ZACHARY FOSTER

5/24/87; '08 49th; Univ. of Pittsburgh Bradford
R/R; 6-4, 220

Level	W-L-Sv	G	GS	IP	H	HR	BB	K	BB/9	K/9	WHIP	OAVG	ERA
2008 NCAA	3-1-0	10	8	45.0	46	1	23	38	4.6	7.6	1.53	.261	5.40
2008 R	1-2-0	14	8	38.1	44	2	18	32	4.2	7.5	1.62	.291	3.99
2009 A-	2-0-1	20	0	29.0	13	1	16	26	5.0	8.1	1.00	.134	1.24

The Pirates drafted Foster as a junior.  He pitched and played first at Division III Bradford, although he didn't hit that well.  He signed right after the draft and went to Bradenton, where he didn't pitch well against the younger GCL competition.  He doesn't throw hard; his fastball was in the mid- to upper-80s in camp.  Nevertheless, he was almost unhittable pitching in short relief at State College in 2009.  It's probably too soon to get excited about his showing there.  Twenty-nine innings aren't a lot to go on and the fact that they used him in short relief probably shows the Pirates consider him more of an organizational pitcher.  Foster should be in the West Virginia bullpen in 2010.

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