David John Welch (born 2 June 1983, in Sydney) is an Australian professional baseball pitcher in the who is a free agent.
| David Welch | |
|---|---|
| Sydney Blue Sox – No. 45 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: 2 June 1983 Sydney | |
Bats: Right Throws: Left | |
| ABL debut | |
| 6 November, 2010, for the Sydney Blue Sox | |
| ABL statistics (through 2010–11) | |
| Win–loss record | 5–0 |
| Earned run average | 1.44 |
| Strikeouts | 59 |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
editMilwaukee Brewers
editIn 2005, he was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 20th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft. He played for the Rookie-League Helena Brewers. He was promoted to the Class-A West Virginia Power in 2006, where he was tied for the South Atlantic League lead with one shutout. He was placed on the disabled list on 2 June with back spasms and was reinstated on 15 June.
Welch's 2007 season was spent with the Class-A Advanced Brevard County Manatees where he allowed the fewest baserunners per game by a starter in the Florida State League (FSL). He recorded the ninth-lowest ERA (ERA) with a 3.43 clip in the FSL. He allowed the second-fewest walks per nine innings and fifth-best ERA as a starter in the FSL. He went 6–7 with a 3.43 ERA in 29 games, 20 starts, and led the team in innings pitched with 1202⁄3 innings. He was placed on the disabled list on 13 April with a concussion and was reinstated on 23 April.
Welch spent the 2008 season with the Double-A Huntsville Stars. He went 11–4 with a 3.90 ERA in 26 games, all starts. He had one shutout. Welch played all of the 2009 season in Huntsville. He was released by the Brewers during spring training 2010.[1]
Sydney Blue Sox
editWelch was an integral part of the Sydney rotation along with Chris Oxspring. He finished the regular season with a league best 5–0 record with a 1.44 ERA. Welch threw a no-hitter against the Adelaide Bite in game one of the preliminary final series, the first in Australian Baseball League history.[2]
David was expected to resign either in the US, Japan or Korea during 2011,[3] but on 18 July 2011 announced his retirement from professional baseball.[4]
International career
editIn 2009, he was selected to play in the 2009 Baseball World Cup and posted an Australian record 13 strikeouts in only 7 innings against Chinese Taipei.[5]
References
edit- ^ McCalvy, Adam. "A true day-off." Archived 7 July 2012 at archive.today Major League Baseball. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ Sydney thrashes Adelaide 8–0 Archived 30 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Ninemsn
- ^ Welch finds right pitch to tempt Asian clubs Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ David Welch Retires Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Australian Baseball Digest
- ^ 19 September 2009. IBAF Notes on 10th Day of Baseball World Cup, International Baseball Federation. Accessed 21 September 2009.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- MiLB.com player profile