Bums Sign Former Toronto Farm Hand
March 23, 2015 - Frontier League (FL)
Traverse City Beach Bums News Release
Beach Bums Sign Kramer Champlin
(Traverse City Beach Bums)
WUERFEL PARK - The Traverse City Beach Bums are excited to announce the signing of right-handed pitcher Kramer Champlin. A former Toronto draft pick, Champlin pitched in the Blue Jays' system the last four seasons.
"We're looking forward to seeing what Kramer can do when he gets here" said Beach Bums' manager Dan Rohn "He has had good numbers and can be used as both a starter and reliever."
Champlin was drafted out of Arizona State in the 33rd round of the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft and embarked on four seasons with the Blue Jays' organization. He spent the majority of the 2014 season as a relief pitcher with the high-A Dunedin (FL) Blue Jays of the Florida State League, appearing in 17 games going 4-2, 2.70 ERA. He also made three starts with the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays allowing no runs and three hits total.
The 25 year old started his pro career out of college in the summer of 2011 splitting time between the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays and the short-season A Vancouver (BC) Canadians of the Northwest League. With the Canadians he made seven appearances, three starts, finishing with a 4.91 ERA.
In 2012 he was promoted to the low-A Lansing Lugnuts of the Midwest League. He made 29 appearances, three starts, with a 4-1 record and 4.09 ERA. Over 70.1 innings pitched he struck out 77.
The 2013 season had Champlin splitting time between Lansing and elevating to high-A Dunedin. He spent most of the season with Lansing making 26 appearances, two starts, with a 6-4 record and 3.67 ERA.
A native of Olympia, WA, Champlin was first drafted out of high school in the 37th round of the 2008 draft by Tampa Bay but decided to attend college. He spent his first two seasons at Western Nevada College compiling an 18-3 record and eight saves in two seasons. Champlin threw a no-hitter in his first ever collegiate start and earned first team All-Conference as a freshman (2009) and sophomore (2010).
He moved onto play his junior season at Arizona State before signing his pro contract. In his only season with the Sun Devils in 2011, Champlin started a team-high 17 games, was 9-4 with a 2.85 ERA. He threw three complete games and struck out 95 batters to earn Honorable Mention All-Pac 10.
His parents are Greg and Debra. His sister Whitney played basketball at Oregon State.
The 10th season of Beach Bums baseball begins Friday May 15 at Evansville at 6:35pm with the home opener scheduled for Friday May 22nd vs. Windy City at 7:05pm.
All games will be broadcast live on 98.1 The Bear.
The Wuerfel Park offices are open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. The Beach Bums will play 51 games at Wuerfel Park in 2015 starting with the home opener and a FANtastic Fireworks Friday on May 22 at 7:05 pm. Season ticket packages are now available! Fans are invited to come on out to the ballpark and personally choose their seat or call 231-943-0100 for more information.
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