SAN DIEGO - Former Aztec pitcher Bruce Billings has been named a professional Star of the Month by the San Diego Hall of Champions for the month of July.
A San Diego, Calif., native in his second-year playing in the Colorado Rockies organization, threw a no-hitter on July 23 for Single-A Ashville with a 10-0 win over Lakewood. He was 3-3 with a 3.23 ERA for the month and is 8-9 for the season.
Billings was named the Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Week on four occasions and was named conference Pitcher of the Year in 2005.