Trevor Bauer

Trevor Andrew Bauer (born January 17, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was the third selection of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks and was considered to be a top pitching prospect before making his MLB debut in 2012.

Amateur career

Bauer attended Hart High School in Santa Clarita, California, and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he played for the UCLA Bruins baseball team.

In his freshman year at UCLA, Bauer recorded a 9–3 record with a 2.99 ERA, collecting 92 strikeouts in 105.1 innings.

Bauer was a member of the USA 2009 Baseball Collegiate National Team. He was 1–1 with a 4.67 ERA in five games (three starts), 24 strikeouts, and seven walks in 17 ¹⁄₃ innings. In 2009, he was named to the freshman All-America team by Baseball America.

During the 2010 season, the Bruins had the best record (51–17) in school history and were the second best team in the country. The Bruins played in the 2010 College World Series and were defeated by South Carolina in the NCAA Championship Series. Bauer went 12–3 with a 3.02 ERA, collecting 165 strikeouts in 131 ¹⁄₃ innings. The 165 strikeouts were the best in the nation. In 2010, he was a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award, presented annually to the top amateur baseball player in the country by USA Baseball.