| Donovan Top DIX Pitcher in September Monday, October 1st , 1962 September was a very good month for Jim Donovan of the Birmingham Ironmen. He held opposing hitters for a .226 average and took home the Dixie League Pitcher of the Month award.
In 5 starts he claimed a 4-0 record as he put up a 2.53 ERA and struck out 28 in 42.2 innings. | | Red-Hot September Lands Dynes Batting Prize in DIX Monday, October 1st , 1962 Jay Dynes may be much younger than other hitters in the Dixie League, but he performed like a seasoned veteran in September to win the Batter of the Month award.
The 20-year-old New Orleans left fielder hit .347 with 5 home runs, 9 RBIs and 21 runs scored. | | DIX News: Development Facilities Open Tuesday, September 25th , 1962 With the season over and the final out recorded, teams are already looking towards the next year. Coaches, trainers, and staff are up the next day at the crack of dawn, moving pitching mounds into place, setting up equipment, loosening their arms, and prepping plans for the players they will be working with. With the doors of their development complexes open, organizations can now send players to their facility for personalized offseason work, in order to improve specific aspects of their game.
You can find the screen for the development facility on the team's development tab, all the rules are properly explained there. | | |