Mormon Baseball

Sometimes a bad day can just hang around forever. That is certainly true when you talk about baseball statistics. Unfortunately, for Tyler Pill, its not just one bad start, but three in a row at the beginning of the season that are dogging his averages.

Pill’s first three starts were uniformly awful — 15 earned runs in 14 innings (9.64 era) and a 2.00 WHIP — putting him in a statistical hole. But since then, Pill has started 5 games and all have been stellar. His era for those 5 games is just 1.65, and his WHIP weighs in at an excellent 0.95. In the first three games he struck out 8 (5 per 9 innings), and in the last 5 he has struck out 25 (8 per 9 innings). But, still his season era is on the high side (4.35), as he tries to work it down. He will likely need another 4 or 5 games to get down to a 3.00 era.

Still, Pill’s performance last week led the Mormon pitchers in the minors, and was the most notable of all the Mormon players in the minors. In contrast, at the plate, the best performance came from Jacob Hannemann, who was 8 for 29 (.276) with 4 runs, 3 rbis, 3 walks and 2 stolen bases. Last week was otherwise an off week for all the active Mormon players in the minors.

Pitchers Adam Miller and Boone Whiting are on the DL for the second week, while pitcher Nik Turley and outfielder Mitch Maier remain on the DL, where they have been since the beginning of the season.

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Hitting Stats Leaders:

• Jaycob Brugman (Midwest League – A) — .383 OBP (tied 11th); .808 OPS (tied 20th)
• Jeff Gelalich (Midwest League – A) — 11 stolen bases (tied 20th); 30 runs (tied 14th); 22 walks (tied 23rd)
• Jacob Hanneman (Midwest League – A) — 14 stolen bases (tied 12th); 28 runs (tied 25th)
• Marcus Littlewood (Midwest League – A) — .295 avg (tied 16th); .386 OBP (9th); .455 SLG (21st); 0.842 OPS (12th)
• Shane Petersen (Pacific Coast League – AAA) — 8 stolen bases (tied 15th); 36 runs (tied 5th); .397 OBP (15th); 58 hits (tied 8th); 30 walks (6th)
• Adam Rosales (Pacific Coast League – AAA) — 30 runs (tied 22nd)

Pitching Stats Leaders:

• Tyson Brummett (Southern League – AA) — 1.66 era (1st); 4 wins (tied 7th); 44 strike outs (10th); 1.03 WHIP (4th); 54.1 innings pitched (tied 16th)
• Taylor Cole (Florida State League – A+) — 2.58 era (14th); 3 win (tied 15th); 73 strikeouts (1st); 1.06 WHIP (tied 4th); 59.1 innings (3rd)
• Adam Miller (Midwest League – A) — 3 wins (tied 20th)
• Tyler Pill (Eastern League – AA) — 1.31 WHIP (tied 19th)

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Current Roster Players:

• Jaycob Brugman — Outfield — Beloit Snappers (OAK) — Midwest League (A)
  4 for 16 (.250) 2 run, 2 rbi, 0 hr, 5 bb, 0 sb, 4 so
  YTD: .280, 17 run, 15 rbi, 2 hr, 17 bb, 1 sb, 29 so in 125 at bats
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• Tyson Brummett — Pitcher — Chattanooga Lookouts (LAD) — Southern League (AA)
  1-0, 5.40 era, 8 hits, 3 er, 5 k, 0 bb in 5.0 innings; 1.60 WHIP
  YTD: 4-3, 1.66 era, 45 hits, 10 er, 44 k, 11 bb in 54.1 innings; 1.03 WHIP
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• Taylor Cole — Pitcher — Dunedin Blue Jays (TOR) — Florida State League (A+)
  0-1, 4.05 era, 5 hits, 3 er, 10 k, 1 bb in 6.2 innings; 0.9 WHIP
  YTD: 3-2, 2.58 era, 49 hits, 17 er, 73 k, 14 bb in 59.1 innings; 1.06 WHIP
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• Jeff Gelalich — Outfield — Dayton Dragons (CIN) — Midwest League (A)
  5 for 29 (.172) 3 run, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 2 bb, 3 sb, 10 so
  YTD: .226, 30 runs, 19 rbi, 2 hr, 22 bb, 11 sb, 51 so in 186 at bats
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• Jacob Hannemann — Right Field — Kane County Cougars (CHC) — Midwest League (A)
  8 for 29 (.276) 4 run, 3 rbi, 0 hr, 3 bb, 2 sb, 7 so
  YTD: .216, 27 run, 18 rbi, 2 hr, 19 bb, 14 sb, 48 so in 171 at bats
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• Bryan Harper — Pitcher — Potomac Nationals (WSH) — Carolina League (A+)
  0-0, 3.86 era, 2 hits, 1 er, 1 k, 0 bb in 2.1 innings; 0.86 WHIP
  YTD: 0-0, 1.89 era, 17 hits, 4 er, 16 k, 3 bb in 19.0 innings; 1.05 WHIP
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• Adam Law — 3rd base — Ogden Raptors (LAD) — Pioneer League (R)
  Did not play
  YTD: .309, 17 run, 9 rbi, 0 hr, 9 bb, 5 sb, 18 so in 94 at bats
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• Marcus Littlewood — Catcher — Clinton LumberKings (SEA) — Midwest League (A)
  2 for 15 (.133) 0 run, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 3 so
  YTD: .295, 21 run, 22 rbi, 3 hr, 16 bb, 1 sb, 21 so in 112 at bats
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• Brandon Lyon — Pitcher — Salt Lake Bees (LAA) — Pacific Coast League (AAA)
  Did not pitch — free agent
  YTD: 0-6, era 4.08, 33 hits, 8 er, 8 bb and 9 k in 17.2 innings; 2.32 WHIP
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• Mitch Maier — Outfield — Northwest Arkansas Naturals (KC) — Texas League (AA)
  Did not play — 7-Day DL
  YTD: .000, 0 run, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 0 so in 0 at bats
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• Adam Miller — Pitcher —South Bend Silver Hawks (AZ) — Midwest League (A)
  Did not play — 7-Day DL
  YTD: 3-0, 2.80 era, 28 hits, 11 er, 25 k, 16 bb in 35.1 innings; 1.25 WHIP
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• Clayton Mortensen — Pitcher — Omaha Storm Chasers (KC) — Pacific Coast League (AAA)
  Did not pitch
  YTD: 0-0, era n/a, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 0.0 innings; n/a WHIP
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• Matt Neil —Pitcher — Montgomery Biscuits (TB) — Southern League (AA))
  Did not pitch — released
  YTD: 1-2, 7.40 era, 34 hits, 17 er, 4 bb and 19 k in 20.2 innings; 1.84 WHIP
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• Stephen Parker — 3rd base —Nashville Sounds (MIL) — Pacific Coast League (AAA)
  Did not play
  YTD: .000, 0 run, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 0 so in 0 at bats
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• Shane Peterson — Outfielder — Sacramento River Cats (OAK) — Pacific Coast League (AAA)
  6 for 26 (.231) 3 run, 4 rbi, 0 hr, 3 bb, 1 sb, 8 so
  YTD: .301, 36 runs, 22 rbi, 3 hr, 30 bb, 8 sb, 46 so in 193 at bats.
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• Tyler Pill — Pitcher —Binghamton Mets (NYM) — Eastern League (AA)
  0-0, 1.50 era, 6 hits, 1 er, 5 k, 0 bb in 6.0 innings; 1.00 WHIP
  YTD: 1-5, 4.35 era, 45 hits, 20 er, 33 k, 9 bb in 41.1 innings; 1.31 WHIP
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• Travis Pitcher — Pitcher —AZL Athletics (OAK) — Arizona League (R)
  Did not play — Arizona League begins play June 20th.
  YTD: 0-0, 0.00 era, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 k, 0 bb in 0.0 innings; 0.00 WHIP
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• Adam Rosales — Infielder — Round Rock Express (TEX) — Pacific Coast League (AAA)
  6 for 27 (.222) 3 run, 2 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 4 so
  YTD: .281, 30 runs, 24 rbi, 5 hr, 19 bb, 0 sb, 40 so in 178 at bats.
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• Mason Smith — Outfielder —AZL Padres (SD) — Arizona League (R)
  Did not play — Arizona League begins play June 20th.
  YTD: .000, 0 run, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 0 so in 0 at bats
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• Nik Turley — Pitcher — Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (NYY) — International League (AAA)
  Did not pitch — 7-day Disabled list
  YTD: 0-0, era n/a, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 0.0 innings; n/a WHIP
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• Boone Whiting — Pitcher —Memphis Redbirds (STL) — Pacific Coast League (AAA)
  Did not pitch — 7-day Disabled list
  YTD: 0-5, 5.15 era, 41 hits, 21 er, 41 k, 17 bb in 36.2 innings; 1.58 WHIP
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Independent Leagues:

• Cole Miles — outfielder — Florence Freedom (Frontier League)
  4 for 15 (.267) 2 run, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 2 sb, 4 so
  YTD: .233, 4 run, 2 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 2 sb, 10 so in 30 at bats

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Foreign Leagues:

• Brett Pill — Kia Tigers — Korean League
  3 for 16 (.188) 2 run, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 3 so
  YTD: .311, 30 runs, 34 rbi, 10 hr, 14 bb, 3 sb, 24 so in 148 at bats.
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Last Year’s players released: (could still be picked up by other teams)

• Blaine Howell — relief pitcher (left handed) — (was with Bakersfield Blaze of the California League – A+) — Cincinnati Reds
• Cale Iorg — released (was with Aberdeen IronBirds (BAL) — New York-Penn League (SS))
• Taylor Mangum —Released (was with Brevard County Manatees (MIL) — Florida State League (A+))
• Mitch Talbot — Free Agent (was with Las Vegas 51s (NYM) — Pacific Coast League (AAA))

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Other players who may be Mormon:
[We need to determine if these players are Mormon before publishing further information about them.]

Rick Anton, James Brooks, Jay Brossman, Brian Budrow, Eric Byrnes, Chris Capper, Tyler Chism, Dallas Christison, Shaun Cooper, Stephen Fife, Tyler Hanks, Steve Hirschfeld, Travis Huber, Zachary Jones, Goose Kallunki, Ryan Khoury, Kam Mickolio (apparently not Mormon, but I don’t have evidence either way), A. J. Murray, Jordan Taylor Pratt, Tanner Robles, Braeden Schlehuber, Justin Smith, Matt Spring, Brad Thompson, Tyler Wagner

Non-Mormons who may be confused for Mormons

Matt Carson (non-Mormon who went to BYU), Derek Christensen, Parker Morin, Egan Smith, Jordan Smith, Keenyn Walker

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