Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Head Coach Wuerfel



Congratulations to Beach Bums Director of Baseball Operations Jason Wuerfel who has been selected to lead a team in the newly formed Prospect League that will include several former Frontier League cities...Wuerfel, who also served as hitting coach last season, will skipper the Butler BlueSox...He will continue to serve in his role with the Beach Bums...

Butler will play at Pullman Park, situated just north of Pittsburgh in Butler, Pennsylvania...The Prospect League is a summer college league with players from college playing with wooden bats...In addition to the former Frontier League cities, the Central Illinois Collegiate League merged to create a 11-team league...The league will field a 54-game schedule in their inaugural 2009 season...Leo Trich, who worked part-time with the Frontier League as the Director of Development will serve as the GM for the BlueSox...

Prospect League
West Division
Huntingburg, Ind. - Former home of the Dubois County Dragons
Danville, Ill.
Springfield, Ill.
Quincy, Ill.
Lisle, Ill.
Hannibal, Mo.

East Division
Butler, Pa.
Chillicothe, Ohio - The Paints
Richmond, Ind. - Richmond Roosters
Slippery Rock, Pa. - Slippery Rock Sliders
Lorrain, Ohio

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