Minor League Blogs

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.  [...]

The Hens took care of business in each of their games over the Red Wings.  In the first one, Clete Thomas went two for three with a double, a walk, a run and two RBIs.  Jeff Larish doubled, drew a walk, a run and two RBIs.  Ruddy Lugo improved to 6-5 despite a mediocre start.  [...]

The Hens rallied for two runs in the ninth inning but it wasn’t enough in their 4-2 loss to Lehigh Valley.  Clete Thomas drove in both of those runs and he was the lone Hens hitter with two hits.  He also had the only extra base hit with a double.
Ruddy Lugo took the loss and [...]

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 [...]

The Hens took care of the Chiefs 5-2 and it was Clete Thomas who got it done at the plate.  He had three of the four Hens hits and he drove in four of their five runs in the win.  He also hit his sixth homer of the season.
Chris Lambert continued to impress and he [...]

The Hens needed all three of their eighth inning runs to top the Clippers tonight.  Clete Thomas was the hitting star in this one.  He went two for three with a double, a homerun and two RBIs.  Mike Hessman was avoided and he drew two walks and scored a run.
Matt Rusch pitched a shutout eighth [...]

Chris Lambert left the game tonight with a 4-2 lead after six solid innings of work only to see the pen melt down in a 14-4 blowout loss.  Three relievers combined to give up 12 runs in just two innings in an ugly game.
Clete Thomas belted a two run homer but he’s still below the [...]

Erie scored three late runs but all that did was turn a 6-0 deficit into a 6-3 loss.  With the loss, Erie is now down 2-1 in their best of five game series and they’re in a must win situation heading into today’s game.  Andrew Kown took the loss and he gave up three runs [...]

Jeff Larish had a huge day at the plate as the Seawolves evened their series with Akron to a game a piece in a 9-6 win.  Larish went two for four with a homerun, five RBIs and two runs.  Matthew Joyce scored three times without getting a hit and Clete Thomas went two for five [...]

Alan Mills was shelled in the ninth inning and he gave up four runs to blow a 4-1 lead.  He blew a solid start by Andrew Kown, who gave up one run on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts in seven innings.
Clete Thomas went two for five with a double, two RBIs and [...]

All eyes were on Cameron Maybin as he made his Double A debut today.  He had just one hit but it went over the fence for his first homer for Erie and his eleventh homer overall.  Jeff Larish and Clete Thomas also went yard in the 6-3 loss to the Defenders.
Jonathan Connolly fell to 6-6 [...]

Just about everyone was a hittine star in Erie’s 13-3 win over New Britain.  Wilkin Ramirez went three for five with a homerun, two runs and a team high four RBIs.  Clete Thomas had a team high four hits and he scored three times in the win.
Eddie Bonine improved to 12-5 with the win.  He [...]

Jackson Melian had a huge day at the plate in the Seawolves 10-5 win over Bowie.  In a game where eight of Erie’s runs came in the first two innings, Melian went three for four with a homerun, five RBIs and two runs.  Clete Thomas went three for five with a triple, an RBI and [...]

This was a tough one.  Dallas Trahern gave up three runs in his six innings of work and when he left the game, Erie had a six run lead (they had as much as a seven run lead earlier in the game).  Then in the very next inning that he’s pulled, the bullpen is tagged [...]

Nate Robertson was showcased in his rehab start in game one of Erie’s doubleheader with Altoona because he came within an inning of pitching a double header shortened no-hitter. He gave up just one walk with six strikeouts in six innings before hitting his pitch count and coming out of the game before Altoona rallied [...]

Erie lost to the Fisher Cats 11-5 and both Eddie Bonine and Kevin Adroin had a tough time on the mound.  Bonine took the loss and he gave up five runs in his five inning start.  Adroin was hit for six runs in only 1 2/3 innings.
Clete Thomas had a nice game in the loss.  [...]

The Seawolves got plenty of offense in their 13-5 win over the Fisher Cats but Andres Torres had a hand in four of them. He went two for four with a double, a triple, three runs and an RBI.  Clete Thomas also had a nice game and he went three for four with three runs.
Brendan [...]

This was a wild one.  Erie scored the first five runs and then Portland scored the next eight.  Then Erie got two in the eighth and two in the ninth to win it.  Jackson Melian drove in the tying run and then Clete Thomas drove home the winning run by drawing a bases loaded walk.
Erick [...]

Andrew Miller got the job done on the mound in Erie’s 8-1 win over Harrisburg.  He gave up one run on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts in seven quality innings.
Erick Almonte was the hitting star.  He went three for four with two RBIs and a run.  Clete Thomas went two for four [...]

The Seawolves couldn’t get the bats going and they lost 4-0 to Akron.  Clete Thomas was the only Erie hitter with two hits.  He finished two for four in the loss.
Jair Jurrjens dropped to 1-2 on the season with a tough start.  He gave up four runs on nine hits and four walks with four strikeoutsin [...]

The Seawolves lost 2-1 and their hitters were completely shutdown in the pitcher’s duel.  Andres Torres drove in the only run of the game for Erie and Clete Thomas singled and scored the only run.
A solid start by Jonathan Connolly went to waste in the loss.  He gave up one run on three hits and [...]

Jair Jurrjens picked up his first win of the season with six solid innings against Bowie.  He gave up just two runs on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts.
Jeff Larish picked up three RBIs despite going 0 for 4.  Both Clete Thomas and Kody Kirkland had two hits and two runs in the [...]

The Seawolves picked up nine hits and three walks but they pushed only two runners across the plate in a 6-2 loss to Harrisburg.  Clete Thomas went two for four with a double and a run and Michael Holliman had two singles and a run.
Eddie Bonine was roughed up in his start.  He took the [...]

The SeaWolves blasted Binghamton today 12-4 in a game where just about everyone was a hitting star.  Matthew Joyce singled and drove in four runs while Clete Thomas had three hits and three runs in the win.
Eulogio De la Cruz picked up the win despite a lackluster outing.  He gave up four runs on four [...]