Calgary Dawgs
Baseball Club bolstered their pitching and their offence by signing
LHP Paul Schmidt and 3B/OF, Julian Calderon
of Mesa Junior College in Mesa, Arizona. Dawgs
Manager and Head Coach, David Robb assists with the Mesa club and
is extremely pleased to add a quality pitcher like Paul Schmidt
and a proven hitter like Julian Calderon to the defending WMBL Champions
Paul
Schmidt is a 6’1”, 200 lb. sophomore LHP who
hails from Las Vegas, Nevada and is projected to be one of the go
to guys on the Thunderbirds pitching staff during the 2005 college
season. Mesa is the defending champion of the very tough Arizona
Community College Conference and in 2004 earned a trip to the JUCO
World Series. Paul brings a mid 80s fastball with serious movement
and a 3 pitch repertoire that will see him battle for a starter
spot in the on the Dawgs
rotation this summer.
Julian
Calderon is a 6’2”, 185 lb. sophomore 3B/Of
who can play effectively at both corner positions of the infield.
Julian makes him home in Phoenix, Arizona and is expected to be
a key run producer in the line-up of Head Coach Tony Cirelli and
the Mesa Thunderbirds. Calderon is a 6.8 sec./60 yard guy who will
be another stolen base threat for the Dawgs.
He can hit with power and could be a serious offensive threat in
the middle of the Dawgs
order as the team defends its 2004 WMBL Championship.
“Dawgs
are thrilled to showcase these 2 excellent players from Mesa, Arizona.
Paul Schmidt gives us 3 or 4 legitimate LHPs, all with plus stuff
and Julian Calderon gives us a versatile defensive player who can
produce allot of runs. Add these guys to the strong core of players
already on the 2005 roster and we feel pretty good about taking
a run at defending our WMBL Championship.”
Paul
Schmidt is a 6’1”, 200 lb. sophomore LHP who
hails from Las Vegas, Nevada and is projected to be one of the go
to guys on the Thunderbirds pitching staff during the 2005 college
season. Mesa is the defending champion of the very tough Arizona
Community College Conference and in 2004 earned a trip to the JUCO
World Series. Paul brings a mid 80s fastball with serious movement
and a 3 pitch repertoire that will see him battle for a starter
spot in the on the Dawgs
rotation this summer.
Julian
Calderon is a 6’2”, 185 lb. sophomore 3B/Of
who can play effectively at both corner positions of the infield.
Julian makes him home in Phoenix, Arizona and is expected to be
a key run producer in the line-up of Head Coach Tony Cirelli and
the Mesa Thunderbirds. Calderon is a 6.8 sec./60 yard guy who will
be another stolen base threat for the Dawgs.
He can hit with power and could be a serious offensive threat in
the middle of the Dawgs
order as the team defends its 2004 WMBL Championship.