McCurdy signs with Astros

Posted Jun 18, 2010 by Adam Adkins

Updated Jun 18, 2010 at 01:19 PM

Former Plant High baseball player Ryan McCurdy has signed a minor league free-agent deal with the Houston Astros.

McCurdy recently completed his collegiate career at Duke, where he started 197 career games at four different positions.

A second baseman in high school, McCurdy started there as a freshman with the Blue Devils before shifting to third base in his sophomore and junior seasons. As a senior, McCurdy switched to catcher, and despite never playing the position before, was error-free in 46 games behind the plate.

McCurdy hit .280 as a senior with a .407 on-base percentage. He also left Duke as the all-time leader in being hit by a pitch (69 times in his career).

McCurdy will begin his pro career with the Astros’ minor league affiliate in the rookie-level Appalachian League.