The Joliet JackHammers added another pitcher to their staff with the signing of 24 year old, Andrew Bovich. The left-handed pitcher was signed by the JackHammers on February 15, 2010. The JackHammers home opener will be on May 28th, 2010 against the Lake County Fielders, a Northern League expansion team.
Bovich, a former standout at Point Loma University in San Diego, CA, he was signed as a free-agent to the Arizona Rookie League by the San Diego Padres in 2009. He went 13-1 his senior season at Point Loma and went 0-0 with a 2.89 ERA in the Arizona Rookie League for the Padres in 2009. He advanced to the Eugene Emeralds, the Class “A” affiliate of the Padres, where he finished the season 2-1 with a 4.30 ERA.