May 30, 2010: Today's pitchers

STARTING PITCHER

RHP JAKE ODORIZZI: Selected by Milwaukee as a supplemental 1st round pick (32nd overall) in the 2008 draft out of Highland (IL) High School.

LAST SEASON: Odorizzi made 12 appearances (10 starts) for the Helena Brewers in the Pioneer League. He was 1-4 with a 4.40 ERA and struck out 43 while walking nine over 47 innings pitched.

LAST START: Odorizzi picked up the win at Kane County on May 25. He pitched seven shutout innings and allowed five hits. Odorizzi struck out seven and walked two in a 3-0 Wisconsin victory.

HIGHLAND HIGH: Odorizzi was 14-0 with three saves in his senior season with the Bulldogs. He allowed one earned run over 89-1/3 innings pitched to put up an ERA of 0.08 and struck out 146 batters while walking just six in his final season as a Bulldog and helped lead the team to its first ever Class 3A State Championship.

AWARDS: In his senior season, Odorizzi was the Gatorade Player of the Year in Illinois; a Louisville Slugger Pre-season All-American; a Rawlings/Perfect Game All-American; and a member of USA Today’s All-USA Team.

NOT IN THE CARDS: Odorizzi had committed to playing baseball and football at the University of Louisville before signing with the Brewers.

IN THE RANKINGS: Baseball America rated Odorizzi as the #2 prospect in the Pioneer League after the 2009 season. The publication placed him at #9 in the Brewers organization heading into the 2010 season.

BREWERS CAREER: In 23 games (14 starts) before this season, Odorizzi was 2-6 with a 4.12 ERA. He had walked 18 and struck out 62 in 67-2/3 innings as a Brewers farmhand before this season.

VS. CEDAR RAPIDS: Odorizzi has made a pair of starts against the Kernels in 2010. He has no record in those two starts and has allowed four runs on seven hits over 9-2/3 innings. Odorizzi has struck out 15 and walked three in those two games.

PROFESSIONAL BESTS:
INNINGS PITCHED: 7.0 (5/25/10 @Kane County)
STRIKEOUTS: 8 (2x; Last: 5/8/10 V. Cedar Rapids)

............2010 DAY-BY-DAY
DATE..OPP...W/L/S IP..H R ER BB K ERA
4/11..CLN...Save..4.0 1 0 0..1..4 0.00
4/16..@BUR*.Win...5.0 0 0 0..1..8 0.00
4/21..CR*.........4.0 3 2 2..3..7 1.50
4/28..@PEO..Loss..2.0 5 4 3..0..1 3.21
5/3...@BEL*.......3.0 3 5 4..5..5 4.76
5/14+.BEL*........6.0 3 1 1..2..6 3.77
5/20..PEO*........5.0 6 4 4..2..6 4.28
5/25..@KC*..Win...7.0 5 0 0..2..7 3.54

*-Start
+-Second game of a doubleheader

SCHEDULED RELIEVER

LHP DEL HOWELL: Selected by Milwaukee in the 15th round of the 2009 draft out of the University of Alabama.

LAST SEASON: Howell appeared in five games (three starts) between the Arizona League Brewers and the Helena Brewers in his first pro season. He was a combined 1-0 with a 0.77ERA. Over 11-2/3 innings pitched, Howell allowed one run, with three walks and nine strikeouts.

LAST APPEARANCE: Howell pitched two scoreless innings against Burlington at Time Warner Cable Field on May 23. Howell walked one, gave up one hit, and struck out four.

GO, BAMA! Howell went 5-3 with a 6.33ERA in 11 starts in his final season at Alabama. He struck out 68 opposing hitters in 58-1/3 innings pitched.

ROLL TIDE! Howell also was a position player during his three seasons with the Crimson Tide. He hit a home run against Arkansas as a freshman.

GLORY DAYS: Howell was Mr. Baseball in Alabama in 2006. As a senior at American Christian Academy, Howell went 13-1 with a 0.18ERA. He pitched back-to-back perfect games in his first two starts of the Class 1A state playoffs during the 2006 season.

RANKING: Baseball America rated Howell as the #22 prospect in the Milwaukee Brewer organization in their 2010 Prospect Handbook.

VS. CEDAR RAPIDS: Howell took the loss at Burlington on April 14. He gave up seven runs on eight hits over 1-2/3 innings with three walks and one strikeout. The Rattlers lost 8-6.

VS. ANGELS: Howell has never faced an affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

PROFESSIONAL BESTS:
INNINGS PITCHED: 5.1IP (5/6/10 v. Quad Cities)
STRIKEOUTS: 5 (9/5/09 @ Billings)

............2010 DAY-BY-DAY
DATE..OPP...W/L/S..IP..H..R..ER.BB.K..ERA
4/10..KC...........3.0 5..3..3..0..0...9.00
4/14..@BUR*.Loss...1.2 8..7..7..3..1..19.29
4/19..@QC..........2.0 3..4..4..2..1..18.90
4/24..BEL*.........4.0 6..2..2..4..4..13.50
5/1+..@BEL.........1.0 1..0..0..0..0..12.34
5/6...QC*..........5.1 2..2..2..2..3...9.53
5/13..BEL..........2.0 1..0..0..2..2...8.53
5/18..PEO...Save...3.0 0..1..0..2..2...7.36
5/23..BUR..........2.0 1..0..0..1..4...6.75

+-Game Two of a doubleheader
*-Start