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Arizona State: Good sinker who has command of several pitches... will get stronger as he gets older and will be a force on the mound in a few years... also has a good slider and split-fingered pitch... hurt knee in December and had surgery in early January.
High School: A 2000 graduate of Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, Ariz... earned four varsity letters under former ASU player Bill Berger... was invited to tryout for the USA Junior National team... was 5-3 during his senior year with a 3.16 ERA and 155 K's... first-team all-region and second-team all-state senior season.
Personal: Interested in majoring in Journalism at ASU... parents are Gerry Metz and Diane Silvestri... has one sister, Amanda (21)... full name is William Fredric Silvestri... born July 8, 1981 in Scottsdale, Ariz... enjoys music and playing baseball.
