James Avery (born June 10, 1984, in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada[1]) is a former Minor League Baseball player. He was also a competitor for Canada in baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2]
| James Avery | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 10, 1984 Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Amateur career
editA native of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada, Avery played college baseball at Niagara University.[3] In 2003 and 2004, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[4][5]
Professional career
editCincinnati Reds
editAvery went 1–2 over 11 appearances, seven starts, split between the Rookie-League Gulf Coast Reds and Class-A Dayton Dragons of the Midwest League in 2005.
He spent majority of the 2006 season with Class-A Advanced Sarasota Reds, where he went 8–8 with a 4.43 ERA over 26 starts. He compiled a 2.22 ERA over five starts in the month of August. Avery lasted a season-high 8+2⁄3 innings against Fort Myers Miracle on September 3, allowing one run on seven hits en route to eighth and final win of the season. He made his first and only Triple-A appearance on August 24, allowing four runs over four innings of work as a member of the Louisville Bats.
Avery went 11–10 with a 5.22 ERA in 27 starts for the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts in 2007. He was named Southern League Pitcher of the Week for May 7 to 13, going 2–0 with 13 innings pitched, three earned runs a 2.08 ERA with seven strikeouts.
With the Lookouts in 2008 he struck out season-high seven and allowed one earned run over six innings for his best outing of the year on May 3. He started all 24 games he appeared in and finished 7–8.
References
edit- ^ Profile at MiLB.com Archived May 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed August 13, 2008.
- ^ Olympic baseball team gets approval for James Avery. The Canadian Press August 1, 2008. Accessed August 13, 2008.
- ^ "James Avery Minor, Fall, Winter & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "2003 Chatham As". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "2004 Chatham As". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)