Adam Witter Inks Free Agent Contract With Giants
May 30, 2006 | Baseball
May 30, 2006
GREENVILLE, N.C. - East Carolina senior Adam Witter signed a free agent contract with the San Francisco Giants Monday evening head coach Billy Godwin announced.
Witter led the Pirates in home runs (14), runs scored (44) and walks (41), while ranking second in RBI (42), total bases (118) and slugging percentage (.544) on his way to second-team All-Conference USA honors. He became the fourth Pirate to wear the honorary No. 23 jersey, which is awarded annually to a deserving player who best displays the hustle, determination and desire that made former Pirate skipper Keith LeClair a great coach and player.
"I'm real excited to get the opportunity to play professional baseball," said Witter. "This is something that every ball player dreams of doing and I look forward to the new experience and the chance to take my game to the highest level possible.
The Chambersburg, Pa. native finished his career with 29 home runs, tying fellow senior Jake Smith for 12th on ECU's all-time charts, had 102 RBI, 159 hits and a .285 average while helping the Pirates to three consecutive NCAA Regional appearances and one Super Regional berth. During his sophomore season he played in 28 games as ECU's top utility player and was member of the 2004 squad that claimed the Conference USA regular season title, won a school record 51 games and was ranked nationally by Baseball America (No. 8), USA Today/ESPN Coaches (No. 9), NCBWA (No. 10) and Collegiate Baseball (No. 13).
As a fifth-year senior, Witter was able to sign a free agent contract as a catcher prior to the 2006 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, which will be held on June 6. He will report to Scottsdale, Ariz., the extended Spring Training site for the Giants on Wednesday May 31.
