INTIMIDATORS INSIDER Pilkington posts ace-like numbers in first month of play with Intimidators hrough six starts this season, the SAL) have come with a righty at GAMES Konnor Pilkington has been the plate. 5/08: @Lexington 12:05pm Tputting up numbers one only A third-round pick (81st overall - 5/09: @Lexington 7:05pm wishes to display on the television $600,000 signing bonus) in 2018 by 5/10: @Lexington 7:05pm screen while playing video games. the Chicago White Sox, Pilkington 5/11: @West Virginia 6:05pm Virtually unhittable, has posted a 1.62 ERA (6th in the 5/12: @West Virginia 2:05pm the former SAL), with his best outing coming 5/13: @West Virginia 10:35am Mississippi State against Hickory on April 13, where 5/14: Lexington 7:00pm University pitcher he pitched 6.0 innings of one-hit 5/15: Lexington 10:35am is in the Top-6 of baseball, allowing only one run five major pitching on eight strikeouts. Pilkington PROMOS categories in the has at least six strikeouts in all Trevor Wilt SAL (South Atlantic six appearances, with both of his 5/14: Baseball Bingo 5/15: Education Day presented by Atrium Kannapolis League), a league season-highs in strikeouts coming Intimidators that represents against Hickory. It is safe to say that Health 14 Major League the Intimidators SAL rival wants the 5/16: Thristy Thursday Baseball teams at the Low-A level in southpaw to get promoted to Class 5/17: Faith & Family Night presented by Minor League Baseball. A Winston Salem almost as much as Christian Tours Selected as the 20th best he wants to. 5/18: Postgame fireworks- One Hit Wonders prospect and the top left-handed With a very quick windup while 5/19: Bark in the Park presented by pitcher in the Chicago White Sox on the mound, the former Bulldog Camp Bow Wow organization, Pilkington’s most ace has tossed 33.1 innings for OVERALL intriguing stat, ironically, comes in manager Ryan Newman, which is the form of a batting average. The good for 6th in the SAL. In those SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE ace for the Intimidators has held 33.1 innings, Pilkington has a 0.78 STANDINGS opponents to a measly .132 batting WHIP (5th in SAL), a sabermetric Northern W-L GB average, which is good for second stat that measures the number of in the SAL. baserunners a pitcher has allowed Delmarva 24-4 - In a time in baseball when per inning pitched. In his time Hickory 21-9 4.0 analytics and matchups are top on the bump, Pilkington has not Greensboro 20-10 5.0 Pitcher- Konnor Pilkington. Photo by Tami Pope of mind, normally, a left-handed allowed a team to notch over four West Virginia 17-12 7.5 pitcher is knocked around more by hits in a single game. Hagerstown 14-17 11.5 Pilkington was an All-American average, striking out 12 batters right-handed batters. That is not the With all of his brilliant work on Kannapolis 12-17 12.5 in high school at East Central in through 17.0 innings of work. case with Pilkington. Through the the mound, Pilkington was named Lakewood 10-21 15.5 Hurley, MS, before going on to Pilkington also played with Nick first month of the season, right- the Chicago White Sox Pitcher of become the ace for the Bulldogs at Madrigal (5th best prospect in handed batters are hitting just .099 the Month for the month of April. Mississippi State. As a sophomore White Sox organization) and Steele against Pilkington thanks to his He joined Class AA Birmingham Southern W-L GB at MSU, the Friday starter posted Walker (11th best prospect in backdoor curveball, making for a outfielder Luis Robert as the Charleston 17-14 an 8-5 record with a 3.08 ERA White Sox organization). - tough matchup for any stat guru other minor leaguer to accept the Augusta 15-14 through 17 games on the mound. 1.0 who is trying to figure out who to prestigious award, as Robert batted Lexington 15-15 Following his sophomore campaign 1.5 toss in the batter’s box from the left .453 with five doubles, three triples, Rome 13-17 in Starkville, the southpaw earned a 3.5 or right side of the plate. And just to eight home runs, 24 RBI and 21 Greenville 12-18 spot on the USA National Collegiate 4.5 put icing on the cake to the reverse- runs scored over 19 games in April Asheville 10-20 Team. With USA Baseball, Pilkington 6.5 split, 35 of his 42 strikeouts (3rd in with Class A Winston-Salem. Columbia 9-21 held opponents to a .183 batting 7.5 .