Minor league updates ...

The minor league season ended on Sunday, and a couple of local products finished their seasons at the Triple-A level.

Shawn Roof, a St. Mary graduate, hit .354 in 25 games with Toledo, the Detroit Tigers' top farm club. Roof, an infielder, began the season at Double-A Erie and for the year, hit .258 in 271 at-bats with 11 stolen bases.

Mike Broadway, a fourth-round pick of the Atlanta Braves in 200x out of Pope County, ended the year at Triple-A Gwinnett, going 4-0 with a 5.73 ERA in 17 appearances. For the season, Broadway was 5-1 with a 4.39 ERA at Gwinnett and Double-A Mississippi, with 25 walks and 57 strikeouts in 53 innings.

Here is a rundown of the rest of the local pro contingent:

Catcher Eric Roof (St. Mary) split the season between Low-A West Michigan and short-season A Connecticut, putting up close to the same numbers at both places. His season stats: a .233 average with 2 home runs and 30 RBI in 245 at-bats.

Shortstop Jonathan Roof (St. Mary), the Texas Rangers' eighth-round pick in June, was promoted to Low-A Hickory in the South Atlantic League after getting off to a hot start at the rookie-league level. Between the two stops, Roof hit .266 with four stolen bases in 139 at-bats.

Wes Cunningham, who was drafted by San Diego after rewriting Murray State's hitters' record book, hit .290 with 5 homers and 32 RBI in 207 at-bats for Eugene in the rookie-level Northwest League. Cunningham also drew 41 walks for an impressive .415 on-base percentage.

On the pitching side, Brandon Braboy (Heath) spent most of the summer on the disabled list at High-A Tampa in the New York Yankees' chain. Braboy's numbers: a 3.57 ERA in 22 innings, allowing 31 hits with four walks and 17 strikeouts.

Former Heath teammates Clint Tilford and Daniel Webb spent most of the year at the rookie-league level. Tilford worked out of the bullpen for Tri-Cities (Wash.), the Colorado Rockies' Northwest League entry. Tilford was 3-3 with a 5.45 ERA, allowing 42 hits in 39 innings with an impressive 45-11 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

Webb, who signed with Toronto a year ago, made his pro debut, going 1-7 with a 4.87 ERA after spending most of the season at Auburn in the New York-Penn League. He was promoted to Low-A Lansing of the Midwest League for two starts at the end of the season, going 1-1 with a 3.08 ERA in 11 2/3 innings.

Former Murray State ace left-hander Daniel Calhoun was a swingman for Quad Cities, the St. Louis Cardinals' team in the Midwest League. Calhoun was 10-0 with a 3.75 ERA, allowing 109 hits in 96 innings with 19 walks and 83 strikeouts.