PJ Bevis
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PJ Bevis is an Australian baseball player who is a right-handed pitcher for the Queensland Rams
. PJ has played professional baseball ranging from Rookie to AAA for over 10 years with the Arizona Diamondbacks
, New York Mets
, Colorado Rockies
PJ was on the big league roster for 3 years with the Arizona Diamondbacks & the New York Mets, As well as playing in the Can-Am League, Golden Baseball League
and Northern League. He attended Cavendish Road State High School
.
PJ was signed by the Arizona organisation in 1998 as a 17 year old before being traded in 2002, playing AA, to the New York Mets. He would play a couple of seasons for the organisation in AA and AAA as well as pitching spring training
for the Mets, PJ signed a one year contract with the Colorado Rockies for the 2005 season. despite playing 3 seasons of AAA baseball, never played in the Major
's.
PJ lead the 2005 AA Texas League in saves with 21 while pitching for the Tulsa Drillers who is AA affiliate for the Colorado Rockies. PJ was named to the 2005 AA Texas league all-star team
Despite only pitching in 12 games for Yakima in 2001 PJ was 3rd in the league in saves with 8
In 2003, PJ was named as the 2003 Claxton Shield MVP for the Championship series and was named in the All-Star team as a relief pitching, posting a flat 0 ERA
and .077 opponent batting average.
Bevis plays for the Windsor Royals
in Queensland.
Queensland Rams
Queensland Rams compete in the Claxton Shield Baseball Championship in Australia. The Rams were one of the founding teams of the Claxton Shield in 1934 and competed as Queensland until 1988. Between 1988 and 1999, the Claxton Shield was awarded to the winner of the Australian Baseball League...
. PJ has played professional baseball ranging from Rookie to AAA for over 10 years with the Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix. They play in the West Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 1998 to the present, they have played in Chase Field...
, New York Mets
New York Mets
The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
, Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains...
PJ was on the big league roster for 3 years with the Arizona Diamondbacks & the New York Mets, As well as playing in the Can-Am League, Golden Baseball League
Golden Baseball League
The Golden Baseball League, based in San Ramon, California, was an independent baseball league. It later merged with the Northern League and the United Baseball League to form the North American League in the western United States, western Canada and Mexico....
and Northern League. He attended Cavendish Road State High School
Cavendish Road State High School
Cavendish Road State High School is a co-educational, state secondary school located in Holland Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Established in 1952, Cavendish Road State High School was the second state high school to be built in the suburbs of Brisbane...
.
PJ was signed by the Arizona organisation in 1998 as a 17 year old before being traded in 2002, playing AA, to the New York Mets. He would play a couple of seasons for the organisation in AA and AAA as well as pitching spring training
Spring training
In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spring training allows new players to try out for roster and position spots, and gives existing team players practice time prior to competitive play...
for the Mets, PJ signed a one year contract with the Colorado Rockies for the 2005 season. despite playing 3 seasons of AAA baseball, never played in the Major
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
's.
PJ lead the 2005 AA Texas League in saves with 21 while pitching for the Tulsa Drillers who is AA affiliate for the Colorado Rockies. PJ was named to the 2005 AA Texas league all-star team
Despite only pitching in 12 games for Yakima in 2001 PJ was 3rd in the league in saves with 8
In 2003, PJ was named as the 2003 Claxton Shield MVP for the Championship series and was named in the All-Star team as a relief pitching, posting a flat 0 ERA
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
and .077 opponent batting average.
Bevis plays for the Windsor Royals
Windsor Royals
The Windsor Royals, originally known simply as Windsor baseball club and formerly the Windsor Engineers is a baseball club that participates in the Greater Brisbane League competition and Brisbane Metro Baseball competition.-History:...
in Queensland.