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July 2, 2009

Brent Dlugach Homers Twice In Hens Win

Brent Dlugach had a monster day at the plate as the Hens dismantled the Clippers 12-4.  He went three for four with a double, two home runs, three RBIs and three runs.  Wilkin Ramirez belted a solo home run and he scored twice while Brent Clevlen went two for five with two runs and two [...]

Fort Wayne Knocks Around Dayton’s Pitching

Oscar Castro didn’t take the loss, but he definitely got the ball rolling in the Dragons 8-6 loss to Fort Wayne.  He gave up four runs on four hits and four walks with one strikeout in three innings for his start.  Junior Martinez gave up three runs in 1 1/3 innings and he fell to [...]

Billings Is Held to Five Hits In Blowout Loss to Helena

by @ . Filed under Billings Mustangs - July 2009, Humberto Sosa, Timothy Crabbe
This game was pure ugly.  The offense managed just five hits and they couldn’t score, and the pitchers yielded ten runs.  Humberto Sosa was the standout at the plate.  He went two for three. Timothy Crabbe took the loss and he fell to 0-1 despite being the most effective pitcher of the bunch.  He gave up [...]

July 1, 2009

Andrew Brackman Has Rough Start In RiverDogs Loss

by @ . Filed under Andrew Brackman, Corban Joseph, Garrison Lassiter
Andrew Brackman fell to 1-7 and he had a tough time finding the plate in the RiverDogs 10-5 loss to Greenville.  He gave up five runs on eight walks (no hits) with four strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings. Corban Joseph went two for four with a home run, two RBIs and two runs.  Garrison Lassiter went [...]

Lee Tabor Is Hit Hard in Mudcats Loss

Lee Tabor fell to 0-1 on the season with a rough start in the Mudcats 9-3 loss to the Lookouts. He gave up six runs (four earned) on six hits in 3 1/3 innings. Todd Frazier led the way at the plate and he went two for three with a double, a walk and a run.  [...]

June 29, 2009

GCL Tigers Lose Two to GCL Blue Jays

The Tigers haven’t played in a while but they finally got two games in today as they lost both ends of a doubleheader with the Blue Jays.  Ramon Lebron had a tough time finding the plate in game, which was a 3-0 loss.  He gave up two runs on two hits but he walked five and struck [...]

GCL Yankees Take Two Over GCL Phillies

The GCL Yankees took care of business despite having a few days off.  In game one, Matthew Richardson threw five shutout innings to improve to 2-0 on the season.  He gave up three hits and he struck out five.  Mitchell Delaney went two for three with a two run homer and Jose Toussen went two [...]

Ryan Pope Is Hit Hard In Trenton’s Loss to Reading

by @ . Filed under Chris Malec, Ryan Pope, Trenton Thunder - June 2009
This was a plain beat down.  Ryan Pope fell to 2-6 in a 12-2 loss and he took the brunt of the damage.  He gave up eleven runs (nine earned) on twelve hits and three walks with a strikeout in five innings. Chris Malec was effectively the Thunder’s offense.  He went four for four and he [...]

SeaWolves Lose to Harrisburg In Eleven Innings

by @ . Filed under Casper Wells, Cody Satterwhite, Deik Scram, Josh Kite, Luis Marte
Erie had the lead in the ninth in this one but Cody Satterwhite gave up a run in the bottom of the ninth and then Josh Kite gave up a run in the bottom of the eleventh in a 6-5 loss.  Kite fell to 2-4 and Luis Marte took a no-decision in his start.  He [...]

Staten Island Comes Back From Six Run Deficit to Beat Aberdeen

Staten Island came back in a big way in this one.  down 7-1, the Yankees scored one in the seventh, five in the eighth and then Kyle Higashloka singled home Jimmy Paredes in the bottom of the ninth for the game winner.  Chad Gross went three for four with a triple and two RBIs while Higashloka [...]

Raymond Kruml Drives In Four In RiverDogs Win

There were plenty of hitting stars in the RiverDogs 9-2 win over the Sand Gnats but at the front of the line was Raymond Kruml.  He went three for five with a triple, a walk, four RBIs and a run.  Corban Joseph also had a nice game and he went three for six with a [...]

Tampa Splits Doubleheader With St. Lucie

Tampa finally got a couple of games in after a couple of days of rain and the end result is a doubleheader split with St. Lucie.  In game one, the Yankees comeback fell short in a 5-4 loss.  They scored three in the seventh inning but couldn’t push across the winning run.  Daniel Brewer went [...]

Trenton Pitchers Are Hit Hard in Loss to Reading

Three different pitchers gave up at least a pair of runs in Trenton’s 8-3 loss to Reading.  Wilkins Arias took the loss and he fell to 1-2.  He gave up two runs on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings. Jesus Montero went two for four with a solo homer.  Reegie [...]

SWB Held to Four Hits In Loss to Rochester

by @ . Filed under Austin Jackson, Juan Miranda, Kei Igawa, SWB Yankees - June 2009
The Yankees couldn’t get much going at the plate in a 6-2 loss to the Rochester Red Wings.  Austin Jackson belted a solo home run, drew a walk and scored twice while Juan Miranda singled, drew a walk and drove in one. A solid start by Kei Igawa went to waste.  He gave up two runs [...]

Matt Maloney Has Another Nice Start In Bats Win Over Gwinnett

Matt Maloney may have seen his specatcular ERA (now 2.30) go up, but it was still more then good enough for him to walk away with the win in the Bats 6-4 win over Gwinnett.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and two walk with six strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.  Robert Manuel [...]

Solid Start By Travis Wood Goes to Waste in Mudcats Loss

This was a wild one.  Travis Wood gave up a pair of runs in the second inning and that’s all either team scored until the Mudcats tied it up with two in the seventh.  Then three in the eighth by Carolina appeared to put this one out of reach but Lookouts stormed back and scored [...]

Jeremy Horst Pitches Sarasota to Win Over Lakeland

Jeremy Horst improved to 3-8 on the season with a nice start in the Sarasota Reds 5-3 win over Lakeland.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts in seven solid frames.  Enerio Del Rosario struck out two in a shutout ninth to earn save number five. Neftali [...]

June 28, 2009

Dayton Loses to Lansing 5-3

Dayton scored two runs in the top of the eighth inning to tie this one up only to see the pen falter when the Lugnuts scored two in the bottom half of the frame to finish up the Dragons.  Scott Gafney gave up those two runs and he fell to 3-3.  Curtis Partch gave up [...]

Billings Held to Five Hits In Loss to Great Falls

Billing managed four runs but they did it on just five hits in a 6-4 loss to Great Falls.  Yen-Wen Kuo singled and drove in two runs while Humberto Sosa doubled and scored a run. Leonardo Astorga gave up four runs in six innings in his start.  Daniel Corcino fell to 0-1 and he gave up [...]

GCL Reds Make Five Errors, Still Win 7-5

You usually don’t win many games when you give up five errors but the GCL Reds did just that in a 7-5 win over the GCL Orioles.  Yorman Rodriguez went two for four with a walk and two runs.  Cristobal Rodriguez went two for four with a triple, a run and an RBI. Marcos Molina picked [...]

Oneonta Triples Up Lowell 9-3

There were plenty of hitting stars in Oneonta’s 9-3 win over Lowell.  Michael Rockett went three for four with a solo homer, his first long ball of the season.  Rawley Bishop had two runs and two RBIs without getting a hit and Alexis Espinoza went two for four with a double, two RBIs and a [...]

Casey Crosby Throws Five Shutout Innings In Whitecaps Win

Casey Crosby got it done again and you wonder how much longer it’ll be before he gets pushed up.  He didn’t allow a hit and he walked one with six strikeouts in five shutout innings.  The win pushed his record to 6-2 and he has 74 strikeouts in 63 2/3 innings with a 3.39 ERA. Gustavo [...]

Matt Hoffman Has Rough Start In Lakeland Loss

Matt Hoffman fell to 2-4 on the season with a rough start in the Flying Tigers 2-4 loss to Sarasota.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and a walk with two strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. Christopher Carlson belted a two run home run in the loss.  It was his ninth long ball of [...]

Erie Loses Two to Harrisburg

The SeaWolves had a twin billing today and they lost them both.  Game one went ten innings and Jay Sborz took the loss when he gave up a tenth inning run.  Brett Jensen gave up a run in the sixth and that was what put the game into extra frames.  Alex Avila went two for [...]

Hens Held to Two Hits In Ten Inning Loss

It’s bad enough when you pick up just two hits in a contest but it’s even worse when you get an extra inning and all you can still manage is a pair of hits.  Mike Hessman drove in the lone run and he didn’t get a hit and Brent Dlugach singled and he scored the [...]

June 27, 2009

Pair of Two Run Blasts Gives Dayton Win Over Lugnuts

The Dragons took care of the Lugnuts 5-2 and it was a pair of two run home runs that gave Dayton the bulk of their offense.  Byron Wiley belted a two run shot in the fourth inning and then Michael Konstanty went yard with a two run blast in the fifth.  Cody Puckett pitched in [...]

Ruddy Lugo Is Roughed Up in Hens Loss to Indianapolis

Ruddy Lugo fell to 6-6 on the season with a rough start in the Hens 4-2 loss to Indianapolis.  He gave up four runs on eight hits and three walks with five strikeouts in six innings.  Brent Clevlen went two for four with a double and a run.  Jeff Larish went two for four with two [...]

Jonah Nickerson Has Rough Start In Erie Loss

Jonah Nickerson fell to 4-6 on the season with a rough start in Erie’s 10-5 loss to Harrisburg.  He gave up seven runs on ten hits and a walk with four strikeouts in six innings.  Reliever Ramon Garcia also had a tough time and he gave up three runs in two innings of relief. Brennan Boesch [...]

Mudcats Held to Four Hits In Shutout Loss

Four hits isn’t going to cut it and that’s all the Mudcats picked up tonight in their 9-0 loss.  Three of the four hits went for doubles and Jose Castro was the only hitter to reach base twice with a double and a walk. Jordan Smith fell to 4-3 with a rough start.   He gave up [...]

Matthew Klinker Is Hit Hard In Sarasota Win

by @ . Filed under Devin Mesoraco, Matthew Klinker, Sarasota Reds - June 2009
Matthew Klinker was the only pitcher to get hit hard in the Sarasota’s 12-5 loss to Lakeland, but he took the loss and he was hit the hardest.  He gave up six runs (three earned) on five hits and a walk with a strikeout in two innings.  Four errors didn’t help things and they turned [...]

Justin Henry Drives In Four In Lakeland Win

Justin Henry had a big day at the plate in another Lakeland win.  He finished the game three for four with a double, four RBIs and two runs.  Devin Thomas went two for five with a a home run and three RBIs while Christopher White went two for five with a home run and two [...]

Oneonta’s Offense Is Shut Down In First Game of Twin Bill

Last night’s game was cancelled so Oneonta is playing two tonight.  Game one was a 3-0 loss in which the offense was held to just four hits.  Alexis Espinoza and Michael Rockett had the only extra base hits with a double each. Gary Perinar took the loss and he fell to 0-1.  He gave up three runs [...]

Jorge Vazquez Drives In Three In Trenton Win

Trenton finished up their suspended game against Reading and Jorge Vazquez didn’t miss a beat with the delay.  He finished the game four for four with a double, a home run, three RBIs, and two runs.  Eduardo Nunez went two for four with a double, two RBIs and two runs. Zach McAllister pitched two shutout innings [...]

GCL Reds Held to Six Hits In Loss to GCL Rays

by @ . Filed under Blair Carson, GCL Reds - June 2009, Jeremy Ware, Theodis Bowe
You’d think this was the big league club.  The GCL Reds were held to just six hits as they were doubled up by the Rays 4-2.  Theodis Bowe led the way and he went two for three with a triple, a run and an RBI. Blair Carson threw three shutout innings in his start but he [...]

Dallas Buck Has Rough Start In Mudcats Loss to Jacksonville

Dallas Buck fell to 2-3 on the season with a rough start in the Mudcats 6-2 loss to Jacksonville last night.  Buck gave up three runs on four hits and two walks in two innings. Chris Heisey went two for four in the loss.   Carson Kainer went two for three with an RBI.

Erie Held to Four Hits In Loss to Harrisburg

by @ . Filed under Alex Avila, Erie SeaWolves - June 2009, Jon Kibler
Erie had a tough time getting anything going at the plate as they lost to Harrisburg 3-2.  Alex Avila provided most of the Tigers offense with a double, a home run and two RBIs.  No other SeaWolve had more then one hit. A solid start by Jon Kibler went to waste.  He gave up three runs [...]

Hens Lose to Bulls In Fifteen

The Hens and Bulls almost played two games as they finished a 15 inning marathon after over four and a half hours.  Matt Rusch took the loss and he fell to 2-3 after he gave up a pair of runs in the top of the fifteenth.  A solid start by Lucas French went to waste [...]

Hens Lose to Bulls In Fifteen

The Hens and Bulls almost played two games as they finished a 15 inning marathon after over four and a half hours.  Matt Rusch took the loss and he fell to 2-3 after he gave up a pair of runs in the top of the fifteenth.  A solid start by Lucas French went to waste [...]

June 26, 2009

Bats Held to Five Hits In Shutout Loss to Knights

The Bats couldn’t get much going at the plate as they lost to the Charlotte Knights 6-0.  Daniel Dorn and Michael Griffin accounted for most of the offense with a pair of singles each but neither could come around to score in either chance. Ramon Ramirez had a rough start and he fell to 2-5.  He [...]

Andrew Hess Throws Seven Shutout Innings In Lakeland Win

Andrew Hess had one of his best starts of the season in Lakeland’s 9-0 blowout win over Sarasota.  He gave up just six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in seven shutout innings and the win pushed his record to 3-5.  Jared Gayhart made his Lakeland debut and he threw two shutout frames to [...]

Mark Sorensen Pitches Tigers to Win Over Loons

Mark Sorensen improved to 3-2 on the season with a really nice start in the Whitecaps 4-1 win over the Loons.  He gave up just a run on six hits with four strikeouts in eight innings.  Tyler Conn struck out two in a shutout ninth to pick up his third save of the season. Brent Wyatt [...]

June 24, 2009

Billings Blows Out Great Falls In Home Opener

It took the Billings hitters a couple of innings but when they got going, they put together a five run third inning to give themselves all the runs they’d need in a 9-1 win.  Efrain Contreras went two for four with a triple, four RBIs and two runs.  Yen-Wen Kuo went three for five with [...]

Trenton Held to Four Hits In Loss to Akron

Trenton had a tough time getting anything going in their 5-2 loss to Akron.  Jesus Montero went one for three with a walk and a run and an RBI while Chris Malec went one ofr three with a walk and an RBI. A really good start by Ivan Nova went to waste in the loss.  He [...]

Thad Weber Has Solid Start In Erie Debut

by @ . Filed under Andy Dirks, Cale Iorg, Erie SeaWolves - June 2009, Thad Weber
Thad Weber made the most of his season debut with the SeaWolves after his promotion from Lakeland.  He improved to 1-0 and he gave up just two runs on eight hits and one walk with four strikeouts in six innings. Andy Dirks singled and drove in a pair of runs.  Cale Iorg had a nice game [...]

Jeff Larish Leads Hens In Thirteen Inning Shootout

Well, the dust finally settled on the Mud Hens 11-10, thirteen inning win after Jeff Larish doubled home Clete Thomas in the bottom half of the frame.  It capped off an awesome game by the first baseman in which he went five for six with with two doubles, a walk, three RBIs and three runs.  [...]

June 23, 2009

SWB Yankees Held to Four Hits In Loss to Syracuse

by @ . Filed under Colin Curtis, Justin Leone, Kei Igawa, SWB Yankees - June 2009
The SWB Yankees couldn’t muster at the plate as they were held to a single run on four hits.  Colin Curtis went two for three with a double while Justin Leone doubled and he scored the lone Yankee run. Kei Igawa took the loss and he fell to 6-2 on the season.  He gave up four [...]

Travis Wood Throws Six Shutout Innings In Mudcats Win

Travis Wood got it done on the mound tonight in his start and he improved to 8-3 in the Mudcats 7-0 win over Jacksonille.  He gave up four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings. Chris Denove had a nice day at the plate and he went two for three with a home run [...]

Oneonta Held to Five Hits In Loss to Lowell

A run on five hits isn’t going to cut it and that’s all the Oneonta Tigers could muster in a 2-1 loss to Lowell.  Jamie Johnson had the only extra base hit with a double while Jimmy Gulliver drew a walk and scored the lone run. Clemente Mendoza took the loss and he fell to 0-1.  [...]

Trenton Lare Pitches Staten Island to Win Over Aberdeen

Trenton Lare improved to 1-0 with a really solid start in the Yankees 5-1 win over Aberdeen.  He gave up one unearned run on three hits with five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. Zoilo Almonte had a big day at the plate.  He went two for four with a double and three RBIs.  Neil Medchill drew [...]

GCL Tigers Win Shootout With GCL Braves

by @ . Filed under Adolfo Reina, GCL Tigers - June 2009, Hernan Perez, Robert Diaz
It was 9-8 when the dust finally settled in this one.  The GCL Tigers and GCL Braves combined to score 17 runs and all but one of those came prior to the sixth inning.  Adolfo Reina went two for four with a walk, a solo home run and two runs.  Hernan Perez tripled, drew a walk, [...]

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