Princeton Baseball In The Pros: Bowman and Barnes In Thick of MLB Playoff Races

PRINCETON, N.J. – Former Tiger Matt Bowman has not given up a run in his last four outings as the St. Louis Cardinals sit a half of game out of the National League wildcard spots. Bowman scored his 11th hold of the season on Monday in the team's 5-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies.

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 did not appear in game last week. The Royals remain 5.5 games out of the second American League Wildcard with nine games remaining in the season.

Young's Baseball Reference Page

Ross Ohlendorf '05 – Cincinnati Reds (MLB) – The reliever surpassed the 60-game mark last week. Aside from six games in 2007, Ohlendorf has the highest strikeout per nine innings ratio of his career (9.3).

Ohlendorf's Baseball Reference Page

Danny Barnes – Toronto Blue Jays (MLB) – Barnes saw time in two games over the past week. In 12 innings for Toronto, he has 12 strikeouts in 12 innings. The Blue Jays currently hold the top American League Wildcard position.

Barnes' Baseball Reference Page

Mike Ford '14 – Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders (AAA) - Ford '14 made his Triple-A debut on Tuesday in the Triple A National Championship game. The RailRiders won the contest, 3-1, over the El Paso Chihuahuas. The former Ivy League Player and Pitcher of the Year finished the 2016 campaign with a .289/.411/.479 slash line in 56 games. In 190 at-bats, Ford hit eight home runs, drove in 43 runs and scored 26 times.

Ford's Baseball Reference Page
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Will Venable – Oklahoma City Dodgers (AAA) – The Dodgers fell to El Paso Chihuahuas, 3-1, in the best-of-five Pacific Coast League Championship Series. After only hitting .205 in 41 games for the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs, Venable hit 71 points higher in 46 contests for the Dodgers.

Venable's Baseball Reference Page

Jack Murphy – Oklahoma City Dodgers (AAA) – Murphy finished the 2016 season with a .250/.358/.327 slash line in 73 games for the Dodgers. His .358 on-base percentage is his highest rank since his rookie season in 2009.

Murphy's Baseball Reference Page

Alec Keller '14 – Potomac Nationals (A+) – The Nationals fell in the Carolina League Division Series to the Lynchburg Hillcats in early September. Keller finished his season with 28 extra base hits, 14 steals and 63 RBI while hitting .285 and making the all-star team.

Keller's Baseball Reference Page

David Hale '11 – Norfolk Tides (AAA) – Hale's season with the Tides came to an end on September 1st. For the season, the former Tigers went 4-8 with a 5.58 ERA in the minors and made two appearances with the Colorado Rockies.

Hale's Baseball Reference Page

Cameron Mingo '16 - Arizona League Indians (Rk) - In 10 innings for the Indians, Mingo struck out 15 hitters.

Mingo's Baseball Reference Page

Danny Hoy '16 - Schaumburg Boomers (Ind) – Hoy had two hits in four games for the Boomers with a run scored.

Hoy's Baseball Reference Page

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