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CALL Pick for Top Pitcher in September is May: The California League Pitcher of the Month honor has been given to Robert May of Santa Clara for a superlative month.%0A%0A%22I actually never wanted to be a pitcher%2C%22 May told reporters when asked who he credits for his pitching ability. %22I was an outfielder until high school and on the third day of tryouts my coach came up and said%2C %27Son you couldn%27t hit a lick even if we put it on a tee for ya.%27 Well%2C that ticked me off%2C so I decided if I couldn%27t hit I wanted to make sure no one else could either and so here I am.%22%0A%0AIt all turned out for the best as the Santa Clara starter notched a 5-0 record with a 1.85 ERA last month. He made 5 starts and struck out 32 in 43.2 innings.%0A%0ASo far this year May has compiled a 24-5 record with a 1.84 ERA.