Savannah’s Dario Alvarez was named the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week.

The 25-year-old right-hander had a great start against Greenville on Wednesday when he had 12 strikeouts in five innings.

Alvarez has started three of the seven games he has appeared in this season with Savannah compiling a 2-0 record, a 0.36 ERA, with 39 strikeouts in 25 innings and giving up only one earned run on 16 hits.