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Bauer Inks Contract with Québec Capitales of Frontier League
6/16/2026 10:45:00 AM | Baseball
QUEBEC CITY – Former James Madison pitcher Patrick Bauer has inked a professional contract with the Québec Capitales of the Frontier League.
The Capitales have won the most championships out of all independent baseball teams, having won the last four consecutive Frontier League titles. They currently sit atop the standings with a 25-7 record.
Bauer played his final year of a five-year collegiate career with JMU, making 18 appearances with 10 starts. He pitched 54.0 innings, while striking out 45 opposing hitters. He earned one win and had a 5.83 ERA.
His career tallies stand at a 28-15 record with a 4.06 ERA as he logged 285.2 innings pitched across 69 appearances (49 starts). He pitched five complete games with two shutouts in a career that included time at CCBC Catonsville and Frostburg, while striking out 310 batters to the tune of a 2.84 K/BB ratio. The righty earned Division II All-American honors in the 2025 season at Frostburg.
The righty joins a select group of former Dukes in the professional ranks, both in affiliated and independent ball:
Affiliated:
Independent:
The Capitales have won the most championships out of all independent baseball teams, having won the last four consecutive Frontier League titles. They currently sit atop the standings with a 25-7 record.
Bauer played his final year of a five-year collegiate career with JMU, making 18 appearances with 10 starts. He pitched 54.0 innings, while striking out 45 opposing hitters. He earned one win and had a 5.83 ERA.
His career tallies stand at a 28-15 record with a 4.06 ERA as he logged 285.2 innings pitched across 69 appearances (49 starts). He pitched five complete games with two shutouts in a career that included time at CCBC Catonsville and Frostburg, while striking out 310 batters to the tune of a 2.84 K/BB ratio. The righty earned Division II All-American honors in the 2025 season at Frostburg.
The righty joins a select group of former Dukes in the professional ranks, both in affiliated and independent ball:
Affiliated:
- Chase DeLauter (2020-22) – Cleveland Guardians
- Kevin Kelly (2017-19) – Tampa Bay Rays
- Nick Robertson (2018-19) – Tulsa Drillers (Double-A Los Angeles (NL))
- Fenwick Trimble (2022-24) – Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Double-A Miami)
- Jason Schiavone (2022-24) – Corpus Christi Hooks (Double-A Houston)
- Joe Vogatsky (2021-24) – Greenville Drive (High-A Boston)
Independent:
- Patrick Bauer Québec Capitales (Frontier League)
- Donovan Burke (2020-24) – Gateway Grizzlies (Frontier League)
- Jack Cone (2023) – Boise Hawks (Pioneer League)
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