Rising Bradley senior shortstop Tyler Leffler has helped his summer collegiate team, the Willmar Stingers, to a first-half division championship, highlighting the notes for 11 Braves competing across the country. Meanwhile on the pro circuit, Bradley's four professional hitters combined for a big day Thursday. A complete rundown of Bradley's current and former Baseball Braves may be found below.
Collegiate Summer Leagues
Allan Beer | IF/RHP | Hays Larks | Jayhawk Baseball League
Beer has made just five pitching appearances for the Larks and none since June 24. He has been used as a hitter in 10 games, including a 1-for-4 effort Sunday against El Dorado.
Matt Dennis | RHP | Anchorage Glacier Pilots | Alaska Baseball League
Dennis earned his first win of the summer by allowing one run on four hits in 7.0 innings of a 3-2 win against the Anchorage Bucs last Monday. In his four starts so far this summer, Dennis has yet to allow more than one run. He is 1-1 with a 0.75 ERA with 17 strikeouts in 24.0 innings. His 0.75 ERA currenlty ranks third in the Alaska Baseball League.
Zach Fairchild | C | Ozark Generals | M.I.N.K League
Fairchild was 1-for-3 with a walk in four plate appearances in Tuesday's doubleheader split at Nevada. For the season, he is batting .176 with three RBI's in 14 games for the Generals.
Spencer Gaa | 3B | Cotuit Kettleers | Cape Cod Baseball League
Gaa had a big weekend at the plate, going 5-for-10 with a sacrifice fly in the last three games. In 21 games this summer, Gaa is batting .277 and he leads the Kettleers in games played by appearing in 21 of the team's 22 games this summer. As the week begins, Gaa is the eighth-leading hitter in the prestigious and pitching dominated Cape Cod Baseball League. He is also seventh with five stolen bases.
Evan Gruener | OF | Hays Larks | Jayhawk Baseball League
Gruener reached base safely in four of his five games last week and dropped down a sacrifice bunt in the one game he did not reach safely. In all, Gruener reached safely seven times last week, including a triple Saturday against El Dorado. He was 1-for-4 with a walk Sunday against the Broncos.
Tyler Leffler | SS | Willmar Stingers | Northwoods League
Leffler helped Willmar to the first-half championship in the Northwoods League North Division and the Stingers are off to a 4-1 start in the second half. Leffler is batting .259 in 30 games this summer and he has reached base safely in his last eight games. He has hit safely in seven of those games, including a 2-for-4 performance with a double in Saturday's 4-3 win at Eau Claire and in the one game he did not get a base hit during his on-base streak, Leffler was 0-for-1 with two walks and a hit by pitch Wednesday against Eau Claire.
Drew Peters | LHP | Chillicothe Mudcats | M.I.N.K. League
Peters has not appeared in a game since June 18.
Peter Resnick | RHP | Hays Larks | Jayhawk Baseball League
In his one appearance last week, Resnick pitched a scoreless fourth inning in Tuesday's 13-5 win against Newton. Resnick allowed one hit and struck out a batter and induced a double play, needing just seven pitches to complete his inning.
Mike Riesner | IF | Northern Ohio Baseball Club | Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
Riesner is the leading hitter for Northern Ohio after raising his summer average to .328 in 16 games by going 2-for-5 with a double Sunday at Grand Lake. Riesner started his current 4-game hitting streak by going 3-for-5 Thursday at Lorain County and he has multiple hits in four of his last seven games.
Cameron Roegner | LHP | Hays Larks | Jayhawk Baseball League
Roegner has suffered losses in consecutive starts for the Larks, most-recently by allowing five runs, three earned, in 5.0 innings of Friday's 5-1 loss at El Dorado. For the season, Roegner is 2-2 with a 3.60 ERA in five starts.
Carson Weber | OF | Quincy Gems | Prospect League
Weber has started to warm at the plate for the Gems by hitting safely in six of his last eight games and he has reached safely via a hit or walk in each of his last eight games. After going 1-for-3 with a walk Sunday against Springfield, Weber is batting .226 in his 17 games.
Braves in the Pros
Bradley's four hitters currently playing professional baseball combined to start July with a bang. In four games across the country Thursday night, Chris Godinez (1-for-3 with a walk), Jason Leblebijian (3-for-4 with a double, a triple and four RBI's), Max Murphy (3-for-5 with a double and a RBI) and Mike Tauchman (2-for-5 with a RBI) combined to go 9-for-17 with two doubles, a triple and six runs batted in.
Elliot Ashbeck | AZL Padres | Rookie Arizona League | San Diego Padres
Ashbeck has made four pitching appearances for the AZL Padres and is 0-0 with a save and a 3.18 earned run average. In his most-recent outing Thursday, however, Ashbeck allowed his first professional earned runs by surrendering two runs on four hits in 1.2 innings out of the bullpen.
Chris Godinez | Ogden Raptors | Rookie Pioneer League | Los Angeles Dodgers
Godinez continues to get on base at an impressive rate and boasts a .417 on-base percentage in his first 14 professional games. He has hit safely in three straight games, and seven of his last nine, and in his last game Saturday against Grand Junction, Godinez was 1-for-2 with a triple, a walk and two hit-by-pitches.
Jason Leblebijian | Lansing Lugnuts | Class A Midwest League | Toronto Blue Jays
Leblebijian belted his sixth home run with the Lugnuts in Sunday's 8-5 loss at Lake County to highlight a 2-for-5 effort. In 26 games at Lansing so far this summer, Lebelbijian is batting .317 with six home runs and 20 RBI's.
Max Murphy | Cedar Rapids Kernels | Class A Midwest League | Minnesota Twins
Murphy hit safely in his fourth consecutive game by going 1-for-4 with a walk Sunday against Burlington. Murphy is 6-for-19 (.353) during his current 4-game hitting streak, raising his season average to .233.
Rob Scahill | Pittsburgh Pirates | Major League Baseball
Scahill has completed nine days on the 15-day disabled list since being shelved June 26 with right forearm stiffness. In 24 appearances in his first season in the Pirates bullpen, Scahill is 2-4 with a 2.08 ERA in 26.0 innings.
Mike Tauchman | New Britain Rock Cats | Double-A Eastern League | Colorado Rockies
Tauchman has raised his season batting average 15 points by going 10-for-21 (.476) in his first five games of July. Tauchman was 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs scored Sunday at New Hampshire, snapping a streak of four consecutive games with multiple hits. For the season, Tauchman's .288 batting average is second on the New Britain team. Watch Tauchman's 1st-inning double Saturday at New Hampshire.
