July 5, 2001
Baseball: Hennessey Signs With Giants
San Francisco, Calif. – Former
Youngstown State pitcher and
first-round draft choice Brad
Hennessey (Toledo, Ohio) has signed
a contract with the San Francisco
Giants with a signing bonus worth
$1.38 million. Hennessey has been
assigned to the Giants’ single-A
affiliate the Salem-Keizer Volcanos
in Keizer, Ore.
Hennessey, the 2001 Mid-Continent Conference Co-Pitcher of
the Year, was the 21st
player selected in the first round
of the Major League Baseball Amateur
Draft. He set two YSU single-season
records with 126 strikeouts and 88.2
innings pitched.
With his selection in the first round, Hennessey, who was
rated as the 62nd best
prospect in the draft by
Baseball America, became the
highest drafted prospect to come out
of Youngstown State. Chris Durkin
was the highest previous YSU draft
pick selected in the third round by
Houston in 1991. Other Penguins
drafted include: Mike Abdalla
(Kansas City, 2000), Bill Sattler
(Expos, 1979), Dave Dravecky
(Pittsburgh, 1978) and Mike
Glinatsis (San Francisco, 1976).
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