Massingham, 27, will be joining the Crabs for his first season as a member of Crustacean Nation and his second stint in the Atlantic League. Last season, Massingham pitched in 35 games for the Evansville Otters of the Frontier League. In 35 appearances, the righty totaled a 3-1 record with a 1.25 ERA in 36 innings pitched and 37 strikeouts.

In five seasons of professional baseball, the 6’2” 215-pound righty has compiled 69 saves in 162 games with a 2.27 ERA with 213 strikeouts in 210 innings. In 2010 with the Lakewood BlueClaws of the South Atlantic League (A), Eric tallied a 5-2 record in 63 innings and a 3.43 ERA. Massingham’s previous stint in the Atlantic League came back in 2011 as a member of the Somerset Patriots.

The Walnut Creek, California native was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 25th round of the 2009 Amateur Draft out of the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California.