The South Atlantic League has named the West Virginia Power's Stephen Tarpley its Pitcher of the Week. Tarpley pitched eight scoreless innings against Hickory on Saturday, striking out two, walking none and getting an amazing 16 outs on the ground.
The award continues what's been an outstanding first season in the Pirates organization for Tarpley. He's maintained a solid strikeout rate while cutting his walk rate almost in half compared to last season, and he would lead the league in ERA if he weren't a few innings short of qualifying. And, of course, he threw a six-inning no-hitter (an outing that didn't win him a Pitcher of the Week award, incidentally).