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Kentwood’s Hague named to All-Star team | BASEBALL
July 5th, 2011 at Tue, 5th, 2011 at 6:49 pm by Erick WalkerMatt Hague’s push for a spot on the major league roster of the Pittsburgh Pirates continued its torrid pace last week, when the former Kentwood High star was named to the International League All-Star team. Hague, a 2004 graduate who was drafted out of Oklahoma State University in 2008, is currently playing for the Indianapolis Indians, Pittsburgh’s Triple-A affiliate. During the month of June, the first baseman hit .385 with five home runs and a .625 slugging percentage. For the season, Hague, who also has played some third base, is hitting .329 with eight home runs, 46 RBIs and 40 runs scored in 313 at-bats. In addition, Hague also has struck out just 34 times compared to 28 walks.
What would it cost the Mariners to bring Hague to town? Hague isn’t one of Pittsburgh’s elite prospects, and he plays third base, too. In fact, he was drafted as a third baseman and has played a handful of games this year with the Indians. Sure, there’s a big gap between Triple-A and the Majors, but it’s worth considering. Especially when the Mariners are rolling out any warm body with a glove to play third base this summer.
Erick Walker is the sports writer for the Kent Reporter newspaper. His specific prep sports coverage focuses on Kent-Meridian, Kentridge, Kentlake, Kentwood, Tahoma, Auburn and Auburn Riverside. Walker has been a sports reporter since 1994. Before coming to the Reporter Newspapers, he worked seven years for the King County Journal, where he covered prep football, wrestling and fastpitch along with the Tacoma Rainiers and Seattle Mariners. Walker has been covering sports in the Kent Valley since 2000. Outside of the newspaper industry, Walker is married (Janinne) and has two children (Asher, 10, and Nolan, 4).
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