| Will, who pitched in 69 games for
the Cubs last year, saw major league action for the first time
since August 2001 ... the left-hander spent the 2002-2003 seasons
recovering from two surgeries on his left elbow ... is a 1995
graduate of Ponderosa High School in Parker, CO ... along with
being an honorable mention all-state pitcher as a senior, he was
an all-state placekicker in football ... attended Pepperdine University
(CA), majoring in business administration ... was a second-team
all-West Coast Conference selection in 1998.
2006 Highlights:
Ohman appeared in a career-high 78 games. He held opponents scoreless
in 63 of those games. He matched his career high with four strikeouts
on Aug. 28, while tying his season high of two scoreless innings
of relief. From June 16-July 30, he had a 1.72 ERA in 18 appearances,
and struck out 18 in that stretch.
2005 Highlights:
Will made his first big league appearance since August 19, 2001,
on April 26 against Cincinnati -- pitched 0.2 innings of scoreless
relief at Wrigley Field ... picked up his first victory of the
season - and his first since September 22, 2000 -- on May 13 at
Washington ... worked a scoreless seventh inning before the Cub
offense plated 4 runs in the eighth in the 6-3 win ... allowed
just 5 runs over his final 14.2 innings of the season (spanning
23 games) ... stranded 35 of his 47 inherited runners ... was
unscored upon in 46 of his last 55 outings (spanning 35.0 innings)
and posted a 2.83 ERA over the stretch ... was unscored upon in
58 of 69 total appearances (spanning 37.1 innings) ... started
the season at Iowa (AAA), where he was 1-0 with 1 save and a 4.15
ERA in 8 games ... held opposing batters to a .138 average, striking
out 12 batters in 8.2 innings of work ... worked a season-high
2.0 innings April 16 at Albuquerque, retiring all 6 batters he
faced -- including 4 via the strikeout. |
