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Diamonds in the Rough 7-22-18

Clint Scoles — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 11:00:49 +0000

HR Roll Call: Frank Schwindel (16), Donnie Dewees (5)

BPKC Hitter of the Day: Khalil Lee 3-4, R, 2b, 2 RBI

BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Gerson Garabito 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 9-3 GO-FO, 99p/65k

Round Rock Express 5, Omaha Storm Chasers 2

The four-run sixth frame against starter Zach Lovvorn pushed the Chasers deficit to 5-1, which proved too much to overcome on Sunday. It was Lovvorn’s third consecutive loss and his third outing in a row of five runs or more allowed as the righty gave up five hits, four for doubles, and two walks in his six innings. The Chasers went 0-4 with runners in scoring position, scoring their only runs with solo home runs by Frank Schwindel and Donnie Dewees.

Josh Staumont: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 22p/14k
Frank Schwindel: 1-4, HR
Donnie Dewees: 1-3, HR, BB, 2K

NW Arkansas Naturals 5, Tulsa Drillers 2

The Naturals received a second consecutive quality start from Emilio Ogando while the Naturals bats did enough against Mitchell White, the Dodgers #9 prospect (Baseball America), to earn the win. A four-run third inning that featured four Naturals hits and a leadoff error by the Drillers was the key. Samir Duenez drove in a pair with a single and scored on Alex Liddi’s double to put the Naturals up 4-0. A Khalil Lee RBI double countered the Drillers run in the fifth. From there, Ogando and the bullpen did the rest with three relievers tossing the final three innings to earn the win.

Erick Mejia: 1-4, R, SB (26)
Samir Duenez: 1-3, R, 2 RBI, BB
Anderson Miller: 1-3, 2b, BB, SB

Wilmington Blue Rocks 8, Frederick Keys 1 – F/7

The Rocks used some erratic Frederick pitching in the first inning to build a lead and starter Gerson Garabito made it stand up in a complete game effort. A leadoff walk to Blake Perkins was the first of four walks in an inning that also featured a pair of hit by pitches and two singles during the six-run first inning. A leadoff walk to Emmanuel Rivera in the second led to another run and Gabe Cancel’s double in the third pushed the advantage to 8-0. The only blemish on Garabito’s line was a third-inning solo home run as the Dominican right-hander completed the seven inning game with just one run allowed on five hits. It was Garabito’s third start of seven innings in his last four.

Gabe Cancel: 2-4, R, 2 RBI, 2B
Blake Perkins: 1-3, R, RBI, 2BB
D.J. Burt: 2-3, R, RBI, BB

Gm1 – Burlington Royals 9, Greeneville Reds 2
Gm2 – Greeneville Reds 6, Burlington Royals 1

Eight runs in the first three innings keyed the Royals victory in the first game with leadoff hitter Jeison Guzman scoring a pair of runs and Eric Cole driving in three while scoring two of his own. Starter Austin Cox earned the win while pitching five innings with two runs (1 ER) allowed during that time. The second game went the other route with starter Marlin Willis giving up five runs (4 ER) on four hits and five walks in just 3.1 innings. The offense was unable to counter, connecting on just three hits in the seven inning shortened game.

Eric Cole 2-7, 2R, 2b, 3 RBI, BB
Jose Marquez 2-6, 3R, 2-2b, 2BB, 2 SB
Jeison Guzman 3-4, 2R, BB, SB

Idaho Falls Chukars 12, Missoula Osprey 8

The Chukars offense built a big lead early and hung on for a win late. The lineup put up 14 hits, walked eight times and scored 12 runs with an 11-4 lead through five innings. Outfielder Jose Caraballo keyed the way with two runs scored and four runs driven in with his 3-5 day at the plate. Starter Jon Heasley struggled in the first inning surrendering four runs (3 ER), with three of those runs coming on a home run. The right-hander finished off his four innings before giving way to Domingo Pena who tossed the final five innings around four runs given up.

Offerman Collado: 3-6, R, 2b, RBI
Jose Caraballo: 3-5, 2R, 2b, 4 RBI, BB
Angel Medina: 2-5, R, 2-2b, 2 RBI

Sunday Boxscores

Monday Probables

Team	Pitcher	W	L	ERA	WHIP
NW Arkansas	Scott Blewett	4	6	5.75	1.62
Wilmington – Game 1	Nolan Watson	7	7	5.40	1.73
Wilmington – Game 2	Dan Tillo	3	2	4.01	1.34
Lexington	Carlos Hernandez	6	4	3.34	1.23
Burlington	Elvis Luciano	0	3	7.17	1.78
Idaho Falls	J.C. Cloney	6	0	1.96	0.96

Diamonds in the Rough 7/20-7/21/18

Clint Scoles — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 11:00:40 +0000

HR Roll Call Jack Lopez (6), Nicky Lopez (5), Gabe Cancel (7), Emmanuel Rivera (5), Seuly Matias (27), Manny Olloque (5), Chase Vallot (8), Offerman Collado (1)

BPKC Hitter of the Day Friday Chase Vallot 4-6 3R, 2-2b, HR, 4 RBI, 2K
BPKC Pitcher of the Day Richard Lovelady 2.2 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 2K 3-1 GO-FO 38p/22k

BPKC Hitter of the Day Saturday Nicky Lopez 2-4 2R, 2b, HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 2 SB
BPKC Pitcher of the Day Arnaldo Hernandez 7 IP 2 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 6 K 4-8 GO-FO 70p/51k

Friday Omaha Storm Chasers 6 Round Rock Express 3
Saturday Gm 1 Omaha Storm Chasers 4 Round Rock Express 1 F/7

The Chasers received excellent pitching Friday and Saturday in game one to win a pair of games. Friday’s game was former bonus baby Elier Hernandez’s first at Triple-A and he didn’t disappoint, connecting for three hits, a pair of rbi and his first double. That double was part of a three-run inning that featured doubles by Hernandez, Nicky Lopez, and Cam Gallagher. After the Chasers piled up three more runs starter Jon Dziedzic loaded the bases and gave up a run in the seventh. In a jam manager, Brian Poldberg turned to Richard Lovelady and the lefty prospect did the trick, earning a double play to get out of the inning and finishing the final two innings to earn the save. During Saturday’s day game starter, Arnaldo Hernandez worked efficiently and dominantly over seven innings. The right-hander yielded just an Andy Ibanez solo home run in the second frame and a fifth-inning single while pounding the zone with 51 strikes on 70 pitches with seven strikeouts to lead the way to a win. In support of the Lopez boys, Nicky and Jack, each hit two-run home runs to key the win. In game two Saturday, reliever Kevin Lenik struggled with five runs allowed in just an inning and two-thirds with seven hits allowed. The Chasers went just 2 for 8 with runners in scoring position to drop the game.

Ryan O’Hearn 1-5 RBI, 2BB
Donnie Dewees 1-6 R, 3b, K
Elier Hernandez 2-5 2 RBI, BB

Friday NW Arkansas Naturals 3 Tulsa Drillers 0
Saturday Tulsa Drillers 12 NW Arkansas Naturals 2

The Naturals pitching has struggled in the second half of the season but on Friday they received a quality spot start from a former regular starter. Right-hander Pedro Fernandez tossed five innings scoreless, working around just one hit and one walk while striking out three on 65 pitches. The Naturals offense backed Fernandez with three runs, getting a rbi single in the first, Samir Duenez rbi double in the third and Duenez rbi in the eighth. Lefty Cristian Castillo tossed three scoreless in relief before Franco Terrero finished it off with a scoreless ninth to secure the win. The Saturday game didn’t go well with starter Jace Vines giving up seven runs in two innings before reliever Yunior Marte gave up four more to put the game well out of reach for an offense that was limited to just five hits.

Khalil Lee 2-8 R, 2b, 4 K
Erick Mejia 4-6 2R, 2-2b, SB
Pedro Fernandez 5 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 3K 65p/42k

Friday Wilmington Blue Rocks 12 Lynchburg Hillcats 11 F/10
Saturday Postponed

The Rocks pitchers gave up 10 runs between two different innings but the offense managed to overcome that to take over first place in the division. The lineup combined for 13 hits and seven walks to score their 12 runs including a pair of home runs from Emmanuel River and Gabe Cancel. It was Cancel’s solo home run in the ninth was part of a two-run inning that gave the Rocks a brief lead. After Lynchburg tied things up Cancel’s sac fly gave the Rocks the lead prior to Tyler Zuber finishing it off to secure the win.

Gabe Cancel 2-3 2R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Emmanuel Rivera 2-4 HR, 4 RBI, BB
Rudy Martin 2-4 R, 2b, 2 RBI, BB

Saturday Gm 1 Lexington Legends 6 West Virginia Power 4
Saturday Gm 2 Lexington Legends 4

A two-run home run and a sac fly off Yefri Del Rosario in the first inning put the Legends down early but Seuly Matias answered with a two-run double and the pitching settled. With another run allowed in the fourth Del Rosario completed five innings with four allowed despite putting away eight hitters with strikeouts. A Manny Olloque two-run home run in the fourth tied things up and Tad Ratliff’s two scoreless innings combined with an error by West Virginia that plated two runs gave Lexington the win. Much like the first game, the Legends came back after a first-inning deficit giving up two runs in the first but pitching settled and the offense made the comeback. A two-run inning single off Holden Capps put the squad down 2-0. New outfielder Kyle Isbel drove in a run in the third inning before scoring on a sacrifice fly by Cristian Perez to tie the game. The fourth inning featured Seuly Matias 27th home run of the season, a 433-foot blast to center that tied the Lexington record for most home runs in a season. An error by the West Virginia shortstop scored another run and Sal Biasi shut things down over the final two innings to secure the win.

Seuly Matias 2-5 2R, HR, 2b, 3 RBI, 2 BB
Kyle Isbel 2-6 2R, RBI, BB, SB
Manny Olloque 2-6 R, HR, 2 RBI,

Friday Idaho Falls Chukars 18 Helena Brewers 5
Saturday Missoula Osprey 11 Idaho Falls Chukars 1

The Chukars lineup exploded for 20 hits, six walks, and 18 runs in a blowout win. Catcher Chase Vallot led the way with four hits including a pair of doubles and a home run while driving in four runs. In addition to Offerman Collado drove in five runs on three hits while hitting his first home run of the year. A ten-run sixth paved the way towards the win while Connor Mayes earned the victory with five innings of three-run ball. The Saturday game was an ugly one the other way as the offense was limited to just one run on four hits and 2nd round pick Jonathan Bowlan was knocked around for his second start in a row, giving up seven runs on 12 hits in five innings during a 11-1 loss.

Friday Burlington 10 Bristol Pirates 8 Suspended 10th Inning
Saturday Postponed

Friday Boxscores
Saturday Boxscores

Sunday Probables
Omaha – Zach Lovvorn 5-6 5.73 ERA 1.54 WHIP
NW Arkansas – Emilio Ogando 5-6 6.69 ERA 2.14 WHIP
Wilmington Gm1 – Gerson Garabito 3-6 3.91 ERA 1.40 WHIP
Wilmington Gm2 – Nolan Watson 7-7 5.40 ERA 1.73 WHIP
Lexington – Carlos Hernandez 6-4 3.34 ERA 1.23 WHIP
Burlington Gm1- Austin Cox 0-1 2.70 ERA 1.02 WHIP
Burlington Gm2 – Elvis Luciano 0-3 7.17 ERA 1.78 WHIP
Idaho Falls – Jon Heasley 0-0 3.32 ERA 1.42 WHIP

Diamonds in the Rough 6-29-18

Clint Scoles — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 11:00:09 +0000

HR Roll Call Frank Schwindel (14), Ryan O’Hearn (10), Cam Gallagher (3), Nicky Lopez (3), Ramon Torres (2), Gabe Cancel (5)

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BPKC Hitter of the Day Nicky Lopez 4-5 3R, 2b, HR, 2 RBI, SB

BPKC Pitcher of the Day Carlos Hernandez 7 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 3 Bb 3 K 12-4 90p/59k

Lexington Legends 1 Kannapolis Intimidators 0 F/11

The Legends and Intimidators locked up in a true pitching duel on Friday with the two teams going scoreless for the first ten innings of the night. Starter Carlos Hernandez gave the Legends his best outing in over a month, tossing seven scoreless with just two hits and three walks allowed. While recording just three strikeouts on the night the right-hander was creating plenty of worm burners with his 12 groundouts created on the night. The two teams stayed scoreless into the eleventh with both team’s working around the free baserunner in the tenth before Brewer Hicklen came through with a rbi single in the eleventh frame. That one run would be all Lexington would need with Andrew Beckwith working the final two innings hitless with four strikeouts to earn the win.

Nick Pratto 1-4 2b, 2K, SB (10)
Seuly Matias 0-3 BB, 2K
MJ Melendez 1-4 BB

Wilmington Blue Rocks 3 Lynchburg Hillcats 0

The Wilmington pitchers used the usual recipe for success in a 2-0 win Friday, walking 10 hitters in their shutout. Starter Nolan Watson went six and two-thirds innings scoreless despite five walks and zero strikeouts on the night thanks in part to four different double plays turned by the defense on the night. The Rocks offense scored a run in the first inning on a wild pitch that plated D.J. Burt before Gabriel Cancel unloaded on a two-run home run in the eighth to push the advantage to 3-0. That lead would be plenty with the bullpen working around five additional walks to earn the win.

Nolan Watson 6.2 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 5 BB 0 K 9-7 GO-FO 93p/48k
Gabe Cancel 2-4 HR, 2 RBI
D.J. Burt 2-2 2R, 2BB

San Antonio Missions 4 NW Arkansas Naturals 3 F/10

The Naturals lost a pitching showdown in extra innings against San Antonio. With outfielder Khalil Lee and pitcher Arnaldo Hernandez making their Double-A debut. Both made their presence shown in the outing with Hernandez striking out seven over five and one-third innings with two runs allowed in that time while Lee scored a run and reached base a pair of times in his debut. The game stayed 2-2 until the tenth inning when Bryan Brickhouse allowed the free baserunner to score on a single and then walked the bases loaded before giving up a rbi groundout for a second run allowed. The Naturals could counter with just one run in extras to drop the game.

Khalil Lee 1-2 R, BB, K, CS, Sac
Kelvin Gutierrez 1-4 K
Arnaldo Hernandez 5.1 IP 6 H 2 R 2 ER 1 BB 7 K 4-2 GO-FO 92p/58k

Omaha Storm Chasers 10 Nashville Sounds 1

Not often does one player shine so much in a game that features five home runs by five different players but that was the case in Omaha’s return to Werner Park Friday. Former Creighton alum Nicky Lopez put on a show for the hometown faithful with an effort that featured a little bit of everything as he played his usual flawless defense, stole his first Triple-A base and hit his first Triple-A home run while going 4-5 on the night. His teammates pitched in plenty as well with Triple-A All-Star starter Trevor Oaks allowing just one run over six innings to continue his outstanding season. Not to be outdone by Lopez and Oaks the rest of the lineup connected on 10 additional hits while four others hit home runs with Frank Schwindel and Ryan O’Hearn each connecting on home runs while Cam Gallagher and Ramon Torres chipped in longballs during the lopsided effort.

Trevor Oaks 6 IP 6 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 4 K 10-2 GO-FO 87p/58k
Ryan O’Hearn 3-4 HR,2b, 3 RBI, BB
Cam Gallagher 1-3 HR, 2 RBI, BB

Burlington Royals 2 Pulaski Yankees 0

The two teams combined for a 1 for 19 effort with runners in scoring position while striking out a combined 31 times but the Royals did just enough to earn the win on Friday. Royals 1st round pick Daniel Lynch made his second start working three and two-thirds innings with just a hit and walk allowed while striking out six. The Royals connected on a pair of doubles by Juan Carlos Negret and Freddy Fermin in the third frame to score the games only runs while Lynch, Bryar Johnson, and Kyle Hinton combined to strikeout 17 Yankees in the shutout win.

Daniel Lynch 3.2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 6 K 4-1 GO-FO 31p/26k
Juan Carlos Negret 1-5 R, 2b, RBI, 3 K
Bryar Johnson 3.1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 3 BB 7 K 1-1 GO-FO 59p/31k

Idaho Falls Chukars 7 Grand Junction Rockies 6

The Chukars had to tie the game in the tenth and navigate free runners in the eleventh and twelfth inning before walking off for a win Friday night. The Chukars fell behind 4-0 after four innings but the middle of the lineup carried the load towards a comeback with the 2-5 hitters in the lineup combining for all 11 hits while driving in five and scoring six of the seven runs for the Chukars. Reliever Jordan Floyd navigated Grand Junction’s free baserunner in the final inning before Kyle Isbel walked things off with a single to left to drive in Tyler James.

Kyle Isbel 3-6 R, RBI, SB (4)
Nate Eaton 4-5 3R, 2b, RBI
Reed Rohlman 2-4 2-2b, 3 RBI, BB

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Diamonds in the Rough 6-17-18

Clint Scoles — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 11:00:08 +0000

HR Roll Call: Nicky Lopez (1)

BPKC Hitter of the Day: Gabe Cancel 3-4 R, 2b, 2 RBI, 2BB

BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Dan Tillo 5 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 4 BB 5 K 9-1 GO-FO 91p/47k

Lexington Legends 5 Rome Braves 5 Suspended/10

The Legends wrapped up their first half with a kiss your sister suspended game after ten innings tied with Rome 5-5. Lexington finished the first half tied for second place in the South Atlantic League South with a 37-31 record, 2.5 games behind the Rome Braves. Both Seuly Matias and catcher MJ Melendez had double digit home runs with Matias leading the league comfortably with 22 despite missing 12 of Lexington’s games. The other two All-Stars on the club, Sebastian Rivero, and Nick Pratto, struggled in June each hitting below .200. The clubs top starting pitcher during the 1st half was Andres Sotillet with a 5-3 record, 1.30 WHIP, and 2.98 ERA.

1st Half MVP – Seuly Matias .244/.314/.632 42R, 10-2b, 1-3b, 22-HR, 40 RBI 5 SB

Team Leading Average: Cristian Perez .376 27 games, Brewer Hicklen .311
Team Leading OBP: Hicklen .369
Team Leading SLG: Seuly Matias .632

Wilmington Blue Rocks 10 Winston-Salem Dash 1

The Blue Rocks finished off the first half with a thumping of the Dash, using a five run second inning on their way to a big win. The Rocks finished the 1st half 31-39 in fourth place, 7.5 games back of 1st place Potomac. The Rocks as a team finished in the upper half of on-base percentage but had a lesser than league average OPS with a bottom 1/4 finish in average and slugging. The team finished last in the league in strikeouts for the first half while the team ERA was towards the bottom of the league as well. Prior to his injury, Rudy Martin was pacing the team offensively before Khalil Lee took over with a .399 OBP thanks to 47 walks in 66 games. Overall, outfielder Kort Peterson led the offense with a .862 OPS while finishing the first half with the fourth most doubles in the league and the sixth best OPS. On the pitching side, Dan Tillo has become their best starting pitcher since his promotion six starts ago with a 1.27 WHIP and a 3.23 ERA. Reliever Bryan Brickhouse paced the bullpen with a league-leading 12 saves while striking out nearly 12.5 per 9 against a sub 1 WHIP thanks to just six hits allowed in 22.1 innings.

1st Half MVP – Kort Peterson .292/.365/.498 34R, 17-2b, 2-3b, 8-HR, 33 RBI

Team Leading Avg/OPS: Kort Peterson .292/.862
Team Leading OBP: Khalil Lee .399
Team Leading K/9 Starter: Ofreidy Gomez 8.2

NW Arkansas Naturals 4 Arkansas Travelers 3

The Naturals stayed alive in Texas League first half with a win over first-place Arkansas on Sunday with a walk-off win. With the game tied 2-2 into the eighth inning shortstop, Nicky Lopez connected on his first home run of the season, turning on an inside pitch and drive it out to right. In the ninth inning closer, Jake Newberry gave up a two-out single that scored the tying run. In the bottom half of the ninth inning, John Brontsema tried to score on an infield groundball by Donnie Dewees only to see him cut down at the plate. That play allowed Nathan Esposito to advance to third base though and from their, Erick Mejia walked it off for the Naturals with a single through the left side. With one game to play in the first half the Naturals and Tulsa Drillers are one game behind the Travelers.

Nicky Lopez: 1-3 HR, BB
Erick Mejia 3-5 2b, RBI
Elier Hernandez 1-4 2b

Reno Aces 8 Omaha Storm Chasers 6

Left-hander Jonathan Dziedzic couldn’t survive the first inning, giving up seven hits and seven runs to put his squad in a hole that they were unable to dig out of. Pitcher Arnaldo Hernandez, called up from Wilmington relieved Dziedzic, tossing four and one-third innings with just one unearned run allowed before turning things to the bullpen who put up three scoreless innings. The offense nearly came all the way back, scoring six runs on thirteen with infielder Ramon Torres helping pace the offense with two runs scored and another driven in.

Jorge Bonifacio: 1-3 R, 2b, 2 BB
Ramon Torres: 2-4 2R, 3b, RBI
Richard Lovelady: 2 IP 0 H 0 R 0 BB 2 K 3-1 GO-FO 24p/17k

Idaho Falls 3 Ogden Raptors 1 – Suspended

Sunday Boxscores

Monday Probables
Omaha – Trevor Oaks 3-3 2.29 ERA 1.20 WHIP
NW Arkansas – Scott Blewett 4-4 5.40 ERA 1.58 WHIP
Idaho Falls Chukars Suspended Game
Idaho Falls Chukars Game 2 – Connor Mayes

Diamonds in the Rough 5-22-18

Clint Scoles — Wed, 23 May 2018 11:00:55 +0000

HR Roll Call: Alex Liddi (4), Gabe Cancel (2)

BPKC Hitter of the Day: Gabe Cancel 3-5, HR, 3 RBI

BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Franco Terrero 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 3-1 GO-FO, 32p/24k

Rome Braves 10, Lexington Legends 5

As the 2018 draft nears, the struggles of the 2015 draft class continue in Lexington with starter Nolan Watson giving up nine hits and five runs (1 ER) Tuesday night. The defense made things extremely difficult for Watson and reliever Holden Capps, committing four errors behind the pitchers to lead to nine unearned runs on the ten runs scored by the Braves in their two big innings. The Legends had opportunities but cashed in with just three hits in 11 chances, scoring five runs but stranding 10 baserunners on the night to see the end of their three game winning streak. Outfielder Seuly Matias struggled in his first game back from family leave, going 0 for 5 with five strikeouts.

Nick Pratto: 2-5, RBI, SB (6)
MJ Melendez: 2-4, BB
Cristian Perez: 2-4, R, 2b

Wilmington Blue Rocks 7, Potomac Nationals 4

It appeared as if a four-run inning was going to ruin an efficient start by Anthony Bender, but a late Wilmington rally shook things up in a comeback win. The hard-throwing right-hander gave up seven hits on the night, with four of those hits coming in the fourth inning to plate all four Nationals runs. A second inning two-run home run by Gabe Cancel and a single by Kort Peterson in the sixth inning that scored Emmanuel Rivera after his triple had Wilmington trailing 4-3 in the ninth. This is when an odd comeback would take place as the Rocks loaded the bases on a walk to Nick Heath and a pair of singles. Down to their final out, the Rocks would tie the game on a bases-loaded walk to Peterson. They took the lead when Chris DeVito was hit by a pitch and would score two more times on a wild pitch and a single by Cancel. Bryan Brickhouse held down that three run lead without allowing a threat in the ninth.

Bryan Brickhouse: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 28p/18k
Anthony Bender: 7 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2K, 10-6 GO-FO, 93p/56k
Khalil Lee: 1-5, R, 2K

NW Arkansas Naturals 5, Frisco RoughRiders 3

Trailing 3-1, NW Arkansas put together a comeback in the eighth to take a win over Frisco. After Scott Blewett allowed single runs in the second, third and fourth innings, Naturals reliever Franco Terrero came in to shut things down, working three scoreless frames with just one hit allowed. Trailing 3-1, the Naturals Corey Toups started the eighth with a double before Erick Mejia singled him in with one out to pull within a run. The next four hitters would reach base with Elier Hernandez doubling in Mejia and Anderson Miller driving in two runs with a single to put NW Arkansas up 5-3. Closer Jake Newberry worked a perfect ninth to secure his seventh save of the season.

Erick Mejia: 2-4, R, 2b, RBI
Nicky Lopez: 2-4, R
Anderson Miller: 2-4, 2 RBI

Omaha Storm Chasers 9, New Orleans Baby Cakes 2

The Chasers offense erupted to snap the five game home losing streak versus New Orleans on Tuesday night. All nine hitters had at least one hit, with Ryan O’Hearn leading the way with two runs scored and another driven in. Starter Heath Fillmyer navigated around three walks and four hits in seven innings, limiting the Baby Cakes to just one run thanks to a pair of double-play balls and a 0 for 9 effort by New Orleans with runners in scoring position.

Frank Schwindel: 2-4, R
Ryan O’Hearn: 2-4, 2R, RBI
Cam Gallagher: 3-4, R, RBI

Tuesday Boxscores

Wednesday Probables
Omaha – Scott Barlow 1-1, 3.60 ERA, 1.48 WHIP
NW Arkansas – Emilio Ogando 3-2, 4.98 ERA, 1.83 WHIP
Wilmington – Ofreidy Gomez 1-3, 4.80 ERA, 1.80 WHIP
Lexington – Carlos Hernandez 2-1, 2.19 ERA, 0.81 WHIP

Diamonds in the Rough 4-16-18

Clint Scoles — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 11:00:45 +0000

HR Roll Call: None

BPKC Hitter of the Day: Gabe Cancel 2-4, R, 2b, 2 RBI

BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Trevor Oaks 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 12-4 GO-FO, 85p/53k

Hickory Crawdads 2, Lexington Legends 1

The Legends bats were kept quiet by Hickory pitching in a loss to the Rangers Low-A affiliate. Starter Reid Anderson pitched perfect ball for the first five innings before Oliver Nunez broke it up with a single through the left side. Another single by Sebastian Rivera put the Legends in a possible position to score, but Anderson settled and stamped out the threat by inducing a fly out, and an infield groundball that allowed Hickory to toss Nunez out at the plate before getting the final out in the inning. Prospect Seuly Matias would get one of his two hits with a double to start the seventh, allowing him to come home later on an MJ Melendez sacrifice fly. Matias would get within 90 feet in the ninth following a single and a pair of errant throws, but the Legends would strike out four times around him to take the defeat. The loss was saddled on Andres Sotillet despite just two runs allowed in five innings against six strikeouts for the right-hander.

Nick Pratto: 0-4, K
Seuly Matias: 2-4, R, 2b,
Janser Lara: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 2 HBP, 1-4 GO-FO, 35p/24k

Wilmington Blue Rocks 5, Carolina Mudcats 1

The Rocks offense put on plenty of early pressure while getting a well-pitched game from three different pitchers in a win over the Brewers High-A squad. Wilmington scored two runs in the first on bases-loaded walks to Chris DeVito and Chase Vallot after loading the bases with a pair of singles by Rudy Martin and Gabe Cancel to start the inning. Cancel provided the big blow in the second, doubling in Kort Peterson and Martin after the pair had walked, putting Wilmington up 4-1 in the process. Starter Cristian Castillo gave up a run in the first frame but navigated around baserunners in the next four innings to earn his first win of the season. The Rocks added another run on a Chase Vallot sac fly in the fifth inning and the Mudcats threatened by loading the bases in the eighth, but Walker Sheller navigated that jam before striking out the side in the ninth to secure the win.

Khalil Lee: 1-3, R, BB
Walker Sheller: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 0-1 GO-FO, 35p/22k
Rudy Martin: 1-2, 2R, 2BB, CS (2)

San Antonio Missions 9, NW Arkansas Naturals 1

Starter Foster Griffin couldn’t match his last start versus San Antonio as the Padres Double-A squad and one of their top prospects, Cal Quantrill bested him. Trouble came in the third for Griffin when his own throwing error followed with three consecutive singles to push the lefty out of the game after just 2.2 innings. It was Griffin’s shortest outing since his third start of last season for Wilmington. Those four runs would be plenty for the Missions as the Naturals could muster just one unearned run against Quantrill and crew. San Antonio tacked on five additional runs against the Naturals bullpen with four coming off struggling Corey Ray.

Foster Griffin: 2.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 4-1 GO-FO, 61p/37k
Salvador Perez: 1-2, RBI
Nicky Lopez: 1-2, BB

Nashville Sounds 5, Omaha Storm Chasers 4

The Chasers bullpen blew a four run advantage to drop the finale in Nashville on Monday afternoon. Starter Trevor Oaks made sure four runs by the Omaha lineup stood up, as the righty created 12 groundball outs in six innings, allowing no runs on just three hits. The most reliable reliever in the ’17 pen, Eric Stout, struggled again. He allowed four runs on a pair of walks and three hits, the final one being a bases-loaded double by B.J. Boyd that plated all three runners to knot the game up. Omaha got a runner in scoring position in each of the final three innings, but failed in each to push them forward, leaving Kevin Lenik’s wild pitch in the ninth that allowed Boyd to race home as the deciding run in the game.

Jack Lopez: 3-5, R, 3b, RBI
Ryan O’Hearn :1-4, 2b
Josh Staumont: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO, 28p/15k

Boxscores from Monday

Tuesday Probables
Omaha – Jonathan Dziedzic (lhp) 0-1, 1.64 ERA, 1.18 WHIP
NW Arkansas – Scott Blewett 0-1, 3.86 ERA, 1.50 WHIP
Wilmington – Jace Vines 0-2, 12.91 ERA, 2.48 WHIP
Lexington – Nolan Watson 0-0, 2.61 ERA, 1.16 WHIP

Diamonds in the Rough 8-5-17

Clint Scoles — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 11:00:05 +0000

Royals affiliates went 5-4 with a split of a doubleheader at Low-A.

Cam Gallagher Profile

Cam Gallagher (Minda Haas Kuhlmann)

What should you expect to see from the former 2nd round pick should he get the opportunity to help out with the Sal Perez injury. Defensively is where Gallagher shines as the big bodies catcher shows good receiving skills with accepting hands at the dish that are strong enough to exhibit quality framing skills. Despite the big body and lack of quick twitch athleticism Gallagher shows no wasted movement in his footwork and can put together decent pop times in the 1.85 range which are adequate for a backup catcher.

Offensively Gallagher doesn’t stand out other than the fact that he doesn’t strikeout much and can control his bat working the ball to all fields in the correct situations. The power is pull side and is less than average while the speed is well below average.

The total package is that of a quality backup catcher who provides quality defense, good came calling skills and a quality person in the clubhouse who you hope can run into a pitch here and there.

HR Roll Call Samir Duenez 2 (15), Gabe Cancel (13), Angelo Castellano (7), Amalani Fukofuka (5), Benji Cash (2)

BPKC Hitter of the Day Samir Duenez 3-6 2 HR, 3 RBI

BPKC Pitcher of the Day Andres Sotillet 6 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 4 K 8-4 GO-FO

Sacramento River Cats 5 Omaha Storm Chasers 4

The River Cats scored three unearned runs in the second inning off starter Eric Skoglund to open the scoring Saturday after a throwing error by Brayan Pena opened the inning. The Chasers answered with three runs of their own in the third after a pair of walks to Billy Burns and Raul Mondesi opened the frame. A pair of singles by Cheslor Cuthbert and Jorge Soler scored them before Cuthbert scored on Ryan O’Hearn’s groundout. The two teams exchanged runs with Sacramento hitting a solo home run in the fourth off Skoglund and Omaha answering with a rbi single by Brayan Pena in the sixth.

The game remained tied until the eighth when Giants top prospect Chris Shaw hit a home run off reliever Kevin Lenik to give the River Cats a lead and the eventual win.