CSU BASEBALL OFFSEASON UPDATE

Columbus, GA - Several current and former Columbus State baseball players are playing well in various baseball leauges around the country. Four current players are in various collegiate leagues, while two former players are playing professionally in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' organization.

C.J. Bressoud, a catcher who sat out during the 2006 season at CSU, is playing in the New England Collegiate Baseball League for the Torrington Twisters. Teammate Bryan Kilgore, a pitcher, was also on the Twisters roster, but was forced to come home due to an injury problem. Bressoud is hitting .263 with six doubles, a triple, two home runs, and 11 RBI in 24 games. He leads the team with a .447 slugging percentage and his six doubles are also tops on the team. The team is based in Torrington, CT.

Two players, Jonnie Geiger and Drew Candlin, are playing in the Valley Collegiate League. Geiger playes for the New Market Rebels in New Market, VA, and is hitting a solid .338 so far in 22 games. He has four doubles, two triples, a home run, and is 15-17 in stolen bases. He is second on the team in hitting and has yet to make an error defensively.

Candlin plays for the Haymarket Senators in Alexandria, VA. He is hitting .356 on the season with a double, a homer, and 13 RBI. He is 2-3 in stolen bases and is second on his team in hitting.

Rising senior Kurt McKee is playing for the Petersburg (VA) Generals in the Coastal Plain League. Although he is struggling a bit offensively (.186 avg.) he is second on the team in RBI with 10 and is 2-3 in stolen bases in 27 games started. He leads the team defensively with only two errors on the year, good for a .986 fielding percentage.

Former players Garrett Groce and Brian Baker are playing in the Tampa Bay organization and both are at the A level. Groce has spent the entire season playing for the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays and is enjoying another solid year in his second season of professional ball. Groce is hitting .281 in 81 games with 16 doubles, four home runs, and 32 RBI. He has stolen 19 bases on the season. He leads the team in hits with 81 and also leads in walks with 30. He is second on the team in doubles, homers, and RBI.

Baker, a right-handed pitcher, left extended spring training and was assigned to the Hudson Valley Renegades, a short-season team in the New York - Penn League. The all-time saves leader at CSU has appeared in seven games and has a 0-0 record with two saves in 10.2 innings pitched. He has allowed seven hits, fanned 11, and holds a 3.38 ERA. His save total is tied for tops on the pitching staff.

Source: Columbus State University Sports Information