Marcus Nidiffer; BluGrass Baseball photo

Most of the 2010 draftees who have already signed professional contracts have a few Minor League games under their belt by now so I thought I’d update you on their early performances. Check out the list below, organized by draft position, with Minor League team listed and Kentucky connection in parentheses:

• RHP Thomas Royse (UofL) — Great Falls Voyagers — 0-0, 1 GS, 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 SO
• 2B Chris Bisson (UK) — Eugene Emeralds — Has not played
• OF Lance Ray (UK) — Elizabethton Twins — 5-23 (.217), 2 RBI, 2 R
• SS Jonathan Roof (Paducah) — AZL Rangers — Has not played
• RHP Neil Holland (UofL) — Vermont Lake Monsters — 0-0, 2 G, 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO
• 2B Adam Duvall (UofL) — Salem-Keizer Volcanoes — 2-11 (.182), 3 R
• SS Drew Lee (Morehead St.) — Bristol White Sox — 8-23 (.348), 5 RBI, 3 R
• 1B Andrew Clark (UofL) — Spokane Indians — 11-28 (.393), 2 RBI, 3 R
• 3B Michael Mosby (Hawesville) — Bluefield Orioles — 4-10 (.400), 1 RBI, 3 R
• RHP Patrick Cooper (Danville) — Not assigned to a team
• 3B Jayson Langfels (EKU) — Tri-City Dust Devils — 2-15 (.133), 1 RBI
• 1B Wes Cunningham (Murray St.) — Eugene Emeralds — 1-14 (.071), 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
• OF Cameron Conner (Frankfort) — AZL Royals — 3-18 (.167), 1 RBI
• C Jeff Arnold (UofL) — Salem-Keizer Volcanoes — 4-14 (.286), 2 R
• 2B Matt Payton (WKU) — GCL Phillies — 2-19 (.105)
• RHP Matt Little (UK) — Connecticut Tigers — 0-0, 4 G, 1 SV, 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO
• LHP Jarrett Casey (NKU) — Bristol White Sox — 0-1, 2 G, 1 SV, 2.2 IP, 4 H, 7 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO
• 1B Tyler Oliver (Lexington) — 7-18 (.389), 5 RBI, 2 R
• RHP Stephen Shackleford (Louisville) — 0-1, 2 G, 3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO
• LHP Dean Kiekhefer (UofL) — 0-1, 1 G, 2.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO
• OF Jeremy Shelby (Lexington) — Bluefield Orioles — 1-8 (.125), 2 R, 1 SB
• LHP Bart Carter (WKU) — Fort Myers Miracle — 3 G, 4 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO
• RHP Matt Ridings (WKU) — Out for season after Tommy John Surgery
• 2B Patrick Brady (Bellarmine) — AZL Mariners — 0-4, 1 R
• LHP Bob Revesz (UofL) — Johnson City Cardinals — 0-0, 1 G, 2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO
• C Marcus Nidiffer (UK) — Greenville Astros — 7-16  (.438), 2 RBI, 2 R
• 3B Gunner Glad (UK) — Elizabethton Twins — 5-20 (.200), 3 R
• RHP Tyler Gatrell (Boyd Co.) — AZL Royals — 0-0, 2 G, 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO
• OF J. D. Ashbrook (Morehead St.) — 2-11 (.182), 1 R
• C Richie Rowland (Campbellsville) — 9-17 (.529), 3 RBI, 3 R