2005 Demon Deacon Baseball Season Recap
6/8/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
June 8, 2005
2005 Complete Season Recap
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Wake Forest finished the 2005 campaign with a 28-30 overall record and 12-18 in the ACC. The 2005 Demon Deacon baseball season goes much deeper than simply their record.
After last season's 17-33 and 4-20 ACC campaign, many did not know what to expect from the 2005 club.
The Deacs not only improved their overall win total by 11 games, but also captured eight more games in league play. In fact, six of Wake Forest's 12 ACC losses were by a single run. In the end, the 11-game improvement in victories was the largest over one season since 1997. That season, Wake Forest won 37 games after winning just 26 in 1996. The school record improvement from one season to the next was 15-games set by the 1949 team which was the runnerup at the College World Series.
The Deacs also picked up their first ACC Tournament victories in three seasons. Wake Forest, which had dropped four straight tournament games from 2002-2004, recorded three victories at the 2005 ACC Tournament -- ousting Duke, Maryland and North Carolina. The Demon Deacons were the last remaining team from the state of North Carolina in the tournament.
Wake Forest also picked up their first win in Tallahassee over Florida State in 10 years. The Deacs snapped a 15-game losing streak at FSU with a 12-inning, 13-10 triumph on April 10.
The Demon Deacons defeated #5 Miami, 13-6, on March 19. The victory was the first for Wake Forest over a top-5 team since April 26, 2002 when the Deacs knocked off #1 Clemson.
Wake Forest said goodbye to seven seniors, including Brian Bach, Ben Ingold, Ryder Mathias, Matt Miller, Tim Morley, Jonathan Portnoy and J.B. Tucker.
TUCKER LONE ALL-ACC SELECTION... Senior catcher J.B. Tucker was named second team All-ACC in 2005. Tucker ended the year with a .322 batting average. He led Wake Forest in hits (79), doubles (24), home runs (13), RBI (65), total bases (142), slugging percentage (.590) and sacrifice flies (8). Among the Demon Deacon single-season `Top 10', Tucker was fifth in doubles. Tucker threw out 19 runners trying to steal and committed just two passed ball all season. He also scored 56 runs and walked 32 times. At the end of the regular season, Tucker ranked among the ACC leaders in numerous offensive categories. He ranked sixth in home runs, sixth in doubles, sixth in total bases, seventh in RBI and 10th in slugging percentage. Tucker also put together a career-best 16-game hitting streak over the final three weeks of the regular season. During the stretch, he batted .460 with seven doubles, six home runs and 24 RBI. The 16-game hitting streak was a Wake Forest season-high as well.
INGOLD FINISHES THIRD ALL-TIME ON WAKE FOREST HIT LIST... Senior second basemen Ben Ingold had a stellar four-year career with the Demon Deacons. Ingold played in 214 games over his career, starting 213 of them. Ingold finished with a career .323 batting average, 10 home runs and 148 RBI. Ingold registered 281 hits -- good for third all-time behind Jake Austin and Jon Palmeiri. Ingold also finished fourth all-time with 870 at-bats.
ANTONELLI SETS SINGLE-SEASON RECORD FOR WALKS... Sophomore Matt Antonelli drew a school record 57 walks in 2005. Antonelli, who walked 32 times in 2004, surpassed the previous school record of 55 set by Billy Masse in 1988. The third basemen also scored a team-high 68 runs this season -- tying Dave Lardieri for 10th all-time in single-season school history.
DEACS ECLIPSE WIN TOTAL FROM 2004... With the victory over Maryland on Apr. 23, the Demon Deacons captured their 18th victory of the season. Wake Forest won all of 17 games in 2004. The Demon Deacs tripled their entire ACC win total from 2004 (4-20) as they went 12-18 in the conference. In the end, the Deacs would increase their win total 11 games. That is the biggest improvement in victories over one season since the 1997 Wake Forest team won 37 games after winning just 26 in 1996. The school record improvement from one season to the next was 15-games set by the 1949 team which was the runnerup at the College World Series.
LINNENKOHL, GOFF, NIESEN SCATTERED THROUGHOUT FRESHMAN RECORD BOOK... The freshman trio of Andy Goff, Brett Linnenkohl and Eric Niesen had solid freshman campaigns. Niesen set a new school record for appearances by a freshman with 33. Linnenkohl and Goff finished tied for second and third respectively in games played by a freshman. Linnenkohl played in all 58 games for the Deacs -- tying Pat Malloy (1996) and Jake Austin (1989) for second most ever by a freshman. Goff played in 57 games -- tying Ben Ingold (2002) and Corey Slavik (1998) for third most ever by a freshman. The duo also started every game they saw action. Linnenkohl's 58 starts were second most starts ever by a freshman and Goff's 57 starts were third most. Here is an inside look at where Goff, Linnenkohl and Niesen rank among the all-time freshman records.
At BatsLinnenkohl 217, t-2ndGoff 208, 5th
RunsLinnenkohl 44, t-6thGoff 39, t-9th
TriplesLinnenkohl 3, t-5th
RBILinnenkohl 44, 9th
WalksGoff 24, t-10th
StealsLinnenkohl 10, 4th
AppearancesNiesen 33. 1stHammond 18, t-10th
StrikeoutsNiesen 55, 8th
HIT-BY-PITCH HIGHWAY... The Demon Deacons ended the 2005 season with exactly 100 hit batsmen after being hit just 51 times last season. Senior Ryder Mathias was hit a school record 29 times and senior Matt Miller best the previous school record of as well with 18. The Deacs are one of 10 teams in NCAA history to reach 100 hit batsmen in a single season.
Team Year G HBPNevada 1997 60 125Long Beach State 1998 67 124College of Charleston 2004 63 122Cal State Fullerton 2003 66 117Arizona State 2000 59 115Long Beach State 1999 60 114San Jose State 2000 65 105Cal State Fullerton 1998 64 102Washington 1998 58 101Wake Forest 2005 58 100MORE ON PLUNKING... Senior Ryder Mathias led the team and was second in the country with 29 hits batsmen this season -- which is a single-season school record. The previous school record of 16 was held by Cory Sullivan. Mathias also owns the all-time career mark with 42.
Career1. Ryder Mathias 2001-05 422. Jason Aquilante 1998-01 343. Corey Slavik 1998-01 294. Matt Miller 2004-05 285. Ben Ingold 2002-05 24
Single-Season1. Ryder Mathias 2005 292. Matt Miller 2005 183. Cory Sullivan 2001 154. Jason Aquilante 2000 145. Jason Aquilante 1999 12
WAKE FOREST NOTES FROM ACC TOURNAMENT... -- Sophomore Matt Antonelli wrapped up a tournament tying single-game record three doubles in the 10-1 rout of Duke on May 24. The effort also tied the Wake Forest single-game school record. Antonelli shared the honor with 11 other players. Ryan Johnson was the most recent Deac to smack three doubles in a game. Johnson did so back on April 23, 2003 against Wofford.
-- Sophomore Charlie Mellies tossed a season-high 132 pitches against Duke en route to his second career complete game. The right-hander surrendered a single run on four hits. Mellies retired the final 10 Blue Devils of the game.
-- Senior Matt Miller had a season-high four hits and drove in a career-best six runs against Maryland later on May 24.
-- First-year head coach Rick Rembielak recorded his 400th career victory in the win over the Terps.
-- Wake Forest and Maryland combined for the second highest run total in an ACC Tournament game, falling one run short of the record of 34 set in Georgia Tech's 23 -11 win over North Carolina State in 1985. The Demon Deacons set a school record for most hits in an ACC tournament game with 23. The 23 hits were a season-high and most since Apr. 12, 2003 when they smacked 26 against Wofford. The 20 runs tied the season-high set back on May 11 against Appalachian State.
-- Senior Ben Ingold, who had four hits for the Deacons, and redshirt sophomore Brendan Enick each tied a tournament record with seven at-bats.
-- Senior Brian Bach's walk in the bottom of the fifth inning against Georgia Tech on May 25 was his first in 22 and 1/3 third innings of work -- a span dating back to April 24 in a start against Maryland. Bach tossed a staff-high 140 pitches.
-- Wake Forest surrendered a 7-0 lead in the 9-8 loss to Georgia Tech. It was the second team in just over two weeks that the Demon Deacons squandered a seven-run lead. The Deacs led Clemson, 13-6, heading into the seventh inning before losing 17-14 in 11 innings.
-- A total of 17,860 people were on hand for the four games on Wednesday, setting a tournament day session record, bettering the old mark of 15,793 set in 1988 in Greenville, SC.
-- Wake Forest did not allow an earned run in their 2-1 victory over North Carolina on May 26. It was the first time they failed to allow an earned run since they shutout Appalachian State back on Feb. 2, 2003 -- a span of 157 games.
-- The Deacs have also defeated the Tar Heels five straight times in ACC Tournament action. North Carolina had won the last eight meetings -- all in the regular season.
-- Senior Tim Morley tossed 3.2 innings of relief in the Deacs 7-3 loss to Florida State. With that effort, Morely moved into 11th place all-time in career innings pitched with 270.0.
HITTING STREAKS... With the 2005 season complete, three Wake Forest players have hitting streaks of at least three games.
Player Statistics During StreakBrendan Enick (4) .350 7-for-20, 2 R, 3 2B, 3 RBIRyder Mathias (4) .471 8-for-17, 6 R, 4 2B, HR, 5 RBIMatt Antonelli (3) .462, 6-for-13, 3 R, 2B, 2 SB, 2 RBISTREAK ENDS... Senior J.B. Tucker put together a career-best and Demon Deacon season-best 16-game hitting streak earlier this season. Tucker, who also had a 12-game hitting streak this season, batted .460 with six home runs and 24 RBI over the streak. He scored 21 runs and recorded seven doubles.
REMBIELAK REACHES 400... First-year head coach Rick Rembielak reached a milestone with the Demon Deacons victory over Maryland on May 24. The victory was the first-year Wake Forest head coach's 400th of his career. In 11 years at Kent State, Rembielak went 373-251-1.
MATHIAS QUITE A TEAR... Senior designated hitter Ryder Mathias exploded over a 10-game span (4.23-5.17) down the stretch of the 2005 season. Mathias batted .463 (17-for-39) with eight home runs and 22 RBI. Mathias slugged an absurd 1.103 and had a pair of multi-home run games. In fact, Mathias homered twice in the same inning against Appalachian State on May 11. He was the first Demon Deacon to do so since Jeff Ruziecki blasted two home runs in the second inning versus UNCG back on April 30, 2002.
MAJOR POWER SURGE... Wake Forest drilled 14 home runs in their first six games after returning from a 13-day layoff in May. The Demon Deacons hit three home runs in three straight games (Clemson, 5-14/5-15; High Point, 5-17).
SAME STARTERS... Wake Forest had four players - Matt Antonelli (3B), Brett Linnenkohl (LF), J.B. Tucker (C/DH) and Ryder Mathias (1B/C/DH) - start all 58 games this season. Andy Goff (SS/2B) started 57 contests, while Ben Ingold (2B/SS) was in the starting lineup on 56 occasions. Antonelli was the only player to start all 58 games at the same position -- playing every inning at that spot.
MONTH OF MAY... Wake Forest struggled in the month of May in 2003 and 2004. The Deacons dropped all nine of their games in May in 2004 and were just 1-7 in the month in 2003. Wake Forest snapped a 14-game losing streak in the month of May with their victory over Elon on May 10. Wake Forest finished this May with a record of 7-7.
ABOUT TIME... Wake Forest, and many others in the ACC, had their struggles with Southern Conference foe Elon. In fact, the Demon Deacons had not defeated the Phoenix in Elon since the 1997 season, a span of four consecutive losses, but Wake Forest ended the snide with a 12-5 rout of Elon on May 10.
REMEMBER 1955... Wake Forest honored the 1955 NCAA Championship baseball team during the weekend series with Clemson. The Demon Deacons are the only ACC school to capture the College World Series while a member of the conference. In fact, Wake Forest's National Championship that year was the first for the ACC as a conference.
OUT OF THE BOX... Over the stretch from Feb. 18 through Mar. 27, the Deacs allowed a run in the first inning in seven straight games. In fact, Wake Forest allowed a run in the first inning in 24 games this season. The Deacs went 9-15 in those outings.
HOME VS. AWAY... The Demon Deacons finished the 2005 season with a record of 16-10 at Hooks Stadium and just 8-17 away from the friendly confines of the Hook. The proof was in the statistics. While Wake Forest is hitting .287 at Hooks Stadium and .278 on the road, the real difference is the pitching. The Deacs' pitching staff has a 5.55 ERA at home while WFU's road ERA is 7.21.
ENICK SAD TO SEE HOOK END... Redshirt sophomore Brendan Enick had a breakout season in 2005. The first basemen, who entered the season without a hit in three career at-bats, batted .311 with five home runs and 45 RBI. Enick, who went eight consecutive official at-bats with hits earlier this season, had that type of season due in large part to his success at Hooks Stadium. In 24 games at the Hook, Enick batted .402 with four home runs and 32 RBI, while compared to .227, one home run and 15 RBI in 26 games away from Hooks Stadium.
ANTONELLI PREFERS LEADOFF... In his two seasons as a Demon Deacon, sophomore third basemen Matt Antonelli has enjoyed his most success while hitting in the No. 1 spot in the lineup. In 51 career games in the top in the lineup, Antonelli is a career .352 (74-for-210) hitter with 62 runs scored, four home runs and 34 RBI. This season in 47 games at the top of the order, Antonelli is hitting .354 (68-for-192) with 59 runs scored, 20 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 30 RBI. He hit just .225 (9-for-40) in the first 11 games of the season in the third spot.
SEEING CLEAR... Senior second basemen Ben Ingold did not play on Mar. 2 against High Point after undergoing Lasik's surgery the day prior. Prior to the surgery, Ingold was batting .158, but after the procedure (the final 46 games of the season) Ingold batted .336 with four home runs, 35 RBI and 47 runs scored.
WALK THIS WAY... The Demon Deacons finished the regular season third in the ACC with 263 walks. Only Georgia Tech (308) and Florida State (351) drew more walks than Wake Forest. The Deacs drew at least six walks in 24 games this season, including a season-high 12 against Cincinnati on Feb. 26. Wake Forest would finish the season with 286 walks -- sixth most in single-season school history and the most since 2002.
ACHILLES TYPE EFFORT... Redshirt junior Grant Achilles was hitless in his first 29 career plate appearances, but the backup infielder picked a great time for his first career hit -- a gametying, solo home run in the eighth inning against Winthrop on Apr. 19. Achilles, in his first career start at first base, then recorded a two-run single in the second inning against Charlotte on Apr. 20. The redshirt junior infielder would bat .254 for the season with a home run and seven RBI in 21 games played.
CURSE OF DICK HOWSER OVER... Wake Forest's victory over Florida State on Apr. 10 was the first for the Deacs in Tallahasse since Feb. 25, 1995 -- a span of 15 consecutive losses. It also snapped Wake Forest's nine game overall losing streak to the Seminoles.
TAD BIT OF IRONY... Senior Brian Bach started in Apr. 10th's victory over Florida State. While Back was not a factor in the decision, the senior did toss 5.1 innings and allowed four earned runs on seven hits. Ironically enough, the previous Wake Forest victory over FSU came on March 31, 2002 -- a game that Bach started. That afternoon, Bach also went 5.1 innings and allowed three runs on 10 hits.
SERIOUS WORK OUR OF THE PEN... Junior closer Kyle Young pitched 4.0 innings of relief and allowed just one earned run on six hits in the victory over FSU on Apr. 10. The junior right-handed hurler struckout five and walked four. Young tossed 106 pitches on the afternoon.
BACH TO OLD SELF... In only his second start since returning from a torn rotator cuff, Wake Forest senior Brian Bach tossed a complete game to lead the Demon Deacons to a 3-2 victory over Duke in the series finale on April 3. He allowed just one earned run. Bach tossed 118 pitches, 78 of which were for strikes. The complete game was not only Wake's first of the season, but it was Bach's third of his career and first since April 17, 2003 when he went the distance against Davidson. Bach missed most of 2004 after undergoing season-ending surgery on April 11.
TURN ABOUT IS FAIR PLAY... In the Demon Deacons three-game series sweep of ACC rival Duke, the Deacs won each of the three games in the series by a single run. In fact, Duke did the same exact thing in their sweep of Wake Forest in 2004.
BEST PLAYERS BY CLASS... Baseball America ranked the top 50 collegiate players in each class, and Wake Forest was represented on that list. Two different Demon Deacons were named to the top 50 lists.
Wake Forest senior Ben Ingold and sophomore Matt Antonelli were each listed among the top 25 prospects for the respective class in the entire country. Ingold, a shortstop, was ranked as the 23rd best prospect among seniors, while Antonelli, a third basemen, was listed as the 13th best prospect among sophomores.
ANTONELLI A LOCK IN LINEUP... Sophomore Matt Antonelli has started all 108 games of his Wake Forest career at third base. The last time another player started at third base was when Jamie D'Antona started against Virginia in the ACC Tournament on May 23, 2003.
BULLPEN RESPONDED AFTER TOUGH STRETCH... The Demon Deacon bullpen struggled in the three series against Miami, Carolina and Duke. In 20.2 innings of work against the Hurricanes, Tar Heels and Blue Devils, Wake Forest allowed 32 hits and walked 14. The Deacs earned run average was 9.15 and opponents were batting .348. But, in the series at FSU, the quartet of Kip Byrum, Kyle Young, Matt Hammond and Eric Niesen combined to throw 12.1 innings and allowed three earned runs on nine hits -- good for a 2.19 ERA.
BEEN AWHILE... The Wake Forest, 13-6, victory over #5 Miami was the first victory for the Demon Deacons over a top-5 team since April 26, 2002 when the Deacs knocked off top-ranked Clemson.
ELLIS LOOKS COMFORTABLE ON FRIDAY... Sophomore Josh Ellis, making his first career start on Friday night, scattered nine hits in 7.0 innings against the Tar Heels back on March 25. Ellis struckout a career-high tying seven and did not walk a single batter. Ellis' previous high for strikeouts without a walk was five earlier this season against Western Kentucky. Ellis made five Friday night starts for the Deacs in 2005 and went 1-3 with a 5.15 ERA, but the right-handed hurler averaged 6.0 innings each start.
A GEORGIA TECH ASSAULT... The Yellow Jackets scored 47 runs in the three-game series sweep back on March 11-13. It was the second most runs Wake Forest has ever surrendered in an ACC series, falling one run shy of the all-time record when Florida State plated 48 runs in 2004. Georgia Tech was also the first team to ever score 15+ runs in three straight games over the Deacs.
PITCHING HAD TOUGH WEEKEND AT GEORGIA TECH... The trio of Tim Morley, Josh Ellis and Matt Hammond allowed 22 earned runs in 10.0 innings, good for a 19.80 earned run average. In fact, the Jackets hit .449 against the trio.
FRESHMAN SET DOWN VIRGINIA... The freshman duo of Matt Hammond and Eric Niesen picked up the win and save, respectively, in the sweep clinching victory over the Cavaliers on March 6. Hammond and Niesen held Virginia hitless over the final seven innings. The Cavaliers would eventually reach the ACC Title game and qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
DEMON DEACONS RIP CAVALIERS... Wake Forest was on-fire the entire weekend against Virginia. The Demon Deacons scored 33 runs over the weekend and batted .355. In fact, the Deacs had at least eight different players come up with hits in two of the three games. Wake Forest had 10 extra-base hits. The Demon Deacons actually batted around in an inning in each of the three games. Wake Forest also had a quintet (Brendan Enick, Matt Miller, Andy Goff, Matt Antonelli and Ryder Mathias) all bat above .400 for the weekend.
ANTONELLI KNOWS HOW TO GET HOME... Sophomore Matt Antonelli scored five runs in the 15-8 rout of the Cavaliers on March 5. The five runs scored were a career-high and the most for the Deacs since senior Ben Ingold scored five times on March 1, 2004 against High Point.
ONE STREAK ENDS, BUT ANOTHER CONTINUES... While Wake Forest opened the ACC season with a victory for the sixth time in the last seven years, the victory on March 4 did snap a six-game losing streak to the Cavaliers. The Demon Deacons had not defeated Virginia since April 25, 2003.
QUITE AN ARRAY OF ARMS... Wake Forest used seven different pitchers against High Point on March 2. It was the most pitchers used in a single game since Apr. 11, 2001 when the Deacs used seven in an 18-4 rout of Appalachian State.
SOUTHPAW DUO SAD TO SEE CINCI SERIES END... A pair of Demon Deacon left-handed relievers picked up the first wins of their career in the series with the Bearcats. Senior Kip Byrum registered the victory in the series opener, while sophomore Sean Souders got the win in the second game of the series. After the opener was suspended due to darkness, both victories came on the same day, February 26.
MATHIAS DRILLS FIRST EVER GRAND SLAM... Senior Ryder Mathias smacked his first career grand slam on Feb. 26 against Cincinnati and the first such home run for the Demon Deacons since Steve LeFaivre went yard with the bases loaded against Florida State on May 20, 2004.
NEW FACE AT SHORTSTOP ... Senior Ben Ingold made his first career start at a position other than shortstop on Mar. 29 against Charlotte. Ingold played second base for the first time after 182 starts. Back on Feb. 22, Ingold failed to start at shortstop for the Demon Deacons for the first time since Feb. 12, 2003 at Elon -- snapping a streak of 108 consecutive starts at shortstop. Ingold saw action in 214 games over his four-year career.
ENICK EARNED ACC HONOR... Wake Forest designated hitter Brendan Enick was named Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Week earlier this season. Enick had an incredible week. The redshirt sophomore batted .786 (11-for-14) with two doubles, one home run, six runs scored and seven RBI. Enick also had a slugging percentage of 1.143 and on-base percentage of .842. Enick went 3-for-3 against Appalachian State, 4-for-4 in the series opener against Cincinnati and then 3-for-4 in game two with the Bearcats. Enick recorded hits in nine consecutive official at-bats, the first nine hits of his Demon Deacon career. The nine consecutive hits are a Wake Forest baseball school record (post 1976). He actually reached base in 12 consecutive plate appearances.
YOUNG'S MOVE TO CLOSER DEEMED A SUCCESS... After serving as one of the more consistent starting pitchers for the Demon Deacons the past two years, junior Kyle Young served as the Deacs closer in 2005. The junior made 32 appearances out of the bullpen and went 4-1 with a 3.47 ERA and six saves.
KEADLE MISSED 2005 SEASON... Senior Justin Keadle was the Deacs most consistent starter in 2004 and then was named a Cape Cod League All-Star last summer, but he missed all of 2005 after undergoing Tommy John surgery. The right-handed hurler will return in 2006.
ACC PRESEASON POLL... In a preseason poll of the ACC coaches, Wake Forest was picked to finish eighth in the conference.
School Points 2004 Record1. Miami (8) 118 50-132. North Carolina (3) 110 43-21, 14-10 ACC3. Georgia Tech 93 44-21, 18-5 ACC4. Florida State 89 45-23, 16-8 ACC5. Clemson 80 39-26, 14-10 ACC6. Virginia 63 44-15, 18-6 ACC7. NC State 55 36-24, 11-12 ACC8. Wake Forest 34 17-33, 4-20 ACC9. Maryland 30 22-34, 4-20 ACC10. Duke 27 25-31, 8-16 ACC10. Virginia Tech 27 29-27, 11-15 BIG EAST
RECRUITING TIDBITS... First-year Wake Forest baseball coach Rick Rembielak has received nine National Letters of Intent from recruits to play for the Demon Deacons in the spring of 2006.
Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. HometownGarrett Bullock LHP L/L 6-3 210 Greenville, NCAllan Dykstra 1B L/R 6-5 198 San Diego, CAJoel Ernst RHP R/R 6-4 185 Loveland, OHCory Hinde C R/R 5-10 185 Tallmadge, OHBrad Kledzik RHP R/R 6-5 220 Fairfax Station, VAEvan Ocheltree OF L/L 6-3 185 Richmond, VADustin Hood INF R/R 6-2 190 Nederland, TXTyler Smith INF L/R 6-1 180 Boca Raton, Fla.Greg Saville RHP R/R 6-3 210 Vienna, Va.
Deacons In The Pros
Mike MacDougal, P
Kansas City-AL, 2001-present
Cory Sullivan, OF
Colorado-NL, 2005-present
In the Minor Leagues
Jamie Athas (Giants) - AAA
Danny Borrell (Yankees) - A (Rehab)
Adam Bourassa (Rangers) - High A
Dan Conway (Rockies) - AA
Jamie D'Antona (Arizona) - AA
Adam Hanson (Indians) - A
Seth Hill (Rangers) - A
Kevin Jarvis (Cardinals) - AAA
Eric Schmitt (Yankees) - AA
Corey Slavik (Rockies) - AA
Kyle Sleeth (Tigers) - AA
Bille Masse (Yankees) - AA Manager
