A former Gateman made his major league debut last week, and is looking like he could be a great addition to the Red Sox bullpen.

Brandon Workman was called up from Pawtucket to join the Red Sox bullpen to pitch relief against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday, July 10, but on Sunday night, Workman was back on the mound as starter -- a position he's far more familiar with.

Cooper Farris, who coached Workman when he played for the Wareham Gatemen in the 2008 and 2009 seasons, says that he could tell Workman was a little nervous when he stepped out there, but he calmed down and did what Farris knows he can do.

"You could see his confidence building and it carried over into [Sunday's] game," said Farris.

In his first major league start with the Red Sox, Workman gave up just two hits and one walk in 6 1/3 innings, and struck out five batters. Two runs allowed in the seventh dashed hopes for a no-hitter, but it was an impressive start nonetheless.

Workman was drafted by the Red Sox in the second round of the 2010 draft, after three season at Texas University, and two summers with the Wareham Gatemen. He started out playing for Red Sox Class A affiliate the Greenville Drive in Greenville, South Carolina.

He then moved up to the AA Portland Seadogs, where he was bumped up to the AAA Pawtucket Red Sox partway through his 2013 season.

He was named the Red Sox 2012 Minor League Pitcher of the Year, and now, the Red Sox have brought the 6'-5", 24-year-old right-handed pitcher in to show his stuff on the biggest stage in baseball.

According to Farris, Workman was extremely hardworking and competitive when he was with the Gatemen, and the coach is not surprised to see him doing well in the majors.

"He always competed for us every time he went out," said Farris. "If he played tidily winks, he'd compete hard at that too."

Farris said that Workman and his fellow University of Texas teammate Cole Green were fierce competitors.

"This is how hard they competed: They'd be in the outfield catching fly balls and they'd knock each other down," Farris said with a laugh.

Farris said that Workman's work ethic and competitiveness will take him far.

"He's going to do really well," said Farris. "He's going to get his work done. He's a professional."