Former Demons off to hot start to pro baseball careers
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Updated: July 14, 2010
NATCHITOCHES – Three of the five Northwestern State Demon baseball players drafted in this past MLB First-Year Player’s Draft have already begun their professional career – Chase Lyles, Oscar Garcia, and Chad Sheppard.
Lyles ranks second on his team in hitting with a .375 batting average in seven games as a member of the State College Spikes, a Class A Short-Season team affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates out of the New York-Penn League.
In those seven games, he’s had multiple hits three times, has a triple, and has driven in four runs. He’s also scored seven runs and has a stolen base.
Garcia is a member of the Eugene Emeralds of the Class A Short-Season team affiliated with the San Diego Padres and he leads the team in hitting with a .435 batting average.
He has hit safely in all five games he’s played in and has multiple hits in the last four. In a recent four-game series against TC, Garcia went 9-for-19 (.474) from the plate.
Sheppard has yet to throw an inning for the Brooklyn Cyclones, a Class A Short-Season team with the New York Mets.
Also playing pro ball from Northwestern State is Miles Durham who is a member of the Pirates’ Double-A Altoona Curve team. For the season, Durham is hitting .237 with four home runs and 33 RBIs, ranking tied for fifth on the team.
You can follow the players by logging onto the following websites:
Oscar Garcia
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t461
Chase Lyles
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t1174
Chad Sheppard
http://www.brooklyncyclones.com/
Miles Durham
www.altoonacurve.com
Lyles ranks second on his team in hitting with a .375 batting average in seven games as a member of the State College Spikes, a Class A Short-Season team affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates out of the New York-Penn League.
In those seven games, he’s had multiple hits three times, has a triple, and has driven in four runs. He’s also scored seven runs and has a stolen base.
Garcia is a member of the Eugene Emeralds of the Class A Short-Season team affiliated with the San Diego Padres and he leads the team in hitting with a .435 batting average.
He has hit safely in all five games he’s played in and has multiple hits in the last four. In a recent four-game series against TC, Garcia went 9-for-19 (.474) from the plate.
Sheppard has yet to throw an inning for the Brooklyn Cyclones, a Class A Short-Season team with the New York Mets.
Also playing pro ball from Northwestern State is Miles Durham who is a member of the Pirates’ Double-A Altoona Curve team. For the season, Durham is hitting .237 with four home runs and 33 RBIs, ranking tied for fifth on the team.
You can follow the players by logging onto the following websites:
Oscar Garcia
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t461
Chase Lyles
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t1174
Chad Sheppard
http://www.brooklyncyclones.com/
Miles Durham
www.altoonacurve.com
