COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Columbus Clingstones announced on Tuesday that pitcher Ian Mejia was named to the 2025 Southern League All-Star Team.
Team officials say Mejia is the first Clingstones player in franchise history to receive the honor.
The right-handed pitcher went 12-2 and finished with a 2.62 ERA (37 ER in 127.1 IP), 1.06 WHIP, .214 opponent average, and one save across 24 games. He started 17 games.
The 12 wins he recorded this year marked the most by a Braves Double-A pitcher since Todd Redmond won 13 games with Mississippi back in 2008.
He was the leader among the Clingstones' pitching staff members all year after highlighting a 36.2-inning scoreless stretch from April 18 to May 24, the longest in the league this season.
Mejia also tied Walbert Urena for the most in the Southern League, and finished among league leaders in wins and win percentage, where he was first with .857. For ERA and WHIP, he placed third, while he placed fourth in opponent average and fifth for innings pitched.
The pitcher was picked by the Atlanta Braves in the 11th round of the 2022 MLB Draft from New Mexico State.
This is his fourth award after receiving two Southern League Pitcher of the Week honors on May 5 and May 19, 2024, with Mississippi, along with a Southern League Pitcher of the Month award for May 2024.
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