Indiana University Athletics
Hoosier Minor League Report: Kevin Orie
8/25/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Aug. 25, 2005
Throughout the history of Indiana baseball, a large contingent of Hoosiers have gone on to play at the professional level. There are currently 10 former IU standouts playing professional ball and in the upcoming weeks IUHOOSIERS.com will take a look at how each player is doing with their respective ballclubs.
After catching up with San Diego Padres' farmhand Kennard Jones, Kevin Orie is up next. Orie starred with the Hoosiers from 1991-93, posting a .358 career batting average with 34 home runs, which ranks seventh in the IU record book, 151 RBI, 137 runs and 43 doubles. The West Chester, Pa., also was a first team All-Big Ten selection in 1992.
Orie was selected by the Chicago Cubs as the 29th pick in the first round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft. The first and third baseman has split time in both the major and minor leagues during his 13-year career.
This season, Orie has spent time with the Nashville Sounds and the New Orleans Zephyrs in the Pacific Coast League. With the Sounds, the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, Orie played in 61 games and posted a .340 average (62-for-180) from April 7-June 18. He blasted 12 home runs with 49 RBI, 32 runs, 18 doubles, a 442 on-base percentage, a .644 slugging percentage and a 1.086 OPS.
Playing with the Zephyrs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washing Nationals, Orie has been even hotter at the plate. Since his arrival on June 23, he is batting at a .361 clip (61-for-169) to go along with eight homers, 40 RBI, 35 runs, 17 two-baggers, a .449 on-base percentage, a .615 slugging percentage and a 1.064 OPS.
Overall this campaign, Orie has a .352 batting average, good for fifth in the PCL. He also is tied for third in the league with 67 runs, 35 doubles, a .630 slugging percentage and a 1.076 OPS while sitting fourth with a .446 on-base percentage.
During his career, Orie has appeared in 316 major league games. He spent time with the Chicago Cubs (1997, '98 and '02) and the Florida Marlins (1998, '99), hitting 22 homers with 116 RBI, 117 runs and 64 doubles between the two teams.
