Andrew Carignan
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Gary Andrew Carignan
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 205 lb.
- School University of North Carolina
- Debut September 2, 2011
- Born July 23, 1986 in New London, CT USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Andrew Carignan is the great grandson of Gus Dugas. He played in the 2007 College World Series for the University of North Carolina and made the All-Tournament team. He was drafted by the Oakland A's in the 5th round of the 2007 amateur draft. He was signed by scout Neil Avent and made his pro debut that summer.
In his major league debut for the Oakland Athletics on September 2, 2011, he pitched a perfect 9th inning against the Seattle Mariners to finish a 9-2 A's win.
Carignan was the loser in the opening game of the 2012 season at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on March 28th; he gave up a pair of runs to the Seattle Mariners in the 11th inning to be charged with Oakland's 3-1 loss. With the A's back in the USA to resume spring training three days later, he pitched a hitless 7th inning, giving up a pair of walks, after Tom Milone had tossed 6 perfect inings against the AAA Sacramento River Cats on March 31st. When the game was called because of rain after the 7th, the two had combined on a 9-0 no-hit win.
