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APPY Selects Burkett June's Top Starter Thursday, July 1st, 1982 The Appalachian League Pitcher of the Month honor has been given to John Burkett of Marion for a superlative month. "I actually never wanted to be a pitcher," Burkett told reporters when asked who he credits for his pitching ability. "I was an outfielder until high school and on the third day of tryouts my coach came up and said, 'Son you couldn't hit a lick even if we put it on a tee for ya.' Well, that ticked me off, so I decided if I couldn't hit I wanted to make sure no one else could either and so here I am." It all turned out for the best as the Marion starter notched a 2-0 record with a 1.89 ERA last month. He made 4 starts and struck out 16 in 33.1 innings. |
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