Colorado Springs Sky Sox (38-54), 21 GB
Friday, July 17:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | |
| New Orleans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
RHP Josh Roenicke (W, 5-7): 5 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K — 5.26 ERA
RHP Tim Dillard: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K — 6.49 ERA
1B Jason Rogers: 3-for-5, HR, R, 4 RBI — .400 AVG
2B Elian Herrera: 2-for-4, R, 2 RBI — .378 AVG
Sky Sox Team RISP: 5-for-9
Saturday, July 18:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| New Orleans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
RHP Hiram Burgos (W, 2-1): 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K — 3.51 ERA
RHP Jaye Chapman (S, 7): 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K — 3.79 ERA
1B Jason Rogers: 1-for-2, R, 2 BB — .403 AVG
C Nevin Ashley: 1-for-4, 2 RBI — .300 AVG
Sunday, July 19:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |
| New Orleans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
LHP Nick Additon (W, 5-3): 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K — 5.62 ERA
RHP David Goforth (S, 3): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K — 2.48 ERA
LF Matt Clark: 1-for-3, HR, R, 3 RBI, K — .259 AVG
CF Logan Schafer: 2-for-4, 2B, R — .254 AVG
Biloxi Shuckers (10-12), 3.5 GB
Friday, July 17:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2 | |
| Biloxi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
RHP Johnny Hellweg: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K — 6.23 ERA
LHP Jed Bradley (L, 0-1): 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K — 5.40 ERA
SS Orlando Arcia: 1-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K — .314 AVG
C Adam Weisenberger: 1-for-2, 2B, RBI, 2 BB — .241 AVG
Saturday, July 18:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |
| Biloxi | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
RHP Tyler Wagner (L, 6-5): 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 1 HR — 2.53 ERA
LHP Mike Strong: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR — 2.84 ERA
2B Nathan Orf: 3-for-4, R — .271 AVG
SS Orlando Arcia: 1-for-5, 2B, RBI, 2 K, SB — .313 AVG
Sunday, July 19:
Postponed — rain
Brevard County Manatees (10-13), 5.5 GB
Friday, July 17:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Myers | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 1 | |
| Brevard County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
RHP Tristan Archer (L, 1-4): 4 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 3 K — 5.12 ERA
LHP Stephen Peterson: 3 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K — 3.26 ERA
CF Omar Garcia: 2-for-4, R, K — .263 AVG
1B Garrett Cooper: 1-for-4, RBI, 2 K — .277 AVG
Saturday, July 18:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Myers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | |
| Brevard County | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
RHP Javier Salas: 4 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 0 K — 3.44 ERA
RHP Mark Williams: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K — 2.70 ERA
RHP Caleb Earls (W, 1-1): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K — 3.34 ERA
1B Taylor Brennan: 2-for-4, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, K — .251 AVG
LF Michael Ratterree: 1-for-3, R, 2 RB, BB, K, walk-off HBP — .170 AVG
Sunday, July 19:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | |
| Brevard County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
RHP Jorge Ortega (L, 8-6): 6 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K — 2.21 ERA
LHP Trevor Seidenberger: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K — 1.17 ERA
CF Omar Garcia: 1-for-4, K, 2 SB (34) — .262 AVG
1B Garrett Cooper: 3-for-4, 2B — .284 AVG
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (7-16), 13.5 GB
Friday, July 17:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quad Cities | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | x | 4 | 7 | 1 | |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | x | x | 2 | 5 | 1 |
RHP Cody Ponce (L, 0-1): 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HR — 2.25 ERA
RHP Gian Rizzo: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K — 3.48 ERA
CF Brandon Diaz: 1-for-3, 2B, R, BB — .239 AVG
SS Blake Allemand: 3-for-4 — .232 AVG
Friday, July 17 (makeup of 7/16 PPD):
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quad Cities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | x | x | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | x | 3 | 7 | 1 |
RHP David Burkhalter (W, 3-5): 6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K — 4.07 ERA
RHP Luke Curtis (S, 2): 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K — 3.94 ERA
DH Dustin DeMuth: 3-for-3, 2B, 2 R, RBI — .287 AVG
SS Blake Allemand: 2-for-3, R — .254 AVG
Saturday, July 18:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| Kane County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | x | 3 | 10 | 0 |
RHP Devin Williams: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K — 3.18 ERA
RHP Eric Hanhold (L, 0-1): 2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K — 9.00 ERA
CF Brandon Diaz: 2-for-4, 2B — .240 AVG
DH Carlos Leal: 1-f0r-3, 2B, R, BB — .310 AVG
Sunday, July 19:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Kane County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | 1 | 5 | 0 |
RHP Jon Perrin: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K — 7.82 ERA
LHP Tyler Linehan (L, 1-4): 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K — 6.68 ERA
LHP Luis Ortega: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K — 5.14 ERA
3b Sthervin Matos: 2-for-3, .206 AVG
Helena Brewers (14-15), 3 GB
Friday, July 17:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Junction | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Helena | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | x | 5 | 9 | 1 |
LHP Jake Drossner: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR — 4.15 ERA
RHP Marcos Diplan (W, 2-0): 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K — 3.00 ERA
SS Jake Gatewood: 1-for-3, HR (3), 2 R, 2 RBI, BB — .235 AVG
DH David Denson: 3-for-4, 2 2B, R, SB (3) — .320 AVG
Saturday, July 18:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orem | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |
| Helena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
RHP Milton Gomez: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K — 6.10 ERA
RHP Bubba Blau (W, 2-3): 3.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HR — 9.95 ERA
SS Jake Gatewood: 1-for-4, R, RBI, K, 3-run walkoff HR (4) — .236 AVG
3B Jose Cuas: 1-for-3, HR(2), R, RBI — .250 AVG
Sunday, July 19:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | |
| Helena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
LHP Chad Reeves: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K — 5.65 ERA
RHP Junior Rincon (L, 2-2; BS, 2): 0.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 0 K — 5.23 ERA
RF Carlos Belonis: 1-for-4, HR (4), R, RBI, BB — .242 AVG
CF Monte Harrison: 2-for-4, R, SB (13) — .309 AVG
Prospect(s) of the Weekend:
This was a tough call. The results down on the farm this weekend were rather mixed. A few players stood out, such as Brevard County RHP Mark Williams, who pitched four shutout innings of relief on Saturday, surrendering two hits, striking out seven, and keeping the Manatees in the game long enough to allow for one of the strangest endings of the season: a bases-loaded, walkoff HBP, which followed a bases-loaded, game-tying HBP, and gave Brevard County a 7-6 comeback win.
The prospect-laden roster at short-season Helena also produced several candidates. RHP Marcos Diplan, profiled on this site a few weeks ago, pitched four shutout innings in relief, gave up only one hit, no runs, one walk, and struck out six. Meanwhile, SS Jake Gatewood homered twice, including a three-run walkoff blast on Saturday.
The award for Prospect(s)-of-the-Weekend, however, goes to the Colorado Springs pitching staff, which allowed only two earned runs in a weekend sweep of the New Orleans Zephyrs. In 16 combined innings, Sky Sox starters gave up only 12 hits and did not allow an earned run. Not bad for a staff with the second-worst ERA in the Pacific Coast League.
What I’ll Be Watching on Monday:
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers continue their series with the Midwest League’s 2015 juggernaut, the Kane County Cougars, who have followed up a first-half championship with a 21-3 start to the ML’s second half. Thus far the Rattlers have held their own through two narrow defeats. Kane County will provide another tough test for a young Wisconsin team.