The Gateway Grizzlies announced the signing of five returning pitchers for the 2011 season.
The Grizzlies will bring back the following pitchers:
Mark Brackman, 13-4 with a 3.18 ERA in 152.2 innings in 2010. Brackman went 10-0 after the the All-Star break last season.
Tim Chubb, threw 118.2 innings with a 3.42 ERA last season.
B.J. Dail, started 19 games and over 100 innings for the Grizzlies.
Josh Whitlock, had only three starts last season and went 2-0 with a 4.82 ERA.
Nick Walters will return to the bullpen again for 2011. Walters earned the team's Reliever of the year award in 2010 by going 5-0 with a 1.14 ERA in 41 appearances last season. Walters also struck out 71 batters in just over 47 innings in 2010.