By TOM ZEBOLD
USF Senior Writer
TAMPA – James Ramsay is starting to get into a groove in his debut season as a pro.
The former USF center fielder and current Houston Astros prospect has raised his batting average to .297 for the Tri-City Valleycats of the Class-A short season New York-Penn League. Ramsay has batted .433 in his past 10 games (13-for-30) with multi-hit performances half of the time.
Ramsay was drafted by Houston in the seventh round this June after leading the Bulls in hitting the past two seasons. The Brandon, Fla., native batted .337 as a junior this past season and became an All-Big East selection for the second time in his college career.
Here is a look at how former Bulls are faring in pro baseball this season:
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Name
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Organization
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Position
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League (Level)
|
Team
|
Stats
|
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Dan Otero
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Oakland
|
P
|
MLB
|
Athletics
|
1-0, 3.00 ERA, 9 innings
|
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James Ramsay
|
Houston
|
OF
|
Northwest (A)
|
Tri-City
|
.297, 2 HRs, 14 RBIs
|
|
Joey Lovecchio
|
Toronto
|
P
|
Appalachian (Rookie)
|
Bluefield
|
2-1, 5.56 ERA, 11.1 innings
|
|
Jimmy Falla
|
N.Y. Yankees
|
1B/OF
|
GCL
|
Yankees
|
.241, 13 RBIs, 21 games
|
|
Chad Taylor
|
N.Y. Yankees
|
P
|
GCL
|
Yankees
|
1-0, 2.53 ERA, 10.2 innings
|
|
Austin Adams
|
L.A. Angels
|
P
|
Midwest (A)
|
Burlington
|
0-1, 4.15 ERA, 17.1 innings
|
|
Andrew Barbosa
|
Arizona
|
P
|
California (A)
|
Visalia
|
7-6, 4.30 ERA, 110 Ks, 92 innings
|
|
Randy Fontanez
|
N.Y. Mets
|
P
|
Florida State (A)
|
St. Lucie
|
6-6, 3.61 ERA, 42.1 innings
|
|
Sam Mende
|
Colorado
|
SS
|
California (A)
|
Modesto
|
.224, disabled list
|
|
Addison Maruszak
|
N.Y. Yankees
|
1B
|
International (AAA)
|
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
|
.269, 4 HRs, 30 RBIs, 7-day DL
|
|
Jimmy Moran
|
Cincinnati
|
P
|
California (A)
|
Bakersfield
|
2-0, 1 save, 3.83 ERA, 47 innings
|
|
Kevin Quackenbush
|
San Diego
|
P
|
Pacific Coast (AAA)
|
Tucson
|
4-1, 1 save, 4.58 ERA, 17.2 innings
|
|
Eric Sim
|
S.F.
|
C
|
California (A)
|
San Jose
|
.286, 4 RBIs, 4 games
|
|
Andrew Longley
|
Detroit
|
C
|
GCL (R)
|
GCL Tigers
|
.243, 1 HR, 4 RBIs, 11 games
|
|
Derrick Stultz
|
|
P
|
Frontier
|
Rockford
|
1-2, 5.25 ERA, 36 innings
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