[edit] Guide Note:
Zach Duke is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the 2001 draft he was drafted directly out of Midway High School in Waco, Texas by the Pirates.
[edit] Minor League Journey
Then he began his journey through the minor leagues. During the 2004 season he was named Pittsburgh's Minor League Pitcher-of-the-Year and earned Carolina League Pitcher-of-the-Year. Baseball America recognized him as having the best breaking pitch in the league. In 2006 he became the first rookie in Pirates history to win his first six decisions as a starter. During his first full season he became the teams pitching ace. He has a wicked curveball, that makes left handed hitters have trouble connecting with. His Fastballs average approx. 93 m.p.h,
[edit] Newly Wed
Duke met his future wife Kristen Gross when she was an emcee for the Indianapolis Indians. They married in November 2007. With Matt Capps as their best man.They now reside in Pittsburgh year round.
[edit] Fast Facts:
- Born: April 19, 1983 in Clifton, Texas
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 220 Lbs.
- Position: Pitcher
- Debut: July2, 2005
- Win-Loss: 21-25 through 2007
- Earned Run Average: 4.20 through 2007
- Strikeouts: 216 through 2007
- Bats: Left
- Throws: Left
[edit] Minor League Teams
- R-Pirates
- A-Hickory Crawdads
- AA- Altoona Curve
- A-[[Lynchburg Hillcats]
- AAA-Indianapolis Indians
- A-State College Spikes
[edit] Major League Teams
