Baseball Summer Update: July 5, 2016

Former Bradley SS Jason Leblebijian highlights the latest edition of the Bradley Baseball Summer Update

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Jason Leblebijian

Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications Baseball 7/5/2016 11:03:00 AM

The progress of nine Braves in the pros and 11 current Bradley Baseball players competing in summer collegiate leagues once again is included in the latest edition of the Bradley Baseball Summer Update. Former Bradley shortstop Jason Leblebijian highlights today's update as he continues to excel for Toronto's Double-A affiliate New Hampshire Fisher Cats.

Braves in the Pros

Joe Bircher (2009-12), LHP
Sioux Falls Canaries, American Association of Independent Professional Baseball
Bircher fell to 0-5 on the season with his poorest outing of the season Friday at Winnipeg, where he allowed eight runs, five earned, on nine hits in 4.0 innings. Still suffering from a lack of run support, the Canaries have scored more than two runs in only two of Bircher's eight starts this season.

Matt Dennis (2014-16), RHP
Grand Junction Rockies (COL), Rookier Pioneer League
Dennis earned his first career professional win Saturday and picked up a second victory Monday, both in relief outings. Since allowing four runs, two earned, in 1.0 inning in his professional debut June 24, Dennis (2-1) has made four consecutive appearances without allowing a run. He made three scoreless appearances last week, allowing two hits and a walk, while striking out three.

Chris Godinez (2012-15), IF
Staten Island Yankees (NYY), Class A Short Season New York-Penn League
Godinez is batting just .167, but continues to find ways to get on base for Staten Island. Despite his low batting average, Godinez has reached base safely via a hit, walk or hit by pitch in nine of his 12 games and he has a sacrifice fly in one of the three games he did not reach safely. Though he has just one hit in his last six games, a double Friday, Godinez has been hit by three pitches and drawn four walks in those same six games.

Jason Leblebijian (2010-12), IF
New Hampshire Fisher Cats (TOR), Double-A Eastern League
Leblebijian continues to swing a hot bat in his first season at the Double-A level and he has reached base safely in 12 consecutive games after going 1-for-3 with two RBI's, including the go-ahead sacrifice fly, in Monday's 4-3 win against Portland. Leblebijian, who was 4-for-7 with three doubles in Friday's doubleheader at Binghamton, does not have enough AB's at the Double-A level since his June 4 promotion to officially qualify for the league batting leaders, but his .323 average with the Fisher Cats would rank third in the Eastern League and his 0.42 doubles per game (12 in 28 games) easily paces the league.
Leblebijian walk-off double June 25 (video): http://www.milb.com/multimedia/vpp.jsp?content_id=854086483&sid=milb
Leblebijian 3-run HR June 10 (video): http://www.milb.com/multimedia/vpp.jsp?content_id=795948383&sid=milb

Tyler Leffler (2013-16), IF
West Virginia Black Bears (PIT), Class A Short Season New York-Penn League
After collecting a base hit in each of his first five professional games, Leffler is on a 3-game hitless streak and he takes a .179 abbreviated season average into Tuesday's doubleheader at Aberdeen. Since opening his rookie pro season at shortstop, Leffler has played second base in each of his last seven games. Defensively, he has been a part of 10 double plays in eight games, turning six of those twin killings from his new position as the second baseman.

Max Murphy (2012-14), OF
Fort Myers Miracle (MIN), Class A Advanced Florida State League
Murphy, who hit his fifth home run of the summer to start the scoring in Friday's 7-4 win against Jupiter, has returned to the disabled list for the second time since his promotion to Fort Myers April 28. Since being activated from his first DL stint June 20, Murphy was batting .242 (8-33) in eight games, capped by Friday's 2-for-4 performance with a double to go with his home run.

Cameron Roegner (2012-16), LHP
AZL Brewers (MIL), Rookie Arizona League
Roegner has made three relief appearances for the Brewers affiliate in the rookie Arizona League and he sports an early 1.29 ERA in 7.0 innings to date. In his latest outing Friday, Roegner worked 3.0 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and a walk against his three strikeouts. In his 7.0 innings to date, Roegner boasts a .182 opponent batting average, 0.86 WHIP and a 3.0 strikeouts-to-walk ratio.

Rob Scahill (2006-09), RHP
Indianapolis Indians (PIT), Triple-A International League
Since striking out six in 4.0 scoreless innings June 21 in his longest professional outing as a reliever, Scahill allowed two runs in each of his last two appearances for the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians and was designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday. Scahill, who has pitched at the Major League level in each of the last five seasons for the Rockies (2012-14) and Pirates (2015-160 is 4-4 with a 3.89 ERA in 84 career appearances at the Big League level.

Mike Tauchman (2010-13), OF
Albuquerque Isotopes (COL), Triple-A Pacific Coast League
Tauchman heated up during the holiday weekend, going 5-for-11 with two doubles and two RBI's in the last three games for Colorado's Triple-A affiliate. Tauchman also swiped a pair of bases in Sunday's 5-1 win at Sacramento and he is tied for sixth in the Pacific Coast League with his 17 steals.

Summer Collegiate Leagues

Allan Beer, Jr., RHP/IF
Florence (SC) Redwolves, Coastal Plain League
Beer has made six relief appearances to date and is 0-1 with a 10.24 ERA in 9.2 innings. He suffered the loss in Saturday's 11-inning game against Petersburg, surrendeing the go-ahead run on three hits in the 11th.

Ben Cilano, So., RHP
Hays (KS) Larks, Jayhawk Baseball League
Cilano has not appeared in a game since the last update and he has one save in his six appearances this summer with an 11.74 ERA in 7.2 innings.

Christian Dominguez, So., IF
Derby (KS) Twins, Jayhawk Baseball League
Dominguez was 1-for-2 with a sacrifice in the second game of Monday's doubleheader versus Haysville. Though batting .135, Dominguez has drawn 13 walks in 16 games and has scored 10 times.

Jean-Francois Garon, So., OF
North Adams (MA) SteepleCats, New England Collegiate Baseball League
Garon is batting .150 in 13 games to date.

Nick Green, Sr., IF
Bloomington (IL) Bobcats, Midwest Collegiate League
Green is batting .265 in 13 games for the Bobcats and he has hit safely in each of his lasat three games.

Jacob Hurst, So., LHP
Saint Joseph (MO) Mustangs, M.I.N.K. Baseball League
Hurst has made four appearances, all starts, on the mound for St. Joseph this summer. Still recovering from allowing seven runs in his first outing of the season, Hurst has won each of his last three decisions and is coming off his best start of the summer last Wednesday, when he allowed one run on five hits in 6.0 innings.

Luke Mangieri, So., IF
Martinsville (VA) Mustangs, Coastal Plain League
Tied for second on his team with 24 starts, Mangieri is batting .267 and also is tied for second with 12 RBI's and 13 bases on balls.

Ben Olson, So., LHP
North Adams (MA) SteepleCats, New England Collegiate Baseball League
Olson shares his team's lead with four pitching starts and he is second on the squad with 23.2 innings pitched to date. He is 1-0 with a 1.90 ERA in those four starts and took a no decision in his last outing Thursday when he allowed just one run on four hits in 7.0 innings.

Matthew Richey, So., RHP
Springfield (IL) Sliders, Prospect League
Richey has mase seven appearances, six as a starter, and is 3-0 with a 2.22 ERA in his 28.1 innings to date. Richey has not allowed more than two runs in any of his seven outings to date.

Eric Scheuermann, Sr., RHP
Edenton (NC) Steamers, Coastal Plain League
Scheuermann is tied for third on the Edenton squad with 10 appearances and he made his second start of the summer since the last Update. Now 1-2 with a 3.50 ERA, Scheuermann has struck out 15, against just four walks, in his 18.0 innings. He started Monday's 11-3 win at Lexington County, allowing two runs, one earned, on eight hits in 4.2 innings.

Andy Shadid, So., OF
Hays (KS) Larks, Jayhawk Baseball League
Shadid is hitless (0-13) in his last five games, lowering his summer average to .200 with three doubles and a home run in 20 games to date.

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