Beach Bums Add Three
Published on June 14, 2011 under Frontier League (FL)
Traverse City Beach Bums News Release
AVON, OH - The Traverse City Beach Bums continued to improve their roster when the team announced the signing of pitchers Drew Erwin, Wayde Kitchens and catcher Nate Peterson.
Kitchens, a right handed pitcher, pitched last season with the Oakland County Cruisers where he went 5-7 with a 2.77 ERA in 19 games. He is scheduled to make his first start Wedneday, June 15 against the Lake Erie Crushers.
Erwin, also a right handed pitcher, appeared as a reliever in 12 games for the Evansville Otters, going 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA. The Alvin, Texas native was used in 12 innings on the mound, striking out six batters while walking just three.
Peterson, a left-handed hitting catcher from Lubbock Christian University, hit .372 with seven home runs and 33 RBI in his 2011 collegiate season. The Aurora, Illinois native showed a patient eye at the plate as well, drawing 47 walks compared to only 21 strikeouts.
In a set of corresponding moves, the club announced that pitchers Rob Gariano and Cole Taylor have been released. Gariano went 2-2 with an 8.59 ERA in four games, while Taylor pitched 0.2 innings in relief with a 13.50 ERA.
The Beach Bums-Crushers series continues with game two of this three game series on Tuesday night at 7:05 p.m. Spencer Shelton gets the start for the Beach Bums. Left hander Paul Fagan gets the start for the Crushers. The Budweiser pregame show starts at 6:45 p.m. on Sunny Country 101.9 FM and streaming online through tcbeachbums.com.
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