Career Highlights: Tenth season of professional baseball with AAA experience… full name is Justin Seth Dowdy…drafted by the White Sox in the 18th round in 2001…more strikeouts (552) than innings pitched (546.0) in career…35-33 lifetime record with 59 saves and a 3.81 ERA…has played for four different Major League organizations (White Sox, Mariners, Angels, and Athletics)…played at Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego…worked three scoreless innings in the 2007 Arizona Fall League for the Phoenix Desert Dogs…has worked at least 48.1 IP every season since 2002…has made 34 career starts...also played soccer…won 2008 Pacific Coast League championship with Sacramento
2009
Wichita (American Association/Ind.): Acquired on 8/15/09 from Shreveport-Bossier in exchange for Richard Salazar and player to be named later…0-1 with four saves and a 1.50 ERA in six appearances for the Wingnuts…did not allow a run in final five appearances…locked down Game One of the Division Series at Lincoln on 9/1 with a perfect ninth inning…ended the year fourth in the American Association with 17 saves, 43 appearances, and 35 games finished
Shreveport-Bossier (American Association/Ind.): All-Star reliever for the Captains, saving 13 games…0-3 with a 2.19 ERA in 36 outings…struck out 44 and walked just 13 in 37.0 IP…saved two games in three-game series against the Wingnuts on 7/10 and 7/12, not allowing a run in two innings…earned a save in five consecutive appearances from 7/8-7/15…struck out the side in a scoreless inning on 5/29 at El Paso…did not allow a single earned run in 29 of 36 outings…did not walk a batter in final 10 outings with the Captains…allowed more than one hit in just six of 36 appearances…36 outings were tied for fourth in the league at time of acquisition
Midland (Texas/AA): Began season in Athletics organization, going 3-0 with a 5.21 ERA in 14 appearances…struck out 12 and walked 11 in 19.0 IP…pitched three scoreless innings for the win on 4/29 vs. Corpus Christi…pitched 5.2 consecutive scoreless innings from 5/8-5/15
2008
Sacramento (Pacific Coast/AAA): 0-0, 3.75 ERA in three games…made two starts…struck out five in 6.0 IP on 9/1 vs. Fresno
Midland (Texas/AA): 1-3 with one save, 7.16 ERA in 38 appearances, 37 in relief…worked a scoreless inning on 4/3 at Arkansas to earn the save…earned win on 5/29 vs. Northwest Arkansas, pitching one inning…struck out a season-high four batters in 2.0 IP on 4/20 at San Antonio…allowed one run in first eight appearances (12.0 IP)…struck out the side on 5/6 at Frisco in a perfect inning
2007
Alexandria (United/Ind.): 2-3, 1.37 ERA, 24 saves in 48 games…24 saves led the United League…struck out a remarkable 102 batters in just 52.2 IP while walking only 22 and allowing just 21 hits…struck out the side 15 different times in 48 appearances…did not allow a run over final 21 outings, spanning 22.1 IP with 47 strikeouts…gave up just two home runs…did not allow a run in 17 consecutive outings from 5/16-6/19 (18.1 IP)…struck out 40 batters during that stretch…finished second in games pitched and first with 47 games finished
2006
Alexandria (United/Ind.): 3-1 with seven saves and a 2.25 ERA…pitched 20.0 IP, striking out 21 and walking eight…finished 17 games…struck out all four batters to face him to earn the win in 1.1 scoreless innings on 8/10 vs. Rio Grande…worked six scoreless innings from 7/24-8/5 over six appearances
Calgary (Northern/Ind.): 2-2, 4.45 ERA in 28.1 IP over 19 games…struck out 20 and walked eight…made two starts…allowed one run in five innings in start on 6/24 at Edmonton, striking out four and walking one in a no-decision…1.93 ERA through first 18 appearances
2005
Rancho Cucamonga (California/A+): 3-4 with a 4.98 ERA for the Quakes in 46 games…struck out 64 and walked 36 in 77.2 IP…finished 11 games…made three starts, with a 3.00 ERA…22 of 43 relief outings were for more than one inning…struck out a season-high five hitters on four separate occasions…did not allow a run in first 6.1 IP this season…posted a 3.33 ERA at home in 48.2 IP
2004
Rancho Cucamonga (California/A+): Earned quick promotion to High-A, going 2-3 with a 4.11 ERA for the Quakes in 15 games…worked 30.2 IP, striking out 32 and walking 17…made three starts…allowed one run in six innings and struck out 10 batters on 8/4 vs. Inland Empire to pick up the win…struck out the side on 8/28 vs. Lancaster in a scoreless frame…did not allow a run over final eight appearances, spanning 11.1 IP
Cedar Rapids (Midwest/A): Picked up by Angels organization…made one appearance, taking a loss in a start on 7/20 vs. Beloit, striking out six and walking none in 5.2 IP
Rockford (Frontier/Ind.): 4-1 with a 2.39 ERA and two saves in 10 games, eight of them as a starter…struck out 53 and walked 18 in 52.2 IP…won first three decisions…struck out 15 hitters in just 6.0 IP on 5/26 vs. Springfield to earn the win…struck out eight hitters in three other starts…pitched 24.1 consecutive shutout innings over four starts from 5/31-6/15…did not allow an earned run in final 7.2 IP
2003
Wisconsin (Midwest/A): 2-3 with a 5.92 ERA in 10 games…pitched 24.1 IP, striking out 23 and walking seven…made one start…pitched four shutout relief innings on 8/31 at Kane County, striking out four to earn the win
Rockford (Frontier/Ind.): 2-1 with seven saves and a 1.88 ERA in 17 games…struck out 21 and walked nine in 28.2 IP…made one start…struck out the side on 6/27 vs. River City in a scoreless inning…allowed just one home run…struck out six and walked just one in six shutout innings in lone start on 7/11 vs. Canton in a no-decision
2002
Bristol (Appalachian/R): 6-4, 3.72 ERA in 13 outings, 11 of them as a starter…won six of final seven decisions after starting the season 0-3…struck out a season-high seven batters in 7.0 IP on 8/16, allowing one run for the win…allowed three or fewer earned runs in nine of 11 starts…tossed five shutout innings on 7/25 at Pulaski, earning the win…went 4-0 with a 2.60 ERA on the road in 27.2 IP…pitched five or more innings in eight of 11 starts
2001
White Sox (Arizona/R): 5-3 with one save and a 3.74 ERA in 18 games, 17 as a reliever…earned first professional win on 7/2 vs. the Braves Arizona League affiliate, working a scoreless relief inning…struck out seven in first pro start on 8/29 at the Marlins Arizona League affiliate, working five shutout innings for the win…overall, struck out 46 and walked eight in 43.1 IP…won four of final five decisions…12 of 17 relief outings were for more than one inning…worked four relief innings without allowing an earned run in a win on 8/16 vs. the Braves Arizona League affiliate
Kevin Hooper on Justin: Justin dealt with some shoulder issues but was still very successful for us in his short time with the club. Justin will be our closer this year and as a veteran on our team will be another great leader for our staff. He brings lots of experience and knowledge that will only help us in being successful. I am excited as can be to spend a full season with him as our 9th inning guy. He has the chance to do a lot of special things in a Wingnuts uniform.
