Adam J. Achter (born August 27, 1988) is an American college baseball coach and former professional baseball pitcher. He was most recently the pitching coach at Eastern Michigan University. Achter played college baseball at Michigan State University. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Angels. High school 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. 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. College Achter made his debut with the Michigan State Spartans in 2008 when he made eight starts and three relief appearances. Over 33.2 innings, Achter went 1–3 and had just a .224 batting average against. On May 4, A.J. made perhaps his best start of the year when he held the Penn State Nittany Lions to one hit over 7.1 innings pitched. In his sophomore season, Achter tied for the team lead in starts with 14, going 3–6 with 57 strikeouts over 81.1 innings. A.J. allowed only four home runs and 34 earned runs, leading to an ERA of 3.76, second-lowest in the starting rotation. In 2010, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star. Professional career Minnesota Twins Achter was selected in the 46th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft by the Minnesota Twins, but with two years of eligibility remaining at Michigan State and with no signing bonus offered by the Twins, A.J. had no reason to leave college. During the summer, Achter pitched a "lights-out" summer in the Cape Cod League, and two hours before the August signing deadline, the Twins gave Achter a $50,000 bonus to sign, which he accepted. Achter began his career with the Elizabethton