Career Highlights: Fourth season of professional baseball and first with the Wingnuts…career record of 16-12 with a 3.55 ERA in 243.1 innings over 96 appearances…contract purchased by the Kansas City Royals in January 2008…pitched four seasons at Mount St. Mary’s University from 2004-07…posted 31-17 record four the Mountaineers with a 4.05 ERA with 304 strikeouts and just 57 walks…ranks first all-time in school history in wins, strikeouts, appearances (86) and innings pitched (347.0)…2004 Division-I Freshman All-American...First Team All-NEC as a freshman and junior…also named NEC Rookie of the Year during freshman year…majored in Theology, minored in Spanish…full name is Dustin Neil Pease…rights acquired from Windy City in exchange for Diego Soto...enjoys fishing, guitar, songwriting, golf, and video games…great great grandfather pitched against Babe Ruth
2009
Windy City (Northern/Ind.): 12-7 for the Thunderbolts with a 3.85 ERA…12 wins ranked third in the Frontier League…also ranked second with 21 starts and third with four complete games…worked a career-high 133.1 IP, striking out 106 and walking 38…pitched complete game win on 7/23 vs. River City, allowing two earned runs on seven hits…tossed complete game three-hitter in next start on 7/29 at Gateway, striking out season-high 11, walking one and allowing one earned run in the victory…made it three consecutive complete games on 8/2 at Evansville, working six full innings without allowing an earned run in a loss…struck out nine in 8.2 IP on 8/28 vs. Evansville, not allowing an earned run and picking up the win…won four of final five decisions…posted 1.59 ERA in nine relief outings, not allowing a walk in 5.2 IP…ERA under 3.74 or lower in four of five months during the season…had 1.72 ERA during five-start stretch spanning 36.2 IP from 7/12-8/2
2008
Winnipeg (Northern/Ind.): Ranked third in the Northern League with a 3.16 ERA…3-3 in 37 appearances, six of them starts…struck out 80 while walking 26 and allowing 75 hits in 79.2 IP…earned first career save on 6/1 vs. Joliet, working 1.2 scoreless innings…made first professional start on 6/21 in second game of double header at Fargo-Moorhead, allowing two earned runs and striking out 10 while earning the win…16 of 31 relief outings went for more than one inning…2-1 as a starter with 1.91 ERA…1.95 ERA in 50.2 IP at home…struck out career-high 12 in 6.2 IP in start on 8/27 at Fargo-Moorhead…allowed 11 earned runs over final 46.0 IP (2.15) spanning 18 appearances
2007
Winnipeg (Northern/Ind.): 1-2 with a 3.26 ERA in 30.1 IP in first professional season…struck out 21 hitters while walking 18 and allowing 23 hits…made 29 appearances, all in relief…made professional debut on 6/16 vs. Schaumburg, working 0.2 scoreless innings…picked up first professional win on 6/20 vs. Edmonton, pitching 3.2 scoreless innings…did not allow an earned run in 10 consecutive appearances from 7/24-8/22…had 2.21 ERA in 20.1 IP at home
Kevin Hooper on Dustin: I’m very excited to have Dustin coming out of our bullpen this year. He has put up some great numbers already in his career and is extremely tough on left-handed hitters. He will be a big part of our pitching staff’s success as a late-inning guy.
