Joe Savery
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Joseph Cain Savery
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 3", Weight 215 lb.
- School Rice University
- High School Lamar High School (Houston)
- Born November 4, 1985 in Houston, TX USA
Pitcher Joe Savery was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the first round of the 2007 amateur draft.
A quarterback, punter, pitcher and position player in high school, Savery hit .556 as a senior while going 11-0 with a 0.53 ERA. He was picked by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 14th round of the 2004 amateur draft but did not sign.
Savery was the only freshman named to any of the three Baseball America All-American squads in 2005, being the second-team utility man after Mike Costanzo was the first-team pick and one team ahead of Micah Owings at #3. Savery had gone 8-5 with a save and a 2.43 ERA, striking out 129 in 118 innings while hitting .382/~.473/.559. He led the Western Athletic Conference in batting average and batters struck out while finishing second in ERA. He made the All-Conference team as both a first baseman and starting pitcher and won Player of the Year honors. He won the Baseball America Freshman of the Year Award.
Savery joined the Team USA college edition but struggled, with a 9.00 ERA in four appearances. He struck out 13 in 9 innings but walked 11. Only Sean Doolittle had a worse ERA on the team. Savery did not play the field as Matt Wieters and Matt LaPorta were available at first base.
In 2006, Savery was 5-1 with a 2.76 ERA for a Rice team that finished 4th in the nation. He hit .335/.442/.528 and helped Rice make it to the 2006 College World Series.
Savery was Conference USA Player of the Year in 2007. He hit .356 and was 8-1 with a 2.41 ERA. He was an All-Conference infielder and second-team All-Conference pitcher, tying for third in C-USA in ERA. Rice played in the 2007 College World Series.
The Philadelphia Phillies took Savery with the 19th pick of the 2007 amateur draft. He made his pro debut that summer with the Williamsport Crosscutters, going 2-3 with a 2.73 ERA in 7 starts.
Sources: Rice University website, 2005-2007 Baseball Almanacs
