Jacob Faria Southern League PiOW 062915 to 070515

Jacob Faria of the Montgomery Biscuits was selected the Southern League Pitcher of the Week for the span of June 29, 2015 through July 5, 2015. For the week he was 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 GS, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 3 BB and 14 K. This season the RHP is 1-0, 1.38 ERA, 22 K, 0.85 WHIP, .140 BAA in 13.0 IP over 2 games at Montgomery after starting the season at Class A Advanced Charlotte where he was 10-1, 1.33 ERA, 63 K, 0.98 WHIP, .199 BAA in 74.1 IP over 12 games. Montgomery is the Double A team of the Tampa Bay Rays. He was originally drafted by the Rays in the tenth round in 2011. Faria will be 22 on July 30.