Alex Cremidan | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: San Diego, California | January 15, 1981|
Bats: Left Throws: Right |
Alexander Cremidan (born January 15,1981) is a former professional baseball pitcher. Cremidan played in the Arizona Diamondbacks minor league system from 2003 to 2005. He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics as a member of Greece's baseball team.
While playing college baseball at the University of California,San Diego in 2002,Cremidan,the grandson of four Greece natives,joined the Greece national baseball team. [1] He pitched a no-hitter over Slovakia in the European pool B championship as the team prepared for the 2004 Summer Olympics as the host country. [2] During his junior year,he finished with a 7-2 win-loss record and was named to the All-California Collegiate Athletic Association second team. He struggled with injuries in his senior season,posting a 6.21 earned run average in 11 games. [3]
In June 2003,he was drafted in the 35th round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. [4] During his first minor league season in 2003,he pitched in 24 games in relief for the Missoula Osprey of the Pioneer League,ending the year with 15 saves and a 1.40 ERA. [5] Cremidan was pitching with the Midwest League's South Bend Silver Hawks in 2004 before rejoining the Greece national team in early August for the Olympics. [6] [7] He pitched in four games during the tournament,as Greece failed to medal,finishing in seventh place. [8]
Following the Olympics,Cremidan returned to South Bend for the remainder of the season,ending the year with seven saves and a 3.27 ERA in 32 games. [5] He spent the 2005 season with the Lancaster JetHawks of the California League,appearing in 44 games in relief in what was his final professional season. [5]
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