Evan Kruczynski
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Evan Jacob Kruczynski (born March 31, 1995) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in the St. Louis Cardinals farm system from 2017 to 2021 and played college baseball for the East Carolina Pirates.
Kruczynski attended Franklin High School in Franklin, Wisconsin.[1] He helped Franklin win baseball state championships as a freshman in 2010 and a sophomore in 2011.[2] As a junior in 2012, he was 4–4 with a 1.97 ERA, striking out 73 batters in 46+1⁄3 innings pitched.[3] Undrafted out of high school, he enrolled at East Carolina University where he played college baseball for the East Carolina Pirates.[4]
Kruczynski made only three appearances as a freshman in 2014, but in 2015, as a sophomore, led the team with 16 starts in which he posted an 8–4 record with a 3.17 ERA.[5] As a junior in 2016, he pitched to an 8–1 record with a 2.01 ERA in 17 starts.[6] In 2017, as a senior for the Pirates, he suffered a broken leg and only made ten starts in which he compiled a 4–3 record with a 4.47 ERA.[7] After the season, he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the ninth round of the 2017 MLB draft.[8] He signed for $3,000.[9]
