Mizzou Baseball in the Minors

■ Culp and Frey gain experience (Edwardsville Intelligencer)

Nathan Culp and Evan Frey are trying to live the dream by becoming major league baseball players.

Culp, a 2003 graduate of Edwardsville High School, is playing for the San Antonio Missions, the Double-A affliate of the San Diego Padres.

He was a 2006, fourth round pick for the Friars after pitching in college for the Missouri Tigers.

Culp has split time between the Triple-A affiliate of San Diego, the Portland Beavers, and the Missions as a southpaw, compiling an overall record of 1-6 with a 5.17 ERA. He’s appeared in 16 games total with 11 starts in 2010.

He has posted an 0-2 record with an 8.40 ERA in three starts at Portland this year while going 1-4 with a 4.31 ERA at San Antonio.