SPRING 2009
Former hawk pitcher making mark in minors
Since being drafted in 2007 by the Baltimor Orioles in the 25th round, former Shorter College baseball ace Cliff Flagello has been anything but quiet.
The 5-foot-10 right-hander posted a 2.29 earned run average in relief at Class A Delmarva in his first full season last year - including a 1.07 mark after the All-Star break- and limited Sally League batters to an impressive .185 average. In the postseason, he received the prestigious Orioles' Elrod Hendricks Minor League Service Award.
"It was a good year for me, in terms of development and performance," said Flagello. "The community award is something that anyone would be excited to receive. Coach (Matt) Larry (Shorter's head baseball coach) was always adamant about getting players involved in the community adn playing under him as instilled those beliefs in me."
In September, Flagello was sent to Hawaii for two months to pitch for the West Oahu Canefires. |
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After leaving Hawaii at the end of November, Flagello returned to Rome, where he has been preparing for spring training and his trip to Florida, working with Shorter's baseball team.
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