Dennis Clark
The Tribune-Star
TERRE HAUTE —
A pair of former Indiana State pitchers/teammates — also teammates at the pro level at various times with the Chicago White Sox organization — came off the disabled list this week, with mixed reviews.
Brian Omogrosso made his first appearance of the 2010 season, throwing a scoreless inning in a rehab assignment for the Bristol White Sox on Wednesday. He allowed no hits, walked two and fanned one batter, pitching the seventh inning vs. Bluefield in a 5-1 victory.
Omogrosso had been sidelined since midseason last year, recovering from shoulder surgery. He advanced as high as Charlotte (AAA) last year.
Matt Zaleski returned from a much shorter stint on the disabled list with Charlotte, being placed on the DL on Aug. 13, last pitching on Aug. 11.
Making his first relief appearance of the season after 24 starts, he was touched for six runs without retiring a batter at Gwinnett on Tuesday. His pitching line indicated zero innings, four hits, six runs (all earned) and two walks.
To add insult to injury, it was also his first blown save of the season. With the loss, he dropped to 7-8 on the season.
Former ISU outfielder Brady Shoemaker was placed on the suspended list by the Kannapolis Intimidators on Aug. 20. He has not played since Aug. 17.
Updates on former Indiana State University or Wabash Valley-connected players the past week:
• Clint Barmes — Barmes was 1 for 6 in five games for Colorado. He has been rumored to be part of trade talks by the Rockies with numerous teams over the past couple of weeks.
• Joe Thatcher — Thatcher pitched in four scoreless relief outings for San Diego, pitching a combined two scoreless innings, allowing three hits with three strikeouts. He extended his streak of scoreless relief appearances to 22 consecutive games. He has not allowed a run scored since July 7.
• Alex Graman — Graman pitched two scoreless innings in two relief appearances for the Seibu Lions’ farm team.
• Mitch Stetter — Stetter made three relief appearances for Nashville, allowing two runs, our hits in two innings, walking one and striking out five.•n Matt Zaleski — Zaleski returned from the disabled list with Charlotte, allowing six runs without retiring a batter in a relief appearance (blown save, loss) on Tuesday.
• Ryan Tatusko — Tatusko recorded his first two wins for Harrisburg in starts on Aug. 20 and Thursday. In a combined 12 innings, he allowed two runs, walked five and struck out 13 batters. Both outings went six innings, allowing just one run.
• Nevin Ashley — Ashley was 8 for 23 with a home run and five RBIs in six games for Montgomery. On Aug. 22, he was 4 for 4 with a home run, walk and five RBIs.
• Josh Phegley — Phegley was 7 for 24 with two doubles and four RBIs in six games for Birmingham.
• Nick Ciolli — Ciolli was 8 for 33 with a double, two home runs and 11 RBIs in nine games for Kannapolis. On Wednesday, he was 3 for 5 with a home run and seven RBIs vs. Lexington.
• Brian Omogrosso — Omogrosso pitched a scoreless inning for Bristol on a rehab assignment, making his first appearance of the 2010 season.
• Bronco Lafrenz — Lafrenz was 1 for 11 in three games for Lakewood. He was teammates of Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard for a couple of days, joining Lakewood on a rehab assignment.
• Jake Petricka — Petricka made two relief appearances for Kannapolis. In a combined two innings, he allowed two hits, four runs (one earned), walked three and struck out two.
• Ryan Strausborger — Strausborger was 13 for 32 with a double, home run and four RBIs in seven games for Spokane. He had a pair of four-hit games and scored nine runs last week.
• Derek Eitel — Eitel earned his second straight victory in as many outings since joining South Bend. On Tuesday, he pitched five innings in relief, allowing one run, four hits, with no walks and seven strikeouts.
• Eric Valdez — Valdez made one relief appearance for Everett, allowing one run (home run) in 1-3 of an inning on Tuesday.
• Jake Eigsti — Eigsti was 8 for 25 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBIs in seven games for Rockford. He hit safely in all seven games.
• Pascual Del Real — Del Real was 7 for 18 with two RBIs in five games for Chico.
• Keenan Long — Long was 3 for 10 with two RBIs in four games for St. George.
• On suspended list — Brady Shoemaker.
— Compiled by Dennis Clark
(Listed by league level)
Through games of Thursday
Position players
Player (Team; Class/Parent club) AB R H HR RBI Avg.
Clint Barmes (Colorado Rockies) 363 40 87 8 49 .240
Nevin Ashley (Montgomery; AA/Tampa Bay) 337 47 86 6 43 .255
Josh Phegley (Birmingham; AA/CWS) 137 20 38 3 17 .277
Nick Ciolli (Kannapolis A/CWS) 435 57 128 12 72 .294
Brady Shoemaker (Kannapolis A/CWS) 338 61 99 12 56 .293
Bronco Lafrenz (Lakewood; A/Phil.) 87 5 16 0 8 .184
Ryan Strausborger (Spokane; A/Texas) 203 38 55 2 15 .271
Jake Eigsti (Rockford; Independent) 306 47 74 8 46 .242
Pascual Del Real (Chico; Independent) 183 27 51 2 19 .279
Keenan Long (St. George; Independent) 25 1 7 0 3 .280
Pitchers
Pitcher (Team; Class-Parent club) IP H BB SO W-L Sv ERA
Joe Thatcher (San Diego) 28.1 14 4 39 1-0 0 1.27
Alex Graman (Seibu farm team) 12.2 12 2 7 1-1 0 3.55
Mitch Stetter (Nashville; AAA/Milw.) 38.2 45 17 48 2-2 0 7.58
Matt Zaleski (Charlotte; AAA/CWS) 133.1 134 46 80 7-8 0 5.40
Ryan Tatusko (Harrisburg; AA/Wash.) 122.2 112 51 85 11-3 0 2.86
Jake Petricka (Kannapolis; A/CWS) 40.1 31 12 45 2-4 0 2.90
Brian Omogrosso (Bristol; R/CWS) 1.0 0 2 1 0-0 0 0.00
Derek Eitel (South Bend; A/Ariz.) 59.1 69 25 44 4-2 0 4.55
Eric Valdez (Everett; R/Sea.) 27.2 26 14 33 0-2 1 3.90
