Shawn Haviland

Shawn Haviland
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1985-11-10) November 10, 1985
Middletown, Connecticut
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Shawn Parker Haviland (born November 10, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent.

Early career

Haviland attended Farmington High School (Connecticut).[1] Clayton Haviland, Haviland’s grandfather, played for Cornell Big Red baseball, and Tim Haviland, his father, played for Connecticut Huskies baseball.[2]

Haviland played college baseball for Harvard Crimson baseball. In 2006, Haviland was named Ivy League Pitcher of the Year.[3] In 2005, Haviland helped Harvard win the Ivy League Baseball Championship Series, qualifying the team for the 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[4] While in college, Haviland played in the Cape Cod Baseball League.[4] Haviland pitched for the Wareham Gatemen.[5] In 2008, Haviland graduated from Harvard University with a degree in government. Haviland was selected in the 33rd round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft by the Oakland Athletics. [6]

Career

Haviland was assigned to A's affiliate team the Vancouver Canadians.[7][8] In 2009, Haviland played for the Kane County Cougars.

In 2010, he played for the Sacramento River Cats and the Stockton Ports. Haviland's pitching ranked in the top in the A's farm system during the 2010 Oakland Athletics season. Haviland had the most strikeouts of all A's minor leaguers with 169 strikeouts.[9][10][11] Between 2011 and 2014, Haviland remained in the A's farm system, playing for the Midland RockHounds and the Stockton Ports.

In 2015, Haviland became a free agent and signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox where he played with the Charlotte Knights.[12][13] Haviland was eventually traded to the Boston Red Sox and played for the Pawtucket Red Sox.[12]

In 2016, Haviland played for the New Britain Bees.[14][15] Later in the year, the Cleveland Indians signed Haviland to a contract and assigned him to the Columbus Clippers.[16] Haviland elected free agency on November 7, 2016.

References

  1. ↑ McGinn, Timothy. "BASEBALL 2005: New Place, Same Ace". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. ↑ N'Komba, Yoan. "Havilands Build Baseball Dynasty". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ↑ McPhillips, Alex. "SPORTS BRIEF: Haviland, Cole Earn Ivy Awards". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 Ewen, Steve. "Moving On From GPA to ERA". pressreader.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "THIS WEEK IN THE CAPE LEAGUE (3 July – 10 July 2005)". Cape Cod Baseball League. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Heuschkel, David. "Taking A Major Step". Hartford Courtant. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Patterson, Jeff. "After Harvard, it's the ballpark for rookie Shawn Haviland". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  8. ↑ Cunningham, Emily. "Haviland Off to Successful Start in Minors". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "2010 Season in Review". milb.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "An Interview With Oakland A's Pitching Prospect Shawn Haviland". The Baseball Historian. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  11. ↑ Ryan, Tim. "MLB Players Who Could Be This Season's Tim Tebow or Jeremy Lin". USA Today. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  12. 1 2 Borges, David. "Farmington's Shawn Haviland keeps dream alive with Pawtucket Red Sox". New Haven Register. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "Charlotte Knights' Shawn Haviland treats friends, family to win". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  14. ↑ Borges, David. "New Britain Bees roster features plenty of Connecticut ties". New Haven Register. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  15. ↑ Amore, Dom. "No Time Like Present For Haviland To Play For Bees". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  16. ↑ Glovach, David. "Bees lose yet another pitcher as Haviland signs with Indians". New Britain Herald. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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