The transformation of the South Carolina Bombers is making great strides.
The mindset this year was to shed useless contracts and become fiscally more responsible. Also it was to develop talent that would either be here long term or bring pieces of the puzzle into South Carolina.
We've seen the trades of Marin, and Rogers and what they've brought, and now it's time to reap some of the benefits. Jeremy "Cushion" Fisher, 21 years old got the call up when Martin came down with a stiff neck. In his two ABL starts he's 2-0 with a 3.60 ERA. He's gone 15 innings, struck out 11, walked 3 and has a WHIP of a modest 1.33
The next Baby Bomber called up was Ken Forryan, 23 year old CF'er. Forryan was called up when Martin Evans pulled a hamstring ending his rookie season. Forryan was on the 40 Man Roster, so there was no roster move necessitated for his arrival.
In his 6 ABL games patrolling CF, Forryan is hitting .400, going 6 for 15 with 7 runs scored, 4 RBI's, 4 BB's and 2 doubles, while going 4 for 4 in SB attempts.
Forryan was drafted in the 1st Round of the 2012 Draft, 3rd overall.
OTHER NEWS and NOTES:
On August 27th, Orlando Bustamante became the first Bomber to hit for the cycle, in a 10-7 loss to the Minnesota Berserkers.
Bustamante's feat will be commemorated in front of the home fans with a small ceremony before the game against Kansas City on Sept 12th.
Rookie phenom, Roy O'Quinn, was honored by the Thurman Munson League with Player of the Week honors! O'Quinn hit a robust .560 for the week with 1 HR and 13 RBI's. O'Quinn is making some noise in the ABL as well. In just two months at this elite level, RO'Q (pronounced ROCK by his teammates) has hit 11 HR's, knocked in 44 runs and is hitting .225
Lots of great things are expected in South Carolina as they've come off their first 500 month (August 2014) since the 2012 season, and have played passionately going just 2 games under 500 since July 1st (25-27 Record).
Nice to see a player hit for the cycle. Kim Pak did it earlier for the Barn Owls.
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