MWL1 Quad Cities River Bandits

Furnish Earns Promotion To Palm Beach

Published on July 16, 2007 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Quad Cities River Bandits News Release


The St. Louis Cardinals announced three roster moves as the Swing of the Quad Cities battled the Peoria Chiefs for the division lead last weekend. Lefthanded pitcher Brad Furnish has earned a promotion to high Class-A Palm Beach, becoming the tenth Swing player to move up this season. The Cardinals' 2nd pick (36th overall) in the 2007 draft, Clayton Mortensen, will join Quad Cities, and infielder Willian Sandoval was placed on the restricted list.

Furnish, a 22-year-old from Wichita Falls, Texas, was selected by the Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 2006 draft. A product of Texas Christian University, Furnish has pitched in 21 games with Quad Cities in 2007, including a June 5 start against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in which he racked up a season-high nine strikeouts in four innings. The lefty has worked his way up the Midwest League leader board with his 2.42 ERA, good for fifth place in the league.

Mortensen was the Cardinals' supplemental first-round draft pick in 2007. A 6'4" righthander from Spokane, Washington, Mortensen began his career with the organization in Batavia where he went 1-1 with a 1.77 ERA in six games. On July 8, Mortensen struck out seven in just 3 2/3 innings pitched, bringing his season total to 23 strikeouts in 20 1/3 innings.

The Swing of the Quad Cities roster currently stands at 23 active players, two less than the maximum allowed by the Midwest League.

An updated roster accompanies this release.

TICKETS: Tickets for all events at John O'Donnell Stadium can be purchased by calling the Swing of the Quad Cities ticket office at (563) 328-2000, coming to the box office located at the stadium along South Gaines Street, or by logging on to www.swingbaseball.com.

UP NEXT: The Swing head to Midland, Michigan for a four-game series with the Great Lakes Loons before returning home on Saturday, July 21 for four games with the Lansing Lugnuts. After an off day on Wednesday, the Swing will host the Burlington Bees for two games and finish out the home-and-home series with two on the road. All Swing games feature a radio broadcast that can be heard on WKBF AM-1270 or online at www.swingbaseball.com, with the pre-game show starting 15 minutes prior to scheduled first pitch.

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS: On Saturday the Swing welcome Lansing to town with a team photo giveaway sponsored by U.S. Cellular!!! That following Sunday, fans will receive a Junkball as they enter the gates at JOD for the 1 p.m. contest. Tuesday, July 24 is a special noon start for Kids Day at the ballpark!!!

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