Alex Gillingham

Alex Rodney Gillingham

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6'3", Weight 200 lb.
• School Loyola Marymount University
• High School Westlake (CA) High School

• Born October 17, 1989 in Westlake Village, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Pitcher Alex Gillingham was picked in the 11th round of the 2011 amateur draft by the Colorado Rockies, out of Loyola Marymount University. He began his professional career that year with the Casper Ghosts of the Pioneer League, where he went 3-5, 5.55 in 13 games. Moving to the Asheville Tourists of the South Atlantic League in 2012, he went 6-8 in 19 starts, pitching 123 innings with a K/W ratio of 83/28. On December 4, 2012, he was traded to the Houston Astros with fellow pitcher Alex White in return for reliever Wilton Lopez. However, his stay in the Astros' organization was short, as he pitched only three times for the Lancaster JetHawks of the California League in 2013, with a record of 1-1, 11.25, logging oly 8 innings.

Gillingham attempted a comeback in the independent leagues in 2014, when he went 2-2, 3.57 in 4 starts for the Traverse City Beach Bums of the Frontier League.