Shane Loux: Update
August 31st, 2008
An update to the Lady’s Choice for July.
• UPDATE •
August 31, 2008 — I love passing along the news on all the good things that have been happening for Shane Loux this season. Most recently, Shane was named to the 2008 All-PCL Team, an end-of-the-season honor voted upon by league managers and media representatives. Shane was joined on the All-PCL Team by three of his teammates: Matt Brown/3B, Brandon Wood/SS and Jason Bulger/Relief Pitcher. One day later, the league announced Shane had been named the 2008 PCL Pitcher of the Year.
 Photo credit | Brent Asay©2008 Used with permission |
Of course, the biggest news of 2008 was Shane being added to the Angels’ 40-man roster on August 5th. Since then, he has pitched very well out the bullpen. And he’s doing what it takes to stay up there, by relying on his proven formula for success—groundball outs. Here are his line scores through August 31th:
| W | L | ERA | G | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | NP-S* | GO-AO** |
| 0 | 0 | 2.31 | 5 | 11.2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 172-106 | 27-4 |
*NP=Number of Pitches, S=Strikes
**GO=Ground Outs, AO=Fly Outs
The aforementioned mental toughness (scroll down to “Comments”) came in handy during two long-relief appearances less than a week apart (3.2 IP on August 22nd, and 3 IP on August 27th). It also appeared in a sparkling defensive play against Oakland on August 27th. The batter hit a rocket shot that came off the bat so quickly, Shane fell backwards onto his rump while gloving the ball at face level. Realizing the baserunner had broken for second base, Shane quickly turned and from his knees threw to first, turning a very pretty 1-3 double-play to end the inning.
Not a bad for a guy who, less than a year ago, was playing beer-league softball. I hope Shane takes a little time on his birthday to reward himself for his perseverance and hard work. Wearing a major league uniform may the best present ever, but we know it certainly wasn’t a freebie for the man from South Dakota. Here’s to many more seasons to come, Big Leaguer. Bye for now!
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