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BASE | Elder Signs in Pioneer League with GJ Rockies
6/16/2021 7:51:00 PM | Baseball
MORAGA, Calif. — After a pair of Gaels got signed to professional contracts last week, C/1B Austin Elder added his name to the list by signing with the Grand Junction Rockies.
Elder closed out his Saint Mary's career on a hot streak, batting .412, with a run scored, four RBI, and two extra base hits over his final seven games as a Gael. Elder is a local product, from De La Salle high school, who transferred to Saint Mary's from CSU Northridge following the 2019 season. As a Gael, he had 16 hits, four walks, six runs scored, and seven RBI across a pair of seasons.
The Grand Junction Rockies are an independent Pioneer League team. They were an affiliate of the Colorado Rockies from 2001-2020 before the league's independence. Before playing in Grand Junction, they played as the Butte Copper Kings, the Casper Rockies, and the Casper Ghosts. They won the league title in 1981 and last won their division in 2018.
Elder will join a pair of Gaels who have recently signed independent ball contracts. Jacob Talamante and Liam Steigerwald were announced last week, with Steigerwald heading up north to the Pioneer League, where Elder will join him. With less than one month until the 2021 MLB First Year Player Draft, there will certainly be more Gaels on the move in the coming weeks.
#GaelsRise
Elder closed out his Saint Mary's career on a hot streak, batting .412, with a run scored, four RBI, and two extra base hits over his final seven games as a Gael. Elder is a local product, from De La Salle high school, who transferred to Saint Mary's from CSU Northridge following the 2019 season. As a Gael, he had 16 hits, four walks, six runs scored, and seven RBI across a pair of seasons.
The Grand Junction Rockies are an independent Pioneer League team. They were an affiliate of the Colorado Rockies from 2001-2020 before the league's independence. Before playing in Grand Junction, they played as the Butte Copper Kings, the Casper Rockies, and the Casper Ghosts. They won the league title in 1981 and last won their division in 2018.
Elder will join a pair of Gaels who have recently signed independent ball contracts. Jacob Talamante and Liam Steigerwald were announced last week, with Steigerwald heading up north to the Pioneer League, where Elder will join him. With less than one month until the 2021 MLB First Year Player Draft, there will certainly be more Gaels on the move in the coming weeks.
#GaelsRise
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