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June 12, 2006 Saint Martin’s University pitcher Brady Halverson (Seattle, WA) signed with the Cleveland Indians today. “I can’t believe it, I’m living my dream,” said Brady. “It’s time to see what I can do in professional baseball.” Halverson, a product of Seattle, WA, who graduated from Saint Martin’s last month with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration, was a first-team selection on the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) baseball team. In 2006 he led the Saints with a 4.08 earned run average (4th GNAC), opposing batting average of .252 (3rd GNAC) and five wins (tied 6th GNAC) after undergoing Tommy John surgery just a year ago. “His preparation and hard work have paid off for him,” stated Saint’s Head Coach Joe Dominiak. “Especially coming off the Tommy John surgery, he had questions in his mind; he made it through with his work ethic. I’m excited for his opportunity to take the next step. He’s one of the few lucky enough to get a professional contract and it’ll be exciting to see what he can do and I wish him all the best. I know he will represent Saint Martin’s and our baseball program well wherever he goes.” Halverson leaves on Wednesday for Greensboro, NC where he will take part in a mini-spring training. From there he will head to Burlington, NC, home of the Burlington Indians, member of the Appalachian League and the Rookie League affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. Burlington will start their season on June 21st against the Danville Braves. ”I’m very excited and it’s all kind of surreal, this has been my dream and now it’s coming true,” said Halverson. “All of my hard work has finally paid off and I thank all of my teammates and coaches who helped me.” Halverson is the eighth Saints’ player to be picked up by a Major League team in eight years.
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