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Seth Simmons
Seth Tyler Simmons (born June 14, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher. He played for the United States national baseball team at the 2015 WBSC Premier12. Career Amateur Simmons is from Lewisville, North Carolina. He graduated from Cavalry Baptist Day School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and attended East Carolina University, where he pitched for the East Carolina Pirates for four years. He served as the Pirates' closer. As a senior, Simmons had a 2.78 earned run average (ERA) with 50 strikeouts in innings pitched. In 2009, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Arizona Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Simmons in the 40th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. In 2013, Simmons pitched for Visalia, and had a 2.44 ERA in innings. The Diamondbacks invited Simmons to spring training in 2014. Simmons was named to the United States national baseball team for the 2015 WBS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closer. Traditionally, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League(and later the National League) and spreading to further leagues throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over to the position of designated hitter, a cause of some controversy. The Japanese Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
