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Princeton Baseball In The Pros - Barnes Secures First AAA Win - 7/15/16
July 15, 2016 | Baseball
PRINCETON, N.J. – Former Tiger Danny Barnes picked up his first AAA victory last Sunday vs. the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs.
Barnes threw a scoreless eighth inning while his teammates scored twice in the bottom of the frame, leading to a 5-3 win.
The reliever's ERA has dropped under 1.00 (.99) in 45 1/3 innings. He's struck out 49 hitters, has walked just five and has allowed .136 opponent's batting average.
Barnes' Baseball Reference Page
Princeton has had five players, Chris Young '02 (Kansas City Royals), Matt Bowman (St. Louis Cardinals), David Hale '11 (Colorado Rockies), Ross Ohlendorf '05 (Cincinnati Reds) and Will Venable (Los Angeles Dodgers) 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)
Ross Ohlendorf '05 – Cincinnati Reds (MLB)
Matt Bowman – St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)
Major League Baseball had its annual All-Star break this week. The American League took the contest, 4-2 and earned home field advantage in the World Series. Teams start the second half of the season tonight.
Young's Baseball Reference Page
Ohlendorf's Baseball Reference Page
Bowman's Baseball Reference Page
Will Venable – Oklahoma City Dodgers (AAA) – In the Dodgers' first game back from the All-Star break, the veteran had two hits in four at-bats last night.
Venable's Baseball Reference Page
David Hale '11 – Norfolk Tides (AAA) – Hale picked up his first victory of the season last Sunday. Hale went five innings and allowed two runs as the Tides defeated the Syracuse Chiefs, 5-2.
Hale's Baseball Reference Page
Alec Keller – Potomac Nationals (A+) – Keller currently has a four-game hitting streak with three multi-hit outings. Over his past 10 games, the Carolina League All-Star is hitting .324 along with eight RBI and three stolen bases. He is in the league's top ten in hitting (.290) and RBI (47).
Keller'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.
Ford's Baseball Reference Page
Jack Murphy – Oklahoma City Dodgers (AAA) – While Murphy's hitting streak came to an end, he still sits with a .276 batting average over his last 10 contests. For the year, the catcher is hitting .229 with 13 RBI and 16 runs.
Murphy's Baseball Reference Page
Barnes threw a scoreless eighth inning while his teammates scored twice in the bottom of the frame, leading to a 5-3 win.
The reliever's ERA has dropped under 1.00 (.99) in 45 1/3 innings. He's struck out 49 hitters, has walked just five and has allowed .136 opponent's batting average.
Barnes' Baseball Reference Page
Princeton has had five players, Chris Young '02 (Kansas City Royals), Matt Bowman (St. Louis Cardinals), David Hale '11 (Colorado Rockies), Ross Ohlendorf '05 (Cincinnati Reds) and Will Venable (Los Angeles Dodgers) 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)
Ross Ohlendorf '05 – Cincinnati Reds (MLB)
Matt Bowman – St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)
Major League Baseball had its annual All-Star break this week. The American League took the contest, 4-2 and earned home field advantage in the World Series. Teams start the second half of the season tonight.
Young's Baseball Reference Page
Ohlendorf's Baseball Reference Page
Bowman's Baseball Reference Page
Will Venable – Oklahoma City Dodgers (AAA) – In the Dodgers' first game back from the All-Star break, the veteran had two hits in four at-bats last night.
Venable's Baseball Reference Page
David Hale '11 – Norfolk Tides (AAA) – Hale picked up his first victory of the season last Sunday. Hale went five innings and allowed two runs as the Tides defeated the Syracuse Chiefs, 5-2.
Hale's Baseball Reference Page
Alec Keller – Potomac Nationals (A+) – Keller currently has a four-game hitting streak with three multi-hit outings. Over his past 10 games, the Carolina League All-Star is hitting .324 along with eight RBI and three stolen bases. He is in the league's top ten in hitting (.290) and RBI (47).
Keller'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.
Ford's Baseball Reference Page
Jack Murphy – Oklahoma City Dodgers (AAA) – While Murphy's hitting streak came to an end, he still sits with a .276 batting average over his last 10 contests. For the year, the catcher is hitting .229 with 13 RBI and 16 runs.
Murphy's Baseball Reference Page
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