Temple University Athletics
Arshwin Asjes Makes Professional Debut For Midwest Sliders
5.21.09 | Baseball
May 21, 2009
FLORENCE, KY - Former Temple standout Arshwin Asjes, who set a school record with 10 saves as a senior in 2008, made his professional debut for the Midwest Sliders of the Frontier League on Wednesday. The right-hander pitched a scoreless eighth inning to help the Sliders to a 4-2 opening day victory over the host Florence Freedom.
"It was a great experience to throw my first professional inning and get my first outing out of the way," Asjes said. "It's always been a dream of mine to play pro ball and now I'm just going to do whatever I can to help the Sliders win a Frontier League championship."
Asjes led the Atlantic 10 and set a new program record for saves in 2008. He struck out 32 batters in 36 innings, against just nine walks, during his first season as a closer. Asjes, who had a 4.00 ERA, also finished five games with a four-run lead.
The Willemstad, Curacao native is one of three Owls with ten or more career saves and ranks third all-time at Temple. He was named to the honorable mention All-Atlantic 10 team as a closer in 2008 and earned All-Big 5 honors as a starter (2006) and reliever (2008).
Asjes was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 34th round (1,024 overall) of the 2005 Major League Draft after his freshman season at Gloucester County College. He transferred to Temple and was 5-7 with a 4.26 ERA as a sophomore for the Owls, which included a school record 26 inning scoreless streak from February 24 to March 31.
The Midwest Sliders play their home games at Eastern Michigan University's Oestrike Stadium. The Frontier League is an independent professional baseball league with franchises in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. You can follow Asjes' season at http://www.frontierleague.com or http://www.midwestsliders.com.
