Craig Pycock

Craig Scott Pycock

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.

• Born March 19, 1979 in Central Coast, New South Wales Australia

Craig Pycock is an Australian who has played extensively in Germany and for the British national team.

Pycock hit .255/.311/.255 for the 2005 Saarlouis Hornets in the Bundesliga and fielded .868 while playing all 3 outfield spots, both middle infield slots and pitcher. In 2006, he improved to .319/.404/.426 and fielded .985 while being mostly used as a corner infielder. He pitched 8 games, going 0-1 with 2 saves and a 2.65 ERA.

In 2007, Pycock batted .233/.333/.372 and fielded .889 as a utility man for Saarlouis. On the hill, he had a 8.10 ERA. As a utility man for Britain in the 2007 European Championship, he was 0 for 3 and handled one putout as a backup to Ian Young at first base. He allowed one run in 1/3 of an inning on the hill.

In 2008, Craig moved to the Mannheim Tornadoes. Pycock batted .237/.370/.342 as a utility bench player but was being used now primarily as a pitcher. In 14 games, he was 1-1 with 2 saves and a 0.82 ERA, striking out 24 in 22 innings. The numbers are deceiving as he allowed an inordinately high number of unearned runs - his RA was 4.91 and his WHIP was over 1. Pycock was used exclusively as a relief pitcher in the regular season. For this reason, it was a surprise when he was called on to start game 5 of the best-of-five Bundesliga finals against the Regensburg Legionäre. He was no match for a Regensburg team that included three players with US minor league experience in its lineup (Donald Lutz, Ludwig Glaser and Rodney Gessmann) and took a 10-0 loss against Philipp Hoffschild; Pycock only lasted 4 innings in the game.

Sources

• Mister Baseball
• British Baseball Federation
• German Baseball and Softball Federation