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Thursday, May 20th, 2010
(Green Bay, WI) The Green Bay Bullfrogs Baseball Club have signed two pitchers and an outfielder for the 2010 season. Right-handed pitchers Mark Anderson (St. Mary’s) and Peter Graffeo (Palm Beach Atlantic) will join the team along with outfielder Tom Barry (University of San Francisco). Each being in their first year with the Bullfrogs.
As a sophomore, Anderson leads the Gaels of St. Mary’s in innings pitched with 80 and a third. He has posted a 4-4 record in 11 starts on the year. In Andersons 11 starts he has pitched two complete games. He has posted an earned run average of 3.81 and has recorded 43 strike outs to 16 walks.
Last season for St. Mary’s College, Anderson appeared in 15 contests and pitched 37 and a third innings. He went 1-0 and recorded a 3.38 ERA. He struck out 23 and walked 7. Anderson held opponents to hit .267 off him.
Prior to his time with the Gaels, Anderson attended McClintock High School in Tempe, Arizona. In 2008 he received first team All-Region and All-State Honorable Mention. In 2006, Anderson helped his club team win the Super Series National Championship and was selected to the All-Tournament team.
Graffeo is in his freshman year at Division II Palm Beach Atlantic, where he is 3-2 on the season. He has appeared in 12 games, making seven starts and compiling 57 innings on the season for Sailfish. In the 57 innings pitched Graffeo has an earned run average of 4.26. He has 54 strikeouts to 26 walks on the season, while holding opponents to hit .257.
Barry, a junior at the University of San Francisco has not appeared in a game this season for San Francisco due to a medical redshirt. But, he is healthy now and ready for the summer. Prior to joining the Dons, Barry played at Phoenix College. As a freshman at Phoenix College, he hit .313 while collecting 62 hits, 11 doubles and 13 triples. He drove in 28 runs. As a sophomore he increased his batting average to .318 and drove in 33 runs.
Barry, a native of Tinley Park, Illinois attended Mount Carmel High School. As a senior at Mount Carmel, Barry earned Chicago Catholic Player of the year and First-Team All-State.
The Bullfrogs are scheduled to open their season on June 2 against the Battle Creek Bombers at 6:35 P.M. at Joannes Baseball Stadium in Green Bay. Individual and Group Tickets for the 2010 season are on sale now. For more information on the Bullfrogs, visit our website www.greenbaybullfrogs.com. You can also follow the Bullfrogs on Facebook and Twitter.
Tags: Graffeo, Green Bay Bullfrogs, Mark Anderson, Palm Beach Atlantic University, St. Mary's College, Tom Barry, University of San Francisco
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Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
(Green Bay, WI) The Green Bay Bullfrogs Baseball Club has signed four pitchers for the upcoming 2010 season. In the signing is Kimberly’s own Brad Schreiber (Purdue University). Also in the singing are left-handed pitcher Mike Thomas (Rider University), and righties Tim Shibuya (UC-San Diego) and Kirk Porter (Army).
Schreiber is in his freshman year with the Boilermakers and is 0-1 on the season. He has appeared in eight games making one start. In nine and two-thirds innings pitched Schreiber holds an ERA of 6.52, while striking out eight.
Prior to his time with the Boilermakers, Schreiber was the Wisconsin State Player of the Year as a junior and senior at Kimberly High School. He also helped his high school to the 2007 state championship.
Thomas, a junior has appeared in eight games, all are starts. In those eight starts, Thomas has one complete game, and has a record of 5-2. In 54 innings pitched, he holds an ERA of 3.00. He has 62 strikeouts on the year to just 16 walks. Thomas is holding opponents to hit .231 on the year.
Thomas was an MAAC All-Academic team member last year. He led the team in wins last year and was second the year before. Thomas led the team in strikeouts while holding opponents to hit .253. In 2008, Thomas was a member of the NJCBA All-Rookie team.
Shibuya is in his junior year for the Tritons of UC-San Diego and has a record of 8-2 in 11 starts, and has thrown three complete games. In 81 innings of work this year, Shibuya has an ERA of 2.22 with 56 strike outs to 17 walks. Opponents are hitting .247 off him on the season.
As a sophomore, Shibuya pitched a team high 118 2/3 innings. He also earned several awards including All-CCAC, ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region, NCBWA All-West Region, Daktronics All-American and NCBWA All-American. Shibuya also added a National Gold Glove to the collection of awards. As a freshman, Shibuya earned CCAC Freshman of the year, All-Conference honors and was named to the ABCA/Rawlings D-II All-West Region Team.
A native of Lake Zurich, Illinois, Porter is a junior for the Black Knights of Army. On the 2010 season, Porter holds a record of 1-4 with one save and an ERA of 3.86. He has made seven appearances for the Black Knights; six of which were starts. In 35 innings pitched, Porter has 33 strike outs to 14 walks.
Porter is listed as the top player to watch in the Patriot League by Collegiate Baseball magazine. Going into his junior year he has posted a 3.92 career ERA. He emerged as a valuable weapon for Army as a starter last spring.
The Bullfrogs are scheduled to open their season on June 2 against the Battle Creek Bombers at 6:35 P.M. at Joannes Baseball Stadium in Green Bay. Season and Group Tickets for the 2010 season are on sale now. For more information on the Bullfrogs, visit our website www.greenbaybullfrogs.com. You can also follow the Bullfrogs on Facebook and Twitter.
Tags: Army Academy, Brad Schreiber, Green Bay Bullfrogs, Kirk Porter, Mike Thomas, Purdue University, Rider University, Tim Shibuya, University of California San Diego
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Thursday, April 15th, 2010
(Green Bay, WI) The Green Bay Bullfrogs Baseball Club has secured three more commitments for the upcoming 2010 season. The Bullfrogs have signed catcher Pierce Rankin, infielder Troy Scott and pitcher Forrest Snow. All three come to Green Bay from the University of Washington.
Rankin will be in his first season with Green Bay. In his junior year, Rankin has appeared in 30 games and has a batting average of .283. He has 11 doubles, five home runs and 26 RBI on the season.
In 2009, Rankin earned Honorable Mention All-Pac 10. He played in 41 games: 23 at second base, 12 at catcher, three at first base, two at designated hitter and one in left field. Last summer Rankin played summer baseball for the New Bedford (Mass.) Bay Sox, where he played infield and pitched. Rankin played summer ball for the Bellingham (Wash.) Bells in the WCCBL in 2008, his freshman year at Washington.
Rankin attended Shorecrest High School where he was his team’s MVP as a junior and senior. Rankin made First-Team All-WesCo and Second-Team All State as a senior.
Scott plays first base for the Huskies and will be in his first season with the Bullfrogs. On the season for Washington, the junior is batting .230 with nine doubles and two home runs. Scott has 16 runs batted in on the season.
In his sophomore year at Washington, Scott finished tenth in the Pac-10 in home runs with 11. After last season was complete Scott went and played summer ball with the Newport (R.I.) Gulls, helping the team to the NECBL Championship. With the Gulls he hit, .316 in the regular season and was named to the All-League team. While the team was in the playoffs Scott batted .400 with 10 RBI in eight games.
In 2008, his freshman year, Scott earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-10. He was the regular first baseman starting 49 of the Huskies 55 games. Scott went and played summer ball in the Alaska League for the Mat-Su Miners. He was second on his team for batting average (.289) and led the league in doubles (14) and RBI (30).
In high school, Scott played at Auburn High School where he led his team to a 20-4 record his junior year and a 22-3 mark as a senior. His school won the league title and finished second in the state tournament both years. In his senior year, Scott hit .600 with nine home runs and 27 RBI. He was a Rawlings All-American and was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 42nd round of the 2007 draft.
Snow, a right handed-pitcher, has a 3-0 record on the year in 14 appearances; four of which were starts. He is posting a 5.06 earned run average in 32 innings. Snow has struck out 29 while only walking 15.
During his sophomore campaign Snow pitched in 13 games and started 3. He spent the summer in the Alaska League with the Anchorage Bucs. With the Bucs he went 4-1 with 34 strikeouts and 13 walks in 32.2 innings. As a freshman at Washington he appeared in six contests, all in relief. He spent the summer playing baseball with the Bend (Ore.) Elks.
While Snow was in high school he was named First-Team All-Metro League and Honorable Mention All-State as a junior and again as a senior. Snow finished his high school career with a record of 13-9, 2.89 earned run average, 123 strikeouts in 106 innings. He was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 44th round of the 2007 draft becoming the first Lakeside player ever drafted.
The Bullfrogs are scheduled to open their season on June 2 against the Battle Creek Bombers at 6:35 P.M. at Joannes Baseball Stadium in Green Bay. Season and Group Tickets for the 2010 season are on sale now. For more information on the Bullfrogs, visit our website www.greenbaybullfrogs.com. You can also follow the Bullfrogs on Facebook and Twitter.
Tags: Forrest Snow, Green Bay Bullfrogs, Pierce Rankin, Troy Scott, University of Washington
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Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
(Green Bay, WI)The Green Bay Bullfrogs have three more commitments, all from the University of Portland, for the 2010 season. Beau Fraser, a catcher, and two pitchers, Keeler Brynteson and Owen Jones, will join teammate Riley Henricks on the Bullfrogs roster.
Fraser is the first catcher the Bullfrogs have signed for 2010. This will be his first year with the Bullfrogs. Fraser is off to a solid start in his sophomore year. Fraser has appeared and started in 18 games for the University of Portland. He leads the Pilots in batting average (.419) and runs batted in (22). Fraser is also tied for the team lead with three home runs.
Brynteson, a native of Anacortes, Washington, will be in his first season with Green Bay. To start his sophomore year, Brynteson has posted a record of 2-3 with one save. He has 10 appearances this year; all out of the bullpen. Brynteson has pitched seven and a third innings and struck out 11. He has posted an ERA of 6.14.
Jones, a right handed pitcher, will also be in his first year as a Bullfrog. Jones has not started a game for the Pilots but has appeared in eight contests. He has an ERA of 0.00 in 13.2 innings. Jones has 12 strikeouts on the year. He is holding opponents to a batting average of .178.
The Bullfrogs are scheduled to open their season on June 2 against the Battle Creek Bombers at 6:35 P.M. at Joannes Baseball Stadium in Green Bay. Season and Group Tickets for the 2010 season are on sale now. For more information on the Bullfrogs, visit our website www.greenbaybullfrogs.com.
You can also follow the Bullfrogs on Facebook and Twitter.
Tags: Beau Fraser, Green Bay Bullfrogs, Keeler Brynteson, Owen Jones, Riley Henricks, University of Portland
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
(Green Bay, WI) The Green Bay Bullfrogs Baseball Club has announced the signing of three players for the upcoming 2010 Northwoods League season. Included in this signing are two Wisconsin natives, Outfielders Jared Andreoli (Western Kentucky) and Collin Kuhn (Arkansas). The Bullfrogs also signed right-handed pitcher Matthew Kimball (Brown). All three were members of the Bullfrogs last year.
A native of Sturtevant, Wisconsin, Andreoli plays collegiate baseball at Western Kentucky University. During his time with the Bullfrogs last year, Andreoli played in 48 games, recorded six RBI, was second on the team with triples (3), and had a batting average of .256.
This season at Western Kentucky, Andreoli helped the Hilltoppers reach the 23rd ranking in the Collegiate Baseball Division I poll. After six games the Hilltoppers have played this year, he is batting .423 with six RBIs. In 2009, Andreoli appeared in 53 games, and batted .300, with two homeruns and 32 RBIs.
Collin Kuhn, a native of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, plays collegiate baseball at the University of Arkansas. With the Bullfrogs last summer, Kuhn appeared in 31 contests, batted .250, drove in 15 runs and had six doubles.
While playing for the 19th ranked team in the nation in 2010, Kuhn has appeared in six games, batting .353 with one RBI and stole two bases. Kuhn helped Arkansas make it the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. During the 2009 season, Kuhn batted .256, had three homeruns, 19 RBIs and 11 stolen bases.
Kimball, a right-handed pitcher from Brown University, did not start a game for the Bullfrogs but appeared in 23 games out of the bullpen. Kimball posted a 2-3 record with one save in 32.1 innings pitched last season. He also posted an earned run average of 2.78 while striking out 21.
Kimball and Brown University have not started their 2010 campaign. They are scheduled to open the season March 5 against Pepperdine. Kimball had a successful 2009 season in which he appeared in 23 games, all out of the bullpen, recorded a 2-3 record with 10 saves in 34.2 innings. He registered 49 strike outs on the year and posted a 6.23 ERA.
The Bullfrogs are scheduled to open their season on June 2 against the Battle Creek Bombers at 6:35 P.M. at Joannes Stadium in Green Bay. For more information on the Bullfrogs, visit our website www.greenbaybullfrogs.com.
Tags: Arkansas University, Brown University, Collin Kuhn, Green Bay Bullfrogs, Jared Andreoli, Matthew Kimball, Western Kentucky University
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
(Green Bay, WI) The Green Bay Bullfrogs Baseball Club have signed their first two players for the 2010 season. Left-handed pitcher Joel Delorit (UW-Stevens Point) and infielder Riley Henricks (Portland) return to the Bullfrogs after South Division All-Star seasons last year with Green Bay.
Delorit is a 5-11 left handed pitcher from Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Delorit started 11 games for the Bullfrogs and recorded a record of 4-4 while posting an earned run average of 2.39. He pitched 67.2 innings, second on the team last year, and struck out 54 on the year. In 2009, for the Pointers, Delorit was 6-1 on the year making 11 appearances, nine of which were starts. He pitched 59.2 innings on the year and posted an ERA of 3.02 while striking out 70.
Henricks, an infielder out of the University of Portland, led the Bullfrogs in most offensive categories last season. He led the team in doubles (14), triples (6), home runs (8), hits (68) and RBI (41). Henricks batted .270 on the season. With the .270 batting average, Henricks won the 2009 Rawlings Big Stick Award at second base. This is given to the player with the best batting average at his position during the 2009 regular season.
Henricks junior season is off to a fast start for the University of Portland Pilots. Three games into the season, Henricks is batting .538 with seven hits and four RBIs. In the 2009 season at Portland, Henricks was All-WCC Honorable Mention and led the team with a batting average of .344. He had hits in all but 11 games in 2009.
Bullfrogs are scheduled to open their season June 2 against the Battle Creek Bombers at 6:35 P.M. at Joannes Stadium in Green Bay. For more information on the Bullfrogs, visit our website www.greenbaybullfrogs.com.
Tags: Green Bay Bullfrogs, Joel Delorit, Riley Henricks, University of Portland, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
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