From The Dugout: Follow Oregon Baseball This Summer
From The Dugout: Follow Oregon Baseball This Summer
June 21, 2010
Members of the Oregon baseball program will be playing across the country during the summer participating in several different collegiate leagues.
If you’d like to follow the Ducks throughout the summer, please browse the information below.
Also remember to check back to www.GoDucks.com on a weekly basis for summer updates and blogs from your favorite Oregon players.
Cape Cod League
Tyler Anderson (Cotuit Kettleers/Team USA): Anderson will head to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Trials from July 6-11 in Cary, N.C. at the National Training Complex. If Anderson makes the final roster he will stay with USA baseball, otherwise it’s off to the prominent Cape Cod League.
Christian Jones (Falmouth Commodores): Jones won’t be lonely with Falmouth as two of his Oregon teammates (KC Serna & Scott McGough) are also on the squad.
Scott McGough (Falmouth Commodores/Team USA): Similar to fellow teammate Tyler Anderson, McGough will head to USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Trials from July 6-11 in Cary, N.C. at the National Training Complex before his summer ball experience. Last summer, McGough was a top reliever for the Rochester Honkers of the Northwoods League, and finished the summer as the sixth-ranked prospect in the league according to PerfectGame Crosschecker.
KC Serna (Falmouth Commodores): Oregon’s starting shortstop already has himself in the lead off spot of the lineup for the Commodores. In 2009, Serna helped the Mankato Moondogs to the Northwoods League postseason and was named to the NWL All-Star Team.
Northwoods League
Madison Boer (La Crosse Loggers): Boer heads back to La Crosse for his second season with the Loggers. In 2009, Boer helped lead the Loggers to the Northwoods League championship series.
Ryan Hambright (Rochester Honkers): Hambright, along with four other teammates is off to play for the defending 2009 NWL champions.
Joey Housey (Rochester Honkers)
Andrew Mendenhall (Rochester Honkers)
Danny Pulfer (Rochester Honkers): Is in his second season with the Honkers after helping Rocherster to the 2009 NWL championship as the club’s starting third baseman.
West Coast League
Paul Eshleman (Kitsap BlueJackets): Eshleman will get to battle against several of his teammates in the WCL this summer.
Mitch Karraker (Bend Elks): Both of Oregon’s catchers will be playing in the WCL this year with Karraker suiting up for the Bend Elks. In 2009, Karraker was part of the 2009 NWL championship squad with the Rochester Honkers.
Alaska Baseball League
Alex Keudell (Glacier Pilots): Keudell is off to Alaska and the Glacier Pilots for the second summer in a row.
Kellen Moen (Peninsula Oilers): Oregon reliever is set to play for Peninsula Oilers this summer, and is scheduled to run into teammates Alex Keudell and Nick Wagner when the Pilots are in town July 13-14.
Nick Wagner (Glacier Pilots): Wagner already has a triple and start in center field early on this summer.
California Collegiate League
Dylan Gavin (San Luis Obispo Blues): Gavin is headed to sunny California
DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE PROS
Oregon had four players – Justin LaTempa, Drew Gagnier, Zack Thornton and Eddie Rodriguez – drafted in the 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft earlier this month.
Drew Gagnier inked his contract with the Detroit Tigers on June 17. Coincidentally, he’s headed back to the stadium where he threw his last pitch in an Oregon uniform on June 6 against Florida State at the Norwich Regional. Dodd Memorial Stadium is home to the Connecticut Tigers (New York-Penn League), the Class A Short-Season affiliate of the Detroit Tigers.
Zack Thornton signed his contract with the Oakland A’s on June 11, and www.GoDucks.com will alert fans of his club for the summer as soon as the information is available.
Former Oregon right-hander Erik Stavert is scheduled to start for the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Northwest League today.
A seventh-round pick of the Colorado Rockies in the 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, Stavert is scheduled to start Tri-City’s home opener today against the Eugene Emeralds at Gesa Stadium according to The News Tribune.
The Dust Devils is a Class A Short Season affiliate of the Colorado Rockies.
Stavert is set to make a return to PK Park when Tri-City travels to Eugene for a five-game series against the Eugene Emeralds beginning on July 13.
Stavert, the 211th overall pick in the 2009 draft, was Oregon’s ace during its reinaugural season in 2009, recording over 1/3 of the Ducks’ victories with a 5-6 record and a 3.04 ERA. The Livermore, Calif., native was named Pac-10 Conference Honorable Mention after starting 14 games, pitching a staff-leading 94 and 2/3 innings, allowing just 40 runs (34 earned) and dealing a staff-best 82 strikeouts. He also held opposing batters to a .230 clip.
