Justin Young is a self-professed contact pitcher, one who consistently throws in the strike zone, lets batters put the ball in play and relies on his defense.
In his first two starts, the Wingnuts' pitcher allowed a little too much contact -- as hitters batted .311 against him in two no-decisions.
Monday, Young's style was effective. He allowed four hits and struck out six while getting 10 groundball outs in the Wingnuts 2-1 win over Fort Worth in the first game of a four-game series at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.
Brenan Herrera provided the game-winner for Wichita, a tiebreaking solo homer off Dan Grybash in the fifth inning and 5,211 fans saw the Wingnuts improve to 4-0 at home.
"Any time I go out and throw there's going to be a lot of balls put into play," Young said. "I try to work quick for the (defense) and keep them in the ballgame."
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