Olympia Loses D.J. Starnes, Will Miss Season
The season is finished for <D.J. Starnes:player#5292> of the <Olympia Battle Cats:team#95>. The club announced today that he will forego the rest of the year because of injury. The Battle Cats starting pitcher suffered a stretched elbow ligament while throwing a pitch in a recent game against the <Colorado Springs Avalanche:team#14>. Team doctors said it would take at least 11-12 months to heal.

In 23 starts this season, <Starnes:player#5292> has picked up 5 wins while suffering 7 losses. He has pitched 134.2 innings, allowed 144 hits, struck out 76 and posted a 5.35 ERA.