Tim Atherton Texas League PiOW 062215 to 062815

Tim Atherton of the Midland RockHounds was selected the Texas League Pitcher of the Week for the span of June 22, 2015 through June 28, 2015. For the week he was 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 GS, 8.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 1 HBP, 2 BB and 7 K. This season the RHP is 5-3, 5.31 ERA, 39 K, 1.56 WHIP, .282 BAA in 57.2 IP over 11 games at Midland after starting the season at Class A Advanced Stockton where he was 0-0, 1.17 ERA, 31 K, 0.61 WHIP, .127 BAA in 23.0 IP over 4 games. Midland is the Double A team of the Oakland Athletics. He originally signed with the Twins in 2007 as a non-drafted free agent out of Australia. Atherton turned 25 on November 7th.