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Birmingham Star Freudenberg Cops Outstanding Pitcher Award: When the name of Chris Freudenberg appeared on the Birmingham lineup card in 2022, it was a virtual guarantee of a victory or at least a well-pitched game. For his brilliant performance this season he was named the Southern League Outstanding Pitcher Award winner today.
He started 28 games, running up a 12-7 record and a 2.88 ERA. Freudenberg held opponents to a .238 average while striking out 145, walking 48 and allowing 176 hits in 197 innings of work. He received 5 first place votes out of a possible 10. Jorge Santiago of the Mobile BayBears finished second in voting with 2 first place votes, while Lou Lemons of the Mississippi Firebirds finished third with 2 first place votes. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Chris Freudenberg - Birmingham Barons - 5 - 53 Jorge Santiago - Mobile BayBears - 2 - 41 Lou Lemons - Mississippi Firebirds - 2 - 38 Jarred Polk - Jackson Generals - 1 - 23 Jim Lowery - Biloxi Shuckers - 0 - 10 José Aguilera - Birmingham Barons - 0 - 3 Tim Clark - Biloxi Shuckers - 0 - 1 Ed Ferrell - Biloxi Shuckers - 0 - 1 |