Mormon Baseball

Adam Law’s numbers should put him among the leaders in the A+ California League. His 11 for 29 (.379) and 6 rbi performance last week pushed his season average up to .322 over 146 at bats. But the strength of his numbers hasn’t put him on the leader board yet. He is about 2 weeks short of the number of plate appearances needed to qualify—mainly because he was injured and out of the line up for several weeks earlier in the season. But Law’s numbers are otherwise strong enough to place him among the top 10 batters in the California League. Watch here to see where he ends up once he qualifies.

Law wasn’t the only Mormon in the minors who was hot at the plate last week. Jaycob Brugman continued to make his case in the Midwest League, where he was 9 for 23 (.391) with 4 rbis, 5 walks and a stolen base. Brugman does qualify for the leader board in his league, and appears there in OBP, SLG and OPS. And in AAA the Sacramento River Cats’ Shane Peterson is also very strong, hitting .310 last week (9 for 29) with 5 rbis and a home run, bringing his season average up to .296. He is in the PCL’s top ten in runs scored, hits and walks.

From the mound Taylor Cole continues his sharp play for the Dunedin Blue Jays. He won a game last week, earning a 1.54 era in two appearances while striking out 13. His season era is down to 2.19 (7th) while his 95 strike outs and 78 innings pitched lead the Florida State League. It sure seems like he is ready to be promoted. Also notable among pitchers last week were Bryan Harper (2.54 era 1.20 WHIP) and Clayton Mortensen, who has an 0.75 WHIP and has yet to give up an earned run in 3 appearances.

Jeff Gelalich (Midwest League – A), Adam Miller (Midwest League – A), and Boone Whiting (PCL – AAA) remain on the disabled list, along with Mitch Maier and Nik Turley, who have yet to make an appearance this season.

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Hitting Stats Leaders:

• Jaycob Brugman (Midwest League – A) — .382 OBP (tied 11th); .459 SLG (tied 16th); .841 OPS (tied 13th); 27 walks (tied 18th)
• Jacob Hanneman (Midwest League – A) — 18 stolen bases (tied 10th); 35 runs (tied 23rd)
• Shane Petersen (Pacific Coast League – AAA) — 9 stolen bases (tied 20th); 43 runs (4th); .385 OBP (tied 16th); 74 hits (5th); 35 walks (7th)

Pitching Stats Leaders:

• Tyson Brummett (Southern League – AA) — 2.63 era (7th); 4 wins (tied 15th); 54 strike outs (tied 9th); 1.23 WHIP (12th); 68.1 innings pitched (14th)
• Taylor Cole (Florida State League – A+) — 2.19 era (7th); 5 win (tied 9th); 95 strikeouts (1st); 1.00 WHIP (2nd); 78.0 innings (1st)
• Tyler Pill (Eastern League – AA) — 50 strike outs (18th);

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Current Roster Players:

• Jaycob Brugman — Outfield — Beloit Snappers (OAK) — Midwest League (A)
  9 for 23 (.391) 4 run, 4 rbi, 0 hr, 5 bb, 1 sb, 6 so
  YTD: .282, 23 run, 27 rbi, 4 hr, 27 bb, 3 sb, 43 so in 170 at bats
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• Tyson Brummett — Pitcher — Chattanooga Lookouts (LAD) — Southern League (AA)
  0-0, 6.75 era, 6 hits, 3 er, 4 k, 3 bb in 4.0 innings; 2.25 WHIP
  YTD: 4-5, 2.63 era, 64 hits, 20 er, 54 k, 20 bb in 68.1 innings; 1.23 WHIP
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• Taylor Cole — Pitcher — Dunedin Blue Jays (TOR) — Florida State League (A+)
  1-0, 1.54 era, 10 hits, 2 er, 13 k, 2 bb in 11.2 innings; 1.03 WHIP
  YTD: 5-2, 2.19 era, 62 hits, 19 er, 95 k, 16 bb in 78.0 innings; 1.00 WHIP
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• Jeff Gelalich — Outfield — Dayton Dragons (CIN) — Midwest League (A)
  Did not play — on 7-day DL
  YTD: .223, 30 runs, 20 rbi, 2 hr, 22 bb, 12 sb, 52 so in 197 at bats
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• Jacob Hannemann — Right Field — Kane County Cougars (CHC) — Midwest League (A)
  6 for 26 (.231) 5 run, 2 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 1 sb, 7 so
  YTD: .233, 35 run, 22 rbi, 2 hr, 21 bb, 18 sb, 57 so in 223 at bats
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• Bryan Harper — Pitcher — Potomac Nationals (WSH) — Carolina League (A+)
  1-0, 0.00 era, 2 hits, 0 er, 1 k, 2 bb in 2.2 innings; 1.50 WHIP
  YTD: 1-0, 2.54 era, 24 hits, 8 er, 21 k, 10 bb in 28.1 innings; 1.20 WHIP
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• Adam Law — 3rd base — Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (LAD) — California League (A+)
  11 for 29 (.379) 2 run, 6 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 5 so
  YTD: .322, 26 run, 18 rbi, 0 hr, 14 bb, 6 sb, 25 so in 146 at bats
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• Marcus Littlewood — Catcher — Clinton LumberKings (SEA) — Midwest League (A)
  4 for 16 (.250) 1 run, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 3 bb, 0 sb, 4 so
  YTD: .282, 24 run, 25 rbi, 4 hr, 22 bb, 1 sb, 28 so in 142 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)
  0-0, 0.00 era, 2 hits, 0 er, 6 k, 1 bb in 5.0 innings; 0.60 WHIP
  YTD: 1-0, 0.00 era, 8 hits, 0 er, 4 bb and 16 k in 16.0 innings; 0.75 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)
  9 for 29 (.310) 2 run, 5 rbi, 1 hr, 2 bb, 0 sb, 10 so
  YTD: .296, 43 runs, 31 rbi, 4 hr, 35 bb, 9 sb, 66 so in 250 at bats.
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• Tyler Pill — Pitcher —Binghamton Mets (NYM) — Eastern League (AA)
  1-0, 4.09 era, 9 hits, 5 er, 11 k, 7 bb in 11.0 innings; 1.45 WHIP
  YTD: 3-5, 4.79 era, 61 hits, 30 er, 50 k, 18 bb in 56.1 innings; 1.40 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)
  4 for 20 (.200) 1 run, 3 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 1 sb, 4 so
  YTD: .264, 32 runs, 28 rbi, 5 hr, 22 bb, 1 sb, 45 so in 212 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)
  5 for 11 (.455) 2 run, 2 rbi, 2 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 3 so
  YTD: .255, 6 run, 4 rbi, 2 hr, 0 bb, 2 sb, 15 so in 47 at bats

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Foreign Leagues:

• Brett Pill — Kia Tigers — Korean League
  2 for 7 (.286) 1 run, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .320, 36 runs, 40 rbi, 13 hr, 15 bb, 4 sb, 30 so in 178 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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