ROB HENSEY WINS PITCHER OF THE WEEK AWARD

AVON, OH – Left-handed pitcher Rob Hensey pitched 14 shutout innings across two starts for the Sussex County Miners to earn the Pitcher of the Week Award.

Sussex County Miners left-handed pitcher Rob Hensey started on Tuesday, pitching a complete game shutout in a 6-0 win against the Lake Erie Crushers. He conceded two hits and one walk while striking out five in the contest. Hensey got the ball again on Sunday, going five shutout innings against the Evansville Otters. Hensey totaled eight strikeouts in the win, giving him a league-leading 80 on the season. 

The Miners have now won Hensey’s last six starts and are 8-4 overall when he pitches this season. He’s allowed three or fewer earned runs in ten of his 12 starts, leads the league in innings pitched (73.2), and ranks second in wins (7). Hensey is the first Miner to be named Pitcher of the Week since Tyler Thornton took home the award in Week 13 of 2025. 

Hensey was recently named an All-Star, an honor he’s now earned in each of his first two seasons in the Frontier League. Before joining Sussex County, Hensey last pitched within the Cincinnati Reds organization. The left-hander made it as high as the Single-A Dayton Dragons in 2023. The Reds selected Hensey in the 9th round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Monmouth University.