Jimmie baseball alumnus, Brent Krause (2004) helped his team, Frederick Keys, win the Carolina League Finals by going 2-for 4. Krause hit a run-scoring double in the fifth and an RBI-single in the sixth as Keys defeated Salem 5-1.
Krause appeared in 39 games and hit .275 with 38 hits in 138 at-bats. He hit 9 doubles and 5 homers and had 20 RBIs on the season.
Krause signed with the Orioles in July of 2007. Prior to signing, he was an American Association All-Star with the St. Paul Saints, where he was batting .379 with 20 doubles and 41 RBI's in 55 games. He was the Northern League's Rookie-of-the-Year in 2005 with the FM Redhawks.
Keys won the series 3-1 over Salem to bring home the Mills Cups Trophy. It was the third Mills Cup Championship in franchise history. The Frederick Keys are an affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles franchise.
Frederick Keys website is at www.frederickkeys.com.
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Krause and Frederick Keys win 9/12/2007