2011 NEW JERSEY JACKALS MEDIA GUIDE
JAMES LEVERTON
LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
PITCHER PROFILES
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Height: 6’2” Weight: 210 Opening Day Age: 25 Bats: Right Throws: Left Status: LS-2 Born: 5/13/1986 in Garland, Texas Resides: Flower Mound, Texas College: Texas Tech University Drafted: 2008, eighth round (Chicago Cubs) Experience: fourth season (first with Jackals) Notes: Was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the eighth round in 2008 following his junior season at Texas Tech... 35 of his first 41 career games were as a starter, but all 49 appearances in 2010 came in relief... Attended high school in Rockwall, Texas. 2010 w/ Peoria Chiefs, Daytona Cubs, and Tennessee Smokies: Combined to go 10-1 with a 2.75 ERA in 49 relief appearances at three levels in the Cubs system... Began the season in extended spring training and joined Peoria on April 17... With Peoria, recorded either a win or a save in each of his first seven games to begin the season... Was a Single-A Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star with Peoria... Was promoted to Advanced-A Daytona on June 15... Was promoted to Double-A Tennessee in late-August. 2009 w/ Daytona Cubs: Started 25 games... Finished fourth in the Advanced-A Florida State League with 61 walks and third with 14 home runs allowed. College Career: Played three seasons at Texas Tech University (2006-08) prior to being drafted by the Cubs following his junior season... Was primarily a position player as a freshman and sophomore before shifting to the mound for his junior season... As a freshman in 2006, played 56 games and hit .285 with five home runs and 35 RBIs while starting 48 contests (26 at first base, 22 in the outfield)... As a sophomore in 2007, hit .290 with three home runs and 25 RBIs as the Red Raiders starting first baseman en route to being named an Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection while making four relief appearances and allowing seven runs in 3.1 innings on the mound... As a junior in 2008, recorded only 27 at-bats but made 31 relief appearances, going 2-3 with a 3.86 ERA and allowing just 27 hits in 32.2 innings. YR 08 09 10
CLUB LG Class W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H AB TBF R ER HR SH SF HB BB IB SO WP BK AVG AGAINST Boise NWST A 1-3 .250 4.61 15 10 0 0 0 0 54.2 50 200 238 30 28 1 5 2 4 27 2 38 3 0 .250 Daytona FSL A 9-11 .450 4.35 26 25 0 0 0 0 122.0 115 455 528 71 59 14 3 4 5 61 3 75 6 1 .253 Peoria MID A 5-1 .833 2.60 19 0 0 0 15 4 27.2 23 101 115 11 8 1 0 9 0 25 1 0 .228 Daytona FSL A 4-0 1.000 2.80 26 0 0 0 12 5 35.1 36 139 154 12 11 3 1 11 3 28 2 0 .259 West Tenn SOU AA 1-0 1.000 3.18 4 0 0 0 1 0 5.2 5 20 23 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 .250 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 20 .571 90 0 28 245.1 915 126 19 111 170 1 15 3.96 35 0 9 229 1085 108 10 8 13 .250
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