Summer Baseball Update: McNeely Signs with CornBelters

July 6, 2011

NORMAL, Ill. - Former Illinois State outfielder Tyler McNeely has signed to play for the Normal CornBelters, which is the independent Frontier League team in Normal, Ill. McNeely is the third 2011 ISU senior to sign a professional contract after Ryan Court and Corey Maines were drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Yankees respectively. McNeely is the second former Redbird to play for the CornBelters, with Gabe DeMarco appearing in six games before he was released in June. McNeely has now played high school (University), college (Illinois State) and professional (Normal) baseball in his hometown of Normal, Ill.

McNeely's former teammate Maines was once again relocated, this time from Charleston to the rookie Gulf Coast League Yankees in Tampa, Fla. In his first appearance for the GCL Yankees, Maines pitched one shutout inning of relief July 2 versus the GCL Braves. Meanwhile, Court had a seven-game hitting streak with the Missoula Osprey snapped June 30. Since then, he has collected a hit in two of four games, going 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBI July 4, at Billings.

Among current Redbirds playing in summer wood bat leagues, Kenny Long's ERA continues to decrease. The left-hander most recently pitched two scoreless, hitless innings with four strikeouts for the Orleans Firebirds July 4, at Chatham. David Fallon and Brett Kay are each increasing their batting average with the Thunder Bay Border Cats, as Kay went 2-for-4 July 4, versus Brainerd, and Fallon went 1-for-1 with a walk, two RBI and one run scored July 2, versus Duluth. Bryan Huff, who is one of three Redbirds playing for the Lexington Snipes, most recently went 2-for-4 with one run scored in both ends of a doubleheader July 2.

Illinois State Baseball Players in Summer Leagues - Stats Updated Wednesday, July 6

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

1-0, 2.89 ERA, 9.1 IP, 0 SV, 14 SO, 4 BB, 6 H - Pitched two scoreless, hitless innings with four strikeouts Monday, July 4, at Chatham. - Pitched one inning of scoreless, hitless releif with two strikeouts Wednesday, June 29, versus Harwich.

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

.196, 9 RBI, 21 H, 12 R, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR - Went 1-for-4 with one RBI Sunday, July 3, versus Duluth. - Went 1-for-1 with a walk, two RBI and one run scored Saturday, July 2, versus Duluth.

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

.158, 6 RBI, 18 H, 12 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR - Went 2-for-4 Monday, July 4, versus Brainerd. - Went 1-for-3 with two walks, a stolen base and one run scored Sunday, July 3 versus Duluth.

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

.278, 11 RBI, 5 H, 7 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR - Went 1-for-1 with a home run, five RBI and two runs scored versus Chicago in game two of a doubleheader Saturday, June 18. - Went 1-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored versus Chicago in game one of a doubleheader Saturday, June 18.

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

.289, 7 RBI, 22 H, 19 R, 3 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR - Went 2-for-4 with one run scored versus Homestead in game two of a doubleheader Saturday, July 2. - Went 2-for-4 with one run scored and a stolen base versus Homestead in game one of a doubleheader Saturday, July 2.

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

.395, 4 RBI, 17 H, 10 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR - Went 2-for-3 with a walk and one run scored Saturday, July 2, versus Homestead. - Went 1-for-2 with a walk and one run scored Thursday, June 30, versus Central Illinois.

Former Illinois State Baseball Players in the Pros - Stats Updated Wednesday, July 6

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

1-0, 0.00 ERA, 7.1 IP, 0 SV, 5 SO, 1 BB, 1 H - Pitched 1.1 scoreless, hitless innings with one strikeout Sunday, July 3, versus Charlotte. - Earned his first minor league victory of the season, pitching three scoreless innings Wednesday, June 29, versus Scranton.

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

1-0, 4.66 ERA, 9.2 IP, 0 SV, 12 SO, 3 BB, 8 H - Pitched two scoreless, hitless innings Monday, July 4, at Palm Beach. - Pitched two scoreless, hitless innings with four strikeouts Tuesday, June 28, versus St. Lucie.

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

0-1, 5.04 ERA, 25 IP, 1 SV, 29 SO, 5 BB, 20 H, 14 R - Suffered his first loss of the season, allowing six runs through four innings Thursday, June 30, versus Clinton. - Pitched two innings, allowing one run on two hits and striking out one Friday, June 24, at Wisconsin.

Kevin Dubler | Kannapolis Intimidators - Chicago White Sox | Class A South Atlantic League | Link to Kannapolis Bio

.244, 10 RBI, 30 H, 19 R, 5 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 2 SB - Went 2-for-5 with three runs scored Monday, July 4, at Greensboro. - Went 1-for-3 Wednesday, June 29, versus Hickory.

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

0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.0 IP, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 H, 0 R - Pitched one shutout inning of relief Saturday, July 2, versus the GCL Braves. - After being relocated back to Staten Island after one game with Charleston, he was again relocated to the Gulf Coast League Yankees.

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

.230, 9 RBI, 14 H, 8 R, 4 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 2 SB - Went 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBI Monday, July 4, at Billings. - Went 1-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored, plus one stolen base and a walk Wednesday, June 29, versus Great Falls.

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

.-, - RBI, - H, - R, - 2B, - 3B, - HR, - SB - Signed by Normal Tuesday, July 5.

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