Ladwig Makes MLB Debut With Marlins

WICHITA, Kan. – Former Wichita State pitcher A.J. Ladwig made his Major League Baseball debut on Saturday night, becoming the 42nd former Shocker to reach the game's highest level.

The right-hander worked 3.1 innings out of the bullpen in Miami's 6-2 loss to Atlanta, allowing six hits and four runs. He did not issue a walk or record a strikeout.

Ladwig was called up as the Marlins 27th man for the second game of the doubleheader. He had been pitching at Double-A Pensacola, where he was 6-3 with a 4.43 ERA in 11 starts.

The native of Omaha, Nebraska joins Alec Bohm of the Philadelphia Phillies and Sam Hilliard of the Colorado Rockies as former Shockers active in the Majors. He is the first…