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Junior Season (2007): Made 12 starts and had a team-best
four complete games...went 5-3 with a 3.45 ERA...struck out 42
with just 16 walks in 62.2 innings...helped Bearcats win the
America East regular season title and earn conference runnerup
honors...in his final outing for Binghamton on May 26, Diamond
earned a 13-4 win over Maine in an elimination game at the America
East tournament...over summer went 6-2 with a 2.55 ERA for the
Martinsville Mustangs in the wooden-bat Coastal Plain League...led
the team in wins and strikeouts (72 Ks in 70.2 innings) and was
named its Pitcher of the Year for the second straight year...signed
free agent contract with Atlanta Braves in August and reported
to the team's Class A affiliate in Rome, Ga. in March.
Sophomore Season (2006): Made a team-high 12 starts...led
the team with 75.1 innings pitched...posted a 5-6 record and
a 5.14 ERA...second in the America East in innings per appearance
(6.28)...pitched seven or more innings six times...led the conference
in runners picked off with nine...ranked seventh in the conference
in hits per nine innings (8.84)...placed eighth in the America
East in fewest walks per nine innings (2.51)...threw two shutouts...pitched
eight scoreless innings at Hartford May 5, giving up just two
hits...threw five scoreless innings in season-opening win over
Delaware State...named America East Pitcher of the Week twice.
Freshman Season (2005): Appeared in 14 games and
started 13 ... named America East Rookie of the Year ... named
to America East All-Rookie Team ... voted America East Rookie
of the Week twice and America East Pitcher of the Week once ...
had a 4-2 record in conference play with two shutouts and a 2.85
ERA ... pitched a stretch of 15.1 consecutive scoreless innings
... had four complete games during the season ... averaged 8.01
strikeouts per game ... struck out 58 batters in 69.1 innings
pitched... pitched seven scoreless innings with six strikeouts
against Northeastern.
In High School: Pitched three years for Team Ontario
... 2004 team was runnerup in NABF World Series in Millington,
Tenn ... 2002 team placed third out ot 1,700 teams ... held down
1.85 career ERA with 181 strikeouts in 166.3 innings ... Slam
Sports rated him the 26th-best Canadian prospect for the 2004
Major League Draft ... also was rated the 21st-best Canadian
high school player by Baseball America ... also played basketball
in high school.
Personal: Born July 30, 1986 ... parents are Gerald
and Sally Diamond ... enrolled in Watson School of Engineering. |
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