PEORIA CHIEFS 2016 GAME NOTES Peoria Chiefs 730 SW Jefferson Phone: (309) 680-4000 Peoria, IL 61605 Fax: (309) 680-4080 www.peoriachiefs.com Twitter: @PeoriaChiefs Instagram: @PeoriaChiefs nathanb@chiefsnet.com @PeoChiefsGame Snapchat: PeoriaChiefs Midwest League Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals Game 7: Peoria Chiefs (3-3) at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (2-5) Thursday, April 14, 2016, 6:35 p.m. NeuroScience Group Field, Appleton, WI PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: Thursday April 14 at Wisconsin RHP Jake Woodford (0-0, 3.00) vs. RHP Jordan Yamamoto (0-0, 3.00) 6:35 PM Friday April 15 at Wisconsin RHP Sandy Alcantara (1-0, 5.40) vs. RHP Jon Perrin (1-0, 1.80) 6:35 PM Saturday April 16 at Wisconsin RHP Ryan Helsley (0-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Drake Owenby (0-0, 0.00) 1:05 PM Sunday April 17 at Wisconsin RHP Junior Fernandez (1-0, 4.50) vs. LHP Jake Drossner (0-1, 0.00) 1:05 PM Monday April 18 vs. Clinton RHP Brennan Leitao (0-1, 3.60) vs. TBA 6:30 PM Tuesday April 19 vs. Clinton RHP Derian Gonzalez (0-0, 1.80) vs. TBA 6:30 PM - 2016 REGULAR SEASON AT A GLANCE Current Streak Lost 2 Last 5 Games 3-2 Last 10 Games 3-3 2016 Best Mark: 3-1 2016 Worst Mark: 0-1 Overall: 3-3 Home Record: 3-2 Road Record: 0-1 Daytime Record: 0-0 Night Record: 3-3 Starters: 2-1 Relievers: 1-2 Quality Starts: 2 Saves/Chances: 1/2 Longest Win Streak: 3 Longest Losing Streak: 2 Chiefs Score First: 2-1 Opp. Score First: 1-2 Comeback Wins: 2 Lead Entering 8th: 2-1 Tied Entering 8th: 1-1 Trail Entering 8th: 0-1 Lead Entering 9th: 2-0 Tied Entering 9th: 1-0 Trail Entering 9th: 0-3 Wins in last AB: 1 Opp. Wins in last AB: 1 Extra Innings: 0-0 Double headers: 0-0 Shutouts: 0-1 One-run game 1-1 Two-run games 1-2 Scoring 4 or less: 1-3 Scoring 5 or more: 2-0 Allowing 4 or less: 2-2 Allowing 5 or more: 1-1 CHIEFS THIS MONTH Date Opp. W/L SCORE 4/7 @ Bur L 0-1 4/8 @ Bur Rained Out 4/9 BUR W 8-6 4/10 BUR W 4-3 4/11 QC W 8-4 4/12 QC L 0-2 4/13 QC L 3-5 4/14 @ Wis 4/15 @ Wis 4/16 @ Wis 4/17 @ Wis 4/18 CLI 4/19 CLI 4/20 CLI 4/21 WIS 4/22 WIS 4/23 WIS 4/24 WIS 4/25 OFF DAY 4/26 @ Ft. W 4/27 @ Ft. W 4/28 @ Ft. W 4/29 @ LC 4/30 @ LC THIS DAY IN CHIEFS HISTORY 1993 - The Chiefs and Springfield are rained out at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. 2002 - Tyler Johnson strikes out a season-high 11 batters in just five innings en route to beating Burlington 6-4. ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Peoria Chiefs allowed three runs in the eighth inning and fell to the Quad Cities River Bandits 5-3 Wednesday night for their second loss in a row. The loss evens the Chiefs record at 3-3 as they head to Wisconsin to take on the TimberRattlers in a fourgame series beginning at 6:35pm Thursday. FIRST THINGS FIRST: Peoria got on the board in the first inning against Quad Cities starting pitcher Rogelio Armenteros. Magneuris Sierra legged out an infield single and advanced to second on a balk. RJ Dennard picked up his fifth RBI of the season when he extended his season hit streak to six games on a single to left, scoring Sierra. Yesterday s Game R H E LOB Quad Cities 5 5 0 4 CHIEFS 3 4 1 4 WP: Garza (1-1) LP: Bray (0-1) SV: Thome TIED UP: Quad Cities tied the game in the top of the third with back-to-back singles (1) HR: None by Aaron Mizell and Osvaldo Duarte. Chiefs starter Derian Gonzalez uncorked a wild pitch that ricocheted off the back stop and down the third base line scoring Mizell all the way from second base to tie the game at one apiece. DENNARD DELIVERS: The combination of Sierra and Dennard struck again in the bottom of the sixth. Sierra swung at strike three in the dirt, catcher Anthony Hermelyn could not corral the errant pitch and Sierra beat the throw down to first. Serra stole second and Dennard delivered his second RBI hit of the night as the Chiefs took a 2-1 lead. TIED AGAIN: Reliever Chandler Hawkins hit Pat Porter to start the seventh inning and after two groundouts that moved Porter to third, he gave way to Tyler Bray. Bray s wild pitch while facing Bobby Wernes, scored Porter to tie the game. AIKIN COMES THROUGH: The Chiefs regained the lead in the bottom of the seventh against reliever Ralph Garza. Jose Godoy led off with a single and moved to second on a wild pitch. He went to third on a groundout and scored on a groundout to second by Craig Aikin for a 3-2 Chiefs lead. BANDITS BREAKOUT: Bray quickly got the first two outs in the eighth before Kyle Tucker singled to left and Hermelyn singled to right. Porter drove a deep fly ball off the wall in right and the cutoff throw by Eli Alvarez hit Hermelyn in the leg near the plate allowing all three runners to score for a 5-3 Bandits lead. The Chiefs final chance came in the bottom of the eighth but Tucker made a leaping catch at the wall to rob Dennard of extra bases to end the inning with Casey Turgeon on first base. PITCHING IN: Gonzalez took a no-decision after allowing one run on two hits over five innings. He tied a career high with 10 strikeouts and walked one. Hawkins allowed one run on a hit batter and two strikeouts over 1 2/3 innings. Bray (0-1) took the loss allowing three runs, two earned, on three hits, a walk and a wild pitch in 1 1/3 innings while striking out one. Luke Harrison threw a perfect ninth inning with one strikeout. Notes: Dennard has hit safely in all six Chiefs games this season He has a team-high six RBI and a team-best four multi-hit games The bullpen had not allowed a run in 12 1/3 innings The Chiefs were 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and stranded five runners Gonzalez struck out 10 batters on August 15, 2015 in the Gulf Coast League The last Chiefs pitcher to strike out at least 10 in a game was Jack Flaherty with 12 strikeouts on August 6, 2015 against Lake County Edmundo Sosa got the sp night off, his first of the season ABOUT THE OPPONENTS: The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers joined the MWL in 1962 and last season they went 50-89 overall with 23 wins in the first half and 27 in the second. In 2012 they won their first Midwest League Championship under the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers name. The franchise existed under various names from 1962 1996 and the Fox Cities team won the MWL in 1964 and 1966. The Appleton Foxes squad won titles in 1967, 1978 and three consecutive titles from 1982-84. The Timber Rattlers are in their sixth season as a Milwaukee Brewers. Their past affiliations include Baltimore from 1962-65, the Chicago White Sox from 1966-86, Kansas City from 1982-92 and Seattle from 1993-2008. The Chiefs are 212-218 all-time against the Foxes/Timber Rattlers. In their history, the Chiefs are 176-170 in the regular season and 2-0 in the playoffs against Brewers teams having faced them in Beloit from 1983-2004. SEASON SERIES: The two teams will meet 20 times this season, 12 in Wisconsin. They will play again next week in Peoria April 21-24 and then don t play until July 8-11 back in Appleton. The Chiefs will host the Rattlers July 30-August 2 and return to Wisconsin August 22-25. Last season the Rattlers won the season series against the Chiefs 8-7. In 2014 the Chiefs were 9-9 against Wisconsin. In 2013 the Chiefs won the season series 11-6 going 5-2 in Appleton and 6-4 in Peoria with three walk off victories, two in extra innings. In 2012 as they won the league, Wisconsin won the season series 11-8 with a 7-4 mark in Appleton. Wisconsin also won the 2011 season series 8-7 including a 6-4 record in Peoria. In 2010 the Chiefs dominated the Rattlers 10-3 and are 52-45 vs. Wisconsin since they became a Milwaukee affiliate. OPPOSING STARTER: RHP Jordan Yamamoto makes his second appearance and first start of the season for the rattlers. Last time out in game two of Sunday s double header he came out of the bullpen with three innings in which he allowed two hits and one run against Beloit with three strikeouts and one walk. Yamamoto spent the 2015 season with the Helena Brewers of the Pioneer League. He appeared in 14 games, starting 11 and posting a record of 1-6 with a 7.84 ERA and one save. He surrendered 99 hits, gave up 59 runs, struck out 59 while walking 22 batters in 62 innings of work. Yamamoto had six games where he struck out six or more batters. On July 10 and July 16, 2015 against the Grand Junction Rockies he posted back to back starts with seven strikeouts: his career high. His first professional win was on July 16 against Grand Junction. Yamamoto spent the 2014 season with the Arizona League Brewers where he appeared in 10 games, starting three and posting a record of 0-1 with a 4.47 ERA, giving up 22 hits, 12 runs, 22 strikeouts and 13 walks in 21 2/3 innings of work. Yamamoto was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 12th round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft out of the Saint Louis School in Honolulu, Hawaii. His senior season in high school he went 8-2 with a 1.49 ERA and winning the state championship. He defeated the Brewers 2014 first round pick Kodi Medeiros in the quarterfinals of the Hawaii High School Athletic Association state tournament 2-0. He originally committed to play baseball for the University of Arizona. This is Yamamoto s first appearance against the Chiefs or a Cardinals affiliate.
CHIEFS STARTING PITCHER #33 Jake Woodford RHP @WoodfordJake 6-4 210 19 yrs old 0-0, 3.00 ERA Hometown: Tampa, FL Obtained: 1 st Supplemental round 2015 Throws: FB, Change, Slider Career: 1-0, 2.51 ERA 9 G, 6 GS WHIP: 0.67 Day: 0-0, 0.00 ERA RISP: 1.000 Night: 0-0, 3.00 ERA OPP BA:.111 Home: 0-0, 0.00 ERA vs. RH:.000 Road: 0-0, 3.00 ERA vs. LH:.222 Last Time Out: Woodford was the Chiefs opening day starter and he took a no-decision in the 3-2 loss. The right-hander allowed two runs on two hits and two walks over a career-high six innings while striking out two. v. Wisconsin: Never Faced v. Brewers: Never Faced 2015: Pitched eight times for the Gulf Coast League Cardinals in 2015 with five starts Went 1-0 with a 2.39 ERA and a save in 26 1/3 innings Allowed one home run and walked seven while striking out 21 Made his pro debut on June 30 against the Mets with two shutout innings Threw five shout innings and allowed five hits while striking out three against the Mets on July 30 Earned a save on August 12 against the Nationals with four innings, allowing just one hit and one unearned run Struck out a career-high seven while also going five innings against the Nationals to earn his first pro win on August 18. Career/Personal Notes: Born October 18, 1996 in Tampa Florida Is the 5 th youngest Opening Day Starting pitcher in Chiefs history The St. Louis Cardinals selected Woodford in the Compensation round of the 2015 draft out of H B Plant High School Went 7-0 with a 0.67 ERA while striking out 57 batters in 52 innings of work In each of his last three seasons, Woodford finished with an ERA below one Committed to play baseball at the University of Florida, but opted to sign with the Cardinals.At Plant, Woodford was teammates with Houston Astros first round pick Kyle Tucker MLB Hall of Famer Wade Boggs is a plant alum as is current Astros outfielder Preston Tucker NFL quarterback Aaron Murray and running back James Wilder are Plant alums as are Rock n Roll Hall of Famer Stephen Stills of Crosby Stills & Nash and comedian Gallagher, 2016 DAY BY DAY BREAKDOWN DATE OPP ERA DEC IP H R ER BB K HR 4/09 @ Bur 3.00 None 6.0# 2 2 2 2 2 0 *ties career high; #new career high; ^relief appearance 2015 DAY BY DAY BREAKDOWN DATE OPP ERA DEC IP H R ER BB K HR 6/30 @ Mets 0.00 None 2.0# 1# 0 0 1# 0 0 JUNE 0.00 0-0 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7/08 @ Mets 5.40 None 1.1 3# 3# 2# 0 1# 0 7/14^ @ Mets 2.84 None 2.0* 1 0 0 1* 3# 0 7/20 @ Mar 6.47 None 2.0* 7# 5# 4# 0 0 1# 7/30^ @ Mets 4.05 None 4.0# 3 1 1 2# 3* 0 JULY 4.76 0-0 11.1 16 8 6 2 7 1 8/06 @ Mets 3.63 None 4.0* 3 1 1 2* 5# 0 8/12^ Nats 2.95 Save 4.0* 1 1 0 2* 2 0 8/18 Nats 2.39 Win 5.0# 5 0 0 0 7# 0 AUGUST 0.69 1-0-1 13.0 9 2 1 4 14 0 *ties career high; #new career high; ^relief appearance WOODFORD CAREER & SEASON W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB K 2015 GCL Cardinals 1-0 2.39 8 5 26.1 26 10 7 7 21 2016 Peoria 0-0 3.00 1 1 6.0 2 2 2 2 2 MILB TOTALS 1-0 2.51 9 6 32.1 28 12 9 9 23 *1 save in GCL WOODFORD CAREER HIGHS MOST INNINGS PITCHED: 6.0 April 9 at Burlington SHORTEST START: 1.1 July 8, 2015 at Mets MOST STRIKEOUTS: 7 - August 18, 2015 v. Nats MOST WALKS: 2 - last, August 12, 2015 v. Nats MOST HITS ALLOWED: 7 July 20, 2015 at Mets MOST RUNS ALLOWED: 5 - July 20, 2015 at Mets MOST EARNED RUNS: 4 July 20, 2015 at Mets LOW-HIT GAMES (5.0+ IP): 5 last, August 18, 2015 vs. Nats LONGEST W STREAK: 1 Current LONGEST L STREAK: 1 Current CURRENT STREAK: Won 1 STARTERS BY THE NUMBERS Results of Chiefs starting pitchers with record, team record in his starts, average innings per start (rounded to 1/3 inning), K/9ip and runs scored during his starts. PITCHER GS QS W-L TEAM W-L AVG IP K/9 RUN SUP Alcantara 1 0 1-0 1-0 5.0 7.2 8.0 Fernandez 1 1 1-0 1-0 6.0 6.0 8.0 Gonzalez 1 0 0-0 0-1 5.0 18.0 3.0 Helsley 1 0 0-0 1-0 5.2 3.1 4-0 Leitao 1 0 0-1 0-1 5.0 7.2 0.0 Woodford 1 1 0-0 0-1 6.0 3.0 2.0 Totals 6 2 2-1 3-3 5.2 7.1 4.2
2016 Chiefs Relievers #25 Landon Beck RHP 6 3 215 12/09/92 THROWS: FB, CU, Split 0-0 0.00 ERA 0 SV 0 HLD vs. LHB: w/risp: MOST K: 9 July 31, 2015 vs. Lowell LAST HR Allowed: Sep 4, 2015 v. vs. RHB: MOST IP: 6.1 Aug 30, 2015 v. CR LAST SV: None Burlington 2015: Split the 2015 season between Peoria (3 starts) and State College (10 games)...overall last season he was 2-6 with a 4.11 ERA in 13 games and 11 starts Struck out 65 and walked 15 over 61 1/3 innings Joined the Chiefs August 20 and was 0-3 with a 6.91 ERA in three starts to finish the regular season Struck out 14 and walked five in 14 1/3 MWL innings Did not appear in the Chiefs postseasons run Allowed a career-high seven runs on a careerhigh 11 hits on August 30 against Cedar Rapids while also tying a career high with 6 1/3 innings pitched Went 2-3 with a 3.26 ERA, 10 walks, and 51 strikeouts for State College this season and was named a NYPL All Star...Hurled a scoreless inning in the All Star Game August 18 Posted a 0.90 ERA over 10 innings in June to start his 2015 campaign Struck out a season-high nine batters in a no decision against Lowell on July 31, allowing two runs on three hits, and walking two over six innings of work Tossed four scoreless innings scattering four hits and fanning six against Hudson Valley on July 24. 2014: After being drafted, Beck pitched 13 times for Johnson City in 2014, starting eight of those games and posting a 1-1 record with a 3.19 ERA In 42 1/3 innings pitched, the right-hander allowed 43 hits while striking out an impressive 51 batters against only 19 walks Allowed only one home run with Johnson City in 2014 and held opposing hitters to a.259 batting average. In the post-season, Beck made one start, going five innings for Johnson City, letting up three earned runs on three hits, walking one and striking out four. College: Beck was drafted out of Division II Anderson University as a junior where he was 5-6 with a 5.20 ERA, 90 strikeouts and 24 walks in 72 2/3 innings as the Trojans weekend starter He had 84 of those strikeouts in the regular season which was eighth in all of Division II His 11.17 strikeouts per game was best in the South Atlantic Conference Earned conference Honorable Mention In 2013 he was named to the SAC Second Team as he made 21 relief outings with eight saves, a 3.09 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 32 innings Made 11 starts in 2012 with 18 total outings Struck out 60 batters in 62 2/3 innings Two previous players from Anderson have made the major leagues: pitcher Jeff Twitty for the Royals in 1980 and pitcher Rob Stanifer for the Marlins in 1997-98 and the Red Sox in 2000. Career/Personal Notes: Born December 9, 1992 in Hartwell, Georgia Played baseball and football at Hart County High School Threw for 1182 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior quarterback Named to Georgia s AP All-State Football team as a punter in 2010 after averaging 40.2 yards on 39 punts...named to the All-Region 8-AA baseball team in 2011. Obtained: Selected by the Cardinals in the 25 th round of the 2014 draft out of Anderson University @lbeck9 #44 Tyler Bray RHP 6 5 200 10/03/91 THROWS: FB, SL, CH 0-1 7.71 ERA 1 SV 0 HLD vs. LHB:.000 w/risp:.000 MOST K: 6 May 2, 2015 vs. Burlington LAST HR Allowed: August 19, 2015 vs. Bel vs. RHB:.000 MOST IP: 3.1 - May 2, 2015 vs. Bur LAST SV: April 9 vs. Burlington 2015: Joined the Chiefs April 15 from Extended Spring Training and pitched 18 times going 2-2 with 2 saves and a 5.60 ERA Struck out 34 and walked 10 over 27 1/3 innings Threw three shutout innings in his debut at Cedar Rapids April 15 and earned a win in extra innings Also beat the Kernels May 12 in Iowa with three strikeouts Struck out a season-high six over a season-high 3 1/3 innings against Burlington May 2 Earned his first save of the season May 26 against Clinton Got a save against Kane County June 1 with a perfect ninth inning Had a 3.33 ERA until allowing eight runs over three innings in final two Chiefs outings June 8 and 13 Sent to State College on June 14 Pitched 17 times for State College going 0-1 with a 4.91 ERA and two saves Struck out 27 and walked 12 over 29 1/3 innings Went three innings three times for the Spikes Earned a save with three innings on July 1 against West Virginia.Did not allow a run over final four State College outings which covered nine innings Got a save August 13 at Brooklyn with two perfect innings. 2014: Finished the season with the Chiefs making six appearances between August 16-31 He went 1-1 with a 4.82 ERA over 9 1/3 innings while striking out 10 and walking four Pitched 17 times for State College going 1-2 with a 2.96 ERA Struck out 34 and walked 14 over 27 1/3 innings with one home run allowed Held opponents to a.189 average Only allowed three earned runs after July 4, a span of 20 innings and 12 innings Struck out four on August 8 at Lowell Threw a career-high 3 1/3 innings on August 3 vs. Hudson Valley Won his pro debut on June 21 with two hitless and shutout innings at Jamestown Took his first loss four days later with one run allowed over two innings at home against Jamestown Joined the Chiefs August 16 and took a loss at Cedar Rapids in his debut Earned a win against Beloit August 27 Struck out four in his final outing. College: Pitched at Louisiana Monroe In 2014 went 8-5 with five saves in 33 games and one start Struck out 69 batters in 67 innings with a team-best 3.36 ERA Pitched 27 times in 2013 going 4-3 with two saves and a 4.73 ERA in 59 innings Struck out 56 batters Played at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College going 8-3 with a 2.19 ERA as a sophomore while striking out 53 over 70 innings Retired first 25 batters in first round of the NJCAA playoffs Helped MGCCC to back to back state championship runner up finishes. Career/Personal Notes: Born October 3, 1991 in Vancleave, Mississippi Brother Colin was drafted by Arizona on the 6th round in 2013 and is currently an outfielder with Kane County in the MWL Father Scott pitched at South Alabama and in the Expos organization in the 1980s Played baseball, basketball and football at Vancleave High School Went 6-3 with a 2.01 ERA as a senior while also batting.484 with four home runs Named all-conference in three sports as a junior and senior Played in the 2010 Gulf Coast All-Star Game Mother Donna played volleyball at South Alabama Vancleave is a town of 4,910 people in the Southeast corner of Mississippi Obtained: Selected by the Cardinals in the 26 th round of the 2014 draft out of UL-Monroe @Tyler11Bray #26 Steven De La Cruz RHP 6 1 215 4/26/93 THROWS: FB, SL, Sinker 0-0 0.00 ERA 0 SV 1 HLD vs. LHB:. vs. RHB: w/risp: MOST IP: 2.2 Sep 3, 2015 v. Bat MOST K: 5 Aug 19, 2015 v. Wil LAST SV: Aug 31, 2015 v. MV LAST HR Allowed: June 20, 2015 at Pulaski 2015: Made 22 total appearances in 2015 with State College and Johnson City going 2-1 with seven saves and 46 strikeouts in 32 innings. Led Johnson City with six saves which was good for 3 rd in the Appalachian League. After adding a save at State College, De La Cruz tied for 9 th among all Cardinals Minor League pitchers with seven saves and 3 rd in K/9IP (12.94). With State College he posted a 1.96 ERA in eight outings, 2014: Made his pro debut with the GCL Cardinals in 2014 going 0-0 with a 3.75 ERA in 15 games with 21 strikeouts in 24 innings College: Played for one season at the New Mexico Military Institute in 2012 as a center fielder NFL Hall of Famer Roger Staubach attended NMMI for one year before the Navy while Conrad Hilton and Sam Donaldson of ABC News are listed as alumni Career/Personal Notes: Born April 26, 1993 in Bronx, New York Obtained: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on February 13, 2014 @Blackshyne07 #8 Steve Gallardo RHP 5 11 195 10/28/92 THROWS: FB, CH, CU, SL 0-1 3.86 ERA 0 SV 0 HLD vs. LHB: w/risp: MOST K: 4 June 23, 2012 v. Blue LAST HR Allowed: None vs. RHB: MOST IP: 4.0 June 23, 2012 v. Blue LAST SV: None 2015: Gallardo missed the 2015 season after having Tommy John surgery 2014: Missed the 2014 season with elbow and shoulder injury 2013: Missed the season with an injury 2012: With the Johnson City Cardinals in 2012, he started two games, on June 23 and June 29 In his pro debut he allowed one run on two hits over four innings with four strikeouts against Bluefield On June 29 he allowed two runs on four hits over two innings with one walk issued before an injury cut short his season. College: Threw a 10-inning no-hitter for Long Beach City College on April 27, 2012 with 17 strikeouts against Compton College Named the 2012 All-Southern California team and All-South Coasts Conference Went 6-4 with a 2.34 ERA in 2012 with 98 strikeouts in 77 innings and just 13 walks Named the 2011 South Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year Signed to transfer to Georgetown College (NAIA) in Kentucky before being drafted by the Cardinals Former Chiefs catcher Jonathan Keener played at LBCC. Career/Personal Notes: Born October 28, 1992 in Los Angeles, California Attended Alexander Hamilton High School in the Castle Heights neighborhood on the west side of LA Struck out 19 in a no-hitter at Hamilton High Among the famous alums of Hamilton are NFL Hall of Famer Warren Moon, broadcaster Al Michaels, athletes Laila Ali and Sidney Wicks, attorney Robert Shapiro and entertainers Rita Hayworth, Fiona Apple, Michelle Phillips, Brian Austin Green and Shia LaBeouf Obtained: Selected by the Cardinals in the 19 th round of the 2012 draft out of Long Beach City College
#21 Luke Harrison RHP 6 4 225 2/25/94 THROWS: FB, CU, Split 1-0 0.00 ERA 0 SV 0 HLD vs. LHB: w/risp: MOST K: 4 Aug 8, 2015 at WV LAST HR Allowed: Aug 21, 2015 at vs. RHB: MOST IP: 3.0 last Sep 6, 2015 v. Wil LAST SV: Sep 1, 2015 at MV Batavia 2015: pitched 17 times for State College last season going 0-2 with a 1.02 ERA and two saves Struck out 28 and walked just three in 35 1/3 innings with a 0.96 WHIP and a.231 opponents average against Led all Cardinals Minor League pitchers in strikeout/walk ratio at 9.33 and ranked 5 th in WHIP Led all New York-Penn League relievers in fewest walks/9 IP at 0.76 and ranked 4 th in fewest baserunners/9 IP at 8.92 Of his 17 outings, Harrison recorded at least five outs 14 times and he threw three innings five times for the Spikes College: Played four years at Indiana University where he posted a career 2.86 ERA in four seasons, compiling a 15-4 record and six saves in 87 total games with six starts Holds the Indiana career record with a 1.44 ERA in Big Ten games As a senior, he went 4-2 with a 2.02 ERA in 25 games, two starts, with three saves In 49 innings he struck out 61 and walked 13 As a junior with the Hoosiers Harrison went 6-0 with three saves and a 2.21 ERA in 27 relief appearances and struck out 57 hitters over 53 innings while walking just 10 In his sophomore campaign he was 4-2 with a 2.82 ERA in 22 relief outings, striking out 32 and walking nine in 38 1/3 innings as Indiana made a run to the College World Series As a freshman, Harrison went 1-0 with a 5.74 ERA in 13 appearances, four starts, striking out 24 and walking 12 in 26 2/3 innings Career/Personal Notes: Born February 25, 1994 in Evanston, Illinois At Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, IL, he posted a 0.77 ERA and 78 strikeouts, earning All- Illinois team honors in addition to being named the Central Suburban League Player of the Year Earned team MVP honors after leading Glenbrook South to the 2011 CSL Conference Title, he also played soccer and was the kicker for the football team Patrick Stump, lead singer of Fall Out Boy, and former NBA player Jack Cooley are Glenbrook South alums as are 2010 Winter Olympic medalists in speed skating Lana Gehring and Brian Hanson. Obtained: Selected by the Cardinals in the 35 th round of the 2015 draft out of Indiana University @iamluuke #28 Chandler Hawkins LHP 6 0 195 2/28/93 THROWS: FB, CH, SL 0-0 3.00 ERA 0 SV 0 HLD vs. LHB: w/risp: MOST K: 4 - last, Aug 26, 2015 v. Eliz LAST HR Allowed: July 30, 2015 at vs. RHB: MOST IP: 4.0 July 26, 2015 at Prince LAST SV: None Elizabethton 2015: Began the 2015 season in Johnson City where he pitched 16 times out of the bullpen going 4-0 with a 1.84 ERA In his last five games with Johnson City he did not allow a run Made one appearance for Palm Beach on September 3 and allowed one run on three hits over 2 1/3 innings with three strikeouts College: Played four-years at Arkansas State where he finished with a career mark of 14-19 and an ERA of 5.46 As a senior, Hawkins made 23 appearances with five starts, going 5-7 with a 4.87 ERA over 64 2/3 innings as he struck out 62 Named to the Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament team as he beat Georgia Southern with 10 strikeouts and just one run allowed over a career-high 7 2/3 innings He made a career-high 13 starts as a junior, going 5-7 over 19 total outings with a 5.11 ERA He added one complete game shutout over the course of 68 2/3 innings, walking 25 and striking out 60 He went 2-5 with a 6.24 ERA as a sophomore with 29 walks and 42 strikeouts in 49 innings, making 19 appearances, including seven starts, on the season As a freshman in 2012 he made two starts and 15 relief appearances, going 18 2/3 innings and compiling a 2-2 record and a 6.75 ERA, walking seven and striking out nine Career/Personal Notes: Born February 28, 1993 in Memphis, Tennessee Played four seasons at Bartlett High School, in Bartlett, TN, just northeast of Memphis Obtained: Selected by the Cardinals in the 33rd round of the 2015 draft out of Arkansas State University @HandlerCawkins #38 Sasha Kuebel LHP 6 1 195 7/28/92 THROWS: FB, SL, CH 0-0 9.00 ERA 0 SV 0 HLD vs. LHB:.000 w/risp:.000 MOST K: 6 July 17, 2014 vs. Pulaski LAST HR Allowed: April 8 vs. Burlington vs. RHB:.000 MOST IP: 4.0 August 17, 2015 at Bristol LAST SV: July 26, 2015 at Princeton 2015: Went 3-3 with three saves, a 3.60 ERA, six walks, and 32 strikeouts over 30 innings of work for Johnson City this season He was 2-0 with a 1.54 ERA at home as opposed to 1-3 with a 4.91 ERA on the road He was three-for-three in save opportunities in July Won back to back outings June 30 and July 6 Did not issue a walk in 16 of his 21 appearances Recorded back-to-back saves on July 12 at Elizabethton and July 16 against Greeneville Went at least two innings in nine of 21 outings for Johnson City and went 2 1/3 innings three times Struck out four on August 8 at Kingston Joined the Chiefs in Quad Cities August 27 Went 2 1/3 innings in his debut at Quad Cities allowing two hits and no runs while striking out three Pitched two times in the playoffs going 0-1 2014: After being drafted by the Cardinals in the 38 th round of the 2014 draft, Kuebel pitched seven times out of the bullpen for the GCL Cardinals, going 1-0 while posting an impressive 1.64 ERA over 11 innings, walking only one and striking out six before being promoted to Johnson City With JC he made 10 appearances on the mound, two of them in a starting role going was 1-1 with a 4.22 ERA in 21 1/3 innings of work, punching out 19 and walking only four over that stretch Threw three innings in his first APPY league outing with a career-high six strikeouts and earning a win against Pulaski Threw a career-high four innings at Bristol August 17 allowing one run and striking out four.was 1-0 with a 2.16 ERA at home for JC Pitched once in the playoffs allowing four runs on two hits, one walk and one hit batter. College: Pitched at Iowa for three seasons, going 6-5 in 2014 with a 4.53 ERA in 15 starts plus two relief outings, leading the team in wins and starts He struck out 61, which was eighth in the Big Ten, in 89 1/3 innings, which was ninth Posted five quality starts as a junior Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week April 14 First Iowa pitcher to throw a CGSHO since 2011 as he struck out six to beat Northwestern April 12 Started 11 games as a sophomore with 14 outings overall Struck out 46 in 80 2/3 innings His best season came as a freshman, going 6-0 with a 2.67 ERA in 13 games Named unanimous All-Big Ten Freshman team and also named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All- America Team Threw two complete games and led the conference in ERA among freshman For his career, he was 14-13 with a 4.09 ERA and only ten home runs allowed in 257 2/3 innings. Career/Personal Notes: Born July 28, 1992 in St. Louis, Missouri As a senior at St. Louis University High School, he was named the Missouri Pitcher of the Year Ranked as the sixth-best player in the state by Perfect Game USA Three-time all-metro selection and three-time all-state selection Hit.482 with three homers and 31 RBI as a senior In three seasons he finished 23-4 and holds the school record for most career wins and strikeouts Kuebel was drafted by the Athletics in the 31st round in 2011 coming out of high school but did not sign St. Louis U-High is the oldest secondary educational institution west of the Mississippi, founded in 1818 Among famous SLUH alums are sportscaster George Michael, soccer stars Taylor Twellman and Ty Keough, former NBA player Ed Macauley, former Marquette University basketball coach Hank Raymonds and former MLB player Ken Sanders. Obtained: Selected by the Cardinals in the 38 th round of the 2014 draft out of the University of Iowa
Miscellaneous Stats BULLPEN BREAKDOWN Inherited First Batter Pitcher SV BSV NO. Score Retired/Faced Pct. Last Outing IP H R ER BB K HR Decision Beck 0 0 0 0 2/2 1.000 April 12 vs. QC 2.0 1 0 0 1 5 0 None Bray 1 1 1 1 1/2.500 April 13 vs. QC 1.1 3 3 2 1 1 0 BS/Loss De La Cruz 0 0 2 1 1/2.500 April 11 vs. QC 2.0 0 0 0 2 4 0 Hold Gallardo 0 0 0 0 2/2 1.000 April 11 vs. QC 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 None Harrison 0 0 0 0 2/2 1.000 April 13 vs. QC 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 None Hawkins 0 0 1 0 2/2 1.000 April 13 vs. QC 1.2 0 1 1 0 2 0 None Kuebel 0 0 1 0 1/2.500 April 12 vs. QC 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 None Others 0 0 0 0 0/0.000 TOTALS 1 0 4 1 9/11.818 *Ties Career High #New Career High ^Started!Not a MWL outing ERA BREAKDOWN IP ER ERA HR BB K K/9 W-L Starters 32.2 10 2.75 2 15 26 7.2 2-1 Relievers 20.1 7 3.10 1 6 26 11.5 1-2 TOTALS 53.0 18 3.06 3 21 52 8.8 3-3 PICKOFFS BY PITCHER NO LAST OPP BASE INN Jake Woodford 1 April 7 At Bur 1 st 2nd CATCHERS BREAKDOWN CS Att CS % PO PB E IC ERA W-L Chinea 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 0-0 Godoy 2 5 40.0 0 0 0 36.0 3.00 3-1 McCarvel 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 0-0 O Keefe 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 17.0 2.50 0-2 TOTALS 2 6 33.3 0 0 0 53.0 3.06 3-3 OUTFIELD ASSISTS PLAYER NO 1B 2B 3B H LAST Craig Aikin Vaughn Bryan Magneuris Sierra Thomas Spitz Total 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents 2 0 2 0 0 CAUGHT STEALING BY PITCHER PITCHER CS SB ATT PCT Sandy Alcantara 1 1 2.500 Landon Beck 1 1 2.500 Tyler Bray 0 0 0.000 Steven De La Cruz 0 0 0.000 Junior Fernandez 0 0 0.000 Steve Gallardo 0 0 0.000 Derian Gonzalez 0 1 1.000 Luke Harrison 0 0 0.000 Chandler Hawkins 0 1 1.000 Ryan Helsley 0 0 0.000 Sasha Kuebel 0 0 0.000 Brennan Leitao 0 0 0.000 Jake Woodford 0 0 0.000 OTHERS 0 0 0.000 TOTALS 2 4 6.333 MISCELLANEOUS - SERIES First Game of a Series: 2-1 (2-0 at home, 0-1 on road) Last Game of a Series: 1-2 (1-1 at home, 0-1 on road) Series Record: 1-2 (1-1 at home, 0-1 on road) Rubber Game of 3 game series: 0-1 (0-1 at home) Sweeps: April 9-10 vs. Burlington Ejections: Swept: Balks (1): Gallardo (1) Quality Starts (2): Woodford (1), Fernandez (1) Errors (0): MISCELLANEOUS PITCHING
2016 Chiefs Hitters #3 Craig Aikin OF 5 10 180 8/19/93 Career Game Highs: H (3) R (3) HR (0) RBI (1).235 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI LAST GAME: April 13 vs. QC 0-3, rbi, k LAST SERIES: 0-5, rbi, bb, 2k CURRENT HIT STREAK: -2 LONGEST HIT STREAK: +2 2015: Split the 2015 season between three teams batting.248 with 12 RBI, seven doubles, 25 runs scored and two steals.started in Johnson City playing one game on June 22 with one hit in four at-bats Promoted to State College where he played in 52 games, batting.243 with six doubles and 10 RBI Singled and doubled in his first two at bats with the Spikes Had his first three-hit game July 22 against Aberdeen Finished the season with the Palm Beach Cardinals where he went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in a victory versus Jupiter. College: Played three seasons at the University of Oklahoma where he was a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 First Team in 2015 As a junior he started all 61 games in center field for the Sooners, finishing second on the team with a.340 batting average and led Oklahoma with 15 doubles while adding three triples and one homer As a sophomore, Aikin was named All-Big 12 Second Team and earned a spot on the Big 12 All-Tournament Team Appeared in all 58 of the Sooners contests, starting 57, hitting.326 with seven doubles and four triples, 25 RBI and 47 runs scored Stole 16 bases as a freshman in 2013, hitting.286 as he started all 64 games and posted five doubles and three triples with 42 runs scored and 23 knocked in. Career/Personal Notes: Born August 19, 1993 in Coppell, Texas Was a four-year letter winner at Coppell High School in Coppell, TX, where he tallied 154 hits in his career en route to a.446 average and stole 55 bases while notching eight outfield assists Coppell is a northwest suburb of Dallas bordering DFW Airport and home to headquarters of CiCi s Pizza Coppell High Alumni include 2014 AL Cy Young winner Corey Kluber. Obtained: Selected by the Cardinals in the 13 th round of the 2015 draft @Craigaikin #15 Eliezer Alvarez IF 5 11 190 10/15/94 Career Game Highs: H (3) R (4) HR (1) RBI (4).158 AVG 1 HR 2 RBI LAST: April 13 vs. QC 0-4, k LAST SERIES: 1-8, r, rbi, 2k CURRENT HIT STREAK: -1 LONGEST HIT STREAK: +2 2015: Played in 52 games for the Johnson City Cardinals batting.314 with two homers, 20 doubles, 31 RBI and 30 runs scored Named to the Appalachian League All-Star team after finishing 7 th in the league in average (.314) and tied for 3 rd in doubles (20) Ranked 6 th among Cardinals Minor League players in batting average and 10 th in slugging (.451). Recorded six 3-hit games and hit safely in 40 of 52 games Hit.341 against left-handed pitchers and led all APPY League 2 nd baseman in double plays turned. 2014: Hit.353 for the Gulf Coast League Cardinals in 21 games Collected six doubles and five triples to go along with a home run, 15 RBI, 11 runs scored and three steals 2013: Hit.209 in 20 games in the GCL with one homer, two doubles, three triples, seven RBI and 12 runs scored. Career/Personal Notes: Born October 15, 1994 in Santiago, Dominican Republic Santiago is the 2 nd largest city in the DR and the 4 th largest in the Carribbean Santiago has produced a number of high profile MLB players including Jose Reyes, Jhonny Peralta, Carlos Gomez and former Chiefs RHP Al Alburquerque Began his pro career with the GCL Cardinals in 2012 batting.205 with two homers, five doubles, two triples, 33 runs scored and 15 RBI in 53 games Stole 10 bases and drew 28 walks for a.324 OBP. Obtained: Signed by the Cardinals as a non-drafted free agent July 2, 2011 @Alvare18Eliezer #7 Vaughn Bryan OF 6 0 185 6/05/93 Career Game Highs: H (4), R (3), HR (1), RBI (3),.182 AVG 0 HR 1 RBI LAST: April 12 vs. QC 1-4, 3k LAST SERIES: 1-8, 5k CURRENT HIT STREAK: +1 LONGEST HIT STREAK: +1 2015: Played in 24 games for the Chiefs from May 22-June 18 before suffering a hand injury Hit.272 with six doubles, one triple, eight runs scored, eight RBI and three steals Batted in the top third of the lineup Collected four hits with a double and RBI on May 25 against Quad Cities Had three straight multi-hit games June 11-13 going 8-for-16 (.500) with three doubles, two RBI and two runs scored. 2014: Joined the Chiefs on May 19 and hit.262 with a home run, 17 doubles, nine triples, 47 runs scored and 15 RBI in 83 games Stole 11 bases in 18 attempts Tied for fifth in the MWL and tied for the Cardinals minor league lead with nine triples Hit safely in first four Chiefs games with six total hits, three walks, three runs scored and a RBI Had three hits on May 27 at Kane County Drove in a career-high three on June 9 at Quad Cities with a triple and single Had a 10-game hit streak from June 13-28 with two triples and eight runs scored Had three-straight multi-hit games July 11-13 with a double and two triples Tripled in consecutive games June 26-27 and against July 11-12 Had three hits with a double and triple July 24 against Lansing Led off the July 26 game against Great Lakes with first and only home run of the season Had consecutive three-hit games on August 12-13 at Burlington with three doubles and three runs scored Finished the season going 2-for-5 at Kane County on September 1 Hit.274 against right-handed pitching with 26 of 27 extra-base hits Hit.304 on the road Hit in the leadoff spot 54 times batting.307 in first inning. 2013: Hit.280 with three home runs and 24 RBI for Johnson City in 2013 Had eight doubles, five triples, 45 runs scored and 13 stolen bases In 57 games for Johnson City he had just one error in the outfield while racking up 19 multi-hit games On June 21 in his second game, Bryan had three hits with a double, triple and three RBI Collected a career-high four hits on July 12 with two runs scored Was the Johnson City leadoff hitter 52 times and hit.298 against right-handed pitching Played in two games for State College at the end of the season going 1-for-8 with a double Appeared in one playoff game for the Spikes but did not have an at-bat. College: In his one season at Broward College, Bryan batted.353 while driving in 33 runs, which were both team highs Hit two home runs and stole 16 bases while qualifying for the All-Southern Conference first-team In 2012, Bryan played his freshman season of college at Palm Beach Atlantic University, batting.278 with 9 RBI; he recorded five multi-hit games and played in 32 contests while making 21 starts. Career/Personal Notes: Born June 5, 1993 in Sunrise, Florida Played at Coral Springs Charter High School Mat Latos and Mike Fiers also played at Broward College Obtained: Selected by the Cardinals in the 35th round in the 2013 draft @VBryan7 #12 Chris Chinea C 5 11 220 5/03/94 *DL* Career Game Highs: H (3) R (2) HR (1) RBI (3).000 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI LAST: LAST SERIES: CURRENT HIT STREAK: Vs. QC: LONGEST HIT STREAK: 2015: Spent the majority of the 2015 season in Johnson City with a.313 batting average over 44 games with 24 starts behind the plate and 12 more at first base. Hit six home runs and delivered 11 doubles with 27 RBI and 19 runs scored Promoted to State College for the final two games where he was 1-for-5. Defensively he threw out 35% of attempted base stealers Finished the season ranked in the top 10 of all Cardinals Minor Leaguers in average (.309 9 th ), slugging (.497 6 th ) and OPS (.84 8 th ). College: He played three seasons at LSU, rooming with 2015 #2 overall pick Alex Bregman As a junior in 2015 he hit.344 with 11 home runs, 17 doubles, 58 RBI and 42 runs scored in 66 starts Was named Second-Team All-SEC and Third-Team NCBWA All-American and finished 4 th in the league in hits with 88 His first home run of the season was an inside-the-park HR against Kentucky Was named to the 2015 NCAA tournament Baton Rouge Regional team batting.455 with a double and three RBI In 2014, he batted.250 with five doubles, two homers, nine runs scored, and 13 RBI He was 2-3 with a solo homer versus Alabama on May 10, 2014 in game two of a double header Was a 2014 Cape Cod League All Star after hitting.310 with four doubles and 18 RBI for the Wareham Gatemen In 2013, Chinea batted.277 with four doubles, 11 RBI, and five runs Did not appear in LSU s two College World Series games Played one season at LSU with former Chiefs infielder Mason Katz. Career/Personal Notes: Born May 3, 1994 in Miami, Florida At Gulliver Prep he was a 2012 Baseball America and Louisville Slugger High School All American, named Miami Herald Player of the Year for Classes 1A through 4A, and hit.542 with 12 doubles, one triple, nine homers, and 38 RBI as a senior Earned All-America recognition in 2010 and 2011 Hit.481 with 17 doubles, seven homers, and 39 RBI as a junior in 2011 Batted.597 with 15 doubles, six homers, and 55 RBI as a sophomore and was named the Class 3A Dade County Player of the Year Batted.495 in 2009 as a freshman with 13 doubles, five homers, and 44 RBI Other Gulliver Prep alums include LA Dodgers pitcher Paco Rodriguez, Indianapolis Colts DB Patrick Robinson, Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, WNBA player Sylvia Fowles and singer Enrique Iglesias. Obtained: Selected by the Cardinals in the 17 th round of the 2015 draft @ChrisChinea_20
#35 RJ Dennard IF 6 2 225 10/7/92 Career Game Highs: H (2) R (2) HR (2) RBI (4).476 AVG 1 HR 6 RBI LAST: April 13 vs. QC 2-4, 2rbi, k LAST SERIES: 5-11, HR, r, 5rbi, 2k CURRENT HIT STREAK: +6 LONGEST HIT STREAK: +6 2015: Played in 42 games for State College batting.250 with two home runs, eight doubles, 15 RBI and 11 runs scored Finished the season with four straight multi-hit games as part of a 7-game hit streak in which he batted.500 (12-for-24). Dennard hit both of his home runs on the season in a September 1 game at Mahoning Valley. College: Played four seasons at Armstrong State University in Georgia As a senior in 2015 he hit.370 in 48 games with 16 doubles, four homers, 34 RBI and a.484 OBP Started all 48 games as a junior in 2014 for the Pirates batting.402 with 15 doubles, 11 homers, and 47 RBI as he earned Second Team All-Peach Belt Conference honors Named second-team ABCA All-Southeast Region honors after he ranked second in the PBC in batting average, fourth in slugging percentage (.667), and fifth in homers. Had 25 multi-hit games, 10 multi-rbi games, and ended the season on an 11-game hit streak. In 2013 started all 48 games and batted.332 with 14 doubles, three homers, and 40 RBI He went 4-for-4 with two homers and six RBI in a 19-3 win against Morehouse on April 16, 2013 In 2012 he batted.352 with 12 doubles, one homer, and 43 RBI as he earned second-team ALL PBC and ABCA All-Southeast Region honors Was a three-time PBC Freshman of the Week with 16 multi-hit games, 11 multi-rbi games. Career/Personal Notes: Born October 27, 1992 in Dublin, Georgia Played baseball at Treutlen County HS in Soperton, GA and earned All-Region and First Team All-Middle Georgia honors Was voted team MVP in both his junior and senior seasons Obtained: Selected by the Cardinals in the 39 th round of the 2015 draft out of Armstrong State University @RJDennard32 #27 Jose Godoy C 5 11 205 10/13/94 Career Game Highs: H (4) R (3) HR (1) RBI (6).357 AVG 0 HR 2 RBI LAST: April 13 vs. QC 1-3, r, hbp LAST SERIES: 2-7, r, hbp CURRENT HIT STREAK: +4 Vs. WIS LONGEST HIT STREAK: +4 2015: began the 2015 season in Palm Beach, where he batted.167 in three games When the short-season began, Godoy went to State College and played 36 games, batting.234 with 18 RBI, seven doubles, 10 runs scored and one triple On July 11, he went 3-for-3 with three RBI against Tri-City Finished 2015 with a 1.000 fielding percentage over 262 total chances in the New York Penn League For his career he has thrown out 45 percent of attempted base stealers 2014: Finished a career year batting.331 with a homer and 18 RBI in 36 games with Johnson City Promoted to Palm Beach on June 11, but went hitless in four at-bats over two games and was sent down to Johnson City for the remainder of the season With Johnson City, drove in a career-high six runs on June 19 against Bluefield in his first game of the season Collected a career-high four hits in that game with two doubles. 2013: In his first season playing in America. Godoy batted.263 with five doubles and 13 RBI in 36 games in the Gulf Coast League. Career/Personal Notes: Born October 13, 1994 in Maracaibo, Venezuela Now resides in San Francisco, VZ, just to the south In 2012, Godoy batted.239 with five extra-base hits and 15 RBI for the DSL Cards Former Major Leaguers Luis Aparacio, Wilson Alvarez are from Maracaibo as is former Chiefs pitcher Geremi Gonzalez and current Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez and Rangers infielder Rougned Odor. Obtained: Signed as a non-drafted free agent July 2, 2011 @Josegodoy4 #41 Ryan McCarvel C 6 2 180 12/23/94 Career Game Highs: H (3) R (3) HR (1) RBI (3).091 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI LAST: April 12 vs. QC 0-3 LAST SERIES: 0-3 CURRENT HIT STREAK: -1 LONGEST HIT STREAK: +1 2015: Played 40 games for Johnson City in 2015 batting.285 with four homers, 10 doubles, two triples, 19 RBI and 21 runs scored Started 15 games at first base, 14 at catcher and one in the outfield while also serving as the DH Played the first five games of his pro career with the GCL Cardinals going 3-for-12 with two RBI and one walk Hit his first pro home run on July 6 against Bristol Drove in three runs two days later against Greeneville. College: Played two seasons for Howard College in Texas Hit.403 with 18 home runs, 16 doubles, three triples, 83 RBI and 65 runs scored in 58 games as a sophomore in 2015 In his freshman season he hit.398 with seven homers, 13 doubles, two triples, 50 RBI and 32 runs scored in 37 games Played in 2015 at Howard College with Skyler Bean, brother of former Chiefs catcher Steve Bean. Career/Personal Notes: Born December 23, 1994 in Moreno Valley, California Hit.396 with eight doubles, a triple, four homers, and 24 RBI as a senior at Canyon Springs HS Hit.556 with 10 doubles, a triple, two homers, and 27 RBI as a junior Canyon Springs produced NBA Star Kawhi Leonard, former Major Leaguers Bobby Kielty and Greg Dobbs along with current Pirates catcher Chris Stewart Obtained: Signed by the Cardinals as a non-drafted free agent June 2014 @RyanMcCarvel #32 Brian O Keefe C 6 0 210 7/15/93 Career Game Highs: H (3) R (3) HR (1) RBI (3).214 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI LAST: April 13 vs. QC 0-4 LAST SERIES: 1-6, 2b, bb, hbp, k CURRENT HIT STREAK: -1 LONGEST HIT STREAK: +3 2015: played in 47 games in 2015, 13 with State College and 34 in Peoria. Hit.143 with a double, homer, and four RBI in 13 games with State College Then hit.280 with five homers, eight doubles and 21 RBI for the Chiefs Homered against Auburn on June 22 going 1-for-4 with two RBI Recorded his only multi-hit game with State College against Auburn on July 4 going 2-for-4 with a run scored and a double Recorded an RBI in season debut against Williamsport on June 9 Joined the Chiefs July 19 and went 3-for-5 with a two run homer in debut at Burlington Caught the last 3 innings of the July 23 no-hitter against Clinton Delivered a walk off single with 2 outs in the 9 th to beat Kane County 3-2 on July 25 2014: Hit.239 in 47 games with State College including eight doubles, three home runs and 17 RBI Hit.323 and drew six of his 16 walks against lefties Threw out 18-of-60 (.300) would-be base stealers, good for 9 th in the NYPL Led the NYPL in total chances for a catcher (453), most putouts (408) and tied for the league lead in passed balls (14) Homered July 6 for the first time as a pro with two RBI against Jamestown Had his first career 3-hit game August 21 against Auburn with a double and two RBI Had two four-game hit streaks Drove in at least one run in four straight games August 14-21 Played in four post-season games batting 2-for-10 as the Spikes won the NYPL Championship College: Played at St. Joe s Tied school s record and led the Atlantic-10 conference with 58 runs scored in 2014 and was tied for second in the conference with seven home runs Hit.350 with a.519 slugging,.423 OBP, 75 hits, 43 RBI and 11 total bases, all which finished in the A-10 top 10 He was named to the Atlantic-10 First Team as a junior before being drafted Also named to the A-10 All-Championship Team and Philadelphia All-Big 5 Team Named a semifinalist for the Johnny Bench award in 2014, given annually to the nation s best collegiate catcher Led St. Joe s in hits and home runs each of his final two years.was St. Joe s highest draft pick since the Cubs took Jamie Moyer in the 6 th round in 1984 Career/Personal Notes: Born July 15, 1993 in Albany, NY As a senior at South Colonie High School he hit.561 with 12 doubles, 4 home runs and 35 RBI and only 3 strikeouts while leading the team to a school-record 18 wins Named to the All-State Class AA Second team in 2011 Named All-Suburban Council First Team in 2010 and 2011 Played in the 2011 Connie Mack World Series Former 60 Minutes host Andy Rooney was born and raised in Albany Obtained: Drafted by the Cardinals in the 7 th round of the 2014 draft out of St. Joseph s University (PA) @bjokeefe16 #4 Leobaldo Pina IF 6 2 190 6/29/94 Career Game Highs: H (4) R (3) HR (1) RBI (4).200 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI LAST: April 13 vs. QC 0-4, 2k LAST SERIES: 2-10, r, bb, 3k CURRENT HIT STREAK: -1 LONGEST HIT STREAK: +3 2015: Played 67 of his 69 games at shortstop for State College His 67 starts at shortstop were most in the New York Penn League Best game of the season came on July 26 against Hudson Valley when he went 4-for-5 with three doubles and four RBI. 2014: Played in 12 games with the NYPL Champion State College Spikes, hitting.170 with two doubles and two RBI Started all 12 games at shortstop for the Spikes. Pina opened the 2014 season with a seven game hit streak from June 13-23. His only multi-hit game came on June 19 against Batavia, as he went 3-for-5 with two runs scored. 2013: Played 48 games in the Gulf Coast League in 2013, hitting.273 with 5 triples and 29 runs scored Best game was against the GCL Marlins; he went 3-for-3 with three RBI. Career/Personal Notes: Born June 29, 1994 in Turmero, Venezuela Hit.296 with 13 doubles, 39 runs scored, 25 RBI, 16 steals and 32 walks in the Dominican Summer League in 2012 Also played in the DSL in 2011 batting.268 with six extra-base hits, 12 RBI and 29 runs scored in 51 games in 2011 Obtained: Signed by the Cardinals as a free agent on September 16, 2010