Three former Golden Eagles have their minor league teams in first place
Three former Tennessee Tech baseball players are all playing roles for league-leading teams in the minor leagues, including pitcher Bubbie Buzachero with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons (Cleveland Indians) of the International League.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Three former Tennessee Tech baseball
players are all playing roles for league-leading teams in the minor
leagues, including pitcher Bubbie Buzachero with the Triple-A
Buffalo Bisons (Cleveland Indians) of the International League.
In Double-A action, Jim Ed Warden plays for the Akron Aeros
(Cleveland Indians) of the Eastern League, while Casey Benjamin is
among the top hitters for the Frisco Rough Riders (Texas Rangers)
in the Texas League.
Buzachero owns a 2-3 record with a 4.00 ERA since being called
up to Buffalo from Akron. He posted a 2-1 record with the Aeros
with a 6.00 ERA. The Livingston, Tenn., native, was named to the
all-OVC team in 2001 for the Golden Eagles when he led the squad
with a 3.30 ERA.
He was originally drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 23rd
round of the 2002 draft.
Down in the Lone Star State, Benjamin is hitting .292 for the Rough Riders. He helped the team capture the Texas League Northern Division title in the first half of the season, and has the team on top in the second half of the season. Benjamin batted .283 last year.
Benjamin was named all-OVC at shortstop in 2003 and went on to be named Tech's Outstanding Male Athlete for 2002-03. He hit .418 to pace the Golden Eagles in his final collegiate season, and has played at Evansville in the Frontier League, Spokane in the Northwest League, Clinton (Iowa) in the Midwest League, and Bakersfield in the California League.
Warden, a 6-7 pitcher from Murfreesboro, signed with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2001 after playing three seasons for the Golden Eagles. He is currently 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA for the Aeros, helping put Akron atop the Eastern League.
