Chad Nelligan, longtime starting pitcher, has retired and been elected to the Hall of Fame.
Nelligan burst onto the major league scene with an 18-9 record in 2004 for Saskatoon. He then racked up nine consecutive seasons of 14 wins or more, including four seasons with an ERA under 2.00.
His most dominant season was 2011, when he posted a 28-3 record for the Seattle Monarchs with a 1.82 ERA and a BB/K balance of 31/213. During the three year period of 2010-2012, he won 75 games while losing only 13 with an ERA of 1.92.
He retires with 212 lifetime wins (3rd place), 2952 IP (2nd), a 2.83 ERA (7th), 2240K (6th), 27 complete games (4th) and 20 shutouts (2nd).
Nelligan is the second member of the Hall of Fame, joining Michael Fay, another player who started with Saskatoon.
The funny thing there is that immediately prior to his announcing that he was retiring he informed me that he was exercising his option to play another year.
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I shall hoist a toast in honor of Mr. Nelligan. A key part of, I believe, three Cecil Cup teams in Seattle. One heck of a great starting pitcher.
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