Tournament Of Stars: Nick Valaika Gains Valuable Experience From Family

Sports have long been scattering the Valaika family—parents Ilona and Jeff, daughter Briana and sons Chris, Matt, Patrick and Nick—across the country like dirt on a freshly groomed infield, especially so during the past week.

Baseball America

Cardinals Minor League News & Notes 5-7-11

Zack Cox: Absence Explained

Matt Valaika: Moving On

2010 Batavia Muckdogs Team Review

For the second time in three years, the St. Louis Cardinals’ New York-Penn League affiliate reached the playoffs but they fell short of another championship.

The Cardinal Nation

Cardinals Minor League Notebook 9-8-10

Nick Longmire was on base five times but Batavia took a walkoff loss in game one of the NYPL playoffs.

The Cardinal Nation

Cardinals Minor League Notebook 9-6-10

Tyler Norrick's three scoreless innings help Memphis hold onto playoff hopes. Springfield goes down hard, but still lands in playoffs. Arquimedes Nieto deals as Palm Beach ends season on two-game winning streak. Quad Cities uses four starters in shutout. Nick McCully goes six strong as Batavia preps for postseason.

The Cardinal Nation

Batavia Loses 19-12 Slugfest; Begin Playoffs Tuesday

The playoff bound Batavia Muckdogs scored 12 runs and pounded out 16 hits but it wasn’t nearly enough as they lost to the Auburn Doubledays in a wild 19-12 slugfest Saturday night at Falcon Park.

The Daily News

Batavia Only Gets A Split

The Batavia Muckdogs were oh-so-close to owning a four-game lead over the Williamsport Crosscutters in the race for the New York-Pennsylvania League's wild-card race.

The Daily News

Meet The Muckdogs: Matt Valaika

The Batavian

Batavia, Hudson Valley Split Weekend Series

It was a split decision for the weary Batavia Muckdogs over the weekend as the young players of the New York-Penn League look forward to the upcoming All-Star break.

The Daily News

Batavia Beats Hudson Valley 7-4

Nick Longmire and Matt Valaika each had two RBIs to lead the Batavia Muckdogs to a 7-4 victory over the Hudson Valley Renegades Saturday night at Dwyer Stadium.

The Daily News

Brooklyn Routes Batavia 14-4

The host Brooklyn Cyclones put on an offensive display Thursday night, blasting the Batavia Muckdogs 14-4 and proving why they have the best record in the New York-Pennsylvania League.

The Daily News

Batavia Routes Auburn 10-3

A day off proved to help Batavia's bats as the visiting Muckdogs routed the Auburn Doubledays 10-3 Wednesday at Pinckney Field at Falcon Park.

The Daily News

Two In A Row: Batavia 5, Tri-City 4

For the first time all season, the Muckdogs finally won consecutive games. In a season full of win, loss, win, loss...etc, Batavia finally broke through with back-to-back wins against Tri-City by a score of 5-4. The contest took 11 innings to decide, with Batavia finally pushing the winning run across in the top half of the 11th. Batavia succeeded at the plate, putting 10 hits on the board. The hits, combined with 4 Tri-City errors added up to a Muckdogs' victory. The win pushes Batavia to 9-10 on the season and just 2 games out in the both the division and wild-card.

The Muckdog Blog

Eight In The 8th Sparked The Batavia Muckdogs: Batavia 11, Mahoning Valley 3

Going into the bottom half of the 8th inning, Muckdogs' fans were poised for the second straight extra inning game at Dwyer Stadium. The Muckdogs and their bats put a quick end to that thought, putting up 8 runs in the inning, securing the 11- 3 victory over the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. The win puts Batavia at 5-6 on the year and still right in the mix of the Pinckney Division.

The Muckdog Blog

Batavia Muckdogs Out Score Auburn Doubledays, 10-8

The Batavia Muckdogs (2-1) put 10 runs on the board in Auburn on Sunday to edge out the Doubledays (1-2), 10-8.

The Batavian

Cardinals 34th Round Selection Matt Valaika Expected To Sign, Report To Batavia

Valaika will sign with the Cardinals and likely report to the Short-Season Single-A Batavia Muckdogs.

The Signal

Cardinals 2010 Draft Day Three

The name Benes may be found again on a uniform in the Cardinals’ system.

Righthander Drew Benes, son of former Cardinals pitcher Andy Benes and nephew of former Cardinals pitcher Alan Benes, was taken by the Cardinals today in the 35th round of baseball’s amateur draft.
Cardinal Beat

It has been awhile since a Benes has pitched for the Cardinals, but the organization made a move in that direction on Wednesday. On the third day of the annual amateur baseball draft, the Cardinals selected right-handed pitcher Drew Benes with their pick in the 35th round.
STL Globe-Democrat

On the final day of the 2010 MLB Baseball Draft, the St. Louis Cardinals continued to restock its system with left-handed pitchers and middle infielders.
The Cardinal Nation

The Major League Baseball 2010 First-Year Player Draft was completed this afternoon. The St. Louis Cardinals selected 52 players in the 50-round draft. Among the Cardinals' selections were 26 pitchers, 12 infielders, 11 outfielders, and three catchers. The Redbirds chose 41 collegiate players and 11 high school prospects.
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