Minor League Blogs

The Bats made a nice run, but they never led in their series with the Bulls and that didn’t change in a winner take all game five.  The Bats got off to an early 1-0 lead but that was tied by the third and the Bats never had the lead after that.  Greg Afencio took the [...]

The Bats forced a winner take all game five with a 10-7 win over the Durham Bulls.  Chris Denove went two for four with two doubles, a run and three RBIs.  Chris Helsey went one for three with two walks, a run and two RBIs. Lee Tabor picked up the win and he three fur innings [...]

The Whitecaps came back from a 2-0 deficit to tie the Loos in the seventh inning but Tyler Stohr gave up a run in the top of the tenth as the Whitecaps season ended in a 3-2 loss. Like last year, they forced a third game in the first round of the Midwest League playoffs [...]

The Bats evened up their series with the Bulls 1-1 and they did it despite giving up a couple of early runs.  Ben Jukich was hit for two runs in the first, but the pitching staff didn’t allow a run the rest of the way.  Jukich picked up the win and he gave up two [...]

The Whitecaps lived to fight another day as they evened up their three game series with the Loons after a 7-0 win.  Billy Nowlin was the hitting star and he went four for four with three RBIs and a run.  Brent Wyatt drew a walk and he scored two runs. Adam Wilk had a really nice [...]

The Whitecaps now face elimination in their best of three game series after a 7-2 loss to the Loons last night.  Brandon Douglas went two for four with a double and he drove in both Whitecaps runs and the rest of the team managed just one hit. Casey Crosby took the loss.   He gave up five [...]

The bullpen really got it done in this one as the Mustangs took care of Missoula 3-2.  Bryan Gardner struck out four in three shutout innings of relief while Brian Pearl struck out two in a shutout eighth and he improved to 1-0.  Jason Braun pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his first [...]

The Bats lost game one of their series with the Bulls despite an exceptional game by Juan Francisco at the plate.  The third baseman went two for four with a pair of home runs and three RBIs.  Chris Denove  pitched in with a solo home run. Federico Baez was hammered out of the pen and he [...]

The Mustangs fell to Missoula 13-2 and most of the damage came off of Leonardo Astorga, who fell to 2-8.  Some errors cost him as well as he gave up eight runs, but just three of them were earned.  He gave up the eight runs on seven hits and a walk with two strikeouts in [...]

The Whitecaps loss their regular season finale 3-1 but not because of Anthony Shawler’s start.  He gave up a run on three hits with seven strikeouts in eight innings and for his exceptional start, he took the loss and fell to 7-5.  Tyler Stohr gave up two runs in the top of the ninth and [...]

Ramon Garcia fell to 4-4 on the season as the SeaWolves lost to Akron 9-3 in their final game of the season.  He gave up eight runs (six earned) on eleven hits in 3 1/3 innings.  Christopher White belted a home run and he drove in two.  Shawn Roof went three for four with a solo [...]

Ryan Ketchner improved to 2-0 on the season with a really nice start as the Hens finished their season with a 3-0 win over the Clippers.  He gave up just six hits and he struck out two in the shutout. Will Rhymes went three for four with a triple, an RBI and a run.  Scott Sizemore [...]

Oneonta won their season final behind a really nice start by Clemente Mendoza.  He gave up six hits and he struck out four in seven shutout innings and the win gave him a 5-5 record on the season.  Michael Torrealba pitched two shutout innings to close out the game and he picked up his second [...]

The Whitecaps managed just five hits in a 6-0 loss to Fort Wayne in their second to last game of the regular season.  Bryan Pounds went two for four while Alden Carrithers went one for three with a walk. Robert Waite took the loss and he fell to 1-1.  He gave up five runs on four [...]

Lakeland finished their season with an 8-1 loss to Dunedin.  Mark Sorensen took the loss and he fell to 1-2.  He gave up five runs (four earned) on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts.  Nolan Moody was also hit hard and he gave up three runs in 2 2/3 innings. Devin Thomas went two [...]

Erie outhit Akron 11-6 but they stranded eleven base runners in a 4-3 loss.  Brennan Boesch went three for five with a double and he scored two runs while Michael Bertram went three for five with a home run and two RBIs. Jonah Nickerson gave up three runs in six innings in his start.  Alfredo Figaro [...]

Brooks Brown fell to 3-13 on the season with a rough start in the Hens 7-2 loss to the Clippers.  He gave up six runs on six hits and two walks in five innings.  Maxwell Leon drove in both Hens runs with a two run shot in the ninth.  Mike Gosse and Jeff Frazier both went [...]

Dontrelle Willis picked up his first win for the Hens with a solid start.  He gave up two runs on six hits and only two walks with five strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.  Freddy Dolsi pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his tenth save of the season. Mike Gosse hit a two run home [...]

Andrew Hess saved some of his best stuff for last as he shut down the the Jays over eight innings in Lakeland’s 4-1 win.  Hess gave up just one run on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts in eight innings.  Chad Linder pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his second save [...]

Erie blew a 3-0 lead in the eighth and ninth, scored a run in the tenth and then gave this one up as Brett Jensen gave up two runs in tenth in the SeaWolves 5-4 loss.  Jensen took the loss and he fell to 5-5 and a solid start by Lauren Gagnier went to waste.  [...]

The Whitecaps couldn’t get much done at the plate as they picked up just a pair of hits in a 7-1 loss to Fort Wayne.  Gustavo Nunez doubled and he scored the lone run to lead the way at the plate. Victor Larez was shelled and he gave up six runs in 1 2/3 innings.  Brayan [...]

The Tigers scored a run in the ninth to take the lead only to see Kenny Faulk give up two unearned runs in the bottom of the ninth as Oneonta lost a tough one 3-2.  A solid start by Nate Newman went to waste.  He gave up one run on six hits and one walk [...]

With the Hens out of the playoff picture, Mike Hessman decided to play all nine positions.  I was surprised to see he didn’t make one of the Hens four errors, which was good, but he did give up two runs in the ninth as the Hens lost a tight one 12-11.  Josh Rainwater was hammered [...]

Erie managed just three hits in their 5-1 loss to Akron last night.  Jeff Kunkel provided the SeaWolves lone run with a solo shot in the third inning. A solid start by Jared Gayhart went to waste.  He gave up two runs on five hits and four walks with a strikeout in 5 2/3 innings and [...]

Trevor Feeney fell to 2-6 on the season with a rough start in Lakeland’s 9-2 loss to Dunedin.  He gave up five runs on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts in three innings. Devin Thomas went two for four with a triple, a run and an RBI.  Jeramy Laster went two for four.

Melvin Mercedes had 16 saves and a 1.82 ERA in 24 2/3 innings for the GCL Tigers but he’s had a tough time since getting promoted to the Whitecaps.  He made his second appearance yesterday and he gave up (with some help from Tyler Stohr, three runs in the bottom of the eighth and he [...]

Oneonta couldn’t get much going at the plate as they lost to Hudson Valley 3-1.  Luis Palacios was one of the lone hitters to really get things going and he went two for three with a walk and a run. Luis Sanz took the loss and he fell to 5-4.  He gave up three runs on [...]

Ryan Ketchner made his Hens debut yesterday and he really got the job done in a 2-1 win.  He gave up one run on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts in seven innings.  Zach Simons threw two shutout innings to close out the game and he picked up his first save. Scott Sizemore went [...]

Erie won both games of their doubleheader with Harrisburg with some very solid pitching.  Game one saw Alfredo Figaro throw three shutout innings of relief and he improved to 6-2 on the season.  Jason Waddell threw two shutout innings to close out the game and he picked up his second save of the season.  Brennan [...]

The Whitecaps piled on ten runs by the end of the fourth inning as they blew out the Lugnuts 10-2.  Gustavo Nunez went two for five with a double, two runs and three RBIs while Ron Borquin went three for six with three RBIs.  Jordan Lennerton hit the only home run and he went three [...]

Oneonta’s season is winding down and they added two more losses yesterday.  Game one was an ugly 13-0 beatdown in which Jose Siso took the loss.  He gave up eleven runs on twelve hits and three walks with one strikeout in 1 2/3 innings.  Jamie Johnson went two for three and he had two of [...]

Oneonta was blown out 10-0 by Hudson Valley in an ugly game.  Clemente Mendoza fell to 4-5 with a rough start although he wasn’t the only one knocked around.  He gave up six runs on eight hits and two walks in three innings. Rawley Bishop was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for [...]

Erie had a 7-4 lead in the top of the sixth but the Jonah Nickerson and Nolan Cain struggled in the final innings in an 8-7 loss to Harrisburg.  Nickerson gave up seven runs (six earned) on nine hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.  Nolan Cain gave up one run [...]

The Hens couldn’t get anything going at the plate as they lost to the Indians 3-0.  Mike Hessman singled and drew two walks and nobody reached base more then once. Brooks Brown took the loss despite a solid start.  He gave up three runs on three hits with five walks and three strikeouts in seven innings.

Santo De Leon was the hitting star in the SeaWolves 4-3 win over the Curve.  He went two for three with a double and a solo home run.  Andy Dirks pitched in with a solo shot of his own. Lauren Gagnier made his Erie debut and he pitched a solid game. He improved to 1-0 and [...]

Scot Drucker improved to 8-3 on the season with a really nice start in the Hens 3-2 win over Indianapolis.  He gave up two runs on three hits and four walks with five strikeouts in seven innings.  Freddy Dolsi threw eight shutout innings and he picked up his eighth save of the season. Mike Hessman went [...]

Brandon Hamilton didn’t take the loss in this one, but his stats sure were brutal.  He gave up four run on three hits and two walks and he was able to get just one batter out.  That pushed his ERA on the season up to 7.24.  Brayan Villereal did take the loss and he fell [...]

Oneonta took care of Hudson Valley 3-1 and while Nate Newman had a decent start (one run in 4 1/3 innings), the bullpen really shined in this one.  Michael Torrealba improved to 2-1 and he threw 2 2/3 shutout innings while Jose Ortega threw two shutout frames and he picked up his first save of [...]

The GCL Tigers lost their final game of the season 2-1 to the GCL Phillies.  Gary Perinar fell to 0-3 and he gave up two runs on four hits with four strikeouts.  Robert Diaz struck out three in two shutout innings of relief. Luis Castillo went one for four with an RBI.  Londell Taylor went one [...]

Oneonta couldn’t get anything going at the plate as they lost to Hudson Valley 8-1.  They managed just two hits and their lone run came in an inning where they didn’t even get  hit.  Alexis Espinoza reached o an eror, then he moved to third on an error on a pickoff attempt.  He’d later score on [...]

The Whitecaps lost one then won one as they split a twin bill yesterday against Fort Wayne.   Game one was 3-1 and Victor Larez took the loss.  He gave up one unearned run on four hits and two walks with a strikeout in four innings and the loss dropped him to 5-9.  The Whitecaps managed [...]

A really nice start by Andrew Hess went to waste and he fell to 6-11 in the Flying Tigers 1-0 loss to Dunedin.  He gave up one unearned run on two hits and one walk with one strikeout in six solid frames. Joshua Workman went two for four and that was half of Lakeland’s offense.  Jeramy [...]

Michael Bertram drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the twelth to give the SeaWolves a 7-6 win over the Altoona Curve.  Bertram also belted a two run home run earlier in the game while Capster Wells went deep with a solo shot.  Wells also drew three walks. Brett Jensen picked up the win [...]

Dontrelle Willis was back to his old tricks as the Hens were doubled up by Indianapolis 6-3.  He gave up five runs on three hits and eight walks with a strikeout in four innings.  He fell to 0-2 with the Hens.  Jeremy Bonderman threw an inning of shutout relief. Don Kelly went two for four with [...]

Toledo turned around a 6-3 deficit and scored four unanswered runs in the late innings to pull out a 7-6 win over Indianapolis.  Mike Hessman went three for four with two doubles, a walk and two RBIs while Will Rhymes went two for two with two walks, two runs and an RBI. Eddie Bonine was roughed [...]

Ramon Garcia didn’t take the loss, but he gave up the bulk of the damage in the SeaWolves 9-6 loss to the Curve.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and four walks with three strikeout in 4 2/3 innings.  Brendan Wise took the loss and he fell to 4-1 when he gave up [...]

Lakeland lost to Dunedin 3-2 in game where the Flying Tigers managed to pick up just six hits in the game.  Jeramy Laster accounted for Lakeland’s offense with a two run home run in the fourth inning while Audy Ciriaco singled and scored a run. Ryan Ketchner took the loss and he fell to 1-4.  He [...]

There were a few hitting stars in the Whitecaps 8-5 win over Fort Wayne but Gustavo Nunez was a notch above the rest.  He went three for five with a double, a triple, two runs and two RBIs.  Ben Guez went three for five withtwo doubles, a run and an RBI while Alden Carrithers went [...]

Zach Samuels improved to 2-2 on the season with a really nice start in the GCL Tigers 3-0 win over the GCL Pirates.  He gave up six hits and a walk with four strikeouts in seven shutout innings. Melvin Mercedes pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his sixteenth save of the season. James Robbins [...]

Charles Furbush dropped to 6-7 on the season with a rough start in the Flying Tigers 8-5 loss to Daytona.  He gave up seven runs (four earned) on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five innings. Audy Ciriaco and Jeramy Laster both belted two run home run in the loss.  Joseph Tucker doubled [...]