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8/28/24 : Minor League Roundup

A little tardy with the round up report as arrived back in FLA late last evening after spending the past three weeks in PA.  Apologies 🤦‍♂️.


International League ( AAA ) - Syracuse 3 (23-29, 69-57) Lehigh Valley 2 (26-25, 60-64)

Coca-Cola Park, Allentown, PA


Summary :


Two doubles scored a run for Syracuse in the first inning.


Cal Stevenson, Kody Clemens and Darick Hall all singled to load the bases in the bottom of the first.  David Dahl grounded out to score a run.  Jim Haley singled to score a run.


A walk and three singles scored two runs for Syracuse in the seventh inning.


At Bat : 2 R, 6 H, 5 BB, 11 K’s


Darick Hall and Jim Haley each had two hits (singles).  Kody Clemens singled and walked twice.


On The Hill : 3 R, 10 H, 4 BB, 9 K’s


Kyle Tyler pitched four innings - 1 R, 5 H, 0 BB, 5 K’s - 53 pitches - 41 strikes.  Knuckleballer Nick Nelson pitched two scoreless innings - 0 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 19 pitches - 12 strikes.  Michael Rucker pitched an inning - 2 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 28 pitches - 16 strikes.  Griff McGarry went 2/3 of an inning - 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 23 pitches - 12 strikes.  Dylan Covey pitched 1.1 innings - 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 22 pitches - 14 strikes.


Eastern League ( AA ) - Somerset 2 (30-20 ,62-57) Reading 2 (21-31, 52-68) - suspended - rain

TD Bank Ballpark, Bridgewater, NJ


Summary :


Somerset scored a first inning run on a walk and double.


Marcus Lee Sang homered in the second inning.  Ethan Wilson homered in the third.


Two singles and a ground out scored a run for Somerset in the bottom of the third.


The game went into rain delay in the top of the fifth and eventually was suspended.


Did Ya Know 🧐 :


This Day in Baseballtown History - August 28, 2012: At Reading, Darin Ruf equals Ryan Howard’s franchise record of 37 home runs in a season with a 2-run blast in the 6th inning, tying the game at 8-8 in the process. Jake Fox follows Ruf ’s historic bomb with a homer in the next at-bat to give Reading a 9-8 lead. - Media Notes


South Atlantic League ( High A )  - Jersey Shore 6 (31-25, 69-53) Hudson Valley 0 (32-24, 65-56)

ShoreTown Ballpark, Lakewood, NJ


Summary :


Jordan Viars and Aidan Miller singled in the third inning, Viars scored on a double by Keaton Anthony.  Hendry Mendez scored Miller with a ground out.


Aidan Miller tripled in the eighth inning and scored on a passed ball.  Keaton Anthony and Hendry Mendez walked, Felix Reyes singled to load the bases. Emaarion Boyd and Pierce Bennett each walked to score a run.  Jordan Dissin hit a sacrifice fly to score a run.


On The Hill : 0 R, 5 H, 4 BB, 13 K’s


Casey Steward pitched five innings - 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 8 K’s - 77 pitches - 48 strikes.  Chuck King went two innings - 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 4 K’s - 37 pitches - 23 strikes.  Wen Hui Pan pitched an inning - 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 9 pitches - 5 strikes.  Paxton Thompson pitched an inning - 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 11 pitches - 6 strikes.


At Bat : 6 R, 9 H, 8 BB, 6 K’s


Aidan Miller had two hits (single & triple) and scored twice.  Felix Reyes had two singles and scored a run.  Keaton Anthony doubled and Trent Farquhar tripled.  Emaarion Boyd singled, walked twice and knocked in a run.  Hendry Mendez singled, walked twice, scored a run and posted an RBI.


Did Ya Know 🧐 :


Felix Reyes entered today on a 7-game hitting streak over which he is 13-30 with two doubles and two home runs. He had two hits including a home run on Saturday and four hits on Sunday in Brooklyn. Seven of his eight home runs this year have come since Father’s Day. Through June 15th, he was hitting .215 in 38 games with one home run and a .578 OPS. Since June 16th (Father’s Day), he is hitting .260 with seven home runs in 39 games with a .724 OPS. - Media Notes


Florida State League ( Low A )  - Clearwater 8 (16-38, 59-61) Fort Myers 1 (33-19, 64-53)

Lee Health Sports Complex, Fort Myers, FL


Summary :


John Spikerman and Carson DeMartini walked in the third inning, Carter Mathison was hit by a pitch.  Kehden Hettiger singled to score two runs.


Carter Mathison walked in the fifth, stole second and scored on a single by Kodey Shojinaga.


Dante Nori walked in the 6th, stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a groundout by John Spikerman.


A walk and three wild pitches scored a run for Fort Myers in the seventh.


Eduardo Tait doubled in the 8th and scored on a single by John Spikerman.


Carter Mathison walked in the ninth, stole second, went to third on a ground out and scored on a sacrifice fly by Brady Day.

Kodey Shojinaga reached on an error, went to third on a single by Starlyn Caba and scored on a single by Dante Nori.  Eduardo Tait singled to score Caba.


On The Hill : 1 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 11 K’s


Sam Highfill made his first pro start and pitched three innings - 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 4 K’s - 48 pitches - 35 strikes.  Reese Dutton made his pro debut - three scoreless innings - 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 32 pitches - 24 strikes.  A.J. Wilson pitched an inning - 1 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 19 pitches - 11 strikes.  Jonh Henriquez threw a perfect inning - 2 K’s - 11 pitches - 8 strikes.  Luis Avila pitched an inning - 0 RBI, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 13 pitches - 8 strikes.


At Bat : 8 R, 11 H, 11 BB, 8 K’s


Starlyn Caba had three hits (singles).  Eduardo Tait had two knocks (single & double) as did Dante Nori (two singles, two walks, run scored, RBI, stolen base). John Spikerman singled, walked twice, stole two bases, scored a run and had two RBIs.   Carter Mathison walked twice, was hit by a pitch twice, stole three bases and scored twice.  Kehden Hettiger singled, walked and posted two RBIs.


System Transactions :


Lehigh Valley : INF Buddy Kennedy has been optioned (from Philadelphia) (retroactive to 8/27).  RHP Jonah Dipoto placed on the Development List.


Reading : C Josh Breaux reinstated from the 7-day IL.


Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️




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