Cracker-Cats Sign Canadian Lefty
Published on December 22, 2005 under Northern League (NL)
Edmonton Capitals News Release
The Edmonton Cracker-Cats announced today the signing of Kelowna southpaw Geoff White. A veteran of 3 seasons with Jamestown College in North Dakota, the British Columbia left-hander helped lead the "Jimmies" to three consecutive DAC-10 Conference championships and a trip to the NAIA World Series in 2004. White's statistics include a career 18-10 record, 4.18 ERA with 119 strikeouts in 34 games and 181 innings pitched. On the 28th of March 2004 White threw a complete game no-hitter against Dakota State University, ranked 18th in the nation. It was the 1st no hitter in team history.
"We think White has tremendous upside", said Cracker-Cats Filed Manager Terry Bevington. "He throws strikes, possesses a good change up and holds runners well. He has a real good shot at a spot in our starting rotation" Bevington went on to say that: "White is the most exciting left-hander to come out of Kelowna since Paul Spoljaric".
In 2003 and 2004 White was a teammate of former Winnipeg Goldeyes infielder Scott Wallis and 2005 Northern League Rookie of the Year Brent Krause of the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks.
The Cracker-Cats roster currently stands at 14 players (seven pitchers, one catcher, four infielders, and two outfielders).
Cat Scratches
The Cracker-Cats are please to announce that the Edmonton Rona Home and Garden Centers have come on board to sponsor the "Rona Rookie Radio Reporter" contest. Rona will supply 4,000 baseball activity booklets to youth ball players in the area and at every home-stand a lucky winner will have an opportunity to provide an inning of color commentary on a Cracker-Cats Team 1260 broadcast.
Edmonton Cracker-Cats season tickets and mini packs for the 2006 season as well as promotional and sponsorship packages are available at the Cracker-Cats General Office. For any inquiries or ticket requests please call 423-BALL (2255) or visit www.crackercats.ca.
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