Daily Farm Round-Up: 5-13-13
Walker Weickel turned in an effective start for Fort Wayne as the TinCaps skate by the Dragons 5-4. The offensive struggles for Lake Elsinore continued in their loss to the Quakes; Luis Domoromo provided nearly their entire offensive output. Donn Roach was blown up in a loss to the Hooks. Roach experienced his worst start of the year. Thad Weber pitched a very good start as the T-Pads won their 3rd game in a row.
Hitting Prospect of the Day: Luis Domoromo
Pitching Prospect of the Day: Thad Weber
Tucson Padres 6, Round Rock Express 5
Dean Anna-2B: 1-5, 2b, 2RBI, K, Run scored
Daniel Robertson-CF: 1-5, 2b, RBI, 2K
Jonathan Galvez-LF: 1-4, K, Run scored
James Darnell-RF: 2-4, 2b, RBI, BB, 2K
Cody Decker-1B: 1-4, 3b, BB, 3K, Run scored
Gregorio Petit-SS: 1-4, 3b, BB, Run scored
Justin Miller-DH: 2-4, K, Run scored
Thad Weber-SP: 7.0 IP, 7H, 2ER, 0BB, 5K
Notes: Thad Weber recorded his second straight quality start for the T-Pads; over his last 2 starts he’s thrown 13 innings and allowed just 3 earned runs. With a hit tonight, Daniel Robertson raised his hitting streak to 10 games. Tucson has been on fire lately as they have won 8 of their last 9 games. The win tonight improved their record to 20-18.
San Antonio Missions 3, Corpus Christi Hooks 13
Reymond Fuentes-RF: 2-4, K
Rico Noel-CF: 1-2, BB, K
Everett Williams-LF: 0-3, BB
Kalian Sams-DH: 0-4
Jake Blackwood-3B: 1-3, HR(3), 2RBI, Run scored
Jeudy Valdez-SS: 2-4, HR(1), RBI, K, Run scored
Donn Roach-SP: 4.0 IP, 10H, 10ER, 3BB, 3K, 3 HR Allowed
Notes: Donn Roach had an alarmingly awful start. This is the third time this year that he’s allowed 10 hits in a start. Prior to tonight’s start, Roach had not allowed a home run all year (35.1 innings), however, tonight he allowed a whopping 3 home runs and was battered around all night. After tonight’s start, Roach’s ERA skyrocketed to 5.03 over 39.1 innings.
Lake Elsinore Storm 1, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 4
Jace Peterson-SS: 0-3, BB
Yeison Asencio-RF: 0-4, 2K
Robert Kral-C: 0-2, 2BB, 2K
Lee Orr-DH: 1-4, 2b, K
Luis Domoromo-LF: 2-4, HR(3), RBI, K, Run scored
Travis Jankowski-CF: 0-2, BB, K
Frank Garces-SP: 4.0 IP, 5H, 2ER, 3BB, 8K, HR Allowed (L, 4-3)
Matt Lollis-RP: 2.0 IP, H, 0R, BB, K
Notes: The Storm offense disappoints for a second night in a row. Over the past 2 games, the Storm have managed to pound out just 9 hits and score 1 run. Had it not been for Luis Domoromo, the Storm would have been 1-hit and shutout. The Storm now have over twice as many losses as wins as their record fell to 12-25 with their loss tonight.
Fort Wayne TinCaps 5, Dayton Dragons 4
Corey Adamson-RF: 1-4, 2 Runs scored
Alberth Martinez-CF: 1-3
Jeremy Baltz-LF: 0-4, K
Rodney Daal-C: 0-4, 2K
Luis Tejada-1B: 0-4, 3K
Brian Adams-DH: 1-4, HR(5), 2 RBI, K, Run scored
Walker Weickel-SP: 4.0 IP, 4H, 2R, ER, 3BB, 4K
Notes: Fort Wayne scored 5 runs on just 4 hits tonight as they were aided by 3 errors from the Dragons. With tonight’s win, the TinCaps swept the Dragons and increased their win streak to 6. Walker Weickel continued to be solid for Fort Wayne; he’s allowed more than 3 earned run in just one of his 6 starts and his ERA sits at 3.76 over 26.1 innings.