Austin Bibens-Dirkx is a professional baseball

Baseball

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 player. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners

Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...

 in the 16th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft

2006 Major League Baseball Draft

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. He attended Chemeketa Community College

Chemeketa Community College

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 and later the University of Portland

University of Portland

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Seattle Mariners

He began his professional season in , splitting time between the Short-Season Everett AquaSox

Everett AquaSox

The Everett AquaSox are a minor league baseball team in Everett, Washington, USA. They are a Short-Season A classification team in the Northwest League, of which they are the current defending champions...

, the Class-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are a minor league baseball team of the Midwest League, and the Class A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, and are named for timber rattlesnakes. The team plays its home games at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium...

 and the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers

Tacoma Rainiers

The Tacoma Rainiers are a minor league baseball team that plays in the Pacific Coast League , and are the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners...

. He went a combined 2-2 with a 1.64 ERA

Earned run average

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 and five saves in 38 innings pitched

Innings pitched

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In Bibens-Dirkx played for the Class-A Advanced High Desert Mavericks

High Desert Mavericks

The High Desert Mavericks are a minor league baseball team in Adelanto, California, USA. Their Major League parent club is the Seattle Mariners. They are a Class A - Advanced team in the California League and had been a farm team of the Kansas City Royals since 2005 before the switch...

 of the California League

California League

The California League is a Class A Advanced minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth...

. He went 3-1 with a 4.42 ERA, 26 strikeouts and eight saves.

Bibens-Dirkx split the season between the High Desert Mavericks and the Rookie-Level Peoria Mariners

Peoria Mariners

The Arizona League Mariners are a minor league baseball team in Peoria, Arizona, USA. They are a Class R team in the Arizona League and are a farm team of the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners play home games at Peoria Sports Complex.-Year-by-year record:...

. He was placed on the disabled list

Disabled list

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 twice and made rehab starts in Peoria. He went a combined 3-1 with a 7.06 ERA in 38 games.

Chicago Cubs

In Bibens-Dirkx played for the Victoria Seals

Victoria Seals

The Victoria Seals were a professional baseball team based in Victoria, British Columbia. The Seals were a member of the North Division of the independent Golden Baseball League, which is not affiliated with either Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball. They joined the GBL on October 1,...

 of the Golden Baseball League

Golden Baseball League

The Golden Baseball League, based in San Ramon, California, was an independent baseball league. It later merged with the Northern League and the United Baseball League to form the North American League in the western United States, western Canada and Mexico....

 before the Chicago Cubs purchased his contract. He was then assigned to the Class-A Peoria Chiefs

Peoria Chiefs

The Peoria Chiefs are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Chicago Cubs, from Peoria, Illinois. They play in the Midwest League....

. Bibens-Dirkx finished the season with a 7-2 record with a 2.04 ERA, 50 strikeouts and one save in 12 games, eight starts.

External links

• Career statistics and player information at Baseball-Reference (Minors), The Baseball Cube and Minor League Baseball.