16th DAN GETS THE CALL

After driving in 6 runs for AAA New Orleans last Wednesday, Chris Coghlan (Dans 2004-Ole'Miss) walked off the field and learned he was heading to the majors. "He's one of those kids who has always had the knack to get the barrel to the ball, from high school to Ole Miss, all the way through the system." said Dan Jennings, Marlins VP of player personnel. With the Dans, Chris hit .313 playing 3rd base. He is expected to play 2nd and outfield with the Marlins. "It's everything I've worked for since I was a little kid," Coghlan said of going to the majors.

Coglan started last night (Friday, May 8, 2009) at 2nd base, going 2 for 4 with a walk. He got his 1st hit in the 5th inning. "It was great to be able to get it out of the way." Coghlan said. "I was fortunate to put it in the right place. I hit if off the end of the bat and fortunately it went far enough and in the hold enough to fall through."

According to the Rockies web site, much of the experience was a blur for the 23 year old from Tarpon Springs, FL, as the adrenaline pumped during the 5th inning rally he helped spark. "I just remember Todd Helton saying, 'Hey, you're not going to say hello?" Coghlan said of his experience standing on base next to the Rockies' five-time All-Star first baseman. "I started laughing. That was the last time I thought about it all. I just made sure to say hello to him the next time I got on."

As a Dan, Chris was coached by Bill Ferrari.

Prospect League to provide real-time stats

The Prospect League is pleased to announce it has reached a long term agreement with Pointstreak to provide real-time scoring, official statistics and league administration services to the league.


Pointstreak Stats' baseball platform will streamline the process of capturing and delivering game statistics. It will deliver those game events to the league and team websites in real-time for the benefit of players, fans, coaches, scouts, and media partners. A unique feature of Pointstreak's baseball statistical solution is Game Live, a real-time flash application that streams play-by-play baseball results over a 3-D graphical image of a baseball diamond. Pointstreak Stats for baseball is also geared towards the needs of media sources, providing Associated Press (AP) formatted box scores, allowing for easy reproduction of baseball stats into print media.

This stat solution will compliment live internet broadcasting provided by WDAN radio as well as 7 live radio broadcasts on 1490 WDAN.


The Prospect League (formerly the CICL) is one of the elite and most recognized collegiate summer leagues in the country. The Prospect League is the highest level of amateur baseball played in the nation. It has been in business since 1963 and has provided professional baseball with more than 800 players-more than 175 of those reaching the majors. The Prospect League's new commitment to growth and strength is based upon providing players and fans a true minor league experience while continuing to provide affordable, family fun through the game of baseball. The Prospect League plays a 54-game schedule and covers five states throughout the Midwest.

A preview of live Game action can be seen at www.pointstreak.com.

DANS HELP PROPEL LSU TO BIG WIN

BATON ROUGE -- Ryan Schimpf (Danville Dans 2007)and teammate Blake Dean launched back-to-back home runs twice in a 10-run fifth inning as the fourth-ranked Tigers overpowered in-state rival Tulane, 13-2, in seven innings Wednesday night at Alex Box Stadium.

Dean and Schimpf accounted for five of the runs with the long ball. Shortstop Austin Nola and center fielder Mikie Mahtook, both scheduled to play for the Dans in the upcoming 2009 season, drove in runs on a single and a double, respectively.

DALEY UPDATE

Matt Daley (Dans 03') made his first big league appearance in relief with the Colorado Rockies on Saturday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. From ColoradoRockies.com, "The brightest spot of the evening was the performance of the bullpen, Glendon Rusch, Matt Daley, Alan Embree and Matt Belisle combined for five shutout innings of one-hit ball." Daley recorded one walk and one strikeout in one inning of work.

DANS DALEY CALLED UP

After striking out 15 and walking one in his first five relief appearances for the Rockies AAA farm club, Matt Daley (Dans 2003- Bucknell) earned a callup to the Rockies on Wednesday.


While with the Dans, Matt appeared in 18 of 24 games in relief, ending the season with a 0 – yes – that’s a zero – ERA while striking out 42 of 117 batters.
Daley, 26, posted a 1.42 ERA in six Spring Training appearances as a non-roster invitee. According to the Rockies web site, it was there he met catchers Sal Fasano (also a CICL alumni) and Paul Phillips, both of whom have learned much while bouncing between the Majors and Minors.


"Sal and Paul saw things in me that I didn't even realize that I could do," Daley said. "And they taught me things to go from hitter to hitter, what different swing paths that I could attack, different types of lefty hitters and righty hitters." Daley said. "For me, I really wasn't expecting it. I thought if I kept pitching the way I was pitching, maybe later on in the season it would happen. But not this quick.

"But if they call you up in April, it means they really needs you. It's a cool feeling to have. I'm going to try to take advantage of it."

Matt was coached in Danville by Bill Ferrari.