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On Saturday night, pitcher Dean Kiekhefer made his major league debut with the St. Louis Cardinals, stepping on the mound at Dodgers' stadium to throw 27 pitches over one and two-thirds innings of relief in the Cards 5-3 loss. And like so many aspiring baseball players, the journey to get to this moment was a long one. However not all the journeys include two summers playing ball in Evansville lik

After being traded by the Texas Rangers to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of the Cole Hamel trade a few weeks back, Mater Dei graduate Jerad Eickhoff got the call every young baseball player hopes for on Wednesday when he was told he's moving up to the Big Leagues and will make his MLB debut Wednesday against the Miami Marlins.

Less than a week ago, Evansville Otters pitcher, Chad James made headlines as the first pitcher in the 20-year history of the franchise to pitch a no-hitter. It turns out someone noticed as James has had his contract purchased by the Texas Rangers.