# Alec Burleson & Jake Walsh Tabbed As Cardinals Top Minor Leaguers for May

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/alec-burleson-jake-walsh-tabbed-as-cardinals-top-minor-leaguers-for-may/
- Published: 2021-06-03T15:13:02-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**_BURLESON MAKES JUMP TO DOUBLE-A; WALSH SHINES IN SPRINGFIELD PEN_**

**ST. LOUIS, Mo. – June 3, 2021 **– The St. Louis Cardinals announced today their
selections for Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Month for May, with Springfield
Cardinals (AA) teammates **_[Alec Burleson](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=burles000ale&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)_**
and **_[Jake Walsh](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=walsh-001jak,walsh-003jak&search=Jake+Walsh&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)_**
taking the honors.

**_Burleson, _**who drew a promotion to Springfield (AA) in mid-May, combined for
a .317 batting average, 7 HR’s, 19 RBI in his 21 games between Peoria (High-A) and
Springfield. In his 10 games at Springfield following the promotion, the left-handed
hitting outfielder produced a .350/.422/.625 slash with a 1.047 OPS.

“Alec was promoted from Peoria on May 17, continuing a productive month offensively,
delivering 7 home runs and a 1.004 OPS,” stated Cardinals’ Director of Player Development**
_Gary LaRocque_**.

The 6-2, 210-pound Burleson was a 2^(nd) round compensation selection for the Cardinals(
70^(th) player overall) in 2020 out of East Carolina University where he played 
both outfield and pitched. Burleson, 22, who has entered his first season as a professional
following last year’s minor league shutdown, is a Charlotte, NC native.

Walsh, 25, posted a 1.29 ERA in nine relief appearances for Springfield in May, 
striking out 19 batters in 14.0 innings pitched, while walking just two. The 6-1,
200-pound righty who had seen time as a starter in 2018 and 2019, had a 2-1 mark
and closed out eight games for the S-Cards last month.

“Jake was impressive in his nine games worked during the month of May,” stated LaRocque.“
He struck out 19 and allowed just two runs in 14 innings pitched.”

Walsh was drafted by the Cardinals in the 16^(th) round (484^(th) player overall)
of the 2017 draft out of Florida Southern College. This is his second selection 
as Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Month. The Indialantic, Florida native 
also took the organization’s top monthly honors in August of 2018 with Palm Beach(
A).

**— STL —**

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