Kevin Ziomek

Ziomek attended Amherst Regional High School in Amherst, Massachusetts.{{Cite web|url=http://baseballjournal.com/news/redsox/prospects/2013/Draft_SEC_ace_Ziomek_aims_for_big_things_with_Tigers|title=Draft: SEC ace Ziomek aims for big things with Tigers|accessdate=22 April 2023}} As a senior, he was the Massachusetts Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.masslive.com/sports/2010/06/amherst_regional_high_schools_1.html|title=Amherst Regional High School's Kevin Ziomek named 2009-10 Gatorade Massachusetts Baseball Player of the Year|date=June 2, 2010|website=masslive}}

Ziomek was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 13th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and attended Vanderbilt University to play college baseball.{{Cite web|url=https://www.masslive.com/sports/2010/06/kevin_ziomek_pitcher_for_amher.html|title=Kevin Ziomek, pitcher for Amherst Regional High School, drafted by Arizona Diamondbacks|date=June 9, 2010|website=masslive}} He played at Vanderbilt for the Commodores from 2011 to 2013. During his three years he appeared in 63 games with 38 starts. He went 19–9 with a 3.04 earned run average (ERA) and 241 strikeouts in 243 innings. After the 2011 and 2012 seasons, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite web|author= |url=http://baseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=142697 |title=#35 Kevin Ziomek |publisher=pointstreak.com |date= |accessdate=May 6, 2020}}{{cite web|author= |url=http://pointstreak.com/baseball/player.html?playerid=318429 |title=#35 Kevin Ziomek - Profile |publisher=pointstreak.com |date= |accessdate=May 6, 2020}}

Ziomek was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the second round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gazettenet.com/home/6883165-95/detroit-tigers-draft-kevin-ziomek-with-58th-pick-in-mlb-draft|title=NASHVILLE, TENN — Sitting in a Nashville hotel room with his parents, former Amherst Regional High School (Mass.) pitcher and|accessdate=22 April 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.masslive.com/sports/2013/06/kevin_ziomek_of_amherst_drafte.html|title=Kevin Ziomek of Amherst drafted by Detroit Tigers|first=Staff and wire|last=reports|date=June 7, 2013|website=masslive}} He signed with the Tigers rather than return to Vanderbilt for his senior season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gazettenet.com/home/7116142-95/update-amherst-native-kevin-ziomek-excited-to-sign-with-detroit-tigers|title=With the Boston Red Sox in Detroit starting Thursday for a four-game series against the Tigers, Kevin Ziomek was in|accessdate=22 April 2023}} Ziomek made his professional debut that season with the Connecticut Tigers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.masslive.com/sports/2013/07/amhersts_kevin_ziomek_finds_mi.html|title=Amherst's Kevin Ziomek finds minor league baseball is not about results|first=Ron|last=Chimelis|date=July 25, 2013|website=masslive}} He started four games, going 0–1 with a 4.50 ERA.{{Cite web|url=https://www.masslive.com/sports/2013/08/detroit_tigers_organization_sh.html|title=Detroit Tigers organization shuts down Amherst's Kevin Ziomek for season|first=The Republican|last=Fran Sypek|date=August 22, 2013|website=masslive}} Ziomek played the 2014 season with the West Michigan Whitecaps.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/whitecaps/2014/08/post_41.html|title=Kevin Ziomek has developed into the best pitcher in Midwest League; Whitecaps shutout Loons|first=Lenny|last=Padilla|date=August 31, 2014|website=mlive}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.masslive.com/mywideworld/2014/07/my_wide_world_amhersts_kevin_ziomek_appears_armed_and_ready_to_make_hit_pitch_for_a_big_league_caree.html|title=My Wide World: Amherst's Kevin Ziomek appears armed and ready to make his pitch for a big league career|first=Scott|last=Coen|date=July 23, 2014|website=masslive}} He started 23 games, going 10–6 with a 2.27 ERA and 152 strikeouts in 123 innings.

On September 17, 2015, Ziomek was named the Detroit Tigers' Pitching Prospect of the Year by [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/news/prospects/index.jsp MLB Pipeline]. Ziomek played the 2015 season with the Lakeland Flying Tigers, where he posted a 9–11 record, with a 3.43 ERA over 27 starts and {{frac|154|2|3}} innings, including two complete games. He allowed just three home runs all season to go with 34 walks and 143 strikeouts.{{cite web |url=http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/article/150342568/michael-gerber-kevin-ziomek-are-top-propsects |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921065617/http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/article/150342568/michael-gerber-kevin-ziomek-are-top-propsects |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 21, 2015 |title=Gerber, Ziomek are Tigers' Prospects of Year |last=Beck |first=Jason |website=MLB.com |date=September 18, 2015 |accessdate=September 18, 2015}}

Ziomek retired from baseball prior to the start of the 2017 season. He sat out almost the entire 2016 season after undergoing arm surgery in 2016. Following surgery, he failed to regain the speed on his fastball he had prior forcing him to retire.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gazettenet.com/Amherst-native-Detroit-minor-league-Kevin-Ziomek-retires-9086791|title=Amherst native, Detroit Tigers minor leaguer Kevin Ziomek retires|accessdate=22 April 2023}}

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