Ian Dante Snell (born October 30, 1981 in Dover, Delaware) is a pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He throws and bats right-handed. October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location in Delaware Founded  -Incorporated 1683 1717  County Kent County Mayor Stephen R. Speed Area  - Total  - Water 58. ... A baseball pitcher delivers the ball to home plate In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitchers mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a... MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ...

Ian Snell is a 2000 graduate of Caesar Rodney High School in Camden, Delaware. There he was a tri-athlete, playing football, baseball and basketball. He attended the same high school as fellow Pirates pitcher and left-hander Dave Williams, who was a 1997 graduate. Snell made his professional debut with the Bradenton Pirates in 2000, after being selected by the Pirates in the 26th round of the June amateur draft. He made his debut on July 17, pitching 1.2 innings of scoreless relief against the GCL Expos. Starting 12 minor league games in the 2001 campaign, Snell went 10-0 with a miniscule 1.18 ERA. Snell played his 2002 season with the South Atlantic League Champion Hickory, a Single-A club. There he ranked fourth among league pitchers in most strikeouts, and seventh with best ERA. In 2003, when Snell went 14-3 with a 3.00 ERA and 145 strikeouts in 26 minor league starts, he was named the Pirates organizational Pitcher-of-the-Year. Snell began his season with the Single-A team Lynchburg, but was promoted to the Double-A club Altoona on July 31, after being named the Player-of-the-Month for June in the Carolina league after going 4-0 with a 0.62 ERA. Snell spent the majority of his 2004 season with Altoona. He set a single-season Curve record and finished second-most in the league with 142 strikeouts. 2004 also saw the start of Snell's major league career. He was called up to the Pirates, making his major-league debut on August 20 against St. Louis, surrendering one hit (a solo home run to John Mabry), three walks and two strikeouts in 2.0 innings of work. He was sent back down to Altoona before being called up a second time on September 21, after the Double-A season ended. He currently remains on the Pirates roster throughout the 2005 season. Camden is a town located in Kent County, Delaware. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... ERA is an abbreviation for several different things, including: the Equal Rights Amendment, a proposed, but unratified, Constitutional amendment in United States Earned run average, a baseball statistic Engine Room Artificer Education Reform Act Engineering Research Associates, a pioneering computer firm from the 1950s Academy of European Law Trier Explosive... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Lynchburg Hillcats are a minor league baseball team in Lynchburg, Virginia. ... The Altoona Curve are a minor league baseball team based in Altoona, Pennsylvania, named after nearby Horseshoe Curve. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The St. ... John Mabry (born October 17, 1970 in Wilmington, Delaware) is a Major League Baseball player, currently playing for the St. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

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