More on Andrew Bailey's signing:
HADDON HEIGHTS, NJ - Wagner pitcher Andrew Bailey signed a professional contract with the Oakland A's earlier this morning at his home in Haddon Heights, NJ.
He will report to Vancouver, British Columbia where he will begin his professional career with the short-season Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League. Bailey was drafted by Oakland in the sixth round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft earlier this month.
"The last couple of weeks have been nerve-racking with a lot of ups and downs," said Bailey. "But now that I've signed and the business part of it is over, I can just go out and pitch the way that I know how to and hopefully good things will happen."
Bailey was the 21st pick of the sixth round and the 188th overall. He also was the fifth player taken by Oakland and their third pitcher.
The right-handed flamethrower had a highly successful season going 3-1 with two complete games, three saves and a 2.03 ERA in 44.1 innings of work while striking out 53 and limiting hitters to a .146 average. For his career he amassed 14 wins and a school-record 237 strikeouts to go along with a 3.94 ERA in 219.1 innings while leading the Green & White to three-straight NEC Tournament appearances.
The Vancouver Canadians play a 76-game schedule in the Northwest League based on the west coast.
