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2nd Round Pick Reed Added to Osprey Roster

Published on August 11, 2014 under Pioneer League (PL)
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MISSOULA, MONT. - The Arizona Diamondbacks and Missoula Osprey have announced the addition of left-handed pitcher Cody Reed to the Missoula pitching staff. Reed was selected with the 54th pick in the second round of the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

Reed, a native of Ardmore, Alabama, went 10-2 with a 0.46 ERA this spring for Ardmore High School. The 6' 3", 250 -pounder was recently named the Gatorade Alabama Baseball Player of the Year. In leading the Ardmore High School Tigers to the ASHAA Class 4A state championship round, Reed racked up the second-highest strikeout total in state history by totaling 226 strikeouts. Equally impressive, he only walked 17 batters in 92 innings. His 0.46 ERA was also put him in the record books for the single-season seventh lowest for pitchers with at least 50 innings. Reed also has a 20- strikeout game in his high school career.

Reed also put on a show at the plate with a .494 average, 6 homeruns, 33 RBI, and an .800 slugging percentage. The lefty features a fastball that has reportedly reached as high as 95 mph to showcase his four-pitch mix.

Baseball America ranked the 17-year old Reed the 44th prospect in the nation, and MLB.com placed him at 61st.

Reed, Vanderbilt University commit prior to signing with Arizona, joins the Osprey out of the AZL where he carried a 2.29 ERA through nine appearances and seven starts. The lefty had 24 strikeouts in just less than twenty innings. Out of his nine appearances, he only allowed earned runs once, with his lone setback against the AZL Giants.

Infielder Taylor Ard also joins the Osprey from Class A South Bend. Ard, who played for three games in Missoula and went 5-10 with a home run, rejoins the Osprey after playing in two games for South Bend.

The Osprey are home for a seven-game home stretch on Tuesday, August 12. Tickets for all Osprey games are available at the MSO Hub Box Office, by phone at (406) 543-3300 and online at MissoulaOsprey.com.

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