By Gary Lloyd
PINSON — Former Pinson Valley pitcher Joe Burns was named the Melbourne Aces 2013-2014 Pitcher of the Year today.
Burns, a 2008 Pinson Valley High School graduate who played at Samford University, spent the season in the Australian Baseball League.
Burns compiled a 5-3 record with a 2.47 earned run average for the Aces. He allowed 58 hits in 73 innings pitched, and struck out 62 batters compared with just nine walks.
Burns, who has been in Australia since October, was a 28th-round pick in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft by the Texas Rangers.
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