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Princeton Baseball In The Pros - Keller Continues Hit Streak - 5/13/16
May 13, 2016 | Baseball
PRINCETON, N.J. – Former Tiger Alec Keller is currently on a six-game hitting streak for the Potomac Nationals (A+), going 10-for-22 (.455) in that stretch. He has three multi-hit outings in his last four games and has raised his batting average to .274.
Keller has 33 total bases, 12 runs, five extra base hits and 15 RBI for the Nationals this season. He sports a .274/.340/.347 slash line.
Princeton has had four players, Chris Young '02 (Kansas City Royals), Matt Bowman (St. Louis Cardinals), David Hale '11 (Colorado Rockies) and Ross Ohlendorf '05 (Cincinnati Reds) reach the majors this year.
This weekly blog will keep tabs on any former Princeton players in the big leagues and in the minor league system.
Here's how the rest of former Tigers have fared so far:
Chris Young '02 – Kansas City Royals (MLB) – Young was recently placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right forearm strain.
Chris Young '02 Wins World Series with Kansas City Royals
Young's Baseball Reference Page
Matt Bowman – St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) – Bowman has appeared in 11 games this season for the Cardinals and has struck out 10 hitters in 12 innings.
In debut, Bowman shows he belongs
Video: Bowman Discusses Debut
Bowman's Baseball Reference Page
Ross Ohlendorf '05– Cincinnati Reds (MLB) – Ohlendorf has seen action in 16 games for the Reds. His 10.8 K/9 is currently the second best mark of his career.
Ohlendorf's Baseball Reference Page
David Hale '11 – Norfolk Tides (AAA) – Hale has made three starts for the Baltimore Orioles' AAA affiliate and boasts a 3.97 ERA. This year, the former Tiger has made five starts overall and has a 3.12 ERA with 13 strikeouts in 17 1/3 innings.
Hale's Baseball Reference Page
Will Venable – Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (AAA) – The veteran outfielder hit his first home run of the season vs. the Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders last Saturday. Venable had three hits and five RBI in the Iron Pigs' 8-7 loss.
Venable's Baseball Reference Page
Tyler Servais - Servais is the most recent Princeton Tiger to be drafted as he was selected in the 27th round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers. He played in 15 games at the professional level last season for the Gulf Coast and Connecticut Tigers.
Servais' Baseball Reference Page
Mike Fagan – Beloit Snappers (A) – Fagan has not given up a run in two of his three appearances for the Snappers this season.
Fagan's Baseball Reference Page
Mike Ford – Tampa Bay Yankees (A+) - Ford is currently on the 60-day disabled list. In his ten games prior to an injury, Ford secured a .371/.439/.571 slash line with 14 RBI.
Baby Bombers' Ford keeps cruising at the plate
Ford's Baseball Reference Page
Danny Barnes – New Hampshire Fisher Cats (AA) – The reliever's outstanding 2016 season has continued as he sits with a 1.10 ERA in 11 games. In 16 1/3 innings, he's struck out 19 hitters. Barnes has not allowed an earned run in six consecutive appearances, scattering four hits in that span.
Barnes' Baseball Reference Page
Jack Murphy - Oklahoma Dodgers (AAA) - Murphy has five runs, a home run and five RBI for Oklahoma City this season.
Murphy's Baseball Reference Page