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Friday, June 7, 2013

Down on the Farm - 6/5/13

AA - Midland 3 Corpus Christi 1

Despite a lineup that started with George Springer, Jose Martinez, Jonathan Singleton, Justin Maxwell and Domingo Santana, the Hooks (36-22) managed just one run in a 3-1 loss to the RockHounds. The Hooks managed just 9 hits in the loss and went 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position. Jiovanni Mier led the offense by going 3 for 3 with a stolen base. Springer added two hits including a double and Singleton had an rbi double in 4 trips. Nick Tropeano allowed just 2 runs on 4 hits in 5 innings, but was saddled with loss, dropping his record to 1-4.

Advanced A - Stockton 13 Lancaster 7

The Ports scored 10 runs in the first three innings and rode that to a 13-7 win over the JetHawks (35-24). Lancaster slugged four home runs in the game, but despite the power outburst, couldn't overcome the early deficit. Delino DeShields, Nolan Fontana, Matt Duffy and Telvin Nash accounted for the JetHawks homers while Andrew Aplin and MP Cokinos each had multi-hit games in a losing effort. Chris Devenski had 6 strikeouts in 3 innings of relief work.

Low A - Cedar Rapids 14 Quad Cities 5

Byron Buxton, the player drafted after Carlos Correa in last year's draft, went 5 for 6 with 2 singles, a double, and 2 triples as the Kernels crushed the River Bandits (32-25) behind a 10-run 4th inning. Rio Ruiz and Roberto Pena each had multi-hit games for the River Bandits and Ruben Sosa walked twice and scored a pair of runs. Juan Minaya was one of the few bright spots on the mound for Quad Cities making his 2013 debut with 3 solid innings and allowing just 1 run on 1 hit.

DSL - DSL Red Sox 3 DSL Astros 2

The Astros (2-2) led 2-1 with 2 outs and nobody on in the 9th inning, but an error, a walk, 2 singles and another walk put the Red Sox in front and they came away winners, 3-2. The Astros pitching staff surrendered 0 earned runs in the game and were led by starter Javier Lozano who tossed 3 scoreless frames. Jean Estrella and Arturo Michelena each went 2 for 4 to lead the offense. The Astros had 10 hits in the game, but had a runner caught stealing, 2 thrown out on the bases by Red Sox left fielder Juan Hernandez and were victimized by 4 double plays in the loss.

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Down on the Farm - 5/29/13

AA - Corpus Christi 5 Northwest Arkansas 4

Max Stassi had 2 doubles and 2 rbis and Erik Castro added 3 hits of his own as the Hooks (32-20) edged out the Naturals 5-4. Ruben Alaniz earned the win out of the pen with 3 solid innings of work to improve to 2-5 on the year while former Astro Sergio Escalona continues to work his way back after missing all of 2012 with 2 innings of work in which he allowed 1 run and fanned two to earn his first save. The Hooks had 12 hits in the game including 7 doubles.

Advanced A - Lancaster 9 Rancho Cucamonga 4

Preston Tucker homered again and Telvin Nash homered twice as the JetHawks (32-20) erased an early deficit and defeated the Quakes 9-4. Tucker and Nash each drove in 3 runs in the game and 6 different JetHawks players had multi-hit games led by Matt Duffy's 3 hits and 2 rbis. David Rollins worked 4 hitless innings in relief to earn his 4th win of the season.

Low A - Quad Cities 2 Kane County 1

Jonathan Singleton homered for the second time in as many games and also ripped a double as the River Bandits (29-23) won a close one over the Cougars 2-1. Teoscar Hernandez added a solo home run while Rio Ruiz (2/4) and Austin Elkins (2/3) each had multi-hit games for the River Bandits. Mike Hauschild worked 5 shutout innings of 1-hit ball, but it was Colton Cain who had 3 shutout innings of his own earning the win. John Neely worked the 9th for his 8th save.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Down on the Farm - 5/20/13

AAA - Fresno 10 Oklahoma City 3

Asher Wojciechowski finally got roughed up a bit surrendering 8 runs on 10 hits, including 3 home runs, as the RedHawks (25-18) lost to the Grizzlies 10-3. Philip Humber followed Wojo making his RedHawks debut and allowed 2 runs in his 2 innings of work. Sadly his 9.00 ERA is better than what he posted during his stint with the Astros (9.59). Fernando Martinez led the RedHawks offense by going 3 for 4 with a home run and a pair of rbis. Brandon Laird added two hits including a double.

AA - Midland 19 Corpus Christi 11

The Hooks (25-19) took an 11-10 lead into the bottom of the 8th, but the RockHounds scored 9 times off of 3 Hooks pitchers and won a wild, high scoring affair 19-11. Erik Castro, Michael Burgess and Zach Johnson all homered for the Hooks, and Castro and Burgess each had 3 rbis to lead the offense, but the Hooks made 4 errors, walked 9 hitters and allowed 17 hits. Pat Urckfitz was the lone bright spot on the mound for Corpus Christi tossing 2 2/3 scoreless innings.

Advanced A - Rancho Cucamonga 10 Lancaster 6

Tyson Perez allowed 7 runs in the game's first two innings and the JetHawks (24-20) never recovered losing to the Quakes, 10-6. Telvin Nash homered and drove in three runs, and Preston Tucker had 3 hits as Lancaster tried to rally late, but fell short. Chris Epps added two doubles and Joe Sclafani reached base 3 times while Theron Geith threw 2 scoreless innings.

Low A - Beloit 4 Quad Cities 1

Teoscar Hernandez led off the game with a single, and the River Bandits (23-20) went hitless the rest of the way falling to the Snappers, 4-1. Mike Hauschild tossed 5 no-hit innings for Quad Cities, but Beloit got to the River Bandits' bullpen for 4 runs on 7 hits. Rio Ruiz delivered a sacrifice fly to score Hernandez for Quad Cities' only run.

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.

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Down on the Farm - 5/10/13

AAA - Oklahoma City 1 Tacoma 0

Brett Oberholtzer (2-3, 6.08) allowed just 1 hit in 5 2/3 shutout innings, fanning 9 and combined with 4 relievers on a 4-hit shutout as the RedHawks (22-12) defeated the Rainiers 1-0. Brett Wallace tripled and scored the game's only run on Brandon Laird's rbi double in the 4th and the RedHawks pitching staff took care of the rest. Jose Valdez earned his 9th save of the season by pitching a scoreless 9th.

AA - Corpus Christi 9 Frisco 4

Bobby Doran improved to 5-0 on the year and Domingo Santana bashed 3 home runs and drove in 5 as the Hooks (20-14) defeated the RoughRiders 9-4. Santana homered in the 1st, 3rd and 7th innings to back a solid start from Nick Tropeano who allowed just an unearned run on two hits in 4 innings. Drew Muren and Rene Garcia each added a pair of hits, and Jiovanni Mier and Zach Johnson both homered as well. Johnson's home run was his first since his promotion to AA.

Advanced A - Lancaster 19 Stockton 13

The JetHawks (20-15) finished with 16 hits and 11 walks as pitching was nowhere to be found in a wild 19-13 affair. Every JetHawks starter except Nolan Fontana had at least 1 hit, and Fontana managed to draw 3 walks. Telvin Nash was the hero on a day of offensive heroes as he homered twice and drove in 7 runs. Andrew Aplin added 4 rbis, MP Cokinos and Chris Epps each drove in 3, and Matt  Duffy added his 5th home run of the year.

Low A - Cedar Rapids 2 Quad Cities 0 (Game 1, 11 innings)

Josh Fields started his rehab going 2 scoreless innings and fanning 3, but the River Bandits (19-12) lost to the Kernels 2-0 in 11. Quad Cities managed just 6 hits in the game, 3 of them by left fielder Jordan Scott. Jamaine Cotton made his 2013 debut with 4 scoreless innings in relief of Fields and Carlos Correa returned to the Bandits lineup but went 0 for 3 with a walk.

Low A - Cedar Rapids 5 Quad Cities 1 (Game 2)

The River Bandits (19-13) capped off a frustrating double header with a 5-1 loss at the hands of the Kernels. Vincent Velasquez struck out 9, but allowed 5 runs on 9 hits in 4 2/3 inninngs. Roberto Pena scored the Bandits only run of the game in the the inning on a Jordan Scott sacrifice fly.

Friday, May 10, 2013

Down on the Farm - 5/8/13 and 5/9/13

Wednesday

AAA - Oklahoma City 7 Tacoma 6 (10 innings)

Jonathan Villar's 2-out grand slam capped a 6-run 9th for the RedHawks and sent the game into extra innings where Brandon Laird scored on an error in the 10th to give Oklahoma City (20-12) an improbable 7-6 win. Brad Peacock made his RedHawks debut and made it through 6 innings allowing 4 runs on 6 hits, fanning 5 while not walking a batter. He threw 104 pitches. Marc Krauss reached base 4 times to lead the offense, but Brett Wallace had his hitting streak snapped going 0 for 5 with 3 strikeouts. Jason Stoffel earned the win in relief.

Advanced A - Lake Elsinore 7 Lancaster 4 (Game 1)

MP Cokinos hit a pair of doubles, but didn't get much help as the Storm beat up the JetHawks (18-14) by a score of 7-2. Andrew Aplin and Preston Tucker drove in runs, but Luis Cruz allowed 5 runs in just 4 1/3 innings as the Storm never trailed in winning Game 1 of their doubleheader.

Advanced A - Lake Elsinore 4 Lancaster 2 (Game 2)

The Storm completed their doubleheader sweep of the JetHawks (18-15) with a 4-2 win in the nightcap. The JetHawks overcame an early 2-0 deficit behind rbis from Preston Tucker and Matt Duffy, but Lake Elsinore came right back against Thomas Shirley (0-3). Tucker had 2 of Lancaster's 5 hits to lead the offense and Kenny Long threw another scoreless inning out of the pen.

Low A - Quad Cities 4 Cedar Rapids 2

The River Bandits (19-11) got another stellar pitching performance from Brian Holmes, who fanned 8 in 4 2/3 shutout innings, and rode it to a 4-2 win over the Kernels. Teoscar Hernandez hit his second home run of the season and Brian Blasik had 3 of the Bandits' 5 hits en route to the win. John Neely pitched the 9th for his 6th save of the season. 


Thursday

AAA - Oklahoma City 3 Tacoma 1

Asher Wojciechowski continued his dominant run through the minors in 2013 tossing 6 shutout innings in his second AAA start to lead the RedHawks (21-12) to a 3-1 win over the Rainiers. Rhiner Cruz followed Wojo with 2 scoreless innings of his own as he continues to pitch well since his demotion and Jose Valdez pitched the 9th for his 8th save. Brett Wallace went 2 for 3 with a double and a run batted in to lead the offense and Jonathan Villar added a pair of hits and stole two more bases giving him 12 on the year.

AA - Frisco 6 Corpus Christi 4

Jake Buchanan tossed 5 scoreless innings to lower his ERA on the season to 1.14, but the bullpen couldn't keep the RoughRiders at bay and the Hooks (19-14) fell 6-4. In 9 appearances spanning 39 1/3 innings this year, opposing hitters are batting just .165 against Buchanan and he's only walked two hitters. The Hooks managed just 5 hits in the game including Erik Castro's 2nd home run of the season.

Advanced A - Lancaster 10 Lake Elsinore 4

The JetHawks (19-15) bounced back after getting swept in Wednesday's doubleheader defeating the Storm 10-4. Andrew Aplin had 3 hits, Telvin Nash and Chris Epps both homered, and MP Cokinos added a pair of rbis to lead the offensive barrage. Theron Geith (3-0) earned the win in relief as he lowered his ERA on the year to 1.69.

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Down on the Farm - 5/3/13

AA - Corpus Christi 10 Midland 4

George Springer homered and drove in 3 runs to lead a 13-hit attack as the Hooks (17-11) defeated the RockHounds 10-4. Michael Burgess added 3 hits including a pair of doubles, Ben Orloff knocked in a pair of runs, and 5 different Hooks players had multi-hit games. On the mound, Matt Heidenreich, who had been struggling, turned in his best outing of the year throwing 5 shutout innings in relief to earn his 2nd win of the season and lower his ERA to 6.35. Pat Urckfitz added a scoreless inning on the mound.

Advanced A - High Desert 9 Lancaster 7

Nolan Fontana had four hits including his third home run of the year, but his error led to 6 unearned runs and the JetHawks (16-11) fell to the Mavericks 9-7. Andrew Aplin and Telvin Nash each added a pair of hits, but Delino DeShields Jr. was 0 for 4 and saw his average dip to .228 on the year and Matt Duffy went hitless and is now 0 for 17 following a 15 game hitting streak. Jonas Dufek pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief while David Rollins (2-3, 4.91) suffered the loss on the mound.

Low A - Quad Cities 3 South Bend 2

The River Bandits (16-10) scored single runs in the 7th, 8th and 9th to defeat the Silver Hawks (18-7) in a close one, 3-2. Brian Holmes followed up his 10-strikeout performance, with 3 scoreless innings in relief, and Jon Neely pitched a perfect 9th for his fourth save. Offensively, Teoscar Hernandez hit his first home run of the year in the 8th to tie the game, and Miles Hamblin drove in Jesse Wierzbicki on an rbi single in the top of the 9th to put Quad Cities up for good.

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Down on the Farm - 4/27/13

AAA - Oklahoma City 11 New Orleans 1

Marc Krauss clubbed his team-leading 5th home run of the season, and Jordan Lyles had his best outing of the year allowing just 1 run in 5 innings of work as the RedHawks (12-10) buried the Zephyrs 11-1. Brett Wallace added his second homer since his demotion and Jonathan Villar, Trevor Crowe and Jake Elmore all had 2 RBIs in the rout.

AA - Corpus Christi 11 Frisco 0

The Hooks (13-9) scored 7 times in the first inning and blew out the RoughRiders 11-0. Enrique Hernandez had a 3-run triple in the first, and George Springer added his 7th home run of the season to lead the offensive explosion. Bobby Doran and Nick Tropeano combined on the 7-hit shutout with Doran improving to 3-0 on the year and Tropeano earning his 3rd save while fanning 7 in his 4 innings of work.

Advanced A - Inland Empire 10 Lancaster 7 (10 innings)

The JetHawks (14-8) bullpen faltered late allowing 7 runs between the 8th and 10th innings as the JetHawks were tripped up by the 66ers 10-7 in 10. Zach Johnson went 3 for 4 with 2 doubles and a homer to lead the JetHawk offense, and Telvin Nash extended his hitting streak to 5 while clubbing his 2nd homer of the year. Travis Ballew blew the save in the 9th, but did strike out 2 more hitters giving him 17 in 7 2/3 innings this year.

Low A - Quad Cities 3 Lansing 2

John Neely got Dwight Smith to ground into a force play with the bases loaded and two outs in the 9th to give the River Bandits (13-7) a 3-2 win over the Lugnuts. Lance McCullers didn't allow an earned run in 5 innings of work lowering his ERA to 1.93 on the year, but he was denied his first win of the season once again, leaving with the score tied at 1. Daniel Minor earned the win in relief with 6  strikeouts in three scoreless innings of work. The River Bandits managed just 3 hits in the win and took advantage of 4 Lansing errors to steal this one.

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Down on the Farm - 4/26/13

AAA - Oklahoma City 2 New Orleans 0

In a rain-shortened affair, the RedHawks (11-10) shut out the Zephyrs 2-0 behind the solid pitching of Dallas Keuchel. In his first AAA appearance of the season, Keuchel threw 6 shutout innings allowing just three hits while striking out five. He did not walk a batter. Marc Krauss picked up his 20th rbi of the season, and Jimmy Paredes had two more hits to raise his average up to .363 to lead the offense. Andrew Simunic added an rbi on a sacrifice fly.

AA - Corpus Christi 4 Frisco 2

Domingo Santana homered in his first game back from an injury to lead the Hooks (12-9) to a 4-2 win over the RoughRiders. The Hooks got solid starting pitching from Carlos Quevedo who threw 5 shutout innings in his first start of the season. Erik Castro added his first home run of the season and Jason Stoffel got the final out in the 9th inning to earn his 5th save of the year.

Advanced A - Lancaster 3 Inland Empire 2

Matt Duffy's bases clearing 3-run double in the bottom of the 7th gave the JetHawks a come-from-behind victory over the Inland Empire 66ers by a score of 3-2. Nolan Fontana reached based 4 times (2 singles, 2 walks) and raised his average to .387 on the year, and Telvin Nash extended his hitting streak to 4 since joining the JetHawks to lead the offense. The JetHawks managed only 6 hits in the game. Mike Foltynewicz earned his first win of the year with 4 shutout innings in relief. He fanned 6.

Low A - Quad Cities 4 Lansing 0

Vincent Velasquez and Joe Bircher combined on a 5-hit shutout as the River Bandits (12-7) defeated the Lugnuts 4-0. Velasquez struck out 8 in 5 innings to improve to 3-0 while lowering his ERA to 1.17 on the year. Teoscar Hernandez had 2 hits, stole 2 bases and scored 2 runs, Roberto Pena went 3 for 3, and Terrell Joyce hit his first homer of the year to lead the offense. Bircher earned his second save of the year with 4 scoreless innings of relief.

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.