Baseball: Altemus Signs With Giants
June 18, 2010 05:10 PM | General
By Steve Stone for MSNsportsNET.com
June 18, 2010
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| Andy Altemus |
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Former West Virginia University pitcher Andy Altemus has signed a free-agent deal with the San Francisco Giants.
Altemus, who established the WVU single-season record for appearances with 29 in 2010, will soon learn where he is scheduled to begin his professional baseball career. The Morgantown native will likely start at the rookie level with the Arizona League Giants, or at the short-season A level with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes.
Known as an effective reliever who works quickly and possesses a “rubber arm,” Altemus led the Mountaineers with a 5.02 ERA and tied with Chris Enourato for the team lead with six victories last season. He transferred from nearby Potomac State in 2008, and made 18 appearances in his junior season in 2009.
Over the last two seasons, Altemus became WVU’s most reliable ground-ball pitcher, inducing nearly three times as many groundouts (218) as flyouts (77) during his two-year career.
Altemus is now the third WVU player to sign with a professional team during the off-season. Second-round selection Jedd Gyorko signed with the San Diego Padres on Wednesday, and Enourato inked a free-agent deal with the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday.
