AJ Smith-Shawver or Braxton Ashcraft

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Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

AJ Smith-Shawver or Braxton Ashcraft Player Statistics
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	AJ Smith-Shawver SP - ATL
2026 Stats


Games Played	28	9

Games Started	28	5

Innings Pitched	165.1	31.1

Wins	14	0

Losses	6	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	146	32

Earned Runs	68	23

Home Runs Allowed	22	7

Strikeouts	173	27

Walks	35	16

ERA	3.70	6.61

WHIP	1.09	1.53

AJ Smith-Shawver or Braxton Ashcraft Player Projections
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	AJ Smith-Shawver SP - ATL
2026 Projections


Games Played	36	8

Games Started	21	2

Innings Pitched	127.9	19.4

Wins	7	1

Losses	7	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	1

Hits Allowed	123	18

Earned Runs	56	9

Home Runs Allowed	13	2

Strikeouts	116	17

Walks	40	7

ERA	3.92	4.29

WHIP	1.28	1.26

AJ Smith-Shawver or Braxton Ashcraft Player Notes
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	AJ Smith-Shawver SP - ATL
News
	Braxton Ashcraft underwent an MRI that didn’t reveal any structural damage. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 20th	Braves manager Walt Weiss told reporters AJ Smith-Shawver is moving to the bullpen. Ari Koslow Mon, Sep 14th
	The Pirates placed RHP Braxton Ashcraft on the 15-day injured list with right arm discomfort. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 10th	AJ Smith-Shawver gave up four runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three over 3 1/3 innings in Tuesday's 7-1 loss to the Rays. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Sep 9th
	Braxton Ashcraft allowed three runs on seven hits over five innings with nine strikeouts in a loss on Saturday against the Angels. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 6th	AJ Smith-Shawver allowed five runs on six hits and three walks while striking out five over four innings in Tuesday's 9-5 loss to the Nationals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Sep 2nd
	Braxton Ashcraft allowed two runs on six hits over five innings with three strikeouts and one walk in a win on Sunday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th	AJ Smith-Shawver gave up three runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three over five innings in Wednesday's 6-5 win against the Dodgers. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 27th
	Braxton Ashcraft allowed one run on four hits over six innings with two strikeouts and one walk in a no-decision on Monday against the Padres. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th	AJ Smith-Shawver was tagged with four runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three across 4 1/3 innings in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to the Twins. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Aug 19th
Notes
	He has excellent command and control, and flashed over his 69.2IP last season - I am buying this upside. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal

AJ Smith-Shawver or Braxton Ashcraft Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT			AJ Smith-Shawver SP - ATL
Fri, Mar 27th				vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-5)	#241	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#126	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Mon, Apr 20th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#281
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#182
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187
Mon, May 4th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#281	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111
Mon, May 18th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (1-1)
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (7-1)	#117
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-4)	#86
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-3)	#105
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (2-4)	#156	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#264
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)		vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jul 10th				@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Fri, Jul 17th				vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#206	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)
Tue, Jul 21st				vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#265
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Mon, Aug 10th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Thu, Aug 27th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-4)	#101	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#279
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-2)	#166
Mon, Aug 31st				vs SF	Anthony Molina (3-2)	#192
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#223
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Mon, Sep 7th				@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-3)	#120	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#131
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (6-2)	#100
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-5)	#241
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#129	@ MIA	Jack Ralston
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET	River Ryan (0-1)	#75	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62