Minor League Blogs

Thad Weber improved to 2-2 on the season with an exceptional start in the Flying Tigers 5-0 win.  He gave up two hits and three walks with six strikeouts in six shutout innings.  Lester Oliveros didn’t allow a hit in the final two frames to complete the shutout.
Audy Ciriaco went two for three with two [...]

When you have almost as many errors (2) as you do hits (3), you know you’re in trouble.  Three singles were all the White Caps hitters could manage and the lone hitter to reach base twice was Bryan Pounds, who singled and drew a walk in the 3-0 loss.
Victor Larez took the loss and he [...]

Erie hitters were held in check as they lost to Bowie 6-1.  The SeaWolves managed just six hits and Al Avila had two of those.  The lone run came on a solo homer by Scott Sizemore.
Jay Sborz took the loss and he fell to 0-1.  He gave up four runs (two earned) on four hits [...]

Hello again, I am back to give everyone a look at this past week’s activities. For starters, well actually this starter, I took my first loss of the season yesterday at the hands of the Tampa Yankees (more like the Damn Yankees at the time). So much for that unbeaten streak again, guess I will [...]

Andrew Hess took his first loss of the season in Lakeland’s 6-0 loss to Tampa.  He gave up four runs but just one was earned on five hits with two strikeouts in five innings.   The four errors didn’t help things and in total, they led to five unearned runs.
Jordan Newton was the hitting star.  He [...]

Clete Thomas had a big day at the plate in the Hens 9-6 win over the Clippers.  He went three for four and all three hits were for extra bases.  He had two doubles, a home run, two RBIs and two runs.  Don Kelly also had a nice game and he went three for four [...]

As I have talked about before, baseball and life can go hand in hand. And just as in life, baseball has more than its fair share of bad days. However, every now and then the game rewards you with a good day (you try to make as many good days happen as possible, but I [...]

You don’t see this every day.  The Mudcats were outhit 11-7 but on the scoreboard, it was a blowout the other way with a final score of 12-3.  The Mudcats capitalized on four errors that led to seven unearned runs and they drew six walks.  Juan Francisco had just one hit but it was a [...]

The Bats got it done in the ninth inning yesterday.  Down 6-5, Kevin Barker belted a two run single to give the Bats the lead.  Luis Bolivar had a nice day at the plate and he went three for four with a double, a triple and three runs.  Chris Valaika went two for with two doubles and [...]

Jared Gayhart gave up a run in the bottom of the ninth that cost the White Caps in a 4-3 loss to Lansing.  This came after a mediocre start by Brandon Hamilton, who gave up three runs on five hits with three strikeouts in six innings.
Jordan Newton went two for four with a homerun and [...]

The Flying Tigers put together a nice win today as they bested Daytona 4-2.  Lauren Gagnier picked up the win and he improved to 1-0.  He gave up two runs on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.  Scott Green pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his second [...]

Chris Lambert fell to 1-1 on the season with a rough start in the Hens 7-5 loss to Columbus.  He gave up five runs on nine hits and one walk with two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. 
Don Kelly went one for two with a solo homer, two walks and two runs.  Will Rhymes tripled, drove [...]

The SeaWolves lost to the Curve today and it was Jonah Nickerson who was knocked around.  He fell to 0-2 and he gave up four runs on eight hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  Josh Rainwater also had a tough time and he gave up two runs in 1 1/3 [...]

Not too many teams can survive a nine run inning and that’s what the Mudcats gave up in the second inning yesterday.  Most of those came off of Misael DeJesus, who was credited with eight of those runs on five hits and three walks in just 1 1/3 innings.  The loss dropped him to 1-1 [...]

This looked like a fun game.  Dayton jumped out to a 4-2 lead only to see it turn into a deficit when Fort Wayne scored three in the fifth.  The Dragons then tied it in the sixth and the game then turned into a pitcher’s duel until Fort Wayne won it in the tenth.  Curtis [...]

The Reds had a tough time at the plate in this one as they lost to Jupiter 3-1.  Denis Phipps doubled and scored the lone run while Jacob Kahaulelio went two for three with a double.
Jerry Gil took the loss and he fell to 0-2.  He gave up two runs on four hits and two [...]

Ben Jukich got it done today as the Bats picked up a win at home.  He improved to 2-0 and he gave up one run on seven hits and one walk with four strikeouts in six innings.  Josh Roenicke struck out two in a shutout ninth and he picked up his first save of the [...]

The Mud Hens picked up a win at the first every game at Huntington Park in Columbus this afternoon.  Ruddy Lugo had a nice start and he improved to 2-0.  He gave up one run on four hits and three walks with one strikeout in five innings.  Joel Zumaya continued his rehab with two shutout [...]

The SeaWolves lost to the Curve and it was Luis Marte who took some lumps.  He fell to 0-2 and he gave up six runs (four earned) on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts in five innings.  Josh Kite gave up a run in three innings out of the pen.
The bulk of Erie’s [...]

The Flying Tigers got it done and they did it behind the arm of Charles Furbush.  The lefthander, who missed all of last year, gave up just three hits and a walk with four strikeouts in five shutout innings.  Furbush has now pitched nine innings split between two starts and he has yet to give [...]

Just about everyone was a hitting star in this one as the White Caps picked up nineteen hits in a 9-6 win over Lansing.  Seven White Caps had multi-hit games and Brandon Douglas reached base four times with three singles, a walk, two runs and an RBI.  Gustavo Nunez went three for six with two [...]

A solid start by Lance Janke went to waste as the Dragons pen fell apart in an 8-3 loss to Fort Wayne.  Janke gave up one run on four hits and one walk with four strikeouts in five innings before seeing the game get out of hand.  Andrew Bowman took the loss and he fell [...]

The Reds dropped their fifth straight game in a 4-1 loss to Jupiter.  All four runs against them came in the first four frames in a mediocre start by Jeremy Horst.  He fell to 0-1 and he gave up four runs (two earned) on six hits with a strikeout.
Yonder Alonso drove in the lone run [...]

The Mudcats dropped their third straight and they fell to 4-5 on he season with a rough day at the plate in a 4-0 loss to Mobile.  They picked up just four hits, all of which were singles.  There were no hitting stars in this one folks.
James Avery took the loss and he fell to [...]

The Bats held on to their lead and ended their three game skid as they took care of Indianapolis 4-3.  Danny Richar was the lone Bat with a pair of hits while Adam Rosales went one for three with a walk, a double, a run and an RBI.
Matt Maloney made the best of the Bats [...]

Billy Nowlin’s sac. fly in the top of the tenth inning proved to be the game winner in the White Caps 4-3 win over Lansing.  It capped of a three for three with three RBI night for the designated hitter.  Ron Borquin also had a nice game and he went three for five with a [...]

Lakeland got nothing done at the plate tonight as they lost to Daytona 3-1.  No hitter got more then one, all three hits were singles and no hitter reached base more then once.  Shann Roof drew a walk and he scored the lone run of the game for the Flying Tigers.
Thad Weber fell to 0-2 [...]

Lucas French looked solid on the mound as he picked up the win in the Hens 5-3 win over the Clippers.  He gave up just three hits and he struck out eight in six shutout innings.  Freddy Dolsi got the final four batters out in order and he picked up his first save of the [...]

Brooks Brown improved to 1-0 on the season with an exceptional outing in the SeaWolves 3-1 win over Altoona.  He gave up just three hits and a walk with one strikeout in seven shutout innings.  Cody Satterwhite got the final batter of the game out and he picked up his second save of the season.
Brennan [...]

Greetings all and hope the young baseball season has brought fun and excitement to everyone. Down here in Lakeland, we have had our share of excitement thus far, thanks to my spring roommate, Chris Carlson, who launched a two run walk off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Tampa [...]

Erie pitcher’s yielded just one hit in their 3-0 win over Altoona.  Alfredo Figaro got things going with seven shutout frames without giving up a hit before yielding to the pen.  Zach Simons kept things going with a no-hit eighth but then Brett Jensen gave up a two hit double in the ninth to spoil [...]

Erie dropped their third straight game after winning their first four in a game where the pitching just went away.  Jon Kibler got the start and while he lasted 5 2/3 innings, he finished with the loss and he gave up six runs on nine hits and two walks with three strikeouts.  With this being [...]

The Mud Hens continued their winning ways with a close one against the Bats.  The Hens jumped out to a 4-0 lead but two in the eighth and one in the ninth by the Bats made this one a close one.  Scott Drucker looked very good and he improved to 1-0.  He gave up just [...]

The Dragons lost a tough one 3-2 to the Chiefs in a game without many fireworks at the plate for the road team.  David Sappelt drove in one of the runs with a solo homer while Tony Brown singled, drew a walk and scored a run.
Matthew Fairel was decent enough in his no-decision start.  He [...]

Travis Webb must have felt okay about this one.  Yeah, he gave up a first inning run and the Reds still didn’t have the lead when he left after four, but one run isn’t that much to make up.  Unfortunately, the pen imploded and the end result was a 5-2 loss.  Webb took the loss [...]

Zero runs and just five hits does not a win make.  All five of the Mudcats hits were singles and only one hitter, leadoff hitter Sean Henry, had a multi-hit game with two safeties in the 2-0 loss.
A decent start by Travis Wood went to waste.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on five [...]

Those pesky Hens jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead and despite three late runs, the Bats couldn’t complete the comeback in their third straight loss.  Jonny Gomes tripled and drove in two of the three runs while Chris Valaika singled, doubled and scored once in the 4-3 loss.
Adam Pettyjohn was roughed up and he [...]

Casey Crosby had a mixed start today and he needed some help from the pen as the White Caps won their second straight.  Crosby went the first 3 1/3 innings and he gave up two runs on five hits and two walks with five strikeouts.  Matt Hoffman was very solid and he improved to 1-0.  [...]

The pitching just wasn’t there for the Flying Tigers today.  Joel Zumaya made another rehab start and he was roughed up by Clearwater in the 9-1 loss.  Zumaya gave up three runs (two earned) on two hits and three walks with three strikeouts in just 1 1/3 innings.  Andrew Hess also had a rough outing [...]

Wishing a Happy Easter to everyone from down here in Lakeland, I am relaxing and enjoying nice sunday off. I guess it is fitting that our first off day falls on Easter sunday, so that we all get time to sit back and reflect on how fortunate we [players] are to be given the gift [...]

Mauricio Robles and Matt Hoffman combined to hold South Bend to a mere four hits in a shutout win.  Robles threw the first five, struck out eight and he gave up just two hits and a walk.  Hoffman pitched the final four and he struck out three with a walk and two hits against him.
Brandon [...]

Brooks Brown didn’t get the win in this one, but he did about all he could to make sure the SeaWolves did walk away with a victory.  He gave up just four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five shutout innings while Ramon Garcia got the victory despite giving up the lone Curve [...]

Today marks the first day that the select few teammates of mine (Pat Stanley, Shawn Roof, Lauren Gagnier, Trevor Feeney, and Charlie Furbush) as well as myself are officially moved into our new house. I am just relieved to have a roof over my head and a place to park my car, but we actually [...]

The Bats made a nice run last year but fell short of a Governors Cup.  This year, they should be right back in the mix though with some familiar faces on the mound.  Homer Bailey, Daryl Thompson, Adam Pettyjohn and Ramon Ramirez all pitched for the Bats at some point back in 2008 and they [...]

I like the Hens chances this year because of the guys on this team could have made the Tigers under the right circumstances.  Mike Hessman and Brent Clevlen’s fate both went right down to the wire and top hitting prospect Wilkin Ramirez will get his first extended look at International League pitching.  Throw in guys [...]

Well the final rosters for the 2009 season have been set, and I can’t say how relieved I am to finally know where I am and what I am doing. I am excited to say that I still have a job and it will be with the class A advanced Lakeland Flying Tigers as a [...]