The Rochester Honkers Baseball Club announced today the signing of Drew Bowen, a 6-foot-3, 210-pound freshman right-handed pitcher from Oral Roberts University. Bowen is the second Golden Eagle in Rochester Honker history to don the teal in the summer.

The Thunder Bay Border Cats of the Northwoods League announced today the signing of Dan Welch of North Saanich, British Columbia. Welch is a catcher/infielder at Central Arizona College in Coolidge, AZ. The 6'2, 195 pound sophomore has played in 35 games this season and is batting .356 with 18 runs batted in.

The Battle Creek Bombers announced today that infielder Colin Kaline has signed to play for the team in 2009, marking a return to Battle Creek after an abbreviated season a year ago.

Eau Claire Express field manager Dale Varsho announced today the addition of infielder Andy Leonard to his 2009 roster. Leonard is a sophomore for the University of Illinois-Chicago of the Horizon League and brings the Express roster to 22.

A year removed from breaking his jaw after taking a fastball to the face last spring, a 2009 Madison Mallard, Memphis redshirt freshman infielder Adam McClain, is determined more than ever to prove that he’s the five-tool player everyone expects him to be.

The Mankato MoonDogs Baseball Club announced the signing of two players for 2009. Redshirt freshman second baseman AJ Pettersen from the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN) and sophomore third baseman Cody Fick of the University of Evansville (Evansville, IN) have committed to play for the MoonDogs this summer.

Bryce Shafer, a right-handed pitcher at Valparaiso University, has signed on to play for the Wisconsin Woodchucks this summer. Shafer carries a 6-3 record for the Crusaders (23-20).

The Thunder Bay Border Cats announced the signing of three players from the University of New Mexico.

Los Angeles Angels right-handed pitcher Fernando Rodriguez made his Major League debut Saturday afternoon in an 8-4 win against the New York Yankees at the new Yankee Stadium. The former Duluth Huskie struggled in his first outing allowing three runs, two earned, in two-thirds of an inning.

The Mankato MoonDogs Baseball Club, a member of the Northwoods League, is proud to announce the signing of two players for the 2009 season. Junior pitcher Ryan Demmin of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Oshkosh, WI), and sophomore pitcher Jimmy Patterson of Central Arizona College (Coolidge, AZ) have signed on to play for the MoonDogs.