FL Joliet Slammers

Slammers' Kaleb Ort Earns Pitcher of the Week

Published on June 23, 2016 under Frontier League (FL)
Joliet Slammers News Release


Joliet, IL - Joliet Slammers' starting pitcher Kaleb Ort and Normal CornBelter's outfielder Nolan Meadows were named Frontier League Pitcher and Player of the Week, respectively as chosen by Pointstreak, the official statistical provider of the Frontier League and the Independent Professional Baseball Federation.

Ort earns this weeks' Pitcher of the Week honors after his sensational 2-0 week with wins over Washington and Schaumburg. The 24-year-old right handed pitcher baffled the Wild Things on Tuesday at CONSOL Energy Park, after throwing 7 innings and only allowing 1 run to score, on 3 hits, while striking out 3 batters. Sunday, Ort, tossed 6 innings while allowing no runs to score, and only gave up 3 hits. In this game, he had a season high total of 9 strikeouts and only 1 walk. This took Ort's record to 3-1 for the season while pitching in 7 games, 33 innings pitched 26 strikeouts, and an overall 4.90 ERA. Ort grew up in Lowell, Michigan and attended Aquinas College. In college, Ort was a two-way standout as a pitcher and outfielder. This is his first season in the Frontier League as well as Professional baseball.

Normal CornBelters' outfielder Nolan Meadows, in his second season of professional baseball and first season in the Frontier League, managed to get 10 hits in his 24 at bats this week. To start off the week, Meadows went 2-4 with 2 RBI, 1 Home Run, and 1 run scored. He followed up this impressive performance on Thursday, where he then went 3-4 with 1 double, 1 triple, 1 Home Run, 3 RBI, and 3 runs scored. In the weekend series verses the Miners, Meadows went 3-11 with 1 Home Run, 3 RBI, and 1 run scored. Before joining the Frontier League, Meadows spent his time in Pecos League with the Roswell Invaders where he finished with a batting average of .354 where he managed to hit 6 Home Runs, 34 RBI, 5 doubles, and 1 triple. Originally from San Pedro, California the 23-year-old attended California State University Long Beach.

Pointstreak provides the league with its statistical software and in game scoring applications. They aim to deliver "fast scores and cool stats to players, parents, fans, scouts and media." For more information on Pointstreak products visit them at www.poinstreaksolutions.com or www.pointstreak.com.

The Frontier League is entering its 24th season in 2016 and features 12 teams stretching from Pennsylvania to Missouri and from Kentucky to Northern Michigan. The Frontier League annually advances the most players to MLB organizations of any of the independent leagues, and 27 former Frontier League players have played in the Major Leagues.

About the Joliet Slammers: The Joliet Slammers presented by ATI Physical Therapy play at Silver Cross Field in downtown Joliet, Illinois, and are members of the professional, independent Frontier League. The Frontier League is a 12-team league entering its 24th season of play in 2016. Visit the Slammers online at www.jolietslammers.com or call the ticket office at 815-722-2287 for more information! Don't forget to "Like" the Slammers on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jolietslammers, follow them on Twitter and Instagram at @jolietslammers, or add them on Snapchat, username jolietslammers!

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