It was a busy Friday for ECU alum and St. Louis Cardinals 1B/DH Alec Burleson.
Not long after he and his wife announced the birth of their first child in October, he helped the Cardinals beat the Pirates, 2-0. He finished the game 1-for-2 with a RBI after drawing a bases-loaded walk for the team’s second run of the game.
Jacob Jenkins-Cowart
He had a RBI double that drove in two runs in the seventh inning to help Jupiter beat Dunedin 5-4 on Friday.
He was 1-for-3 overall to raise his batting average to .267 for the season.
Ryan McCrystal
He went 2-for-4 with a run and two RBI in a 15-10 win over Clearwater.
He singled and scored in the second and doubled in two runs in the third. He raised his batting average to .286
Eric Ritchie pitched for Clearwater in the loss. See how he did in the list below.
Below are the rest of the ECU alumi in the majors and minors leagues and what they did Friday.
Major League Baseball
- Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: On 10-day injured list with oblique
- Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: See above
- Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Did not pitch in 5-3 loss to Mariners
- Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Did not pitch in 7-0 win over Royals.
- Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Game with Orioles rained out. Will be made up July 29.
- Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Lost 7-4 decision to Nationals. Team is now 6-7 on the season.
Triple-A
- Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (San Francisco Giants): Did not pitch in 3-1 win over Tacoma
- Zach Agnos, Albuquerque Isotopes (Colorado Rockies): Did not pitch in 8-4 win over Sugar Land.
Double-A
- Carter Spivey, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): Did not pitch in 8-1 loss to Altoona.
- Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list
Single-A
- Trey Yesavage Dunedin Blue Jays (Blue Jays): Did not pitch in 5-4 loss to Jupiter
- Carter Cunningham Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in an 8-6 loss to Spokane.
- Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Postponed due to rain. Will play doubleheader on Saturday
- Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Postponed due to rain. Will play doubleheader on Saturday
- Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Did not pitch in 4-3 loss to South Bend.
- Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart Jupiter Hammerheads (Marlins): See above
- Ryan McCrystal Daytona Tortugas (Reds): See above
- Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on 60-day injured list on April 2.
- Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Pitched .2 innings, gave up five runs (all earned) on four hits with a walk and a strikeout in a 15-10 loss to Daytona.
Photo credit: Alec Burleson (AP photo)
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