Kyle Freeland
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| Colorado Rockies – No. 73 | |||
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Kyle Richard Freeland (born May 14, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization. He played college baseball at Evansville. He was drafted by the Rockies in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.
Career
Freeland attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver, Colorado.[1] He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 35th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and attended the University of Evansville.[2][3]
As a freshman in 2012, Freeland started 14 games, going 4–5 with a 4.55 earned run average (ERA) and 70 strikeouts in 91 innings. As a sophomore in 2013, he again started 14 games, going 4–8 with a 4.34 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 93 1⁄3 innings. After the season he played in the Cape Cod League with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks, where he had a 2.25 ERA and 48 strikeouts.[4][5] As a junior he was 10–2 with a 1.90 ERA and 128 strikeouts over 99 2⁄3 innings.
Considered a top prospect for the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft,[6][7] the Colorado Rockies selected Freeland in the first round, with the eighth overall pick, of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.[8] Freeland spent 2014 with both the Grand Junction Rockies, and the Asheville Tourists, where he posted a combined 3-0 record with a 1.15 ERA between both teams. Freeland began the 2015 season with Grand Junction and was later promoted to the Modesto Nuts where he posted a 4.76 ERA. After the season, Freeland was assigned to the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League. In 2016, Freeland began the season with the Hartford Yard Goats, and was promoted to the Albuquerque Isotopes in June; Freeland posted an 11-10 record with a 3.89 ERA between the two clubs, starting 26 games.[9]
References
- ↑ "Kyle Freeland, former TJ star pitcher, tearing it up for Evansville". Prepped.
- ↑ "University of Evansville". www.gopurpleaces.com.
- ↑ Ryan Casey The Denver Post (June 8, 2011). "Seven Colorado products go on MLB draft's third day".
- ↑ "Freeland going to Cape Cod League".
- ↑ Evansville’s Freeland strikes out 15 Shockers
- ↑ Michael Salfino (April 23, 2014). "Evansville's Kyle Freeland Is College Baseball's Fastest-Rising Draft Prospect". WSJ.
- ↑ "Freeland continues to carve up opposing hitters". Major League Baseball.
- ↑ "Rockies take college lefty with local roots in Round 1". Colorado Rockies.
- ↑ http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=607536#/career/R/pitching/2016/ALL
External links
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Evansville Purple Aces