Daily Farm Round-Up: 8-31-14

Every team but the Emeralds won tonight, including two wins for Fort Wayne as they swept their double header. Joe Wieland enjoyed his best start with the Chihuahuas while Jeremy Baltz powered the Storm with a home run and 4 RBI’s.
Hitting Prospect of the Day: Jeremy Baltz
Pitching Prospect of the Day: Joe Wieland/Colin Rea
El Paso Chihuahuas 4, Salt Lake Bees 1
Jace Peterson – 2B: 2-4, 2B, RBI, K, Run scored
Tyler Greene – SS: 3-4, HR(9), 3RBI, Run scored
Yeison Asencio – LF: 2-4
Cody Decker – 1B: 0-4, K
Taylor Lindsey – 2B: 0-4
Adam Moore – C: 2-3, 2B, K, Run scored
Joe Wieland – SP: 6.1 IP, 6H, 0R, 1BB, 8K (W, 2-1)
Notes: Make it 2 quality starts in a row for Joe Wieland, who has managed to pitch well with El Paso over 4 starts. Wieland, who has missed most of the past 2 years after Tommy John surgery, seems ready to try out the Majors once again. He’ll likely get that opportunity in September. Jace Peterson now has 5 multi-hit games in a row; Peterson is now on an 11 game hitting streak and has raised his average to .302 over 245 AB’s with El Paso.
San Antonio Missions 7, Corpus Christi Hooks 1
Casey McElroy – 2B: 1-2, 2BB, K, 2 Runs scored
Jason Hagerty – DH: 1-3, 2B, RBI, 2BB, Run scored
Alex Dickerson – RF: 3-5, 2B, 3RBI
Hunter Renfroe – LF: 0-5, K
Austin Hedges – C: 1-4, BB
Lee Orr – CF: 2-4, HR(8), 2RBI, K, 2 Runs scored
Matt Branham – SP: 4.0 IP, 3H, 1ER, 1BB, 4K, HR Allowed
Notes: The Missions offense did very well in this game; they scored 7 runs on 11 hits and beat up the 1st overall pick in last year’s draft, Mark Appel. Alex Dickerson continued his hot hitting with the Missions in this game. Over 133 AB’s with San Antonio, Dickerson is hitting .331 with 3 home runs and 24 RBI’s.
Lake Elsinore Storm 6, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 3
Mallex Smith – CF: 1-3, BB, 2 Runs scored
Jose Rondon – SS: 2-3, 2 Runs scored
Benji Gonzalez – 2B: 0-2, BB, Run scored
Jeremy Baltz – LF: 2-3, 2B, HR(11), 4RBI, BB, Run scored
Gabriel Quintana – DH: 1-4, 2RBI, K
Dane Phillips – C: 0-3, K
Colin Rea – SP: 5.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 9K (W, 11-9)
Notes: Mallex Smith has hit safely in 9 of his last 10 games and owns a .324 average over that span. Smith has performed very well with the Storm since being promoted from Fort Wayne; over 220 AB’s with Lake Elsinore, Smith is hitting .327/.415/.473 with 40 stolen bases. Colin Rea enjoyed arguably his best start of the year in this game. Not only did Rea strikeout 9 batters over just 5 innings, but he also only allowed 1 base runner.
Game 1: Fort Wayne TinCaps 3, Bowling Green Hot Rods 1
Trea Turner – SS: 0-1, 3BB, Run scored
Ronnie Richardson – CF: 0-4
Fernando Perez – DH: 2-4, 2 2B, 3RBI
Franmil Reyes – RF: 1-4
Jake Bauers – 1B: 1-2, 2B, 2BB, K
Dustin Peterson – 3B: 1-4
Kyle Lloyd – SP: 4.0 IP, 2H, 1ER, 3BB, 8K, HR Allowed
Game 2: Fort Wayne TinCaps 2, Bowling Green Hot Rods 1
Trea Turner – SS: 0-3
Ronnie Richardson – CF: 0-3
Fernando Perez – 3B: 0-3, K
Jake Bauers – 1B: 0-2, BB, K, Run scored
Nick Schulz – RF: 2-3, 2B, RBI, K
Henry Charles – LF: 1-3, RBI, K
Jeffrey Enloe – SP: 5.0 IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 1K (W, 6-6)
Notes: The TinCaps swept the double-header to raise their average to 62-76. Fernando Perez drove in 3 runs in game 1 to raise his RBI total to 95 on the year. Perez has enjoyed an immensely successful year as he is hitting .286/.322/.454 over 465 AB’s with 18 home runs.
Eugene Emeralds 1, Hillsboro Hops 7
Auston Bousfield – CF: 0-3, BB
Edwin Moreno – DH: 1-4, 2B, K, Run scored
Nick Torres – RF: 1-4
Marcus Davis – 1B: 3-4, 2 2B, RBI
Yale Rosen – LF: 0-3, BB, 3K
Michael Miller – C: 1-4, K
Payton Baskette – SP: 4.2 IP, 7H, 6ER, 2BB, 7K (L, 0-2)
Notes: Marcus Davis raised his average to .322 over 214 AB’s following his 3-hit game. Davis has enjoyed a very strong year with Eugene; he owns a .322/.408/.537 slashline. After struggling with Fort Wayne, Payton Baskette has fared no better in Eugene. Baskette owns a 5.52 ERA over 14.2 innings pitched with the Emeralds.
AZL Padres: DNP