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Whitaker, on Top of His Game, Beats Wichita, 2-0
Friday, June 24th , 2016
Everything clicked on the hill for Herb Whitaker, as he hurled the Corpus Christi Hooks to a shutout win, 2-0, over the Wichita Aviators, limiting them to 5 hits while recording 9 strikeouts and yielding 3 walks. He overpowered some batters with fastballs and buckled knees with sharp breaking pitches.
"We had our shot at him a couple of different times," Aviators manager said. "We just weren't able to get to him."
In 16 starts this year, Whitaker has posted 8 wins while suffering 4 losses. He has pitched 121.2 innings, allowed 71 hits, struck out 159 and has a 1.63 ERA.
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