Former TR East, Brookdale star Jimmy Principe's big game (5-for-5)
Below from minor league baseball.com. Jimmy (Arizona Diamondbacks) is batting .273 with 3 HR, 18 RBI, and six SB
Jimmy Principe displayed a perfect sense of timing.
With his parents on hand at Ogren Park at Allegiance Field, Principe hit for the cycle Friday, powering the Missoula Osprey to a 12-3 triumph over the Ogden Raptors.
A 37th-round draft pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks in June, Principe went a career-best 5-for-5. He slugged a three-run homer, his third, in the first inning, then singled in the third and tripled home two more runs in the fourth.
When the 21-year-old right fielder came to the plate in the fifth, he knew exactly what was standing between him and a historic achievement.
"A couple of guys on the team were messing around, saying, 'You need a double,'" he said.
After third baseman Justin Fuller dropped his foul pop, Principe laced a pitch from reliever Douglas Brooks to the gap in left-center field for his second double of the season.
"When I hit it, I knew I had it, so it was pretty special," he said.
Making the moment even more special was having his parents there to watch him for the first time as a professional. They made the trip from Toms River, N.J., arriving on Thursday night.
"It was unbelievable," Principe said. "I just looked up in the stands, saw my parents, saw the looks on their faces and how proud they were."
The Brookdale Community College product wasn't done. He capped his performance with another single in the seventh.
"I was swinging the bat well [earlier in the season], but I've been working with our hitting coach, Jerry Spitt, just trying to listen to what he's telling me, and tonight it carried over," Principe said.
Elijah Rumler fell a triple shy of the cycle and drove in two runs to help the Osprey (9-9) win their third straight. Jose Dijol also had two RBIs and Taylor Harbin had two hits and scored twice.
Jimmy Principe displayed a perfect sense of timing.
With his parents on hand at Ogren Park at Allegiance Field, Principe hit for the cycle Friday, powering the Missoula Osprey to a 12-3 triumph over the Ogden Raptors.
A 37th-round draft pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks in June, Principe went a career-best 5-for-5. He slugged a three-run homer, his third, in the first inning, then singled in the third and tripled home two more runs in the fourth.
When the 21-year-old right fielder came to the plate in the fifth, he knew exactly what was standing between him and a historic achievement.
"A couple of guys on the team were messing around, saying, 'You need a double,'" he said.
After third baseman Justin Fuller dropped his foul pop, Principe laced a pitch from reliever Douglas Brooks to the gap in left-center field for his second double of the season.
"When I hit it, I knew I had it, so it was pretty special," he said.
Making the moment even more special was having his parents there to watch him for the first time as a professional. They made the trip from Toms River, N.J., arriving on Thursday night.
"It was unbelievable," Principe said. "I just looked up in the stands, saw my parents, saw the looks on their faces and how proud they were."
The Brookdale Community College product wasn't done. He capped his performance with another single in the seventh.
"I was swinging the bat well [earlier in the season], but I've been working with our hitting coach, Jerry Spitt, just trying to listen to what he's telling me, and tonight it carried over," Principe said.
Elijah Rumler fell a triple shy of the cycle and drove in two runs to help the Osprey (9-9) win their third straight. Jose Dijol also had two RBIs and Taylor Harbin had two hits and scored twice.
posted by Tony Graham at 7:54 AM
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tony,
Just to let you know the ABCCL high school wood bat fall league starts today.
OK...
Read the Monmouth article. Who is Mandeville battling for the backup QB job? I don't read every Monmouth U story so I may have missed it. Phillies are hanging tough. Is Gene Schall a former 1B for the Phillies and if so did he know Donaghy when they were at Villanova? Just kidding with the question but if he is a mid 30s former 1B he was a big dude himself.
Re: MU football. The headline really did not reflect the stry..( I don't write the headlines)...
In my opinion..No 2 QB may still be wide open going into Friday scrimmage..
I believe the coaches would like Fullam to win it...he has been a q back at Fordham but may not be asserting himself to that degree ..at least to this point.
After that it's probably a toss-up between Mandeville and Folsom and then the frosh D'Ambrisi.
And you're next!!!
Gene Schall was a solid minor leaguer with some good numbers in the Phillies system
He had a cup of coffee or two with the big league club.
He played with the Phils for a total of 52 games in 95 and 96 and hit two HR..(I just looked it up)
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