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Will Venable’s MLB Debut

August 30th, 2008 | Author: Chad Gramling

Will VenableIn the bottom of the second inning versus the Colorado Rockies, former Fort Wayne Wizard Will Venable launched a shot to deep right and landed a triple in his first Major League at-bat. He then promptly scored his first Major League run on a wild pitch. Not a bad way to make your MLB debut.

Venable grounded to second two innings later in his second at-bat. In the sixth, he grounded out to the pitcher and struck out in the eighth to go 1-4 on the night.

Former Wizards catcher, Nick Hundley also had a home run in the contest. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to get Hayhurst his first Major League win in his second career MLB start. He took the loss after giving up four runs over four innings.

“I was just in that ‘I can’t believe I’m here, this is great’ mode,” he said. “I got the first hit out of the way and it was great, but it was kind of surreal. I was really on auto-pilot. I was just there reacting and got a pitch to hit” [source: Marin Independant Journal]

Venable is the 70th former Wizard to reach the Major League level and the eighth to do so this season; Luke Carlin, Jared Wells, Eddie Bonine, Leo Rosales, Nick Hundley, Sean Kazmar and Dirk Hayhurst being the others in that respective order.

Venable was drafted out of Princeton in 2005 and spent 2006 with the Wizards. By all accounts, it was a very good year for him. He hit .313 with 11 home runs and 92 runs batted in. It was enough to garner the Wizards Most Valuable Player season award. With Portland on the season, he’s hit .292 with 26 doubles, four triples, 14 home runs and 58 RBIs.

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