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Princeton Baseball In The Pros - Venable Playing Well At Oklahoma City - 7/29/16
July 29, 2016 | Baseball
PRINCETON, N.J. - Former Tiger Will Venable has continued his stellar play for the Oklahoma City Dodgers (AAA).
After hitting just .205 for Lehigh Valley, Venable is posting a .375/.423/.542 slash line in 14 games for Oklahoma City. He also has seven runs scored and two steals.
Venable's 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) – The former Tiger made one appearance over the week. For the season, Young has the best strikeout per nine innings rate of his career (9.6).
Young's Baseball Reference Page
Ross Ohlendorf '05 – Cincinnati Reds (MLB) – Ohlendorf pitched in two games during the previous seven days. He threw a scoreless inning against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday, striking out two hitters.
Ohlendorf's Baseball Reference Page
Matt Bowman – St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) – The middle reliever has thrown three straight scoreless outings since the last update. In the month of July, Bowman has pitched to a 1.42 ERA in 10 games. He's held hitters to a .178 batting average and .504 OPS during that span.
Bowman's Baseball Reference Page
Danny Barnes – Buffalo Bisons (AAA) – Barnes has not allowed a run since July 7th. In 10 games with Buffalo, the reliever is 1-0 with a 0.61 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 14 2/3 innings.
Barnes' Baseball Reference Page
David Hale '11 – Norfolk Tides (AAA) – Hale struck out four hitters in his most recent start against the Columbus Clippers on Wednesday.
Hale's Baseball Reference Page
Alec Keller – Potomac Nationals (A+) – Keller had two hits and scored a run against the Carolina Mudcats last night. The outfielder is tied for eighth in the Carolina League in RBI (55) and tied for ninth in hitting (.295). He's also set a career high in stolen bases (14) and sits with personal best on-base percentage of .349.
Keller's Baseball Reference Page
Mike Ford – Trenton Thunder (AA) – Over his last two games, Ford has five hits. In seven games with Trenton, Ford is hitting .259 with six runs. He hit first AA home run vs. the New Hampshire Fisher Cats last Saturday.
Ford's Baseball Reference Page
Jack Murphy – Oklahoma City Dodgers (AAA) – Murphy had a two-run single in the Dodgers' 5-2 win over the Memphis Redbirds yesterday. The catcher has helped the Oklahoma City pitching staff to a 3.93 ERA this year, which ranks fourth in the 16-team Pacific Coast League.
Murphy's Baseball Reference Page
After hitting just .205 for Lehigh Valley, Venable is posting a .375/.423/.542 slash line in 14 games for Oklahoma City. He also has seven runs scored and two steals.
Venable's 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) – The former Tiger made one appearance over the week. For the season, Young has the best strikeout per nine innings rate of his career (9.6).
Young's Baseball Reference Page
Ross Ohlendorf '05 – Cincinnati Reds (MLB) – Ohlendorf pitched in two games during the previous seven days. He threw a scoreless inning against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday, striking out two hitters.
Ohlendorf's Baseball Reference Page
Matt Bowman – St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) – The middle reliever has thrown three straight scoreless outings since the last update. In the month of July, Bowman has pitched to a 1.42 ERA in 10 games. He's held hitters to a .178 batting average and .504 OPS during that span.
Bowman's Baseball Reference Page
Danny Barnes – Buffalo Bisons (AAA) – Barnes has not allowed a run since July 7th. In 10 games with Buffalo, the reliever is 1-0 with a 0.61 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 14 2/3 innings.
Barnes' Baseball Reference Page
David Hale '11 – Norfolk Tides (AAA) – Hale struck out four hitters in his most recent start against the Columbus Clippers on Wednesday.
Hale's Baseball Reference Page
Alec Keller – Potomac Nationals (A+) – Keller had two hits and scored a run against the Carolina Mudcats last night. The outfielder is tied for eighth in the Carolina League in RBI (55) and tied for ninth in hitting (.295). He's also set a career high in stolen bases (14) and sits with personal best on-base percentage of .349.
Keller's Baseball Reference Page
Mike Ford – Trenton Thunder (AA) – Over his last two games, Ford has five hits. In seven games with Trenton, Ford is hitting .259 with six runs. He hit first AA home run vs. the New Hampshire Fisher Cats last Saturday.
Ford's Baseball Reference Page
Jack Murphy – Oklahoma City Dodgers (AAA) – Murphy had a two-run single in the Dodgers' 5-2 win over the Memphis Redbirds yesterday. The catcher has helped the Oklahoma City pitching staff to a 3.93 ERA this year, which ranks fourth in the 16-team Pacific Coast League.
Murphy's Baseball Reference Page
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