4/19/25 : Extended Spring Training (XST) notes

Written by Steve Potter

This morning at Carpenter Complex on Roberts Field the Phillies Extended Spring Training Squad hosted the Canadian Junior National team in a 10 AM game. I was on hand to watch as were multiple scouts and family members of the Canadian team.

The Phillies pitchers dominated the young Canadians shutting them out and holding them to just three hits while posting 19 K’s 😳.

4/19/25 : Phillies 7 Canadian Junior Nationals 0 - Roberts Field

Scoring Summary :

The Phillies scored four runs in the 5th inning - Rickardo Perez walked, Isaias Dipre was hit by a pitch and Yhoan Escolona walked. Meylin DeLeon reached on a fielders choice on which Perez scored.  Griffin Burkholder tripled to score two runs and then later scored himself on a balk call.

In the eighth inning Manolfi Jimenez and Victor Cardoza each singled. Jimenez scored on a throwing error. Francisco Loreto doubled to score Cardoza then advanced to third on a wild pitch. Jaeden Calderon grounded out to score Loreto.

At Bat : 7 R, 12 H, 6 BB, 1 HB, 2 K’s

RF Griffin Burkholder - 2 for 4 (single & triple), R, 2 RBIs

C Angel Mata - 1 for 3, double, K

CF Victor Cardoza - 1 for 3, BB, R

DH Manolfi Jimenez - 1 for 1, BB, R

DH/C Francisco Loreto - 2 for 4 (single & double), RBI, R

DH Jaeden Calderon - 0 for 4, BB, RBI

SS Nikau Pouaka-Grego - 1 for 4, K - hit the ball hard twice

1B Rickardo Perez - 1 for 3, BB, K, R

LF Isaias Dipre - 1 for 3, HBP

3B Yhoan Escolona - 1 for 2, BB, R

2B Meylin DeLeon - 1 for 2, BB, RBI, R

On The Hill : 0 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 19 K’s

LH Juan Amarante - 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 6 K’s

RH Alexis De La Cruz - 1 perfect IP - 2 K’s

LH Kevin Warunek - 2 perfect IP - 4 K’s

RH Fernando Ramos - 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 HB, 0 BB, 5 K’s

RH Adilson Peralta - 1 perfect IP - 2 K’s

Defensive Gem :

Shortstop Nikau Pouaka-Grego made a diving stop on a grounder up the middle, quickly lept to his feet and threw the runner out at first base - garnered a lot of cheers and high fives from his teammates.

Yesterday (4/18) the Phillies XST team travelled to Lakeland to play the Tigers.

4/18/25 : Phillies 6 Tigers 4 - Lakeland, FL

At Bat : 6 R, 11 H, 1 BB, 9 K’s

CF Victor Cardoza - 2 for 4 - 1 K

C Francisco Loreto - 1 for 4, triple, 3 RBIs

1B Jaeden Calderon - 0 for 3 - 1 BB, 1 K

SS Nikau Pouaka-Grego - 0 for 4, 1 K

DH Rickardo Perez - 1 for 4

RF Manolfi Jimenez - 0 for 4, 3 K’s

LF Isaias Dipre - 3 for 4, HR, RBI, K

2B Meylin DeLeon - 2 for 4, K

3B Yhoan Escolona - 2 for 3, (single & HR), 2 RBIs, K

On The Hill : 4 R, 8 H, 5 BB, 11 K’s

RH Brad Pacheco - 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 4 K’s - 35 pitches - 24 strikes - FB 92-97 mph

LH Erubiel Armenta - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 30 pitches - 18 strikes - FB 91-95 mph

RH Luis Gonzalez - 3 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K’s - 52 pitches - 32 strikes - FB 91-94 mph

RH Josbel Garcia - 2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 37 pitches - 25 strikes - FB 93-96 mph

Did Ya Know 🧐 :

Umpires also go thru training on the backfields in extended spring - they use two man crews but in the sixth inning a new crew comes in to replace the original two.  I’ve seen it at each of the XST games I’ve attended.

Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️

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