BEN HARRIS WINS PITCHER OF THE WEEK AWARD

AVON, OH – Gateway Grizzlies right-handed pitcher Ben Harris also had a good week, striking out nine over eight shutout innings to claim the Pitcher of the Week Award.

Gateway Grizzlies right-hander Ben Harris pitched eight shutout innings against the Lake Erie Crushers on Saturday. Harris struck out nine while allowing four hits and two walks on 116 pitches. He earned the win in the contest and is 7-4 overall this year.

Harris now has back-to-back scoreless appearances after blanking the Schaumburg Boomers over five innings on July 10. His 73 strikeouts are the third-most in the league this season, and his 72.1 innings pitched are the fifth-most. The Grizzlies are 8-5 in games that Harris starts this year. 

Harris is in his second season with Gateway. He originally joined the team in June of last season after pitching for three years at Georgia Gwinnett. Harris was a two-time Continental Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year (2024 and 2025) and is Georgia Gwinnett’s leader in career wins (30).