- Things work lightning-quick in baseball, don't they? In 1998,the Giants drafted pitcher RyanVogelsong out of Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. Nearly 13years later, he earned his first win in a San Franciscouniform. "It was a sense of accomplishment for me even before the firstpitch," Vogelsong said after he gave the Giants a big lift in a 5-2 victoryagainst the Pirates on Thursday.