EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Jarod Perry and Boomer Synek continued to produce for their respectively summer clubs this week, as Perry (Sedalia Bombers - M.I.N.K League) raised his average to .304 on the season to go with seven doubles, 26 runs scored and 16 stolen bases, and Synek (Mankato MoonDogs - Northwoods League) has recorded at least one hit in 10 of his last 11 contests to lift his average to .318 with nine doubles, 30 runs scored and 29 walks. On the mound, Jimmy Ward (Hamilton Joes - Great Lakes League) lowered his ERA to 3.17 on the season by allowing just two runs on five hits over 4.0 innings to earn his second victory of the year.
Kyle Freeland is expected to make his professional debut tonight for the Grand Junction Rockies (Rookie - Colorado), as the five-time All-American is slated to start and throw two innings against the Missoula Osprey. Freeland's former battery mate, Kyle Pollock, lifted his average to .371 by going 4-for-4 with a double and three RBI last night for the Idaho Falls Chukars (Rookie - Kansas City). Pollock has driven in six runs in his last five games and has tallied nine in 11 games this season. Meanwhile, former closer Sam Johns was promoted to the Hagerstown Suns (Class A - Washington), where he made his debut for the Suns yesterday, tossing 1.1 scoreless innings of relief, registering a pair of strikeouts. Johns has now pitched for three separate clubs in his five-game professional career.
Elsewhere in the professional ranks, Kyle Lloyd allowed five runs on seven hits over 4.2 innings in his latest start with the Fort Wayne TinCaps (Class A - San Diego), notching three strikeouts against a pair of walks. On the season, Lloyd is 2-3 with 5.07 ERA and 74 strikeouts over 65.2 innings. Former All-American shortstop Eric Stamets is hitting .206 with a home run, six RBI and seven stolen bases this season for the Arkansas Travelers (Double-A - Los Angeles Angels).
MAX FOLEYHamilton Joes (Great Lakes League)Season: .228, 13 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 8 R, 3 RBI, 9 BB, 2 SB
Notable: Went 1-for-4 with a double, a walk and two runs scored in a 9-1 win at Licking County (July 6)…Legged out his first triple of the season, going 1-for-4 with a run scored in a 6-5 win vs. Licking County (July 4).
ALEX GOULDCalifornia Gold Sox (Bownet Premier League)Season: Hitting: .182, 2 H, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB; Pitching: 2-1, 3.15 ERA, 20.0 IP, 16 K, 10 BB (as of June 21)
Notable: Went the distance on the mound on a 3-1 win vs. Reggie Smith Athletics, allowing just one run on five hits over 9.0 innings with five strikeouts (June 21)…Allowed four runs, two earned, on five in just 2.0 innings to take the loss in a start vs. the SoCal Hitmen.
BRIAN JESTICEHamilton Joes (Great Lakes League)Season: 0-0, 3.85 ERA, 9.1 IP, 6 K, 6 BB
Notable: Tossed a perfect inning of relief in a 10-0 loss at Licking County (July 6).
BRENT JURCEKAWaterloo Bucks (Northwoods League)Season: 3-1, 3.46 ERA, 26.0 IP, 23 K, 8 BB
Notable: Listed as inactive on Waterloo roster. Made last appearance on June 23.
KEVIN KACZMARSKIWaterloo Bucks (Northwoods League)Season: .242, 15 H, 4 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 11 R, 10 RBI, 11 BB, 1 SB
Notable: Finished 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in a 9-5 win vs. Mankato (July 7).
STEWART NELSONDuPage County Hounds (Midwest Collegiate League)Season: .169, 10 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 7 R, 5 RBI, 8 BB, 9 SB
Notable: Finished 1-for-3 in a 1-0 win vs. Joliet (June 25).
JAROD PERRYSedalia Bombers (M.I.N.K League)Season: .304, 31 H, 7 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 26 R, 10 RBI, 17 BB, 16 SB
Notable: Collected his seventh double of the year in a 1-for-5 effort in a 4-3 win vs. Joplin (July 8)…Finished 4-for-5 with a triple, two runs scored and a pair of stolen bases in a 9-4 loss vs. Nevada (July 7).
JONATHAN RAMONSedalia Bombers (M.I.N.K League)Season: .271, 19 H, 6 2B, 17 R, 15 RBI, 11 BB, 1 SB
Notable: Drove in a run by going 1-for-4 with a double in a 4-3 win vs. Joplin (July 8)…Was hit by a pitch in four of five games between July 1 and July 7, scoring at least one run in four of those five contests.
JOE REDBURNDubois County Bombers (Ohio Valley League)Season: .315, 28 H, 2 2B, 11 R, 10 RBI, 4 BB, 4 SB
Notable: Scored a run, despite going 0-for-3 in a 5-1 in vs. Owensboro (July 6)…Finished 2-for-3 with a pair of singles in a 5-0 loss at Fulton (July 5)…Went 2-for-3, stole a base and drove in a pair of runs in a 3-0 win vs. Madisonville (July 3).
MATT RODGERSSt. Cloud Rox (Northwoods League)Season: 1-3, 7.25 ERA, 22.1 IP, 15 K, 13 BB
Notable: Suffered the loss in a 3-2 defeat at Green Bay, allowing three runs on six hits with a strikeout over 4.2 innings of work (July 4).
PATRICK SCHNIEDERSRichmond RiverRats (Prospect League)Season: 1-3, 7.22 ERA, 28.2 IP, 16 K, 7 BB
Notable: Was roughed up in his latest start, allowing 12 runs, 11 earned, on 15 hits with a pair of strikeouts over 4.2 innings in a 13-11 loss vs. Chillicothe (June 28).
SHAIN SHOWERSSedalia Bombers (M.I.N.K League)Season: .286, 26 H, 5 2B, 16 R, 8 RBI, 9 BB, 4 SB
Notable: Finished 1-for-4 with an RBI in a 7-6 win vs. Ozark (July 6)…Went 1-for-6 in a 3-2 loss at St. Joseph (July 4).
TYLER SULLIVANNorthern Ohio Baseball Club (Tri-State League)Season: .377, 20 H, 3 2B, 22 R, 5 RBI, 14 BB, 1 SB
Notable: Finished 2-for-3 with three runs scored and a walk in a 11-9 win vs. Ohio Glaciers in game two of a doubleheader (July 5)…Scored a pair of runs, going 0-for-1 with a pair of walks in a 5-4 win in game one of a doubleheader vs. Ohio Glaciers (July 5).
BOOMER SYNEKMankato MoonDogs (Northwoods League)Season: .318, 35 H, 9 2B, 1 HR, 30 R, 7 RBI, 29 BB, 9 SB
Notable: Saw a 10-game hitting streak come to an end in an 0-for-3 effort in a 3-2 loss at St. Cloud (July 8)…Finished 3-for-5 with a pair of runs scored in a 9-5 loss at Waterloo (July 7)…Drove in a run for his seventh RBI of the season in a 1-for-3 performance in a 7-2 win at Waterloo (July 6)…Finished 3-for-5 in a 6-5 win at Eau Claire (July 4)…Went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored in a 3-1 win vs. Willmar (July 3).
JIMMY WARDHamilton Joes (Great Lakes League)Season: 2-0, 3.17 ERA, 22.2 IP, 15 K, 4 BB
Notable: Earned the victory in a 6-5 win vs. Licking County, allowing two runs on five hits over 4.0 innings (July 4).
DEVIN WILLIAMSHamilton Joes (Great Lakes League)Season: .200, 6 H, 3 2B, 5 RBI, 5 BB, 1 SB
Notable: Listed as inactive on the Hamilton roster…Made last appearance on June 26.