Due to the success of the auction of game worn home jerseys, the Quakes are proud to announce that some of our most popular players' Batting Practice Jerseys will now be up for bidding. Some of the players include All-Stars Hainley Statia, Darren O'Day and Brad Coon as well as Angels Organizational Player of the Year Chris Pettit and former second-round draft selection in 2002 Kevin Jepsen. The bidding will start at $100 and each following bid will increase by $10. The final winner of these uniforms will be contacted by email and will have a $5.99 shipping and handling fee. These game worn, home jerseys are 100% authentic and come with a letter of authenticity signed by Quakes General Manager Gerard McKearney.
Chris Pettit was a stand out in his time with the Quakes. After posting huge numbers with the Cedar Rapids Kernals, the outfielder had a brief four game hitless streak once joining Rancho in June, but Pettit caught fire and hit .350 with 9 home runs and 42 RBI for the next six weeks. Pettit finished the season with a .309 average with 9 homers and 54 RBI in just 69 games. The San Dimas, CA native played in the prestigious Arizona Fall League this year and was the Angels Organizational Player of the Year.
Brad Coon made his presence felt with the Quakes in the first half of the season. The speedy base stealer swiped 31 bases and was caught just 9 times. In April, he hit .323 with 17 runs scored, 7 doubles and 14 steals. Coon hit his first career home run in Visalia on April 30 and followed that up with a lead off home run against Inland Empire May 6th. Coon was the starting right fielder for the California League All-Star Team.
Kevin Jepsen has been a mainstay in the Quakes bullpen for the last two and a half seasons. After saving 16 games in 2006, Jepsen was the "set-up" man in Rancho in '07. While his win-loss record does not show his effectiveness, the care-free 23-year-old led the team in appearances with 44 and struck out 50 batters in 53.2 innings.
Hainley Statia was the everyday shortstop in Rancho during the '07 season. He led the team in almost every offensive category including batting average, runs, hits, doubles, triples and RBI. The native of Curacao also shined with the leather earning him a spot on the California League All-Star team and was the Angels Organizational Defensive Player of the Year.
Submarine-style closer Darren O'Day was almost un- hittable for the Quakes in '07. He was 4-0 with an ERA of 0.75 (2 ER in 24 IP) while logging 26 strike outs and just 6 walks. O'Day also led the team with 11 saves before being promoted to AA Arkansas. He led the entire Angels organization with 21 total saves in 24 chances.
Remember to bid early and often as these jerseys will only be up for bid until Monday November 12.
Cedar Rapids baseball mourns the passing of Bud Curran
The Cedar Rapids Kernels family extends heartfelt condolences to the family of Guy 'Bud' Curran who passed away on the afternoon of Friday, November 9th after a long illness.
Curran was the patriarch of Cedar Rapids' first family of baseball and had been the groundskeeper at Veterans Memorial Stadium from 1949 until 2001. Before that, he served as a clubhouse boy at Old Hill Park, where he also worked on the grounds.
Curran served on the Cedar Rapids Baseball Club's board of directors along with his son, Jimmy. His daughter, Nancy Cram, was also active with the team, serving as the office and souvenir manager.
Under the care of Curran, Veterans Memorial Stadium gained a reputation as one of the finest minor league facilities in the country. He was honored as the Midwest League's top groundskeeper in 1993 and helped in the construction of the Cincinnati Reds' spring training complex in Plant City, FL, when it was built in 1988.
Curran was 88 years old. Services are pending at the time of his release.
The North Shore Honu improved to a Hawaii Winter Baseball-leading 21-10 record with a 14-7 win over the West Oahu CaneFires this afternoon in the finale of a three-game set at Hans L'Orange Park. Lou Santangelo picked up a game-high five RBIs and nailed a three-run home run to lead North Shore's offensive attack which amassed 16 hits on the afternoon.
Brad Corley chipped in three hits including two doubles, and drove in a run for the HWB West Division champion Honu squad. Teammate Mat Gamel went 3-4 with a double and drove in a run as the Milwaukee Brewers prospect boosted his batting average to .340.
Brett Sinkbeil (3-1, 1.67 ERA) notched the victory despite allowing four runs on five hits through three innings. The Florida Marlins prospect threw 34 of his 63 pitches for strikes.
Joshua Bell led the West Oahu (10-20-1) offensive charge, going 2-4 with a double and a solo home run to deep right-center field. Russell Mitchell doubled and drove in a pair, while Chad Tracy added a solo home run in the losing effort.
Erik Stiller fell to 1-3 on the campaign and saw his ERA balloon to 5.46 after allowing seven runs on eight hits through the game's first four innings. In defeat, West Oahu reliever Ken Miyamoto surrendered one hit through two scoreless innings, and lowered his league-leading ERA to 0.36.
North Shore will meet the Waikiki BeachBoys tomorrow at noon while West Oahu tangles with the Honolulu Sharks at 6:30 p.m. Both games will be held at Hans L'Orange Park.
The Honolulu Sharks rallied from a 2-0 deficit at the hands of the Waikiki BeachBoys to even the score at 2-2, and salvage the tie. The game was declared complete after nine innings in accordance with an HWB rule implemented to save the arms of the pitchers.
Waikiki (15-15-1) took a 2-0 lead in the second inning when Cole Garner doubled home Jeff Kindel from second, and later scored on a passed ball.
Fuminori Yokogawa collected two hits for Honolulu (14-15-2), while Kyler Burke tripled in the Sharks' first run of the evening in the seventh inning. Argenis Diaz laced a single down the third base line to plate Yokogawa in the eighth frame to tie the game at 2-2.
Jared Lansford did not factor in the decision despite opening the game with three scoreless innings through which he surrendered three hits and struck out three.
Both squads return to Hans L'Orange Park tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. (Hawaii time) for the finale of the three-game set.
Miguel Abreu lined a three-run home run over the left-center field fence to put Honolulu up for good as the Sharks stole a 7-5 win from the Waikiki BeachBoys tonight at Hans L'Orange Park. Honolulu (15-15) was trailing 5-4 in the top of the ninth when Abreu crushed the Daniel Griffin offering, and put his squad up for good.
Fuminori Yokogawa supplemented the Honolulu offense with a 3-4 evening including two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored. Teammate Brandon Snyder chipped in two hits and an RBI.
Katsuyuki Aihara (1-1, 10.13 ERA) earned the victory after holding the BeachBoys scoreless in the eighth inning, and Tyler Wilson shut the door in the ninth to earn his second save of the campaign.
Lucas Duda paced Waikiki (15-16) with three hits including a double and a fourth inning, two-run home run. Griffin was saddled with the loss as the San Francisco Giants prospect surrendered four runs in the ninth frame.
The BeachBoys will meet the North Shore Honu tomorrow at noon, while the Sharks tangle with the West Oahu CaneFires at 6:30 p.m. Both games will be held at Hans L'Orange Park.
The Bridgeport Bluefish, a charter member of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, are excited to announce the release of their schedule for the 2008 season.
The 2008 schedule has been expanded to 140 games and features 70 home games at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard. The Bluefish will begin their season on the road against the Lancaster Barnstormers on Friday, April 25. The Bluefish will open at home on Friday, May 2 against the Somerset Patriots. The home schedule includes eleven weekend series and games on Memorial Day and Labor Day. Game times have not been released.
The Bluefish will face the Newark Bears, the 2007 Atlantic League champions, on April 29 in Newark. On May 13, the Bluefish will welcome the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, the newest team in the Atlantic League. Bridgeport will host the first battle with their cross-Sound rivals, the Long Island Ducks, in a three-game series beginning on Friday, May 16.
"We are very excited to release this schedule," said Bluefish General Manager Todd Marlin. "We are looking forward to putting together a great promotional schedule and continuing our tradition of family-friendly entertainment."
2008 season and group tickets are now on sale for the upcoming season. For more information call (203) 345-4800 or stop by the Bluefish Ticket Office located at 500 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT. To learn more about the Bluefish franchise and other ticketing options visit our webpage at ::Home of the Bridgeport Bluefish::.
The Bridgeport Bluefish Professional Baseball Club, a charter team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, plays its home games at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard, located off Exit 27 of I-95 on the corner of Broad Street and South Frontage Road in Bridgeport. 2008 season tickets, mini-plans and group outings are available by calling 203-345-4800. Visit the Bluefish online at ::Home of the Bridgeport Bluefish::.
Worcester, MA - The Worcester Tornadoes announced that they have signed free agent First Baseman Chris Colabello, reuniting him with the team with which he spent the first two-and-a-half years of his professional career.
"It's exciting to be back in Worcester," said Colabello. "It's a terrific city with terrific people and the organization is first class. This is where I started my career. It's a great place, we've done some great things here, and we plan to get back to the championship level of 2005."
Colabello, 24, is coming off another very strong season in 2007. He set new career-highs in Games (91), Runs (64), Doubles (29), Home Runs (13), RBIs (62), Walks (45) and Stolen Bases (6), in addition to eclipsing the .300 mark (.302) for the third consecutive season. Colabello also finished second in the Can-Am League in both Doubles (29) and Extra-Base hits (43). Over the past two years, no Can-Am League player has more Doubles (55) or Extra-Base Hits (78) than Colabello.
"We are extremely happy to have Chris back with us for 2008," said Tornadoes Manager Rich Gedman. "He brings a lot to this organization, both on and off the field, and there's no question that his addition makes us a better team going forward."
Colabello spent the second half of the '07 campaign as a member of the Nashua Pride after coming over from the Tornadoes in a trade a week into the second half of the season. He went on to help Nashua capture the 2007 Can-Am League Championship with an outstanding postseason, batting .294 with 3 Home Runs and 8 RBIs in 8 playoff games. The 8 RBIs were the most of any player in the '07 postseason.
Colabello is the Tornadoes all-time leader in Batting Average (minimum 500 at-bats) at .304, and has accrued 20 Home Runs, 50 Doubles and 117 RBIs in his illustrious career with Worcester. In 7 games against the Tornadoes in 2007, Colabello hit .423 (11-26) with 3 Home Runs and 4 RBIs. The three-year veteran is a career .307 hitter with 28 Home Runs, 62 Doubles and 151 RBIs.
In addition, the Tornadoes have acquired IF Charles Jeroloman and RHP Dan Sausville in the Grays dispersal draft, held Friday, November 9. Jeroloman, 25, hit .290 with 7 Home Runs and 37 RBIs in 44 games with the Grays in '07. Sausville, 23, posted a 1-0 record with a 3.78 ERA in 6 appearances out of the bullpen.
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