Daily Farm Round-Up: 4-12-14

Even though the farm teams went 2-2 tonight, the offense all around the farm was subpar. The TinCaps, led by Franmil Reyes, had 6 runs on 13 hits while the Chihuahuas, Missions, and Storm combined for 6 run on 11 hits.
Hitting Prospect of the Day: Franmil Reyes
Pitching Prospect of the Day: Justin Hancock
El Paso Chihuahuas 1, Reno Aces 11
Rico Noel – LF: 0-4, K
Cameron Maybin – CF: 0-3, 3K
Kyle Blanks – 1B: 0-4, K
Jeff Francoeur – RF: 0-4, 2K
Jake Lemmerman – SS: 1-3, 2B, RBI
Alberto Gonzales – 3B: 1-3, K
Burch Smith – SP: 2.1 IP, 9H, 7ER, 2BB, 2K, 2 HR Allowed
Notes: There was almost nothing positive about this game. The Chihuahuas were outscored 11-1, and they were out hit 17-3. Cameron Maybin struck out every time he went up to the plate, and Burch Smith was absolutely shelled. This just was not the Chihuahuas day. The loss dropped their record to 5-4.
San Antonio Missions 3, Springfield Cardinals 2
Travis Jankowski – CF: 0-3, BB, K, Run scored
Cory Spangenberg – 2B: 1-4, 3B, RBI, K, Run scored
Jace Peterson – SS: 3-4, RBI, Run scored
Rymer Liriano – LF: 0-3, BB, 2K
Austin Hedges – C: 1-3
Kyle Gaedele – RF: 0-3, K
Justin Hancock – SP: 6.0 IP, 6H, 2ER, 0BB, 5K (W, 1-1)
Johnny Barbato – RP: 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K (S, 3)
Notes: Jace Peterson has been phenomenal at the plate to begin this season; Peterson’s 3 hits tonight raised his average to .429. The Missions only had 5 hits all night, but it was enough for Justin Hancock who enjoyed a quality start and recorded his first victory of the season.
Lake Elsinore Storm 2, Lancaster JetHawks 7
Alberth Martinez – CF: 0-3, K, Run scored
Casey McElroy – 2B: 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB, K, Run scored
Hunter Renfroe – RF: 1-2, 2BB, K
Gabriel Quintana – 3B: 1-4, 2B, RBI, 2K
Luis Domoromo – DH: 0-4, 2K
Corey Adamson – LF: 0-4, K
Bryan Rodriguez – SP: 5.0 IP, 7H, 5R, 4ER, 2BB, 3K (L, 0-1)
Notes: The Storm were absolutely terrible defensively in this game. They committed a whopping 6 errors. Surprisingly the errors only resulted in 2 unearned runs, but 6 errors is completely unacceptable. The hitting wasn’t much better as the Storm only had 3 hits all game. In a nutshell, it was a bad night to be a Storm pitcher.
Fort Wayne TinCaps 6, Clinton LumberKings 4
Mallex Smith – CF: 1-5, BB, 3K, 2 Runs scored
Dustin Peterson – 3B: 2-4, RBI
Franmil Reyes – RF: 3-5, HR(2), 2RBI, Run scored
Fernando Perez- 2B: 2-6, RBI, K
Dane Phillips – C: 2-6, 2B, K
Franchy Cordero – SS: 1-4, K
Jimmy Brasoban – SP: 4.0 IP, 4H, 2ER, 4BB, K
Tayron Guerrero – RP: 2.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
Notes: Jimmy Brasoban was wildly effective in this game as he allowed 8 baserunners over just 4 innings of work yet he only surrendered 2 runs. Tayron Guerrero was effective yet again; over his 4 appearances he’s thrown 7.1 scoreless innings with 8 strikeouts and only 3 hits. Dane Phillips pushed his hitting streak to 5 games. Phillips is hitting .400 with a home run and 3 RBI to start the season.