Chuck Crumpton Transferred from Harrisburg
August 13, 2003 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Edmonton Trappers News Release
EDMONTON, AB - The Edmonton Trapper Baseball Club announced today that right-handed pitcher Chuck Crumpton has been transferred to the club from Double-A Harrisburg. Crumpton will start tonight's game in Tacoma in place of Seung Song, who has a tired shoulder. Edmonton's roster currently stands at 23 players; 12 pitchers, two catchers, five infielders and four outfielders, plus three players (right-handed pitcher Jose Colon, right-handed pitcher Bo Donaldson and first baseman Luis Ortiz) on the disabled list.
Crumpton, 26, went 4-6, 3.57 (63.0 IP - 25 ER) with three saves in 26 appearances (five starts) with Harrisburg. The native of Temple, Texas went 1-1, 5.45 (34.2 IP - 21 ER) with four saves in 14 appearances (one start) with the Trappers this season, after being transferred from Harrisburg on June 13. Crumpton was transferred back to Harrisburg on August 4.
Prior to being transferred to the Trappers' roster on June 13, Crumpton went 4-5, 3.32 (59.2 IP - 22 ER) with three saves in 23 appearances with Harrisburg. He began the campaign in the Senators' rotation and was 1-1, 5.14 (14.0 IP - 8 ER) in three starts before briefly moving to the bullpen. He made two more starts at the end of April, including an eight-inning stint against the Reading Phillies on April 26 in which he allowed only three runs, two earned, but was still charged with the loss. Crumpton made his final 16 appearances out of the bullpen for Harrisburg and recorded a save in three consecutive outings, May 31-June 5. Crumpton was originally selected out of Arizona State University by the Montreal Expos in the 25th round of the 1999 draft. He split the 2002 season between Harrisburg, where he was 2-3, 3.64 (59.1 IP - 24 ER) with three saves in 21 appearances (three starts) and Triple-A Ottawa, where he was 0-2, 5.40 (25.0 IP - 15 ER) in 19 appearances. Crumpton began the season with a lifetime minor league record of 10-17 with 27 saves in 174 appearances (14 starts). He posted a 3.87 ERA in that span, which included four seasons in the Expos' farm system.
The next Trapper home game will be on Friday, August 15, when the club will take on the Salt Lake Stingers. The game will begin at 7:05 PM. Tickets for all regular season home games are on sale and can be purchased through Ticketmaster at 451-8000. For more information call 414-4450.
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