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Martinson Signs Pro Contract
Lindsborg, KS—Bethany College graduate Joey Martinson, Salt Lake City, Utah, has signed a rookie contract to play professional baseball for the Southern Illinois Miners. Martinson graduated from Bethany in 2006.
The Miners are part of the Frontier League, a twelve-team independent professional baseball league.
Martinson was a pitcher for the Swedes, earning honors as Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) Pitcher of the Year, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Region IV Pitcher of the Year, NAIA Region IV first team and NAIA All-American honorable mention.
For the 2006 season, Martinson was ranked 3rd in the NAIA in hits allowed per game (5.72), 4th in the NAIA in opponent batting average (.179), and 8th in the NAIA in runs allowed per game (1.286).
The Swedes finished the 2006 season 41-14, tying the KCAC record for most wins in a single season, which was set by the 2005 Swedes baseball team. The team is ranked 22nd in the NAIAs preseason poll.
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