Summer Baseball Update: Dubler Homers in Advanced-A Debut

July 20, 2011

NORMAL, Ill. - Former Illinois State catcher Kevin Dubler hit a solo home run and drove in another run with a sacrifice fly in his Winston-Salem Dash debut Wednesday afternoon at Kinston, N.C. Dubler was promoted to advanced-A Winston-Salem July 18, after amassing a .266 batting average this season with the low-A Kannapolis Intimidators. The Downers Grove, Ill., native went 1-for-3 with two runs in his first game with the Chicago White Sox advanced Carolina League affiliate.

Former Redbird pitchers Ryan Copeland and Corey Maines each earned their first victories of the season. Copeland secured his first win for the Quad Cities River Bandits, throwing seven innings, allowing two runs and striking out nine July 13, versus Dayton. He is scheduled to start again Wednesday night. Maines notched his first professional victory for the Gulf Coast League Yankees, pitching 1.1 shutout innings of relief with one strikeout July 19, at Philadelphia.

Fellow rookie Ryan Court is now batting .288 for the Missoula Osprey, where he went 5-for-5 with a home run, a double, three RBI and one run scored July 15, at Casper. Among current Redbirds playing in summer wood bat leagues, Brett Kay went 2-for-4 with a triple, one RBI and one run scored July 15 for the Thunder Bay Border Cats of the Northwoods League. In the Cape Cod League, Kenny Long pitched two hitless, scoreless innings with two strikeouts, July 14, for the Orleans Firebirds versus Chatham.

Illinois State Baseball Players in Summer Leagues - Stats Updated Wednesday, July 20

Kenny Long | Orleans Firebirds | Cape Cod League | Link to Orleans Bio

1-2, 3.78 ERA, 16.2 IP, 0 SV, 22 SO, 7 BB, 12 H - Pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing a run on one hit and striking out two Tuesday, July 20, at Chatham. - Pitched two hitless, scoreless innings with two strikeouts Thursday, July 14, versus Chatham.

David Fallon | Thunder Bay Border Cats | Northwoods League | Link to Thunder Bay Bio

.188, 12 RBI, 26 H, 16 R, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR - Went 1-for-3 Wednesday, July 13, versus Mankato. - Went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a walk Tuesday, July 12, versus Mankato.

Brett Kay | Thunder Bay Border Cats | Northwoods League | Link to Thunder Bay Bio

.187, 9 RBI, 29 H, 19 R, 4 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR - Went 2-for-4 with a triple, one RBI and one run scored, Friday, July 15, versus St. Cloud. - Went 1-for-3 with a walk Wednesday, July 13, versus Mankato.

Seth Hood | Lexington Snipes | Chicago Suburban Baseball League | Link to Lexington Bio

.281, 13 RBI, 9 H, 9 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR - Went 2-for-2 with a triple, two walks, one RBI and one run scored in game two of a doubleheader, Saturday, July 16, at Addison. - Went 1-for-3 with one RBI in game one of a doubleheader, Saturday, July 16, at Addison.

Bryan Huff | Lexington Snipes | Chicago Suburban Baseball League | Link to Lexington Bio

.353, 15 RBI, 42 H, 33 R, 6 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR - Went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run scored Sunday, July 17, versus Addison. - Went 2-for-3 with a double, three runs scored and one stolen base Saturday, July 16, at Addison.

Brock Stewart | Lexington Snipes | Chicago Suburban Baseball League | Link to Lexington Bio

.345, 6 RBI, 19 H, 11 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR - Went 0-for-4 Sunday, July 17, versus Addison. - Went 1-for-3 Sunday, July 10, versus Westmont.

Former Illinois State Baseball Players in the Pros - Stats Updated Wednesday, July 20

Jeremy Accardo | Norfolk Tides - Baltimore Orioles | Triple-A International League | Link to Norfolk Bio

1-0, 2.92 ERA, 12.1 IP, 1 SV, 9 SO, 2 BB, 9 H - Earned his first save of the season, throwing two shutout innings with two strikeouts Sunday, July 17, at Gwinnett. - Pitched two innings of relief, allowing one run on two hits while striking out two Friday, July 15, at Gwinnett.

Tyler Cox | Bradenton Marauders - Pittsburgh Pirates | Class A Advanced Florida State League | Link to Bradenton Bio

1-0, 4.85 ERA, 13.0 IP, 0 SV, 17 SO, 6 BB, 10 H - Pitched one hitless, scoreless inning of relief Saturday, July 16, at Dunedin. - Pitched two-thirds hitless, scoreless innings of relief Wednesday, July 13, at Dunedin.

Kevin Dubler | Winston-Salem Dash - Chicago White Sox | Class A Advanced Carolina League | Link to Winston-Salem Bio

.333, 2 RBI, 1 H, 1 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 0 SB - Promoted to advanced-A Winston-Salem, where he made his debut July 20, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.

Ryan Copeland | Quad Cities River Bandits - St. Louis Cardinals | Class A Midwest League | Link to Quad Cities Bio

1-1, 3.94 ERA, 32.0 IP, 1 SV, 34 SO, 6 BB, 21 H, 14 R - Earned his first win of the season, pitching seven innings, allowing two runs and striking out nine Wednesday, July 13, versus Dayton. - Started his second game of the season, pitching seven scoreless innings with five strikeouts Wednesday, July 6, at Burlington.

Ryan Court | Missoula Osprey - Arizona Diamondbacks | Advanced Rookie Pioneer League | Link to Missoula Bio

.288, 17 RBI, 32 H, 20 R, 9 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 3 SB - Went 2-for-6 with two doubles, one RBI and one run scored Sunday, July 17, at Idaho Falls. - Went 5-for-5 with a home run, a double, three RBI and one run scored Friday, July 15, at Casper.

Corey Maines | Gulf Coast League Yankees - New York Yankees | Rookie Gulf Coast League | Link to GCL Yankees Bio

1-0, 4.05 ERA, 6.2 IP, 5 SO, 2 BB, 6 H, 3 R - Earned his first professional win, pitching 1.1 shutout innings of releif with one strikeout Tuesday, July 19, at Philadelphia. - Pitched one inning of hitless, scoreless releif Thursday, July 14, at Atlanta.

Tyler McNeely | Normal CornBelters - Independent | Frontier League | Link to Normal Bio

.143, 0 RBI, 1 H, 1 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 SB - Went 0-for-1 Tuesday, July 19, versus River City. - Collected his first professional hit Saturday, July 9, going 1-for-3 versus Joliet.

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