted a 2-1 record with a 2.70 ERA across 26.2 innings pitched, racking up 41 strikeouts while yielding just nine walks, 15 hits and two home runs.
The 23-year-old righthander became the first pitcher in Braves history to have three outings with at least 10 strikeouts within his first eight career starts, and on July 7 against the St.