Mancini Latest Key to Receive Promotion
June 4, 2015 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Frederick Keys News Release
FREDERICK, Md. -The Frederick Keys are excited to announce that first baseman, Trey Mancini, has been called up to the Double-A Bowie Baysox. It is the 23-year-old's first promotion to Double-A, while he becomes the sixth member of the Keys to receive a promotion this year, joining Anthony Caronia, Jarett Miller, Jhonathan Ramos, Dennis Torres and Austin Wynns.
One of the Carolina League's top offense threats this season, Mancini batted .314 over 52 games with eight home runs, 32 RBIs, 14 doubles and 28 runs scored. At the time of his call-up he led the league in hits (65), extra-base hits (25), total bases (109), slugging percentage (.527), games played (52) and at-bats (207). Mancini was also second in batting average, tied for second in home runs and RBIs and fifth in doubles.
Outstanding in the month of May, in 29 games the former Big East batting champion led the Carolina League with a .362 average to go along with five home runs, 19 RBIs and eight doubles. He racked up 14 multi-hit games during that time.
Mancini split the 2014 season between Frederick and Low-A Delmarva. Promoted to the Keys at the All-Star break, he hit a combined .284 between the two stops with 10 home runs 83 RBIs three triples and 32 doubles. In 69 games with the Keys, he batted .251 with seven homers and 41 RBIs. Prior to being called up to Advanced-A, Mancini was selected to the South Atlantic League all-star team, while in his first professional season he was named the Topps Minor League "Player of the Year" for the New York Penn League after setting franchise records for batting average (.389) and hits (84).
Rated the No. 30 prospect in the Orioles system according to Baseball America, Mancini was selected by Baltimore in the eighth round of the 2013 draft out of Notre Dame. In his final year with the Irish he led the Big East with a .389 batting average and paced the league with 138 total bases. He finished just three hits shy of a .400 batting average and was named First Team All- Big East. In all three years in South Bend Mancini received conference mention.
Frederick begins a four-game series with the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Thursday night. Right- hander David Hess (2-2, 5.07) makes the start for the Keys and will be opposed by Blue Crew lefty Eric Skoglund (3-2, 2.30). The Keys return home on Monday, June 8 at 7:00 p.m when the Myrtle Beach Pelicans come to town. For tickets, fans can contact the Keys at 301-815-9939 or visit frederickkeys.com. The Frederick Keys are the Advanced-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, and play their home games at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium. For more information about the Frederick Keys please contact Geoff Arnold by phone at (301)-815-9915 or by emailing at GArnold@FrederickKeys.com .
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