Courtesy of Binghamton Sports Information
Vestal,
N.Y.? Former Binghamton pitcher Scott
Diamond was selected as Pitcher of the Year for the Atlanta
Braves' Class A-Advanced Myrtle Beach team. The 6-foot-4 lefthander
was among the Braves' minor league award winners who were honored
before Atlanta's game against the New York Mets on September
20 at Turner Field.
Diamond,
who began the season with Class A Rome (Ga.), earned a promotion
in May and went 12-2 with the Pelicans, helping the team advance
to the Carolina League finals. He led the league in wins and
win percentage and held down a 2.79 earned run average. Diamond
pitched 100 innings in 15 starts for Myrtle Beach, striking out
85 and walking 28. Opponents hit just .245 off him.
Before
his promotion on May 18, Diamond went 3-1 with a 3.08 ERA in
nine starts for Rome. He earned South Atlantic League Pitcher
of the Week honors for April 21-27.
Diamond
signed with the Atlanta organization in August 2007.
In
three seasons at Binghamton (2005-07), he totalled 14 wins and
started 37 games - the most starts of any Binghamton pitcher in that
span.