Career Highlights: Enters fifth season of professional baseball and second with the Wingnuts…owns 42-22 lifetime record with 2.85 ERA…pitches exclusively from the stretch with sidearm angle…tremendous control, has struck out 270 hitters while walking only 89 in his first four seasons…signed by Wichita as FA on 5/27/09…drafted by the Giants in the 35th round in 2006…played at Kansas State University…went 13-11 for the Wildcats in junior and senior seasons, striking out 142 in 190.0 IP, while walking just 26…also played at Alvin Community College...married to Michelle…also played basketball, cross country, and golf…enjoys golf, fishing, hunting, and hanging out with wife and family
2009
Wichita (American Association/Ind.): American Association All-Star…8-5 with a 3.05 ERA in 100.1 IP…ranked fifth in the league in ERA and first with three complete games…made 17 appearances, 16 starts…struck out 39 while walking 19 and allowing 97 hits…yielded just three home runs all season…2.02 ERA in 58.0 IP at home, 4.46 ERA in 42.1 IP on the road…pitched at least 6.0 innings in 13 of 16 starts…won four consecutive decisions from 6/6-6/27…also won final three decisions from 8/7-8/28…earned complete game win vs. Sioux Falls on 6/16, allowing one earned run in 7.0 IP…pitched 13.2 consecutive scoreless innings from 6/22-7/8…pitched complete game, three-hit shutout on 6/27 vs. St. Paul…walked two of fewer in 16 of 17 appearances…allowed two earned runs in 7.0 IP in complete game loss on 7/8 vs. St. Paul…pitched 7.0 shutout innings on 7/13 in win vs. Sioux Falls…pitched 7.0 scoreless innings on 8/7 at Sioux City, allowing just two hits in win…threw 7.0 scoreless innings in final start of regular season on 8/28 vs. Grand Prairie in win…started Game Two of Division Series at Lincoln, allowing four earned runs in 6.0 IP in loss…allowed three or fewer earned runs in 12 of 16 starts
San Jose (California/A+): Appeared in nine games, all in relief…went 2-2 with a 7.56 ERA…finished three games…earned the win with two scoreless innings on 4/9 vs. Stockton
2008
Connecticut (Eastern/AA): 8-7 with a 3.76 ERA…logged 138.2 IP in 32 outings, 23 of them starts, striking out 73 and walking 29…finished fourth in the Eastern League, allowing just 1.89 BB per nine-inning start…won three consecutive decisions from 6/29-7/14…tossed six shutout innings on 7/9 vs. Binghamton to earn the win…moved to the bullpen in second half of the season, posting a 1.37 ERA in 19.2 relief innings…did not walk more than two hitters in any of his 32 appearances, and walked one or zero hitters in 23 of them
2007
Augusta (South Atlantic/A): Went 14-7 with a 2.39 ERA in 169.2 IP…finished fifth in the South Atlantic League in wins, second in innings pitched, first in starts (28), third in ERA, and third in BB per nine-inning start (1.49)…appeared in 28 games, all of them as a starter…struck out 95 while walking just 28…2.22 ERA at home in 89.0 IP, 2.57 ERA on the road in 80.2 IP…won first five starts from 4/5-4/26…pitched 19 consecutive scoreless innings from 4/15-4/26…struck out a season-high seven hitters on 7/7 in a win vs. Greenville and again on 8/3 in a win at Lake County…threw six shutout innings, allowing just one base hit in a win at Greenville on 8/31
2006
Salem (Northwest/A-): Went 10-1 in first professional season, posting a remarkable 1.08 ERA in 83.1 IP, striking out 55 and walking just eight hitters…appeared in 15 games, all of them starts…finished first in the Northwest League in wins, ERA, fifth in innings pitched, and fourth in starts…began professional career 10-0, winning first pro outing on 6/22 at Spokane, pitching five innings and not allowing an earned run…tossed six shutout innings and struck out seven in a win at Everett on 8/8…allowed just two earned runs in first 11 starts, and allowed one or fewer earned runs in 13 of 15 starts
Kevin Hooper on Adam: When he’s on, you’re getting ground balls. He uses the sinker and slider and keeps it down, using the defense behind him. He is another huge piece of the puzzle in our club being successful. He is a grinder that competes to his fullest when he is on the mound. He will once again be somewhere at the top of our rotation fulfilling the role of being one of our aces along with being a great leader for all of our pitchers.
