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courierpostonline.comsport3 3F COURIER-POST, Sunday, August 5, 2007 BASEBALL SOUTH JERSEY PLAYERS IN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL Hastings thrilled with first year in pro baseball Jessica Ryan Minor Details When Ray Hastings heads to the ballpark around 4 p.m. every day, he sometimes forgets he's actually going to work. That's how much the Haddon Heights High School graduate is enjoying his first season of professional baseball. "It's everything I hoped for," Position Players Player Pos High School Team (Affiliation) CL AVG AS 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB Billy McCarthy OF Washington Twp. Omaha (Royals) AAA .276 105 13 29 3 0 5 13 5 3 Richmond (Braves) AAA .224 165 19 37 7 2 5 18 14 2 Darren Ford OF Vineland Brevard Co (Brewers) A .266 173 32 46 6 1 4 19 17 27 West Va.

(Brewers) A .335 224 48 75 15 4 5 33 23 31 Todd Davison INF St. Augustine Delmarva (Orioles) A .246 122 13 30 4 1 2 19 15 4 Frederick (Orioles) A .212 33 3 7 1 0 0 2 4 0 Chris McConnell INF Delsea Wilmington (Royals) A .260 123 11 32 5 2 2 13 10 5 Burlington (Royals) A .231 212 25 49 12 1 1 14 20 14 Billy Rowell 3B Bishop Eustace Delmarva (Orioles) A .272 235 33 64 13 2 6 40 26 3 Sean Doolittle 1B Shawnee A .213 89 10 19 4 0 2 13 13 1 Vancouver (A'b) A .283 46 6 13 3 0 0 4 9 0 Scott Knazek Pemberton AZL Angels .194 36 3 7 1 0 0 4 8 0 Cedar Rapids (Angels) A .250 28 3 7 0 0 0 1 51 Cucamonga (Angels) A .000 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BradStrauss INF HaddonTwp. Camden (ALPB) Ind. .274 197 28 54 14 1 3 28 22 2 Steve Van Note INF Atlantic City Lancaster (ALPB) Ind. .243 239 28 58 12 1 5 29 26 2 MattDeMarco INF Gloucester Cath.

Camden (ALPB) Ind. .314 207 30 65 15 1 1 30 16 4 MikeScanzano INF Cherokee So. Illinois (FL) Ind. .309 181 28 56 5 0 0 15 16 2 SheaHarris Washington Twp. Sioux City (AA) Ind.

.149 47 6 7 1 0 1 3 5 0 Atlantic City (CAN) Ind. .214 28 6 6 1 0 0 1 9 0 Chris Hall INF Lenape So. Illinois (FL) Ind. .325 237 44 77 14 3 8 35 19 1 Ray Hastings INF Haddon Heights Lewisville (CON) Ind. .215 65 8 14 1 0 0 9 7 1 Chris Crescenzl Penns Grove Sussex (CAN) Ind.

.242 62 5 15 3 0 0 4 21 Atlantic City (CAN) Ind. .239 46 3 11 2 0 0 3 2 1 Pitchers Player High School Team (Affiliation) CL ERA IP ER BB SO HR SV Scott Schoeneweis Lenape NY Mets NL 5.49 39V3 0 2 43 26 24 24 26 6 0 Dan Meyer Kingsway Sacramento (A's) AAA 3.41 97Js 6 2 90 39 37 50 86 9 0 Midland(A'S) AA 6.75 4.0 0 0 5 3 3 4 2 2 0 Blaine Neal Bishop Eustace Syracuse (Blue Jays) AAA 4.04 49 0 5 5 48 24 22 23 47 7 11 Shaun Babula Burlington City Charlotte (Chi Sox) AAA 4 59 49.0 3 3 48 28 25 25 34 6 0 Mike Flannery St.Joseph Midland(A's) AA 6.59 Wa 0 1 13 12 10 15 12 1 0 Chattanooga (Reds) AA 7.08 2OV3 0 1 24 17 16 12 21 2 1 Jon George Camden Catholic Modesto (Rockies) A 4.22 53V3 3 2 53 26 25 13 32 2 2 MikeWlodarczyk Shawnee Vera Beach (Tampa Bay) A 3.13 109V3 7 4 98 40 38 49 90 9 0 Greg Burke Gloucester Cath. Lake Elsinore (Padres) A 532 71.0 3 3 78 46 42 23 50 10 0 Andrew Bailey PaulVI Stockton (A's) A 4.73 32 Vs 1 2 31 19 17 18 39 5 0 A 3 35 51.0 1 4 42 25 19 22 74 6 0 Kevin Gunter Buena Dayton (Reds) A 4 96 16Va 0 0 16 9 9 4 10 1 0 Sarasota (Reds) A 1.93 9Va 1 0 10 4 2 2 8 1 0 'Zach Braddock Gloucester Cath. West Va. (Brewers) A 1.15 47.0 3 1 28 6 6 15 68 1 0 Joe DAIessandro Glassboro Savannah (Mets) A 2.45 7Vi 0 1 8 3 2 2 7 0 0 Kingsport (Mets) 3.52 723 0 1 3 3 3 2 3 0 1 Ryan Buchter Highland Vermont (Nationals) A 10 54 13 0 1 25 21 16 9 11 1 2 Nick Tyson Timber Creek Helena (Brewers) 2.57 28.0 3 0 21 9 8 218 31 Alexy Still Cherry Hill West GCL Yankees 27 00 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 0 0 0 RyanCostello Eastern Camden (ALPB) Ind.

4.40 90 0 6 7 107 54 44 19 54 8 0 TonyCasoli Washington Twp. Traverse City (FL) Ind. 631 77.0 3 6 96 62 54 22 48 7 0 ShaunParker Rancocas Valley Rocktord(FL) Ind. 2.74 46.0 5 1 34 18 14 21 26 2 0 Dane Mason Cherokee Florence (FL) Ind. 5.18 33.0 2 3 41 26 19 10 18 4 0 Justin Knoff Holy Cross El Paso (AA) Ind.

4.19 34V3 3 13 38 18 16 9 19 2 0 Through Thursday night's games (ALPB)-Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (FL)-Frontier League (CAN)-Canadian American League (AA)-American Association (CON)-Continental Baseball League he said. "It's pretty surreal. Sometimes you forget it's a job." What Hastings also thinks is awesome is the fact that he's making history by plavine this sea HASTINGS in Florida during the winter for affiliated and independent league scouts. He got a call early in the year and signed in March. Hastings compares the level of play to that of Single-A and had to make adjustments offensively throughout the season.

"It's pretty good," he said. "I had to get used to the pitching. Everybody throws 88 and up and they hit their spots a lot better." He has learned that "when you get that one pitch, take advantage of it." Hastings' offense is improving as is his right thumb, in which he tore ligaments about a month ago while making a play in the field. The injury will not require surgery, but Hastings missed some time and must tape it each game. While one of the league's goals is providing an affordable atmosphere for fans, the Lizards' home field is at the local high school, which according to Hastings is unlike playing at a high school field in this area.

"Their high school fields are like stadiums," he said. "It's really a lot different" Promo of the week It's Guaranteed Win Night on son for the Lewisville Lizards, part of the Continental Baseball League that is playing its inaugural season based in Texas. "I can always look back and say that I played on the first team in the inaugural season here," he said. The league is made up of four teams with hopes of expanding to 8-10 teams next season. The CBL is a league that is, "dedicated to creating America's Hometown Teams providing a fun environment for families to experience professional baseball at affordable prices," according to the league's Web site, www.cblprc-ball.com.

Hastings, an infielder for the Lizards, hooked up with the league after attending workouts '-on disabled list PLAYER OF THE WEEK MIKE WLQDARCZYK Riversharks game this season until they win a game. If the Riversharks win that night, every field box and upper box ticket will be good for a $2 discount on a future ticket. Reach Jessica Ryan at (856) 486-2424 or jmryancourierpostonline.com Aug. 16 for the Camden River-sharks. This unique promotion guarantees that you will see the Riversharks win a game.

If you buy a golden ticket for the River-sharks game that night and they don't win, every field box and upper box ticket can be redeemed for a free ticket to any remaining Team: Vero Beach Organization: Tampa Bay Class: A Position: Pitcher Age: 24 High School: Shawnee Achievements: In his last five starts, Wlodarczyk is 3-0 with 21 strikeouts and six walks while giving up just four earned runs in 29 innings of work. This season, the lefty has a 3.13 ERA in 109V3 innings of work and is 7-4 overall. VS tit ittPlxi XT- immmmmi 'l i 7 TliSikiHotcSlooK Burrell won't reveal his hitting secrets MILWAUKEE Pat Burrell didn't want to reveal his secret "Check the film. Nothing's different," the Phillies left fielder insisted Saturday when asked about the torrid offensive pace that has hiked his average nearly 70 points. "You always feel better when you're doing good." Entering Saturday night's game against the Milwaukee Brewers, few hitters were doing much better.

Burrell was leading the majors with a .449 average (35-for-78) since he reached a season-low .201 on July 1. He also had eight home runs, 24 RBIs and an .833 slugging percentage in 26 games. And, in the second inning, he belted a two-run home run into the left-field bleachers to extend his hitting streak to 13 games. It was the third time in Burr-ell's career that he has homered in three straight games and the first since April 9-11, 2005. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel attributed the turnaround to a better weight shift or "load" in Burr-ell's hips.

Manuel and hitting coach Milt Thompson had been working with Burrell to quicken his bat and generate more power. "This is how good Pat can be," shortstop Jimmy Rollins said. "I've been there. You're going through some tough times, and then, in the second half, it's like, who is this guy? With his power and his ability, he can do a lot of good things." No way, Jose: Manuel has been impressed by veteran right-hander Jose Mesa's success since being signed as a free agent June 9. In 22 appearances entering Saturday night, Mesa had a 2.74 ERA and had allowed 24 base runners (14 hits, nine walks, one hit batter) in 23 innings.

"I remember when we got him, (pitching coach Rich) Dubee said, 'Charlie, the more we use him, the better his command will Manuel said. "Jose's a workhorse. I can get him up, not use him and use him the next day. He's strong. He's in really good shape." Inside pitches: Right fielder Shane Victorino (strained right calf) has been taking swings and remains on track to return by Aug.

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