University of Tennessee Athletics
Former Vol Drucker inks with Tigers
July 26, 2007 | Baseball
Grand Prairie, Texas - The Grand Prairie AirHogs have announced that the contract for starting pitcher Scot Drucker has been purchased by the Detroit Tigers. He will report to the Double-A Erie SeaWolves in the Eastern League.
"This is great news for both Scot and the entire Grand Prairie AirHogs Organization," said Manager Pete Incaviglia. "This is all part of our plan in having players coming here to improve and get scouted to join up with an affiliated team."
In 15 starts with Grand Prairie, Drucker went 8-3 with a 2.41 ERA. He had 20 walks and 57 strikeouts in 93 1/3 innings pitched while having an opponents' batting average of .224. The Miami, Fla. native was second in the league in earned run average.
The 26-year-old was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 13th round of the 2004 draft. Drucker pitched three seasons with the A's organization accumulating a record of 20-11 with a 4.70 ERA and 176 punchouts.
Drucker is the first AirHogs player ever to be signed by an affiliated team.
