Daily Farm Round-Up: 6-29-13

Max Fried led the Fort Wayne pitching staff to a shutout of the Captains in 5-0 victory. Jeremy Baltz collected 2 hits, one being a 3-run home run, as the Storm won 9-6. Trae Santos homered for the Emeralds, but Eugene’s pitching staff couldn’t contain the Hawks in their 8-6 defeat.
Hitting Prospect of the Day: Jeremy Baltz
Pitching Prospect of the Day: Max Fried
Tucson Padres 2, Colorado Springs Sky Sox 5
Dan Robertson-RF: 0-4
Jaff Decker-CF: 0-3, BB
Dean Anna-SS: 0-4
Mike Wilson-LF: 0-4
Brandon Allen-1B: 2-3, 2b, BB, Run scored
Rene Rivera-C: 2-4, RBI, Run scored
Jonathan Galvez-2B: 2-3, 2b, RBI
Josh Geer-SP: 4.0 IP, 5H, 3ER, 2BB, K (L, 0-1)
Brad Brach-RP: 2.0 IP, H, 0R, 0BB, 4K
Notes: After struggling initially, Brad Brach has been impressive with the T-Pads. Since June 7th Brach has thrown 11.1 innings and has not allowed an earned run. He’s lowered his ERA to 3.72 with the T-Pads. Rene Rivera has been very impressive this year in Triple-A; Rivera is hitting .33 over his past 10 games and is hitting .328 on the year.
San Antonio Missions 5, Springfield Cardinals 3
Rico Noel-CF: 1-5, K
Cory Spangenberg-2B: 1-3, BB, K
Yeison Asencio-RF: 0-4, K
A.J. Kirby-Jones-1B: 0-3, RBI, BB
Adam Buschini-LF: 2-4, K, Run scored
Jeudy Valdez-SS: 1-2, HR(4), 2RBI, 2BB, 2 Runs scored
Eddie Bonine-SP: 5.0 IP, 3H, 2ER, BB
Matt Stites-RP: 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, K (S, 7)
Notes: Following tonight’s game, Cory Spangenberg now has a 5 game hitting streak and is hitting .243 with the Missions. Spangenberg stole his 6th base with the Missions and his 23rd of the year (combined with the Storm and Missions). Matt Stites has been ridiculously hot; over his last 10 appearances, Stites has thrown 10.1 innings with only 1 hit and no runs allowed. He has struck out 12 over that span. On the year Stites has thrown 39 innings with 40 strikeouts.
Lake Elsinore Storm 9, Inland Empire 66ers 6
Travis Jankowski-CF: 1-4, 2b, Run scored
B.J. Guinn-2B: 1-4, RBI, 2K, Run scored
Jace Peterson-SS: 1-3, BB, 2 Runs scored
Robert Kral-1B: 1-3, BB, 2K, Run scored
Jeremy Baltz-LF: 2-3, HR(3), 4RBI, BB, K, 3 Runs scored
Kyle Gaedele-RF: 1-3, 2K
Frank Garces-SP: 3.2 IP, 7H, 5R, 4ER, 4BB, K, HR Allowed
Notes: 2012 2nd round pick Jeremy Baltz has been phenomenal since his promotion to Lake Elsinore. Baltz has recorded a hit in all 10 Storm games he’s played in; he’s hitting .405 with 3 home runs and 11 RBI. With 2 hits tonight, Baltz has recorded multiple hits in each of the last 5 games that he’s played.
Fort Wayne TinCaps 5, Lake County Captains 0
Mallex Smith-CF: 4-5, 2b, RBI, Run scored
Tyler Stubblefield-SS: 1-5, 2b
Maxx Tissenbaum-2B: 1-3
Chris Burke-3B: 2-4, HR(3), RBI, Run scored
Rodney Daal-C: 2-4, RBI, K, Run scored
Brian Adams-RF: 2-4, RBI
Max Fried-SP: 5.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 2BB, 3K (W, 3-2)
Notes: Max Fried recovered nicely after a rough start that saw him allow 6 runs over 5 innings pitched. While the strikeout numbers weren’t phenomenal tonight, he allowed just 4 base runners over 5 innings. Fried lowered his ERA to 3.76 over 13 starts. Over those 13 starts Fried has thrown 64.2 innings and has struck out 58. After going 2-34 over his last 9 games, Mallex Smith broke out in a big way by collecting 4 hits tonight. Smith’s average plummeted to .233, but with tonight’s game, he raised his average to .246.
Eugene Emeralds 6, Boise Hawks 8
Ronnie Richardson-CF: 0-3, 2BB, 2K
Wynton Bernard-LF: 0-3, 2BB, Run scored
Fernando Perez-DH: 0-4, BB, 2K
Trae Santos-1B: 2-4, HR(2), RBI, K, Run scored
Ryan Miller-C: 1-5, K
Anthony Torres-2B: 1-5, Run scored
Erik Cabrera-SP: 3.1 IP, 4H, 4R, 3ER, 4BB, 4K, HR Allowed
Notes: 2013 17th round pick Trae Santos hit his second professional home run as he broke out of a mini-slump that saw him go 0-9 over his past couple of games. Ryan Miller, a 14th round pick out of the 2013 draft, was drafted due to his great athleticism and ability stick behind the plate long term. However, his bat has been shining brightest; Miller has hit safely in 8 of his last 9 games and is hitting .345 on the year.
AZL Padres: DNP