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Princeton Baseball in the Pros: Year End Report
October 08, 2009 | Baseball
Three Tigers competed at the Major League level. Ross Ohlendorf completed a full season in the starting rotation of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The hard-throwing right hander finished the season with an 11-10 record and a 3.92 ERA in 176.2 innings pitched. Ohlendorf improved as the season wore on, logging quality starts in 12 of his final 15 appearances. Ohlendorf tied for the team lead in wins and led the team's starters in ERA. He was the only pitcher on the team to finish with a record above .500.
Will Venable, a teammate of Ohlendorf's at Princeton, appeared in 95 games with the San Diego Padres after a call up from Triple-A Portland in early June. Venable batted .256 with 12 home runs and 38 RBIs playing primarily in left field for the team. Venable's San Diego teammate Chris Young made 14 starts early in the season before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury. Young was 4-6 with a 5.21 ERA in 76 innings.
Tim Lahey was 2-3 with a 5.72 ERA for the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings in the Minnesota Twins organization. Lahey pitched most of the season with a stress fracture in his foot. He averaged more than a strikeout per inning.
Erik Stiller pitched a full season with Double-A Akron Aeros in the Cleveland Indians organization. He was 8-3 with a 3.23 ERA in 41 appearances. He made five starts to begin the year before returning to the bullpen. He pitched 69.2 innings and struck out 68 batters.
Christian Staehely competed in his second professional season and pitched for the Everett AquaSox in Short Season A ball. Staehely was 4-2 with a 3.16 ERA in 21 appearances before a shoulder injury sidelined him late in the year. He fanned 40 in 30 innings pitched.
Four Tigers embarked on professional careers this Summer after the 2009 Princeton season ended. David Hale was selected in the third round of the draft by the Atlanta Braves and pitched in Rookie Ball. He was 2-1 with a save and a 1.13 ERA in seven appearances. He tossed 16 innings and struck out 12.
Jack Murphy was drafted by Toronto and split his season between Auburn in Short Season A ball and the Gulf Coast League team in Florida. He hit a combined .268 with 11 doubles and three home runs in 47 games.
Brad Gemberling was drafted by Arizona and pitched for the Yakima Bears in Short Season A ball. He made 18 appearances and six starts. Gemberling was 0-1 with a 6.43 ERA and struck out 44 in 42 innings. Gemberling's Princeton classmate Dan DeGeorge signed as a free agent with Cleveland following the season and spent time with three teams in the organization. He batted a combined .182 in 42 games with 22 hits.