Adrian Alaniz (born March 12 1984 in Sinton Texas) is an American professional baseball player. A graduate of Sinton High School he is a right-handed pitching prospect in the Washington Nationals organization.Alaniz attended the University of Texas from 2004 to 2007. He was selected by Washington in the eighth round of the 2007 amateur entry draft.In 2007 Alaniz pitched for the Vermont Lake Monsters in the short-season New York-Penn League.