South Bend Cubs pitcher Brailyn Marquez named Midwest League Pitcher of the Week

South Bend, IN: In conjunction with Minor League Baseball, South Bend Cubs pitcher Brailyn Marquez has been named the Midwest League Pitcher of the Week for games played from July 22-28. 

The 20-year-old lefty Marquez, who is ranked as the number one pitching prospect in the Chicago Cubs organization, dazzled on the mound at Four Winds Field last week. On July 25, the southpaw struck out a career high 14 batters in six shutout innings. Marquez allowed just one hit, did not walk a batter, and had his fastball at triple digits consistently. 
Marquez struck out the side in the game on four separate occasions. In the first inning, he struck out the first three Lake County Captains he faced on fastballs that each exceeded 100 miles-per-hour. In the second, he struck out three in a row on all sliders. The masterful performance lowered his ERA to 3.91 on the season. 
Prior to Marquez's last start, the most strikeouts in a single game by a South Bend Cubs pitcher was 12, done by Dylan Cease in 2017. Marquez now holds the record after his 14 K spectacle. 
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.