Movin' on up

Today 2011 Penn grad Paul Cusick tweeted that he was returning to Philadelphia tonight. Shortly thereafter, the Penn Athletics twitter feed confirmed he was promoted from the Phillies' Gulf Coast League team to the Williamsport Crosscutters, the Short-Season Class A Minor League affiliate. The news comes quickly after Cusick picked up his third win for the GCL Phils in the final game of the league's season.

In an interview for a Summer Pennsylvanian article in July, Cusick said he was unsure of what his plans would be after August. But his 3-2 record and 4.14 ERA were enough to move up to the Crosscutters. Cusick pitched 32 innings of mostly relief, striking out 32 and allowing 17 earned runs. He batted .234 with one home run.

The Crosscutters are away this weekend but return to Williamsport on Monday.