Thursday, March 29, 2018

Four former West Virginia Black Bears on Pirates Opening Day Roster

Including rehab assignments, there are four former West Virginia Black Bears on the Pittsburgh Pirates opening day roster.

Former Black Bears Edgar Santana ('15), Dovydas Neverauskas (rehab '15), Tyler Glasnow (rehab '15), and Steven Brault (rehab '16) are on the Pirates roster to start the 2018 season.

Edgar Santana
Year Age
Tm Lg

W L
ERA
G



SV IP H R ER HR BB
SO



WHIP




201422
PiratesDOSL

13
3.66
13



219.22712803
11



1.525




201523
2 Teams2 Lgs

10
3.19
22



442.137151549
48



1.087




201523
West VirginiaSALL

00
4.38
8



112.1126634
16



1.297




201523
West VirginiaNYPL

10
2.70
14



330.0259915
32



1.000




201624
3 Teams3 Lgs

41
2.71
43



379.2672424519
71



1.079




201624
IndianapolisIL

00
5.06
13



116.0229916
12



1.750




201624
AltoonaEL

21
2.83
21



241.1321313411
39



1.040




201624
BradentonFLOR

20
0.81
9



022.1132202
20



0.672




201624
SurpriseAZFL

00
0.00
9



313.2110002
18



0.951




201725
PITNL

00
3.50
19



018.01687212
20



1.556




201725
IndianapolisIL

13
2.79
44



858.0621918412
54



1.276




2017-1825
GigantesDOWL

01
13.50
3



02.044302
2



3.000




Year Age
Tm Lg

W L
ERA
G



SV IP H R ER HR BB
SO



WHIP




Minors (4 seasons)


77
2.93
122



17199.219370651343
184



1.182




All Levels (4 Seasons)


78
2.89
153



20233.122482751559
224



1.213





































AAA (2 seasons)


13
3.28
57



974.0842827518
66



1.378




Dovydas Neverauskas
Year Age
Tm Lg

W L
ERA
G



SV IP H R ER HR BB
SO



WHIP




201017
PiratesGULF

10
5.40
6



010.0146605
6



1.900




201118
PiratesGULF

31
3.24
10



025.022129314
18



1.440




201219
2 Teams2 Lgs

11
89
11



039.1392217320
33



1.500




201219
State CollegeNYPL

00
2.25
1



04.021102
4



1.000




201219
PiratesGULF

11
4.08
10



035.1372116318
29



1.557




201320
JamestownNYPL

44
4.01
15



060.2553327822
39



1.269




201421
West VirginiaSALL

612
5.60
27



0123.215186771255
88



1.666




201522
3 Teams3 Lgs

22
3.16
31



668.1583024427
49



1.244




201522
BradentonFLOR

00
1.62
12



416.2154305
10



1.200




201522
West VirginiaSALL

12
3.65
18



249.1392420319
37



1.176




201522
West VirginiaNYPL

10
3.86
1



02.142113
2



3.000




201623
2 Teams2 Lgs

44
3.10
47



558.0482420122
56



1.207




201623
IndianapolisIL

34
3.60
25



430.0361412111
24



1.567




201623
AltoonaEL

10
2.57
22



128.012108011
32



0.821




201724
PITNL

11
3.91
24



025.124111148
17



1.263




201724
IndianapolisIL

12
2.86
40



1350.1472016121
46



1.351




Year Age
Tm Lg

W L
ERA
G



SV IP H R ER HR BB
SO



WHIP




Minors (8 seasons)


2226
4.05
187



24435.143423319632186
335



1.424




All Levels (8 Seasons)


2327
4.04
211



24460.245824420736194
352



1.415





































AAA (2 seasons)


46
3.14
65



1780.1833428232
70



1.432




A (2 seasons)


714
5.05
45



2173.0190110971574
125



1.526




A- (3 seasons)


54
3.90
17



067.0613629927
45



1.313




Rk (3 seasons)


52
3.97
26



070.1733931637
53



1.564





Tyler Glasnow
Year Age
Tm Lg

W L
ERA
G GS



IP H R ER HR BB
SO

WP
WHIP




201218
2 Teams2 Lgs

03
1.88
1211



38.123178317
44

5
1.043




201218
State CollegeNYPL

00
0.00
11



4.042001
4

1
1.250




201218
PiratesGULF

03
2.10
1110



34.119158316
40

4
1.019




201319
West VirginiaSALL

93
2.18
2424



111.1543527961
164

11
1.033




201420
BradentonFLOR

125
1.74
2323



124.1742924357
157

5
1.054




201420
ScottsdaleAZFL

12
3.72
77



19.12088012
20

2
1.655




201521
3 Teams3 Lgs

75
2.39
2222



109.1774229343
136

6
1.098




201521
IndianapolisIL

21
2.20
88



41.0331610122
48

2
1.341




201521
AltoonaEL

53
2.43
1212



63.0412217219
82

4
0.952




201521
West VirginiaNYPL

01
3.38
22



5.134202
6

0
0.938




201622
2 Teams2 Lgs

83
1.93
2222



116.2692525568
144

6
1.174




201622
PITNL

02
4.24
74



23.1221311213
24

2
1.500




201622
IndianapolisIL

83
1.87
2020



110.2652323462
133

6
1.148




201622
AltoonaEL

00
3.00
22



6.042216
11

0
1.667




201723
PITNL

27
7.69
1513



62.08161531344
56

3
2.016




201723
IndianapolisIL

92
1.93
1515



93.1572120632
140

9
0.954




Year Age
Tm Lg

W L
ERA
G GS



IP H R ER HR BB
SO

WP
WHIP




MLB (2 seasons)


29
6.75
2217



85.110374641557
80

5
1.875




Minors (6 seasons)


4521
2.02
118117



593.135416913329278
785

42
1.065




All Levels (6 Seasons)


4832
2.64
147141



698.047725120544347
885

49
1.181




































AAA (3 seasons)


196
1.95
4343



245.0155605311116
321

17
1.106




AA (2 seasons)


53
2.48
1414



69.0452419325
93

4
1.014




A- (2 seasons)


01
1.93
33



9.176203
10

1
1.071





Steven Brault
Year Age
Tm Lg

W L
ERA
G GS



IP H R ER HR BB
SO



WHIP




201321
AberdeenNYPL

12
2.09
1212



43.0351410112
38



1.093




201422
2 Teams2 Lgs

118
2.77
2524



146.11144845430
124



0.984




201422
FrederickCARL

20
0.55
33



16.171102
9



0.551




201422
DelmarvaSALL

98
3.05
2221



130.01074744428
115



1.038




201523
2 Teams2 Lgs

134
2.43
2828



155.21345042440
125



1.118




201523
AltoonaEL

93
2.00
1515



90.0722220119
80



1.011




201523
BradentonFLOR

41
3.02
1313



65.2622822321
45



1.264




201523
GlendaleAZFL

00
4.91
55



14.2138815
16



1.227




201624
2 Teams2 Lgs

27
3.70
1716



75.1673531635
86



1.354




201624
PITNL

03
4.86
87



33.1452618517
29



1.860




201624
IndianapolisIL

27
3.91
1615



71.1663531635
81



1.416




201624
West VirginiaNYPL

00
0.00
11



4.010000
5



0.250




201725
PITNL

10
4.67
114



34.2412118314
23



1.587




201725
IndianapolisIL

105
1.94
2120



120.1852626544
109



1.072




Year Age
Tm Lg

W L
ERA
G GS



IP H R ER HR BB
SO



WHIP




MLB (2 seasons)


13
4.76
1911



68.0864736831
52



1.721




Minors (5 seasons)


3726
2.56
103100



540.243517315420161
482



1.102




All Levels (5 Seasons)


3829
2.86
127116



623.153422819829197
550



1.173




































AAA (2 seasons)


1212
2.68
3735



191.215161571179
190



1.200




A+ (2 seasons)


61
2.52
1616



82.0692923323
54



1.122




A- (2 seasons)


12
1.91
1313



47.0361410112
43



1.021





Photo Credits: MiLB.com 

Stats from Baseball Reference

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New York-Penn League All-Star scheduled for August 14 in State College, Pennsylvania


The 2018 New York-Penn League All-Star game will be played at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on Tuesday, August 14. Medlar Field is the home of the State College Spikes and is located on the campus of Penn State University next to Beaver Stadium.


All-Star game tickets are priced from $10 for outfield bleacher seats to $16 for "Diamond Club" seat. Field box seats are $14. You can purchase tickets on line, by telephone, or in person at the ballpark ticket office from 9am to 5pm during the week. Link

We attended a game at Medlar Field last summer. It is a beautiful venue and a road trip to State College is recommended, even if you can't make it to the All-Star game.

See you in State College.

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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Recent Independent League Transactions involving former New York-Penn League prospects

Lincoln Saltdogs traded pitcher Tyler D. Wilson (Lowell Spinners 2010-2012) to Cleburne Railroaders in exchange for a player to be named later on March 27.

Mike Hepple (Brooklyn Cyclones 2014) was signed by New Britain Bees (Atlantic League) on March 27.

Schaumburg Boomers placed pitcher Kyle Westwood (Tri-City ValleyCats 2013) on the suspended list on March 27.

Former Auburn Doubledays' Aaron Hill was signed by the Lake Erie Crushers (Frontier League) on March 27.

Pitcher Justin Topa, Jamestown Jammers (2013) was signed by the Rockland Boulders (Canadian-American Association) on March 26.

Former Auburn Doubledays' Kylin Turnbull (2013, 2017 rehab) signed by Chicago Dogs (American Association) on March 26.

Pitcher Frank Duncan (Jamestown Jammers, 2014) was signed by the Kansas City T-Bones (American Association on March 26.

Logan Kensing, Jamestown Jammers (2003) was signed by the Somerset Patriots (Atlantic League) on March 26.

Former Auburn Doubledays catcher Luis Vilorio (2016-17) was signed by the Evansville Otters (Frontier League) on March 25.

Former West Virginia Black Bears' Julio Eusebio ('15, '17) and Pasquale Mazzoccoli ('17), signed with the Kansas T-Bones (American Association) on March 23, 2018.

Former Aberdeen IronBirds' Kevin Grendell (2015) signed with the Sussex County Miners of (Canadian-American Association) on March 23.

Former Batavia Muckdogs' K.J. Woods (2014) signed with the Sussex County Miners of the independent Canadian-American League on March 23.

Former Batavia Muckdogs (2012) pitcher Kurt Heyer was released by Trois-Rivieres of the independent CanAmLeague on March 21.

Former Batavia Muckdogs' (2008) Alex Castellanos was signed by the Somerset Patriots of the independent Atlantic League on March 21.

Links to Independent League websites: Independent Professional Baseball Federation, Frontier League, American Association, Atlantic League, Canadian-American Association.

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Monday, March 26, 2018

Mahoning Valley Scrappers 2018 Bobblehead Giveaway Nights announced

MiLB.com
 Last month, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers announced their 2018 Bobblehead Giveaway Series. Link

Bobbleheads will be given out to the first 1,000 fans entering Eastwood Field on June 23, July 7, July 14, August 25.
 
The giveaway schedule:

June 23         Jose Ramirez
July 7            Francisco Mejia
July 14          John Hirschbeck
August 25     Triston McKenzie

Bobblehead packages start at $45 and can be purchased online, by phone, or in person at the Eastwood Field box office. Link.


The Scrappers open at home on June 15 against the West Virginia Black Bears.

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Sunday, March 25, 2018

West Virginia Black Bears announce 2018 Promotion Schedule

(note: originally published at Black Bears Tracker on March 25, 2018)

Monongalia County Ballpark (NY-Penn League News)
On March 23, the West Virginia Black Bears announced their 2018 promotion schedule.

The Black Bears home opener is set for June 21 at Monongalia County Ballpark. New York-Penn League baseball is the best family friendly entertainment value in North Central West Virginia. Get ticket information at this link.

Here is a list of promotions by date. Not much new from previous seasons, but I recommend you mark your calendars for the West Virginia Moonshiners series on July 17,18 & 19, and the Kevin Newman Bobblehead Night on July 26.
Kevin Newman (MiLB.com)
Newman was the Pirates first round pick in 2015 out of the University of Arizona. After receiving a $2.175 million signing bonus, he played in 38 games (.226/.281/.340) for the Black Bears before being promoted to the West Virginia Power in the South Atlantic League. Newman has progressed rapidly and was a non-roster invitee to the Pirates spring training camps in Bradenton prior to the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He will start this season with the AAA Indianapolis Indians.

June 21        Cap giveaway to first 1,000 fans
June 22        Fireworks
June 23        Fireworks
June 29        Fireworks
June 30        Jersey Auction
July 4            Fireworks
July 5            Pirate and Princess Night
July 6            Fireworks
July 7            Jersey Auction
July 8            Family Sunday Funday
July 9            Faith and Family Night
July 17          West Virginia Moonshiners Series
July 18          West Virginia Moonshiners Series
July 19          West Virginia Moonshiners Series
July 25          Christmas in July
July 26           Kevin Newman Bobblehead Night to first 1,000 fans
July 27           Fireworks
July 28           Star Wars Jersey Auction
July 29           Family Sunday Funday
August 5        Family Sunday Funday
August 6        Teacher Appreciation Night
August 7        XPOGO Night
August 11      Military Appreciation/Jersey Auction Night
August 12      Family Sunday Funday - Post Game Meet the Team
August 17      Fireworks
August 18      Superhero Jersey Auction
August 19      Family Sunday Funday with Pride of West Virginia (WVU Band)
August 20      Team Photo Giveaway to first 1,000 fans
August 22       Bark in Park
August 26       Family Sunday Funday
September 2   Family Sunday Funday

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