- Josh Roenicke
Infobox MLB player
name = Josh Roenicke
width = 250
caption =
team = Cincinnati Reds
number = 65
position = Relief pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1982|8|4
birthplace = city-state|Baltimore|Maryland
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = September 13
debutyear = 2008
debutteam = Cincinnati Reds
statyear = September 18, 2008
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 0-0
stat2label =Earned run average
stat2value = 6.75
stat3label =Strikeout s
stat3value = 2
teams =
*Cincinnati Reds (by|2008-present)Joshua Roenicke (born
August 4 ,1982 inBaltimore, Maryland ) is aMajor League Baseball relief pitcher for theCincinnati Reds . Roenicke, who grew up inNevada City, California , comes from abaseball family as his brother Jason plays in Toronto's minor league system, his father Gary played 12 major league seasons from mlby|1976-mlby|1988 and is currently a scout in theBaltimore Orioles organization [ [http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/090908aaa.html "Former UCLA Bruins Standout Josh Roenicke Promoted to Cincinnati Reds"] . September 9, 2008, "UCLAbruins.com". Retrieved on September 19, 2008.] , and his uncle Ron played 8 seasons from mlby|1981-1988.Roenicke was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 10th round of the
2006 Major League Baseball Draft out ofUCLA where he was both anoutfielder and a relief pitcher. Beginning his professional career with theGulf Coast Reds , Roenicke pitched 8 innings and gave up only one run. He was promoted to the Rookie levelBillings Mustangs where he finished 2006. He began by|2007 with the High-ASarasota Reds before being promoted to Double-A Chattanooga. Combined, he had a 3-2 record with a 2.31 ERA, 56strikeout s, and 24 saves. Roenicke remained in Chattanooga to begin by|2008, but was promoted to Triple-A Louisville after 22 appearances. In 35 games for Louisville, he had a 2.54 ERA and was promoted to the majors onSeptember 9 .Roenicke made his major league debut on
September 13 , walking, striking out, and hitting 1 batter each. [ [http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/091408aac.html "Former UCLA Standout Josh Roenicke Makes Major League Debut"] . September 13, 2008, "UCLAbruins.com". Retrieved on September 19, 2008.]References
External links
*baseballstats |mlb=502158 |espn=29268 |br=r/roenijo01 |fangraphs=3241 |cube=R/Josh-Roenicke
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.