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Updated: 2:32 p.m. Friday, May 23, 2003 | Posted: 2:32 p.m. Friday, May 23, 2003
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates promoted Jon VanBenschoten, their first round pick in 2001, from Class A Lynchburg to Class AA Altoona on Friday.
Drafted eighth overall in 2001, the Pirates have converted the former slugging first baseman into a pitcher.
This season with Lynchburg, the 6-foot-4 right-hander posted a 6-0 record with a 2.22 ERA in nine starts with 49 strikeouts. Last season with Class A Hickory in the South Atlantic League, VanBenschoten went 11-4 with a 2.80 ERA in 27 starts.
He is expected to start Monday against the Binghamton Mets.
VanBenschoten was named the the Mid-American Conference's Player of the Year in his last season at Kent State. He hit .443 with 30 homers, 79 RBIs and 22 stolen bases, and went 2-2 as a pitcher with a 2.77 ERA.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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