Adam Blackley

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Adam Blackley
Pitcher
Born: (1985-02-22) 22 February 1985 (age 39)
Melbourne, Australia
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Adam Blackley (born 22 February 1985 in Melbourne) is a former Australian pitcher. He is the brother of Travis Blackley.

Career

In 2003, Blackley was signed to the

2006 Intercontinental Cup
and performed well, not allowing any runs in 12 innings. He led the tournament with the lowest ERA and made the All-Star team as the top left-handed pitcher.

In 2007, Adam worked out of the bullpen for Lowell (2–2, 4.70) and Greenville (1–0, 6.75).[1] Blackley again starred in international play in the 2007 Baseball World Cup and was 1–0 with a 1.42 ERA, allowing just one run in six-plus innings against the South Korea national baseball team and allowing one run in six against the Mexico national baseball team in a quarterfinals victory.

Travis pitched poorly against Mexico in 2008 for the Olympic Qualification Tournament, he left with a no-decision but Australia lost when

2008 Olympics
.

He was then released by Boston and then signed with the El Paso Diablos, going 7–9 with a 4.98 ERA. That winter, he went 4–1 with a 3.95 ERA for the Victoria Aces in the 2009 Claxton Shield. Blackley was on the provisional Australian roster for the 2009 World Baseball Classic but did not make the final cut.

He signed with the

Caffè Danesi Nettuno. He was Amsterdam's Opening Day starter on 11 April. He allowed only 3 hits in 7 shutout innings for a win over Kinheim, which had won two of the three prior titles. In the final four of the 2009 European Cup, Blackley was credited with a loss to Fortitudo Bologna
.

Blackley was announced for the roster of the

References

  1. ^ Adam Blackley Archived 26 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine on the Baseball Cube
  2. ^ Former Red Sox Adam Blackley joins Dutch Champion L&D Amsterdam, Dutch Baseball League News
  3. ^ "The Official Site of the Australian Baseball League | Melbourne Aces Homepage". Melbourneaces.com.au. Retrieved 27 November 2011.

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