POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – With the Major League Baseball All-Star Game marking the unofficial midway point of the professional baseball season, it's time to take a look at how a few of the former Marist baseball players, who are playing pro ball, are doing this season.
Kevin McCarthy (Kansas City Royals) – McCarthy has appeared in 10 games for the Royals over two stints with the big league club (May 29
th-June 7
th & June 19
th-Present). In 14 innings pitched out of the bullpen, he is 0-0 with a 2.57 ERA, having given up four runs on 13 hits with seven strikeouts and a .250 batting average against. McCarthy has 10 appearances with zero runs allowed, eight with at least one strike out and three with zero hits allowed.
Zach Shank (Tacoma Rainiers) – Shank is currently in his first full and third season overall with the AAA affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. In 71 games for the Rainiers, he is batting .232 with 53 hits, 13 doubles, four triples, two home runs, 34 RBI, 28 runs scored and a .973 fielding percentage in 259 total chances. He has played games at shortstop, second base, third base and all three outfield positions.
Scott Boches (Everett Aqua Sox) – Boches was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 30th round of the 2017 MLB Draft and began his professional career with the Arizona League Mariners. After three games, he was promoted to the Short Season A Everett Aqua Sox on July 9
th. In four games this season, Boches is 0-0 with a 5.59 ERA. In 9.2 innings pitched, he has given up eight runs (six earned) on 10 hits with six strikeouts and a .256 batting average against.
Ricky Pacione (Cleveland Indians) – Pacione is in his fourth season on the coaching staff of the Cleveland Indians, serving as the team's bullpen catcher and batting practice pitcher. He became the first former Marist player to be associated with a team that appeared in the World Series when the Indians played the Chicago Cubs in the 2016 Fall Classic. With the team's appearance in the World Series last year, Pacione was a member of the American League's coaching staff for the 2017 MLB All-Star Game in Miami FL and was the catcher for the 2017 Home Run Derby.
