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1st-Round Pick Billy McKinney Joins Lake Monsters

August 28, 2013 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Vermont Lake Monsters News Release


BURLINGTON, VT --- Billy McKinney, the 24th overall pick in the 2013 Major League Draft, and pitcher Joe Michaud will join the Vermont Lake Monsters for the final nine games of the season from the Arizona League Athletics, the New York-Penn League affiliate of the Oakland Athletics announced today.

McKinney was taken in the first-round of this year's draft out of Plano West (TX) High School and was hitting .320 (58-for-181) with 31 runs, seven doubles, two triples, two homers and 20 RBI in 46 games for the Arizona League Athletics. Before going 0-for-4 on Sunday, McKinney had hit in eight straight games (15-for-33, .455) including 5-for-6 against the AZL Giants on August 21st.

McKinney, who turned 19-years-old on August 23rd, becomes the first-ever Vermont player born after the team first New York-Penn League game on June 16, 1994.  The 6-1 lefthander will replace Boog Powell, who is doubtful to play again this season after injuring himself at Staten Island on Monday after running into the outfield fence while making catch to end the first inning. 

Michaud was 1-0 with a 3.77 ERA in 10 games (two starts) for the Arizona League A's. The 6-4 righthander had 24 strikeouts in just 14 1/3 innings, including five strikeouts in two innings of relief vs. the Diamondbacks on August 24th. A 33rd-round pick out of Bryant University, where he was 6-3 with a 2.51 ERA in 13 games (nine starts) for a Bryant team that reached the NCAA Tournament.

The Lake Monsters will play the finale of a three-game series at Staten Island on Wednesday before heading to Tri-City for a doubleheader against the ValleyCats on Thursday and a single game on Friday. Vermont will then return to historic Centennial Field for a five-game homestand to end the season August 31-September 4.

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