Daily Farm Round-Up: 4-24-13
San Antonio won off the strength of the right arm of Matt Andriese. The righty was dominant again tonight; his 6 scoreless innings lowered his ERA to 0.86. Frank Garces struggled as the Storm lost to the JetHawks. 2012 1st round draft pick, Walker Weickel performed well in his 3rd start of the season as the TinCaps won their 10th game of the season. The T-Pads had the day off.
Hitting Prospect of the Day: Jake Blackwood
Pitching Prospect of the Day: Matt Andriese
Tucson Padres: DNP
San Antonio Missions 5, Frisco RoughRiders 3
Reymond Fuentes-RF: 2-4, 2K
Rico Noel-CF: 1-4, RBI, K, Run scored, SB(12)
Everett Williams-LF: 1-4, RBI, Run scored
Tommy Medica-1B: 1-2, BB, Run scored
Jake Blackwood-3B: 1-4, HR(2), 3RBI, 2K, Run scored
Jeudy Valdez-2B: 1-3, K
Matt Andriese-SP: 6.0 IP, 3H, 0R, BB, 7K (W, 3-0)
Kevin Quackenbush-RP: 1.2 IP, 3H, 3R, ER, 2K, HR Allowed
Notes: Matt Andriese has been flying under the radar due to the abundance of pitching depth in the Padres farm system. However, he’s been arguably the most impressive pitcher in the entire system. He’s allowed 0 runs in 3 of his 4 starts (all starts have gone at least 5 innings) and he has struck out 21 hitters in 21 innings with only 4 walks. Tonight marked his 3rd start in a row with a victory. Reymond Fuentes, who is hitting .394 over his last 10 games, collected another 2 hits tonight and raised his average to .356.
Lake Elsinore Storm 4, Lancaster JetHawks 8
Travis Jankowski-CF: 1-3, BB, Run scored, SB(11)
Cory Spangenberg-2B: 1-4, 3b, RBI, K, Run scored
Duanel Jones-3B: 1-4, 2b, RBI
Lee Orr-1B: 1-4, K
Austin Hedges-C: 0-1, BB, Run scored
Kyle Gaedele-LF: 2-4, 2b, 3b, RBI, Run scored
Jace Peterson-SS: 0-3, 2K
Frank Garces-SP: 3.0 IP, 8H, 5ER, 3BB, 3K (L, 2-2)
Matt Lollis-RP: 1.0 IP, H, BB, 0K
Notes: California League Player of the Week, Lee Orr went 1-4 tonight. He’s been so good that the performance lowered his average to an extremely impressive .410. On the year he is hitting .410 with 5 home runs and 13 RBI. After going 0-3 last night, Travis Jankowski collected 1 hit as he looks to start another hitting streak. He’s hit safely in 9 of his last 10 games. Matt Lollis has now thrown 11.2 innings without allowing an earned run; he has 15 strikeouts over that span.
Fort Wayne TinCaps 3, Bowling Green Hot Rods 2
Mallex Smith-LF: 3-4, K, SB(7)
Alberth Martinez-CF: 0-4
Diego Goris-2B: 1-3, BB, Run scored
Dane Phillips-C: 2-4, 2b, Run scored
Gabriel Quintana-3B: 1-4, 2B, RBI, K, Run scored
Jeremy Baltz-DH: 1-3, BB, Run scored
Corey Adamson-RF: 1-4, RBI, K
Walker Weickel-SP: 3.1 IP, 2H, 2R, ER, 4BB, 4K
Notes: Walker Weickel continues to impress. Over his last 2 starts he’s thrown 7.1 innings while allowing just 5 hits while striking out 6. He has not collected a victory or a loss this year and his ERA stands at 3.27. Mallex Smith continues to hit the ball with authority; he collected his 3rd 3-hit game over his last 4 games and is hitting .344 on the year. Over his last 6 games he has collected 13 hits. Fort Wayne reached double digit victories; their record is 10-8 so far this season.