NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State baseball alum Jeremy Rhoades competed against the top players in the Class A Midwest League Tuesday night in the league's annual all-star game.
A current member of the Burlington Bees, Rhoades pitched a scoreless fifth inning for the Midwest League's West All-Stars on Tuesday. Rhoades worked around a hit and a walk, while striking out one, in the scoreless frame. The East All-Stars scored a 5-0 win in the exhibition showcase.
Rhoades has been stellar at Burlington this year, leading the team in both strikeouts and innings pitched. He is currently 4-4 with a 3.04 ERA in 13 games, including 12 starts. He has 66 strikeouts in 68 innings of work, against only 14 walks allowed.
Rhoades struck out nine over seven scoreless innings in a 3-1 win over the Quad Cities River Bandits on May 29, just three starts after taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning of a game at Kane County on May 13.
Other former Redbirds playing professional baseball include:
Neal Cotts – Milwaukee Brewers – National League – Major League Baseball – Milwaukee bio
- Record of 0-0 with a 4.30 ERA in 29 relief appearances, totaling 29.1 innings
- Pitched two scoreless innings in a 10-2 loss at Kansas City on June 17
Chad Hinshaw – Arkansas Travelers – Los Angeles Angels – Double-A Texas League – Arkansas bio
- Hitting .258 with a .395 on-base percentage, 12 RBIs and five stolen bases in 27 games
- On the disabled list since May 10
Eric Aguilera – Inland Empire 66ers – Los Angeles Angels – Class A Advanced California League – Inland Empire bio
- Slashing .302/.340/.476 with 15 doubles, eight home runs and 50 RBIs in 61 games
- Went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and two RBIs in a 9-6 win at Bakersfield on June 16
Brock Stewart – Rancho Cucamonga Quakes – Los Angeles Dodgers – Class A Advanced California League – Rancho Cucamonga bio
- Currently 3-3 with a 4.47 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 58.1 innings across two minor-league stops in 2015
- Earned first win for Rancho Cucamonga with 5.1 solid innings in a win over Modesto on May 27
Joe Claver – Vancouver Canadians – Toronto Blue Jays – Class A Short Season Northwest League – Vancouver bio
- Made season debut June 20 at Salem-Kaizer
- Allowed two earned runs over one-third of an inning to date
Dan Savas – Missoula Osprey – Arizona Diamondbacks – Rookie Pioneer League – Missoula bio
- A perfect 3-for-3 in save opportunities since the beginning of the season, with three scoreless appearances on the road
- Tallied four strikeouts without walking a batter in three innings of work to date
Paul DeJong – Johnson City Cardinals – St. Louis Cardinals – Rookie Appalachian League – Johnson City bio
- Selected in the fourth round of the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft
- Went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI in a 4-3 loss to Kingsport in his pro debut June 23
Will Headean – AZL Padres – San Diego Padres – Rookie Arizona League – AZL bio
- Selected in the 13th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft
- Struck out the side in a scoreless inning of relief work June 22 at AZL Dodgers in pro debut
Notes: Statistics updated Wednesday, June 24. Dylan Craig (Colorado) and Ryan Koziol (San Francisco Giants) are currently active members of affiliated teams, but have not yet appeared in a game in 2015.
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