Justin Cassell
Justin J. Cassell (born September 25, 1984 in Northridge, California) is a right-handed pitcher for the 2008 Birmingham Barons. He is the younger brother of former San Diego Padres pitcher Jack Cassell and New England Patriots back-up quarterback Matt Cassell. The three were raised by Barbara Cassell, an Emmy-winning television art director who divorced in 1994.
Cassell graduated from Chatsworth High School where he played both baseball and football, backing up his brother Matt as a freshman. He continued playing baseball at the University of California in Irvine. His 15-strikeout game against UC Santa Barbara earned him a Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week award. He was drafted in the 7th round of the 2006 amateur draft by the Chicago White Sox and played for the Winston-Salem Warthogs before being promoted to Birmingham for the 2008 season.
Cassell was named "Southern League Pitcher of the Week" for the first week of May 2008 after making four consecutive starts (23 1/3 innings) without giving up an earned run. As of May 13 Cassell has started 8 games with a 3-2 record and a 3.32 ERA over 43.1 innings pitched. He has recorded 29 strikeouts with no home runs and has walked 17 batters.
References
- Segrest, Doug (May 13, 2008) "Birmingham Barons pitcher Justin Cassel hails from athletic family; one brother pitches in majors, another backs up Tom Brady." Birmingham News
External links
- Justin Cassell stats at birmingham.barons.milb.com