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04/14/2009 4:45 PM ET
Dan Leatherman Added to Potomac Roster
Right-hander Clint Everts placed on disabled list
By Dan McGinn / Potomac Nationals
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SALEM, Va. - The Potomac Nationals announced today that right-handed pitcher Dan Leatherman has been added to Potomac's 25-man roster. Additionally, right-hander Clint Everts has been placed on the disabled list.
Leatherman has not pitched a game this season but spent the entire 2008 campaign as a member of the Hagerstown Suns' bullpen. The 23-year-old signed with Washington as a Minor League free agent last year and went on to make 26 relief appearances for the Suns going 1-2 with a 2.68 ERA. Leatherman finished 13 games for Hagerstown and was a perfect 5-for-5 in save chances last season in Low-A ball. He has shown great command since joining the Nationals system walking only 10 men while striking out 62 in 50.1 innings pitched last season.
A former non-drafted free agent acquisition of the Minnesota Twins, Leatherman began his professional career with the Gulf Coast League Twins where he did not allow an earned run in three appearances. The Frederick, Md. native made a career-high 49 appearances with the Low-A Beloit Snappers of the Midwest League and posted a 7-4 record with a 3.89 ERA during the 2007 season. In his three-year career, this University of West Virginia product has a career ERA of 2.90 with 176 strikeouts and a record of 12-7 in 96 Minor League games.
Everts becomes just the second P-Nat this season to be placed on the DL joining catcher Travis Reagan who has yet to appear in a game for Potomac this season. The Texas-native last pitched on April 10 against the Lynchburg Hillcats where he allowed a run on two hits and struck out a pair in two innings.
The P-Nats return home to celebrate their 2008 Carolina League Championship on Friday, April 17 when they host the Myrtle Beach Pelicans from Pfitzner Stadium at 7:05 p.m. It's the first Freebie Friday of the season and the first 1,000 fans will receive a Replica Championship Ring courtesy of the News & Messenger.
Join the party all season long at Pfitzner Stadium with the Potomac Nationals! Single-game tickets, season tickets and mini-plans for the 2009 season are available now. For more information, call (703) 590-2311 or visit www.potomacnationals.com.
This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.
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