Tech Alumni in the Major Leagues - 1998
(See stats below)
Cam Bonifay GM Pittsburgh Pirates
Darren Bragg OF Boston Red Sox
Kevin Brown RHP San Diego Padres
Bruce Chen** LHP Atlanta Braves
Bobby Dews 3B Coach Atlanta Braves
Nomar Garciaparra SS Boston Red Sox
Michael Jerzembeck RHP New York Yankees
Jay Payton OF New York Mets
Jim Poole LHP Cleveland Indians
Jason Varitek C Boston Red Sox
Tech Alumni in Japan - 1998
Doug Creek LHP Hanshin Tigers
Tech Alumni in the Minor Leagues - 1998
(See stats below)
Team Class Organization
Tucker Barr Kissimmee Cobras A Houston Astros
Frank Bolick Vancouver Canadians AAA Anaheim Angels
Bruce Chen** Richmond Braves AAA Atlanta Braves
Geoff Duncan Brevard County Manatees A Florida Marlins
5/24 - promoted to Portland Sea Dogs AA
Todd Dunn* El Paso Diablos AA Milwaukee Brewers
Louisville Redbirds AAA
David Elder Savannah Sand Gnats A Texas Rangers Disabled List
Mark Fischer Michigan Battle Cats A Boston Red Sox
Heath Honeycutt Utica Blue Sox A Florida Marlins
Jay Hood Boise Hawks A Anaheim Angels
Riccardo Ingram Fort Wayne Wizards Coach Minnesota Twins
Michael Jerzembeck Columbus Clippers AAA New York Yankees
8/6 - promoted to New York Yankees; returned to Columbus 8/15; rejoined Yankees 9/1
Adam Leggett Cedar Rapids Kernels A Anaheim Angels
Terry McCormick*** GCL Devil Rays A Tampa Bay Devil Rays
David Newhan Mobile BayBears AA San Diego Padres
Jay Payton Norfolk Tides AAA New York Mets
Marc Pisciotta Iowa Cubs AAA Chicago Cubs
Scott Prather New Jersey Cardinals A St. Louis Cardinals
Brad Rigby Edmonton Trappers AAA Oakland Athletics
Matt Saier Omaha Royals AAA Kansas City Royals
Wichita Wranglers AA
Rich Thieme Macon Braves A Atlanta Braves
J.J. Thomas Quad City River Bandits A Houston Astros
Kris Wilson Wilmington Blue Rocks A Kansas City Royals
Lansing Lugnuts A
Jase Wrigley Asheville Tourists A Colorado Rockies
L.J. Yankosky Macon Braves A Atlanta Braves
*Dunn attended Tech on football a scholarship but did not play baseball.
**Chen is attending Tech as a CE major.
***McCormick is enrolled as a CH E at Tech.
Final Major League Statistics
BATTERS BA SLG OBA G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E
Bolick .156 .267 .321 21 45 3 7 12 2 0 1 2 11 8 0 0 0
Bragg .279 .423 .351 129 409 51 114 173 29 3 8 57 42 99 5 3 1
Garciaparra .323 .584 .362 143 604 111 195 353 37 8 35 122 33 62 12 6 25
Payton .318 .364 .348 15 22 2 7 8 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0
Varitek .253 .407 .309 86 221 31 56 90 13 0 7 33 17 45 2 2 5
PITCHERS W- L ERA BA G GS CG GF SH SV IP H R ER HR BB SO
Brown 18- 7 2.38 .235 36 35 7 0 3 0 257.0 225 77 68 8 49 257
Chen 2- 0 3.98 .288 4 4 0 0 0 0 20.1 23 9 9 3 9 17
Jerzembeck 0- 1 12.79 .346 3 2 0 1 0 0 6.1 9 9 9 2 4 1
Pisciotta 1- 2 4.09 .259 43 0 0 12 0 0 44.0 44 21 20 4 32 31
Poole SFO 1- 3 5.29 .302 26 0 0 8 0 0 32.1 38 20 19 5 9 16
Poole CLE 0- 0 5.14 .300 12 0 0 1 0 0 7.0 9 4 4 0 3 11
Final Minor League Statistics
AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Tucker Barr Kissimmee .253 182 25 46 10 0 8 31 23 39 0
Frank Bolick Vancouver .264 269 40 71 10 2 13 29 28 47 0
Todd Dunn Louisville .382 34 5 13 3 0 1 1 0 10 0
El Paso .313 294 60 92 28 3 13 57 27 63 7
Mark Fischer Michigan .253 379 52 96 19 2 8 50 36 93 9
Heath Honeycutt Utica .241 245 40 59 8 2 7 33 25 67 11
Jay Hood Boise .197 132 20 26 6 0 3 19 23 22 1
Adam Leggett Cedar Rapids .273 443 83 121 26 3 11 50 80 83 24
David Newhan Mobile .261 491 89 128 26 3 12 45 68 110 27
Jay Payton Norfolk .261 322 45 84 14 4 8 30 26 50 12
St. Lucie .143 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
J.J. Thomas Quad City .257 342 67 88 14 2 21 69 58 115 8
W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce Chen Richmond 2 1 1.88 4 4 0 0 24.0 17 5 5 19 29
Greenville 13 7 3.29 24 23 1 0 139.0 106 57 51 48 164
Geoff Duncan Portland 9 2 2.83 42 0 0 11 57.1 39 21 18 31 74
Brevard Co. 1 3 2.25 17 0 0 2 32.0 35 15 8 9 30
M. Jerzembeck Columbus 4 9 4.87 24 24 0 0 140.1 158 82 76 55 107
Terry McCormick GCL Devil Rays 2 2 3.86 11 9 0 0 46.2 46 24 20 21 56
Marc Pisciotta Iowa 3 5 6.46 28 0 0 8 30.2 34 24 22 16 29
Jim Poole Buffalo 1 0 0.87 13 0 0 0 10.1 6 3 1 2 16
Scott Prather New Jersey 4 6 3.15 15 14 0 0 71.1 55 30 25 30 73
Brad Rigby Edmonton 5 6 5.94 13 13 0 0 69.2 86 52 46 17 34
Matt Saier Wichita 9 5 5.16 18 18 0 0 103.0 127 70 59 28 80
Omaha 2 4 8.32 9 9 0 0 48.2 73 46 45 16 25
Rich Thieme Macon 0 4 8.29 16 6 0 0 33.2 41 43 31 28 19
Kris Wilson Lansing 10 5 3.53 18 18 1 0 117.1 119 50 46 15 74
Wilmington 0 3 3.75 10 2 0 1 24.0 19 6 20
Jase Wrigley Asheville 1 1 5.74 13 0 0 0 15.2 18 11 10 4 12
L.J. Yankosky Macon 4 1 2.87 20 2 0 4 47.0 33 22 15 18 37