Can-Am Brockton Rox

Rox Sign Durfee High Star Coury, Make Several Roster Moves

Published on January 25, 2010 under Canadian American League (Can-Am)
Brockton Rox News Release


Brockton, Mass. - The Brockton Rox of the Can-Am League announced several roster changes on Monday:

-The club signed catcher *Dan Coury*, a native of Providence, R.I. Coury spent the 2009 season in the Atlanta Braves' minor-league system after being signed as a nondrafted free agent. Previously, he had played collegiate baseball at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Massasoit Community College and UMass. In 2009 at Northwestern Oklahoma, he hit.428 with 63 RBI, an.855 slugging percentage, and 18 home runs, fourth-highest all time in a single season at the school. The 23-year-old went to Durfee High School in Fall River, where he was named a Big Three Conference all-star his senior season. He also played part of the 2009 season with the New Bedford Bay Sox of the New England Collegiate League.

-The Rox claimed infielder *Daniel Berg* off waivers from the Grand Prairie AirHogs of the American Association. Berg joined the AirHogs in mid-season of 2009 after playing in the Minnesota Twins' organization for five seasons, where he reached as high as Double-A. He hit.252 with three home runs and five doubles in 35 games for Grand Prairie last year. The native of Melbourne, Australia, represented his country in the 2009 World Baseball Classic and at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament.

-The Rox traded LHP *Craig Anderson* and RHP *Jerry Dunn *to the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League in exchange for future considerations. An 11-year veteran of professional baseball, Anderson led the Can-Am League with 87 strikeouts in 2009 en route to a 7-4 record and a 3.62 ERA. The Australian also pitched for the Rox in 2005 before being signed by the Baltimore Orioles' organization and reaching as high as AAA. Dunn spent the last two years with Brockton, leading the league with 24 saves both seasons.

-Brockton traded LHP *Fraser Robinson* to the Quebec Capitales of the Can-Am League in exchange for future considerations. Robinson was a solid performer as both a starter and reliever for the Rox in 2009, going 7-4 with a 4.29 ERA. The native of North Gower, Ontario, spent the 2008 season, his first as a professional, with the Can-Am's Ottawa Rapidz.

The Rox will begin their ninth season of professional baseball at Campanelli Stadium in May, with the club's season opener May 28 at home against the Worcester Tornadoes. Season ticket packages and mini-plans are currently on sale and can be purchased by calling the Rox' office at (508) 559-7000.

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