CHRIS VOLSTAD

'Jupiter Hammerheads — No. 23'
'Starting Pitcher'
'Bats:' Right	'Throws:' Right

'Chris K. Volstad' (born September 23, 1986 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida) is a right-handed pitcher in the Florida Marlins farm system. He is a 2005 graduate of Palm Beach Gardens High School.
At 6 foot 7 inches and 190 pounds, he is an intimidating presence on the mound.
Drafted with the 16th pick in the 2005 MLB Draft, he is the highest player ever drafted out of his high school.

Contents

Professional Career

Scouting Report

Minor League Statistics

Trivia

See Also

External Links

Professional Career

Chris's first season of pro ball showed why he was a #1 pick, as he went 4-3 in 13 starts (with 55 K's in 65 IP) between the GCL Marlins and Jamestown Jammers of the NY-Penn League(Low A) with a 2.22 ERA.
Chris never returned to Jamestown, instead starting out 2006 with the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the South Atlantic League(A ball). He put in another strong season, going 11-8 over 26 starts with a 3.08 ERA.
Starting his 2nd full pro season at yet another level, with the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Florida State League, Chris has struggled somewhat compared to his first season and a half. He is currently 6-6 in 16 games(15 starts) with a 4.5 ERA.
On Saturday, June 1st, 2007, Chris Volstad threw a 7 inning complete game shutout in the 1st game of a double header against the Lakeland Flying Tigers(Detroit Tigers High A), lowering his season ERA to 4.18 and earning him not only his first career complete game, but first career shutout as well.

Scouting Report

★ Low-to-mid 90s fastball

★ Change-up

★ curve ball

★ Large mound presence.

★ Very poised.

★ Can throw all pitchers for strikes.

★ Smooth, repeatable delivery.

★ Excels at getting ground ball outs.

Minor League Statistics

Season	Team	League	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	R	ER	HR	H	BB	K	WHIP	K/9	BAA
2005	GCL Marlins	GCL	1	1	2.33	6	6	0	0	27	14	7	1	25	4	26	1.07	8.67	.236
2005	Jamestown	NPL	3	2	2.13	7	7	0	0	38	19	9	0	43	11	29	1.42	6.87	.274
2006	Greensboro	SAL	11	8	3.08	26	26	0	0	152	73	52	12	161	36	99	1.30	5.86	.261
2007	Jupiter	FSL	7	7	4.16	18	17	1	1	106	61	49	5	128	32	80	1.51	6.79	.287
Total			22	18	3.26	57	56	1	1	323	167	117	18	357	83	234	1.36	6.52	.269

Trivia

★ Florida's #1 prospect according to Baseball America going into 2007 season.

★ Was deemed #40 overall of 2007 Top 100 Prospects according by Baseball America.

See Also

★ Florida Marlins

★ Jupiter Hammerheads

External Links

★ Chris Volstad @ The Baseball Cube

★ Chris Volstad @ MiLB.com

★ Baseball America Top 100 Prospects

★ Future Fish Chris Volstad Article

★ Baseball America Florida Marlins Top 10 Prospects