Maloney returns to the Slammers after pitching 13.1 innings for the team last year. He recorded a 4.05 ERA while striking out 18. The righthanded reliever finished up a four-year career at Division-1 High Point University in North Carolina last spring. He finished up with 9 saves and a 2.64 ERA. In 47 2/3 innings, Maloney allowed just 33 hits while striking out 48 and walking 19. Opponents batting average was just .193. . He picked up 3 saves his junior season with an ERA of 3.30. In high school, Maloney was the varsity starting catcher for three seasons and threw out 90 percent of attempted base stealers.