Round 5, Pick 149: Peter Andrelczyk | RHP, Coastal Carolina | SIGNED

[JJ]

[FishFanInPA]

2007: Appeared in 23 games for Coastal... Went 2-1 with a 4.33 earned-run average and one save... Earned the save in a 5-4 win over Nebraska May 5... Opponents hit .238 against him... Pitched six innings of relief in the series against Liberty, allowing only one hit on one unearned run while striking out seven... Against UNC Asheville, pitched three innings of relief, allowing just two hits and striking out a pair... Struck out two in an inning in a win over Charleston Southern April 1... Went one inning at North Carolina Feb. 28, striking out two and not allowing a hit versus the Tar Heels... Was 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA in Big South games... Was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 32nd round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft... 2006: Made nine appearances for the Chanticleers... Struck out six batters in 13.2 innings... Was part of two shutouts during the season... Struck out two in two innings against Texas-Pan American April 29, earning the save in the 9-7 win... Pitched two or more innings in four of the nine outings... Pitched two innings in the season opener against Campbell Feb. 10, allowing only one hit... 2005: Redshirted... HIGH SCHOOL: Went 5-1 with a 2.86 earned-run-average his senior season at Manheim Township High School... Had 41 strikeouts compared to just 15 walks in 44 innings pitched... Was a three-year varsity letterwinner for the Blue Streaks... Was an honorable mention on the Lancaster-Lebanon All-Star team his sophomore season... Was part of a state tournament qualifier team as a sophomore... Had a 1.18 ERA in 48 innings for the Manheim Township Legion team in 2004... Born Nov. 10, 1985... Is majoring in elementary education at Coastal.

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Coastal Carolina closer Pete Andrelczyk has heard he could be selected between the second and fifth rounds. Dock Doyle hopes to be taken in the first 10 rounds. David Sappelt and Bobby Gagg seem intent on beginning their professional careers. “We’ve put four years into this program and tried to do our fair share of building it up,” Andrelczyk said. “You don’t want to stop playing with everybody. You never want to make this your last game.” Last season, the draft took place after Coastal’s season ended, so it was not an issue. Andrelczyk (32nd round Baltimore) and Doyle (44th round Atlanta) were drafted last year but returned to Coastal. Andrelczyk, Doyle and Sappelt say it will not be an issue this week either. Chanticleers coach Gary Gilmore trusts his players are focused on North Carolina. “Two years ago, we won 30 games because we had eight or nine guys with agents that were playing for their draft status,” Gilmore said. “Ever since that point, we have really stressed here that your draft status is going to be reflective of the team’s performance. “Scouts come and watch teams that win 50 games, they don’t watch a lot of teams that win 30 games.” Scouts recorded Andrelczyk’s fastball in the 91-94 mph range. In Andrelczyk’s favor is the trend of pro teams selecting college relief pitchers high in the draft.

The State | 06/05/2008 | Draft will pull apart the Chants

[Juanky]

At least we chose one college guy

[Hugg]

Baseball America

Andrelczyk redshirted as a freshman at Coastal Carolina and has improved every year. Last season he made 23 appearances for the Chanticleers, tallying one save—which was good enough to get him drafted in the 32nd round by the Orioles as a redshirt sophomore. He returned to school, however, and moved into the full-time closer role. His velocity took another jump, and he's now considered to have a power package on the mound. Tallying better than a strikeout an inning, Andrelczyk works off a low-90s fastball that can touch 95 mph. He also has a hard slider that sits between 83-85 mph with tight rotation and late action that is especially tough on righthanded hitters. He has the best pure stuff on Coastal's team, and he profiles as a reliever in the pros as well. A late bloomer, Andrelcyzk was gaining momentum up draft boards at the end of the season.

[Bucklin12]

3.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO against UNC -- season over.

[markotsay7]

signed.

Coastal Carolina juniors Pete Andrelczyk, Dock Doyle and David Sappelt are going pro. ... Andrelcyzk (148th overall pick to Florida) and Doyle (164th overall to the Mets) were each selected in the fifth round last Thursday. Sappelt followed on the second day of the draft, selected by the Reds in the ninth round. None of the players disclosed their signing bonuses, saying only that they signed for slot money. Last year the 148th overall pick, Trevor Pippin, signed for $140,000, and the 164th overall pick, Chance Corgan, signed for $142,200, according to the Baseball America draft database. Players drafted from 260-270 overall last year received bonuses between $18,000 and $150,000. Andrelczyk was already in Jupiter, Fla., home to the Marlins' scouting bureau, on Wednesday night. He left Wednesday morning to fill out paper work and take a drug test, which is required for all players taken in the top 10 rounds. "I barely had time to pack up two bags," Andrelczyk said. "My car is still in Myrtle Beach. I gave away my bed and television. It's pretty crazy." Andrelczyk will report to Jamestown (N.Y.) to begin a Class A-level short season on June 17th. He said he will be used as a reliever, though MLB teams often start pitchers in the minor leagues that they project as big league relief pitchers.

Chants juniors ink deals - Sports - Myrtle Beach Sun News

[Hugg]

Good, keep him in relief. I think he could fly through the system.

[markotsay7]

BA reports him at $185,000.

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