Below is a statistical update on recent Virginia Tech baseball players in Minor League Baseball, as of April 16, 2014.
Left Tech after 2013:
Joe Mantiply – LHP – West Michigan Whitecaps – Detroit Tigers, Class A
- 5 games, 0 stars, 1-0, 10 IP, 0.00 ERA, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 SO, 0 HR
Devin Burke – RHP – Asheville Tourists – Colorado Rockies, Class A
- 1 game, 1 start, 0-0, 5 IP, 5.40 ERA, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO, 2 HR
Eddie Campbell – LHP – Clinton LumberKings – Seattle Mariners, Class A
- 3 games, 3 starts, 1-0, 14.1 IP, 0.00 ERA, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 10 BB, 14 SO, 0 HR
Chad Pinder – 2B, 3B, SS – Stockton Ports – Oakland Athletics, Class A advanced
- 13 games, 54 ABs, .333 BA, .379 OBP, .722 SLG, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 9 SO, 4 BB
Tyler Horan – OF – Augusta GreenJackets – San Francisco Giants, Class A
- 11 games, 39 ABs, .282 BA, .333 OBP, .359 SLG, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 15 SO, 3 BB
Left Tech after 2012 season:
Ronnie Shaban – RHP – Springfield Cardinals – St. Louis Cardinals, Class AA
- 4 games, 0 starts, 3.1 IP, 13.50 ERA, 2 S, 5 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 0 HR
Left Tech after 2011 season:
Tim Smalling – 2B, 3B, SS – Tulsa Drillers – Colorado Rockies, Class AA
- 8 games, 24 ABs, .333 BA, .407 OBP, .500 SLG, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SO
Left after 2010 season:
Austin Wates – OF – Oklahoma City RedHawks – Houston Astros, Class AAA
- 13 games, 53 ABs, .340 BA, .435 OBP, .509 SLG, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 9 BB, 9 SO
Jesse Hahn – RHP – San Antonio Missions – San Diego Padres, Class AA
- 3 games, 0 starts, 1-0, 7.2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 8 SO, 0 HR
Looks like Ben Rowen is back in AAA. I thought he would be on the pro roster to start the season.
Thanks again Jacob. Nice update. I remain convinced that baseball is just the toughest sport to “make it”. I remember seeing some VT guys every game when I was there, and being SURE they’d have a good pro career. 8 years later I find out that they never made it out of AA.