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May 22 Florence Freedom Double Header Game Notes

May 22, 2014 - Frontier League (FL)
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DOUBLE HEADER: FLORENCE FREEDOM (4-0) vs. TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS (1-3)

Thursday, May 22, - 5:05 p.m. ET

UC Health Stadium - Florence, KY

Game #5 & #6 - Home Game #5 & #6 (4-0), (4-0)

Game one: RHP #37 Adam Krebs (2-0, 0.93 ERA, 2013) vs. LHP #6 Rusty Shellhorn (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

Game two: LHP #30 Dave Middendorf (1-0, 2.57 ERA) vs. RHP #27 Alex Gillingham (0-1, 2.45 ERA)

Last time out...

The Florence Freedom and Traverse City Beach Bums started a tightly contested game under muggy conditions at UC Health Stadium Tuesday night. Patrick Merkling got the start for the Beach Bums and the Freedom were able to get to him in the first. With two down, Jacob Tanis singled to right. He advanced to second and scored on a Joe Staley RBI double. Meanwhile, Chuck Weaver was outstanding for the Freedom as he retired the side in order in the first and second inning. He tossed a scoreless third inning as well. Merkling walked Niko Gallego to start the bottom of the third and at that point lightning delayed the game. Ultimately the decision was made to suspend the contest and finish the game up on Thursday. Neither Merkling nor Weaver will pitch to start the suspended game. In fact, Weaver, who took a line drive off the ribs in the first inning, is now on the 7-Day DL for the Freedom.

For Starters Game One (continuation of suspended game on 5/21)...

Adam Krebs takes over for Chuck Weaver on the mound to pick up game one. This appearance will be Krebs' professional debut. Krebs, 23, a rookie out of Keystone College, is a right-hander was named All-Mid-Atlantic Second Team All-Region by d3baseball.com. First Team All-CSAC. In 16 appearances, he posted a 2-0 record and a 0.93 ERA while collecting seven saves. Krebs struck out 33 batters in just 19.1 innings on the mound while allowing nine hits and limiting batters to a .136 batting average.

For Starters Game Two (seven inning game)...

Dave Middendorf is coming off a very strong start against the Washington Wild Things on May 16. He went seven innings, giving up only two runs on four hits. He walked one and struck out three to pick up the victory. The Freedom acquired Middendorf in a trade from the Lake Erie Crushers on March 12, 2014. He was one of the top pitchers in the entire Frontier League in 2013, going 12-7 with a 2.60 ERA in 21 games, 19 starts for the Crushers. He was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 22nd Round of the 2011 MLB Draft out of Northern Kentucky University. Middendorf was originally selected by the Yankees in the 44th round one year earlier, but went back to school instead. He pitched two years in the Royals' minor league system, reaching as high as Idaho Falls (Pioneer League). He went 3-4 with a 6.28 ERA over those two seasons with three saves. He made 39 appearances, all in a relief role and struck out 52 while walking 19 over 67.1 innings of work. Middendorf was named an NCAA Division II first-team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association after posting a 9-3 record with a 1.73 earned run average. His 127 strikeouts in 2011 set a new single-season record at NKU and were good for second among all Division II pitchers. He also set a career mark for strikeouts with 349 over his four years with the Norse. His 25 career wins rank third all-time at NKU and his 2.53 career ERA is fourth. Along with the All-Americans honors, Middendorf was named the Great Valley Conference and Midwest Region pitcher of the year.

Movin' on up!

Brad Allen was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays today. Allen becomes the 28th member of the Freedom in franchise history to sign a contract with a MLB organization. The Freedom have had success with former pitchers pitching for the Blue Jays. RHP Steve Delabar pitched for Florence in 2008 and became the first player in Frontier League history to make the MLB All-Star Game in 2013 when he represented Toronto at the Mid-Summer Classic.

Tonight's Special Jersey Number...

Sam Eberle is wearing number 61 tonight for game one and Bobby Joe Tannehill is wearing it for game two. The jerseys will be auctioned off after the game to benefit the Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky, sponsored by Braden & Associates Law Firm.

Transaction Wire...

The Freedom sold the contract of RHP Brad Allen to the Toronto Blue Jays today. They activated INF Clark Murphy from the 7-Day DL and placed RHP Chuck Weaver on the 7-Day DL.

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