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2008 (Junior): Saw action in just three games overall with one pitching appearance before being sidelined with a season-ending elbow injury ... His first collegiate base hit was a two-run home run to straight-away centerfield in the bottom of the fourth inning on February 23 against Marshall ... Finished 1-for-6 at the plate with a walk and one run scored ... On the mound, earned the start against Marshall in tournament action at Coastal Carolina - allowed four earned runs on four hits before suffering the injury while taking warm-up tosses at the start of the second inning ... WCU was able to win the game, 9-7.
Prior to Western: Played his first two years as a part of the Georgia Bulldog pitching staff making his collegiate debut in the starting role against Garner-Webb on April 4, 2006 ... In an exhibition game against the Atlanta Braves, posted three strikeouts (Chipper Jones, Brian McCann and Pete Orr) in two innings pitched allowing one run on one hit ... Was a part of the 2006 squad that advanced to Omaha ... In two seasons at Georgia, pitched 23 innings, including 14 relief appearances ... Twice pitched a career-high 2.2 innings as a sophomore.
High School: Was a highly recruited prospect out of Columbus HS in Columbus, Ga. ... Posted a 9-3 record and hit seven HRs in helping the Blue Devils to the state title as a senior ... Went unbeaten with a perfect 13-0 record as a junior with a 1.86 ERA, 116 Ks in 79 innings pitched while also hitting .355 ... Selected in the 29th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Personal: Son of John and Amaree Sebastian ... His father, John, was drafted and played two years of professional baseball with the Kansas City Royals organization.
