BOONE, N.C. – Former Appalachian State University baseball and White Sox minor-league catcher Jeremy Dowdy was added to the Oakland A's bullpen, the organization announced recently.

A former member of the Chicago White Sox organization, reaching Chicago's triple-A affiliate, the Charlotte Knights, in 2015, Dowdy played in the minors for five teams over four years, appearing in 216 games and hitting .252 with 181 hits, 35 doubles, four triples and six home runs for 82 career RBI.

The Raleigh-native signed as a free agent with the White Sox following the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft, started the season at single-A Winston-Salem before earning the promotion to Charlotte. His season debut for the Knights was a 2-for-2 outing with a double, two walks and an RBI in a 4-2 loss at Durham. He spent 84 games with the Kannapolis Intimidators (Single A (Full)) and 78 games with the Birmingham Barons (AA).

Dowdy played at Appalachian State from 2009-2012 and was a key member of the Mountaineers' 2012 club that won a school-record 41 games, claimed the Southern Conference regular-season championship and advanced to within three wins of the program's first-ever appearance in the College World Series.

Dowdy is one of only three players in Appalachian State history to play in 200 games as a Mountaineer. The 6-3, 215-pounder finished his collegiate career ranked among the program's all-time top 10 with 203 games played, 198 starts, 732 at-bats, 43 doubles, 127 RBI and 86 walks. His brother, Josh, was a pitcher at Appalachian from 2007-2009 and enjoyed a three-year pro career in the Baltimore Orioles' organization.