Adam Ravenelle

Adam Ravenelle
Detroit Tigers
Pitcher
Born: (1992-10-05) October 5, 1992
Sudbury, Massachusetts
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Adam S. Ravenelle (born October 5, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization. He played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores, where he was a member of the 2014 College World Series champions.

Career

Ravenelle attended Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School in Sudbury, Massachusetts, where he played for the school's baseball team.[1] With Ravenelle, Lincoln-Sudbury won three consecutive league championships, and the Division I state championship in his senior year.[2] As a senior, The Boston Globe named him their Division I Player of the Year.[3] The New York Yankees selected him in the 44th round, with the 1,349th overall selection of the 2011 MLB draft.[4] He opted not to sign with the Yankees, instead enrolling at Vanderbilt University, so that he could play college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores.[2][3]

In 2014, his junior year, Ravenelle pitched to a 1.35 earned run average in 40 innings for the Commodores.[5] Ravenelle recorded the save in the deciding game of the 2014 College World Series.[1][6]

The Detroit Tigers drafted Ravenelle in the fourth round, 130th overall, in the 2014 MLB draft.[2][5] He reported to the Gulf Coast League Tigers, before he was transferred to the Class A West Michigan Whitecaps.[7][8] In 2015, he pitched 21 games in relief between the Gulf Coast Tigers and West Michigan Whitecaps, striking out 41 batters over 38 1⁄3 innings while posting a 3.52 ERA.

Following the 2015 season, Ravenelle went on to play for the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League. Ravenelle was named to the Arizona Fall League's Fall Stars Game.[9]

Personal life

His father, Andre, is the school superintendent of public schools in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mallard, Nick. "Ravenelle living out his diamond dreams". Sentinel & Enterprise. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Former Lincoln-Sudbury pitcher Ravenelle picked by Tigers in MLB draft – Sports – MetroWest Daily News, Framingham, Massachusetts". Metrowestdailynews.com. June 6, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Pave, Marvin (May 15, 2014). "Sudbury's Adam Ravenelle a striking presence out of Vanderbilt bullpen Packers invite Ouellet to rookie camp – West". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Yankees draft Ravenelle – Sentinel & Enterprise". Sentinelandenterprise.com. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  5. 1 2 July 8, 2014 (July 8, 2014). "Vanderbilt's Adam Ravenelle, Brian Miller sign pro contracts". Tennessean.com. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  6. ↑ Olson, Eric (June 26, 2014). "Detroit Tigers pick Adam Ravenelle saves Vanderbilt's national title". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  7. ↑ Wallner, Peter (July 22, 2014). "New Whitecaps reliever Adam Ravenelle describes thrill of getting final out in College World Series". MLive.com. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Adam Ravenelle goes from closing the College World Series to closing for the Whitecaps". Fox17. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  9. ↑ Beck, Jason (November 3, 2015). "Jones, Ravenelle named to AFL Fall Stars Game". MLB.com. Retrieved November 3, 2015.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, May 03, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.