Ruhlman Inks Contract With Kansas City Royals
June 14, 2008 | Baseball
June 14, 2008
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Former East Carolina Pirate pitcher Josh Ruhlman signed a free agent contract with the Kansas City Royals Friday afternoon and is scheduled to report to his designated assignment early next week.
Ruhlman, a two-year lettewinner, appeared in a team and C-USA best 36 games out of the bullpen posting a 3.26 ERA in 2008. He is the third Pirate from the 2008 squad to sign a contract following Corey Kemp (Milwaukee Brewers) and T.J. Hose (Arizona Diamondbacks).
Josh Ruhlman 2008 Biographical Sketch
Appeared in a team and C-USA best 36 games out of the bullpen ... Owned a 4-4 record with a 3.26 ERA ... Worked 58.0 innings with 48 strikeouts and 28 walks ... Opposing hitters batted .218 (45-for-206) ... Notched wins against No. 15 Michigan, Elon (twice) and No. 6 UNC-Wilmington ... Recorded saves against No. 20 Southern Miss and No. 5 Rice ... Pitched 1.0 inning or more in 24-of-36 games ... Worked a career-long 4.1 innings against instate rival N.C. State (4/1) ... Tied career-high with four punch outs against The Citadel and UNC-Wilmington ... Did not allow a hit in 13 games ... Had 22 outings without allowing a run (7 straight from 3/25-4/11) ... Had 14 appearances with 2-or more strikeouts ... Fanned at least one in 16 consecutive appearances (3/8-4/12) ... Ranks second on the Pirates single-season charts with total appearances and relief appearances ... Tied for fourth all-time on ECU's career charts with 62 relief appearances.
