Anthony Vitale

Anthony J. Vitale

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.

• School Western Michigan University

• Born May 7, 1976 in Detroit, MI USA

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Biographical Information

Anthony Vitale pitched in the independent leagues and Italy and for the Italian national team.

He was 2-5 with a 5.76 ERA his last season of college. Turning pro with the Kalamazoo Kodiaks, he posted a 4-6, 6.06 record in 1997. He split '98 between Kalamazoo (1-5, 7.06 in 10 G) and the Richmond Roosters (5-1, 4.79 in 7 G). He was 4th in the Frontier League with four complete games. He was 1-1 with two saves and a 3.90 ERA for Caserta in the 1999 Serie A1.

In 2000, he was 4-3 with a 3.54 ERA then 9-3 with a 3.01 ERA and 125 K in 125 1/3 IP in 2001. He tied John Kelly for 9th in wins and was 5th in whiffs (between Michael Marchesano and Yoshi Wakita). That earned him a spot on Italy's team for the 2001 European Championship; he allowed one run in six innings over three outings for the Bronze Medalists. In the Bronze Medal Game, he worked two hitless, scoreless frames against France, relieving Marchesano in the 7th before giving way to Joe Lisio to close it out. He led the event with two pick-offs.

Moving to Grosseto in 2002, he only pitched two innings (both scoreless). In 2003, he wrapped up his career, going 1-1 with a 12.46 ERA for Grosseto. He had gone 15-8 with a 3.60 ERA in Italy.