Ian Bedell #33

Won the 2019 Cape Cod League "Most Outstanding Pitching Award" after going 4-0 with a 0.59 ERA in six starts with 36 strikeouts for Wareham...Was the starting pitcher for the West All-Star Team in the 2019 Cape Cod All-Star Game...Bypassed his senior year at Davenport (Iowa) Central High School to enroll early at the University of Missouri...Made four starts with a 34-5 strikeout-to-walk ratio and 12.95 strikeouts/9.0 IP as a junior at Mizzou in 2020 before the season ended early because of the COVID-19 pandemic...Participated in the 2017 Perfect Game National Showcase in Fort Myers, Fla...Has an identical twin brother, Connor...Signed by scout Dirk Kinney.

2024

Participated in early workouts and seminars as part of the team’s Spring Training Early Program (STEP Camp)...Matched a career high with 19 starts (also 2023) and set career-high marks in innings pitched (107.2) and strikeouts (110) between Double-A Springfield and Triple-A Memphis...Began the season at Springfield and made 12 appearances (10 starts) before he received a promotion June 20 to Memphis...Struck out a career-high 11 batters with no walks and one run allowed through 5.1 innings June 9 at Arkansas in his penultimate start with Springfield...Pitched at least 7.0 innings with one run allowed or fewer a career-high four times (2 w/ SPR; 2 w/ MEM)...His two 7.0+ inning starts with Memphis came in back-to-back starts July 12 vs. Norfolk (7.0 IP, 0 ER) and July 20 vs. Iowa (7.2 IP, 1 ER)...Spent time on the 7-day Injured List from Aug. 7-Sept. 20 and returned to throw 1.0 inning of scoreless relief in the season finale Sept. 22 vs. Durham...Notched eight-or-more strikeouts in three consecutive starts from May 29-June 9 and led all MiLB pitchers with 28 strikeouts during that stretch.