{"id":1365,"date":"2010-02-10T15:26:27","date_gmt":"2010-02-10T15:26:27","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T05:00:00","slug":"catchingupwithformerbuckjamesjones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/waterloo-bucks\/2010\/02\/10\/catchingupwithformerbuckjamesjones\/","title":{"rendered":"CATCHING UP WITH FORMER BUCK . . . JAMES JONES"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\\\"margin: 0pt\\\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\\\"margin: 0pt\\\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\\\"margin: 0pt\\\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\\\"margin: 0pt\\\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\\\"background: white; margin: 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 0pt\\\"><span style=\\\"color: black\\\"><\/p>\n<div style=\\\"margin: 0pt\\\"><span style=\\\"color: black\\\">This week we are catching <\/span><span style=\\\"color: black\\\">up with former Waterloo Bucks outfielder James Jones. The Seattle Mariners drafted the Brooklyn, New York native in the 4th round of the 2009 amateur entry draft. Since being drafted, Jones has started working his way up the Mariners farm system, starting at Single-A ball.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\\\"margin: 0pt\\\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\\\"margin: 0pt\\\"><span style=\\\"color: black\\\">After being drafted 113th overall in &lsquo;09, Jones played for the Mainers&rsquo; Short-Season Northwest League team, the Everett AquaSox. Jones batted a .311, and hit <\/span>12 doubles, two triples, three home runs and 24 RBIs.<\/div>\n<div style=\\\"margin: 0pt\\\">&nbsp;<img height=\\\"300\\\" width=\\\"173\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"http:\/\/assets.nydailynews.com\/img\/2009\/05\/06\/amd_james-jones.jpg\\\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\\\"background: white; margin: 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 0pt\\\"><span style=\\\"color: black\\\">Jones played his collegiate ball at Long Island University, <\/span><span style=\\\"color: black\\\">where in his freshman season he played 50 games. He was used as a pitcher and went 2-6 with a 7.25 ERA in 12 games, and had eight starts. During the season Jones hit .299, with 10 <a title=\\\"Double (baseball)\\\" href=\\\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Double_(baseball)\\\"><span style=\\\"color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none\\\">doubles<\/span><\/a>, three <a title=\\\"Triple (baseball)\\\" href=\\\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Triple_(baseball)\\\"><span style=\\\"color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none\\\">triples<\/span><\/a>, four home runs and 32 <a title=\\\"RBIs\\\" href=\\\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RBIs\\\"><span style=\\\"color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none\\\">RBIs<\/span><\/a>. He also had eight <a title=\\\"Stolen bases\\\" href=\\\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stolen_bases\\\"><span style=\\\"color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none\\\">stolen bases<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\\\"background: white; margin: 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 0pt\\\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\\\"background: white; margin: 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 0pt\\\">In his sophomore year, Jones started all 67 games, pitching in 14 of them. He batted a .309, and hit eight doubles, two triples, five home runs and 28 RBIs. His 41 <a title=\\\"Run (baseball)\\\" href=\\\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Run_(baseball)\\\"><span style=\\\"color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none\\\">runs<\/span><\/a> and 19 stolen bases were team highs. Jones earned a spot on the First Team All-<a title=\\\"Northeast Conference\\\" href=\\\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northeast_Conference\\\"><span style=\\\"color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none\\\">Northeast Conference<\/span><\/a>, he was also selected NEC Player of the Week on March 24. Jones was ranked 30th on <a title=\\\"Baseball America\\\" href=\\\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baseball_America\\\"><span style=\\\"color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none\\\">Baseball America&#8217;s<\/span><\/a> Top 100 College Prospects List and was named top prospect in New York State by Perfect Game Crosschecker.<\/div>\n<div style=\\\"margin: 0pt\\\"><span style=\\\"color: black\\\">Jones was a member of the Waterloo Bucks in the &lsquo;08 season. <\/span><span style=\\\"color: black\\\">The Long Island alumnus pitched 2.45 ERA, went 5-2, started one game, and two saves. Jones <\/span><span style=\\\"color: black\\\">batted a .296, hit one homer, 15 RBI, had nine stolen bases, and played in 42 games during his &rsquo;08 season with the Bucks.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\\\"margin: 0pt\\\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\\\"margin: 0pt\\\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; This week we are catching up with former Waterloo Bucks outfielder James Jones. 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