RailCats Send Help to the Atlantic League
September 5, 2014 - American Association (AA)
Gary SouthShore Railcats News Release
GARY, IN - Gary South Shore RailCats announced today that the club has sent RHP Stephen Hiscock and RHP James Parr to Bridgeport (Atlantic League) and RHP Ian Kadish and RHP Nick McCully to Lancaster (Atlantic League) for the rest of the season. While the moves are technically called "trades" the RailCats are actually loaning the players to the two clubs with the RailCats retaining their rights for 2015. If the Atlantic League clubs pick up the players after the season then the RailCats would get back future considerations.
James Parr is in his eighth season in professional baseball and went 2-2 for the South Shore with a 4.21 ERA and a team leading eight saves on the season. The native of Albuquerque, New Mexico struck out 25 in 24.0 IP in his first season on the South Shore. Parr saw parts of two seasons with the Atlanta Braves in the Big Leagues after being drafted in the 4th round (131st pick) by Atlanta in 2004. In 2009 Parr made eight appearances in the pen working in 14.0 IP for Atlanta. He made his Major League debut with the Braves on September 4th, 2008 making five starts working 22.1 with a 4.84 ERA.
Stephen Hiscock just completed his third season with the RailCats and posted a 10-6 record with a 4.53 ERA in a career high 147.0 IP. The Waterbury, CT native was originally signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as an undrafted free agent in 2010 out of Rollins College in Florida. Hiscock picked up his 20th win as a RailCat this season and is 20-14 all time for the South Shore. Hiscock was second in the American Association in strike outs with 105 and second in innings pitched in 2014.
The RailCats acquired Ian Kadish via trade with the Amarillo Sox on July 5th in exchange for RHP Coleman Stephens. The righty began the year with Lincoln before being sent to Amarillo to complete a previous trade June 24th. At Lincoln in 13.2IP Kadish had a 4.61 ERA in 11 relief outings. For the RailCats the Cincinnati, Ohio native went 2-1 in 26.2 IP with a 2.02 ERA and a save. Kadish was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as a non-drafted free agent on June 12, 2011 out of Marshall University.
Nick McCully joined the RailCats on August 22nd as part of a trade with the Fargo-Morehead RedHawks where he went 1-1 with a 3.32 ERA in 19.0IP. For Gary the former 9th round pick by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2009 went 0-2 in 9.0 IP with a 7.00 ERA in two starts. McCully began the year with the Birmingham Barons of the AA Southern League for the Chicago White Sox where he went 4-9 with a 5.79 ERA.
The RailCats finished up their regular season Monday night with a 5-4 win over Winnipeg. The RailCats posted another winning record at 53-47 for Manager Greg Tagert who has never had a club finish below .500 on the South Shore and has had winning records in nine of 10 seasons as skipper of Gary.
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