Ponce de Leon, Cardinals Set for NLCS
10/11/2019 1:10:00 PM | Baseball
Ponce de Leon on St. Louis Cardinals 25-man roster for NLCS
HOUSTON -- After defeating the the Atlanta Braves, 3-2, former University of Houston Baseball standout Daniel Ponce de Leon and St. Louis Cardinals are set for the National League Championship Series beginning Friday.
Ponce de Leon, who did not pitch in the National League Division Series, was named to the Cardinals' 25-man roster for the NLCS announced Friday.
The begin of best-of-seven series begins Friday at 7 p.m. CT from Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Game two is slated for Saturday at 3 p.m. Games three through five are set to be played D.C. on Oct. 14-16. If necessary, game six and seven are slated to be back in Missouri on Oct. 18 and 19. All games will air on TBS.
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— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) October 11, 2019
Keep it going.
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In the regular season, Ponce de Leon posted a 1-2 record with a 3.70 ERA across 13 games with eight starts. He struck out 52 batters in 48.2 innings.
Also spending stints with the AAA-affiliate in 2019, Ponce de Leon was 8-4 with a 2.88 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 84.1 total innings with the Memphis Redbirds before being recalled by the Cardinals on Sept. 1.
Ponce de Leon was drafted out of Houston after the 2013 season. In his lone season with the Cougars, the native of La Mirada, Calif., finished 7-5 in the weekend rotation, including a 5-1 record in Conference USA play, with a 4.47 ERA.
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