Bellevue’s Matt Brown swinging for Team USA
The following is a listing of players with Bellevue ties playing professional baseball. If you know a player who should be added to the list, please call Joel Willits at 425-453-5045 or e-mail him at jwillits@reporternewspapers.com.
Matthew Brown (Bellevue)
Parent club: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Current club: Class AAA Salt Lake, Pacific Coast League
Brown, on loan from the Salt Lake Bees, hit a solo home run in Team USA’s 7-0 route of the Netherlands on Aug. 13 to even the Americans record to 1-1. Brown went 2-5 in Team USA’s 8-7 loss to Korea in the opening game of the Olympics, also on the 13th.
Ben Johnson
(Bellevue High School)
Parent club: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Current club: Class AAA Salt Lake, Pacific Coast League
Johnson, a former Bellevue High School and University of Washington slugger, is hitting .225 in 22 games since being called up from AA Arkansas. The catcher has three home runs in 71 at bats.
Evan Meek
(Bellevue Community College)
Parent club: Pittsburgh Pirates
Current club: Class AAA Indianapolis, International League
Beginning the season on the Pirates Major League roster, Meek is coming out of the bullpen for AAA Indianapolis. In 33.1 innings, Meek has allowed 27 hits and 11 runs for a 2.70 ERA with the Indians.
Jason Ellison
(Bellevue Community College)
Parent club: Texas Rangers
Current club: Texas Rangers
Ellison, a former Mariner, was called up to the Rangers recently and has appeared in five games for Texas. In those five games, he’s hitting .273 with two RBIs in 11 at bats.
Blake Hawksworth (Bellevue Community College)
Parent club: St. Louis Cardinals
Current club: Class AAA Memphis, Pacific Coast League
Hawksworth is 3-7 with a 6.94 ERA in 15 games at AAA Memphis of the PCL. A starting pitcher, Hawksworth has pitched 71.1 innings and has 66 strikeouts to 33 walks.
Rommie Lewis (Newport High School)
Parent club: Baltimore Orioles
Current club: Class AA Bowie, Eastern League
Lewis, a 2001 4th-round pick of the Orioles, comes out of the bullpen for the AA Bowie Baysox. The 6-foot-6 left-hander is 1-5 with a 3.45 ERA in 33 games. Lewis has given up 73 hits in 60 innings pitched.
Jay Miller (Newport High School)
Parent club: Philadelphia Phillies
Current club: Class A Lakewood BlueClaws, South Atlantic League.
Miller, the Phillies 17th-round selection in 2006, is hitting .207 in 32 games at Lakewood. Miller began the year with Cleveland of the FSL and hit .301 with 11 RBIs.
Brad Reid (Bellevue Community College)
Parent club: Seattle Mariners
Current club: Class A Everett, Northwest League
Reid, who was promoted from the M’s rookie league team to High Desert of the California League for nearly three weeks, is now pitching for the Aquasox. Reid has pitched 14 innings for Everett, allowing 17 hits and nine runs for a 5.79 ERA.
Ian Harrington (Bellevue Community College)
Parent club: Arizona Diamondbacks
Current club: Class A Yakima, Northwest League
Harrington is 3-5 in 11 games for the Bears of the NWL. He is sporting a 3.92 ERA and has allowed 68 hits in 59.2 innings pitched. He has struck out 34 while walking only 10.
Bradley Clapp (Bellevue Community College)
Parent club: Pittsburgh Pirates
Current club: Class A Hickory, South Atlantic League
Clapp, a 2005 BCC alum, is 3-7 in 16 games with the Crawdads. He has pitched 76 innings and has allowed 87 hits, while maintaining a 3.32 ERA.
Harrison Bishop (Bellevue Community College)
Parent club: Pittsburgh Pirates
Current club: Class A Hickory, South Atlantic League
Bishop is 5-2 with a 3.55 ERA coming out of the bullpen for Hickory. He has struck out 54 batters while walking only 17 in 50.2 innings pitched.
Blaine Hardy (Bellevue Community College)
Parent club: Kansas City Royals
Current Club: Rookie ball, Idaho Falls Chukars, Pioneer League
Hardy, a right-handed reliever, is 1-0 with a 5.04 ERA in 25 innings pitched with the Idaho Falls Chukars of the Pioneer League, the Royals rookie ball team. Hardy was a 2008 draft pick of the Royals.
