{"id":2006,"date":"2014-04-07T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T10:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/?p=2006"},"modified":"2014-04-03T12:12:23","modified_gmt":"2014-04-03T12:12:23","slug":"buckeyes-duo-commit-to-kalamazoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/buckeyes-duo-commit-to-kalamazoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Buckeyes duo commit to Kalamazoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t<span style=\"line-height: 1.6em\">The Kalamazoo Growlers are excited about the recent commitments of OF Troy Montgomery and RHP Jake Post from Big Ten powerhouse Ohio State, for the 2014 season.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/jacob-post-small.jpg\" rel=\"\" target=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"jacob-post-small\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-2007\" height=\"242\" src=\"http:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/jacob-post-small-250x404.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/jacob-post-small-250x404.jpg\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;margin: 20px\" title=\"\" width=\"150\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27242%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20150%20242%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27242%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/jacob-post-small-120x194.jpg 120w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/jacob-post-small-250x404.jpg 250w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/jacob-post-small-700x1132.jpg 700w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/jacob-post-small.jpg 1554w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/troy-montgomery-small.jpg\" rel=\"\" target=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"troy-montgomery-small\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-2008\" height=\"242\" src=\"http:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/troy-montgomery-small-250x404.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/troy-montgomery-small-250x404.jpg\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;margin: 20px\" title=\"\" width=\"150\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27242%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20150%20242%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27242%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/troy-montgomery-small-120x194.jpg 120w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/troy-montgomery-small-250x404.jpg 250w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/troy-montgomery-small-700x1132.jpg 700w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/04\/troy-montgomery-small.jpg 1554w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><strong>Jacob Post<\/strong> (<em>Left<\/em>): <em>6&rsquo;2&rdquo; &ndash; 190lb, RHP, Ohio State University (Soph.), Chesterton, IN&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>Troy Montgomery<\/strong> <em>(Right): 5&rsquo;9&rdquo;- 160lb, OF, Ohio State University (Fr.), Fortville, IN<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe upcoming 2014 Growlers season marks the first year of summer baseball for Ohio State right-handed pitcher Jake Post. Post hails from Chesterton, Indiana where the 6&rsquo;2&rdquo; pitcher played three seasons of varsity baseball at Chesterton High School. An all-state and all-region selection his senior year, Post was a 29<sup>th<\/sup> round draft pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2012 MLB draft. 2013 marked the first year of college baseball for Post as he enjoyed a successful year in which he won 2 and lost 1 in eight appearances &#8211; seven as a starter. Post&rsquo;s numbers that season included a 4.99 ERA in 30.2 innings with 26 strikeouts. Jake currently holds a 2-1 won-lost record in seven appearances this his sophomore season, with a fine 2.96 ERA in a mix of starts and relief appearances. &ldquo;I had the chance to see Jake pitch already this spring,&rdquo; said Growlers field manager Joe Carbone. &ldquo;Jake throws strikes and also has a great breaking ball. His fastball ranges from out in the high 80s to the low 90s. Not only is Jake is a talented pitcher, but a true competitor, and should be a key contributor to our starting rotation in 2014.&rdquo;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tTroy Montgomery brings a range of talents to the Growlers, his first year in summer baseball. &ldquo;There is a lot to like about Troy,&rdquo; said Carbone. &ldquo;He runs well, has a great arm in the outfield, plays solid defense, and is gifted with a nice short batting stroke with power. I can definitely have Montgomery play all three outfield positions for us this year.&rdquo; As a four-year starter for Mt. Vernon High School (Fortville, IN) Montgomery garnered three all-conference honors as well as all-state and all-state honorable mention his senior and junior years respectively. The freshman Buckeyes outfielder is in the top five in several offensive categories (extra base hits, RBI&rsquo;s and slugging percentage) and is flawless in the outfield through 22 games for Ohio State.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tPost and Montgomery have been big parts of helping the Buckeyes to a 17-10 team record so far in 2014.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe Growlers begin their inaugural 2014 season the road as they take on the defending Northwoods League champions, the Madison Mallards on May 27<sup>th<\/sup>. The first home game of the year is on Friday, May 30<sup>th<\/sup> at Homer Stryker Stadium, when the Battle Creek Bombers come to Kalamazoo in the first of a five game home stand for the Growlers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kalamazoo Growlers are excited about the recent commitments of OF Troy Montgomery and RHP Jake Post from Big Ten  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":2012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,36,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-player-news","category-player-signings-2014","category-team-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - 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