MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Hoosac Valley graduate and St. Louis Cardinals propsect Matt Koperniak Tuesday was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds of the Triple A International League.
Koperniak's Double A team, the Springfield (Mo.) Cardinals, announced the promotion on its social media accounts on Tuesday afternoon.
Koperniak, who joined Springfield last season, was hitting .267 with eight home runs and 36 RBIs in 270 at-bats this season.
He played 50 games in left field and 15 games in right field with 60 starts for Springfield, which is 44-46 . Koperniak has a perfect fielding percentage this season with four assists; he was part of one double play for the Cards..
Last year, he played 33 games with the St. Louis' Double A affiliate after joining the club in August.
He joins a Redbirds team that is 51-42 this season and in third place in the International League's West Division.
Tennessee's Redbirds Tuesday start a five-game homestand against the Norfolk Tides.
The Redbirds have August road trips to Jacksonville, Fla., and Gwinett, Ga., and Nasville, Tenn. In September, they visit the Iowa Cubs and league-leading Nashville a second time.
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