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2013 Pitchers Preview: Part II Our final installment of our 2013 Butler BlueSox player previews. Here we will take a closer look at eight more pitchers that will be taking the mound for Butler this summer. Tyler Ferguson - La Roche Ferguson will be putting on the pinstripe uniform for the second season, as he joined the BlueSox late in 2012. He pitched 2.2 innings for the team with 6 strikeouts and only allowed 1 hit last season. Ferguson has been very solid for the Redhawks this spring compiling a 7-3 record in 12 appearances (10 starts) with a 3.03 ERA. He has an impressive 84 strikeouts through 68.1 innings this spring. The Roaring Springs, PA native is currently a sophomore at La Roche. Matt Warren - Creighton Warren has been solid as a freshman with the Bluejays this season and recently had his best outing of the season on May 8, pitching 7.1 innings of one hit ball in a win over South Dakota State. You can read more about that outing here. Warren has appeared in 13 games with 6 starts posting a 2-3 record with 16 strikeouts and a 3.93 ERA. The Omaha, Nebraska native was named a Class B All-State player two years in a row by the Omaha World- Herald and the Lincoln Journal Star while at Skutt Catholic High School. Adam Aldred - Central Michigan Aldred has made 11 appearances including 3 starts as a freshman this season for the Chippewas. He has a 3.82 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 33 innings pitched. Aldred is from The Woodlands, Texas where he was a 3-year starter in high school. Adam Tyson - Toledo Tyson has made 15 relief appearances for the Rockets this spring amassing 24 strikeouts in 29.1 innings. He has a 2-2 record with a 3.38 ERA. The sophomore is from Wayne, Ohio and a graduate of Elmwood High School where he was a three-sport athlete playing baseball, football, and basketball. Tyler Swarmer - Radford Swarmer has seen limited action as a freshman for the Highlanders this spring. He has 4 appearances with 5 innings pitched he carries a 3.60 ERA with 2 strikeouts. The Leechburg High School grad was named to the WPIAL All-Star team in 2012 and earned All-Section accolades two years in a row. Robert Hawkins - Northern Colorado Hawkins has appeared in 16 games this spring accumulating 22 strikeouts in 23 innings pitched. The junior has made 2 starts for the Bears and has a 1-1 record. The lefty from Greeley, Colorado native played at Northeastern Junior college in 2011 and began his college career at Kansas State in 2010. He earned all-state and was named conference player of the year his senior year at Greeley West High School. Jordan Schwartz - Niagara Schwartz, a sophomore, has appeared in 16 games for the Purple Eagles making 8 starts and has 32 strikeouts in 48 innings pitched. The Hornell, New York native is second on the team in innings pitched and is tied for third in strikeouts. Schwartz has hit in 36 games, with 124 at-bats, and is second on the team with a .298 average. Anthony Caringi - Niagara Caringi has appeared in 15 games, making 8 starts for Niagara this spring. He is second on the team in strikeouts with 35 and is third in innings pitched with 46.2 while sporting a 2-3 record. The junior righty is a native of Glenside, Pennsylvania and is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference All- Academic Team.
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