Kamplain to forego senior season to start professional career
June 19, 2014
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama left-handed pitcher Justin Kamplain signed a professional contract with the New York Yankees on Wednesday. Kamplain will be placed with the Staten Island Yankees, which is the short-season class-A affiliate in the New York-Penn League.
After pitching as the Crimson Tide Saturday starter for the 2014 season, Kamplain was selected by the in the 18th round of the 2014 First-Year Major League Baseball Draft.
Kamplain finished his junio.r season at Alabama with a 7-3 record and a 2.90 ERA in 15 appearances, all as a starter. His career-high seven wins led the Tide in 2014, while his 69 strikeouts in in 90 innings also led the club, while holding opponents to a .205 batting average.
In three years with the Crimson Tide, Kamplain appeared in 50 games, 30 times as a starter, posting a 9-7 record with a 3.64 ERA. He's thrown a total of 207.2 innings, with one complete game, 168 strikeouts and a .225 opponent's batting average.
Get all the latest information on the team by following AlabamaBSB on Twitter and Instagram and on Facebook at Alabama Baseball. General athletic news can also be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and AlabamaAthletics on Facebook.
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RTR,
Diamond Tide :biga:
June 19, 2014
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama left-handed pitcher Justin Kamplain signed a professional contract with the New York Yankees on Wednesday. Kamplain will be placed with the Staten Island Yankees, which is the short-season class-A affiliate in the New York-Penn League.
After pitching as the Crimson Tide Saturday starter for the 2014 season, Kamplain was selected by the in the 18th round of the 2014 First-Year Major League Baseball Draft.
Kamplain finished his junio.r season at Alabama with a 7-3 record and a 2.90 ERA in 15 appearances, all as a starter. His career-high seven wins led the Tide in 2014, while his 69 strikeouts in in 90 innings also led the club, while holding opponents to a .205 batting average.
In three years with the Crimson Tide, Kamplain appeared in 50 games, 30 times as a starter, posting a 9-7 record with a 3.64 ERA. He's thrown a total of 207.2 innings, with one complete game, 168 strikeouts and a .225 opponent's batting average.
Get all the latest information on the team by following AlabamaBSB on Twitter and Instagram and on Facebook at Alabama Baseball. General athletic news can also be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and AlabamaAthletics on Facebook.
-UA-
RTR,
Diamond Tide :biga:
