Tuesday, September 18, 2018

DSL Twins Team Leaders

The DSL Twins finished 50-22, in second place in the DSL South, one game behind the DSL Cardinals Blue.

BATTERS

GAMES
Victor Heredia, 60
Jim Caceras, 55
Jeferson Morales, 53
AT BATS
Heredia, 233
Caceras, 185
Morales, 178
RUNS
Heredia, 47
Morales, 44
Ruben Santana, 44
HITS
Heredia, 77
Santana, 56
Morales, 54
DOUBLES
Heredia, 16
Morales, 16
Santana, 16
TRIPLES
Francisco Martinez, 8
Caceras, 7
3 tied at 6
HOME RUNS
Heredia, 8
4 tied at 3
RBI
Heredia, 56
Wander Valdez, 34
Santana, 30
TOTAL BASES
Heredia, 125
Morales, 84
Santana, 83
WALKS
Morales, 41
Luis Gomez, 31
Caceras, 27
STRIKEOUTS
Martinez, 48
Nelson Roberto, 44
Valdez, 42
STOLEN BASES
Morales, 17
Caceras, 15
Gomez, 15
Santana, 15
OBP
Morales, .466
Gomez, .453
Santana, .408
SLUGGING
Heredia, .536
Jesus Feliz, .486
Santana, .480
AVERAGE
Heredia, .330
Gomez, 326
Santana, .324
OPS
Morales, .937
Heredia, .906
Santana, .888

PITCHERS

WINS
Luciano De La Cruz, 7
Fernando Sanchez, 6
Anthony Escobar, 5
LOSSES
Cristian Castro, 6
Jose Bermudez, 4
3 tied at 2
ERA
Bryant Perez, 1.06
Escobar, 1.10
Danny Moreno, 1.14
GAMES
De La Cruz, 20
Yolby Guzman, 20
Sanchez, 20
SAVES
Moreno, 7
Jose Guevara, 6
Guzman, 3
INNINGS
Bermudez, 67.1
Escobar, 57.1
De L Cruz, 55
STRIKEOUTS
Bermudez, 67
Jesus Toledo, 67
Castro, 60
WHIP
Moreno, 0.72
Escobar, 0.75
Perez, 0.94
HOLDS
Yeremi Garcia, 5
Giovahniey German, 4
3 tied at 2

GCL Twins Team Leaders

The GCL Twins finished 32-24, in third place in the GCL South, 1.5 games behind the GCL Red Sox.

BATTERS

GAMES
Gabe Snyder, 48
Alberoni Nunez, 46
Victor Tademo, 44
AT BATS
Nunez, 164
Tademo, 157
Snyder, 147
Estamy Urena, 147
RUNS
Samuel Vasquez, 23
Tyler Webb, 22
Yeltsin Encarncion, 22
HITS
Urena, 43
Tademo, 40
Snyder, 39
DOUBLES
Yeison Perez, 8
Snyder, 7
3 tied at 6
TRIPLES
Urena, 2
Janigson Villalobos, 2
3 tied at 1
HOME RUNS
Snyder, 3
Agustin Marte, 2
9 tied at 1
RBI
Snyder, 25
Urena, 21
Nunez, 19
TOTAL BASES
Snyder, 55
Urena, 53
Tademo, 45
WALKS
Snyder, 20
Vasquez, 14
Charles Mack, 13
STRIKEOUTS
Nunez, 53
Snyder, 36
Tademo, 32
STOLEN BASES
Webb, 8
Willie Joe Garry, Jr., 5
Urena, 5
OBP
Webb, .398
Hunter Lee, .387
Villalobos, .363
SLUGGING
Perez, .398
Villalobos, .393
Encarnacion, .386
AVERAGE
Villalobos, .310
Encarnacion, .307
Webb, .294
OPS
Webb, .761
Villalobos, .755
Lee, .752

PITCHERS

WINS
Michael Montero, 4
Andriu Marin, 3
Kai-Wei Teng, 3
LOSSES
Steven Cruz, 3
Teng, 3
Petru Balan, 3
ERA
Erik Cha, 1.59
Landon Leach, 2.18
Prelander Berroa, 2.29
GAMES
Osiris German, 17
Balan, 16
Frandy Torres, 15
SAVES
Tanner Howell, 3
4 tied at 2
INNINGS
Teng, 42.2
Tyler Benninghoff, 39.1
Berroa, 39.1
STRIKEOUTS
Teng, 47
Donny Breek, 41
Berroa, 38
WHIP
Montero, 1.07
Cha, 1.10
Breek, 1.15
Junior Navas, 1.15
HOLDS
Balan, 3
Perez, 2
Dylan Stowell, 2
Torres, 2

Monday, September 17, 2018

Elizabethton Twins Team Leaders

Elizabethton finished the year 39-27, first in the Appalachian League West by seven games over Kingsport.  The E-Twins went on to win the Appalachian League Championship.

BATTERS

GAMES
Chris Williams, 62
Alex Robles, 59
Lean Marrero, 51
AT BATS
Robles, 222
Williams, 214
Yunior Severino, 198
RUNS
Williams, 39
Marrero, 32
Severino, 32
HITS
Robles, 66
Williams, 54
Severino, 52
Marrero, 52
DOUBLES
Trevor Casanova, 14
Robles, 12
Ricky De La Torre, 10
TRIPLES
DaShawn Keirsey, 3
Jean Carlos Arias, 3
6 tied at 1
HOME RUNS
Williams, 15
Severino, 8
Colton Burns, 6
RBI
Williams, 51
Robles, 35
Severino, 28
TOTAL BASES
Williams, 107
Severino, 84
Robles, 84
WALKS
Williams, 40
Ryan Jeffers, 20
Robles, 19
STRIKEOUTS
De La Torre, 52
Severino, 52
Williams, 52
STOLEN BASES
Marrero, 8
Gilberto Celestino, 8
Michael Helman, 6
OBP
Jeffers, .543
Casanova, .369
Williams, .372
SLUGGING
Jeffers, .578
Williams, 500
Casanova, .490
AVERAGE
Jeffers, .422
Casanova, 331
Keirsey, .301
OPS
Jeffers, 1.121
Casanova, .879
Williams, .872

PITCHERS

WINS
Blair Lasko, 6
Luis Rijo, 5
Pedro Garcia, 4
LOSSES
Andrew Cabezas, 3
Garcia, 3
Brian Rapp, 3
ERA (SHORT MEN)
Johan Quezada, 2.35
Moises Gomez, 3.48
Lasko, 3.66
ERA (LONG MEN)
Austin Schulfer, 1.58
Rijo, 2.05
Cabezas, 2.74
GAMES
Lasko, 15
Seth Pinkerton, 15
Juan Gamez, 14
Zach Neff, 14
SAVES
Neff, 5
Derek Molina, 3
Pinkerton, 2
Quezada, 2
INNINGS
Tyler Palm, 51
Rijo, 48.1
Cabezas, 46
STRIKEOUTS
Palm 45
Cabezas, 44
Rijo, 43
WHIP (SHORT MEN)
Quezada, 1.30
Gomez, 1.31
Neff, 1.33
WHIP (LONG MEN)
Cabezas, 0.96
Rijo, 0.99
Josh Winder, 1.11
HOLDS
Quezada, 4
J. T. Perez, 2
6 tied at 1

Saturday, September 15, 2018

Cedar Rapids Kernels Team Leaders

Cedar Rapids was 77-62.  In the first half, they were 32-37, tied for fifth in the Midwest League Western, 7.5 games behind Quad Cities.  In the second half, they were 45-25, first by four games over Quad Cities.  They won their first round playoff series, but lost in the semi-finals.

BATTERS

GAMES
Akil Baddoo, 113
Andrew Bechtold, 106
Jose Miranda, 104
AT BATS
Baddoo, 437
Miranda, 401
Gabriel Maciel, 397
RUNS
Baddoo, 83
Maciel, 60
Miranda, 52
HITS
Maciel, 111
Miranda, 111
Baddoo, 106
DOUBLES
Royce Lewis, 23
Baddoo, 22
Trey Cabbage, 22
Miranda, 22
TRIPLES
Baddoo, 11
Jean Carlos Arias, 9
Alex Kirilloff, 5
HOME RUNS
Kirilloff, 13
Miranda, 13
Baddoo, 11
RBI
Miranda, 72
Kirilloff, 56
Lewis, 53
TOTAL BASES
Baddoo, 183
Miranda, 174
Kirilloff, 153
WALKS
Baddoo, 74
Bechtold, 51
Maciel, 35
STRIKEOUTS
Baddoo, 124
Cabbage, 119
Bechtold, 115
STOLEN BASES
Baddoo, 24
Lewis, 22
Maciel, 16
OBP
Michael Helman, .398
Jordan Gore, .393
Kirilloff, .391
SLUGGING
Kirilloff, .607
Michael Davis, .559
Trevor Larnach, .505
AVERAGE
Helman, .355
Kirilloff, .333
Lewis, .315
OPS
Kirilloff, .999
Davis, .886
Helman, .884

PITCHERS

WINS
Randy Dobnak, 10
4 tied at 7
LOSSES
Tyler Watson, 7
4 tied at 5
ERA (SHORT MEN)
Kevin Marnon, 1.90
Jovani Moran, 2.03
Derek Molina, 2.83
ERA (LONG MEN)
Brusdar Graterol, 2.18
Bryan Sammons, 2.32
Edwar Colina, 2.48
GAMES
Jose Martinez, 34
Jared Finkel, 33
Calvin Faucher, 30
SAVES
Martinez, 7
Moran, 4
Faucher, 3
INNINGS
Dobnak, 129
Colina, 98
Blayne Enlow, 94
STRIKEOUTS
Colina, 95
Bailey Ober, 88
Watson, 85
WHIP (SHORT MEN)
Marnon, 0.93
Moran, 1.17
Molina, 1.17
WHIP (LONG MEN)
Graterol, 0.94
Ober, 1.07
Sammons, 1.09
HOLDS
Faucher, 3
Martinez, 2
6 tied at 1

Friday, September 14, 2018

Fort Myers Miracle Team Leaders

Fort Myers finished the regular season 68-69.  In the first half, they were 28-40, in fifth place in the Florida State League South, thirteen games behind Palm Beach.  In the second half, they were 40-29, tied for first with Charlotte, but winning the tie-breaker to make the playoffs.  The Miracle went on to win the Florida State League Championship.

BATTERS

GAMES
Travis Blankenhorn, 124
Mark Contreras, 97
Taylor Grzelakowski, 95
AT-BATS
Blankenhorn, 442
Contreras, 335
Grzelakowski, 332
RUNS
Contreras, 60
Blankenhorn, 52
Grzelakowski, 46
HITS
Blankenhorn, 102
Grzelakowski, 99
Alex Kirilloff, 94
DOUBLES
Blankenhorn, 24
Kirilloff, 24
Grzelakowski, 23
TRIPLES
Blankenhorn, 6
Contreras, 4
4 tied at 3
HOME RUNS
Blankenhorn, 11
Contreras, 9
Grzelakowski, 8
RBI
Blankenhorn, 57
Kirilloff, 45
Caleb Hamilton, 42
TOTAL BASES
Blankenhorn, 171
Grzelakowski, 152
Kirilloff, 143
WALKS
Grzelakowski, 37
Hamilton, 36
Contreras, 35
STRIKEOUTS
Blankenhorn, 127
Grzelakowski, 98
Contreras, 92
STOLEN BASES
Aaron Whitefield, 20
Contreras, 12
Blankenhorn, 6
Royce Lewis, 6
OBP
Kirilloff, .393
Luis Arraez, .373
Grzelakowski, .370
SLUGGING
Kirilloff, .550
Jimmy Kerrigan, .469
Grzelakowski, .458
AVERAGE
Kirilloff, .362
Arraez, .320
Grzelakowski, .298
OPS
Kirilloff, .943
Grzelakowski, .828
Kerrigan, .812

PITCHERS

WINS
Ryan Mason, 9
Tyler Wells, 8
Charlie Barnes, 6
Jovani Moran, 6
LOSSES
Clark Beeker, 7
Andro Cutura, 6
Barnes, 6
ERA (SHORT MEN)
Andrew Vasquez, 1.38
Adam Bray, 1.88
Moran, 2.56
ERA (LONG MEN)
Wells, 2.80
Barnes, 2.81
Brusdar Graterol, 3.12
GAMES
Hector Lujan, 38
Mason, 36
Alex Robinson, 25
SAVES
Mason, 5
Vasquez, 5
3 tied at 4
INNINGS
Barnes, 118.1
Cutura, 101
Beeker, 100
STRIKEOUTS
Barnes, 84
Cutura, 83
Wells, 82
WHIP (SHORT MEN)
Moran, 0.88
Bray, 1.10
Vasquez, 1.13
WHIP (LONG MEN)
Wells, 0.89
Griffin Jax, 1.23
Cutura, 1.27

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Chattanooga Lookouts Team Leaders

Chattanooga finished the season 65-72.  In the first half, they were 36-33, third in the Southern League North, three games behind Jackson.  In the second half, they were 29-39, fifth in the Southern League North, twelve games behind Montgomery.

BATTERS

GAMES
Brent Rooker, 130
Zander Wiel, 101
Brian Navarreto, 97
Tanner English, 97
AT-BATS
Rooker, 503
Wiel, 386
Navarreto, 357
RUNS
Rooker, 72
Wiel, 53
Chris Paul, 48
HITS
Rooker, 128
Wiel, 120
Navarreto, 88
DOUBLES
Rooker, 32
Wiel, 27
Paul, 22
TRIPLES
Tanner English, 6
Rooker, 4
4 tied at 3
HOME RUNS
Rooker, 22
Andy Wilkins, 12
LaMonte Wade, 7
Wiel, 7
RBI
Rooker, 79
Wiel, 58
Paul, 48
TOTAL BASES
Rooker, 234
Wiel, 172
Paul, 128
WALKS
Rooker, 56
Wiel, 40
Alex Perez,35
STRIKEOUTS
Rooker, 150
English, 97
Wiel, 82
STOLEN BASES
English, 13
Wiel, 8
Nick Gordon, 7
OBP
Wade, .393
Wiel, .382
Gordon, .381
SLUGGING
Wilkins, .537
Gordon, .525
Rooker, .465
AVERAGE
Gordon, .333
Wiel, .311
Luis Arraez, .298
OPS
Gordon, .906
Wilkins, .870
Wade, .837

PITCHERS

WINS
Omar Bencomo, 8
Lewis Thorpe, 8
Randy LeBlanc, 6
LOSSES
Anthony Marzi, 8
Sean Poppen, 7
3 tied at 6
ERA (SHORT MEN)
Andrew Vasquez, 1.16
Zack Jones, 2.49
Ryne Harper, 2.54
ERA (LONG MEN)
Tyler Wells, 1.65
LeBlanc, 2.17
Bencomo, 3.45
GAMES
Williams Ramirez, 39
Tyler Jay, 38
Cody Stashak, 35
SAVES
Ramirez, 7
Harper, 6
3 tied at 4
INNINGS
Bencomo, 120
Thorpe, 108
Poppen, 94
STRIKEOUTS
Thorpe, 131
Bencomo, 102
Poppen, 79
WHIP (SHORT MEN)
Vasquez, 0.81
Harper, 1.03
Stashak, 1.08
WHIP (LONG MEN)
Wells, 1.13
Dietrich Enns, 1.20
Bencomo, 1.21
HOLDS
Jay, 5
Jones, 4
Ramirez, 4

Rochester Red Wings: Team Leaders

Rochester finished its season 64-76, tied for fourth place in the International League North, twenty games behind Lehigh Valley.  They finished eighth in the wild card race, trailing Scranton/Wilkes-Barre by ten games.

BATTERS

GAMES
Kennys Vargas, 130
Nick Gordon, 99
Gregorio Petit, 79
AT-BATS
Vargas, 463
Gordon, 382
Willians Astudillo, 286
RUNS
Vargas, 41
Gordon, 40
Petit, 31
HITS
Vargas, 111
Gordon, 81
Astudillo, 79
DOUBLES
Vargas, 23
Astudillo, 17
Gordon, 13
TRIPLES
Gordon, 4
LaMonte Wade, 3
Ryan LaMarre, 3
HOME RUNS
Vargas, 21
Astudillo, 12
Tyler Austin, 9
RBIs
Vargas, 73
Astudillo, 38
Gordon, 29
Petit, 29
TOTAL BASES
Vargas, 197
Astudillo, 134
Gordon, 108
WALKS
Vargas, 58
Wade, 38
Jake Cave, 26
STRIKEOUTS
Vargas, 133
Gordon, 82
Taylor Featherston, 70
STOLEN BASES
Gordon, 13
Zack Granite, 9
Astudillo, 7
Featherston, 7
OBP
Cave, .352
Jermaine Curtin, .352
Wade, .337
SLUGGING
Austin, .547
Astudillo, .469
Byron Buxton, .456
AVERAGE
Juan Graterol, .284
Astudillo, .276
Buxton, .272
OPS
Austin, .858
Buxton, .787
Astudillo, .782

PITCHERS

WINS
Stephen Gonsalves, 9
Nick Anderson, 8
Zack Littell, 6
LOSSES
Myles Jaye, 8
Aaron Slegers, 7
Dietrich Enns, 7
ERA (SHORT MEN)
Jake Reed, 1.89
Gabriel Moya 1.90
Alan Busenitz, 2.48
ERA (LONG MEN)
Gonsalves, 2.96
Adalberto Mejia, 3.27
Fernando Romero, 3.57
GAMES
Anderson, 39
John Curtiss, 38
Luke Bard, 32
D. J. Baxendale, 32
SAVES
Curtiss, 10
Busenitz, 7
Moya 4
Anderson, 4
INNINGS
Littell, 106
Gonsalves, 100.1
Romero, 90.2
STRIKEOUTS
Littell, 98
Gonsalves, 95
Anderson, 88
WHIP (SHORT MEN)
Busenitz, 1.00
Anderson, 1.13
Reed, 1.15
WHIP (LONG MEN)
Mejia, 1.18
Gonsalves, 1.20
Slegers, 1.22
HOLDS
Baxendale, 6
Moya, 5
Reed, 4
Tyler Duffey, 4

Game of September 10

Ryan Costello and Edwar Colina lead Fort Myers to the championship!

FORT MYERS 8, DAYTONA 5 IN DAYTONA (LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME 4)

The Tortugas opened the scoring with three in the second, helped by two errors.  The Miracle came back with five in the third, getting RBI singles from Jose Miranda and Travis Blankenhorn and a three-run homer by Ryan Costello.  They added three more in the fifth, two scoring on a single by Shane Carrier.  Ibandel Isabel hit a two-run homer for Daytona in the eighth to cut the margin to 8-5, but that was as close as they came.
Costello was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer.
Edwar Colina pitched 6.2 innings, giving up three unearned runs on two hits and four walks and striking out six.  Hector Lujan pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Fort Myers wins the best-of-five series 3-1 and wins the Florida State League Championship!

Sunday, September 9, 2018

Games of September 9

Royce Lewis did his best, but it wasn't enough.  One bad inning sinks the Kernels.

DAYTONA 6, FORT MYERS 2 IN DAYTONA (CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME 3)

The Tortugas scored one in the first and one in the fourth to take a 2-0 lead.  Royce Lewis hit a solo home run in the sixth and another in the eighth, leaving the Miracle down 3-2, but Daytona scored three in the bottom of the eighth to put the game out of reach.
Lewis was 2-for-4 with two home runs, giving him three in the series.  Jose Miranda was 2-for-4 with a double.
Brusdar Graterol struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk.
Fort Myers leads the best-of-five series 2-1.

PEORIA 5, CEDAR RAPIDS 0 IN PEORIA (SEMIFINAL GAME 2)

Peoria scored all the runs in the game in the third inning.  A walk, a single, and a hit batsman loaded the bases and three consecutive singles brought home four runs.  A fifth scored on a wild pitch.
Ryan Jeffers was 2-for-4.  Ben Rodriguez was 2-for-4.
Blayne Enlow pitched three innings, allowing five runs on six hits and a walk and striking out two.  Melvi Acosta pitched four shutout innings, giving up three hits.  Moises Gomez struck out all three men he faced.
Peoria wins the best-of-three series 2-0.

TODAY'S TILT

6:05  Fort Myers (Edwar Colina) at Daytona

Games of September 8

Griffin Jax and a big first inning carry the Miracle.  David Banuelos' good game isn't enough as the Kernels' bullpen falters.

FORT MYERS 12, DAYTONA 2 IN FORT MYERS

The Miracle scored eight runs in the first inning and were never threatened.  They drew three walks in the inning, were helped with an error, and got a three-run homer from Royce Lewis.
Travis Blankenhorn was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring three times and driving in two.  Ryan Costello was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Jose Miranda was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.  Alex Kirilloff was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.  Taylor Grzelakowski was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.  Lewis was 1-for-5 with a three-run homer, scoring twice.
Griffin Jax pitched 6.2 innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk and striking out one.  Kevin Marnon pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Fort Myers takes a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series.

PEORIA 5, CEDAR RAPIDS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The Kernels led 2-0 through seven, but the Chiefs scored three in the eighth.  Cedar Rapids tied it in the bottom of the eighth, but Nick Dunn delivered a two-run single to put Peoria ahead to stay.
David Banuelos was 3-for-4 with two doubles.  Michael Helman was 2-for-5.
Bryan Sammons struck out six in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks.
Cedar Rapids trails the best-of-three series 1-0.

TODAY'S TILTS

4:00  Cedar Rapids (Blayne Enlow) at Peoria
4:35  Fort Myers (Brusdar Graterol) at Daytona

Saturday, September 8, 2018

Games of September 7

Jose Miranda hits a homer and Charlie Barnes pitches well to put Fort Myers up in the FSL Championship Series.  Randy Dobnak and Akil Baddoo lead Cedar Rapids into the semi-finals.

FORT MYERS 3, DAYTONA 1 IN FORT MYERS (CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME 1)

It was scoreless until the sixth, when Jose Miranda hit a two-run homer.  The Miracle added a run in the seventh on Travis Blankenhorn's RBI single.  Taylor Trammell singled home a run in the eighth to get the Tortugas on the board.  They had the tying run on base with one out, but did not get another hit the rest of the game.
Blankenhorn was 3-for-3.  Miranda was 2-for-4 with a home run and a double.
Charlie Barnes pitched 6.2 scoreless innings, giving up seven hits and one walk and striking out five.
Fort Myers takes a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series.

CEDAR RAPIDS 4, BELOIT 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (PLAYOFF GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Akil Baddoo delivered an RBI single in the second to give the Kernels a 1-0 lead.  They added two in the fourth on run-scoring singles by David Banuelos and Trevor Larnach.  A sacrifice fly in the fifth made it 4-0.  The Snappers threatened in the first and last innings, putting men on first and third each time, but could not dent the plate.
Baddoo was 3-for-4 with a double.
Randy Dobnak struck out eight in a seven-inning complete game shutout, giving up six hits and a walk.
The game lasted seven innings because, had Beloit won, there would have been another game played last night.
Cedar Rapids wins the best-of-three series 2-0.  They now take on Peoria in a best-of-three series in the league semi-finals.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:00  Daytona at Fort Myers (Griffin Jax)
6:35  Peoria (Angel Rondon) at Cedar Rapids (Bryan Sammons)