After earning the Rawlings All-Mideast Region Gold Glove last month as voted on by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), Avon’s Phil Brua, who pitches for Oberlin College, has been tabbed as the national Gold Glove winner as a pitcher, the organization announced earlier this month.

Brua, who works inside and induces many slow rollers back to the mound, had 23 assists and five putouts in 28 chances on the mound this season. He finished the season error-free on the mound and was a part of three double plays.

Currently, Brua pitches for the Lorain County Ironmen of the Prospect League, a wooden bat collegiate league. He leads the league in appearances (21) and is third in ERA (1.16), saves (6) and wins (4).

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