Gauthier already preparing for 2022 season

Left-hander David Gauthier ( Sainte-Julie, Que.) is already preparing for the 2022 season. Photo: Jacques Lanciault

September 23, 2021

By Jacques Lanciault

Canadian Baseball Network

Left off the postseason roster, David Gauthier couldn’t do anything to prevent the elimination of Team Quebec from the Frontier League playoffs on Sunday.

But the 24-year-old southpaw remains convinced that he can pitch at the professional level in the Frontier League.

A Guerriers de Granby and Castors d’Acton Vale alum, Gauthier says he understood his manager’s decision not to include him on the postseason roster given his struggles in his final three starts. He said his lack of consistency hurt him.

The Sainte-Julie, Que., resident pitched a total of 60 innings in 22 appearances (10 starts) this summer and finished with a 6.45 ERA with 27 walks and 38 strikeouts.

*You can the original version of this article in French here.