Shawn Sedlacek
| Shawn Sedlacek | |||
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| Starting pitcher | |||
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Born: June 29, 1977 Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 18, 2002, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 27, 2002, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 3−5 | ||
| Earned run average | 6.72 | ||
| Strikeouts | 52 | ||
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Shawn Patrick Sedlacek [sed′–la–check] (born June 29, 1977) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball, primarily as a starting pitcher, for the Kansas City Royals in 2002.
After attending Iowa State University, Sedlacek was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 14th round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft. He began his minor league career pitching for the Spokane Indians of the single-A (short season) Northwest League. In 16 games (13 starts), he had a 9–2 record (tying for the league lead in wins with Chris Mears), a 3.45 earned run average (ERA) (fifth), 62 strikeouts, and 18 walks in 86 innings pitched (third behind Mears's 98 2⁄3 and Jeff Hundley's 92 2⁄3).
In 1999, Sedlacek pitched for the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the single-A advanced Carolina League. In 17 starts, he had a 4–6 record, a 5.28 ERA, 69 strikeouts, and 26 walks in 92 innings pitched. He was promoted to the Wichita Wranglers of the double-A Texas League in 2000. In 35 games, he had a 3.66 ERA, 81 strikeouts, and 43 walks in 140 1⁄3 innings pitched (10th in the league). Despite only making 16 starts, he led the league with 15 wins.
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