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Baseball Summer League Update No. 8

August 17, 2006 | Baseball

NORMAN, Okla. -- As part of continuing coverage of Oklahoma baseball throughout the summer, SoonerSports.com will bring fans weekly updates of current Sooners competing in the numerous summer baseball leagues around the country, including former Sooners playing in Major League Baseball and its minor league affiliates.

Update No. 8
As the summer collegiate league seasons have come to a close, junior DH/RHP Jarod Freeman was named to the third annual Texas Collegiate League All-League Team. Playing first base for the Graham Roughnecks, the Oklahoma City native finished the season batting .318 with 49 hits, 15 doubles and 30 RBI.

Listed below are the final season stats for Sooners playing in collegiate summer leagues.

Texas Collegiate League
Brad Burns - Weatherford Wranglers (2-4, 5.77 ERA, CG)
Nich Conaway - Weatherford Wranglers (2-3, 5.71 ERA)
Jarod Freeman - Graham Roughnecks (.316 AVG, 30 RBI, 24 R)
Joseph Hughes Coppell Copperheads (.309 AVG, 25 H, 30 TB)
Matt Lovelady - Weatherford Wranglers (1-2, 3.52 ERA, SV)
Brandon Moss - Euless LoneStars (.292 AVG, 21 RBI, 22 R)
Jimmy Rollins Coppell Copperheads (4.20 ERA, SV)

Cape Cod League
Joe Dunigan - Orleans Cardinals (.208 AVG, 27 H, 2 HR, 13 RBI)
Aaron Reza - Chatam A's (.358 AVG, 19 H, 21 TB)
Jackson Williams - Hyannis Mets (.245 AVG, 25 H, 26 TB)

Alaska League
Ryan Mottern - Kenai Peninsula Oilers (1-1, 0.50 ERA, 34 SO)

California Baseball League
Chris Henry - Salinas Valley Packers (4-2, 3.35 ERA, 34 SO)
Joel Pedretti - Salinas Valley Packers (.189 AVG, 11 R, 14 H)
Kevin Duke - S. California Fire (N/A)

Hawaii Collegiate League
Aaron Ivey - Kauaii Menehunes (N/A)

Summer League Baseball Central

In the professional ranks, recent Sooners Ryan Rohlinger and Chuckie Caufield both have had productive weeks. Rohlinger had a pair of homeruns in a 6-4 Salem-Keizer victory over the Spokane Indians on July 14.  The West Bend, Wis., native hit a solo shot to right in the bottom of the third inning and followed it up with a three-run shot  to left in the seventh.

Caufield went 2-for-5 with a double and a triple in a 6-4 loss to the Billings Mustangs on Monday night.  The Ada product is batting .265 for the season with 44 hits and four homeruns.

In a Tuesday night loss to Toronto, former Sooner Greg Norton went 2-for-3 with a homerun and two RBI. Norton's 10th homer of the year, a two-run shot in the bottom of the first of Toronto ace Roy Halladay, raised his average from .281 to .288. Unfortunately, the San Leandro, Calif., came up limping on a fly ball down the right field line in the sixth inning with a strained left hamstring.  Norton is listed as day-to-day.

Below is a complete look at all the Sooners, current and former, playing in various leagues this summer.

Player Team - League
Brad Burns Weatherford Wranglers - Texas Collegiate League
Nich Conaway Weatherford Wranglers - Texas Collegiate League
Kevin Duke S. California Fire - S. California Baseball League
Joe Dunigan

Orleans Cardinals - Cape Cod

Jarod Freeman Graham Roughnecks - Texas Collegiate League
Chris Henry Salinas Valley Packers - Calif. Collegiate League
Joseph Hughes Coppell Copperheads - Texas Collegiate League
Aaron Ivey Kauai Menehunes - Hawaii Collegiate League
Matt Lovelady Weatherford Wranglers - Texas Collegiate League
Brandon Moss Euless Stars - Texas Collegiate League
Ryan Mottern Kenai Peninsula Oilers - Alaska League
Joel Pedretti Salinas Valley Packers - Calif. Collegiate League
Aaron Reza Chatam A's - Cape Cod
Jimmy Rollins Coppell Copperheads - Texas Collegiate League
Jackson Williams Hyannis Mets - Cape Cod

OU Alum Team - Affiliate
Jason Bartlett Minnesota Twins
Greg Dobbs Seattle Mariners
Geoff Geary

Philadelphia Phillies

Greg Norton Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Russ Ortiz Baltimore Orioles
Mark Redman Kansas City Royals
Brian Shackelford  Cincinatti Reds
Reggie Willits  Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Jeff Bajenaru Arizona Diamondbacks
Kyle Denney New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA) - Wash. Nationals
Tommy Whiteman Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA) - Colo. Rockies
Derek Wathan Memphis Redbirds (AAA) - St. Louis Cardinals
Aaron Looper Tacoma Rainers (AAA) - Seattle Mariners
Rocky Cherry Iowa Cubs (AAA) - Chicago Cubs
David Purcey New Hampshire Fisher Cats (AA) - Tor. Blue Jays
Eddie Cornejo Stockton Ports (A) - Oakland A's
Jason Fransz Frederick Keys (A) - Baltimore Orioles
Garrett Patterson Charleston RiverDogs (A) - New York Yankees
Ryan Rohlinger Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (A) - SF Giants
Mark Roberts Lake Elsinore Storm (A) - San Diego Padres
Daniel McCutchen Charleston RiverDogs (A) - NY Yankees
Kevin Smith Staten Island Yankees (A) - NY Yankees
Russell Raley Staten Island Yankees (A) - NY Yankees
John Brownell Batavia Muckdogs (A) - Philadelphia Phillies
Will Savage Lakewood Blueclaws (A) - Philadelphia Phillies
Ole Sheldon Salem Avalanche (A) - Houston Astros
Chuckie Caufield Helena Brewers (R) - Milwaukee Brewers
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