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August 7, 2004
Former Penguin Brad Hennessey Makes Major League Debut
San Francisco -- Former Youngstown
State pitcher Brad Hennessey made
his Major League debut Saturday for
the San Francisco Giants as he
squared off with four-time Cy Young
Award winner Greg Maddux and the
Chicago Cubs.
The former Penguin did not allow a run in his first three
innings of work and recorded five
strikeouts - including fanning Sammy
Sosa twice - in 4.2 innings, but the
Cubs scored two runs in the fourth
and fifth innings off of Hennessey
to lead Maddux to his 300th career
victory in a 6-4 triumph.
Hennessey, the 21st overall pick in the 2001 draft by the
Giants, split time between shortstop
and the mound before moving strictly
into a starter's role his junior
season at YSU. As a junior,
the right-hander was named the
Mid-Continent Conference Co-Pitcher
of the Year and garnered first-team
all-league honors. He also set
the school record for strikeouts in
a season with 126, picking up six
wins in 88.2 innings.
Hennessey had an impressive season in the minors as he was a
combined 8-6 with a 3.25 ERA for
Double-A Norwich ad Triple-A Fresno.
He was 3-1 with a 2.17 ERA for
Fresno before being called up to San
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