Pitching propels Palm Beach to winning record in April

Pitching propels Cardinals to winning record through April
The Palm Beach Cardinals finished the month of April with a 13-11 record, good for second in the South Division behind Jupiter and in good position to shrink the five game lead that Jupiter had.
At the conclusion of the first month of the season, Palm Beach led the Florida State League with a team ERA of 2.91. The Cardinals also ranked third in hits allowed, first in home runs allowed and third in strikeouts.
In terms of runs allowed, Palm Beach shut out two opponents and allowed a league best 3.37 runs per game (2.75 earned runs per game).
Through its first 24 games of the season, the Palm Beach Cardinals bullpen has been nothing short of lights out. In just under 90 combined innings pitched, the 'pen struck out 99 batters and had a dazzling 1.91 ERA.
One of the players responsible for the success was Jason Zgardowski who allowed just one run in his 8 innings pitched. In addition, mid-April call-up Colton Thomson allowed just one run in 12.2 innings pitched and had a WHIP of .71.
The starting rotation also found its grove after a rough start to the season. Opening Day starter Anthony Shew went 1-1 with a 2.55 ERA and .97 WHIP in five game started. Evan Kruczynski, who went 3-0 in April, led the team with 26.1 innings pitched and 28 strikeouts.
A big factor in the success was the control by the Palm Beach pitchers. As a team, Palm Beach allowed just 2.79 walks per game with the starters giving up just 1.16 walks per start through April. The bullpen just threw it past the opposing hitters, striking out more than a batter an inning.  
What could be the most surprising aspect of the staff was the success despite the constant changes happening in the bullpen. There were six pitchers that were in the Palm Beach bullpen at one point in April that were called up to AA Springfield or higher. Only four of the team's active bullpen arms on May 1st began the year with Palm Beach.
This is just the start for first year Pitching Coach Will Ohman who enters the organization following a 10-year MLB career.
If Palm Beach can keep up the success on the mound, there's nowhere else to go than up.