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Locals in the pros, college update
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Pros

Baseball

Josh Reddick (Oakland Athletics) — Not a bad week for one of Oakland’s top all-star candidates. Over the last seven days, Reddick is 9-for-28 with two homers and eight RBIs, and he has hits in nine of his last 10 games. For the season, Reddick, an AL all-star candidate, is hitting .307 with 10 home runs and 40 runs batted in. He also has 10 doubles and three triples while posting an OPS of .894.

To vote for Reddick, visit www.mlb.com and click on the Vote tab across the tab. Scroll down to the outfield section and click on the circle next to Reddick’s name. Voting ends July 2. You can vote up to 35 times.

JB Wendleken (Birmingham Barons) — Wendelken is 4-2 with an earned run average of 2.87. In 31 1/3 innings, he has struck out 37 and walked 10. He has allowed 30 hits. Wendelken also has two saves in his 20 appearances.

College

Baseball

Ryan Frederick (New Bedford Bay Sox) — The Georgia Southern pitcher is enjoying a cool Massachusetts summer, and he’s off to a strong start. In two games, he has an earned run average of 1.74, with 12 strikeouts and three walks over 10 1/3 innings. He is 1-1.