{"id":2917,"date":"2009-02-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T05:00:00","slug":"forred-shirtfreshmanpitcherandrewkarmeristheskyisthelimit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/2009\/02\/10\/forred-shirtfreshmanpitcherandrewkarmeristheskyisthelimit\/","title":{"rendered":"For red-shirt freshman pitcher Andrew Karmeris the \u201csky is the limit\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Madison, WI \u2013 February 10, 2009. University of North Florida red-shirt freshman pitcher Andrew Karmeris has signed with the Mallards and comes from a program with strong ties to the Northwoods League. UNF Assistant Coach Greg Labbe, who managed the Rochester Honkers from 2005-07 ranks sixth all-time in NWL regular season wins with 144 (placing him only seven victories behind Mallards Field Manager C.J. Thieleke) figures to have a huge role in Karmeris\u2019 transition to Madison this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Labbe\u2019s tutelage will be greatly needed as Andrew only began pitching competitively last summer while playing for the Clermont Mavericks in the Florida Collegiate Summer League. He was impressive, posting a 1-1 record and 1.35 ERA in 17 relief appearances over 20 innings. Opponents only hit .164 against the young right-hander.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAndrew is a great story having come to us out of high school mainly as a catcher and we really didn\u2019t discover him as a pitcher until halfway through his red-shirt year when he threw an improvised bullpen session,\u201d said Labbe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough he\u2019s new to the mound, the kid has great live fastball action and a deadly slider that\u2019s atypical of a pitcher with such little experience. I just can\u2019t stress enough how mature and enjoyable Andrew is to be around both on-and-off the diamond\u2026the sky is definitely the limit with this youngster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Karmeris, who played almost every position in high school, can\u2019t wait to further his career as a pitcher. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI loved every minute I had the opportunity to pitch in the Florida league last summer and can\u2019t wait to keep improving this spring season and into the summer with the Mallards. I\u2019ve heard Madison is the most fun place to play so I\u2019m greatly looking forward to coming up there in May,\u201d said Karmeris. <\/p>\n<p>As a senior at Palm Beach Gardens (FL) High School in 2007 Andrew earned first-team all-district honors while also lettering in golf. 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