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2019 MINOR LEAGUE REVIEW

OREM OWLZ (30-46) DSL ANGELS (23-40)

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The Orem Owlz, led by manager Jack Santora, finished The DSL Angels, led by manager Hector De La Cruz,
in fourth place in the Southern Division of the Pioneer finished in eighth place in the Southern Division of the
League. DSL League.
• INF Jeremiah Jackson: Named to Pioneer League • OF Nataneal Santana: Led team slashing
Mid-Season All-Star Team...Led Pioneer League in .258/ .399/ .379
home runs (23) and RBI (60), was fourth in slug- • RHP Gabriel Tapia: In 12 games (eight starts),
ging (.605) and fifth in OPS (1.049). pitched to a 2.57 ERA (49 IP - 14 ER) and tallied
• RHP Matt Leon: Had third best ERA (3.64) in 47 strikeouts.
Pioneer League, third best WHIP (1.17) and best • LHP Samuel Perez: Led team with four saves and
BAA (.230) among qualifiers recorded 38 strikeouts in 28.2 IP while holding
• INF D’Shawn Knowles: Named to Pioneer League opponents to a .182 average (18/99)
Mid-Season All-Star Team

AZL ANGELS (19-37)
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The AZL Angels, led by manager Dave Stapleton, fin-
ished in eighth place in the Eastern Division of the AZL
League.
• LHP Seth Ballew: Finished season with a 4-0
record, 1 .38 ERA and a .143 BAA
• INF Cristian Gomez: Led team slashing
.265/ .346/ .395
nick kamzic scout of the year award

The Nick Kamzic Award is given annually to the Angels’ scout who epitomizes the dedication, perseverance and
excellence demonstrated by the award’s namesake. Nick Kamzic, a Chicago-based scout in the Angels’ organization
for 39 seasons, joined the franchise in its initial 1961 season (he proudly called himself “Mr. Autry’s first hire”) and
continued scouting for the Angels through the 1999 season. Named the National Scout of the Year (Midwest) in 1996,
he passed away from heart failure, Dec. 12, 2000, one week before his 82nd birthday. Like the many hard-working and
dedicated scouts who proudly represent baseball throughout the nation, the following individuals demonstrate those
special qualities that have earned them recognition as the Angels’ Scout of the Year:
1996 — Moose Stubing 2004 — Mike Silvestri/Dale Sutherland 2012 — Ralph Reyes
1997 — Darrell Miller 2005 — Ron Marigny/Brad Sloan 2013 — Joel Murrie
1998 — Tony LaCava 2006 — Jack Uhey/Jeff Schugel 2014 — Nick Gorneault
1999 — Tom Burns 2007 — Tom Kotchman 2015 — Brandon McArthur
2000 — Tim Corcoran 2008 — Chris McAlpin 2016 — Ric Wilson
2001 — Marc Russo/Leo Perez 2009 — Scott Richardson 2017 — Ryan Leahy
2002 — Kevin Ham 2010 — Greg Morhardt 2018 — Brian Tripp
2003 — Clay Daniel/Rich Schlenker 2011 — John Gracio 2019 — Jason Baker/Chris McAlpin
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