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Pitcher Shaeffer Hall currently plays for the Charleston RiverDogs, the New York Yankees Class A affiliate. Hall is I-5 with a 0.81 ERA.
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Shortstop David Nardowski currently plays for the South Bend Silver Hawks, the Arizona Diamondbacks (Class A affiliate), Nardowski is batting. 189 for the Silver Hawks.
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Reliit pitcher Paul Smith currently plays for the Stockton Ports, the Oakland Athletics Class A affiliate. Smyth has pitched in 16 1/3 innings with 16 strikeouts.
Eight Jayhawks take the field at next level
BY BEN WARD
bward@kansan.com
Here's a look at how eight former layhawks currently playing pro ball are faring so far this season.
JAYHAWKS IN MLB Tom Gorzelanny
Chicago Cubs
Gorzelanny is 1-3 with a 2.48 ERA in five starts with the Cubs. He earned his first win of the season Sunday, pitching seven innings while recording a career-high 10 strikeouts against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
JAYHAWKS IN CLASS
AAA
Travis Metcalf Third baseman
Colorado Springs Sky Sox
Metcalf has started strong this season, batting. 300 with two home runs and 14 RBIs in 24 games with the AAA affiliate of the Colorado Rockies.
Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Zagurski has pitched in 11 games out of the bullpen for the Philadelphia Phillies' AAA affiliate. Zagurski is hoping to get back to the
major leagues, where he pitched in 2007 before injuries ended his season.
JAYHAWKS IN CLASS AA Sam Freeman
Springfield Cardinals
The start of the season hasn't been too kind to Freeman, who was placed on the disabled list on April 16. Last season, Freeman, a member of the St. Louis Cardinals organization, split time between Springfield and Palm Beach, going 2-2 with a 2.41 ERA and 47 strike-outs in 56 innings.
JAYHAWKS IN CLASS A
Nick Czyz
Pitcher
High Desert Mavericks
After a strong start to the season, Czyz was promoted to Class A Advanced, where he's made three appearances. He is 1-0 with a 4.00 ERA in nine innings with High Desert — the Class A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners.
Shaeffer Hall
Pitcher
Charleston RiverDoas
Hall has been sharp thus far, toting a 1-0 record with an 0.81 ERA
in five starts for the New York Yankees A ball affiliate. Hall, who threw a no-hitter for Kansas last season, has held his opponents to a .190 batting average and has 20 strikeouts in 33 1/3 innings this season.
David Narodowski
Outfielder
South Bend Silver Hawks
Narodowski has hit safely in three of his last four games for the River Hawks — an affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Narodowski is currently hitting .189 in 18 games with three doubles and a stolen base.
NHL
Paul Smyth
Relief pitcher
Stockton Ports
A key reliever during his tenure at Kansas, Smyth has assumed the role of closer with the Ports — an affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. Smyth has appeared in eight games and allowed just one earned run and two walks in 16/1/3 innings. He has also posted 16 strikeouts and leads the team with three saves.
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Penguins' goalie makes 18 saves in 2-0 playoff victory
MONTREAL — Eygeni Malkin scored a power-play goal 1:16 into the third period and Marc-Andre Fleury made 18 saves for his fourth NHL playoff shutout, lifting the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 2-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night and a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Malkin took Sergei Gonchar's pass and fired a one-timer from the right side past Jaroslav Halak to give the Penguins a 1-0 edge. Alex Goligoski also assisted on Malkin's fifth goal of the playoffs, but first since Game 4 of the Penguins' first-round win against Ottawa.
Pascal Dupuis scored into an
net empty with 15 seconds remaining to seal the victory.
Fleury slid across to make a left pad stop on Michael Cammalleri's shot from the right side with 7:33 remaining. He stuck out his right pad to thwart Tomas Plekanec's redirection on Cammalleri's centering feed during a Canadiens power play late in the third. It was Fleury's first playoff shutout since a 6-0 win over Philadelphia on May 18, 2008.
Pittsburgh outshot Montreal 25-18,including 13-3 in the second.
Halak stopped 23 shots for the Canadiens, who have lost seven of eight playoff games at home, including three of four this year.
Game 4 is Thursday night in Montreal. Game 5 is scheduled for Saturday in Pittsburgh, where the
teams split the first two games of the series.
Veteran right winger Bill Guerin didn't play for the Penguins, who were already without center Jordan Staal for a second straight game. Guerin has an undisclosed injury and is listed as day to day.
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Mark Letestu made his playoff debut on the Penguins' fourth line with Tyler Kennedy and Matt Cooke.
Each team had one power-play opportunity in the first period. Canadiens right winger Brian Gionta had four shots as Montreal held a 7-3 advantage in the opening frame. Two Canadiens' shots came with the man advantage after Goligoski was called for tripping 4:22 in.
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