The Traverse
City Beach Bums have announced the signing of catchers Patrick
Perry and Ryan Kottke.
Perry most recently played with the
Worcester Tornadoes of the CanAm League where he was named to the
All-Star Team in 2007 after hitting .305 with 17 doubles, 7 home
runs, 49 RBI, 47 runs, and 35 walks, good for a .374 on-base
percentage. Perry is also very steady defensively, throwing out
22% of the runners who attempted to steal on him last
summer.
"Perry is an exceptional player," said
Beach Bums Director of Baseball Operations Jason Wuerfel. "He
had a great year in Worcester last season and we think he has the
opportunity to put up huge numbers in the Frontier League. He
gives us a veteran presence behind the plate and in our lineup.
We are very lucky to have him."
Perry played
collegiately at Otero Junior College, where he was a teammate of
Beach Bums' pitcher Jeff Williams for one season before moving on
to Northern Colorado University. Perry was drafted out of
Northern Colorado as a junior in the 7th round of the 2004 MLB
draft after hitting .478 with 27 doubles, 13 home runs, and 74
RBI.
Perry spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons in the Red Sox
organization before being signed by Worcester, where he spent
2006 and 2007.
Ryan Kottke, who calls Sterling Heights MI
home in the off-season, played his college ball at Spalding
University in Louisville, Kentucky.