Houston Summers Lifts Off

It was ambition that powered him past a benign head tumor, softball-sized and requiring 16 hours of surgery, and it was ambition that landed him a spot on a Division-I roster of a sport he’d never played.

Daily Tar Heel

Diamondbacks Sign Kip Wells To Minors Deal

Baseball America

Cardinals Release Houston Summer, Mark Diapoules; Francisco Samuel Out 2-5 Weeks

The St. Louis Cardinals released two righthanded pitchers from their minor-league camp this morning.

STL Today

Mark Diapoules, a Florida State League All-Star, and Houston Summers are now ex-St. Louis Cardinals farmhands.

The Cardinal Nation

Francisco Samuel: Out For Considerable Time

Houston Summers: Progressing In Surgery Recovery

The Cardinal Nation

Batavia Muckdogs Notebook 8-28-10

Pat Biserta, Nick Longmire, Jonathan Rodriguez, Victor Sanchez and Travis Lawler are among hot players for the Cardinals’ New York-Penn League club, now in first place with the season ending on September 5.

The Cardinal Nation

Batavia Muckdogs Notebook 8-21-10

Third baseman Jonathan Rodriguez is among this week’s hot players for the NY-Penn League club, locked in a tight battle for a playoff berth.

The Cardinal Nation

Batavia Injury Updates

Two Muckdog pitchers left Friday night's game in Jamestown with injuries. At Sunday's game I caught up with both of them to get an update.

The Daily News

Batavia Muckdogs Notebook 7-24-10

Audry Perez, Jose Rada and Chase Reid are among standout players on the Cardinals’ New York-Penn League club.

The Cardinal Nation

Cardinals Minor League Notebook 7-24-10

The Cardinals farm system went 2-5 on Friday as Daryl Jones, Matt Carpenter, Chris Swauger, Blake King, Deryk Hooker, Matt Adams, Edgar Lara, Ted Obregon, Dan Calhoun, Houston Summers, Oscar Taveras, Virgil Hill, Anthony Garcia, Roberto De La Cruz, Josh Lucas, and Johnny Polanco starred.

The Cardinal Nation

Wild Third Inning Leads Batavia To Win: Batavia 12, Lowell 2

It was may be one of the weirdest innings in Muckdogs' history, Batavia pushed 6 runs across to take a 6-2 lead over Lowell. The inning featured two things that do not happen everyday. First, Lowell pitcher J. Broughton threw 4 wild pitches in 1/3 of an inning. These wild pitches, combined with some aggressive base running led to Batavia having 6 stolen bases in the 3rd inning. On the inning Melker, Perez, Castillo, and Longmire each stole a base, with Jon Rodriguez adding two more. The base running, was capitalized on by timely hitting, allowing the Muckdogs to take an early 6-2 lead.
The Muckdog Blog

Home after an oddball road trip, the Batavia Muckdogs celebrated with a 12-2 rout over the Lowell Spinners Wednesday.
The Daily News

Houston Summers Knuckling Down

batA sweet Southern guy, Batavia Muckdog Houston Summers' pitching style is a perfect reflection of his personality.

The Daily News

Batavia Muckdogs Notebook 6-26-10: Part One

Analyzing the rosters of the Pinckney Division of the New York-Penn League offers some interesting insight into the upcoming season.

The Cardinal Nation

Nick Longmire's Offense Not Enough To Lift Batavia Over State College

Nick Longmire's lead off home run at State College on Monday night might have provided a spark, but it wasn't enough to carry the Batavia Muckdogs to victory.
The Batavian

Adalberto Santos donned his No. 50 jersey Sunday at Williamsport, where he stood by the Bowman Field dugout and watched his new team prepare to play the Crosscutters. Santos stood by the dugout for batting practice. He sat there once the game started.
Centre Daily News

Chris Gissell Signs Minor League Deal With Rockies

Baseball America

Cardinals Sign Four Minor Leaguers

The St. Louis Cardinals have added a quartet of minor leaguers - three pitchers and an infielder, including an old friend.

The Cardinal Nation