Ryan Doolittle

Ryan Scott Doolittle (born March 25, 1988 in Plattsburgh, New York) is a minor league baseball pitcher currently in the Oakland Athletics farm system.
Early and personal life
Doolittle attended Seneca High School in Tabernacle, New Jersey before attending University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Pitching for UNC-Wilmington in 2007, Doolittle was 0-2 with a 7.32 ERA in 7 games (4 starts). He transferred to Cumberland County College for 2008 and went 4-2 with a 0.67 ERA. He struck out 59 batters, while walking 6, in 40 innings of work. He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 26th round of the 2008 draft and was signed by scout Marc Sauer.
His brother is baseball pitcher Sean Doolittle.
Professional career
He began his professional career in 2008 with the AZL Athletics, appearing in 14 games (making seven starts) and going 2-3 with a 4.44 ERA. He strained his UCL and missed the 2009 season. In 2010, he pitched for the Vancouver Canadians and Kane County Cougars, going a combined 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA in 24 relief appearances. He won a Northwest League Pitcher of the Week honor in July. In 40.1 innings, he walked 2 batters and had 37 strikeouts. With the AZL Athletics and Stockton Ports in 2011, Doolittle was 3-2 with a 4.32 ERA in 9 games (3 starts), walking 3 batters and striking out 31 in 25 innings. He earned a California League Pitcher of the Week honor in April. He was 1-3 with 42 strikeouts, 3 walks and a 1.32 ERA in 23 relief appearances (34 innings) for the Burlington Bees and Stockton Ports in 2012. He had Tommy John surgery toward the end of the season. In 2013, he was 1-2 with a 2.12 ERA in 6 games (5 starts) for the AZL Athletics and Stockton Ports. In 17 innings, he allowed 2 walks and struck out 10 batters. Through his first 163 innings of work, he walked only 20 batters.

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