Haley Named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week

Portland, Maine- The Eastern League of Professional Baseball has selected Portland Sea Dogs right-handed pitcher Justin Haley as the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for the week of August 25th through September 1st.  

In two starts during the week, Haley posted a 2-0 record with a 0.00 ERA and 14 strikeouts over 13 innings. In his first outing of the week on August 25th, Haley fired six shutout innings, yielding just three four hits and notching five strikeouts, as the Sea Dogs defeated the Reading Fightin Phils 3-0. On August 30th he tied a career high with nine strikeouts while holding the Harrisburg Senators to four hits over seven shutout innings as Portland defeated Harrisburg 5-1. The 23-year old tied for the league lead in wins (2) and ERA (0.00) last week and tied for third in the league with 14 strikeouts. During the week he held opponents to a .170 average and had a .77 WHIP.  

Haley joined the Sea Dogs on July 30th after receiving a promotion from High-A Salem, where the righty had produced a 7-4 record with a save and a 2.82 ERA in 19 games. In six games with the Sea Dogs, Haley is 3-2 with a 1.19 ERA.  

Haley was named the Carolina League Pitcher of the Week for the week of June 2nd through 8th. He was also selected to the Carolina League All-Star team. The Orangevale, California native was selected by the Red Sox in the sixth round of the June 2012 draft.

Haley is the fourth Sea Dogs pitcher to earn pitcher of the week honors this season, joining Henry Owens, Michael McCarthy, and Brian Johnson. Additionally, four Sea Dogs' position players have earned Eastern League Player of the Week honors this season; Mookie Betts, Deven Marrero, Sean Coyle, and Keury De la Cruz.

Justin Haley's Pitching Line for the period of August 25-September 1, 2014
G   W   L   SV   IP   H   R   ER   K   BB   ERA
2   2   0   0   13.0   8   0   0   14   2   0.00

Justin Haley's Pitching Line for the 2014 Season
G   W   L   SV   IP   H   R   ER   K   BB   ERA
6   3   2   0   37.2   30   5   5   33   16   1.19

The Sea Dogs completed the 2014 regular season with their best record in franchise history at 88-54. Portland will face the Binghamton Mets in the first round of the Eastern League Playoffs. Game one is slated for Wednesday at 6:35 PM in Binghamton, New York. The Sea Dogs will host Game Three at Hadlock Field on Friday night at 6:00 PM. Tickets are available for all possible playoff games at Hadlock Field. Get your tickets by calling the Sea Dogs Ticket Office at 207-879-9500 or order online at www.seadogs.com.