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IIT Alum, Josh Judy Turning Heads in Tribe System
By Chad Gramling | January 17, 2010
One Fort Wayne related player I have enjoyed following the last couple years is Josh Judy, a West Virginia native who played his college ball at Indiana Institute of Technology. IIT is hardly known as a hotbed of Major League talent, so the fact that he was drafted in the 34th round of the 2007 Amateur Draft was a bit of a surprise to many.
A two-time NAIA All-America, Judy posted an 8-1 record with a 1.63 earned run average and 84 strikeouts in 2007 before being selected as the 1034th overall pick by Cleveland.
But Judy didn’t remain in relative obscurity for long. Now, he ranks among the Tribe’s top prospects.
The latest stop on Judy’s get-to-know-me tour was the Arizona Fall League. In 11 relief appearances for the Peoria Saguaros, he went 2-2 with a 1.59 and 20 strikeouts. He gave up 13 hits in 17 innings . . . he went 12-1 and struck out 80 in 74-1/3 innings in 35 appearances for Class A Lake County. He also pitched seven games for Kinston (14 innings, 17 strikeouts).
Related BBIFW Josh Judy Posts:
- More Local Northeast Indiana Baseball Standouts Drafted
- Half Way There: A Mid-Season Look at Local Ties
- Josh Judy Lands on Top Prospect’s List
- Fort Fragments (Local Ties): Day, Parker, Chenoweth, Dygert, Judy
