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Baseball Summer League Update No. 1
June 14, 2011 | Baseball
June 14, 2011
NORMAN, Okla. -- Throughout the summer, SoonerSports.com will bring fans weekly updates of current Sooners competing in the numerous summer baseball leagues around the country. Fans can also access information on former Sooners playing in Major League Baseball and its minor league affiliates.
The first installment, along with links to each of the players' statistics, are listed below:
SUMMER COLLEGIATE LEAGUES
Five Sooners are playing in the Cape Cod League this summer, including Drew Harrison with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks. The junior first baseman went 2-for-3 with an RBI double in his first game of the summer as Hyannis won at the Harwich Mariners 3-0 on June 11. Harrison is joined by junior left-handed pitcher Ryan Gibson, who has not made an appearance for Hyannis, which is undefeated after two games. The only other Sooner in action so far in the Cape is Jack Mayfield, who has appeared in four games with one hit for the Brewster Whitecaps. Sophomore left-handed pitcher Jordan John is also listed on the Whitecaps' roster but has not made an appearance. Max White is the fifth and final Sooner playing in the Cape Cod League. White has not played a game for the Falmouth Commodores.
In the Alaska Baseball League, Steven Bruce and Casey Coyle are playing for the Mat-Su Miners.
In the New England Collegiate Baseball League, Drew Dahlberg and Kindle Ladd are both playing for the North Shore Navigators. In the Far West League,
Tanner Toal is playing for the Redding Colt 45's while Cale Coshow is on the Nashville Outlaws' roster in the Prospect League. In the Rocky Mountain Baseball League, Drew Krittenbrink and Jake Smith are playing for the Arvada Colts.
OKLAHOMA IN THE MINORS
In Class AA for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Garrett Richards, a 2009 first round draft pick, is 7-1 with a 3.55 ERA in 12 starts for the Arkansas Travelers. Since dropping his only decision of the season at the Tulsa Drillers on May 4, Richards has gone 5-0 in his last seven starts, including eight innings with six strikeouts in his last win on June 13.
In Class A, Aaron Baker is swinging a hot bat for the Bradenton Marauders (Pittsburgh Pirates) with five hits in his last two games. In 60 games played in 2011, Baker is hitting .279 with eight homers and 46 RBI and he will play in the Florida State League All-Star Game on June 18.
For the South Bend Silver Hawks (Arizona Diamondbacks), Jeremy Erben has appeared in 17 games this season and posted a 2-1 record with a 1.96 ERA with four saves. Erben has allowed just one run in his last 10 outings.
OKLAHOMA IN THE MAJORS
Jason Bartlett, now the everyday shortstop with the San Diego Padres, has played in 59 games so far and has hit safely in nine of the last 10 games. Included in that span is a current five-game hitting streak, 12 base hits, five runs scored and two RBI.
Two former Sooners are striving in the bullpen as Daniel McCutchen is 2-1 with a 2.56 ERA in 27 appearances with the Pittsburgh Pirates and David Purcey is 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA in 19 outings for the Detroit Tigers.
| Player | Team - League |
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Alaska Baseball League - Mat-Su Miners |
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| Casey Coyle |
Alaska Baseball League - Mat-Su Miners |
| Ryan Gibson | Cape Cod League - Hyannis Harbor Hawks |
| Drew Harrison | Cape Cod League - Hyannis Harbor Hawks |
| Jordan John |
Cape Cod League - Brewster Whitecaps |
| Jack Mayfield |
Cape Cod League - Brewster Whitecaps |
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Cape Cod League - Falmouth Commodores |
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| Drew Dahlberg |
New England Collegiate Baseball League - North Shore Navigators |
| New England Collegiate Baseball League - North Shore Navigators | |
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Far West League - Redding Colt 45's |
|
|
Prospect League - Nashville Outlaws |
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| Drew Krittenbrink | Rocky Mountain Baseball League - Arvada Colts |
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Rocky Mountain Baseball League - Arvada Colts |
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