Ex-Cat Trevor Gott on early MLB success: 'You’ve just gotta trust your stuff'

Former University of Kentucky and Tates Creek High School star Trevor Gott, now a 22-year-old-rookie relief pitcher with the Los Angeles Angels, continues to impress in his short time in the majors.

Through eight relief appearances, he's 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a 0.63 WHIP. And his fastball has been clocked at 98 mph.

His first major league victory came in the Angels' 3-2 defeat of the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.

Gott gave up a leadoff walk and single in the seventh inning on Monday against the New York Yankees. But he buckled down and got three straight outs. Los Angeles went on to win 4-1 and Gott earned his third hold of the season.

Gott spoke to the Long Beach Press-Telegram on Monday about his success so far.

"I think it's just being confident in your stuff," Gott said. "I mean, it's baseball. It's a lot more advanced than the minor leagues, but you've just gotta trust your stuff.

"They brought me up here for a reason. They thought that I could succeed or they wouldn’t have brought me up at that time, and so you've just gotta stay confident. That’s the big thing."

This story was originally published June 30, 2015 at 5:42 PM with the headline "Ex-Cat Trevor Gott on early MLB success: 'You’ve just gotta trust your stuff'."