NL Gary SouthShore Railcats

RailCats acquire first baseman in deal with Fargo-Moorhead

Published on May 16, 2006 under Northern League (NL)
Gary SouthShore Railcats News Release


Gary, Ind. - The 2005 Northern League Champion Gary SouthShore RailCats today acquired first baseman Brad Vericker and conditional future considerations from the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks in exchange for pitchers Mark Michael and Brandon Harmsen.

The RailCats also made several other roster moves to trim to the Northern League limit of 22 players. They placed pitchers Chondell Jones and Ned Schauff and outfielder David Weiner on waivers for the purpose of giving them their unconditional releases; traded catcher Steve Ketter to Windy City (Frontier League) in exchange for future considerations; traded outfielder Dale Mueller to Evansville (Frontier League) in exchange for a player to be named later; traded infielder Joe Anthonsen to Rockford (Frontier League) in exchange for a player to be named later; and signed outfielder Mike Coles as a free agent.

Vericker, a left-handed batter from Sacramento, California, spent three seasons in the San Francisco Giants organization after signing as a non-drafted free agent out of Point Loma Nazarene in San Diego, California. He made the Northwest League All-Star Team in 2003 with Salem-Keizer, batting .284 with 15 home runs and 47 runs batted in over 70 games. Vericker has hit 33 home runs in 267 professional games with a career batting average of .271.

Coles played at Hammond High School and Purdue University and made the club after first attending the team's try-out camp on May 2nd.

The RailCats open the 2006 season and begin defense of their Northern League title on Thursday at Calgary (8:05 p.m. CDT; WEFM 95.9 FM, audio broadcast also at www.railcatsbaseball.com).

The RailCats home opener is May 26th at 7:00 p.m. at U. S. Steel Yard in Gary. Tickets are available for the 2006 season by calling (219) 882-BALL (2255).

More Info: The 2005 Northern League Champion Gary SouthShore RailCats are a Professional Minor League Baseball Team serving Northwest Indiana and Chicago's south suburbs. For the last three years, they have been chosen "Best Local Spectator Sport" by Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly. Their 96 game schedule includes 48 home games at beautiful U. S. Steel Yard, an award-winning 6,000 seat state-of-the-art facility located next to the Indiana Toll Road (I-90) with easy access to I-65.

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