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Hometown report

Published: Sunday, July 5, 2009 12:00 a.m. MDT
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Player of the week: Mitch Jones reaped the benefits from his strong play in triple A ball and received the honors of getting bumped up to the big league.

Minor League Position Players

Player College/Hometown Pos Team Class Org AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Cliff Andersen Salt Lake City LF Boise A Cubs .252 41 119 9 30 7 1 0 11 0

Jay Brossman Utah 3B Rancho Cuca A Angels .308 13 39 7 12 3 1 0 3 8

Matt Carson BYU LF Sacramento AAA Athletics .238 66 240 29 57 16 2 12 39 5

Dallas Christison Magna LF Pensacola IND .295 37 122 22 36 7 0 6 10

Nate Gold Centerville 1B Oklahoma AAA Rangers .256 25 82 12 21 8 0 2 15 0

Ryan Khoury West Jordan 2B Portland AA Red Sox .237 65 228 40 54 18 2 1 24 3

Cole Miles Centerville LF Myrtle Beach A Braves .261 63 222 35 58 3 3 2 16 8

Jon Nelson Orem LF Somerset IND .198 39 126 10 25 3 2 5 11 3

Chris Shelton Salt Lake City 3B Tacoma AAA Mariners .314 70 277 50 87 22 1 12 61 0

Matt Spring Dixie State C Montgomery AA Rays .205 49 166 19 34 11 0 5 21 0

Minor League Pitchers

Pitcher College/Hometown Team Class Org W-L ERA G GS SV IP H BB SO

Tyson Brummett Spanish Fork Reading AA Phillies 3-7 4.62 17 14 0 85.2 98 24 62

Brandon Duckworth Kearns Omaha AAA Royals 2-2 4.50 13 12 0 68.0 65 24 42

Mike Gosling Salt Lake City Columbus AAA Indians 7-1 3.77 24 0 1 43.0 39 18 51

Steven Hirschfeld Moab Fort Myers A Twins 2-1 1.72 18 3 0 36.2 22 11 26

Kam Mickolio Salt Lake City Norfolk AAA Orioles 2-3 3.34 26 0 0 32.1 26 12 35

A.J. Murray Vernal Oklahoma City AAA Rangers 0-0 1.27 20 0 1 28.1 26 12 22

Pat Overholt Sandy Lehigh Valley AAA Phillies 0-0 4.19 27 0 0 34.1 32 18 20

Jordan Smith Pleasant Grove Carolina AA Reds 5-3 3.44 13 13 0 73.1 77 21 39

Mitch Talbot Cedar City Durham AAA Rays 4-4 4.47 10 10 0 54.1 67 18 40

Brad Thompson Dixie State Memphis AAA Cardinals 2-0 3.45 3 3 0 15.2 13 1 9

Nick Walters Dixie State Stockton A Athletics 1-0 3.49 31 0 0 28.1 23 23 25

Major League Position Players

Player College/Hometown Pos Team Class AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Mitch Jones Orem LF LAD MAJ .308 8 13 1 4 1 0 0 0 0

John Buck Taylorsville C KC MAJ .226 28 84 7 19 4 3 3 19 0

Major League Pitchers

Pitcher College/Hometown Team Class W-L ERA G GS SV IP H BB SO

Scott Eyre West Valley Phila MAJ 1-1 2.57 25 0 0 14.0 10 9 10

Willie Eyre Taylorsville Texas MAJ 0-0 5.06 4 0 0 5.1 5 3 1

Brandon Lyon Salt Lake City Detroit MAJ 3-3 4.42 30 0 2 38.0 28 18 21

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