Crawdads Alumni Report April 7
Sunday, April 7
HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY:
In his first regular-season start in two seasons, Jon Garland ('98, P) yielded two runs on five hits in six innings for the win (1-0) as the Rockies defeated San Diego 6-3. Garland fanned two and walked two.
BIRTHDAYS:
Juan Bazan ('00, P) turns 35. The native of Chitre, Panama was signed by the Pirates in 1996 and joined the Crawdads four years later. In 15 games out of the bullpen Bazan went 3-4 with a save and a 1.74 ERA. He struck out 15, walked 14 and surrendered eight runs - four earned- on 15 hits in 20.2 innings before his release.
Shannon Cabell ('01, P) turns 34. The native of West Virginia was drafted by Pirates in 22nd round in 2000 out of West Virginia St. Cabell went 1-9 with two saves and a 3.45 ERA in 42 games out of the bullpen. In 62.2 innings, Cabell struck out 58, walked 26 and allowed 35 runs - 24 earned - on 73 hits. He was released after the season and did not pitch professionally again.
Danny Sandoval ('98, SS) turns 34. The native of Lara, Venz. was signed by the White Sox in 1996 and went on to provide a steady presence at shortstop for the Crawdads. In 126 games, Sandoval hit .230 with 12 doubles, two triples, 30 RBI, stole 13 bases and scored 43 runs. He holds the team record for most games played at shortstop in a season (126), and also holds the team mark for most assists and double plays in a season (79). Sandoval worked up the White Sox organization ladder, making it to AAA- Charlotte in 2000 before he was sent to the Colorado Rockies in 2004. He went to the Phillies chain in 2005 and it was with them that Sandoval made his big league debut on July 17. Sandoval spent parts of two seasons with Philadelphia before returning to the minors for good in 2007. He split the 2008 season with AAA- Buffalo (Cleveland) and AAA- Syracuse (Toronto). His last season in pro ball was with Grossetto in the Italian League in 2010.
TRANSACTIONS:
Cody Eppley ('09, P) was optioned to AAA- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (NY Yankees).
TEXAS RANGERS AFFILIATES:
LA Angels 8 Texas 4: Leury Garcia ('09-'10, SS/ Texas) 0-1, K in his major league debut;
Joe Ortiz ('09-'10, P/ Texas) 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K; Robbie Ross ('10, P/ Texas) 1.1 IP, 1 BB/ Sean Burnett ('01, P/ LA Angels) 1 IP, 1 H, 2 K.
(AAA) Omaha 3 Round Rock 9:
Jurickson Profar ('11, SS/ Round Rock- Texas) 2-4, 2 R, BB, SB, 2 K; Johan Yan ('10, P P/ Round Rock- Texas) 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K.
(AA) Frisco 3 Arkansas 4:
Hanser Alberto ('11, IF/ Frisco- Texas) 2-4; Odubel Herrera ('11, 2B/ Frisco- Texas) 0-5, K; Tomas Telis ('11, C/ Frisco- Texas) 0-3, RBI, SF; Neil Ramirez ('09-'10, P/ Frisco- Texas) 3.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 6 K; Jake Brigham ('09-'10, P/ Frisco- Texas) 2.1 IP, 2 BB, 3 K; Jimmy Reyes ('11, P/ Frisco- Texas) 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 K.
(High A) Wilmington 0 Myrtle Beach 5
Trever Adams ('12, 1B/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 1-3, R, BB, K; Zach Cone ('12, OF/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 2-4, 2B, 2 R; Chris Grayson ('12, OF/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 1-3, RBI, BB, SB; Rougned Odor ('12, 2B/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 2-5, solo HR (2), 2B, K; Drew Robinson ('12, 2B-3B/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 1-4, RBI, 2 K; Luis Sardinas ('12, P/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 1-4, BB, K; Jake Skole ('11, OF/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 1-4, K; Victor Payano ('12, P/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 5.1 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 8 K, win (1-0); Nick Martinez ('12, P/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 2 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K; Arlett Mavare ('12, P/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) .2 IP; Joe Van Meter ('11-12, P/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 1 IP, 1 K.
MAJOR LEAGUES
AMERICAN LEAGUE:
Minnesota 6 Baltimore 5: Ryan Doumit ('01-'02, C/ Minnesota) 2-5, doubled and scored in the second, knocked in a run and scored in the 3rd/ Nate McLouth ('01, OF/ Baltimore) 1-5, R.
Seattle 3 Chicago White Sox 4: Jeff Keppinger ('02, 2B/ Chicago White Sox) 0-4.
Boston 0 Toronto 5: Rajai Davis ('02-'03, OF/ Toronto) 1-4, K.
NATIONAL LEAGUE:
Pittsburgh 0 Los Angeles Dodgers 1: Andrew McCutchen ('06, OF/ Pittsburgh) 0-4, K; Neil Walker ('05, C/ Pittsburgh) 0-2, Sac, BB Jared Hughes ('06-'07, P/ Pittsburgh) 2/3 IP, 1 H; Tony Watson ('07, P/ Pittsburgh) 1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K.
MINOR LEAGUES:
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (AAA):
Columbus 3 Indianapolis 5: Matt Hague ('08, 1B-3B/ Indianapolis- Pittsburgh) 2-3, 2 2B, BB, 2 R; Jordy Mercer ('08, SS/ Indianapolis- Pittsburgh) 1-3, RBI, BB; Bryan Morris ('08, P/ Indianapolis- Pittsburgh) 1 IP 1 K, save (1); Alex Presley ('07, OF/ Indianapolis- Pittsburgh) 1-4, R, RBI, K.
Durham 2 Norfolk 0 (11 innings): Josh Lueke ('10, P/ Durham- Tampa Bay) 2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K/ Jairo Asencio ('05-'06, P/ Norfolk- Baltimore) 1 IP, 1 K.
Syracuse 4 Lehigh Valley 5 (11 innings): Mike Crotta ('06-'07, P/ Syracuse- Washington) 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB/ Steve Lerud ('05-'06, C/ Lehigh Valley- Philadelphia) 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (AAA):
Las Vegas 6 Sacramento 1: Brian Bixler ('05, SS/ Las Vegas- NY Mets) 2-4, 2B, 3B, BB, 2 R, SB, 2 K.
Oklahoma City 3 Memphis 1: Jamie Romak ('07, OF/ Memphis- St. Louis) 0-4, K.
Tucson 3 Salt Lake City 5: Robbie Erlin ('10, P/ Tucson- San Diego) 3.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K.
MEXICAN LEAGUE (AAA):
Veracruz 4 Reynosa 5: Carlos Rivera ('99, 1B/ Veracruz) 1-4, 2B, RBI, 2 K.
Puebla 6 Yucatan 1: Jose Castillo ('00, SS/ Puebla) 1-5.
Ciudad de Carmen 3 Laguna 9: Efren Espinoza ('01, 2B/ Laguna) 2-5, RBI.
EASTERN LEAGUE (AA):
Altoona 6 Erie 3: Derek Hankins ('05, P/ Erie- Detroit) 4.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE (AA):
Huntsville 5 Chattanooga 4: Hector Nelo ('10, P/ Chattanooga- LA Dodgers) 2 IP, 2 H, 1 BB.
Mobile 6 Mississippi 5: Humberto Cota ('99, C/ Mobile- Arizona) 0-4, 3 K.
Tennessee 9 Pensacola 1: Christian Villanueva ('11, 3B/ Tennessee- Chicago Cubs) 2-5, R, RBI, K.
CAROLINA LEAGUE: (HIGH A):
Salem 2 Frederick 3: Travis Adair ('10, UT/ Frederick- Baltimore) 3-4, 2-run single in the sixth.
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE (HIGH A):
Clearwater 7 Dunedin 3: Jonathan Roof ('10-'11, UT/ Clearwater- Philadelphia) 1-4, BB, 2 R, K
COLLEGE RESULTS:
Jon Benick ('04, 1B/ Hitting Coach/ Longwood Univ., VA) Longwood (15-17 overall, 4-7 Big South) 7 High Point 3.
Adam Boeve ('04, OF/ Associate Head Coach/ Northwestern College, IA) Game 1: NWC (15-13 overall, 6-1 GPAC) 11 Hastings 1. Game 2: NWC (16-13, 7-1) 8 Hastings 3.
Brian Drent ('95, OF/ Head Coach/ Morningside College, IA) Game 1: Morningside 12-18 overall, 3-4 GPAC) 7 Midland 5. Game 2: Morningside (13-18, 4-4) 14 Midland 13 (11 innings).
Chris Heintz ('97, C-1B/ Hitting Coach/ Univ. of South Florida) USF (17-14 overall, 6-2 Big East) 7 Pittsburgh 6.
Bob Mumma ('93-'94, C-1B/ Head Coach/ Maryland- Baltimore County) Game 1: Hartford 8 UMBC (8-12 overall, 4-6 American East) 3. Game 2: Hartford 3 UMBC (8-13, 4-7) 2 (16 innings).
Eddie Prasch ('06-'07, 3B/ Graduate Assistant/ Georgia Tech) GT (23-8 overall, 6-5 ACC) 2 Duke 1.
Gregg Ritchie ('96-'97/ Hitting Coach/ Head Coach, George Washington Univ. D.C.) Richmond 3 GW (11-19 overall, 5-3 Atlantic 10) 1.
Tracy Woodson ('99, Manager/ Head Coach / Valparaiso, IN)/ Brian Schmack ('96, P/ Pitching Coach) Valpo (11-18 overall, 2-6 Horizon) 6 Illinois-Chicago 2.
Josh Sharpless ('04, Volunteer Assistant Coach/ La Roche College, PA) Game 1: LaRoche (15-4 overall, 3-0 AMCC) 8 Hilbert 1. Game 2: LRC (16-4, 4-0) 8 Hilbert 0.
Cliff Smith ('05, P/ Head Coach/ Elizabethtown College, PA) Game 1: Alvernia 3 Elizabethtown (11-15 overall, 5-6 Commonwealth Conference) 1. Game 2: Alvernia 19 Elizabethtown (11-16, 5-7) 0.
Sean Snedeker ('96-'98, Pitching Coach/ Oral Roberts Univ., OK) Stephen F. Austin 3 ORU (9-20 overall, 4-4 Southland)
Juan Thomas ('93, 1B/ Volunteer Assistant Coach/ Augustana College, SD) Minnesota St. 10 Augustana (16-12 overall, 4-3 NSIC) 2.
Chad Bradford ('98, P/ Pitching Coach/ Hinds Community College, MS) Game 1: HCC (12-19 overall, 3-10 South) 7 Co-Lin CC 6. Game 2: HCC (13-19, 4-10) 11 Co-Lin 6.
Derek Drage ('05-'06, P/ Pitching Coach/ North Iowa Area CC) Game 1: Kirkwood CC 14 NIACC (11-4 overall, 3-2 ICCAC) 4. Game 2: NIACC (12-4, 4-2) 8 Kirkwood 2.
Pete Pryor ('96, 1B/ Assistant Coach/ Sacramento City College, CA) SCC (11-16 overall, 6-9 Big 8) 7 American River College 1.
Mickey Scala ('02, OF/ Hitting Coach/ Oakton College, IL) Game 1: OCC (15-8 overall, 2-3 conference) 15 Prairie St. College 9. Game 2: PSC 12 OCC (15-9, 2-4) 7.
HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS:
Mario Iglesias ('96-'97, P/ Head Coach/ Castro Valley High, CA) California 10 CVHS (7-7) 0.
Saturday, April 6
HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY:
Tomas Telis ('11, C/ Frisco-Texas) hit a bases-clearing double in the top of the 6th inning to giv the RoughRiders a 6-3 win over Arkansas in game two of a doubleheader.
BIRTHDAYS:
Brian Messer ('01, P) turns 36. The native Shawnee, KS was the Pirates 41st round pick in 1999 out of the Univ. of New Mexico. He appeared in 17 games out of the bullpen for Hickory and went 0-1 with a 5.84 ERA. In 24.2 innings, Messer walked 13, struck out nine and allowed 19 runs - 16 earned - on 27 hits. He was released by the Pirates that season and did not pitch again.
Kelvin Vasquez ('13, P) turns 20. The Dominican native joined the Crawdads to begin the 2013 season and made his team debut for Hickory last night.
TRANSACTIONS:
Richard Bleier ('09, P/ Round Rock- Texas) was placed on the disabled list.
Matt Nevarez ('09, P/ Montgomery- Tampa Bay) was placed on the disabled list.
Tyler Tufts ('09-'10, P/ Frisco- Texas) was placed on the disabled list.
TEXAS RANGERS AFFILIATES:
(AAA) Omaha 1 Round Rock 3:
Justin Grimm ('11, P/ Round Rock- Texas) 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, win (1-0);
Jurickson Profar ('11, SS/ Round Rock- Texas) 0-3, RBI, BB.
(AA) Game 1: Frisco 0 Arkansas 7. Odubel Herrera ('11, 2B/ Frisco- Texas) 0-3, 2 K; Zach
Zaneski ('09-'10, C/ Frisco- Texas) 0-2, K; Alejandro Selen ('11-'12, 2B-OF/ Frisco- Texas) 0-2; Hanser Alberto ('11, IF/ Frisco- Texas) 0-2; Cody Buckel ('11, P/ Frisco- Texas) 2.2 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 1 HR; Ryan Rodebaugh ('11, P/ Frisco- Texas) 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 K; Carlos Pimentel ('09, P/ Frisco- Texas) 1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB.
Game 2: Frisco 6 Arkansas 3: Odubel Herrera ('11, 2B/ Frisco- Texas) 1-3, R, BB; Tomas Telis ('11, C/ Frisco- Texas) 1-3, 2B, 3 RBI, K; Teodoro Martinez ('11, OF/ Frisco- Texas) 0-3, K; Ben Rowen ('11, P/ Frisco- Texas) 1 IP, 2 BB, K, win (1-0); Roman Mendez ('11, P/ Frisco- Texas) 1 IP, 2 K, Perfect 6th inning; Wilmer Font ('09-'10, P/ Frisco- Texas) 1 IP, 3 BB, 2 K, save (1).
(High A):Wilmington 6 Myrtle Beach 7: Trever Adams ('12, 1B/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 2-5,l 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K; Zach Cone ('12, OF/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 2-5, K; Kellin Deglan ('11-'12, C/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 1-4; Chris Grayson ('12, OF/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 0-0, R, SB;
Rougned Odor ('12, 2B/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 1-5 solo HR (1), BB, 2 K; Drew Robinson ('12, 2B-3B/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 0-4, BB, 4 K; Luis Sardinas ('12, P/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 2-5, R, BB, K; Jake Skole ('11, OF/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 2-3, 2 R, BB, K; Kevin Torres ('11-12, C-1B/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 2-5, solo HR (1), 2 RBI, 2 K; Luke Jackson ('11-12, P/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 4 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HR; Nick McBride ('11-'12, P/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 2 IP, K; Randol Rojas ('11-'12, P/ Myrtle Beach- Texas) 1 IP, BB.
MAJOR LEAGUES
AMERICAN LEAGUE:
Minnesota 5 Baltimore 9: Ryan Doumit ('01-'02, C/ Minnesota) 1-3, 2B, BB, R, K/ Nate McLouth ('01, OF/ Baltimore) 2-5, 2 R, SB.
Seattle 8 Chicago White Sox 7 (10 innings): Jeff Keppinger ('02, 2B/ Chicago White Sox) 0-5, 2 K.
Boston 6 Toronto 4: Rajai Davis ('02-'03, OF/ Toronto) 2-4, 2B, R, K.
NATIONAL LEAGUE:
Chicago Cubs 1 Atlanta 4: Brent Lillibridge ('06, SS/ Chicago Cubs) 0-2.
Pittsburgh 0 Los Angeles Dodgers 3: Andrew McCutchen ('06, OF/ Pittsburgh)1-3, K, CS; Neil Walker ('05, C/ Pittsburgh) 0-4, 2 K;
Arizona 3 Milwaukee 1: Tom Gorzelanny ('04, P/ Milwaukee) 1 IP, 1 K, perfect 8th inning.
Washington 0 Cincinnati 15: Zach Duke ('03, P/ Washington) 2.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 K, 1 HR, Adam LaRoche ('08, 1B/ Washington) 0-3, K.
MINOR LEAGUES:
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (AAA):
Columbus 7 Indianapolis 4: Alex Presley ('07, OF/ Indianapolis- Pittsburgh) 3-5, 2B, solo HR (1) in 5th, 3 R, BB; Matt Hague ('08, 1B-3B/ Indianapolis- Pittsburgh) 0-4; Jordy Mercer ('08, SS/ Indianapolis- Pittsburgh) 2-4, 2 RBI, BB, K; Duke Welker ('08, P/ Indianapolis- Pittsburgh) 2.1 IP, 2 K.
Rochester 2 Buffalo 3: Jim Negrych ('07, 2B/ Buffalo-Toronto) 1-2, Sac.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (AAA):
Las Vegas 9 Sacramento 6: Brian Bixler ('05, SS/ Las Vegas- NY Mets) 0-1, BB, K.
Oklahoma City 0 Memphis 9: Jamie Romak ('07, OF/ Memphis- St. Louis) 0-2, R, BB, K.
MEXICAN LEAGUE (AAA):
Veracruz 2 Reynosa 3: Carlos Rivera ('99, 1B/ Veracruz) 1-4, RBI single.
Puebla 0 Yucatan 2: Jose Castillo ('00, SS/ Puebla) 0-3, BB, 2 K.
Ciudad de Carmen 6 Laguna 2: Efren Espinoza ('01, 2B/ Laguna) 0-4.
Mexico 0 Quintana Roo 7: Mario Valdez ('95, 1B/ Mexico) 0-4, 2 K.
EASTERN LEAGUE (AA):
Bowie 15 Harrisburg 7: Tom Boleska ('08, P/ Bowie- Baltimore) 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K.
New Britain 1 Richmond 0: Fabio Castillo ('09, P/ Richmond- San Francisco) 3 IP, H, BB, 3 K.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE (AA):
Tennessee 8 Pensacola 2: Christian Villanueva ('11, 3B/ Tennessee- Chicago Cubs) 3-4, 2B, 4 RBI.
CAROLINA LEAGUE: (HIGH A):
Salem 1 Frederick 11: Travis Adair ('10, UT/ Frederick- Baltimore) 0-5.
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE (HIGH A):
Dunedin 2 Clearwater 0: Jonathan Roof ('10-'11, UT/ Clearwater- Philadelphia) 0-3.
COLLEGE RESULTS:
Jon Benick ('04, 1B/ Hitting Coach/ Longwood Univ., VA) High Point 12 Longwood (14-17 overall, 3-7 Big South) 0.
Adam Boeve ('04, OF/ Associate Head Coach/ Northwestern College, IA) Game 1: NWC (13-13 overall, 4-1 GPAC) 4 Doane 3. Game 2: NWC (14-13, 5-1) 10 Doane 2.
Brian Drent ('95, OF/ Head Coach/ Morningside College, IA) Game 1: Morningside (11-17 overall, 2-3 GPAC) 1 Mount Marty 0. Game 2: Mt. Marty 2 Morningside (11-18, 2-4) 1.
Chris Heintz ('97, C-1B/ Hitting Coach/ Univ. of South Florida) USF (16-14 overall, 5-2 Big East) 1 Pittsburgh 0.
John Musachio ('97, P/ Head Coach/ Oakland Univ., MI) Game 1: Oakland (6-18 overall, 1-0 Summit) 5 Western Illinois 1. Game 2: OU (7-18, 2-0) 4 WIU 2.
Eddie Prasch ('06-'07, 3B/ Graduate Assistant/ Georgia Tech) Duke 2 GT (22-8 overall, 8-5 ACC) 0.
Gregg Ritchie ('96-'97/ Hitting Coach/ Head Coach, George Washington Univ. D.C.) Richmond 10 GW (11-18 overall, 5-2 Atlantic 10) 2.
Tracy Woodson ('99, Manager/ Head Coach / Valparaiso, IN)/ Brian Schmack ('96, P/ Pitching Coach) Illinois-Chicago 2 Valpo (10-18 overall 1-6 Horizon) 1.
Cliff Smith ('05, P/ Head Coach/ Elizabethtown College, PA) Alvernia 4 Elizabethtown (11-14 overall, 5-5 Commonwealth Conf.) 2.
Sean Snedeker ('96-'98, Pitching Coach/ Oral Roberts Univ., OK) Stephen F. Austin 6 ORU (9-19 overall, 4-3 Southland) 5.
Pete Pryor ('96, 1B/ Assistant Coach/ Sacramento City College, CA) SCC (10-16 overall, 5-9 Big 8) 2 American River College 1.
HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS:
Chuck Antczak ('96-'98, C/ Head Coach/ Riverview High, FL) Riverview (16-4 overall, 5-1 region) 4 East Lake 1.
Denny Crine ('95, P/ Assistant Coach/ Foothill High, NV) FHS (13-4 overall, 1-1 league) 15 Eldorado 0.
Mario Iglesias ('96-'97, P/ Head Coach/ Castro Valley High, CA) CVHS (7-6 overall 5-1 league) 2 San Lorenzo 0.
Friday, April 5
HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY:
Jose Bautista ('02, 3B/ Toronto) had a three RBI night, which included a two-run homer in the first inning, as the Blue Jays took a 10-8 win over the visiting Cleveland Indians. Rajai Davis ('02-'03, OF/ Toronto) appeared in the game defensively in the 9th inning.
TRANSACTIONS:
Chris Young ('01-'02, P) signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals.
TEXAS RANGERS AFFILIATES:
(AAA): Round Rock 3 Omaha 1: Nick Tepesch ('11, P/ Round Rock- Texas) 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 5 K, win (1-0); Jurickson Profar ('11, SS/ Round Rock- Texas) 2-3, R, BB, SB.
MAJOR LEAGUES
AMERICAN LEAGUE:
Baltimore 6 Tampa Bay 3: Nate McLouth ('01, OF/ Baltimore) 1-4, 2B, BB, SB, K.
Kansas City 3 Chicago White Sox 1: Jeff Keppinger ('02, 2B/ Chicago White Sox) 0-4, K.
LA Angels 4 Cincinnati 5: Sean Burnett ('01, P/ LA Angels) 1 IP, perfect 8th inning.
Detroit 2 Minnesota 8: Ryan Doumit ('01-'02, C/ Minnesota) 1-4, 2B, R.
NATIONAL LEAGUE:
Chicago Cubs 3 Pittsburgh 2: Brent Lillibridge ('06, SS/ Chicago Cubs) 0-3/ Jared Hughes ('06-'07, P/ Pittsburgh)1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K; Andrew McCutchen ('06, OF/ Pittsburgh)1-4, RBI single in 9th, 2 K; Neil Walker ('05, C/ Pittsburgh) 0-4, K.
Miami 1 Washington 6: Adam LaRoche ('08, 1B/ Washington) 0-4.
MINOR LEAGUES:
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (AAA):
Rochester 5 Buffalo 13: Jim Negrych ('07, 2B/ Buffalo-Toronto) 3-5, R, RBI; Brad Lincoln ('06, '08, P/ Buffalo-Toronto) 1 IP, 1 H, 1 K, 1 HR allowed.
Columbus 4 Indianapolis 0: Matt Capps ('04-'05, P/ Columbus/ Cleveland) 1 IP, 1 BB/ Matt Hague ('08, 1B-3B/ Indianapolis- Pittsburgh) 0-3, BB; Jordy Mercer ('08, SS/ Indianapolis- Pittsburgh) 1-4, 2 K; Alex Presley ('07, OF/ Indianapolis- Pittsburgh) 2-4, K.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (AAA):
New Orleans 4 Nashville 5: Jonathan Albaladejo ('03, P/ New Orleans- Miami) 1 IP, 1 K, perfect 8th inning.
MEXICAN LEAGUE (AAA):
Veracruz 0 Monterrey 5: Carlos Rivera ('99, 1B/ Veracruz)1-4, 2B,K.
Aguascalientes 7 Tabasco 6: Romulo Sanchez ('05-'06, P/ Tabasco) 1/3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB.
Puebla 6 Quintana Roo 13: Jose Castillo ('00, SS/ Puebla) 3-3, 3 RBI, HBP, 2-run HR homer (4) in the 1st.
Minatitlan 5 Laguna 6: Efren Espinoza ('01, 2B/ Laguna) 0-3, K, HBP
SOUTHERN LEAGUE (AA):
Mobile 1 Mississippi 2: Humberto Cota ('99, C/ Mobile- Arizona) 0-1, K.
Tennessee 3 Pensacola 7: Christian Villanueva ('11, 3B/ Tennessee- Chicago Cubs) 0-4, K.
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE (HIGH A):
Clearwater 2 Dunedin 4: Jonathan Roof ('10-'11, UT/ Clearwater- Philadelphia) 1-3, 2 K.
COLLEGE RESULTS:
Josh Sharpless ('04, Volunteer Assistant Coach/ La Roche College, PA) LaRoche (14-4) 12 Bethany WV 1.
Mickey Scala ('02, OF/ Hitting Coach/ Oakton College, IL) Game 1: OCC (12-8) 13 Harper College 3. Game 2: OCC (13-8) 10 Rockford 9.
HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS:
Jose Luis Lopez ('00, '02, P/ Pitching Coach/ Calallen High, TX) Calallen (22-2 overall, 6-1 district) 11 Port Lavaca 1.
Thursday, April 4
HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY:
Paul Maholm ('04, P/ Atlanta) allowed six hits and a walk and struck out six over 5.2 innings to get the win (1-0) as the Braves blasted Philadelphia 9-2.
BIRTHDAYS:
Martin Perez ('09, P) turns 22. The native of Venezuela signed with the Rangers in 2007 and debuted with the Crawdads one week after his 18th birthday. On 4/11/09, Perez combined with Tyler Tufts and Fabio Castillo to no-hit the Bowling Green Hot Rods at L.P. Frans Stadium. Another highlight of the 2009 season came on Memorial Day at Hagerstown, Md. when he combined with Jake Brigham to strike out 17 batters to set a team record for a nine-inning game. For the season, Perez went 5-5 with a 2.31 ERA in 22 games, 14 of those starts. In 93.2 innings, Perez struck out 105, walked 22 and yielded 35 runs - 24 earned - on 82 hits. He was promoted to AA- Frisco later that season, and remained there through the 2011 season, when he made the Texas League all-star team and was selected to be the Rangers representative in the Futures Game. Perez pitched for AAA Round Rock in 2011 and 2012 and made his big league debut for the Rangers on June 27, 2012.
TEXAS RANGERS AFFILIATES:
Texas 4 Houston 0: Robbie Ross ('10, P/ Texas) .1 IP (retired the only batter he faced in the 6th inning.
AMERICAN LEAGUE:
Cleveland 3 Toronto 2 (11 innings): Jose Bautista ('02, 3B/ Toronto) 1-5, hit a game-tying homer (1) in the 9th to send the game to extra innings.
Baltimore 7 Tampa Bay 8: Nate McLouth ('01, OF/ Baltimore) 1-4, RBI single in the 7th.
Kansas City 2 Chicago White Sox 5: Jeff Keppinger ('02, 2B/ Chicago White Sox) 0-4, K.
LA Angels 4 Cincinnati 5: Sean Burnett ('01, P/ LA Angels) 1/3 IP, 2 BB, 1 K.
Detroit 2 Minnesota 3: Ryan Doumit ('01-'02, C/ Minnesota) 0-4, 2 K.
Boston 7 NY Yankees 4: Cody Eppley ('09, P/ NY Yankees) 1.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 K.
NATIONAL LEAGUE:
Chicago Cubs 0 Pittsburgh 3: Andrew McCutchen ('06, OF/ Pittsburgh) 1-3, SB, BB, doubled in a run in the fourth and later scored in the same inning; Neil Walker ('05, C/ Pittsburgh) 1-2, 2 BB; Tony Watson ('07, P/ Pittsburgh)1.1 IP, 1 K, hold (1)/ Brent Lillibridge ('06, SS/ Chicago Cubs) 0-3, K.
Colorado 7 Milwaukee 3: Tom Gorzelanny ('04, P/ Milwaukee) 1/3 IP, 1 BB, 1 K.
Miami 0 Washington 3: Adam LaRoche ('08, 1B/ Washington) 0-3, BB, K.
MEXICAN LEAGUE:
Veracruz 3 Monterrey 4: Carlos Rivera ('99, 1B/ Veracruz) 1-4, K.
Aguascalientes 1 Tabasco 0: Romulo Sanchez ('05-'06, P/ Tabasco) 1 IP, 2 K, 2 BB.
Puebla 11 Quintana Roo 9: Jose Castillo ('00, SS/ Puebla) 0-5, RBI.
Minatitlan 6 Laguna 5: Efren Espinoza ('01, 2B/ Laguna) 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI.
Mexico 9 Yucatan 6: Mario Valdez ('95, 1B/ Mexico) 1-4, R, RBI, BB, K.
COLLEGE RESULTS:
Jon Benick ('04, 1B/ Hitting Coach/ Longwood Univ., VA) Longwood (14-16) 9 George Mason 5.
Bob Mumma ('93-'94, C-1B/ Head Coach/ Maryland- Baltimore County) UMBC (8-11) 3 Maryland- Eastern Shore 1.
John Musachio ('97, P/ Head Coach/ Oakland Univ., MI) Oakland (5-18) 14 Olivet 2.
Eddie Prasch ('06-'07, 3B/ Graduate Assistant/ Georgia Tech) GT (22-7) 9 Kennesaw St. 1.
Tracy Woodson ('99, Manager/ Head Coach / Valparaiso, IN)/ Brian Schmack ('96, P/ Pitching Coach) Notre Dame 3 Valpo (10-17) 1.
Juan Thomas ('93, 1B/ Volunteer Assistant Coach/ Augustana College, SD) Game 1: Augustana (16-10 overall, 4-1 NSIC) 2 Sioux Falls 1. Game 2: Sioux Falls 6 Augustana (16-11, 4-2) 2.
HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS:
Russ Bayer ('03, P/ Head Coach South Forsyth High, GA) SFHS (7-10) 14 Graves Co. (KY) 2.
Denny Crine ('95, P/ Assistant Coach/ Foothill High, NV) Liberty 20 FHS (12-4 overall, 0-1 league) 2.
Jay Meyer ('94, P/ Head Coach/ Lee's Summitt West High, MO) LSW (6-2) 12 Truman 0.
Wednesday, April 3
HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY:
Longwood Univ. defeated Tennessee 7-5 on Tuesday to register the first win against an SEC school in the program's history. The Lancers hitting coach is Jon Benick, a first baseman on the Crawdads 2004 South Atlantic League Championship team.
BIRTHDAYS:
Ryan Doumit ('01-'02, C) turns 32. The native of Moses Lake, Wash. was drafted in the second round in 1999 by the Pirates out of Moses Lake High. He joined the Crawdads for part of the 2001 season, hitting .272 with six doubles, two homers and 14 RBI that season. But it was lineup presence in 2002 that was a key for the team in their South Atlantic League championship run. In 68 games, Doumit hit .322 with 14 doubles, a triple, six homers and 47 RBI. He moved up the ladder in the Pirates system at Lynchburg in 2003, were he was a Carolina League All-Star, before he finally hit the big leagues on June 5, 2005 with the Pirates. Doumit became the starting catcher for the Bucs and remained with the team though the 2011 season before signing with the Minnesota Twins, where he is in his second season.
Phil Klein ('12, P) turns 24. The native of Gahanna, Ohio was drafted in the 30th round in 2011 by the Rangers out of Youngstown, St. As a member of the Crawdads, Klein went 6-0 with eight saves and a 1.90 ERA in 33 games out of the bullpen. In 52 innings, Klein struck out 53, walked 21 and allowed 12 runs on 37 hits. Klein was named to the SAL all-star game. He was promoted later that season to high-A Myrtle Beach and is beginning the 2013 season with the Pelicans.
AMERICAN LEAGUE:
Baltimore 7 Tampa Bay 4: Steve Pearce ('06, 1B/ Baltimore) 0-4, 2 K.
Cleveland 4 Toronto 1: Jose Bautista ('02, 3B/ Toronto) 1-3, BB, 2 K.
NATIONAL LEAGUE:
Colorado 8 Milwaukee 4: Tom Gorzelanny ('04, P/ Milwaukee) 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 WP.
MEXICAN LEAGUE:
Monterrey 6 Veracruz 3: Rodolfo Aguirre ('08, P/ Veracruz) 4.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, loss (0-1); Carlos Rivera ('99, 1B/ Veracruz) 1-4.
Aguascalientes 5 Tabasco 4: Romulo Sanchez ('05-'06, P/ Tabasco) 1 IP, 1 K.
Puebla 10 Quintana Roo 8: Jose Castillo ('00, SS/ Puebla) 0-1.
Laguna 8 Minatitlan 2: Efren Espinoza ('01, 2B/ Laguna)1-3, 3B, 2 RBI, R.
COLLEGE RESULTS:
Juan Thomas ('93, 1B/ Volunteer Assistant Coach/ Augustana College, SD)/ Adam Boeve ('04, OF/ Associate Head Coach/ Northwestern College, IA) Augustana (15-10) 13 NWC (12-13) 4.
Chris Heintz ('97, C-1B/ Hitting Coach/ Univ. of South Florida) USF (15-14) 12 Stetson 8.
Eddie Prasch ('06-'07, 3B/ Graduate Assistant/ Georgia Tech) Mercer 10 Georgia Tech (21-7) 1.
Gregg Ritchie ('96-'97/ Hitting Coach/ Head Coach, George Washington Univ. D.C.) GW (11-17) 11 George Mason 9.
Cliff Smith ('05, P/ Head Coach/ Elizabethtown College, PA) Elizabethtown (11-13) 12 Juniata 4.
Chad Bradford ('98, P/ Pitching Coach/ Hinds Community College, MS) Game 1: East Central CC 7 HCC (11-18 overall, 2-9 conference) 4. Game 2: ECCC 8 HCC (11-19, 2-10) 4 (8 innings).
Pete Pryor ('96, 1B/ Assistant Coach/ Sacramento City College, CA) American River College 9 SCC (9-16 overall, 4-9 Big 8) 5.
HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS:
Chuck Antczak ('96-'98, C/ Head Coach/ Riverview High, FL) Riverview (15-3) 7 North Port 1.
Tuesday, April 2
HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY:
LA Angels 3 Cincinnati 1 (13 innings):
Sean Burnett ('01, P/ LA Angels) helped the Angels out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth by striking out Jay Bruce to end the eighth inning. The Angels went on to defeat Cincinnati 3-1 in 13 innings.
BIRTHDAYS:
Derek Kopacz ('98, 1B) turns 38. Signed by the White Sox as a free agent after he played with Sioux City in the independent Northern League. Kopacz saw only 13 games with the Crawdads, when he hit .149 with two doubles and eight RBI. After his release, the native of Lockport, IL returned to Sioux City for four more seasons. He was sent to Winnipeg late in 2001 then made stops at Schaumburg in 2002 and Joliet in 2002-2003 before retiring.
AMERICAN LEAGUE:
Chicago White Sox 1 Kansas City 0: Jeff Keppinger ('02, 2B/ Chicago White Sox) 1-4.
Detroit 4 Minnesota 2: Ryan Doumit ('01-'02, C/ Minnesota) 1-4, RBI single in the 7th.
NATIONAL LEAGUE:
Chicago Cubs 3 Pittsburgh 1: Brent Lillibridge ('06, SS/ Chicago Cubs) 0-3, 3 K; Jared Hughes ('06-'07, P/ Pittsburgh) 1 IP, 1K (perfect 8th inning); Andrew McCutchen ('06, OF/ Pittsburgh) 1-2 doubled and scored in the 9th; Neil Walker ('05, C/ Pittsburgh) 1-4, K.
Washington 2 Miami 0: Adam LaRoche ('08, 1B/ Washington) 0-3, K.
COLLEGE RESULTS:
Brian Drent ('95, OF/ Head Coach/ Morningside College, IA) Bellevue 9 Morningside (10-17) 6.
Tracy Woodson ('99, Manager/ Head Coach / Valparaiso, IN)/ Brian Schmack ('96, P/ Pitching Coach) Valpo (10-16) 6
Mickey Scala ('02, OF/ Hitting Coach/ Oakton College, IL) North Central JV 11 OCC (11-6) 5.
HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS:
Jay Meyer ('94, P/ Head Coach/ Lee's Summitt West High, MO) LSW (5-2) 4 Park Hill 3.
Steve Schorzman ('98, P/ Head Coach/ Bremerton High, WA) Bremerton 10 (7-3) Kingston 0.
Monday, April 1
HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY:
Joe Ortiz ('09-'10, P/ Texas) made his major league debut for the Rangers Sunday night in the 8th inning of team's 8-2 loss to the Houston Astros. Ortiz struck out Carlos Pena, the first batter he faced, before giving up a triple to Justin Maxwell, who later scored in the inning. Ortiz struck out Rick Ankiel to end the inning.
BIRTHDAYS:
Carlos Chantres ('96, P) turns 37. The native of Miami was drafted in the 12th round by the White Sox in 1994 out of Columbus High School in Miami. In 18 starts, Chantres went 6-7 with a 3.76 ERA. He struck out 93, walked 38 and allowed 63 runs - 50 earned - on 108 hits in 119.2 innings. Chantres worked his way up the White Sox chain, making it as far as AAA- Charlotte in 2000. From there, he played in the Brewers chain (AAA- Indianapolis) in 2001, then split time at two Tampa Bay affiliates before re-joining Charlotte in 2002. Chantres bounced through a variety of independent league and Mexican League stops before ending his career at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre with the Phillies chain in 2005. After a few years away from the game, Chantres began his career as a pitching coach with the New York Yankees minor league system and will return for his second season at short-season Staten Island this summer.
Jeremy Williams ('12, OF) turns 26. The native of Geneva, AL was drafted in the 36th round by the Rangers in 2011 out of the Univ. of Mobile. In 64 games with the Crawdads, Williams hit .304 with 18 doubles, 8 HRs, and 42 RBI. He was promoted to class High-A Myrtle Beach in July of last season and was recently released by the Rangers at the end of spring training.
TRANSACTIONS:
Juan Carlos Oviedo ('02-'04, P) was added to the Tampa Bay Rays and placed on the 60-day DL.
Brent Lillibridge ('06, SS) was added to the Chicago Cubs 25-man roster.
Steve Pearce ('06, 1B) was added to the Baltimore Orioles 25-man roster.
TEXAS RANGERS AFFILIATES:
Houston 8 Texas 2: Joe Ortiz ('09-'10, P/ Texas) 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2K.
MEXICAN LEAGUE:
Game 1: Monterrey 12 Mexico 10: Mario Valdez ('95, 1B/ Mexico) 0-1; Game 2: Mexico 8 Monterrey 4: Mario Valdez ('95, 1B/ Mexico) 2-3, R
Yucatan 4 Veracruz 2: Carlos Rivera ('99, 1B/ Veracruz) 1-4 K.
Reynosa 8 Puebla 2: Jose Castillo ('00, SS/ Puebla) 0-5, 4 K.
Aguascalientes 5 Laguna 3: Efren Espinoza ('01, 2B/ Laguna) 1-4.
COLLEGE RESULTS:
John Musachio ('97, P/ Head Coach/ Oakland Univ., MI) Oakland (4-18) 6 Illinois 3.
Derek Drage ('05-'06, P/ Pitching Coach/ North Iowa Area CC) Game 1: NIACC (10-3, 2-1) 6 Southwestern CC 3. Game 2: NIACC (11-3, 3-1) 16 Southwestern CC 1.