Brewers Name Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Month for April
Black Named Player of the Month; Jarvis Earns Pitcher of the Month
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Brewers have named infielder Tyler Black as Minor League Player of the Month and right-handed pitcher Justin Jarvis as Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April.
Selected in Competitive Balance Round A (33rd overall) of the 2021 First-Year Player Draft, Black ranked among Southern League leaders for April in on-base percentage (2nd, .456), walks (T2nd, 17), stolen bases (3rd, 10), runs (T3rd, 15), OPS (4th, .938), slugging percentage (T6th, .482) and RBI (T9th, 13).
Jarvis, 23, went 2-1 with a 1.57 ERA (23ip, 4er) and 29 strikeouts over 4 starts for Double-A Biloxi in April.
Selected in the fifth round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft, Jarvis allowed 1 run or fewer in 3 of his 4 starts in April. He surrendered just 1 hit with 8 strikeouts over 6.0 scoreless innings on April 11 vs. Pensacola and fanned 10 batters over 6.0 scoreless frames on April 22 at Rocket City.
Jarvis ranked among Southern League leaders for the month in ERA (2nd, 1.57), WHIP (3rd, 1.00), opponent batting average (3rd, .205), wins (T3rd, 2), innings pitched (4th, 23.0) and strikeouts (8th, 29).
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.
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