Down on the Farm - 5/27/13

AAA - Oklahoma City 4 Iowa 3

Ross Seaton won his second straight decision and was backed by a solid effort from the bullpen as the RedHawks (28-23) defeated the Cubs 4-3. Alex Sogard pitched 1 2/3 no-hit innings, and Rhiner Cruz and Jose Valdez each followed with a shutout innings of their own as Valdez earned his 10th save of the year. Cody Clark and Andrew Simunic each went 2 for 4 with a run scored to lead the offense while Jake Elmore and Brett Wallace each drove in runs. Fernando Martinez's recent struggles continued as he went 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts and grounded into a double play. He's now hitting .212 on the year for the RedHawks.

AA - Corpus Christi 14 Arkansas 4

George Springer hit a pair of home runs, giving him 15 on the year, and drove in 5 as the Hooks (30-20) overcame an early 4-0 deficit and steamrolled the Travelers 14-4. Michael Burgess added a pair of home runs of his own and Domingo Santana had four hits including a home run missing the cycle by only a triple as the Hooks banged out 16 hits in the rout. Nick Tropeano finally earned his first win of the season with 5 innings of work while Bobby Doran earned his first save with 4 scoreless innings of relief.

Advanced A - Lancaster 6 Rancho Cucamonga 4

Aaron West allowed just 1 hit in 5 shutout innings and Delino DeShields Jr. went 4 for 4 with a walk as the JetHawks (30-20) defeated the Quakes 6-4. Raoul Torrez added 3 hits and Joe Sclafani doubled in a pair of runs to lead the offense. Travis Ballew allowed a solo home run to O'Koyea Dickson in the 9th, but picked up the final 4 outs, 3 by strikeout, to earn his 9th save. Ballew has now fanned 35 hitters in 20 1/3 innings for the JetHawks this season.

Low A - Quad Cities 11 Clinton 4

Carlos Correa singled twice, doubled and drove in 4 runs and Jobduan Morales and Austin Elkins each had 3 hits of their own as the River Bandits (27-23) upended the LumberKings 11-4. Miles Hamblin homered and drove in 2, while Terrell Joyce and Morales each drove in a pair as well. Vincent Velasquez earned the win with 5 innings of work to improve to 4-2 despite an uncharacteristic 0 strikeouts.

Down on the Farm - 4/22/13

AAA - Albuquerque 8 Oklahoma City 1

The Isotopes rode a 5-run 4th inning to an 8-1 win over the RedHawks (10-8) sending Rudy Owens (0-3) to his third loss of the season. The RedHawks managed only 5 hits, 2 of them by Jonathan Villar who recorded his 4th straight 2-hit game, and 1 a solo homerun by catcher Cody Clark. Trevor Crowe saw his 15 game hitting streak come to an end with an 0 for 4 outing.

AA - Midland 2 Corpus Christi 1

Jeremy Barfield slugged a solo homerun with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th off of Carlos Quevedo to lead the RockHounds to a 2-1 walkoff win over the Hooks (9-8). Jake Buchanan started and threw 5 shutout innings and left with a 1-0 lead before giving way to Quevedo who was touched up for a pair of solo homers in the loss. Jonathan Meyer was 2 for 4 and Jiovanni Mier stole 2 bases in a losing effort.

Low A - Quad Cities 7 Wisconsin 2

The River Bandits (11-5) scored 5 times in the top of the 11th to knock off the Timber Rattlers 7-2. Austin Elkins had 3 hits, and Teoscar Hernandez tripled and drove in three runs to lead the offense in the win. Daniel Minor started on the mound for Quad Cities and allowed just 1 run on 1 hit in 5 innings of work before giving way to Lance McCullers who allowd just 1 run on 3 hits in 4 innings. John Neely earned the win in relief with 2 scoreless innings while scattering 4 hits.