Ben Lively International League PiOW 082916 to 090516

Ben Lively of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs was selected the International League Pitcher of the Week for the span of August 29, 2016 through September 5, 2016. For the week he was 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 GS, 6.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 0 BB and 10 K. He had also earned the award in the Eastern League for the weeks of April 18 and May 9. This season the RHP is 11-5, 3.06 ERA, 90 K, 0.93 WHIP, .196 BAA in 117.2 IP over 19 games at Lehigh Valley and 7-0, 1.87 ERA, 49 K, 0.94 WHIP, .185 BAA in 53.0 IP over 9 games at Double A Reading. Lehigh Valley is the Triple A team of the Philadelphia Phillies. He was originally drafted by the Reds in the fourth round in 2013 and was traded to the Phillies in 2014. Lively turned 24 on March 5th.