Minor League Blogs

The Whitecaps made three errors in the fifth inning in which Cedar Rapids scored all five of their runs in a 5-3 loss.  Casey Crosby fell to 8-4 despite a solid start.  He gave up four runs (just one earned) on four hits with six strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
Alden Carrithers went two for four [...]

Matt Hoffman improved to 3-6 on the season with some solid work out of the pen in the Flying Tigers 5-3 win over St. Lucie.  He gave up unearned run on one hit with a strikeout in four solid innings of relief.  Brett Jacobson struck out two in a shutout ninth and he picked up [...]

Giovany Soto improved to 1-0 on the season with a solid start in the GCL Tigers 2-1 win over the GCL Yankees.  He gave up just one unearned run on two hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings.  Melvin Mercedes struck out two in a shutout ninth and he picked up his [...]

So recently a report was released, as I am sure everyone is aware of thanks to ESPN’s 24 hour coverage on the matter, that two more top MLB superstars are on a piece of paper with other guys names who’ve reportedly done “bad things.” I won’t mention names, at this point in my career I’m [...]

Oneonta proved victorious in the first game of their doubleheader with Tri-City.  Cory Hamilton had a really nice start and he improved to 3-1.  He gave up three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.  Michael Torrealba struck out the final two batters of the game and he picked up his [...]

Casey Crosby improved to 8-3 on the season with another nice start in the Whitecaps 4-2 win over Clinton.  He gave up a run on just two hits with a walk and seven strikeouts in five innings.  Tyler Stohr pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his fourteenth save of the season.
Brent Wyatt had [...]

I was posed the question after one of my posts regarding the topic of pitch counts. Now, there are not any specific rules that apply to this as far as Major League Baseball is concerned. This isn’t little league where the coach (aka the only dad who knows baseball) can potentially forfeit games if one [...]

Zach Samuels improved to 1-1 on the season with a really nice start in the GCL Tigers 3-1 win over the GCL Pirates.  He gave up one unearned run on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in seven innings.  Melvin Mercedes pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his eighth save of [...]

Erie had plenty of hitting stars in their 16-3 win over the B-Mets but Alex Avila really shined in this one.  He went three for five with three home runs and seven RBIs in the win.  Brennan Boesch also had a great game and he went four for five with two doubles, a home run, [...]

The Hens took care of the SWB Yankees 8-7 in a game that saw the two teams combine for 28 hits.  Jeff Larish went two for three with two doubles, two walks and three runs.  Scott Sizemore went two for five with a solo home run and two runs.
Scott Drucker was lit up for six [...]

It’s like the Mud Hens saved it all up for one game.  They scored 18 runs on 24 hits including a 10 run third inning as they demolished the Chiefs 18-1.  Jeff Frazier went four for six with a home run, six RBIs and two runs.  Brent Clevlen had three home runs, all of which [...]

It’s been a tough season for Brandon Hamilton but he put things together last night in the Whitecaps 4-0 win over Quad Cities.  He gave up three hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six shutout innings and the win improved his record to 4-3 on the season.
Ben Guez had the big hit with [...]

The Tigers went into the eighth inning down 7-2 and while they made a game of it by scoring four runs in the final four frames, it wasn’t enoughas they fell a run short in the 7-6 loss.  Clemente Mendoza took the loss and he fell to 3-2.  He gave up three runs on five [...]

The bullpen made up for a rough start by Lauren Gagnier in the Flying Tigers 8-6 win over Jupiter.  Chad Linder was the star on the mound and he gave up just three hits in three scoreless innings to improve to 3-1.  Scott Green pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his eleventh save [...]

A solid start by Brooks Brown went to waste as the Hens fell to the Chiefs 3-2.  Brown fell to 3-8 and he gave up three runs on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in seven innings.
Brent Dlugach went three for five with two doubles, and a run.  Jeff Frazier doubled twice in [...]

The GCL Tigers had a tough time getting anything going at the plate in their 3-1 loss to the GCL Blue Jays.  Jordan Cruz doubled and he drove in the lone run while Alexander Nunez went two for three with a walk.
A solid start by Jose Diaz went to waste. He fell to 1-4 and [...]

Talk about a hard luck loss.  The Tigers came back from three down to take a 4-3 and eventually a 6-3 lead only to see the pen implode in the ninth for five runs.  Kevan Hess, who was in line for his second win, threw four shutout innings before Kenny Faulk was tagged for four [...]

Luke Putkonen fell to 6-6 on the season with a rough start in the Whitecaps 7-4 loss to Kane County.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on eight hits with three walks and two walks  in 3 1/3 innings.
Billy Nowlin was a perfect three for three with two doubles.  Ben Guez went two for [...]

Thad Weber had about as good of a start as you could ask as the SeaWolves took care of the B-Mets 5-1.  He gave up one run on five hits with three strikeouts in eight solid frames.
Brennan Boesch went two for four with a pair of runs.  Casper Wells went two for three with a [...]

Eddie Bonine improved to 2-4 on the season with a nice start in the Hens 5-3 win over Buffalo.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on seven hits with one strikeout in eight innings.  Josh Rainwater pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his second save of the season.
Jeff Larish had a nice [...]

The Lakeland Flying Tigers have had an interesting season of weather related happenings before and during games. Some could say that our season could be chronicled by a Steven King novel, and my journey especially. For a while I held the title of the rainman, and not because I have savant type intelligence, a la [...]

The Oneonta Tigers lost 3-2 to Mahoning Valley despite a solid start by Adam Wilk.  He gave up one run on four hits and one walk with a strikeout in five innings.  Mike LaLuna gave up two runs in the eighth and he fell to 1-2 on the season.
Eric Roof belted a solo home run, [...]

Mark Sorensen improved to 6-2 on the season with a really nice start in the Whitecaps 7-1 win over Kane County. He gave up two hits and a walk with six strikeouts in eight shutout innings. 
Billy Nowlin went two for four with a double and two runs.  Joseph Bowen went two for four with a [...]

Lakeland lost a tough one tonight as they took an 11-3 lead into the eighth inning and then Charlotte broke out for nine runs in the eighth inning.  Six of those runs were unearned because of a pair of throwing errors in the inning.  Chad Linder gave up five of those runs and Scott Green [...]

Erie racked up nine hits in this one but they managed just a pair of runs in a 4-2 loss to the B-Mets.  Brennan Boesch went two for four while Santo De Leon belted a solo home run in the loss.
Jonah Nickerson fell to 7-7 with a rough start.  He gave up four runs on [...]

The good news is, Hens pitchers gave up just three runs over fourteen innings.  The bad news is, the Hens couldn’t manage a single run in a pair of losses to Buffalo.  In game one, a solid start by Chris Lambert went to waste.  He gave up one run on four hits and a walk [...]

The GCL Tigers scored an eighth inning run and that proved to be the difference in their 3-2 win over the GCL Yankees.  The game winner was a triple by Jordan Cruz that scored Patrick McKenna.  Alexander Nunez also had a nice day at the plate and he went two for four with a double [...]

When the dust settled on this one, the Tigers ended up with a 10-8 loss to Mahoning Valley in a game where the two teams combined for 25 hits.  Wade Kapteyn gave up two unearned runs and he took the loss to fall to 0-1 while Cory Hamilton was the standout on the mound.  He [...]

The SeaWolves were down by four heading into the eighth inning and while they made it a one run game, they still fell that run short in an 8-7 loss to Binghamton.  Pat Stanley had a really rough start and he fell to 4-3.  He gave up eight runs (seven earned) on seven hits and [...]

Joseph Tucker was one of the hitting stars in the Flying Tigers 11-8 win over Dunedin.  He went two for four with a double, a triple, three RBIs and a run.  Audy Ciriaco went two for four with a home run, two runs and two RBIs.
Lauren Gagnier picked up the win despite not having his [...]

Brayan Villarreal improved to 3-0 on the season with a really nice start in the Whitecaps 9-0 win over Peoria.  He gave up six hits and a walk with six strikeouts in five innings.  Tyler Conn struck out two in his one inning of relief.
Mike Gosse was a perfect four for four with a double, [...]

Richard Zumaya fell to 0-3 on the season with a lackluster appearance out of the pen in the GCL Tigers 7-4 loss to the GCL Braves.  He gave up two runs on two hits and a walk with a strikeout in 1 1/3 innings of relief.  Jose Siso had a solid start and he gave [...]

Alexis Espinoza was one of the hitting stars in Oneonta’s 8-4 win over Auburn.  He went three for five with a home run and three RBIs.  Rawley Bishop went two for five with an RBI and two runs.
Luis Sanz picked up the win and he improved to 1-2.  He gave up four runs on six [...]

Lakeland had a tough time getting anything going at the plate and they couldn’t manage a single run in an 8-0 blowout loss to Dunedin.  Christopher White went two for three and Chris Carlson went two for four.
Andrew Hess had a tough start and he fell to 4-7.  He gave up five runs on seven [...]

The Whitecaps managed just a pair of runs in their 4-2 loss to Peoria.  Casey Crosby took the loss and he fell to 7-3.  He gave up four runs (two earned) on three hits and a walk with two strikeouts in three innings.  Victor Larez was particularly impressive on the mound and he pitched five [...]

Pedro Villerreal made one bit mistake and that was a three run blast that cost the GCL Reds in a 3-2 loss to the GCL Twins.  He gave up the three runs (two earned) on three hits with a walk and a strikeout in four innings.
Jefry Sierra went two for three in the loss.  Cristobal [...]

It took 11 runs and ten innings but the GCL Yankees prevailed in their 11-9 win over the GCL Braves.  Kevin Mahoney went two for six with two doubles and three RBIs while Isiah Brown belted a three run home run.
Paul Heider struck out two in a shutout ninth and he improved to 2-1.  Dan [...]

The GCL Tigers edged the GCL Phillies 6-5 and it was Francisco Martinez who got it done at the plate.  He went two for four with a double, three RBIs and two runs.  Jordan Cruz went two for four with a run.
Robert Diaz picked up the win and he improved to 2-1 with 2 1/3 [...]

Oneonta’s pitching was about as good as you could ask as they held Tri-City scoreless in their double header.  In game one, Adam Wilk threw three shutout innings to pick up his first win of the season.  He gave up just four hits and a walk with five strikeouts.  Alexis Espinoza went two for three [...]

Nate Bump got it done again as he improved to 2-0 in just two starts this season.   The 32 year old former Marlin gave up just six hits with two strikeouts in 7 1/3 shutout innings.  Casey Fien pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his eighth save of the season.
Will Rhymes went two [...]

Jonah Nickerson improved to 7-6 on the season with a nice start in the SeaWolves 3-2 win over Akron.  He gave up two runs on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.  Brett Jensen got the final five outs with giving up a hit and he struck out two to pick [...]

Lakeland and Brevard County played two and Lakeland walked away with a win in both.  Game one was a 4-0 shutout that saw Lauren Gagnier hold the opposition scoreless through six innings.  He gave up six hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Adrian Casanova went one for three with two RBIs while Devin Thomas [...]

There were plenty of hitting stars today as the Whitecaps blew out Beloit 11-3.  Ten of those runs came in the third inning as they piled on the runs.  Billy Nowlin had a nice game and he went three for five with two doubles, four RBIs and two runs.  Bryan Pounds went two for six [...]

Ramon Lebron had an exceptional start in the GCL Tigers 7-3 win over the GCL Blue Jays.  He gave up two runs on five hits and one walk with eleven strikeouts in six innings and the win improved his record to 1-1. 
Alexander Nunez went two for three with a triple and two RBIs.  Julio Rodriguez [...]

The Whitecaps made just as many errors (four) as they scored runs (2) in a 5-2 loss to Wisconsin.  Brandon Hamilton didn’t help things with six walks in four innings but three unearned runs tagged to Victor Larez resulted from the misplays.  Larez fell to 4-5 on the season.
Billy Nowlin went two for three with [...]

Pat Stanley improved to 4-2 on the season with a really nice start in Erie’s 6-3 win over Akron.  He gave up one unearned run on six hits with five strikeouts in seven innings.  Brett Jensen struck out three in 1 1/3 shutout innings to pick up his ninth save of the season.
Casper Wells belted [...]

There were plenty of hitting stars in the Tigers 13-4 win over Tri-City but Rawley Bishop was a notch above the rest.  He went four for six with a home run, two RBIs and two runs.  Jamie Johnson also had a big day and he went three for five with a triple, three RBIs and [...]

Chris Lambert had one of his better starts of the season as he held Indianapolis scoreless through six innings.  He gave up just three hits and a walk with five strikeouts.  Ryan Perry was hit hard for two runs in two innings, but he picked up his third save of the season.
Wilkin Ramirez went three [...]

Lakeland and Dunedin played two and each team walked away with the win. Game one was a 3-0 win in which Mauricio Robles threw six shutout innings.  He gave up four hits and he walked two with four strikeouts.  Scott Green pitched a shutout ninth for his eight save and Maiko Loyola singled and drove [...]

Justin Walker fell to 0-2 on the season with a rough start in the Mustangs 10-1 loss to Orem.  He gave up seven runs (four earned) on eight hits with three strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings.  Forest Cannon had a decent outing at least and he threw 2 2/3 shutout innings of relief.
Mariekson Gregorius had [...]