Minor League Blogs

Dusty Ryan was one of the hitting stars in the Hens 10-1 blowout win over Columbus.  He went three for five with a three home run and four RBIs.  Don Kelly went three for five with a home run and two runs while Will Rhymes went three for six.
Nate Robertson picked up the win and [...]

The Hens got nothing done at the plate in a 1-0 pitcher’s duel against the SWB Yankees.  Scott Sizemore doubled and Dusty Ryan singled and that was it as far as offensive production.
A really nice start by Lucas French went to waste.  He gave up one run on seven hits and a walk with eight [...]

Scot Drucker improved to 4-2 on the season with a really nice start in the Hens 6-1 win over Rochester.  He gave up three hits and three walks with a strikeout in six shutout frames.
Wilkin Ramirez went three for four with two RBIs and a run.  Dusty Ryan went two for four with two RBIs.

Ruddy Lugo improved to 4-4 on the season with a solid start in the Hens 5-2 win over the Durham Bulls.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings.  Clay Rapada threw three shutout innings and he struck out four to earn his fourth save of [...]

The Hens lost to the Knights and once again they struggled to scored runs.  Don Kelly continued his hot hitting and he went three for three while Will Rhymes went three for four with a walk but the rest of the team managed just three hits.  One of the Hens runs came on Dusty Ryan’s solo [...]

Ron Chiavacci gave up a run in the top of the tenth and he took the loss as the Hens lost to Norfolk 7-6.  This was after a rough start by Rudy Lugo.  He gave up five runs (four earned) on nine hits and two walks with a strikeout in 5 1/3 innings.
The offense kept [...]

William Rhymes drove in two with a triple in the top of the ninth inning as the SeaWolves turned a 4-3 deficit into a 5-4 win.  Dusty Ryan also had a nice game and he went two for four with a solo homer.
Josh Rainwater had a solid start in his no-decision.  He gave up four [...]

Erie held on and beat the Fisher Cats 8-6 with Ryan Roberson leading the way.  He went three for four with a double, three RBIs and a run.  Dusty Ryan belted his tenth homer of the season, a sol shot in the second inning.
Daniel Christensen improved to 4-4 with a solid start.  He gave up [...]

Anthony Tomey fell to 2-3 on the season after he gave up a two run homer in the bottom of the tenth inning in a 5-3 loss to Bowie.  Casey Fien was the most effective hitter with 2 1/3 shutout innings.
All three SeaWolves runs came via solo homers.  Dusty Ryan, Ryan Roberson and Jeff Frazier [...]

Erie lost to Trenton 5-2 and four of those hits came off the bat of two hitters.  Wilkin Ramirez went two for four with a double and a run while Dusty Ryan went two for three with a double and a solo homer.  Ryan’s one of the hitting stars on the team and he has [...]

The SeaWolves split their pair of games today with Altoona.  Game one was a 4-3, extra inning loss that saw Casey Fien give up a walk off solo homer in the bottom of the eighth inning.  Benjamin Fritz didn’t get the decision and he gave up three runs (one earned) on eleven hits and one [...]

Just about everyone was a hitting star as the SeaWolves took care of Harrisburg 12-2.  Five Tigers had multi-hit games including Dusty Ryan, who had a team high three hits with a double, a walk, two runs and an RBI.  Deik Scram homered and scored three runs while Wilkin Ramirez also went yard in the [...]

Lakeland put two more losses on the board as they were were swept in a doubleheader at the hands of Clearwater.  Game one was an ugly 11-1 blowout in which Kyle Sleeth was hammered for seven runs in 3 2/3 innings.  There was some hope this past spring that Sleeth may have come back fully [...]

Angel Castro improved to 4-1 on the season with a fantastic start in Lakeland’s 6-1 win over Vero Beach.  He gave up four walks and he struck out three in eight innings of no-hit ball.
Justin Justice was the hitting star in the win.  He went three for four with two doubles, an RBI and two [...]

Eleazar Aponte had a tough start in Lakeland’s blowout loss to Clearwater.  He gave up six runs (five earned) on five hits and four walks with four strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
The lone Lakeland run came via the long ball.  Dusty Ryan hit a solo homerun and it was his fourth of the year.

Two games, two losses.  In the first game, Andrew Miller was roughed up and he gave up four runs on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  He actually didn’t take the loss though because Fort Myers won it in the seventh with a single run off of Freddy Dolsi.  [...]

Lakeland lost their first game of the season as Burke Badenhop was outdueled by Yankees top prospect Ian Kennedy.  Badenhop did have a decent start though.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on six hits and no walks with three strikeouts in five innings.  Freddy Dolsi got it done in relief as he struck [...]

Alright, the Tigers made some cuts today and none of them were big surprises.  Probably the most optimistic move was announcing that Kyle Sleeth will start at Double A.  After a solid spring, the former first round draft pick will get the promotion despite struggling last year in the minors.  Having Kyle Sleeth there will [...]