 Delaware's
Reid Gorecki Named to the St. Louis
Cardinals 40 Man
Roster
Date:
January 6, 2005
ST.
LOUIS, MO (January 6, 2005) -- Former
University of Delaware standout outfielder
Reid Gorecki (Delaware '02) has recently
been named to the 40 man roster of the
National League Champion St. Louis
Cardinals organization after a stellar
performance with the club's Arizona Fall
League team the Mesa Solar Sox.
Gorecki,
a 13th round draft pick for St. Louis in
2002, hit for a .365 average with nine
doubles, four steals and 15 walks in 102
at bats for the Solar Sox this fall.
Prior
to Mesa he played at Double-A Tennessee
where in 25 at bats he hit .320 after
making a seamless late season transition
from Class A Palm Beach when he appeared
at the plate on 440 occasions and hit for
.277.
Cardinals
farm team director Bruce Manno commented
on Gorecki saying, "He had a good season.
He did well when he went to Tennessee and
in the playoffs. Having an opportunity to
go to the fall league was another chance
for him to face more experienced pitching,
and he handled it very well."
At
Delaware Gorecki found himself in the top
five in single season record books with 34
stolen bases in 2002, good for second
place and nine triples in that same year
good for third while he ranks third on the
Delaware career list for stolen bases with
76.
In
2002 he had a standout season, leading the
team in batting average, hitting .414 and
also tying for the lead in home runs with
Steve Van Note with 12 each while leading
the team in stolen bases with
22.
Gorecki
will join the roster for the Cardinals
upcoming spring training as a center
fielder. St. Louis will open its spring
season at home against Florida Atlantic
University on March 2, 2005.
Gorecki
will join the ranks of former University
of Delaware players as Kevin Mench (Texas
Rangers) and Mike Kopolove (Arizona
Diamondbacks) who are also currently
enjoying success in Major League
Baseball.
The
St. Louis Cardinals finished last season
as the National League champions, earning
them a trip to the World Series before
falling to the Boston Red Sox.
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