Minor League Blogs

Brett Smith fell to 0-1 on the season with a rough start in the GCL Yankees 9-2 loss to the GCL Braves.  He gave up four runs on four hits with three strikeouts in two innings.  Jose Ramirez was also touched up and he gave up five runs in five frames.
Kevin Maloney drove in both [...]

Tampa had a tough time at the plate as they lost to Sarasota 3-1.  Marcos Vechionacci had two of the three hits for Tampa and he scored their only run.
Brett Smith fell to 0-6 on the season.  He gave up three runs (just one earned) on six hits and two walks in five innings.

Brett Smith fell to 0-3 on the season with a tough loss in Tampa’s 7-3 loss to Palm Beach.  He gave up four runs on seven hits (two of which were homers) and two walks with two strikeouts in five innings of work.
Marcos Vechionacci doubled twice in the loss.  Robbie Minor doubled, drew two walks [...]

Trenton lost their sixth straight game with two losses to Altoona in which the Thunder scored just a single run.  In the first game, a great start by Joba Chamberlain went to waste.  He gave up two runs on five hits and four walks with ten strikeouts in five innings.  The reason for the loss [...]

Brett Smith improved to 5-2 on the season with a nice start in Trenton’s 8-4 win over Reading.  He gave up just one run on seven hits with five strikeouts in seven innings.
Matt Carson was one of three Thunder hitters to drive in two runs.  He went two for five with a homerun, two RBIs [...]

Brett Smith had a fantastic start today in the Thunder’s 7-4 win over Binghamton.  He gave up just four walks in seven no hit innings and he struck out seven.
Ramiro Pena singled twice and scored two runs.  Aarom Baldiris and Shawn Garrett each doubled, drove in two and scored a run.

Brett Smith had a very nice start in the Thunder’s 7-4 win.  He gave up four walks and no hits with seven strikouts in seven innings of work.
Cody Ehlers and Aarom Baldiris each drove in two runs in the game.  Ramiro Pena finished with two hits and two runs.

Wow.  The Trenton Thunder got some awesome pitching today as they swept a double header against Connecticut.  The second game went 15 innings and the Defenders failed to score in either one.
Allan Horne got it done in the first game.  He gave up five hits and he struck out eight in six shutout innings.  Kevin [...]

Down 4-2, Trenton scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth and then a single run in the bottom of the twelth to walk away with a 5-4 extra innings win.  Justin Christian led the way for the Thunder at the plate.  He had two hits and he drove in three runs.
Brett Smith struck [...]