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About Adzick: Will begin season competing for a spot in the bullpen ... Used mostly as a starter in 2008 ... Has a chance to be dominant lefthanded pitcher with three above average pitches ... Potential to have major league quality stuff ... Selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 18th round of the 2007 MLB Draft ... Undecided on a major ... Born April 23, 1988, in Boston ... Son of Scott and Sandy Adzick ... Father played baseball and basketball at Harvard, while his mother was on the sailing team at Boston University ... Grandfather, Nick Adzick, was a minor leaguer in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. 2008 (Freshman): Made 11 appearances, including five starts during the 2008 season, finishing with an 0-3 record and a 17.28 ERA ... Threw a scoreless inning of relief against Kennesaw State (2/29), striking out one batter ... Did not allow a hit and struck out one batter in inning of work against NC State (4/4). Prior to Wake Forest: Earned five letters in baseball at William Penn Charter School, the same prep institution that has produced ACC sports standouts such as former Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan and former University of Virginia point guard Sean Singletary ... Earned first team All-Inter-Academic League honors 2005-07 ... Named the 2005 Inter-Academic League MVP after leading the Quakers to the conference championship ... 2007 Daily News Pitcher of the Year ... Selected as a Puma Preseason All-American in 2005-07 and a Louisville Slugger Preseason All-American in 2007 ... Ranked by Baseball America as one of the country's top 100 prospects for class of 2007 ... Selected to play in the Perfect Game National Showcase, Tournament of Stars and East Coast Professional Showcase in the summer of 2006 ... Named to the 2005 Team One National Undergraduate Showcase and to the 2006 Team One Cape Cod High School Classic, which chooses the top 32 high school baseball players in the country. |
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