Crawdads Alumni Report April 5
Sunday, April 5
HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY:
Josh Lueke ('10, P/ Ciudad del Carmen) struck out two during a perfect inning and earned a save in his debut with the Mexican League Ciudad del Carmen Delfines in a 4-2 win over Campeche.
TRANSACTIONS:
Ryan Bores ('13, P) signed with the Washington (PA) Wild of the independent Frontier League.
Teodoro Martinez ('11, OF) signed with the Rockford Aviators of the independent Frontier League.
TEXAS RANGERS:
NY Mets 4 Texas 4: Trever Adams ('12, 1B) 1-2, RBI; Chris Garia ('13, OF) 0-1, R; Nomar Mazara ('13-'14, OF) 0-4, K; Rougned Odor ('12, 2B) 0-2; Drew Robinson ('12, 3B) 1-1; Ryan Rua ('13, 2B) 1-2, K; Nick Williams ('13, OF) 1-3, R, 2 K; Andrew Faulkner ('11-'12, P) 1.2 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1K; Nick Martinez ('12, P) 1 IP, 1 K.
EXHIBITION GAMES:
Cincinnati 1 Toronto 9: Jose Bautista ('02, 3B/ Toronto) 1-2, 2B, R.
Detroit 1 Tampa Bay 0: Rajai Davis ('02-'03, OF/ Detroit) 0-2, K.
Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 6: Jordy Mercer ('08, SS/ Pittsburgh) 0-2; Neil Walker ('05, C/ Pittsburgh) 0-2 / Odubel Herrera ('11, 2B/ Philadelphia) 1-4, BB, 2 R, SB, K.
GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE:
Boston 4 Minnesota 2: Robbie Ross ('10, P/ Boston) 1 IP, 1 K.
MINOR LEAGUES:
Mexican League (AAA):
Tabasco 1 Veracruz 12: Jose Castillo ('00, SS/ Tabasco) 0-3, BB.
COLLEGE LEVEL:
Division I:
Arkansas 2 Auburn (19-12, 4-7 SEC) 3: Greg Norton ('93, 3B/ Hitting Coach, AU)
Creighton (NE) 4 Georgetown 2 (Game 1)/ Creighton (NE) (17-9, 2-1 Big East) 4 Georgetown 3 (Game 2): Vicente Cafaro ('10, Assistant Coach/ Asst. Coach, CU)
Oral Roberts (OK) (19-10, 9-2 Summit) 7 South Dakota St. 8: Sean Snedeker ('96-'98, Pitching Coach/ Pitching Coach, ORU)
Richmond: Tracy Woodson ('99, Manager/ Head Coach, Richmond)
St. Peter's 5 Maryland-Baltimore County 6 (Game 1)/ St. Peter's 6 Maryland-Baltimore County (13-10) 7 (Game 2): Bob Mumma ('93-'94, C-1B/ Head Coach, UMBC)
Valparaiso (IN) (10-16, 6-5 Horizon) 3 Milwaukee 7: Brian Schmack ('96, P/ Head Coach, Valpo)
Division II:
Chico St. 2 Cal State Los Angeles (22-10, 17-7 CCAA) 7: Chris Hernandez ('04, P/ Pitching Coach, CSLA)
Division III:
Juniata 3 Elizabethtown (PA) 11 (Game 1)/ Juniata 2 Elizabethtown (PA) (15-8, 6-5 Landmark) 9 (Game 2): Cliff Smith ('05, P/ Head Coach, EC)
NAIA:
Dakota Wesleyan 5 Morningside (IA) 6 (Game1)/ Dakota Wesleyan 8 Morningside (IA) (26-9, 5-3 GPAC) 11 (Game 2); Brian Drent ('95, OF/ Head Coach, MC)
Northwestern (IA) 10 Briar Cliff 19 (Game 1)/ Northwestern (IA) (15-19, 5-3 GPAC) 2 Briar Cliff 10 (Game 2): Adam Boeve ('04, OF/ Hitting Coach, NW)
#5 Oklahoma City (29-8, 12-2 SAC) 5 Texas Wesleyan 1: Bobby Spain ('08, 3B/ Assistant Coach, OCU)
Junior College:
Diablo Valley 6 Sacramento City (13-14, 5-7 Big 8) 10: Pete Pryor ('96, 1B/ Hitting Coach, SCC)
Moraine Valley 6 Oakton (IL) CC 13 (Game 1)/ Moraine Valley 1 Oakton (IL) CC (11-7, 6-0 Skyline) 15 (Game 2): Mickey Scala ('02, OF/ Hitting Coach, OCC)
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL:
Lee's Summit West (MO) 4 Howell 6 LSW (6-4) 4 Howell Central 3 (Midwest Classic): Jay Meyer ('94, P/ Head Coach, LSW)
River Bluff (SC) (12-4) 6 Socastee 1 (Diamond Invitational): Doug Bearden ('95-'96, 2B-SS/ Assistant Coach, RBHS)
Saturday, April 4
HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY:
Leury Garcia ('09-'10, SS/ Charlotte- Chicago White Sox) slugged a two-run homer, singled, walked twice, scored two runs and stole a base for the Knights in their 10-2 rout of the parent club White Sox.
BIRTHDAYS:
Martin Perez ('09, P) turns 24. The native of Guanare, Estado Portguesa, Venezuela signed with the Rangers as an international free agent in 2007. Perez went 5-5 in 22 games (14 starts) with a 2.31 ERA and 105 strikeouts in 93.2 innings. He was part of a combined no-hitter that season and along with Jake Brigham, set the club record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game with 17. Perez made his big league debut for Texas on 6/27/12. He is currently on the disabled list after "Tommy John" surgery last year.
TEXAS RANGERS:
NY Mets 5 Texas 0: Trever Adams ('12, 1B) 0-2, K; Chris Garia ('13, OF) made a pinch-running appearance; Nomar Mazara ('13-'14, OF) 0-2; Rougned Odor ('12, 2B) 0-2; Ryan Rua ('13, 2B) 0-2; Alexander Claudio ('13, P) 2/3 IP, 1 BB, 1 K; Keone Kela ('13, P) 1/3 IP, 3 H, 3 ER; Phil Klein ('12, P) 1 IP, 1 H, 1 K; Roman Mendez ('11, P) 1 IP, 2 K.
EXHIBITION GAMES:
Cincinnati 0 Toronto 2: Jose Bautista ('02, 3B/ Toronto) 1-3; Todd Redmond (06, P/ Toronto) 1 IP, 1 K.
Kansas City 11 Houston 1: Chris Young ('01-'02, P/ Kansas City) 1 IP, 2 K.
Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 7: Andrew McCutchen ('06, OF/ Pittsburgh) 3-4, RBI; Jordy Mercer ('08, SS/ Pittsburgh) 1-2, solo HR (3) in the second, 2 BB, K; Neil Walker ('05, C/ Pittsburgh) 0-4; Tony Watson ('07, P/ Pittsburgh) 1 IP, 1 H, 1 K/ Odubel Herrera ('11, 2B/ Philadelphia) 1-4, BB, R, K.
Miami 9 Greensboro 6: Bryan Morris ('08, P/ Miami) 1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 K.
Chicago White Sox 2 Charlotte 10: Adam LaRoche ('08, 1B Chicago White Sox) 0-3; Jairo Asencio ('05-'06, P/ Chicago White Sox) 1 IP, 1 HR, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K; Zach Duke ('03, P/ Chicago White Sox) 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 K
GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE:
Atlanta 2 Baltimore 3: Steve Pearce ('06, 1B/ Baltimore) 0-2, 2 HBP.
Tampa Bay 11 Detroit 5: Rajai Davis ('02-'03, OF/ Detroit) 0-3.
COLLEGE LEVEL:
Division I:
Arkansas 10 Auburn(18-12, 3-7) 7: Greg Norton ('93, 3B/ Hitting Coach, AU)
George Washington 6 Massachusetts 7 (Game 1)/ George Washington (16-9, 5-2 Atlantic 10) 3 Massachusetts 1 (Game 2): Gregg Ritchie ('98, Hitting Coach/ Head Coach, GW)
Oral Roberts (OK) (19-9, 9-1 Summit) 5 South Dakota St. 3: Sean Snedeker ('96-'98, Pitching Coach/ Pitching Coach, ORU)
Richmond (17-8, 8-1 Atlantic 10) 8 St. Bonaventure 1: Tracy Woodson ('99, Manager/ Head Coach, Richmond)
St. Peter's 6 Maryland-Baltimore County 11 (11-10): Bob Mumma ('93-'94, C-1B/ Head Coach, UMBC)
Valparaiso (IN) (10-15, 6-4 Horizon) 6 Milwaukee 7: Brian Schmack ('96, P/ Head Coach, Valpo)
Youngstown St. 7 Oakland (MI) (5-18, 3-8 Horizon) 6: John Musachio ('97, P/ Head Coach, OU)
Division II:
Chico St. 7 Cal State Los Angeles 9 (Game 1) / Chico St. 3 Cal State Los Angeles 8 (21-10, 16-7 CCAA) (Game 2): Chris Hernandez ('04, P/ Pitching Coach, CSLA)
NAIA:
Oklahoma City (28-8, 11-2 SAC) 6 Texas Wesleyan 4: Bobby Spain ('08, 3B/ Assistant Coach, OCU)
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL:
Gulfport (MS) (10-9, 5-4, 7-6A) 3 D'Iberville 2: Brad Corley ('06, OF/ Assistant Coach, GHS)
Lee's Summit West (MO) (5-3) 7 Vianney 2 (Midwest Classic): Jay Meyer ('94, P/ Head Coach, LSW)
River Bluff (SC) (11-4) 10 Greenville 4: Doug Bearden ('95-'96, 2B-SS/ Assistant Coach, RBHS)
South Forsyth (GA) (9-9, 7-5 6-AAAAAA) 6 Johns Creek 4: Russ Bayer ('03, P/ Head Coach, SFHS)
Tunstall 5 Franklin County (VA) (4-0) 6: Barry Shelton ('96, 1B/ Head Coach, FCHS)
Friday, April 3
HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY:
Odubel Herrera ('11, 2B/ Philadelphia) found out he would be the opening-day centerfielder for the Phillies, then went 3-4 with a solo HR (2) in the third.
BIRTHDAYS:
Ryan Doumit ('01-'02, C) turns 34. The native of Moses Lake, WA was the second-round pick of the Pirates in 1999 out of Moses Lake High School. After batting .279 in 39 games in 2001, Doumit posted a .322 average in 68 games with 14 doubles, one triple, six homers and 47 RBI. He rose through the minor league ranks and made his big league debut with Pittsburgh on 6/5/05. A steady perform for the Pirates through 2011, Doumit signed a two-year contract with Minnesota. He then played last year for Atlanta and is now a free agent.
TRANSACTIONS:
Joe Beimel ('99, P) signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners.
GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE:
Baltimore 5 Atlanta 6: Steve Pearce ('06, 1B/ Baltimore) 2-4, R, RBI, K.
Boston 8 Minnesota 5: Robbie Ross ('10, P/ Boston) 1 IP, 1 K.
NY Yankees 2 Detroit 3: Tom Gorzelanny ('04, P/ Detroit) 2/3 IP, K.
Pittsburgh 2 NY Yankees 6: Jordy Mercer ('08, SS/ Pittsburgh) 2-3; Jared Hughes ('06-'07, P/ Pittsburgh) 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 K.
COLLEGE LEVEL:
Division I:
Creighton (NE) (15-9, 0-1 Big East) 3 Georgetown 4: Vicente Cafaro ('10, Assistant Coach/ Asst. Coach, CU)
Richmond 4 St. Bonaventure 3 (Game 1)/ Richmond (16-8, 7-1 Atlantic 10) 3 St. Bonaventure 1 (Game 2): Tracy Woodson ('99, Manager/ Head Coach, Richmond)
Valparaiso (IN) (10-14, 6-3 Horizon) 11 Milwaukee 10 (12 innings): Brian Schmack ('96, P/ Head Coach, Valpo)
Youngstown St. 3 Oakland (MI) 5 (Game 1)/ Youngstown St. 6 Oakland (MI) (5-17, 3-7 Horizon) 3 (Game 2): John Musachio ('97, P/ Head Coach, OU)
Division II:
Chico St. 3 Cal State Los Angeles (19-10, 14-7 CCAA) 2: Chris Hernandez ('04, P/ Pitching Coach, CSLA)
Division III:
Scranton 3 Elizabethtown (PA) 4 (Game 1)/ Scranton 5 Elizabethtown (PA) (13-8, 4-5 Landmark) 6 (8 innings) (Game 2): Cliff Smith ('05, P/ Head Coach, EC)
NAIA:
Morningside (IA) 10 Dordt 7 (Game 1)/ Morningside (IA) (24-9, 3-3 GPAC) 8 Dordt 9 (Game 2): Brian Drent ('95, OF/ Head Coach, MC)
Mt. Marty 2 Northwestern (IA) 9 (Game 1)/ Mt. Marty 7 Northwestern (IA) (15-17, 5-1 GPAC) 13 (Game 2): Adam Boeve ('04, OF/ Hitting Coach, NW)
Junior College:
Holmes CC 1 Hinds (MS) CC 15 (Game 1)/ Holmes CC 8 Hinds (MS) CC (25-2, 12-2 MACJC) 7 (Game 2): Chad Bradford ('96, P/ Pitching Coach, HCC)
Sacramento City (12-14, 4-7 Big 8) 6 Diablo Valley 4: Pete Pryor ('96, 1B/ Hitting Coach, SCC)
South Suburban College 13 Oakton (IL) CC (9-7) 3: Mickey Scala ('02, OF/ Hitting Coach, OCC)
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL:
Gulfport (MS) (9-9, 4-3 6A-7) 1 St. Martin 5: Brad Corley ('06, OF/ Assistant Coach, GHS)
Judson 1 Canyon (TX) (11-5-1, 3-2 25-6A) 11: Jake Kaase ('09, 2B/ Assistant Coach, CHS)
Lee's Summit West (MO) 3 Ft. Zumwalt West 2 / Lee's Summit West (MO) 13 (4-3) Ft. Zumwalt South 17 (Midwest Classic): Jay Meyer ('94, P/ Head Coach, LSW)
Midwest City 5 El Reno (OK) (7-7) 8: Keanon Simon ('08, OF/ Head Coach, ERHS)
River Bluff (SC) (9-4) 4 Wren 6 (Diamond Invitational): Doug Bearden ('95-'96, 2B-SS/ Assistant Coach, RBHS)
Thursday, April 2
HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY:
Neil Walker ('05, C/ Pittsburgh) singled, doubled and scored a run for the Pirates in their tie with Baltimore.
BIRTHDAYS:
Derek Kopacz ('98, 1B) turns 40. The native of Lockport, IL signed with the White Sox as a free agent in 1998 after playing two seasons with Sioux City of the independent Frontier League. Kopacz batted .149 in 13 games with two doubles and eight RBI before his release. He went on to play five seasons in the Northern League, closing out his career in 2003 at Joliet.
TEXAS RANGERS:
Texas 4 Colorado 10: Trever Adams ('12, 1B) 0-1, R, RBI; Ryan Cordell ('14, OF) 1-1; Chris Garia ('13, OF) 0-1; Nomar Mazara ('13-'14, OF) 1-3, solo HR (1) in the third, BB, K; Drew Robinson ('12, 3B) 0-1, K; Nick Williams ('13, OF)1-4, R.
GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE:
Pittsburgh 3 Baltimore 3: Andrew McCutchen ('06, OF/ Pittsburgh) 1-4, 2 K / Steve Pearce ('06, 1B/ Baltimore) 0-2, BB, K.
Toronto 9 Boston 7: Jose Bautista ('02, 3B/ Toronto) 0-2, BB, R, 2 K.
Washington 0 Miami 8: Bryan Morris ('08, P/ Miami) 1 IP, 2 H.
CACTUS LEAGUE:
LA Dodgers 4 Kansas City 4: Ben Rowen ('11, P/ LA Dodgers) 2/3 IP, 2 H / Chris Young ('01-'02, P/ Kansas City) 1 IP, 2 H, 1 HR.
Milwaukee 7 Chicago Cubs 11: Justin Grimm ('11, P/ Chicago Cubs) 0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB; Joseph Ortiz ('09-'10, P/ Chicago Cubs) 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB; Neil Ramirez ('09-'10, P/ Chicago Cubs) 1 IP, 1 H, 1 K.
San Diego 8 Chicago White Sox 2: Adam LaRoche ('08, 1B Chicago White Sox) 1-3, 2B, K.
COLLEGE LEVEL:
Division I:
George Washington (15-8) 3 Mount St. Mary's 2: Gregg Ritchie ('98, Hitting Coach/ Head Coach, GW)
Division III:
Scranton 22 Elizabethtown (PA) (11-8, 2-5 Landmark) 13: Cliff Smith ('05, P/ Head Coach, EC)
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL:
Alpharetta 0 South Forsyth (GA) (8-8, 6-5 6-AAAAAA) 5: Russ Bayer ('03, P/ Head Coach, SFHS)
Cottonwood (UT) (9-0) Faith Lutheran (NV) (Blazer Sports Bash): Chris Shelton ('02, C-1B/ Assistant Coach, CHS)
Eastlake (WA) (5-2-1, 2-2 King Co 4A) 0 Skyline 7: Jared Prince ('10, OF/ Head Coach, EHS)
Foothill (NV) (5-14) 6 Spring Valley 2 (Grizzly-Bengal Tournament): Denny Crine ('95, P/ Assistant Coach, FHS)
Hillcrest (CA) (5-10) 2 Buena Park 3 (Anaheim Lions Tournament): Scott Vollmer ('94, C/ Head Coach, HHS)
Lee's Summit West (MO) (3-2) 2 Truman 3: Jay Meyer ('94, P/ Head Coach, LSW)
River Bluff (SC) (9-3) 0 Blythewood 4 (Diamond Invitational): Doug Bearden ('95-'96, 2B-SS/ Assistant Coach, RBHS)
Wednesday, April 1
HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY:
Jose Bautista ('02, 3B/ Toronto) slugged his sixth homer of the spring for Toronto in its win over Philadelphia. He also walked and scored a run.
BIRTHDAYS:
Carlos Chantres ('96, P) turns 39. The native of Miami, FL was the 12th round pick of the White Sox in 1994 out of Columbus High in Miami. In 18 starts for Hickory, Chantres went 6-7 with a 3.76 ERA and 93 Ks in 119.2 innings. He remained in the White Sox chain through 2000 at AAA Charlotte, then went on the pitch for the Brewers (2001), Devil Rays (2002) and back to the White Sox (2002). After two seasons away in Mexico and the independent Atlantic League, he came back in mid-2004 with the Phillies chain. Chantres was a long-time pitching coach in the lower levels of the Yankees' farm teams and is now at SS-A Connecticut in the Tigers system.
Jeremy Williams ('12, OF) turns 28. The native of Geneva, AL was the 36th round pick of the Rangers in 2011 out of the University of Mobile. Williams batted .304 in 64 games with 18 doubles, eighth homers and 42 RBI. He finished up 2012 at high-A Myrtle Beach. Since his release from the Rangers, Williams has played with independent league teams at Maui (2013), Lancaster and Amarillo (2014).
TRANSACTIONS:
Alex Presley ('07, OF) was designated for assignment by the Houston Astros.
Wilmer Font ('09-'10, P) was released by the Cincinnati Reds.
TEXAS RANGERS:
Chicago Cubs 15 Texas 10: / Trever Adams ('12, 1B) 1-4, BB, R, RBI; Eduard Pinto ('14, OF) 1-2, R; Pat Kaminska ('14, P) 2/3 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB.
Texas 7 Arizona 8: Zach Cone ('12, '14, OF) 0-1; Luis Marte ('13-'14, SS) 2-2, BB, 2 R, RBI; Luis Mendez ('13, 2B) 0-0, SF, RBI; Rougned Odor ('12, 2B) 0-3, 2 K; Ryan Rua ('13, 2B) 1-3, 2B; Jake Skole ('11, OF) 0-1, BB, RBI, K; Keone Kela ('13, P) 1 IP, 1 H, 1 K; Phil Klein ('12, P) 1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB; Nick Martinez ('12, P) 4.1 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 2 HR; 1-2, 2B, RBI Roman Mendez ('11, P) 1 IP, 2 K.
GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE:
Houston 8 Atlanta 5: Alex Presley ('07, OF/ Houston) 0-1.
Philadelphia 6 Toronto 10: Odubel Herrera ('11, 2B/ Philadelphia) 1-2, solo HR (1) in the eighth, SF, Sac, 2 RBI.
Pittsburgh 7 Detroit 3: Andrew McCutchen ('06, OF/ Pittsburgh) 2-3, 2B, 2 R, RBI; Jordy Mercer ('08, SS/ Pittsburgh) 1-4, R, K; Neil Walker ('05, C/ Pittsburgh) 0-3, 2 K / Rajai Davis ('02-'03, OF/ Detroit) 1-2, 2 SB, PO;
Tampa Bay 4 Baltimore 3: Steve Pearce ('06, 1B/ Baltimore) 0-4, K.
CACTUS LEAGUE:
Chicago White Sox 2 LA Dodgers 1: Jairo Asencio ('05-'06, P/ Chicago White Sox) 2 IP, 2 H, 2 K; Zach Duke ('03, P/ Chicago White Sox) 1/3 IP.
COLLEGE LEVEL:
Division I:
Auburn (18-11) 9 Samford 4: Greg Norton ('93, 3B/ Hitting Coach, AU)
Cornell 7 Richmond (14-8) 23: Tracy Woodson ('99, Manager/ Head Coach, Richmond)
Creighton (NE) (15-8) 1 #18 Nebraska 5: Vicente Cafaro ('10, Assistant Coach/ Asst. Coach, CU)
Maryland-Baltimore County (10-10) 4 George Washington (14-8) 6: Bob Mumma ('93-'94, C-1B/ Head Coach, UMBC) / Gregg Ritchie ('98, Hitting Coach/ Head Coach, GW)
Oklahoma St. 2 Oral Roberts (OK) (18-9) 4: Sean Snedeker ('96-'98, Pitching Coach/ Pitching Coach, ORU)
Valparaiso (IN) (9-14) 4 Ball St. 13: Brian Schmack ('96, P/ Head Coach, Valpo)
Division II:
Mary 1 Augustana (SD) 6 (Game 1)/ Mary 0 Augustana (SD) (15-10, 6-4 NSIC) 10 (Game 2): Juan Thomas ('93, 1B/ Volunteer Asst., AU)
NAIA:
Oklahoma City (27-8) 6 Oklahoma Christian 7: Bobby Spain ('08, 3B/ Assistant Coach, OCU)
Waldorf 1 Northwestern (IA) 3 (Game 1)/ Waldorf 6 Northwestern (IA) (14-16) 3 (Game 2); Adam Boeve ('04, OF/ Hitting Coach, NW)
Junior College:
Diablo Valley 1 Sacramento City (11-14, 3-7 Big 8) 4: Pete Pryor ('96, 1B/ Hitting Coach, SCC)
#1 Hinds (MS) CC 14 Pearl River 3 (Game 1)/ #1 Hinds (MS) CC (24-1, 11-1 MACJC) 8 Pearl River 1 (Game 2): Chad Bradford ('96, P/ Pitching Coach, HCC)
McHenry County 1 Oakton (IL) CC 3 (Game 1)/ McHenry County 2 Oakton (IL) CC (8-6, 4-0 Skyline) 6 (Game 2): Mickey Scala ('02, OF/ Hitting Coach, OCC)
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL:
Foothill (NV) 2 Liberty 13/ Foothill (NV) (4-14) 10 Legacy 0 (Grizzly-Bengal Spring Break Tournament): Denny Crine ('95, P/ Assistant Coach, FHS)
Franklin County (VA) (3-0) 4 Halifax County 2: Barry Shelton ('96, 1B/ Head Coach, FCHS)
Guthrie 18 El Reno (OK) (6-7, 2-3 1-AAAAA) 6: Keanon Simon ('08, OF/ Head Coach, ERHS)
Harvester Christian (GA) (0-6, 0-5 GICAA) 4 Cumberland 5: Dave Williams ('99-'00, P/ Head Coach, HCA)
Hillcrest (CA) (5-9) 11 Campbell Hall 8 (Anaheim Lion Tournament): Scott Vollmer ('94, C/ Head Coach, HHS)
Riverview (FL) (8-10) 1 Port Charlotte 3: Chuck Antczak ('95-'97, C/ Head Coach, RHS)
Tuesday, March 31
HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY:
Robbie Ross ('10, P/ Boston) threw 1.1 scoreless innings and struck out two for the Red Sox in their 14-2 win over Minnesota.
BIRTHDAYS:
Ryan Cordell ('14, OF) turns 23. The native of Sacramento, CA was the 11th round pick of the Rangers in 2013 out of Liberty University. Cordell batted .321 in 73 games for Hickory with 18 doubles, four triples, eight homers and 40 RBI. He finished up last season at high-A Myrtle Beach.
Chris Cron ('96-'97, Manager) turns 51. The native of Placentia, CA came to the White Sox in 1995 after the conclusion of his playing days with the team in 1995. Cron led the Crawdads to a 131-149 overall record, which included a playoff spot in 1997. He has since been a manager in the Rockies and Tigers systems and is now the minor league hitting coordinator for the Diamondbacks.
Taylor Dennis ('12, P) turns 26. The native of Covington, IN was the 34th round pick of the Rangers in 2011. Dennis went 3-0 in 21 relief outings with four saves and a 2.12 ERA. He last pitched for the Rangers in 2013 at high-A Myrtle Beach before throwing last year for Evansville of the independent Frontier League.
TRANSACTIONS:
Nick Tepesch ('11, P) was optioned by Texas to AAA Round Rock.
Paul Maholm ('04, P) was released by the Cincinnati Reds.
TEXAS RANGERS:
Kansas City 11 Texas 7: Rougned Odor ('12, 2B) 1-3; Ryan Rua ('13, 2B) 1-4, solo HR (2) in the third, 2 RBI; Alexander Claudio ('13, P) 2 IP, 2 H, 1 HR, 2 K.
GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE:
Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 18: Jordy Mercer ('08, SS/ Pittsburgh) 1-4, 2 K; Neil Walker ('05, C/ Pittsburgh) 1-4, R; Tony Watson ('07, P/ Pittsburgh) 1 IP.
CACTUS LEAGUE:
San Francisco 5 Chicago Cubs 8: Joseph Ortiz ('09-'10, P/ Chicago Cubs) 1 IP, 1 K.
Cleveland 4 Chicago White Sox 1: Adam LaRoche ('08, 1B Chicago White Sox) 0-4, 3 K; Zach Duke ('03, P/ Chicago White Sox) 1 IP, 1 HR, 1 BB, 2 K.
COLLEGE LEVEL:
Division III:
Elizabethtown (PA) (11-7, 2-4 Landmark) 4 Moravian 6: Cliff Smith ('05, P/ Head Coach, EC)
NAIA:
Winnipeg 1 Morningside (IA) 6 (Game 1) / Winnipeg 4 Morningside (IA) (23-8) 9 (Game 2): Brian Drent ('95, OF/ Head Coach, MC)
Junior College:
Oakton (IL) CC (6-5, 1-0 Skyway) 8 Prairie St. College 3:Mickey Scala ('02, OF/ Hitting Coach, OCC)
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL:
Cottonwood (UT) 10 Reed (NV) 2/ Cottonwood (8-0) 7 Sylmar (CA) 0 (Blazer Sports Bash): Chris Shelton ('02, C-1B/ Assistant Coach, CHS)
El Reno (OK) (6-6, 2-2 5A-1) 2 Guthrie 3: Keanon Simon ('08, OF/ Head Coach, ERHS)
Foothill (NV) (3-13) 4 Bonanza 14 (Grizzly-Bengal Tournament): Denny Crine ('95, P/ Assistant Coach, FHS)
Hillcrest (CA) 4 Apple Valley 3 (Anaheim Lions Tournament): Scott Vollmer ('94, C/ Head Coach, HHS)
New Braunfels 6 Canyon (TX) (8-6, 2-2 6A-25) 8: Jake Kaase ('09, 2B/ Assistant Coach, CHS)
Riverview (FL) (8-9) 6 North Port 5: Chuck Antczak ('95-'97, C/ Head Coach, RHS)
South Forsyth (GA) (7-8, 5-5 6-AAAAAA) 11 Northview 1: Russ Bayer ('03, P/ Head Coach, SFHS)
St. Martin 0 Gulfport (MS) (9-8, 4-2 6A-7) 1: Brad Corley ('06, OF/ Assistant Coach, GHS)
Woodinville 6 Eastlake (WA) (5-1-1, 2-1 KingCo 4A) 4: Jared Prince ('10, OF/ Head Coach, EHS)
Monday, March 30
HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY:
Keone Kela ('13, P) continues to press his case for an opening-day roster spot with the Rangers. On Sunday, he struck out two in his lone inning of work and now has ten in 8 1/3 innings over eight relief outings.
BIRTHDAYS:
Dario Delgado ('05, 1B) turns 35. The native of Santo Domingo, D.R. was a free agent signee of the Pirates after his release from the Phillies. Delgado went 5-for-18 with an RBI over six games before he was let go. The remainder of his career played out with Atlantic League teams at Atlantic City (2005-2006), Newark (2006) and Lancaster (2007).
Mike Johnston ('00-'01, P) turns 35. The native of Landsdowne, PA was the 20th round pick of the Pirates in 1998 out of Garrett College (MD). After posting a 4-2 mark with a 6.22 ERA in 26 relief outings in 2000, Johnston improved as a starter going 4-5 in 16 games with a 3.38 ERA. Overall in 144 innings, he struck out 132 and walked 72. He made his big league debut with Pittsburgh on 4/7/04 and spent parts of two seasons with the Bucs. From there he played in the White Sox chain in 2009, and finally at Lancaster in 2012 of the independent Atlantic League.
Ryan Rodebaugh ('11, P) turns 26. The native of Marietta, GA was the 15th round pick of the Rangers in 2010 out of Kennesaw (GA) St. Rodebaugh posted a 1-2 mark with 14 saves and a 0.41 ERA in 28 relief outings for Hickory. He remains with the Rangers, pitching the past two seasons at AAA Round Rock.
TRANSACTIONS:
Kevin Pucetas ('14, P) was released by the San Francisco Giants.
TEXAS RANGERS:
Texas 5 LA Dodgers 10: Rougned Odor ('12, 2B) 0-1, K; Ryan Rua ('13, 2B) 1-4, RBI, K; Cody Ege ('13, P) 1/3 IP, 1 K; Phil Klein ('12, P) 1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K; Roman Mendez ('11, P) 1 IP, 2 K, 1 H; Nick Tepesch ('11, P) 3.2 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 3 K, 1 HR.
GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE:
Baltimore 4 Toronto 2: Jose Bautista ('02, 3B/ Toronto) 1-3.
Detroit 4 Philadelphia 4: Rajai Davis ('02-'03, OF/ Detroit) 1-5, K / Odubel Herrera ('11, 2B/ Philadelphia) 0-4, 3 K.
Minnesota 6 Baltimore 5: Steve Pearce ('06, 1B/ Baltimore) 1-4.
NY Yankees 7 Houston 0: Alex Presley ('07, OF/ Houston) 0-1, K.
CACTUS LEAGUE:
Chicago Cubs 7 Kansas City 0: Justin Grimm ('11, P/ Chicago Cubs) 1 IP; Neil Ramirez ('09-'10, P/ Chicago Cubs) 1 IP, 1 K/ Chris Young ('01-'02, P/ Kansas City) 1 IP, 1 K.
Chicago White Sox 4 Cleveland 1: Adam LaRoche ('08, 1B Chicago White Sox) 0-4, 2 K.
LA Dodgers 9 San Francisco 11: Ben Rowen ('11, P/ LA Dodgers) 1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 K.
COLLEGE LEVEL:
Division I:
Auburn (17-11, 3-6 SEC) 1 Mississippi St. 3: Greg Norton ('93, 3B/ Hitting Coach, AU)
Binghamton 1 Maryland-Baltimore County 3 (Game 1) / Binghamton 0 Maryland-Baltimore County (10-9, 4-2 America East) 4 (Game 2): Bob Mumma ('93-'94, C-1B/ Head Coach, UMBC)
Omaha 6 Oral Roberts (OK) (17-9, 8-1 Summit) 14: Sean Snedeker ('96-'98, Pitching Coach/ Pitching Coach, ORU)
Fordham 5 Richmond (13-8, 5-1 Atlantic 10) 15: Tracy Woodson ('99, Manager/ Head Coach, Richmond)
St. Bonaventure 1 George Washington (13-8, 4-1 Atlantic 10) 8: Gregg Ritchie ('98, Hitting Coach/ Head Coach, GW)
Stetson 5 Creighton (NE) (15-7) 15: Vicente Cafaro ('10, Assistant Coach/ Asst. Coach, CU)
Division II:
Cal State Los Angeles (19-9, 14-6 CCAA) 3 Cal State East Bay 0: Chris Hernandez ('04, P/ Pitching Coach, CSLA)
St. Cloud St. 7 Augustana (SD) 0 (Game 1) / St. Cloud St. 5 Augustana (SD) (13-10, 4-4 NSIC) 13 (Game 2): Juan Thomas ('93, 1B/ Volunteer Asst., AU)
Division III:
Elizabethtown (PA) 2 Moravian 3 (Game 1)/ Elizabethtown (PA) (11-6, 2-3 Landmark) 0 Moravian 3 (Game 2): Cliff Smith ('05, P/ Head Coach, EC)
NAIA:
Doane 14 Morningside (IA) 4 (Game 1)/ Doane 6 Morningside (IA) (21-8, 2-2 GPAC) 9 (Game 2): Brian Drent ('95, OF/ Head Coach, MC)