Minor League Scores – 8/11/11

Published by Jordan Tuwiner on August 11, 2011
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Lehigh Valley 0, Norfolk 7 Opponent Location Time Starter
44-74 Box Score Charlotte Knights Away 7:15 PM Mitch Atkins
  • Matt Angle went 1 for 4 with an RBI, a walk, and a strikeout.
  • Kyle Hudson went 1 for 3 with 2 walks.
  • Ryan Adams went 1 for 4 with a run, a double, and a strikeout.
  • Jake Fox went 2 for 4 with 2 runs, a double, an RBI, and a strikeout.
  • Brandon Snyder went 1 for 4 with a run.
  • Rhyne Hughes went 2 for 3 with 2 runs and a walk.
  • Brian Matusz pitched 9 scoreless innings, allowing 5 hits with 1 walk and 8 strikeouts.
Notes
  • The Tides will hold Susan G. Komen Night on Thursday, August 18. The first 2,000 ladies 18 &
    up will receive a Tides pink tote bag compliments of Michael & Son Services.
  • John Hester is hitting .333 (7-for-21) during his recent six-game hitting streak that began on July 31.
  • Ryan Adams has hit safely in 21 of his last 23 games and is hitting .316 (30-for-94) in that time.
  • Matt Angle has hit .361 (44-for- 122) in 29 games with the Tides since June 30. He has two home runs, six doubles, a triple, 11 RBI and has scored 23 runs in that time. He has also swiped 11 bases.
  • Kyle Hudson has been on fire since returning to the Tides on July 17. The outfielder has recorded multiple hits in 14 of the 23 games played (and at least one hit in 19 of 23 games). He is hitting .388 (38-for-98) with 14 stolen bases and 17 runs scored batting primarily at the top of the order.
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Bowie 5, Reading 2 Opponent Location Time Starter
66-51 Box Score New Britain Rock Cats Home 7:05 PM Zach Clark
  • Xavier Avery went 2 for 4 with an RBI and 2 walks.
  • Greg Miclat went 1 for 5 with an RBI.
  • L.J. Hoes went 1 for 4 with a walk and a strikeout.
  • Joe Mahoney went 0 for 5 with 3 strikeouts.
  • Buck Britton went 2 for 3 with 2 walks.
  • Caleb Joseph went 2 for 5 with a run.
  • Brandon Waring went 2 for 4 with 2 runs, a double, a home run, 2 RBI, and a walk.
  • Pedro Florimon went 2 for 4 with a run, an RBI, a walk, and 2 strikeouts.
  • Bobby Bundy pitched 5 scoreless innings, allowing 3 hits with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts.
  • Eddie Gamboa pitched 1.2 scoreless innings.
Notes
  • Brandon Waring hit his team-leading 17th home run of the season tonight. The home run was Waring’s 40th career home run with the Baysox, placing him in second place all-time and two dingers behind Keith Reed (42), the Baysox career home runs leader.
  • With the extra innings win Wednesday, the Baysox improved to 8-3 in games decided in extra innings this season. The team was 7-5 in extra innings games in 2010.
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Winston-Salem 1, Frederick 2 Opponent Location Time Starter
69-46 Box Score Winston-Salem Dash Home 7:00 PM Ryohei Tanaka
  • Steve Bumbry went 0 for 2 with a run and a strikeout.
  • Jonathan Schoop went 0 for 2 with a walk and a strikeout.
  • Manny Machado went 0 for 3 with a walk and a strikeout.
  • Aaron Baker went 2 for 4 with a run, an RBI, and a strikeout.
  • Miguel Abreu went 1 for 3 with a double and an RBI.
  • Mike Flacco went 1 for 3 with a strikeout.
  • Kipp Schutz went 0 for 2 with a walk and a strikeout.
  • Scott Copeland pitched 6 scoreless innings.
Notes
  • Jonathan Schoop’s hitting .317 with an .885 OPS over his last 10 games, although he does have just one walk and 8 strikeouts over that span.
  • Since his promotion to the Carolina League on July 14th, Pettit owns the third- best ERA in the CL behind Bobby Bundy (FRE) and Chris Hernandez (SAL).
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Hagerstown 6, Delmarva 2 Opponent Location Time Starter
52-64 Box Score Hagerstown Suns Home 7:05 PM David Baker
  • Michael Rooney went 0 for 4 with a walk and a strikeout.
  • Jeremy Nowak went 1 for 3.
  • Michael Ohlman went 1 for 4 with a run, a double, and 3 strikeouts.
  • Brenden Webb went 2 for 3 with a run and a walk.
  • Tim Adleman pitched 3 scoreless innings.
  • Ashur Tolliver pitched 2 scoreless innings.
Notes
  • Over Ashur Tolliver’s last 24 innings pitched (since June 25), he has allowed just one earned run (0.38 ERA).
  • Michael Ohlman has reached base in 16 consecutive games and has hit safely in nine of his last 10 games.
  • Luis Noel is the all-time Shorebirds win leader with 21.
  • The Shorebirds have won four of their last five series openers including last night.
  • Last night, Jake Cowan became the first Shorebirds starter to strikeout ten batters in a game this season.
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Abd. 4, St. College 5 Opponent Location Time Starter
19-34 Box Score Williamsport Crosscutters Home 7:35 PM M. Hobgood
Notes
  • Connor Narron has just two hits in 24 at bats so far in the month of August. Narron is hitting just .196 this season. He does lead the league in walks with 38. He has more walks (38) than hits (33).
  • Glynn Davis leads the NYPL in stolen bases with 20.
  • In his last three appearances, totaling 5.1 innings of work, Zach Fowler has surrendered no runs on just one hit. He has struck out six batters over that span.
  • Mychal Givens leads the team in multi-hit games (16). Despite not being selected to the New York-Penn League All-Star Game, Givens leads the IronBirds in hits, runs, and batting average. He has also stolen 11 bases in 13 attempts.
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Game 1: GCL Twins 1, GCL Orioles 6 Opponent Location Time Starter
28-18 Game 2: GCL Orioles 3, GCL Twins 4 GCL Rays Away 12:00 PM Miguel Chalas
Game 1:

  • Roderick Bernadina went 1 for 3 with a run, a walk, and a strikeout.
  • Michael Mosby went 1 for 3 with a run.
  • Doug Bream went 2 for 4 with 2 runs and an RBI.
  • Pedro Perez went 2 for 2 with an RBI and a walk.
  • Jaime Esquivel pitched 5 innings, allowing 1 hit and 1 ER with 4 walks and 2 strikeouts.
  • David Richardson pitched 2 scoreless innings.

Game 2:

  • Johnny Ruettiger went 2 for 3 with a run, a walk, and a strikeout.
  • Jerome Pena went 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
  • Roderick Bernadina went 0 for 3 with a run and a walk.
  • Gabriel Lino went 1 for 3 with an RBI and a strikeout.
  • Eduardo Rodriguez pitched 0.2 innings, allowing 2 hits and 1 ER with 1 walk.
  • Jose Nivar pitched 1 scoreless inning.
Notes
  • Jaime Esquviel leads the GCL in ERA with 0.69.
  • For those concerned with Eduardo Rodriguez’s brief outing, I am hearing he is not hurt, but lost the strike zone early so he was pulled.
  • Johnny Ruettiger made his pro debut in game two of the double header.

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