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Princeton Baseball In the Pros: Bowman Impresses With Cardinals
August 26, 2016 | Baseball
PRINCETON, N.J. – Former Tiger Matt Bowman is currently on a stretch of four consecutive scoreless outings for the St. Louis Cardinals.
For the season, Bowman is 2-4 with a 3.38 ERA in 44 games for St. Louis. The Cardinals are 67-59 and are in the second National League wildcard spot.
Bowman's Baseball Reference Page
Princeton has had six players, Chris Young '02 (Kansas City Royals), Matt Bowman (St. Louis Cardinals), David Hale '11 (Colorado Rockies), Ross Ohlendorf '05 (Cincinnati Reds), Will Venable (Los Angeles Dodgers) and Danny Barnes (Toronto Blue Jays) 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 has not allowed a run in the entire month of August, pitching out of the bullpen, for the Royals. In his 11 games since being moved to the bullpen, he has posted a 2.45 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 18 1/3 innings.
Young's Baseball Reference Page
Ross Ohlendorf '05 – Cincinnati Reds (MLB) – The reliever is 5-7 with a 4.33 ERA in 53 games for the Reds. His 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings is the second highest mark of his career.
Ohlendorf's Baseball Reference Page
Danny Barnes – Buffalo Bisons (AAA) – Barnes' magnificent minor league season has continued. Since being sent down by the Toronto Blue Jays, the reliever has struck out nine in 4 2/3 innings for the Bisons. In 22 1/3 frames for Buffalo, Barnes has allowed one run.
Barnes' Baseball Reference Page
Will Venable – Oklahoma City Dodgers (AAA) – Venable struggled to begin the 2016 season as he hit .205 for the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs in 41 games. Since moving on to Oklahoma City, Venable is hitting .266 for the Dodgers.
Venable's Baseball Reference Page
David Hale '11 – Norfolk Tides (AAA) – Hale has pitched into the fifth inning in four of his last five starts for the Tides.
Hale's Baseball Reference Page
Alec Keller '14 – Potomac Nationals (A+) – The Carolina League All-Star has hits in eight of his last 10 games including a five-game hitting streak that came to an end on Wednesday.
Keller's Baseball Reference Page
Mike Ford '14 – Trenton Thunder (AA) – Over his last 10 games, Ford is hitting .429. In 31 games with the Thunder, the former Tiger sits with a slash line of .292/.412/.453 along with three home runs and 20 RBI.
Ford's Baseball Reference Page
Jack Murphy – Oklahoma City Dodgers (AAA) – After a slow first two months of the season, the catcher has gradually improved his batting average to .254. Murphy had a two-hit performance on Wednesday including his third home run of the year in a 5-1 victory over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
Murphy's Baseball Reference Page
Cameron Mingo '16 - Arizona League Indians (Rk) - A new addition to the weekly blog, Mingo has struck out seven in three outings for the Indians this summer. He signed with the Indians on August 8th.
Mingo's Baseball Reference Page
For the season, Bowman is 2-4 with a 3.38 ERA in 44 games for St. Louis. The Cardinals are 67-59 and are in the second National League wildcard spot.
Bowman's Baseball Reference Page
Princeton has had six players, Chris Young '02 (Kansas City Royals), Matt Bowman (St. Louis Cardinals), David Hale '11 (Colorado Rockies), Ross Ohlendorf '05 (Cincinnati Reds), Will Venable (Los Angeles Dodgers) and Danny Barnes (Toronto Blue Jays) 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 has not allowed a run in the entire month of August, pitching out of the bullpen, for the Royals. In his 11 games since being moved to the bullpen, he has posted a 2.45 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 18 1/3 innings.
Young's Baseball Reference Page
Ross Ohlendorf '05 – Cincinnati Reds (MLB) – The reliever is 5-7 with a 4.33 ERA in 53 games for the Reds. His 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings is the second highest mark of his career.
Ohlendorf's Baseball Reference Page
Danny Barnes – Buffalo Bisons (AAA) – Barnes' magnificent minor league season has continued. Since being sent down by the Toronto Blue Jays, the reliever has struck out nine in 4 2/3 innings for the Bisons. In 22 1/3 frames for Buffalo, Barnes has allowed one run.
Barnes' Baseball Reference Page
Will Venable – Oklahoma City Dodgers (AAA) – Venable struggled to begin the 2016 season as he hit .205 for the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs in 41 games. Since moving on to Oklahoma City, Venable is hitting .266 for the Dodgers.
Venable's Baseball Reference Page
David Hale '11 – Norfolk Tides (AAA) – Hale has pitched into the fifth inning in four of his last five starts for the Tides.
Hale's Baseball Reference Page
Alec Keller '14 – Potomac Nationals (A+) – The Carolina League All-Star has hits in eight of his last 10 games including a five-game hitting streak that came to an end on Wednesday.
Keller's Baseball Reference Page
Mike Ford '14 – Trenton Thunder (AA) – Over his last 10 games, Ford is hitting .429. In 31 games with the Thunder, the former Tiger sits with a slash line of .292/.412/.453 along with three home runs and 20 RBI.
Ford's Baseball Reference Page
Jack Murphy – Oklahoma City Dodgers (AAA) – After a slow first two months of the season, the catcher has gradually improved his batting average to .254. Murphy had a two-hit performance on Wednesday including his third home run of the year in a 5-1 victory over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
Murphy's Baseball Reference Page
Cameron Mingo '16 - Arizona League Indians (Rk) - A new addition to the weekly blog, Mingo has struck out seven in three outings for the Indians this summer. He signed with the Indians on August 8th.
Mingo's Baseball Reference Page
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