Bombers' Wolf Promoted To Astros' AA Affiliate
Corpus Christi, Texas -- Pitcher Shane Wolf, a 2008 Ithaca graduate and member of the Houston Astros organization, has been promoted to Corpus Christi, Houston's AA affiliate.
Wolf, an all-American and academic all-American during his Bomber career, earned the promotion after going 7-4 with a 4.26 ERA for the Lancaster JetHawks of the California League. Pitching for the A-Advanced JetHawks, Wolf won three games in 15 relief appearances and also made 15 starts. He struck out 71 hitters in 108 innings.
The left-hander wasin his second season with Lancaster after starting his professional career with the Tri-City ValleyCats of the short-season NY Penn League in 2008. The Astros selected Wolf in the 26th round of the 2008 First-Year Players Draft.