Adam J. Achter (born August 27, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Angels. Achter played college baseball at Michigan State University. He is currently the pitching coach at Eastern Michigan University.\n', '

Achter attended Clay High School in Oregon, Ohio, where he starred for the school\'s baseball and basketball teams. In his senior year, 2007, Achter had a 7–1 win–loss record with a 0.92 earned run average (ERA) and 102 strikeouts, as well as batting .429 and leading his team to their second straight district championship. He threw a no-hitter against Findlay High School, and was named Toledo City League Player of the Year, tournament MVP, first team All-Toledo City League, and first team All-Ohio. Achter was also named Clay\'s 2007 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.[citation needed]\n', '

Achter came out of high school rated as the No. 5 high school prospect in Ohio by Baseball America. After not being selected during the 2007 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled in Michigan State University.\n', '

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