Career Highlights: 2008 is 6th year in professional baseball…began the 2008 season with the Lincoln Saltdogs, allowing one run in 3.1 IP…played college ball at Southern Nazarene University…career record of 22-13 with 69 saves…239 strikeouts in 228.0 career innings entering this year…played in the New York Yankees organization in 2004…was the 2003 Frontier League Rookie of the Year…2006 Relief Pitcher of the Year in the Northern League…attended Marian Catholic High School in San Diego…has a son, Jordan (4)…brother Damon Washington played football for the New York Giants…Uncle introduced him to baseball…works as a pitching instructor in the offseason
2007
Brockton (CanAm/Ind.): Finished the season with the Rox, going 1-1 with nine saves from July through the end of August…struck out 16 in 16 innings…finished 15 of 17 games pitched…struck out the side in a perfect 9th inning on 8/19 vs. Sussex to earn the save…walked one batter in his final 10 appearances
Yuma (Frontier/Ind.): Saved four games while going 1-1 with a 9.35 ERA in 10 appearances…did not allow a run in first six games pitched…struck out 14 in just 8.2 IP
2006
Joliet (Northern/Ind.): Earned Reliever of the Year honors going 1-4 with a league-leading 21 saves…1.99 ERA in 45.1 IP…struck out 44 while walking just 10…1.13 ERA in 24.0 IP on the road, 2.95 ERA in 21.1 IP at home…struck out all four batters to face him in a four-out save on 6/30 at Gary…pitched scoreless ball in 32 of 37 outings…earned three saves in four days from 5/23-5/26
2005
St. Paul (Northern/Ind.): Finished the year with the Saints, going 3-1 with a 4.85 ERA in 13.0 IP…3.38 ERA in 8.0 IP at home
Joliet (Northern/Ind.): 5-3 with 10 saves and a 3.29 ERA in 38.1 IP…struck out 29 while walking just seven…finished 26 of 28 games pitched…2.75 ERA in 19.2 IP at home, 3.86 ERA in 18.2 IP on the road…mad one start…pitched a season-high 3.2 IP on 6/28 vs. Sioux City not allowing a run and earning the win
2004
Staten Island (New York-Penn/A): Made one appearance, not allowing a run in 2.2 IP and striking out one
Battle Creek (Midwest): 1-2 with a 3.42 ERA in 23.2 IP in 13 appearances, all in relief…pitched 3.0 innings to get the win on 8/19 vs. Kane County, striking out three and not allowing a run…finished four games…struck out at least one batter in 12 of 13 games
Evansville (Frontier/Ind.): 4-0 with 14 saves and a 1.44 ERA in 25.0 IP over 19 appearances before being picked up by the Yankees…struck out 37 and walked just seven…finished 18 of 19 games…pitched scoreless ball in 15 of 19 outings…did not allow a run in first 11.1 IP over nine games
2003
Evansville (Frontier/Ind.): Earned Rookie of the Year honors going 6-1 with 11 saves and a 2.77 ERA in 55.1 IP over 31 games…struck out 65 and walked just nine…made two starts, going 1-0 with a 2.38 in 11.1 IP…threw 10.2 scoreless innings from 6/18-7/5…struck out a career-high seven batters in a 7.0 IP start at Gateway on 6/14 to earn the win…made professional debut on 5/24 vs. Richmond, allowing one run in 3.0 innings and striking out five
Kash Beauchamp on Amad: Amad is our setup man and is a guy who can close if something were to happen to Byron. He uses a subtraction or batting practice fastball as a real weapon to keep hitters off balance. I’ve got as much confidence in Amad as anyone else in our bullpen.
