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Tobi Stoner Makes MLB Debut
Former Cooper Cleaning (2004 and 2005 seasons) player Tobi Stoner continues to progress as one of the top pitching prospects in the New York Mets system. Upon the conclusion of the 2009 minor league season, where Tobi spent July and August with the AAA Buffalo Bisons, he was promoted the big club. Tobi made his MLB debut on September 10, 2009 throwing one scoreless inning against the Florida Marlins at Citi Field. He ended up throwing a total of 9 innings for the Mets in September, finishing with an ERA of 4.00.
Tobi was added to the Mets' 40-man roster and is spending the 2009 off-season in the rotation for the Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Winter League. He's been stellar so far, with an ERA of 1.86 in his first five starts.
Tobi was drafted by the Mets in the 16th Round (484 overall) of the 2006 MLB amateur draft, following 2 stellar seasons at Davis and Elkins College in West Virginia.
2008 Rawlings Berkshire Showdown Runners Up
Cooper Cleaning went to the Rawlings Berkshire Showdown in Reading, PA for the 5th consecutive year. 2008 marked our best-ever finish in this incredibly competitive tourney, as we advanced all the way to the championship game before losing 2-0 to Linglestown, PA in a hard-fought affair.
The regular Cooper Cleaning squad was strengthened by the addition of Craig Miller, Todd Perry, Chad Gerben, Mike Pickeral, and Buddy Breidenbaugh from Spring Grove; and lefty hurler Mike Rohrbach, one of the many "friends of Adam Keim".
The Cooper Cleaning pitching staff was spectacular throughout the whole weekend, allowing only 21 runs in 6 games. For all the game write-ups and statistics, see the Game Results section.
2009 News & Notes
The 2009 season will mark Cooper Cleaning's 9th year of participation in the Baltimore Baseball League (BBL), which is the top men's league in Maryland.
Cooper Cleaning will again play in the Reno Powell Memorial Day Tourney in Hagerstown, MD. Additionally, we will play in the Rawlings Berkshire Showdown in Reading, PA for the 6th consecutive year.
About the Team
The Cooper Cleaning Men's Semi-Pro Baseball Team is based in Baltimore, MD and plays in the Baltimore Baseball League (BBL). Our season runs from mid-April through the end of October, and we typically play around 60 games a season between spring, summer, fall, and tournaments.
In addition to our BBL schedule, we also travel to play in several tournaments. In past years we've attended:
Reno Powell Memorial Day Tourney in Hagerstown, MD
4th of July Firecracker Tourney in Harrisburg, PA
Grover Frye Labor Day Tourney in Frederick, MD
Mid-Summer Classic in Chicago, IL
Berkshire Wood Bat Showdown in Reading, PA
Charlottesville, VA Labor Day and Memorial Day Tourneys
Team members vary in age from 19-40. Most of us are either current or former college players in their late-20s and early-30s. The team is sponsored by George Cooper (owner of Cooper Cleaning), who is also our veteran catcher and first baseman. Phil Hutson serves as Webmaster, GM, and Player/Manager. Elliot DeGroot is Player/Asst GM.
Past records and highlights can be found under "Historical Records", a history of the team can be found under "Team History", and news/highlights from the prior year can be found under "Archived News/Highlights". You can also view team statistics by looking under "Team Stats".
Baltimore Baseball League
The Baltimore Baseball League (BBL) is a 10-team, wood bat league for players over the age of 18 that plays an average of 3 games per week at various fields around the Baltimore region. The BBL offers some of the best caliber of men's baseball in all our Maryland. Cooper Cleaning's home field is Joe Cannon Stadium in Hanover.
2005 Charlottesville Labor Day Tournament Champions!
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