Pete Andrelczyk

Career

Pete Andrelczyk grew up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where he played ball at Manheim Township High School. After going undrafted out of high school, he headed to Coastal Carolina University to play for the Chanticleers in the Big South Conference. Working out of the bullpen, he took on the closer role for the team. The Baltimore Orioles picked him in the 32nd round of the 2007 MLB draft, but he turned down the offer to finish his senior year at Coastal Carolina.

The next year, the Marlins grabbed him in the fifth round, and this time he signed. He started his pro career in 2008 with the Jamestown Jammers of the short-season New York-Penn League, then moved up to the Greensboro Grasshoppers in the South Atlantic League. In 2009, he split time between Greensboro and the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Florida State League. He began 2010 back in Jupiter before earning a promotion to the Jacksonville Suns of the Southern League.

The 2011 season saw him start in Jacksonville and later get called up to the New Orleans Zephyrs of the Pacific Coast League. That same year, Andrelczyk suited up for the United States national team at the Baseball World Cup and the Pan American Games, bringing home a silver medal.