Cubs Name Jack Patterson, Brailyn Marquez Co-Minor League Pitchers of the Month

CHICAGO, IL - The Chicago Cubs today named former South Bend Cubs pitchers Jack Patterson and Brailyn Marquez the organization's co-minor league pitchers of the month for July.

Patterson, 24, takes home his second consecutive pitcher of the month award after also earning the honor for the month of June. The Suffield, Connecticut native started this season in extended spring training and then was assigned to South Bend. In the Midwest League, he went 5-1 with a 2.34 ERA in 42.1 innings. In 15 of his 16 appearances with the South Bend Cubs, he allowed one run or less. 
Patterson was promoted to Advanced-A Myrtle Beach to start July. After going 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/23.2 IP) in five starts with the Pelicans, he was recently called-up to Double-A Tennessee. The 32^nd round selection in 2018 is turning heads consistently across the Cubs minor league system. 
Marquez, 20, was promoted to Myrtle Beach yesterday after going 2-1 with a 1.65 ERA (5 ER/27.1 IP) in five July starts with the South Bend Cubs. MLB Pipeline ranks Marquez as the number one Chicago Cubs pitching prospect. In his last two Midwest League starts, the lefty showed his full potential with 22 combined strikeouts in his final 12 innings. 
Against Lake County on July 25, Marquez struck out 14 batters in six innings of shutout baseball. The Dominican Republic native followed that start with six hitless innings versus West Michigan on July 31. In both starts, the Four Winds Field speed gun showed his fastball exceeding speeds of 100 miles-per-hour. In his time with South Bend, Marquez was also named a Midwest League All-Star. He pitched a scoreless top of the 3^rd inning for the Eastern Division at Four Winds Field in the midsummer classic. 
About the South Bend Cubs
The South Bend Cubs are the Class A minor league affiliate of the 2016 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs. Over the past 31 seasons, the team has won five Midwest League titles, most recently in 2005, and has captured 12 division titles. In 2019, the South Bend Cubs hosted the Midwest League All-Star Game. In June 2017, Four Winds Field, home of the South Bend Cubs, was voted Best Class A ballpark in the country by Ballpark Digest. In 2015 the team was named Ballpark Digest's Team of the Year and received the John H. Johnson President's Award, the highest award in minor league baseball. The team is owned and operated by Swing-Batter-Swing, LLC whose principal shareholder is Andrew T. Berlin of Chicago, Ill. More information is available at www.SouthBendCubs.com.