Bowling Green State University Athletics
REIMOLD GETS THE CALL FROM ORIOLES
May 14, 2009 | Baseball
May 14, 2009
BALTIMORE, MD - Former Bowling Green State University outfielder Nolan Reimold, the 2005 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year, was called up Wednesday night by the Baltimore Orioles. Reimold started the season at Triple-A Norfolk where he was batting .394 with nine home runs. Reimold also had 27 RBI in 31 games with Norfolk this season to go along with 11 doubles and 21 runs scored while slugging at a .743 percentage.
Reimold, a right-handed batter, could make is major league debut tonight (May 14) when Baltimore starts a four-game series in Kansas City, the first game in a three-city road trip that also includes stops in New York (Yankees) and Washington.
Baltimore is currently 14-20 on the season. Reimold was called up to cover for injuries to Adam Jones and Luke Scott. Jones hurt a hamstring Wednesday night and is day-to-day while Scott hurt his shoulder over the weekend and is expected to return to the lineup soon.
Reimold, listed at 6-4, 205 pounds by the Orioles, was a second-round choice of Baltimore in 2005 and had a break-out season in 2008 for Double-A Bowie hitting 25 home runs. He also performed well in Spring Training this spring, but the Orioles did not want to bring him up until they knew he could see some playing time.
Reimold hit .360 in 2005 for the Falcons with 20 home runs and 62 RBI. He had a slugging percentage of .770 that season helping the Falcons to a 33-18 record and a spot in the MAC Tournament. For his career, he hit .366 in 139 games with 34 home runs, fourth in school history, and 136 RBI.