Zach Petrick
| Zach Petrick | |
|---|---|
 Petrick pitching the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, in 2016 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 29, 1989 Morris, Illinois | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| NPB: April 7, 2016, for the Yokohama Bay Stars | |
| KBO: March 31, 2017, for the Samsung Lions | |
| Teams | |
Zachary Petrick (born July 29, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Career[edit]
Petrick graduated from Morris Community High School in Morris, Illinois.[1] He then enrolled at Joliet Junior College.[2] He transferred to the University of Northwestern Ohio, and was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an undrafted free agent. He played the 2012 season with the Johnson City Cardinals of the Rookie-level Appalachian League.[3]
Petrick began the 2013 season with the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League, and received midseason promotions to the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League and Springfield Cardinals of the Class AA Texas League.[4] For the season, he combined a 7–3 record (W–L) with a 1.99 earned run average (ERA) and eight saves covering 34 appearances and 13 starts between Peoria, Palm Beach, and Springfield. Pitching at first in relief, his ERA at Peoria was 0.83 and Palm Beach 0.27. At Springfield, he assumed a starting role. In December, the Cardinals named Petrick their 2013 Minor League Pitcher of the Year. "[At Springfield], after nine starts, he established himself for the season as our Minor League Pitcher of the year for 2013", commented Gary LaRocque, the Cardinals' farm director.[5]
In December 2015, the Cardinals transferred the rights of Petrick to the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Personal[edit]
His brother, Billy Petrick, played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs in 2007.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Suburban Chicago Newspapers – Search Results". newsbank.com. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ^ "Goss: For starters, Zach Petrick prospering in relief with Peoria Chiefs – Joliet Herald News". Heraldnews.suntimes.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ a b "Right-handed pitcher Zach Petrick went undrafted in 2012, a year later he is an emerging prospect for the St. Louis Cardinals | MLB.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. July 22, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ "Goss: 2013 provides evidence Joliet-area baseball is back – Joliet Herald News". Heraldnews.suntimes.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ Cardinals Press Release (December 11, 2013). "St. Louis Cardinals name Wong and Petrick Minor League Player & Pitcher of the Year". stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or NPB
- Zach Petrick on Twitter
- 1989 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- American expatriate baseball players in South Korea
- Baseball players from Illinois
- Johnson City Cardinals players
- KBO League pitchers
- Memphis Redbirds players
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
- Palm Beach Cardinals players
- People from Morris, Illinois
- Peoria Chiefs players
- Samsung Lions players
- Springfield Cardinals players
- Yokohama DeNA BayStars players