Pioneer Baseball League Announce Tryout Camp Draft, Players of the Week, Roundup Show Guest
August 1, 2022 - Pioneer League (PL) News Release
Windsor, CO - The Pioneer Baseball League presented by TicketSmarter today announced the draft picks from its Mid-Season Tryout Camp and its Players of the Week.
Also announced, the PBL Roundup Show presented by the Baseball Bureau's Scout School will feature special guest stars Randy Wilkins, director of ESPN's "The Captain" documentary series on Derek Jeter, and Executive Producer Mike Tollin.
The PBL Roundup Show can be streamed each Wednesday night at 5pm Mountain Time through pblnetwork.com.
As well, this week's show will focus on the decline of interest and participation rates among African Americans. Former MLB star Adam Jones will provide his thoughts and commentary.
"Great players like Derek Jeter and Adam Jones serve as role models for young African Americans wanting to play baseball," said PBL Executive Vice President Henry Hunter.
"With declining player participation rates in the black community, it's critically important for the PBL to focus on how to reverse these trends. The people responsible for producing and directing "The Captain" and Adam's return to the Roundup Show will help us shed some light on the problem and hopefully offer some constructive thoughts on how to turn things around."
The Pioneer League's Mid-Season Tryout Camp, held this past weekend in Boise, Idaho, was attended by nearly 120 players who were either overlooked in MLB's Frist Year Player Draft or who had been previously drafted and released.
24 players, attached below, were selected in the post-camp draft by the ten PBL clubs.
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Drafted Players:
1. Dutch Landis - Rocky Mountain Vibes
2. Michael Slaten - Boise Hawks
3. Aaron Simmons - Great Falls Voyagers
4. Ronnie Allen Jr. - Northern Colorado Owlz
5. Damon Maynard - Grand Junction Rockies
6. Joey Lara - Billings Mustangs
7. Luke Laurita - Idaho Falls Chukars
8. Fernando Loera - Great Falls Voyagers
9. Dustyn Macaluso - Ogden Raptors
10. Brandon Kruzinski - Missoula PaddleHeads
11. Austin Bull - Missoula PaddleHeads
12. Gunnar Buhner - Ogden Raptors
13. Charley Hesse - Great Falls Voyagers
14. Damani Thomas - Idaho Falls Chukars
15. Brian Williams - Billings Mustangs
16. Ethan Smith - Grand Junction Rockies
17. Michael Stellmack - Northern Colorado Owlz
18. Anthony Sanabria - Glacier Range Riders
19. Neil Boudream - Boise Hawks
20. Decker Quinana - Rocky Mountain Vibes
21. Jojo Barfield - Rocky Mountain Vibes
22. Cord Johnson - Glacier Range Riders
23. Estevan De La O - Northern Colorado Owlz
24. Karl Koerper - Idaho Falls Chukars
"This was a great camp and all of us who were a part of it want to give special thanks for the Boise Hawks for doing such a great job of operating the camp," said Aaron Bond, the PBL's Director of Baseball Administration. "Having 24 players drafted shows how deep the talent pool was this year."
Selected #1 in the draft by the Rocky Mountain Vibes was righthanded pitcher Dutch Landis of Las Vegas, NV. Landis, 21, was previously drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 17th round of the 2019 MLB draft.
"I'm overjoyed to be joining the Rocky Mountain Vibes," said Landis immediately following the draft in Boise. "I hope I can help the club win the second half title and get into the playoffs. I'm really proud and happy to now be playing in the Pioneer League."
The PBL selects a pitcher and position Player of the Week from both the North and South Divisions of the league. This week's selections are highlighted below:
North Division
Kelvan Pilot - Pitcher, Billings Mustangs: 6 IP, 8 K, 7 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 W
Riley Jepson - 1B/OF, Great Falls Voyagers: 11-for-20, 1 HR, 2 2B, 1 3B, 8 RBI, 5 SB
South Division
Kida De la Cruz - Pitcher, Northern Colorado Owlz: 10 IP, 13 K, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 W
Casey Petersen - IF, Grand Junction Rockies: 12-for-25, 3 HR, 1 2B, 1 3B, 12 RBI, 4 BB
Pioneer League Stories from August 1, 2022
- Pioneer Baseball League Announce Tryout Camp Draft, Players of the Week, Roundup Show Guest - PL
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- Chukars Drop Second Straight Game to Voyagers 4-2 - Idaho Falls Chukars
- Chukars Limited to Four Hits in 7-3 Loss to Great Falls - Idaho Falls Chukars
- Chukars Sweep Range Riders in 9-6 Victory - Idaho Falls Chukars
- Barmakian Blasts Leadoff Home Run in 9-5 Chukars Win - Idaho Falls Chukars
- Vibes Fall Again to Rockies 9-4 - Rocky Mountain Vibes
- Vibes Can't Recover from Early Deficit, Lose 9-2 - Rocky Mountain Vibes
- Big Flies Again an Issue in 12-5 Defeat - Rocky Mountain Vibes
- PaddleHeads Homestand Highlights - Missoula PaddleHeads
- Vibes Fall Again to Rockies 9-4 - Rocky Mountain Vibes
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