Drew Storen

From BR Bullpen

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 175 lb.

• School Stanford University
• High School Brownsburg High School

• Born August 1, 1987 in Indianapolis, IN USA

Drew Storen was drafted 10th overall in 2009.

Storen was 3-0 with a 1.17 ERA as a high school freshman in 2004. As a sophomore, he went 9-0 with a 2.07 ERA to help his team to a #2 finish nationally. In 2006, Drew had a 10-1, 1.19 record with 114 K in 71 innings and was named first-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball. As a senior, he posted a 8-1, 0.89 record with 86 K to 8 walks in 55 innings and also hit .400 with 8 homers and 33 RBI. He was named All-State for the second straight year and Louisville Slugger named him a first-team All-American. He finished his high school career with 30 wins, 319 strikeouts and a 1.55 ERA. Baseball America rated him the #49 high school prospect in the country. The New York Yankees took him in the 34th round of the 2007 amateur draft due to his strong college commitment.

As a freshman, Storen was 5-3 with 8 saves and a 3.51 ERA. He was 4th in the Pacific-10 Conference in strikeouts, made first-team All-Pac-10 and was a consensus freshman All-American (though only Collegiate Baseball picked him first-team).

Storen spent the summer of 2008 with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod League, going 1-2 with five saves and a 2.76 ERA. In the 2009 college season, Storen was 7-1 with 7 saves and a 3.80 ERA, with 66 strikeouts and 8 walks in 44 2/3 IP. He tied for 6th in the Pac-10 in saves and tied for 7th in wins and became the first Stanford hurler to lead the club in both categories since Jeff Ballard back in 1984. He again was an All-Conference pick.

Overall, Storen had gone 12-4 with 15 saves and a 3.64 ERA in two years in college. He was picked by the Washington Nationals with the 10th pick of the 2009 amateur draft; the team had already chosen another first-rounder that year, Stephen Strasburg at #1 overall. The #10 pick they used for Storen was compensation for not signing Aaron Crow a year prior. Storen signed quickly, one of the first 2009 draftees to ink a deal.

Storen made his pro debut for the Hagerstown Suns on June 18, allowing two runs in one inning. Three days later, he gave up 3 runs in one inning and took a loss in his second game.

Primary Source: Stanford bio