Gabby Hernandez player of the month
8/15/2006
July 10, 2006 - JUPITER, FL – Jupiter Hammerheads starting pitcher Gaby Hernandez was named the Florida Marlins Organizational Pitcher of the Month for June. The twenty year-old righty went 3-1 with a 2.43 ERA over five starting appearances. He compiled 29.2 innings over that span, gave up nine runs (eight earned), and held the opposition to a .222 batting average. He also had an impressive 39 strikeouts to 11 walks ratio. Hernandez, along with teammate Dante Brinkley, was the package of players that sent Paul Lo Duca to the New York Mets this past winter. He is in his third year of professional baseball, previously playing for the Gulf Coast League Mets, Brooklyn Cyclones of the New York-Penn League, Hagerstown Suns of the South Atlantic League, and the St. Lucie Mets of the Florida State League. His career record is 12-9 with a 2.78 ERA in 39 games, 37 starts. He has three complete games, and two shutouts. He has pitched a total of 187.2 innings, surrendering 134 hits. Hernandez is currently tied for first in the Florida State League with nine wins on the year, and also tops with 103 strikeouts.