Tauchman Homered Sunday, Murphy Back in Affliated Ball

Former Bradley teammates Mike Tauchman and Max Murphy highlight the latest Bradley Baseball Braves in the Pros Update

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Murphy Signed by Diamondbacks

Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications Baseball 7/15/2019 2:24:00 PM

NEW YORK – Former Bradley All-American Mike Tauchman started a new home runs streak for the New York Yankees Sunday by smacking his fifth home run of the season in a 4-2 win against Toronto. The ability to hit the long ball has brought Tauchman's former Bradley outfield mate, Max Murphy, back into affiliated baseball. Tauchman and Murphy highlight the latest Bradley Baseball Braves in the Pros Update.

The Yankees starting left fielder Sunday, Tauchman made a highlight catch in the sixth inning, before launching a 413-foot home run into the right field bleachers in the seventh inning, helping the Yankees (59-32) clinch the weekend series and maintain their 6.0-game lead in the American League East standings. Both highlights are featured among the top videos on New York's homepage – www.yankees.com.

Let's Tauch about ... pic.twitter.com/1wFImrEltW
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) July 14, 2019

The Yankees had homered in Major League record 29 consecutive games, before the Mets ended the streak July 2, then homered in each of the final five games before the All-Star Break. New York went without a home run in the weekend series against Toronto, however, until Tauchman's seventh-inning bomb Sunday.

Cool. Good Tauch. pic.twitter.com/B8Q3Eue2TZ
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) July 14, 2019

In his 43 games to date for the Yankees, Tauchman is batting .231 with five home runs and 18 RBIs. Since returning to the parent team from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre, Tauchman is 5-for-13 (.385) with a double, a home run and 4 RBIs.

After a torrid first half of the season playing for the St. Paul Saints in the independent American Association, Murphy had his contract purchased by the Arizona Diamondbacks Friday and he is expected to make his season debut with the Visalia Rawhide in the Class A Advanced California League. Murphy was batting .343 with 17 home runs and 43 RBIs in 50 games for St. Paul and he led the American Association in runs scored (44), total bases (139), hits (73), home runs and slugging percentage (.653) as of Friday.

Murphy was drafted in the ninth round of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Minnesota Twins, following his junior season at Bradley, and was on a steady rise through the Twins organization before he was released during last year's Spring Training. A three-time league Player of the Week, Murphy earned a MiLB Gold Glove in 2017 as an outfielder for the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts and he was the 2014 Rookie Appalachian League Player of the Year.

Murphy will resume his Minor League career with a .265 career batting average and 165 RBIs in 360 career games.

Braves in the Pros Highlights (thru games of July 14)
Elliot Ashbeck (2013-15), RHP, SD, Lake Elsinore Storm, Class A Advanced California League
Ashbeck turned in a quality start, but was left with a no decision, in his most-recent start Friday, helping Lake Elsinore to a 7-4 win at Modesto … Asbeck allowed three runs on six hits in his 6.0 IP, departing the game with a 4-3 lead … For the year, Ashbeck is 3-2 with a 3.50 ERA in 24 combined appearances between Double-A Amarillo and the Storm … In only one of those 24 outings (18 relief appearances and six starts) has he allowed more than three runs and if you removed his one poor outing – eight runs in 4.1 IP June 24 – his season numbers would be 3-1 with a 2.63 ERA.

Allan Beer (2015-19), RHP, CWS, Great Falls Voyagers, Rookie Pioneer League
Beer has appeared in three games since being assigned to Great Falls at the end of June … He has worked 1.0 inning in each of his first four professional pitching appearances, racking up seven strikeouts in his 4.0 IP to date.

Matt Dennis (2014-16), RHP, COL, Hartford Yard Goats, Double-A Eastern League
Dennis has made five starts for Hartford since his promotion to Double-A and he is 0-1 with a 5.48 ERA for the Yard Goats … In 21 total appearances between Class A Advanced Lancaster and Hartford, Dennis is 2-4 with a 5.57 ERA.

Boby Johnson (2018), RHP, COL, Boise Hawks, Class A Short Season Northwest League
Johnson had been assigned to the Class A Asheville Tourists all season until being re-assigned to Boise Sunday … In 31 appearances for Asheville, all from the bullpen, Johnson was 1-3 with two saves and a 5.84 earned run average … He struck out 47, while allowing just 14 walks, in his 44.2 innings pitched in Asheville.

Luke Mangieri (2016-18), 1B, PIT, Greensboro Grasshoppers, Class A South Atlantic League
Mangieri has started strong since his promotion to Greensboro, batting .375 (6-16) with a home run and four RBIs in his the first four games with his new club … Mangieri began his second professional season in extended spring training, but since starting his season June 14, he has combined to hit .338 with three home runs and 11 RBI in 21 games split between the West Virginia Black Bears in the Class A Short Season New York-Penn League and Greensboro … While collecting at least two hits in each of the three weekend games against the West Virginia Power, Mangieri has reached base safely in all 10 of his July games, batting .432 (16-37) with four walks this month … In Sunday's 12-5 Wednesday against the Power, Mangieri was 2-for-2 with a walk, a sacrifice fly and three RBIs.

Cameron Roegner (2012-16), LHP, MIL, Biloxi Shuckers, Double-A Southern League
Roegner came out of the bullpen to earn the win in Biloxi's 6-2 victory Thursday against Chattanooga, the last game Biloxi was able to complete before Tropical Storm Barry hit the region. Roegner allowed two runs on four hits in his 4.0 relief innings Thursday. For the season, he is 2-3 with a 6.27 ERA in his eight appearances, which have been evenly split between four starts and four relief appearances for the Shuckers.

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Players Mentioned

#17 Luke Mangieri: IF; 6' 3"; Junior; L/R

#22 Boby Johnson: RHP; 6' 1"; Junior; R/R

#23 Allan Beer: IF/RHP; 6' 2"; Redshirt Senior; R/R

Players Mentioned

#17 Luke Mangieri
: 6' 3"; Junior; L/R
: IF

#22 Boby Johnson
: 6' 1"; Junior; R/R
: RHP

#23 Allan Beer
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Senior; R/R
: IF/RHP

Tauchman Homered Sunday, Murphy Back in Affliated Ball

Former Bradley teammates Mike Tauchman and Max Murphy highlight the latest Bradley Baseball Braves in the Pros Update

Players Mentioned

#17 Luke Mangieri

#22 Boby Johnson

#23 Allan Beer

Players Mentioned

#17 Luke Mangieri

#22 Boby Johnson

#23 Allan Beer