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Saturday, June 8, 2013

Down on the Farm - 6/8/13

AA - Corpus Christi 5 San Antonio 1

Jake Buchanan continued his stranglehold on Texas League hitters with 4 more innings without allowing an earned run to lower his ERA to 0.80 in Corpus Christi's 5-1 win over the Missions. Domingo Santana and Rene Garcia each homered for the Hooks (38-23), but Justin Maxwell's struggles continue as he went 0 for 3 with a sacrifice fly and a strikeout. In four games with the Hooks, Maxwell is 0 for 13. Carlos Quevedo tossed 5 shutout innings to improve his record on the year to 2-4. Jonathan Meyer doubled to extend his hitting streak to 12 games.

Advanced A - San Jose 7 Lancaster 0

The JetHawks (35-27) were held to just 5 hits as they were beaten up by the Giants once again by a score of 7-0. Andrew Aplin was one of the lone bright spots on offense going 2 for 4 with a stolen base. Jonas Dufek added 2 scoreless innings of relief while starter Aaron West (2-3, 5.62) was saddled with the loss.

Low A - Peoria 1 Quad Cities 0

Gerardo Sanchez's wild pitch in the 9th inning scored the winning run from third base as the Chiefs defeated the River Bandits (32-27) by a score of 1-0. Mike Hauschild started the game for Quad Cities and tossed 5 shutout innings to lower his ERA on the year to 2.84. Colton Cain followed that up with 3 scoreless innings of his own before giving way to Sanchez in the 9th. Carlos Correa had one of Quad Cities' 5 hits in the game dropping his average to .288.

DSL - DSL Astros 6 DSL Dodgers 3

Hector Roa hit a grand slam and drove in 5 runs as the Astros (4-3) defeated the Dodgers 6-3 in a game shortened to 8 innings by rain. Randy Cesar reached base 4 times (2 singles, walk, hit by pitch), and Arturo Michelena scored twice to lead the offense while Junior Garcia pitched 4 shutout innings in relief to earn the win. Angel Heredia recorded the final out of the game to earn the save.

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Down on the Farm - 5/19/13

AAA - Oklahoma City 9 Sacramento 3

Brad Peacock allowed just 1 earned run in 5 innings of work earning his first win as a member of the RedHawks (25-17) despite once again being plagued by a high pitch count. Peacock needed 96 pitches to get through hits 5 innings and finished the night with 4 walks and 5 strikeouts. Fernando Martinez and Jason Jaramillo each had a pair of runs batted in and Che-Hsuan Lin added 2 singles, 2 runs and a steal. Austin Wates singled to extend his hitting streak to 6 games.

AA - Corpus Christi 5 Midland 3

David Martinez improved to 7-0 on the year as the Hooks (25-18) defeated the RockHounds 5-3. Martinez pitched 5 solid innings, Josh Fields continued his rehab by throwing his 7th straight scoreless inning, and Mike Foltynewicz got the final 9 outs to earn his second save. Erik Castro went 3 for 3 with a homer and 2 runs batted in, and Rene Garcia added a pair of rbis of his own to lead the offense. George Springer went hitless, but stole 4 bases.

Advanced A - Rancho Cucamonga 11 Lancaster 7

Matt Duffy's 2-out throwing error led to 4 unearned runs in the 9th as the JetHawks (24-19) lost to the Quakes 11-7. Lancaster wasted 4 homers - one apiece from Telvin Nash (6), Duffy (7), Tyler Heineman (1) and Delino DeShields (1) - in the loss. DeShields (2/5), Joe Sclafani (2/3), Duffy (3/5), Heineman (2/3) and Chris Epps (2/3) all had multi-hit games in a losing effort. Brady Rodgers started the game and allowed 3 runs on 4 hits in 5 innings of work.

Low A - Beloit 3 Quad Cities 2

Lance McCullers' tough luck continues as he once again wound up the losing pitcher despite allowing just 1 earned run in 4 innings of work in the River Bandits (23-19) 3-2 loss. McCullers is now 0-4 on the year with an ERA of 1.72. Carlos Correa had 2 more hits and a stolen base as he extended his hitting streak to 10 games. He's batting .410 (16/39) during that stretch. Jesse Wierzbicki and Austin Elkins each had 2 hits in the loss.

Friday, May 17, 2013

Down on the Farm - 5/16/13

AAA - Oklahoma City 7 Sacramento 2

Andrew Simunic's bases loaded bloop double in the top of the 7th put the RedHawks (24-15) ahead for good as they rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat the River Cats 7-2. Brett Wallace added a pair of rbis, and Jonathan Villar and Austin Wates both added two hits as every RedHawk starter had a hit in the game. Relievers Alex Sogard, Josh Zeid, Rhiner Cruz and Eric Berger combined to throw 4 2/3 shutout innings to set up the late rally.

AA - San Antonio 6 Corpus Christi 2

Rene Garcia hit his 2nd home run of the season and Jiovanni Mier took another step closer to the Mendoza Line with a pair of doubles, but the Hooks (23-17) still fell short against the Missions, losing 6-2. Ruben Alaniz (0-5, 5.45) pitched well allowing just 2 runs in 4 2/3 innings while fanning 5, but the offense just couldn't get things going. Josh Fields made his first rehab appearance for Corpus Christi after appearing in two games for Quad Cities and threw another scoreless inning. Fields has now tossed 5 scoreless innings during his rehab.

Advanced A - Visalia 6 Lancaster 5

The Rawhide scored twice in the bottom of the 7th against Tyson Perez (1-2, 6.62) and edged out the JetHawks (23-17) in a back-and-forth affair, 6-5. Matt Duffy led the JetHawks offense with 3 hits and 3 rbi, and Joe Sclafani, Andrew Aplin and Tyler Heineman all had multi-hit games for Lancaster. Aplin, the JetHawks starting centerfielder, also picked up a pair of outfield assists. Theron Geith tossed two scoreless innings in relief to lower his ERA on the year to 1.29. After allowing two runs in his first appearance of the season, Geith has rattled off 11 straight scoreless appearances. Delino DeShields Jr went 0 for 5 and struck out 4 times.

Low A - Quad Cities 3 Wisconsin 1

Colton Cain worked 4 1/3 solid innings and Mike Hauschild tossed 3 2/3 scoreless innings of relief as the River Bandits (23-16) defeated the Timber Rattlers 3-1. The Bandits pushed 3 runs across in the 5th thanks to an error, a Carlos Correa rbi groundout and a Miles Hamblin single, and that was all the offense Quad Cities would need. Correa also added a single of his own to extend his hitting streak to 7 games and Ariel Ovando added a pair of hits to lead the offense. John Neely pitched a scoreless 9th for his 7th save.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Down on the Farm - 5/15/13

AA - Corpus Christi 10 San Antonio 8

David Martinez wasn't at his best allowing three runs in four innings of relief, but the offense made sure it was good enough to give him his sixth win of the year. Jonathan Meyer homered and drove in four runs, and both Ben Orloff and Rene Garcia drove home a pair as the Hooks (23-16) had 15 hits in a 10-8 win. Mike Foltynewicz started and lasted just 4 innings allowing 2 earned runs while walking three and fanning four.

Advanced A - Visalia 5 Lancaster 2

Lancaster (23-16) managed just 5 hits and couldn't overcome an early 4-0 deficit in what ended up being a 5-2 loss. Telvin Nash was one of the few bright spots on offense doubling and drawing two walks in four trips. Chris Devenski started the game for the JetHawks and allowed 4 runs in 4 innings to fall to 3-2 on the year.

Low A - Quad Cities 9 Wisconsin 4

The top three hitters in the River Bandits lineup (Teoscar Hernandez, Carlos Correa and Miles Hamblin) combined to go 9 for 12 with 5 runs, 5 rbis, 4 walks and 0 strikeouts as Quad Cities (22-16) defeated the Timber Rattlers 9-4. Correa finished the game 3 for 5 and has his average all the way back up to .266 thanks to a 6-game hitting streak. The River Bandits drew 10 walks and had 14 hits and overcame the loss of Lance McCullers Jr who left the game with tightness in his hip after 1 inning. Michael Dimock threw two scoreless innings in which he fanned 5 to improve to 5-0 on the year and Daniel Minor tossed 4 scoreless innings to earn his first save.

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Farm Report - 5/4/13

AA - San Antonio 6 Corpus Christi 2

Rene Garcia and Jonathan Meyer each went 2 for 4 with a double, and Jake Buchanan tossed 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, but it wasn't enough as the Hooks (17-12) fell to the Missions 6-2. Buchanan retired all 11 hitters he faced to lower his ERA on the year to 1.31. Carlos Quevedo started and took the loss for the Hooks dropping to 1-2 on the year. George Springer and J.D. Martinez were both 0 for 4.

Advanced A - High Desert 5 Lancaster 3

The Mavericks scored 4 times in the bottom of the 6th to erase a 3-0 JetHawk lead and went on to defeat Lancaster (16-12) by a score of 5-3. Thomas Shirley threw 4 scoreless innings in his first start of the year, but the Mavericks got to reliever Luis Cruz for 5 runs in just 1 2/3 innings. Catcher Tyler Heineman led the offense by reaching base 4 times and Delino DeShields Jr. added a double and a triple in 4 trips.

Low A - West Michigan 7 Quad Cities 4

Cameron Lamb gave up 4 runs in just 2/3 of an inning as the River Bandits (16-11) squandered a 4-3 lead and fell to the Whitecaps 7-4. Jesse Wierzbicki doubled and drove in a pair of runs, and Joe Sclafani had 2 hits and an rbi of his own to lead the offense, while Joe Bircher tossed 3 scoreless innings of relief in a losing effort. Vincent Velasquez started the game for Quad Cities and allowed 3 runs in 4 innings of work while striking out 4.


Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Down on the Farm - 4/30/13

AAA - Oklahoma City 4 Nashville 2

Jarred Cosart pitched 5 1/3 solid innings and earned his 3rd win of the year as the RedHawks (15-10) defeated the Sounds 4-2. Cosart struck out 6 and allowed just 1 run lowering his ERA to 2.63 on the year. Marc Krauss led the offense with his 6th home run and 25th rbi of the season. Josh Zeid earned his second save of the season and with 2 strikeouts, he now has 15 in 10 1/3 innings.

AA - Corpus Christi 1 Midland 0

Rene Garcia drove in Erik Castro in the third inning for the game's only run as the Hooks (14-11) defeated the RockHounds 1-0. Jake Buchanan, Carlos Quevedo and Alex Sogard combined on a 6 hitter as all three continued their impressive seasons on the mound (Buchanan 1.47, Quevedo 1.62, Sogard 0.00 in 8 1/3 innings). Ben Orloff had 2 of Corpus Christi's 5 hits.

Advanced A - Inland Empire 3 Lancaster 2

Preston Tucker's 2-run double gave the JetHawks (14-10) a short lived 2-0 lead, but it was erased a half inning later as Lancaster fell 3-2 to the 66ers. Nolan Fontana stayed hot with 2 more hits including his 7th double of the season, but Matt Duffy saw his 15 game hitting streak draw to a close with an 0 for 4 night. Luis Cruz started and threw 5 scoreless innings while fanning 5.

Low A - Quad Cities 17 Great Lakes 6

Jobduan Morales hit a Grand Slam and drove in 5 runs, Roberto Pena homered and drove in 4, and Jesse Wierzbicki had 3 hits as Quad Cities (15-8) erupted for 17 runs on 15 hits in a blowout win. Carlos Correa added two hits and a walk and scored three times, and Teoscar Hernandez scored three runs of his own, as pretty much everyone on the River Bandits roster enjoyed a big night offensively. Michael Dimock pitched just 1/3 of an inning in relief, but that was enough to earn his third win of the year.

Friday, April 26, 2013

Down on the Farm - 4/25/13

AAA - New Orleans 10 Oklahoma City 8 (15 innings)

The RedHawks (10-10) came back from 6-0 down to send the game into extra innings, and scored 2 in the bottom of the 13th to keep it going, but eventually came up short falling in 15 innings, 10-8. Jimmy Parades and Andrew Simunic each had 3 hits, Jonathan Villar knocked in 3 runs and Brett Wallace was 2 for 6 with a double to lead the offense in a losing effort. Jarred Cosart started for Oklahoma City and endured his first bad start of the year allowing 6 runs (5 earned) in 4 1/3 innings raising his ERA to 2.86. The bullpen pitched admirably though, with Kyle Hallock, Josh Zeid, Wes Musick, Kevin Chapman, and Jose Valdez keeping the Zephyrs off the board until the for 13th.

AA - Midland 6 Corpus Christi 0

Corpus Christi (11-9) had plenty of chances, but left 9 runners on base and were 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position as they were shut down by Midland 6-0. The RockHounds took advantage of 3 Hooks errors scoring 3 unearned runs in the game. Ruben Alaniz allowed just 1 unearned run in 3 2/3 innings, but was the hard luck loser falling to 0-2 on the year. Carlos Perez and Rene Garcia each had two hits in a losing effort.

Advanced A - Lake Elsinore 9 Lancaster 8

Lancaster (13-7) scored 4 times in the 9th inning, but Chris Epps grounded out with 2 men on and 2 outs to cut the rally just short. Nolan Fontana had 3 more hits and a pair of rbis raising his average on the year to .370 and Tyler Heineman announced his return from the DL by going 4 for 4 with a double to lead the offense. Telvin Nash added a solo home run, his first of the year.

Low A - Lansing 6 Quad Cities 2

The River Bandits (11-7) struck out 13 teams and were just 1 for 11 with runners in scoring position as they wasted a solid outing from Jordan Jankowski and fell 6-2 to the Lugnuts. Jankowski allowed just 1 run in 5 innings of work, but the bullpen couldn't keep it close as Lansing pulled away late. The Bandits managed just 6 hits in the game, with Austin Elkins' double the only one for extra bases. Carlos Correa went 0 for 5 with 4 strikeouts lowering his average on the year to .211.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Down on the Farm - 4/24/13

AA - Corpus Christi 6 Midland 3

Asher Wojciechowski was scored on for the first time this year raising his ERA to a whopping 0.78, but the Hooks (11-8) rallied late to defeat Midland 6-3. Jiovanni Mier delievered a 2-run single with 1 out in the top of the 7th to give Corprus Christi a 3-2 lead, and Carlos Perez slugged a 2-run homer in the 8th for insurance in the victory. David Martinez earned the win in relief allowing a run in 3 1/3 innings of work and Jason Stoffel workedo out of a jam in the 9th to earn his 4th save. Rene Garcia added 3 hits for the Hooks to raise his average on the season to .351

Advanced A - Lancaster 8 Lake Elsinore 4

Nolan Fontana (2/3), Matt Duffy (3/5), Telvin Nash (2/3) and Chris Epps (2/5) all had multi-hit games for the JetHawks (13-6) as the jumped out to a big lead early and cruised to a comfortable win over Lake Elsinore. Tyson Perez earned his first win of the year despite allowing 4 runs in 5 innings of work, and David Rollins slammed the door with 4 innings of 1-hit shutout ball to earn his second save of the year. Fontana and Epps each drove in a pair of runs in the win.