Tuesday, September 20, 2005Bullington Makes Debut |
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| Another former CICL player made his Major League debut on Sunday, September 18. Bryan Bullington, a right-handed pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, pitched 1.1 innings against the Cincinnati Reds in the Bucs 9-7 victory.
Bullington played for the Quincy Gems in 2000 after his freshman year at Ball State University. He made 3 starts and had 3 relief appearances that year, compiling a 2-0 record with a 2.76 ERA in 16.1 innings pitched. The native of Madison, Indiana, was the #1 pick overal by the Pirates in the June, 2002, regular phase draft. Bullington had also been drafted by the Kansas City Royals right after high school in 1999. Bullington was 9-5 with a 3.38 ERA this season for the Indianapolis Indians before being called up by the big club in September. |
Wednesday, September 14, 2005CICL ALumni News |
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| Former Quincy Gems infielder J.J. Furmaniak made his major league debut for the Pirates last night, September 13. His first major league hit was a double off of Chris Carpenter.
Furmaniak played for the Quincy Gems in 1998 (.238, 14 games) and 1999 (.277, 44 games). |
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