Summer Baseball Update #6: Verbeke Collects Fifth Win

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July 18, 2013

NORMAL, Ill. - Redbird pitcher Cam Verbeke struck out five batters in five innings of work July 14, earning his fifth save this summer for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League. Verbeke has 46 strike outs in 37.2 innings of work.

Each Wednesday, we highlight the summer progress of all current and former Redbirds playing baseball right here on GoRedbirds.com, with daily updates occurring on the official Illinois State baseball twitter account @REDBIRDBaseball.

Illinois State Baseball Players in Collegiate Summer Leagues - Stats Updated as of Thursday, July 18 (Batters splits are Average/On-base Percentage/Slugging Percentage)

Sean Beesley | Southland Vikings | Midwest Collegiate League | Link to Southland Stats

.356/.416/.396, 10 RBI, 2 2B, 1 3B, 26 R, 22-25 SB - Went 3-for-3 with one walk, one run scored and one stolen base July 16 at Northwest Indiana. - Currently has a 13-game hitting streak.

Jack Czeszewski | Northwest Indiana Oilmen | Midwest Collegiate League | Link to Northwest Indiana Stats

.333/.459/.389, 13 RBI, 4 2B, 1 3B, 18 R, 17-20 SB - Tallied two hits and stole two bases July 16 versus Southland. - Collected three hits and stole a pair of bases July 13 against Rockford.

Paul DeJong | DuPage County Hounds | Midwest Collegiate League | Link to DuPage County Stats

.278/.376/.380, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 5 2B, 14 R - Went 2-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored July 16 against Rockford. - Collected three hits, including one double, with three runs scored July 13 versus Southland.

Steve Heilenbach | DuPage County Hounds | Midwest Collegiate League | Link to DuPage County Stats

1-1, 3.85 ERA, 16.1 IP, 17 K, 6 BB - Worked one perfect inning July 6, adding two strike outs versus the U.S. Military All-Stars. - Allowed an unearned run in five innings of work June 5 at Chicago

Mike Hollenbeck | Lakeshore Chinooks | Northwoods League | Link to Lakeshore Stats

.321/.387/.401, 1 HR, 16 RBI, 8 2B, 13 R, 1-2 SB - Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and one walked July 17 at Battle Creek. - Currently has a nine-game on-base streak for Lakeshore.

Jack Landwehr | Lombard Orioles | Chicago Suburban Baseball League | Link to Lombard Stats

1-0, 0.90 ERA, 1 SV, 10.0 IP, 13 K, 1 BB | .263/.300/.289 2B, 4 RBI - Tallied his first save, July 9, versus Joliet. - Registered a hit in his only at bat July 10 against Oak Forest.

JD Learnard | Lexington Snipes | Midwest Collegiate League | Link to Lexington Stats

3-1, 2.70 ERA, 30.0 IP, 24 K, 13 BB - Allowed one earned run in three innings of work July 13 against Quad Cities. - Lasted seven innings, allowing two earned runs, with four strike outs and only two walks June 13 at Southland.

Jeremy Rhoades | Orleans Firebirds | Cape Cod League | Link to Orleans Stats

0-2, 6.07 ERA, 13.1 IP, 11 K, 5 BB - Allowed one run on two hits in one innings of work July 16 versus Hyannis. - Worked two scoreless innings July 8 against Bourne.

Brian Rodemoyer | DuPage County Hounds | Midwest Collegiate League | Link to DuPage County Stats

.364/.430/.519, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 6 2B, 17 R, 8-10 SB - Tallied two doubles and added two RBI July 13 versus Southland. - Has driven in at least one run in three consecutive games.

Dan Savas | Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox | Cape Cod League | Link to Yarmouth-Dennis Stats

2-0, 2.84 ERA, 19.0 IP, 17 K, 5 BB - Collected his second win, allowing three earned runs in 5.2 innings, July 10 versus Chatham. - Worked seven scoreless innings with seven strike outs July 5 against Cotuit.

Brock Stewart | Madison Mallards | Northwoods League | Link to Madison Stats

.347/.373/.408, 6 RBI, 3 2B, 10 R - Went 3-for-5 with one RBI and one run scored July 15 at La Crosse. - Tallied three hits July 11 versus Wisconsin.

Clint Stroud | Lexington Snipes | Midwest Collegiate League | Link to Lexington Stats

1-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 SV, 10.0 IP, 6 K, 1 BB - Allowed one unearned run, July 14, versus Northwest Indiana. - Recorded a save, July 10, versus Southland.

David Suarez| Lexington Snipes | Midwest Collegiate League | Link to Lexington Stats

3-2, 2.05 ERA, 22.0 IP, 22 K, 11 BB - Struck out five in five innings of work July 2 versus the U.S. Military All-Stars. - Picked up a win after firing six innings of two-run ball June 9 versus Southland.

Cam Verbeke | Madison Mallards | Northwoods League | Link to Madison Stats

5-1, 2.86 ERA, 37.2 IP, 46 K, 11 BB - Struck out five in five innings of work, earning the win July 14 versus Lakeshore. - Allowed one run in six innings of work, fanning seven, July 9 against Eau Claire.

Cody Voelker | Dodge City A's | Jayhawk League | Link to Dodge City Stats

.256/.396/.349, 6 RBI, 4 2B, 7 R - Doubled and scored one run July 17 at Liberal. - Reached basefour times and scored two runs July 13 against Liberal.

Former Illinois State Baseball Players in the Pros - Stats Updated Thursday, July 18

Eric Aguilera | Orem Owlz | Rookie (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim) - Pioneer League | Link to Orem Stats

.274/.293/.536, 5 HR, 26 RBI, 7 2B, 8 R - Went 3-for-5 with one RBI July 15 versus Billings. - Drove home two runs only July 12 and two more on July 13.

Neal Cotts | Texas Rangers | American League - Major League Baseball | Link to Texas Rangers Stats

4-1, 1.01 ERA, 26.2 IP, 32 K, 9 BB, .183 BAA - Worked one perfect inning July 13 at Detroit. - Struck out three batters in one inning versus Houston, July 7.

Ryan Court | Mobile Bay Bears | Double-A (Arizona Diamondbacks) - Southern League | Link to Mobile Stats

.302/.430/.365, 11 RBI, 4 2B, 7 R, 1-1 SB - Collected two hits and added one RBI July 10 at Jacksonville. - Is hitting .345/.447/.552 in 90 MiLB games this summer, split between three different levels of professional baseball. 

Chad Hinshaw | Orem Owlz | Rookie (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim) - Pioneer League | Link to Orem Stats

.276/.364/.276, 2 RBI, 6 R - Went 2-for-5 with one run scored June 25 versus Grand Junction. - Has not appeared in a game since June 29. 

Brett Kay | AZL Giants | Rookie (San Francisco Giants) - Arizona League | Link to AZL Giants Stats

.324/.419/.441, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 1 2B, 10 R, 1-1 SB - Doubled and scored one run July 12 at the AZL Dodgers. - Scored a career-high three runs July 7 against the AZL Royals. 

Kenny Long | Corpus Christi Hooks | Double-A (Houston Astros) - Texas League | Link to Corpus Christi Stats

0-1, 8.85 ERA, 20.1 IP, 11 K, 15 BB - Retired the only batter he faced June 22 at Frisco. - Worked 0.1 of an inning, retiring the only batter he faced in his Texas League debut, May 10.

Chris Razo | Helena Brewers | Rookie (Milwaukee Brewers) - Pioneer League | Link to Helena Brewers Stats

5-0, 1.74 ERA, 10.1 IP, 4 K, 4 BB - Earned the victory in relief, July 15 versus Ogden. - Has allowed only two earned runs in 10.1 innings of work.

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