Jay Groome South Atlantic League PiOW 073117 to 080617

Jay Groome of the Greenville Drive was selected the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week for the span of July 31, 2017 through August 6, 2017. For the week he was 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 GS, 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 1 BB, and 8 K. The win was in a 1-0 victory over Asheville. This season the LHP is 3-4, 6.68 ERA, 41 K, 1.52 WHIP, .260 BAA in 32.1 IP over 8 GS at Greenville and 0-2, 1.64 ERA, 14 K, 0.91 WHIP, .132 BAA in 11.0 IP over 3 GS at Short Season A Lowell. Greenville is the Class A team of the Boston Red Sox. He was originally drafted by the Red Sox with the 12th pick of the first round in 2016. Groome will be 19 on August 23.