Elih Villanueva
| Elih Villanueva | |
|---|---|
| Florida Marlins – No. -- | |
| Pitcher | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Elih Villanueva (born, July 26, 1986 in Coral Springs, Florida) is a Minor League Baseball pitcher in the Florida Marlins organization. He was selected by the Florida Marlins in the 27th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft out of Florida State University.
Professional career
Florida Marlins
Villanueva made his professional debut and pitched at three Minor League levels in 2008. He started the season in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Marlins where he pitched four scoreless innings in his lone Gulf Coast League start on July 19 against the Gulf Coast League Cardinals. Villanueva made five appearances, one start, for the Short-Season Jamestown Jammers of the New York - Penn League. He allowed one run over six innings in his lone start with the Jammers on September 3. Opponents hit .205 (15-for-73) against him. Villanueva was promoted to the Class-A ent 1-0 with a 0.77 ERA in four games, two starts, for Class-A Advanced Jupiter Hammerheads.
In 2009 Villanueva pitched for Class-A Advanced Jupiter and the Double-A Jacksonville Suns. With the Hammerheads he went 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA in two games, both for starts. With the Suns he went 9-12 with a 3.47 ERA in 26 games, 27 starts.
External links
- Player Stats and Bio at milb.com.