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Pitcher Recchia promoted to Winston

Right-hander allowed two runs over final 34.0 innings in SAL
By Josh Feldman
August 6, 2013

CHICAGO (August 6, 2013) - The Chicago White Sox have promoted right-handed pitcher Mike Recchia from the Class A Kannapolis Intimidators to the Class A-Advanced Winston-Salem Dash today after he went 5-0 with a 1.45 ERA (8 ER/492. IP) in 11 games (eight starts) in the South Atlantic League. Recchia, whom the Sox signed out of the independent Frontier League, has posted the fourth-best ERA in the SAL since June 12, the day he joined the Intimidators. In a corresponding move, reliever Storm Throne was actived from the Temporary Inactive List.

Recchia, 24, is coming off a win on Sunday at Hagerstown in which he struck out eight batters for the fourth time in five starts. He has allowed just two runs over his last 34.0 innings in the SAL, a run of dominance starting July 13 when he spun his first of five consecutive quality starts. Recchia put together a 21.2 scoreless innings streak from July 19 to Aug. 4, including scoreless outings July 25 against Hickory and July 30 against Lexington. In his time with Kannapolis, he allowed just 36 hits in 49.2 innings, striking out 53 and walking seven, while holding opposing hitters to a .199 average.

Last season in the Frontier League, Recchia went 11-3 with a 2.51 ERA and a league-high 177 strikeouts in 150.1 innings for the Windy City Thunderbolts. He was named the league's Pitcher of the Year while setting league records for strikeouts and shutouts (5). Recchia spent 22 games with the SAL's Charleston RiverDogs in 2011, going 3-1 with a 2.33 ERA. He went undrafted out of Eastern Illinois and was signed by the Yankees in 2010, making his professional debut that year with Short-Season Staten Island.

The Intimidators continue a three-game series in Greenville against the Drive (Red Sox) tonight at 7:05 p.m. with tonight's game broadcast live on intimidatorsbaseball.com. The Intimidators return home on Thursday, Aug. 8, to open a seven-game home stand against the Delmarva Shorebirds (Orioles) and Lakewood BlueClaws (Phillies).

The Kannapolis Intimidators are in their 19th season of professional baseball and 13th season as the Class A Affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. The team plays at CMC-NorthEast Stadium, located off I-85 at exit 63. For complete ticket and promotional information, please call the F&M Bank Box Office at (704) 932-3267 or visit IntimidatorsBaseball.com.