Blue Anchors Roster Continues to Build
Alexandria-MN – The Alexandria Blue Anchors, a member of the Northwoods League, have announced the signing of Ryan Froom for the 2014 season.
Froom, a freshman at South Dakota State University is originally from Crystal, Minnesota and attended St. Louis Park High School. Prior to attending SDSU Froom played for the Minnesota Blizzard program and gained valuable experience there that can help carry him through his freshman year at school and his first season in the Northwoods League.
"Ryan Froom is going to be a big help in the bullpen for us." Anchor owner Adam Barta said. "He's got an above-average breaking ball that he throws for strikes and he's got good down angle on his fastball. He is pretty versatile so he'll be able to spot start, be a long relief guy and can be a situational righty late in the game. I've watched Ryan pitched for a long time and his personality, work ethic and his ability to win are all the things the Anchors are looking for."
Ryan was born August 5th, 1995 and is the son of John and Nancy Froom. He is thrilled to get the opportunity to come to Alexandria this summer.
“I am looking forward to playing in such a beautiful ballpark with guys I have played with and new teammates I haven’t met yet.” Froom said. “I also am looking forward to playing in a highly competitive summer atmosphere such as the Northwoods League”
The Blue Anchors will start the 2014 season on Tuesday May 27th at home versus the Mankato MoonDogs.
Interested in hosting a player? The Alexandria Blue Anchors are always looking for new host families as well. For more information contact our office at 320-460-7900.
The Alexandria Blue Anchors are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 21st season of summer collegiate baseball, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 115 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including MLB All-Stars Max Scherzer (DET), Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYY), Allen Craig (STL) and Ben Zobrist (TB). All league games are viewable live and free of charge via the Northwoods League YouTube channel. For more information, visit www.blueanchors.com.