Jimmie Sherfy
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Born: December 27, 1991 Camarillo, California | |||
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Jimmie H. Sherfy (born December 27, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Career
Sherfy attended Newbury Park High School in Newbury Park, California.[1] He played college baseball at the University of Oregon from 2011 to 2013. He was the Ducks closer in 2010 and 2011, recording 40 saves during that time.[2][3][4] As a junior he was named a first-team All-American by National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).[5] Overall in his career he was 7–3 with a 2.65 earned run average (ERA) and 148 strikeouts in 102 innings pitched.
Sherfy was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 10th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft.[6] He made his professional debut with the Hillsboro Hops and was promoted to the South Bend Silver Hawks during the season.[7] He finished his first season with a 1–1 record, 1.04 ERA, 29 strikeouts and seven saves over 17 1⁄3 innings. He started the 2014 season with the Visalia Rawhide.
The Diamondbacks added Sherfy to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.[8]
References
- ↑ College Notebook: Newbury Park's Jimmie Sherfy thrives as Oregon closer
- ↑ Hillsboro Hops: Former Oregon Ducks closer Jimmie Sherfy is 'itching' to return to mound
- ↑ Oregon baseball: Ducks hope to ride right arm of closer Jimmie Sherfy all the way to the College World Series
- ↑ New attitude has closer Jimmie Sherfy pitching with Ducks’ big dogs
- ↑ Sherfy Named NCBWA First-Team All-American
- ↑ Oregon pitchers Jimmie Sherfy, Cole Wiper selected in 10th round of MLB draft
- ↑ Jimmie Sherfy, called up from Hops, moves past 'Wild Thing' moniker
- ↑ http://m.dbacks.mlb.com/news/article/209184560/diamondbacks-add-5-prospects-to-40-man-roster/
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Oregon Ducks bio