Braves in the Pros Summer Recap

BradleyBraves.com provides a 2016 season wrap-up for 10 former Bradley Baseball Braves playing professionally around the country

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Mike Tauchman completed the Triple-A Pacific Coast League season riding a 25-game hitting streak

Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications Baseball 9/6/2016 7:23:00 AM

With the majority of the minor leagues wrapping up their 2016 regular-season schedules Monday, BradleyBraves.com provides a season summary for each of the 10 former Bradley Braves playing professionally around the nation this summer. Among the numerous highlights, 2013 All-American and NCAA batting champion Mike Tauchman extended his Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes franchise record hitting streak to 25 games Monday.

Elliot Ashbeck (2013-15), RHP | MiLB.com Bio
Lake Elsinore Storm (SD), Class A Advanced California League
Ashbeck suffered a season-ending arm injury earlier this season and did not pitch after May 7, when he allowed one unearned run in 3.1 innings of his first appearance at Lake Elsinore. In six outings for the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Ashbeck was 2-1 with a 1.71 ERA and in his seven appearances overall in 2016, Ashbeck was 2-2 with a 1.48 ERA.

Joe Bircher (2009-12), LHP | Canaries Bio
Sioux Falls Canaries, American Association of Independent Professional Baseball
The 6-foot-4 lefty finished strong in his fourth pro season, winning his last five decisions to finish the year 6-6 as the top starting pitcher for the Canaries. In his final outing of the season Friday, Bircher scattered six hits in 7.0 scorelesss innings and in his final two outings of the year, he combined for 17 strikeouts against just one walk. Of the pitchers in the 12-team American Association, Bircher finished second with a 2.55 ERA, sixth with 108 strikeouts and 10th with 123.2 innings.

Matt Dennis (2014-16), RHP | MiLB.com Bio
Grand Junction Rockies (COL), Rookie Pioneer League
Pitching exclusively out of the bullpen, Dennis is 5-2 record, two saves and 2.64 ERA in 22 relief appearances for Grand Junction. The 6-foot-1 righty has racked up 34 strikeouts in 30.2 innings (10.0 K/IP), while walking just four. The Pioneer League season continues through Thursday and South Division-leading Grand Junction owns a half-game lead over Odgen heading into their 3-game, season-ending series.

Chris Godinez (2012-15), IF| MiLB.com Bio
Staten Island Yankees (NYY), Class A Short Season New York-Penn League
Godinez was listed as "Active" down the stretch, but he did not play after Aug. 13 and was transitioned to the 60-Day Disabled List on Sept. 2. Godinez played in 32 games during the summer, 24 for Staten Island and eight for Charleston (SC) in the Class A South Atlantic League, and he hit a combined .273 with a .4-3 on-base percentage, eight steals and 17 runs in those 32 games.

Jason Leblebijian (2010-12), IF| MiLB.com Bio
New Hampshire Fisher Cats (TOR), Double-A Eastern League
Leblebijian started the season with Class A Advanced Dunedin in the Florida State League, where he hit .295 with six home runs in 52 games. The utility infielder was promoted to Double-A New Hampshire June 4 and he consistently produced for the Fisher Cats throughout the summer. The 5-year veteran enjoyed his best season to date, posting career-highs in batting average (.294), home runs (13), doubles (26), RBI (55) and runs (72). Playing shortstop in the final game of the season Monday, Leblebijian was 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a run scored and he was involved in two double plays defensively, helping the Fisher Cats to a 3-1 win.

Tyler Leffler (2013-16), IF| MiLB.com Bio
West Virginia Black Bears (PIT), Class A Short Season New York-Penn League
Selected in the 27th round of June's MLB First-Year Player Draft, Leffler appeared in 20 games for the Class A Short Season West Virginia Black Bears, batting .227 with two doubles. In his final start of the season Friday, Leffler was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in a 7-4 win at Auburn.

Max Murphy (2012-14), OF| MiLB.com Bio
Fort Myers Miracle (MIN), Class A Advanced Florida State League
Murphy's season was split between three teams in the Minnesota Twins organization and interrupted by injury. Playing in 70 games overall, the third-year pro hit .238 with five home runs, 11 doubles and 26 RBI.

Cameron Roegner (2012-16), LHP| MiLB.com Bio
Helena Brewers (MIL), Rookie Pioneer League
Helena will close out the season with a 3-game series versus Billings, beginning Tuesday, and Roegner is likely to make one final appearance on the bump for the Brewers rookie Pioneer League affiliate. Selected in the 22nd round of June's MLB First-Year Player Draft, the 6-foot-6 lefty is 1-3 with a 3.23 ERA in 13 appearances split between Helena and the Arizona League Brewers. In his most recent outing, Roegner worked 3.0 innings of middle relief Aug. 30, allowing two unearned runs on three hits while striking out three.

Rob Scahill (2006-09), RHP | Brewers Bio
Milwaukee Brewers, Major League Baseball
Now an 8-year pro veteran, Scahill has pitched in the Major Leagues for three different organizations the last five years, including Pittsburgh and Milwaukee in 2016. Released by the Pirates in July 3, Scahill signed with the Brewers organization July 12 and was promoted to the Big League club Aug. 8. Working out of the bullpen in 10 games with the Brewers, Scahill has not allowed a run in eight of those outings. Of the four runs he has surrendered as a Brewer, three came on a Javier Baez home run Aug. 16 at Wrigley Field and he has allowed only one run in his other nine outings. For the season, Scahill owns a 3.90 ERA in 25 combined appearances for the Pirates (15) and Brewers (10).

Mike Tauchman (2010-13), OF| MiLB.com Bio
Albuquerque Isotopes (COL), Triple-A Pacific Coast League
Tauchman ended the Triple-A season riding an Albuquerque Isotopes franchise record 25-game hitting streak, which he capped off in Monday's season finale with a third-inning single. The 2013 NCAA batting champion has steadily advanced through the Rockies farm system and he hit .286 with 24 doubles and 72 runs scored in 129 games for Albuquerque in 2016. Selected the Isotopes Defensive Player of the Year by his teammates, Tauchman also tied for seventh in the PCL with 23 stolen bases.

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