2008 HORIZON LEAGUE RELIEF PITCHER OF THE YEAR Career: Enters senior season with 13 career saves, tied for the third-most in a career by a UIC pitcher...92 career appearances entering 2009 ranks second in school history...has a 9-6 record on the mound in three seasons in a UIC uniform with a 4.00 earned run average...104 career strikeouts in 128.1 innings pitched. 2008: Horizon League Relief Pitcher of the Year...All-Horizon League Second Team selection...appeared in a league-high 31 games, finishing a league-best 28 contests...recorded five saves in his return to the role of closer...charged with a 2-4 record and a 3.99 earned run average...recorded 39 strikeouts in 47.1 innings...did not allow an earned run in eight consecutive appearances, spanning 14 innings, from Apr. 18-May 11...went 3.2 innings against Milwaukee on Mar. 23, striking out six and keeping the Panthers scoreless to earn the win...tossed a career-high four innings against Houston in the NCAA College Station Regional on Jun. 1. 2007: Made 23 appearances out of the pen, serving primarily as the Flames' setup man...went 4-1 with 29 strikeouts in 33 innings...earned the win in the second game of a doubleheader versus Youngstown State on Mar. 31 with 2.1 innings of scoreless relief...got the last five outs to earn the win in UIC's 5-4 comeback victory over Wright State on Apr. 13...earned a three-inning save without allowing a run against Trinity International on Apr. 18. 2006: Served as the closer as a true freshman...made a Horizon League-leading 38 appearances, the most during a single-season in UIC history...posted a 2.62 ERA, the team's second-lowest mark...pitched 48 innings...struck out 36 hitters...3-1 overall record...picked up six saves, the second-most in the league...did not allow an earned run in his last eight appearances... went 10 straight innings without giving up a run between Apr. 22-May 5...debuted against Air Force on Feb. 17... earned his first career save with a scoreless ninth against No. 18 Ole Miss on Mar. 3...earned a three-inning save against Ohio State on Mar. 21...earned his first collegiate victory with 2.1 innings against Youngstown State on Apr. 2. Prep/Personal: Three-year letterwinner as a pitcher and shortstop for the Warren Township High School baseball team....named to All-Area and All-North Suburban Conference First Team as a senior...earned selection to Team Illinois...batted a team-best .470 as a senior with five home runs while picking up a record of 6-2 on the mound and posting an ERA of 1.91...made the Stevenson Junior Showcase All-Star team...named the 2005 Preseason Player of the Year...as a junior batted .390 at the plate while fanning 15 batters in 20 innings on the bump...guided Warren to a regional title as a junior...helped the Blue Devils to North Suburban Conference title as a sophomore...born August 20, 1987...son of Bob and Erin Worthington...majoring in criminal justice.
ADAM WORTHINGTON'S CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2006.... 2.62 3-1 38 0 0 0/3 6 48.0 40 17 14 17 36 6 0 1 194 .238 2 3 1 3 3 2007.... 6.00 4-1 23 0 0 0/1 2 33.0 39 23 22 12 29 9 2 2 151 .298 6 4 1 0 4 2008.... 3.99 2-4 31 0 0 0/1 5 47.1 47 24 21 17 39 7 1 1 207 .258 6 4 0 1 3 TOTAL... 4.00 9-6 92 0 0 0/5 13 128.1 126 64 57 46 104 22 3 4 552 .262 14 11 2 4 10 |
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