MOUNTAINEER Baseball

Story by Aric Thomas
(7-11-07)

SUMMER BASEBALL UPDATE:

Glad and Irvine Named To Summer All Star Teams

Gunner Glad was named to the Northwoods League North Division All-Star Team.  Glad plays for the Alexandria Beetles located in Alexandria, Minnesota.  He was selected as a pitcher for the team.  The Northwoods League is recognized as one of the premier summer leagues in the country and the All-Star game will be televised on ESPNU.  The game will be broadcast live July 12th on ESPN360.com and will re-air later that night at 12:30 am on ESPNU.  The replay is scheduled to air again on ESPNU on Friday, July 13th at 8:00 pm central standard time.  As of July 9th, Glad has pitched in 14 games and has compiled a 1-1 record with one save.  He has thrown 25 innings, struck out 14 batters and held opponents to a .226 batting average.  Glad is also swinging the bat for the Beetles.  In 65 at bats, he is currently batting .277 with five doubles, one home run, eight runs scored, 12 RBI’s and six stolen bases.  The Alexandria Beetles are currently 21-17.  They finished in 3rd place for the 1st half and for the 2nd half they are in 2nd place, one game out of 1st place.

Infielder Steve Irvine was selected to play in the Florida Collegiate Summer League All-Star game.  The game will be held on July 15th.  Irvine is playing for the Altamonte Springs Snappers which is located just outside of Orlando, Florida.  As of July 8th, Irvine has started all 21 games that the Snappers have played this summer.  He is leading the Florida Collegiate Summer League with 24 runs scored and 22 stolen bases.  Irvine also ranks 5th in the league with 13 walks.

Pitcher Chance Deason is playing for the Peninsula Oilers in the Alaska Baseball League.  The Oilers are located in Kenai, Alaska.  As of July 9th, Deason has pitched in six games, five of which he started.  He has compiled a 2-1 record and an earned run average of 2.54.  In 21.1 innings pitched, Deason has struck out 15 batters and held opponents to a .250 batting average.

Another pitcher having great success this summer is Ashton Mowdy. He is playing in the New York Collegiate Baseball League for the Geneva Red Wings.  As of July 9th, Mowdy has appeared in eight games, two of which he started.  He has compiled a 3-0 record and a 2.08 earned run average.  Mowdy has thrown 26 innings, struck out 31 batters and allowed just 14 hits for an opponent batting average of .152.

Carter Browning and Derek Kiker are both pitching for the Skagit Eagles in the Pacific International League.  Skagit is located approximately 60 miles north of Seattle, Washington.  As of July 8th, Browning and Kiker have won four of the teams 11 wins this summer.  Browning is 2-0 in five appearances, in which he has started twice.  He has compiled a 1.72 earned run average in 15.2 innings.  Browning has struck out 12 while walking just one batter and he has help opponents to a .207 batting average.  Kiker is also 2-0 in eight appearances, one of which was a start.  Kiker has tossed 12.1 innings this summer and struck out 12.
Carter Browning	Derek Kiker