Justin Orenduff

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name = Justin Orenduff
position = Pitcher
team = Los Angeles Dodgers
number =62
bats = Right| throws = Right| birthdate = birthdate and age|1983|5|27 Justin A. Orenduff (born May 27, 1983 in Hagerstown, Maryland) is a right-handed pitcher in Minor League Baseball who pitches for the Jacksonville Suns in the Double-A Southern League.

As a freshman at George Washington University he made 28 appearances and was 10-2 with one save and a 1.68 ERA, ranking second in the Atlantic Ten Conference. He transferred to Virginia Commonwealth University for his sophomore season and won Baseball America second team All-American honors and All-Colonial Athletic Association accolades. He pitched for Team U.S.A. during the summer of 2003.

Orenduff was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round of the 2004 MLB Draft and assigned to rookie-class Ogden Raptors for the conclusion of the season.

He split the 2005 season between Single-A Vero Beach Dodgers and Double-A Jacksonville Suns. He was a combined 10-5 with a 3.19 ERA for the two teams and was named to the Florida State League All-Star team.

He was ranked as the 14th best prospect in the Dodgers system after completing the 2006 season for Jacksonville.

Orenduff struggled at AAA Las Vegas at the start of the 2007 season and returned to Jacksonville, where his numbers improved. He then pitched for the Peoria Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League after the 2007 season.

In 2008, Orenduff is again pitching for Las Vegas.

References

* [http://pressbox.mlb.com/pressbox/downloads/y2007/la/player_dev.pdf Dodgers minor league player bio]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/O/Justin-Orenduff.shtml Baseball Cube Page]