Minor League Scores – 8/12/11

Published by Jordan Tuwiner on August 12, 2011
Today’s Result Tomorrow
Norfolk 3, Charlotte 4 Opponent Location Time Starter
44-75 Box Score Charlotte Knights Away 7:15 PM Steve Johnson
  • Matt Angle went 2 for 7 with a double and 2 strikeouts.
  • Kyle Hudson went 3 for 5 with a run and a walk.
  • Jake Fox went 2 for 6 with a run, a double, a home run, 2 RBI, and a strikeout.
  • Brandon Snyder went 0 for 5 with a strikeout.
  • Robbie Widlansky went 1 for 3 with a run, a double, and a strikeout.
  • Tyler Henson went 1 for 3 with a strikeout.
  • Ryan Adams went 0 for 2 with a walk.
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 .296 (8-for-27) during his recent seven-game hitting streak that began on July 31.
  • Up until tonight, Ryan Adams had hit safely in 21 of his last 23 games.
  • Matt Angle has hit .357 (46-for- 129) in 30 games with the Tides since June 30.
  • Kyle Hudson has been on fire since returning to the Tides on July 17. The outfielder has recorded multiple hits in 15 of the 24 games played (and at least one hit in 20 of 24 games).
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New Britain 4, Bowie 3 Opponent Location Time Starter
66-52 Box Score New Britain Rock Cats Home 6:35 PM Mike Ballard
Notes
  • Up until tonight, the Baysox had been on a five game win streak.
  • Brandon Waring now has 40 career home runs with the Baysox, putting him second all-time and just two behind Baysox career-home runs leader Keith Reed.
  • The Baysox lead the Eastern League with 146 stolen bases this season.
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Winston-Salem 4, Frederick 13 Opponent Location Time Starter
70-46 Box Score Winston-Salem Dash Home 7:00 PM Rick Zagone
  • Steve Bumbry went 2 for 5 with 2 runs, a double, 2 RBI, and a strikeout.
  • Jonathan Schoop went 4 for 5 with 2 runs, a double, a home run, 4 RBI, and a strikeout.
  • Manny Machado went 1 for 4 with a run, an RBI, a walk, and a strikeout.
  • Aaron Baker went 3 for 5 with a run and a strikeout.
  • Miguel Abreu went 2 for 5 with a run and an RBI.
  • Mike Flacco went 1 for 4 with a walk.
  • Brian Ward went 2 for 3 with 3 runs, a home run, 3 RBI, and 2 walks.
  • Kipp Schutz went 1 for 3 with 2 runs, 2 walks, and a strikeout.
Notes
  • Jonathan Schoop’s hitting .372 with an 1.061 OPS over his last 10 games, although he does have just one walk and nine strikeouts over that span.
  • Since his promotion to the Carolina League on July 14th, Jacob Pettit owns the third- best ERA in the CL behind Bobby Bundy (FRE) and Chris Hernandez (SAL).
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Hagerstown 6, Delmarva 1 Opponent Location Time Starter
52-65 Box Score Hagerstown Suns Home 7:05 PM Jarret Martin
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 17 consecutive games and has hit safely in nine of his last 11 games.
  • Luis Noel is now the all-time Shorebirds win leader with 21.
  • Two nights ago, Jake Cowan became the first Shorebirds starter to strikeout ten batters in a game this season.
  • Today, the Shorebirds activated Ryan Palsha off the disabled list and placed Michael Rooney on the disabled list.
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Will. 7, Abd. 3 Opponent Location Time Starter
19-35 Box Score Williamsport Crosscutters Home 7:05 PM Mike Wright
Notes
  • Connor Narron has just two hits in 28 at bats so far in the month of August. He does lead the league in walks with 38 and 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 12 bases in 14 attempts.
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GCL Orioles 5, GCL Rays 2 Opponent Location Time Starter
29-18 Box Score GCL Rays Home 12:00 PM Sebastian Vader
  • Johnny Ruettiger went 2 for 5 with 2 runs, a double, and a strikeout.
  • Pedro Rodriguez went 0 for 3 with 2 runs and 2 walks.
  • Miguel Chalas pitched 5 innings, allowing 7 hits and 1 ER with 1 walk and 7 strikeouts.
Notes
  • Jaime Esquviel leads the GCL in ERA with 0.69.
  • For those concerned with Eduardo Rodriguez‘s brief outing yesterday, I am hearing he is not hurt, but lost the strike zone early so he was pulled.

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