FRANK THOMAS MACE...Concluded a four-year collegiate career at the University of Florida with a 22-7 record and a 4.37 ERA in 62 games/41 starts (269.2IP, 269H, 150ER, 76BB, 258SO), recording a 4.38 ERA in 15 starts as a senior in 2021 (44ER/90.1IP)...Notched a 1.67 ERA (27.0IP, 21H, 5ER, 26SO) in four starts during the 2020 pandemic-shortened campaign and opted to return for his fourth season in Gainesville...2017 graduate of Sunlake High School (Land O' Lakes, Fla.), earning MaxPreps Second Team HS All-American honors as a senior...Tabbed at No. 25 in Baseball America's Preseason Top 100 players list entering 2021...Big fan of the Tampa Bay Lightning...Favorite current and former players consist of the likes of Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli and Dave Andreychuk.
2025
Split the season between Double-A Akron and Triple-A Columbus, finishing tied for second in the PD system in wins (11) and sixth in innings pitched (115.2IP)...His .207 avg. against was tied with Yorman Gómez for the lowest in the system...Allowed a combined 6.4 hits per nine IP on the year, which was the 10th-lowest mark in the minors among pitchers with at least 100 IP...Spent much of the season in AA Akron before being promoted to Columbus on Aug. 11, spending the last six weeks of the season in a relief role...At the time of his promotion to AAA, he was second in the Eastern League in wins (10) and fifth in innings pitched (102.1)....Went 7-2 with a 2.41 ERA in his first 12 starts of the year at Akron through June 14 (16ER/59.2IP)...Upon promotion to Columbus, he did not allow a run over his last five appearances (7.1IP, 2H, 7SO)...On the year, righties hit .195 (41-for-210) off him while batters hit just .202 (21-for-104) with RISP.
2024
Was tied for fourth in wins among Guardians Minor League pitchers (eight)...Finished fourth in Eastern League with 145.2IP...Was third in system in innings and tied for first in starts...Was 1.79 ERA through games of 5/31, which was the lowest in the EL (60.1 IP was also a league-high).
2023
Earned Midwest League Pitcher of the Week honors the week of 6/5-11 following 8.0 IP, two-hit shutout start on 6/8 at Great Lakes (0BB, 11SO)...Promoted to AA Akron following that start on 6/13...Did not pitch after 9/2 due to a right elbow strain...Combined ERA on the year was 4.63 (59ER/114.2IP).
2022
