- Zach Schreiber
Zachary J. Schreiber (born
June 24 ,1982 inCedar Rapids, Iowa ) is aMajor League Baseball pitcher for theAtlanta Braves .Schreiber attended Duke and played
baseball there for 4 years. Following his senior season, he was drafted by theAtlanta Braves in the 16th round (491st overall) in the 2004Major League Baseball draft .He began his professional career for the
Gulf Coast Braves in 2004, pitching in 3 games. In 2007, he pitched for the Double-AMississippi Braves and the Triple-ARichmond Braves . Pitching in a combined 58 games, he had a 4-6 record with a 2.31 ERA and had 6 saves. He was also named to the Southern League midseason All-Star team. OnNovember 20 , 2007, his contract was purchased by the Atlanta Braves, protecting him from theRule 5 Draft .External links
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/S/Zach-Schreiber.shtml The Baseball Cube Player Profile]
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=459459 MLB.com Player Profile]
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