{"id":2618,"date":"2014-03-03T20:08:55","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T20:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/waterloo-bucks\/?p=2618"},"modified":"2014-03-03T20:08:55","modified_gmt":"2014-03-03T20:08:55","slug":"bucks-sign-tennessee-pitcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/waterloo-bucks\/2014\/03\/03\/bucks-sign-tennessee-pitcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucks Sign Tennessee Pitcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tWaterloo, Iowa &#8211; The Waterloo Bucks have announced that right-handed pitcher Hunter Martin has signed to play with Waterloo for the 2014 season.&nbsp; Martin,<a href=\"http:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/waterloo-bucks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/martin-hunter.jpeg\" rel=\"\" target=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"martin-hunter\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-2624 alignright\" height=\"145\" 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Murfreesboro, Tennessee native.&nbsp; &ldquo;I have heard great things about this organization and I am really looking forward to playing with numerous people from across the country while continuing to develop as a baseball player.&rdquo;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBorn December 14, 1994, Martin played at Blackman High School where he earned Rawlings Southeast Regional first team All-America honors as a senior after finishing with a 1.54 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 68 innings.&nbsp; Martin was ranked by <em>Perfect Game<\/em> as the number six overall prospect in the state of Tennessee and the 161<sup>st<\/sup> nationally.&nbsp; Hunter is the son of Keith and Lisa Martin.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe Bucks will open the 2014 season on the road versus the Rochester Honkers on May 27, but return to Waterloo for their home opener versus Rochester on May 28.&nbsp; Season tickets and group outings are currently on sale.&nbsp; For more information, call the Bucks&rsquo; Ticket Line at (319) 232-5633.&nbsp; Fans are encouraged to stay in touch with the Bucks in the off-season by utilizing their website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waterloobucks.com\/\">www.waterloobucks.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n\t# # #\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<em>The Waterloo Bucks are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League.&nbsp; Playing its 21<sup>st<\/sup> 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.&nbsp; A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 115 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (DET) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Allen Craig (STL) and Ben Zobrist (TB).&nbsp; All league games are viewable live and free of 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