FL Lake Erie Crushers

Indians Sign Third Sacker Hutcheon to Finish Season

Published on August 21, 2018 under Frontier League (FL)
Lake Erie Crushers News Release


Lake Erie Crushers third baseman Dane Hutcheon
Lake Erie Crushers third baseman Dane Hutcheon
(Lake Erie Crushers)

(Avon, OH:) The Lake Erie Crushers, presented by Mercy Health, announced Monday the Cleveland Indians have signed Infielder Dane Hutcheon to a minor-league contract. Hutcheon will report immediately to the Lake County Captains to finish out the 2018 season.

Hutcheon, who is from Colorado Springs, Colorado, hit .305 this season in 71 games with the Crushers, playing primarily Third Base. He also belted three home runs while driving in 29, and was leading the Crushers in hitting at the time he was signed. The former Minnesota Twins draft pick will not be traveling far, as he was immediately assigned to the Lake County Captains in Eastlake, Ohio, just 40 miles east of Sprenger Stadium.

The Lake Erie Crushers are located in Avon, Ohio and play in the Frontier League of independent professional baseball (www.frontierleague.com). For more information, you can contact the Crushers at 440-934-3636, visit our website at www.lakeeriecrushers.com, or email info@lakeeriecrushers.com.





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Lake Erie Crushers third baseman Dane Hutcheon
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