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P Austin Adams: Excellent outing
by Chuck Murr of IndiansInk.net, October 13, 2009 at 11:21am ET

Austin Adams Profile

Austin Adams had a very impressive performance for the Indians' team in the Arizona Instructional League -- fanning four over two scoreless innings of relief.

Adams, picked in the fifth round in June, was primarily a shortstop at Faulkner College, but the Indians liked what they saw when he sometimes worked as a pitcher.

In a 5-1 loss to Peoria of the Arizona Fall League on Monday, the 23-year-old right-hander threw first-pitch strikes to seven of the eight men he faced, allowed only one hit, and topped out at 95 mph on the radar gun.

Adams has seen a lot of work this fall after going 3-1 with one save and a 4.86 ERA in 17 relief appearances for Mahoning Valley this summer.



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Ht: 5-11 Wt: 185
Position: P

Bats: R
Throws: R
Date of Birth: 08/19/1986
Birthplace: Millbrook,  AL
Experience: Prospect
High School: Stanhope Elmore HS
(Millbrook, AL)
Junior College: Florida
College: Faulkner


Biography:
Drafted by Milwaukee in the 27th round, 2008; drafted by Cleveland in the fifth round, 2009.
Played shortstop and sometimes pitched in college. The Brewers drafted him as an infielder and the Indians picked him as a relief pitcher.
In 57 games as a junior in 2008, he hit .398 (74-for-186) with 17 doubles, 11 homers, 59 runs, 49 RBI and went 11-for-11 in stolen-base attempts ... on the mound, he was 0-2 with 12 saves and a 3.00 ERA in 20 appearances covering 24 innings.

As a senior in 2009, he was moved into the starting rotation and went 5-2 with a 5.83 ERA. In 11 games and 46 1-3 innings, he gave up 57 hits, walked 22 and struck out 42. At bat, he hit .389 with 12 doubles, 14 homers, 56 runs, 51 RBI and was 9-for-13 in steal attempts.