Salinas Dominate in the Early Season  

For Immediate Release

GreenJackets Media Contact: Mitchell Speltz

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*Royber Salinas Named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week *

*Salinas Dominate in the Early Season *

*NORTH AUGUSTA, SC: *Augusta GreenJackets starting pitcher, Royber Salinas was named the Pitcher of the Week in the Carolina League during the week of April 11-17 thanks to a masterful start on the mound on Thursday, April 14 against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Salinas dealt 5 scoreless innings with an incredible 13 strikeouts, a professional career-high. During that performance, the right-hander struck out 9 Myrtle Beach hitters in a row stretching from the third inning to the fifth. Salinas faced the minimum of 15 batters during Thursday’s start by allowing just one hit with no walks.

The Opening Day starter was also impressive in his first outing in Columbia as he struck out 11 Fireflies in 4.1 innings of work in the GreenJackets’ first game of the season, giving him a total of 24 strikeouts in 9.1 innings. He is slated to pitch again next Wednesday, April 20 as the starter against the Fayetteville Woodpeckers at SRP Park.

*About SRP Park/Augusta GreenJackets *

The Augusta GreenJackets are the Single-A Affiliate of the Atlanta Braves playing in the state of the art SRP Park located in North Augusta, SC. 2022 Augusta GreenJackets season seat memberships are on sale now. To learn more about the benefits and to get in on the action, visit www.gjmembers.com or call (803) 349-WINS (9467).

SRP Park is the anchor piece of Riverside Village, a live, work, "playball" development which includes apartment living, retail, restaurants, class "A" office space, and a Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center. To learn more about SRP Park and hosting events and availability, visit www.thesrppark.com.

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