Cory Doyne #52

Graduated from Land O'Lakes HS in Florida...Selected by Houston in the 8th round of the 2000 First Year Player Draft.

2007

Participated in spring training as a non-roster invitee and spent most of the season at AAA Norfolk, appearing in five games for the Orioles...Missed the final six weeks of the season with a strained right shoulder...Led the International League and all Orioles minor leaguers with 29 saves on the season...The mark as a new Tides' franchise record for single season saves...Was chosen as a member of the IL All-Star and postseason All-Star teams...Was also named the top reliever at the Triple-A level by MinorLeagueBaseball.com...Went 0-1 with a 2.23 ERA (41.1IP, 11R/ER) in 42 games with Norfolk, allowing 23 hits and striking out 49 batters...Held opponents to a .152 batting average...Did not allow a run in 37 of his 42 outings for the Tides, including 23 straight games, May 5-June 30, spanning 25.1 innings...Pitched a scoreless 9th inning in the Triple-A All-Star Game in July, helping the IL defeat the Pacific Coast League, 7-5...Was added to the roster on June 16 from Norfolk & made his major league debut that night vs. Arizona, walking one in 0.1 IP...Was optioned back on June 19...Was recalled from AAA Norfolk for his 2nd O's stint on July 25 when Chris Ray went on the DL...Appeared in four more games for the Orioles before being optioned back to Norfolk on August 3.

2006

Spent the bulk of the season at AA Springfield for the 2nd straight season...Was 2nd on the staff with 6 saves...His 54 appearances were 6th in the Texas League and tied for 9th among all AA pitchers...Ranked 4th in the league and 9th among all AA relief pitchers with 10.58 strikeouts per 9 IP...Had a 0.00 ERA in 12 April appearances, allowing only 2 unearned runs in 14.2 innings pitched...Had an ERA below 4.50 in only one other month at AA level, working to a 2.70 ERA in July (16.2IP, 5ER)...Had a 2nd string of 12 games without allowing an earned run, from June 10 through July 8, spanning 14.0 IP...Allowed runs in only 13 of his 54 appearances at Springfield, but yielded 3 earned runs on 5 occasions...Pitched 2.0 or more innings 11 times for Springfield, including a season-high 2.2 innings on August 19 at Frisco...Also pitched more than 1.0 inning in 10 other appearances...Held opposing batters to a .204 batting average (48-235) at Springfield...Was promoted to AAA Memphis at the conclusion of the AA season and pitched 5.0 scoreless innings in 2 relief appearances in the closing series at New Orleans...Pitched 2.0 hitless innings in his first appearance on September 1 and 3.0 scoreless in his final outing on September 4.

2005

His 19 saves were tied for 2nd in the Texas League and 3rd among St. Louis minor leaguers...His combined 1.62 ERA was best among Cardinals minor league relievers...Held opponents to a .171 batting average, matching fellow reliever Mike Sillman for best in the system...His 56 appearances was tied for 4th highest in the organization...Went 2-1 with a 6.75 ERA (14.2 IP/11 ER) in a team-high 12 appearances for Surprise of the Arizona Fall League.

2004

Was released by San Diego at the end of spring training and signed with St. Louis on 6/16...Pitched exclusively out of the bullpen and held opponents to a .141 batting average, tops in the St. Louis minor league system...Tied for 4th in the organization with 12 saves despite missing 2 1/2 months.

2003

Combined to go 7-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 21 starts between Class A Lexington and Class A Fort Wayne...Began the season with Lexington and despite a 3-1 record and 2.14 ERA was released by Houston on 6/17...Was signed on 6/25 by San Diego and assigned to Fort Wayne...Held opponents to a .177 batting average with Lexington and .246 with Fort Wayne.

2002

Promoted to Class A Michigan and pitched in 27 games, including 26 starts.

2001

Spent his 2nd season with Rookie-level Martinsville.

2000

Made his pro debut with Rookie-level Martinsville in the Appalachian League after being drafted and signed by Houston...Started 8 of his 12 appearances.