NORMAL, Ill. – Brock Stewart turned in his best performance as a member of the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Saturday at Lake Elsinore.
The former Redbird baseball player, making his sixth start in the Class A Advanced California League after a May call-up from the Class A Midwest League, pitched six innings of one-run baseball against Lake Elsinore on June 27, allowing just three hits and one walk against three strikeouts.
Stewart settled for a no-decision after leaving a tied game, dropping his California League ERA to 6.15. The 6-foot-3 right-hander is currently 1-1 and has struck out 30 batters in 26.1 innings of work since the call-up, after posting a 2-2 record and a 2.84 ERA with 38 strikeouts in 38 innings of work, spanning seven starts, at Great Lakes.
For the season, Stewart is 3-3 with a 4.20 ERA and 68 strikeouts over 64.1 innings of work in his two minor-league stops this season.
Other former Redbirds playing professional baseball include:
Neal Cotts – Milwaukee Brewers – National League – Major League Baseball
- Record of 1-0 with a 3.94 ERA in 32 relief appearances, totaling 32 innings
- Earned his first win of the season by recording the final out of the seventh inning June 30
Chad Hinshaw – Arkansas Travelers – Los Angeles Angels – Double-A Texas League
- 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
- Slashing .306/.350/.479 with 18 doubles, eight home runs and 53 RBIs in 66 games
- Went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs in a 9-8 win at Lancaster June 30
Jeremy Rhoades – Burlington Bees – Los Angeles Angels – Class A Midwest League
- Owns a 4-4 record and a 2.80 ERA with 69 strikeouts in 74 innings of work
- Pitched six scoreless innings in a no-decision against Kane County June 29
Joe Claver – Vancouver Canadians – Toronto Blue Jays – Class A Short Season Northwest League
- Currently 0-0 with a 7.71 ERA in three appearances, totaling 2.1 innings
- Pitched scoreless innings at Tri-City on June 24 and against Hillsboro June 29
Dan Savas – Missoula Osprey – Arizona Diamondbacks – Rookie Pioneer League
- A perfect 4-for-4 in save opportunities since the beginning of the season
- Pitched a scoreless ninth inning in a tied game against Missoula June 29
Paul DeJong – Johnson City Cardinals – St. Louis Cardinals – Rookie Appalachian League
- Slashing .519/.618/.926 and hit first professional home run in a 10-0 win over Burlington June 26
- Went 2-for-4 with a home run, double and five RBIs in an 8-2 win at Pulaski June 30
Will Headean – AZL Padres – San Diego Padres – Rookie Arizona League
- Currently 0-0 with a 9.64 ERA in three appearances to date in the Rookie Arizona League
- Struck out five over two appearances, totaling 3.2 innings, over the past week
Ryan Koziol – AZL Giants – San Francisco Giants – Rookie Arizona League
- Made season debut June 29 at Arizona League Cubs
- Allowed two hits and one run, while striking out one, in pro debut
Notes: Statistics updated Wednesday, July 1. Former Redbird Dylan Craig (Colorado) is also an active member of an affiliate team, but has not yet appeared in a game in 2015.
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