Minor League Blogs

Lakeland couldn’t push a single runner across the plate as they lost to Fort Myers 2-0.  Josh Workman was a perfect two for two and Daniel Fields singled and drew a walk.
A really nice start by Luke Putkonen went to waste.  He gave up two runs on five hits and a walk with one strikeout [...]

Billy Nowlin, Brent Wyatt and Rawley Bishop all went yard in the Flying Tigers 8-3 win over Bradenton.  Bishop’s was a two run shot while Bishop went two for three with a pair of walks.
Luke Putkonen improved to 6-2 with a nice start.  He gave up two runs (just one earned) on seven hits and [...]

A really nice start by Luke Putkonen went to waste in the Flying Tigers 2-1 loss to Dunedin.  He gave up just a run on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts in seven innings. Tyler Conn gave up a tenth inning run and he took the loss.
Alden Carrithers went one for two with [...]

Luke Putkonen improved to 1-1 on the season with a really nice start in Lakeland’s 3-2 win over Brevard County.  He gave up a run on two hits and a walk with six strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.  Lester Oliveros got into trouble in the ninth and gave up a run but he struck out [...]

Ben Guez doubled and Alden Carrithers singled for the Flying Tigers lone two hits in a 4-0 loss to Tampa.  Carrithers was the only hitter to reach base twice because he also drew the lone walk.
Luke Putkonen fell to 0-1 with a rough start.  He gave up three runs on six hits and a walk [...]

The Whitecaps came back from a 2-0 deficit to tie the Loos in the seventh inning but Tyler Stohr gave up a run in the top of the tenth as the Whitecaps season ended in a 3-2 loss. Like last year, they forced a third game in the first round of the Midwest League playoffs [...]

Melvin Mercedes had 16 saves and a 1.82 ERA in 24 2/3 innings for the GCL Tigers but he’s had a tough time since getting promoted to the Whitecaps.  He made his second appearance yesterday and he gave up (with some help from Tyler Stohr, three runs in the bottom of the eighth and he [...]

Luke Putkonen had a solid start go to waste as the Whitecaps lost to Lansing 4-3.  He gave up four hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in six shutout innings.  Jade Todd gave up four runs in 2 1/3 innings and he fell to 0-1 on the season.
Billy Nowlin went three forfour with a [...]

Luke Putkonen didn’t get the win last night, but he had an outstanding start in the Whitecaps 1-0 win over South Bend.  He gave up just five hits and a walk with six strikeouts in eight shutout innings.  Erik Crichton struck out two in a shutout ninth and he improved to 4-0.
The Whitecaps didn’t score [...]

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 [...]

The Whitecaps and Wisconsin combined to scored one run on just five hits in a 1-0 loss.  Brent Wyatt doubled and Ben Guez singled and that was the extent of the Whitecaps offense.
A really good start by Luke Putkonen went to waste.  He gave up a run on three hits and a walk with five [...]

The Whitecaps scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning but that just turned a four run game into a one run game as they lost to the Dragons 7-6.  Jordan Lennerton belted a two run blast while Bryan Pounds went one for three with a triple, a walk, an RBI and two [...]

Victor Larez gave up a three run blast in the top of the eighth inning and a two run lead turned into a one run loss as the Whitecaps lost to Wisconsin 4-3.  It’s too bad because Luke Putkonen put together a decent start.  He gave up one unearned run on six hits and two [...]

The White Caps lost to Kane County 6-4 and the bummer on this game was that they scored the first four runs.  Unfortunately, the Caps pen was roughed up to the tune of four runs after six solid innings by Luke Putkonen.  Three of those runs were given up by Jared Gayhart and he took [...]

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 [...]

Oneonta won their first game of the season as Luke Putkonen held Vermont in check.  He gave up three hits and a walk with five strikeouts in five shutout innings.
Hayden Parrott was the hitting star.  He went two for four with a triple, two RBIs and three runs.  Keith Stein went two for five with [...]

Marc McBratney had three of the GCL Tigers five hits in their 7-0 loss to the GCL Indians.  He also had the only extra base hit for the Tigers with a double.
Luke Putkonen took the loss despite a decent start.  He gave up one run on two hits with five strikeouts in five innings.  Brandon Johnson [...]