Sept. 15, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla. (www.ucfathletics.com) - With the minor league circuit winding down and collegiate summer ball in the past, UCFAthletics.com is here to provide fans with final statistics of current and former Knights who played during the summer. Among those alumni include five players from last year's UCF squad.
Taking the Orem Owlz (rookie league) deep into the playoffs, Dwayne Bailey and Tyson Auer helped lead the Owlz to the Pioneer League Championship finals only to suffer a setback to the Great Falls Voyagers. But they both served as consistent starters and each hit at least .286 on the year.
UCF's 2008 catcher, Robert Lara, tore up the Arizona League, batting .344 with 34 RBI and a .974 on-base plus slugging percentage for the Padres organization. On the mound, Mitch Herold guided the Class A Lowell Spinners to their third-best record in team history by going 3-1 with a 2.57 ERA and 26 punchouts in 28.0 innings. Fellow lefty Mitch Houck started his professional career with the rookie level Gulf Coast League Mets but worked up to Class A and recorded a 2.25 ERA in two games for the Savannah Sand Gnats.
Meanwhile, current UCF Knight Shane Brown was listed as the fourth-top prospect in the Clark Griffith Collegiate Baseball League according to Baseball America. The infielder amassed a .366 batting average while driving in 31 and pounding out six dingers for the Beltway Blue Caps. Chris Duffy joined him with the Blue Caps and while adjusting to a new position in the outfield, he drove in 30 and had eight stolen bases and .290 average.
For full details of all of the Knights, check out the stats below.
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Former UCF Players in the Minor Leagues (First Team Listed is Club he Finished Season With)
Hitters
OF Tyson Auer - Orem Owlz (R, LAA) - .287 BA, 33 GP, 15 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 5 SB
IF Dwayne Bailey - Orem Owlz (R, LAA) - .286 BA, 37 GP, 28 R, 3 2B, 1 HR, 18 RBI, 7 SB
OF Dee Brown - Potomac Nationals (Class A, WASH) - .296 BA, 100 GP, 57 R, 20 2B, 3 3B, 8 HR, 64 RBI, 8 SB
C Drew Butera - New Britain Rock Cats (Double-A, MIN) - .219 BA, 96 GP, 39 R, 18 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 39 RBI
C Robert Lara - Arizona League Padres (R, SD) - 49 GP, .344 BA, 29 R, 13 2B, 3 HR, 34 RBI, 37 BB, .974 OPS
OF Clay Timpner - Fresno Grizzlies (Triple-A, SF) - .245 BA, 64 R, 19 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 46 RBI, 13 SB, .624 OPS
- San Francisco Giants (MLB) - 2 GP, 0-for-2
Pitchers
RHP Tim Bascom - Frederick Keys (Class A, BAL) - 6-5, 5.78 ERA, 19-19 GP-GS, 95.0 IP, 74 K
RHP Matt Fox - Fort Myers Miracle (Class A, MIN) - 7-7, 3.37 ERA, 32-14 GP-GS, 1 SV, 117.2 IP, 99 K
RHP Bo Hall - Corpus Christi Hooks (Double-A, HOU) - 2-1, 10.90 ERA, 8 GP, 17.1 IP, 5 BB, 13 K
- Trenton Thunder (Double-A, NYY) - 2-2, 2.93 ERA, 21 GP, 2 SV, 30.2 IP, 26 K, .216 OPP BA
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees (Triple-A, NYY) - 1-0, 3.00 ERA, 3 GP, 6.0 IP, 2 K
LHP Mitch Herold - Lowell Spinners (Class A, BOS) - 3-1, 2.57 ERA, 17 GP, 1 SV, 28.0 IP, 26 K, .198 OPP BA
LHP Mitch Houck - Savannah Sand Gnats (Class A, NYM) - 0-0, 2.25 ERA, 2 GP, 4.0 IP, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Gulf Coast League Mets (R, NYM) - 2-2, 1.08 ERA, 6 GP, 1 SV, 8.1 IP, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
RHP Justin Pope - Reading Phillies (Double-A PHI) - 1-1, 2.23 ERA, 36-0 GP-GS, 10 SV, 40.1 IP, 24 K
Current Knights in Collegiate Summer Leagues
Hitters
IF Stephen Branca - Staunton Braves (Valley) - .244 BA, 43-for-176, 26 R, 7 2B, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 7 SB
IF/OF Shane Brown - Beltway Blue Caps (CGL) - .366 BA, 53-for-145, 35 R, 11 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR, 31 RBI
IF/OF Chris Duffy - Beltway Blue Caps (CGL) - .290 BA, 38-for-131, 36 R, 7 2B, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 27 BB, 8 SB
IF Eric Kallstrom - Winter Park Diamond Dawgs (FCSL) - .211 BA, 20-for-95, 3 2B, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 4 SB
IF Josh Siebenaler - Orlando Suns (FCSL) - .291 BA, 34-for-117, 20 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 12 RBI, 14 SB, 26 BB
Pitchers
RHP Cody Allen - Bethesda Big Train (Ripken) - 3-3, 4.00 ERA, 8-7 GP-GS, 36.0 IP, 48 K, .222 OPP BA
RHP Brennan Dobbins - Orlando Suns (FCSL) - 3-2, 2.13 ERA, 9-8 GP-GS, 1 CG, 50.2 IP, 51 K, .192 OPP BA
RHP Austin Hudson - Hyannis Mets (Cape Cod) - 1-2, 1.50 ERA, 7-7 GP-GS, 36.0 IP, 6 ER, 25 K
RHP Evan Stobbs - Orlando Suns (FCSL) - 0-2, 2.90 ERA, 6-5 GP-GS, 31.0 IP, 45 K, .246 OPP BA