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RYAN HARTMAN LHP BORN April 21, 1994 in Anaheim, CA OPENING DAY AGE 23 HEIGHT 6’3 WEIGHT 223 BATS Left THROWS Left HOMETOWN Anaheim, CA COLLEGE Tennessee Wesleyan College ACQUIRED Selected in the 9th round of the June 2016 draft Career Highlights: 2017 – Went 5-7 with a 3.64 ERA in 25 games (16 starts) between Quad Cities and Buies Creek. Tossed 108 2/3 innings with 90 strikeouts and 33 walks. 1.22 WHIP was the 5th-best among Astros minor league pitchers and ranked 4th in walks per-9 innings (2.7). Held .226 (84 AB) batting average against vs. left-handed hitters and .247 (324 AB) batting average against vs. right-handed hitters. Began campaign with Quad Cities, posting a 2.04 ERA (17 2/3 IP) in April with 15 strikeouts and 3 walks. Tossed 6 innings (1 R, 1 K, 0 BB) on April 19 at Burlington. Had a 2.37 ERA (22 IP) in May. Went 6 scoreless innings and matched a career-high 7 strikeouts on May 20 at Kane County. Made Buies Creek debut on May 31 vs. Carolina (3 2/3 IP, 6 ER, 4 BB, 1 K). Bounced back with 6 innings (2 ER, 7 K) on June 6 vs. Myrtle Beach. Picked up 4-inning save (1 ER, 5 K) on June 30 vs. Potomac in 2-1 victory. Excelled in July, recording a 1.74 ERA (20 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 15 K, 4 BB, .216 BAA). Allowed just 1 earned run during 4 straight appearances from July 6-July 24 (19 IP, 11 H, 13 K, 4 BB). Toughest month of season came in August (5.56 ERA, 22 2/3 IP, 18 K, 7 BB). 2016 – Made pro debut on June 24 vs. Vermont, tossing 2 innings in relief and allowing 1 earned run. Went 4 scoreless innings (5 H, 1 K, 0 BB) on July 5 vs. State College. Had 1.77 ERA in 20 1/3 innings during August, striking out 20 batters while issuing just 3 walks in the month with a .155 batting average against. Finished campaign with 3 consecutive 4-inning outings from August 25-September 4. In season finale on September 4 at Connecticut, went 4 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts. College Notes: Led all NAIA pitchers with a 0.64 ERA in 98 innings pitched during senior campaign. Registered 129 strikeouts and just 12 walks during 2016 season. YEAR CLUB 2016 Tri-City (A) 2017 Quad Cities (A) Buies Creek (A) Career Totals W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2-0 2.36 14 6 0 0 0 45.2 42 13 12 7 48 3-1 2.72 9 5 0 0 1 39.2 32 12 12 14 37 2-6 4.17 16 11 0 0 1 69.0 67 35 32 19 53 7-7 3.27 39 22 0 0 2 154.1 141 60 56 40 138 28