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Baseball’s Pastrana Signs with Winnipeg Goldeyes
7/18/2019 11:15:00 AM | Baseball
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Former Herd catcher Rey Pastrana has a signed a contract with the Winnipeg Goldeyes of the America Association of Independent Professional Baseball.
"I'm very excited for Rey to sign a professional contract and continue his playing career," 13th-year head coach Jeff Waggoner said. "He was one of the best to ever play at Marshall and he played a major role in elevating the program to a championship level as a part of the winningest team in program history. I'm excited to see him get a chance to prove what he can do at the next level."
As a junior in 2018, Pastrana was named as the All-Conference USA First-Team catcher, was a Johnny Bench Award finalist for the best catcher in the NCAA and was named to the Mideast ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First-Team. He hit eight homers and drove in 31 runs during the 2019 season.
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"I'm very excited for Rey to sign a professional contract and continue his playing career," 13th-year head coach Jeff Waggoner said. "He was one of the best to ever play at Marshall and he played a major role in elevating the program to a championship level as a part of the winningest team in program history. I'm excited to see him get a chance to prove what he can do at the next level."
As a junior in 2018, Pastrana was named as the All-Conference USA First-Team catcher, was a Johnny Bench Award finalist for the best catcher in the NCAA and was named to the Mideast ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First-Team. He hit eight homers and drove in 31 runs during the 2019 season.
For all the latest information about Marshall baseball, follow @MarshallBaseball on Twitter and @HerdBSB on Instagram.
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