Billy Buckner pitched 7 strong innings to win his 2nd game of the season. Buckner allowed 2 runs on 7 hits and a walk. He struck out 4 in his 4th straight quality start. In his last 4 starts, he has allowed just 5 earned runs in 27 innings for a 1.66 ERA. Leo Rosales pitched 2 scoreless innings for his 4th save.

Chad Tracy was back in rehab after missing a few games with sickness. Playing 1B, he was 1-5 with 2 RBIs. Emilio Bonifacio was 1-2 with 3 walks while Jamie D’Antona hit 2 more doubles and has 16 for the season, 3rd best in the league. The 3rd baseman’s .423 average is second only to Las Vegas’s Terry Tiffee.

Tracy 1B 1-5, 2 RBI (.158)
Bonifacio 2B 1-2, 3 BB, RBI, R (.292)
D’Antona 3B 2-4, 2 2B (.423)

Buckner (W 2-3) 7 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 4 K, BB (5.29)
Rosales (SV 4) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, K (4.87)
Mobile (Off Day)
Visalia 4 - Lancaster 3

Tyler Jones doubled in Brad Miller with 2 outs in the 7th to break a 3-3 tie as the Oaks won their 3rd straight against the JetHawks. Miller was 2-4 with a homer, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. It was just the first baseman’s 2nd homer of the season, a disappointing number considering that he hit 22 for the Silver Hawks last year.

The win went to Scott Maine, who pitched 2 scoreless innings in relief of starter Barry Enright. Enright gave up 3 runs on 7 hits in 5 innings. Kyler Newby pitched a perfect 9th for his 3rd save.

Miller 1B 2-4, HR (2), 2 RBI, 2 R, E (2) (.159)
Ed Easley C 2-4, K (.305)
Gerardo Parra RF 1-4, 2B, R (.303)

Enright 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 5 K, BB (7.02)
Maine (W 1-0) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 5 K, BB (3.60)
Jorge Perez 1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER (5.71)
Newby (SV 3) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, K (1.40)

South Bend 5 - Great Lakes 3

Jarrod Parker overcame a tough start to pitch a quality start and earn his 4th win of the season. Parker’s scoreless streak of 12 innings came quickly to an end when he gave up an RBI triple and then a 2-run homer in the 1st inning. But he settled down and started a new streak with 5 shutout innings after that. His offense tied the game with 2 runs in the 2nd inning and scored twice more in the 6th to give him the win. Chance Wheeless’s first homer (also his first hit) as a Silver Hawks leading off the 6th was the winning run. Evan Frey singled in an extra run later in the same inning.

Bryan Henry and Evan Scribner set down all 9 batters they faced, with Scribner getting his 3rd save. The Silver Hawks have won 6 of their last 7 and 8 of their last 10 games.

Wheeless DH 1-3, HR (1), BB, RBI, 2 R (.091)
Frey CF 1-5, RBI, CS (5) (.362)
Matt Oxendine SS 2-5, 2B, RBI, R (.277)

Parker (W 4-1) 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 7 K, 2 BB (1.71)
Henry 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, K (4.50)
Scribner (SV 3) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K (2.45)

Tucson (Off Day)

Mobile 1 - Jacksonville 5

The BayBears made 3 errors enroute to a 5-1 loss to the Suns.  Starter Adam Howard lasted just 4 1/3 innings, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits.  2 more runs scored off Reid Mahon in the 9th.

The offense got just 6 hits.  Their best chance came in the first inning when they loaded the bases with 1 out, but only got a Brandon Burgess sac fly to show for it.

Yunesky Sanchez SS 2-4 (.359)
Frank Curreri LF 2-4 (.255)

Howard (L 3-2) 4 1/3 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 K, 3 BB (4.43)
Cody Evans 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 K, BB (2.79)
AJ Shappi 1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 K (1.88)
Mahon 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, K (3.72)

Visalia 2 - Lancaster 0

Steve Mena’s solo homer in the 8th inning was the difference in a pitching duel between the Oaks and the JetHawks.  Struggling starter Chase Christianson pitched his best game of the season, allowing just 3 hits in 7 shutout innings.  The scoreless outing cut his ERA from a lofty 10.16 to 8.29, but he left with the game still scoreless as his offense managed just 1 hit through the first 7 innings.  Leading off the bottom of the 8th, Mena’s 2nd homer of the season finally broke the deadlock.  Brad Miller followed with a single and scored 2 outs later on Gerardo Parra’s triple.

The win went to Chad Beck who was stellar in 2 hitless innings.  He walked just one while striking out 5.

Mena 3B 1-3, HR (2), RBI, R, K (.203)
Parra RF 1-4, 3B, RBI, K (.304)

Christianson 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 2 BB (8.29)
Beck (W 1-0) 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 5 K, BB (1.04)

South Bend 5 - Great Lakes 1

When Bryan Augenstein is on, he is getting lots of groundballs and pitching deep into games.  Augenstein got 15 groundouts on his way to 7 2/3 1-run innings to pick up his first career win.  The 21-year-old righty allowed just 5 hits and a walk while striking out 6.  He has pitched at least 7 innings in 4 of his 8 starts this year.  He is 2nd in the league in innings pitched and 6th in strikeouts.

The offense gave him all the run support he would need in the 1st inning with 3 runs on 4 hits.  Mike Mee, playing LF, was 3-4 with 2 RBIs while CF Evan Frey was 3-5 with an RBI.  3B Eli Rumler also had 3 hits.  Mee is 2nd in the league in OBP (.429), 7th in hits (41) and has walked more times (24) than he has struck out (14).  Frey is 2nd in batting average (.368) and 1st in hits (53)

Mee LF 3-4, BB, 2 RBI, R (.318)
Frey CF 3-5, RBI, R (.368)
Rumler 3B 3-4, BB, R (.227)

Augenstein (W 1-1) 7 2/3 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 6 K, BB (2.70)
Bill Spottiswood 1 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 K, BB (2.45)

After a hot stretch, the Sidewinders went back to their earlier ways, dropping 6 of the 7 games in the week and getting outscored handily.  Things are looking pretty bleak in their last season in Tucson.

Who’s Hot
Jamie D’Antona 3B 9-17 (.529) 3 HR, 4 RBI, 6 R, 1/1 K/BB, 1.614 OPS
Jesus Merchan SS 12-23 (.522), 1 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R, 1/0 K/BB, 1.104 OPS
Trot Nixon LF 5-16 (.313) 1 HR, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R, 2/1 K/BB, .978 OPS
Josh Whitesell 1B 7-23 (.304) 2 HR, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 5 R, 6/1 K/BB, .942 OPS

D’Antona just keeps on hitting, even showing some power last week with 3 homers in his last 4 games.  There isn’t space on the D-backs roster for him at the moment, especially with Chad Tracy starting his rehab last week, but his ability to catch could make him a valuable bench player later in the season.
Merchan has a 15 game hitting streak where he is hitting .439 (25-57)

Who’s Not
Emilio Bonifacio 2B 3-26 (.115), 1 2B, 1 R, 6/0 K/BB, .269 OPS
Trent Oeltjen LF/RF 3-22 (.136), 1 HR, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R, 5/0 K/BB, .455 OPS
Tim Raines Jr RF/CF 4-18 (.222), 1 RBI, 1 R, 3/1 K/BB, .485 OPS
Dustin Glant 0-1, 3 2/3 IP, 13 H, 10 ER, 7/4 K/BB, 24.55 ERA, 4.64 WHIP
Leo Rosales 3 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 18.00 ERA, 2.00 WHIP
Emiliano Fruto 2 1/3 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 3/4 K/BB, 11.57 ERA, 2.14 WHIP
Evan MacLane 0-1, 4 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 11.25 ERA, 2.50 WHIP

Plenty of ugly pitching numbers, especially from the bullpen.

Mobile
Weekly Record : 2-5
Overall Record : 17-20 (Tied 2nd Southern League South, 3 games behind)
Runs Scored - Runs Allowed : 41-44

After briefly tying for the division lead last week, the BayBears lost 4 of 5 to the League’s best team, the Huntsville Stars to drop back in the leaderboard.  They had no problems scoring runs, but couldn’t prevent their opponents from scoring either.

Who’s Hot
Rusty Ryal 2B 11-25 (.440) 4 HR, 3 2B, 11 RBI, 9 R, 3/2 K/BB, 1.557 OPS
Bryan Byrne 1B 12-25 (.480) 2 HR, 1 2B, 4 RBI, 6 R, 2/3 K/BB, 1.296 OPS
John Hester C 7-21 (.333) 2 HR, 1 3B, 2 2B, 6 RBI, 4 R, 5/0 K/BB, 1.143 OPS
Cyle Hankerd RF/LF 10-26 (.385)    1 HR, 1 2B, 6 RBI, 4 R, 3/0 K/BB, .967 OPS
Matt Torra 1-0, 6 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 5/2 K/BB, 1.50 ERA, 1.50 WHIP

7 of Ryal’s 11 hits went for extra bases and he led the team in RBIs and runs scored.  He was named the Southern League Player of the Week for his great hitting.

Who’s Not
Chris Rahl CF 6-27 (.222), 2 RBI, 2 R, 10/1 K/BB, .472 OPS
Forrest Cory 2 2/3 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 20.25 ERA, 3.00 WHIP
Tony Barnette 0-2, 11 1/3 IP, 18 H, 11 ER, 4/4 K/BB, 8.74 ERA, 1.94 WHIP
Brooks Brown 0-1, 9 2/3 IP, 15 H, 9 ER, 3/2 K/BB, 8.38 ERA, 1.76 WHIP

Visalia
Weekly Record : 4-2
Overall Record : 18-19 (Tied 4th California League North, 7 games behind)
Runs Scored - Runs Allowed : 26-29

The Oaks completed a successful trip, winning 2 of 3 in Stockton and San Jose.  They went out to prove that when you score is as how many you score.  They were blanked in both their losses (0-14 and 0-8), but out-scored their opponents 26-7 to win the other 4 games.

Who’s Hot
Jo Jo Batten RF/CF 9-20 (.450) HR, 2B, 1 RBI, 3 R, 2/5 K/BB, 1.210 OPS
Ed Easley C 9-23 (.391)    2 HR, 5 RBI, 6 R, 4/2 K/BB, 1.075 OPS
Peter Clifford LF 5-20 (.250), 2 3B, 2B, 2 RBI, 5 R, 9/4 K/BB, .923 OPS
Eddie Romero 1-0, 6 2/3 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 7/0 K/BB, 0.00 ERA, 0.75 WHIP
Barry Enright 1-0, 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 6/0 K/BB, 1.50 ERA, 0.83 WHIP

Who’s Not
Brad Miller 1B 3-19 (.158), 2B, 3 RBI, 4/0 K/BB, .368 OPS
Manuel Ferrer 2B 5-22 (.227), 1 RBI, 1 R, 6/1 K/BB, .488 OPS
Chase Christianson 0-1, 1 2/3 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 2/2 K/BB, 37.80 ERA, 6.00 WHIP
Leyson Septimo 2 2/3 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 4/3 K/BB, 16.88 ERA, 3.00 WHIP

South Bend
Weekly Record : 4-1
Overall Record : 13-20 (6th and last Midwest League Eastern, 6 games behind)
Runs Scored - Runs Allowed : 25-20

A winning week and the Silver Hawks no longer have the worst record in the league and have made up 2 games in the standings.  Even having 2 games rained out didn’t cool down the Hawks who have won 6 of their last 8.

Who’s Hot
Sean Coughlin C/DH 9-21    (.429) 2 HR, 4 2B, 10 RBI, 3 R, 0/1 K/BB, 1.383 OPS
Taylor Harbin 2B 11-23 (.478), 3B, 4 2B, 4 RBI, 4 R, 0/0 K/BB, 1.217 OPS
Aaron Hanke LF 4-13 (.308), 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, 1/1 K/BB, 1.103 OPS
Mike Mee 1B 5-18 (.278), HR, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 6 R, 0/5 K/BB, .990 OPS
Cristian Beltre 2-0, 14 IP, 11 H, 4 ER, 9/2 K/BB, 2.57 ERA, 0.93 WHIP
Jarrod Parker 1-0, 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2/2    K/BB, 0.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP
Evam Scribner 1-0, 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 4/0    K/BB, 0.00 ERA, 0.33 WHIP

Coughlin has been making things look easy since joining the Silver Hawks.  The catcher has bashed out 8 extra-base hits in his first 25 at-bats and had 10 RBIs for the week, earning him the Midwest League Player of the Week.
Mee is not your typical first baseman.  With a great eye at the plate, he drew 5 walks without striking out in the week and for the season has 23 walks with just 13 Ks.
Beltre won both his starts last week and has thrown 4 straight quality starts.

Who’s Not
Matt Oxendine SS 2-13 (.154), 1 RBI, 1 R, 3/2 K/BB, .421 OPS
Derrick Walker RF 2-17 (.118), 2B, 1 R, 6/1 K/BB, .426 OPS
Josh Blake 2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 13.50 ERA, 2.00 WHIP
Josh Collmenter    0-1, 4 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 4/2 K/BB, 11.25 ERA, 1.75 WHIP

Tucson 2 - Memphis 7

Doug Davis has a nice rehab start for the Sidewinders but takes the loss due to the lack of support and bullpen help.  Davis pitched 4 2/3 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits and a walk.  He struck out 3 while throwing 85 pitches, 50 for strikes.

Jamie D’Antona hit a solo homer, his 3rd of the season and is hitting .412.  He did make his 6th error though.

D’Antona 3B 2-3, HR (3), BB, RBI, R, K (.412)
Emilio Bonifacio 2B 1-4, K (.305)

Davis (L 0-1) 4 2/3 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 K, BB (3.86)
Connor Robertson 2 1/3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, K, BB (5.72)
Leo Rosales 2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 3 K (5.40)

Mobile 7 - Jacksonville 5

Brooks Brown hit a 2-run single in the 2nd inning to give himself a 3-1 lead but quickly squandered it by allowing 3 runs in the next inning.  The BayBears came back though as the bullpen held the Suns to just a run in the last 6 innings.

They took the lead for good in the 6th on a 2-run double by John Hester, who then scored on a single by Bryan Byrne.  Rusty Ryal added a solo homer in the 7th.  The win went to Vince Bongiovanni who pitched 2 scoreless innings of relief.  Reid Mahon closed out the game in the 9th for his 8th save.

Ryal 2B 2-2, HR (5), 2B, BB, RBI, 3 R (.359)
Hester C 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R, K (.225)
Cyle Hankerd RF 2-3, 2B, 2 R (.292)

Brown 4 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, K, BB (4.17)
Bongiovanni (W 1-1) 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 3 BB (3.44)
AJ Shappi 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 K (2.05)
Mahon (SV 8) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER (3.31)

Visalia 7 - San Jose 1

Barry Enright gave up just a run in 6 innings to improve to 2-3 for the season.  Enright, who has given up  11 runs in his last 2 starts (9 innings), allowed 5 hits with no walks while striking out 6.  Brad Miller hit a bases-clearing double in the 3rd inning for the Oaks.

Miller 1B 1-5, 2B, 3 RBI, K (.149)
Ed Easley C 2-4, BB, 2 R (.310)
Peter Clifford LF 2-4, BB, RBI, R, K, CS (2) (.331)
Gerardo Parra CF 1-4, 2B, BB, R, K (.295)

Enright (W 2-3) 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 6 K (7.23)
Scott Maine 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, BB (6.00)
Jorge Perez 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, K (6.06)

South Bend 4 - Fort Wayne 3

The Silver Hawks pipped the Wizards for the 3rd straight game and with 5 wins in their last 6 have moved off the bottom of the league record-wise.  The Wizards scored 3 runs in the 4th to take the lead but the Silver Hawks clawed their way back with a run in the bottom of the 4th and 2 in the 6th to tie the game.  They pushed the winning run across in the 7th when Ariel Urena scored from 3rd base on a groundout.

Cristian Beltre pitched 7 strong innings for the win, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits.  He struck out 2 and walked 1.  Jeff Dietz pitched 2 scoreless innings for his first career save.

Mike Mee 1B 1-3, HR (2), BB, RBI, 2 R (.319)
Sean Coughlin DH 2-4, 2B, RBI, R (.440)
Evan Frey CF 2-4, SB (9), CS (4) (.359)

Beltre (W 3-2) 7 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 K, BB (3.03)
Dietz (SV 1) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 2 BB (3.52)

Billy Buckner had quality start, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits in 6 innings.  He walked 5 and struck out 2.  He had a 5-2 after a 3-run bomb by Trot Nixon in the 5th inning but Emiliano Fruto blew the lead by allowing 3 runs in the 7th.  The win went to Jailen Peguero who pitched 3 scoreless innings.

Nixon LF 3-3, HR (5), BB, 3 RBI, 2 R (.337)
Whitesell 1B 2-5, HR (8), 2B, RBI, 2 R, K (.304)
Emilio Bonifacio 2B 1-5, 2B, R (.306)

Buckner 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 5 BB (5.74)
Fruto (BS 1) 1 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 2 BB (5.04)
Peguero (W 1-1) 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 2 BB (7.41)

Mobile 3 - Huntsville 4

Jose Marte allowed the game-winning homer in the 8th inning to take his first loss since his promotion.  Starter Adam Howard pitched well, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits in 6 innings.  He struck out 2 and walked 1.  All the Mobile runs came in the 6th inning.

Yunesky Sanchez SS 1-3, BB, R, K (.382)

Howard 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 K, BB (4.46)
Marte (L 0-1) 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 K, BB (2.25)

Visalia 0 - San Jose 8

Chase Christianson allowed 7 runs in less than 2 innings and the Oaks manage just 6 hits in getting shut out by the Giants.

Gerardo Parra RF 1-3, BB, K (.297)
Ed Easley C 1-3, BB, K (.303)

Christianson (L 1-3) 1 2/3 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 2 K, 2 BB (10.16)
Chad Beck 3 1/3 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 K (1.35)
Leyson Septimo 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, BB (5.40)
Jason Urquidez 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K (4.96)

South Bend 2 - Fort Wayne 0

Jarrod Parker won his 3rd pro game by tossing 5 shutout innings.  He gave up 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 2, lowering his ERA to 1.05.  Bryan Henry and Bill Spottiswood each pitched 2 scoreless innings with the latter getting his 2nd save of the season.

The Silver Hawks were actually outhit 5-6 but Evan Frey singled and after moving up on 2 groundouts, scored on a wild pitch in the 1st inning.  He also scored the insurance run in the 8th after doubling and coming home on Taylor Harbin’s double.

Frey CF 2-4, 2B, 2 R (.354)
Harbin SS 2-4, 2B, RBI (.270)
Sean Coughlin C 1-3, BB (.429)

Parker (W 3-1) 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 2 BB (1.05)
Henry 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K (4.95)
Spottiswood (SV 2) 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, K (2.65)

The Sidewinders scored 3 times in the first 2 innings but the Sounds came back with 10 runs in the next 4 innings to send them to their 4th loss in a row.   continued his comeback from a labrum tear by tossing 4 innings, his longest outing yet. Esmerling Vasquez The control hasn’t been there yet as he allowed 3 runs on 3 hits and 4 walks.  He struck out 4 and also picked off 2 runners from 2nd base.  The loss went to Dustin Glant who gave up 3 runs in the 5th and 4 more without retiring anyone in the 6th.  Josh Whitesell hit his team-leading 7th homer in the loss.

Whitesell 1B 2-3, HR (7), BB, RBI, R (.300)
Jesus Merchan SS 2-3, RBI (.371)
Jamie D’Antona 3B 1-4, RBI, R (.405)

Vasquez 4 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 4 BB (6.30)
Glant (L 0-1) 7 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, K, 2 BB (7.48)
Abe Woody 3 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, K, BB (4.35)
Chris Kinsey 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, K, 2 BB (2.92)

Mobile 12 - Huntsville 2

Rusty Ryal hit a 3-run homer in the 1st inning and Matt Torra allowed just a run in 6 innings to improve to 4-1.  Torra scattered 7 hits and 2 walks while striking out 5.  The only run he allowed came on a solo homer in the 4th.  Torra has allowed more hits (43) than innings pitched (42) but he has kept the damage minimal by allowing just 4 walks with 30 strikeouts.  His 1.71 ERA ranks 5th in the Southern League.

The game was close until the 9th when the BayBears scored 7 times including a grand slam from Cyle Hankerd.  Hankerd finished with 5 RBIs.  Ryal was 2-4 and scored 3 times.  Yunesky Sanchez was 4-6 and is batting a team-leading .383.

Hankerd RF 2-5, HR (2), 5 RBI, R (.281)
Ryal 2B 2-4, HR (4), 3 RBI, 3 R, K (.351)
Sanchez SS 4-6, RBI, R (.383)
Orlando Mercado C 2-5, 2 R (.283)

Torra (W 4-1) 6 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 2 BB (1.71)
Cody Evans 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, K (5.40)
Reid Mahon 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER (3.52)

Visalia 10 - Stockton 4

Cesar Valdez gave up 4 runs in the first inning but combined with 3 relievers to shut the Ports down through the next 8 innings.  Valdez gave up 4 hits and 2 walks, including a bases-clearing triple to spot the Ports a 4-0 lead.  He gave up a leadoff double in the 2nd inning and that was the last hit given up by the Oaks in the game.  Visalia pitchers retired 16 batters in a row until Jorge Perez hit a batter with 2 outs in the 9th.  He got a ground out from the next batter to end the game.

The Oaks offense scored single runs in the 2nd and 4th inning before taking the lead for good in the 5th on a 3-run homer by Ricardo Sosa against former D-back prospect Brett Anderson.  Jo Jo Batten had an inside-the-park homer in the 4th.

Sosa 3B 1-4, HR, BB, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 E (8) (.291)
Batten CF 2-4, HR, BB, RBI, R, K (.234)
Peter Clifford DH 1-2, 2B, 2 BB, 3 R, K, SB (5) (.336)
Pedro Ciriaco SS 3-6, 2 R (.319)
Gerardo Parra RF 1-6, R, 2 K (.296)

Valdez (W 4-2) 5 2/3 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 6 K, 2 BB (3.89)
Kyle Wright 1 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, K (3.00)
Jorge Perez 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, K (6.46)
Josh Ellis 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K (0.00)

South Bend 6 - Fort Wayne 5 (11 innings)

The Silver Hawks are certainly enjoying the presence of their newest catcher as Sean Coughlin doubled in the winning run in the 11th inning and wound up with 4 RBIs on the day.  In his first 5 games in a Silver Hawks uniform, Coughlin has 8 hits (2 homers and 5 doubles) in 18 at-bats and 10 RBIs.  He has struck out just once while walking 3 times.  Playing DH for the first time, reached on a force attempt in the 1st inning for his 1st RBI.  He then came up with the bases loaded in the 5th and singled in 2 more runs.

The walkoff RBI double gave Evan Scribner his first win of the season.  Scribner gave up just a hit in 3 scoreless innings of relief, striking out 4 and walking none.  Starter Bryan Augenstein struck out 8 in 5 2/3 innings, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits and a walk.  Tom Layne had an interesting 8th.  He struck out the first 2 batters, walked the next 3 to load the bases before striking out the side to escape without any damage.

Coughlin DH 2-5, 2B, 4 RBI (.444)
Evan Frey CF 4-6, 3 R (.350)
Taylor Harbin 2B 3-6, 2B, 2 R (.263)
Aaron Hanke LF 1-3, BB, 2 RBI (.222)

Augenstein 5 2/3 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 8 K, BB (2.98)
Dan Fournier 1 1/3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, BB (3.32)
Layne 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 3 BB (2.70)
Scribner (W 1-3) 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 4 K (2.89)

Trent Oeltjen LF 1-3, HR (1), RBI, R, K (.337)
Emilio Bonifacio 2B 1-4, K (.320)

Yusmeiro Petit 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 K (2.08)
Abe Woody (BS 1, L 1-1) 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB (6.14)
Chris Kinsey 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, K (3.18)
Leo Rosales 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER (3.86)

Mobile 6 - Huntsville 10

Huntsville score 7 times in the 6th inning.

Rusty Ryal 2B 2-5, HR (3), 3 RBI, R (.352)
John Hester C 3-5, HR (1), 2B, 2 RBI, R, E (2) (.212)
Bryan Byrne 1B 3-4, BB, R (.253)

Tony Barnette (L 2-4) 5 1/3 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 2 K, 4 BB (5.86)
Forrest Cory 1 2/3 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, K (4.74)
Reid Mahon 1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER (3.77)

Visalia 0 - Stockton 14

Leyson Septimo gives up 5 runs in just 2/3rds of an inning.

Peter Clifford LF 1-3, 3B, 2 K (.333)
Gerardo Parra CF 0-3 (.298)

Wes Roemer (L 2-1) 5 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 5 K, BB (5.03)
Leyson Septimo 2/3 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 2 K, 2 BB (6.75)
Chad Beck 1 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, BB (0.00)
Scott Maine 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB (18.00)

South Bend 6 - Clinton 11

Evan Frey’s hitting and on-base streak ends.  Catcher Sean Coughlin is 6-13 in his first 4 games for the Silver Hawks, 2 homers and 4 doubles, with 6 RBIs and 4 runs.

Sean Coughlin C 3-5, HR, 2 2B, 3 RBI, R (.462)
Taylor Harbin 2B 4-5, 3B, 2B, 2 R (.252)
Mike Mee 1B 3-4, 2B, BB, 2 RBI, 2 R (.340)
Aaron Hanke LF 2-4, HR, RBI, R, K (.218)

Tucson
Weekly Record : 5-2
Overall Record : 10-21 (4th & last PCL Pacific South, 6 1/2 games behind)
Runs Scored - Runs Allowed : 51-30

The Sidewinders have won 7 of their last 9 games.  Nothing like a series in Albuquerque to warm up the offense.  After splitting 4 games with Round Rock, the Sidewinders went to Albuquerque and spanked the Isotopes in the first 3 games by a score of 40-17.

Who’s Hot
Trot Nixon LF/RF 9-17 (.529), 2 HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 5 R, 2/5 K/BB, 1.578 OPS
Jamie D’Antona 3B/1B/C 13-22 (.591), HR, 2 2B, 6 RBI, 4 R, 2/0 K/BB, 1.409 OPS
Trent Oeltjen CF/RF/LF 9-17 (.529), 3 2B, 1 RBI, 6 R, 4/3 K/BB, 1.306 OPS
Josh Whitesell 1B 7-25 (.280), 3 HR, 2 2B, 10 RBI, 8 R, 7/5 K/BB, 1.120 OPS
Alex Romero CF 11-29 (.379), 2 HR, 2B, 5 RBI, 7 R, 3/1 K/BB, 1.040 OPS
Emilio Bonifacio 2B 16-37 (.432), 4 RBI, 6 R, 4/1 K/BB, .868 OPS
Jesus Merchan SS 11-29 (.379), 3 2B, 7 RBI, 5 R, 4/0 K/BB, .862 OPS
Billy Buckner RHP 1-1, 14 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 7/4 K/BB, 0.64 ERA, 0.57 WHIP
Juan Gutierrez RHP 1-0, 7 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1/2 K/BB, 1.29 ERA, 0.86 WHIP
Leo Rosales RHP 2 Saves, 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP
Jailen Peguero RHP 1 Save, 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 0.00 ERA, 0.75 WHIP

Again lots of hot bats on the team with the outfield trio of Nixon, Oeltjen and Romero leading the way.  D’Antona is hitting .400/.411/.552 for the season while playing both corner infield positions as well as catch.
Whitesell led the team in homers (3), RBIs (10) and runs scored (8) for the week.
Bonifacio has a 10-game hitting streak where he has hit 24-53 (.453) but all the hits are singles except for 1 double.

Who’s Not
Chris Kinsey RHP 3 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1/0 K/BB, 12.00 ERA, 2.67 WHIP

Mobile
Weekly Record : 3-3
Overall Record : 15-15 (2nd Southern League South, 1 game behind)
Runs Scored - Runs Allowed : 20-22

A 3-3 week including a 3-2 series win at Birmingham maintained the BayBears 2nd place in their division, a game behind the Barons.

Who’s Hot
Frank Curreri 1B/LF 6-15 (.400), HR, 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R, 3/4 K/BB, 1.217 OPS
Rusty Ryal 2B 9-24 (.375), 2 3B, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 4 R, 6/0 K/BB, .985 OPS
Tony Barnette RHP 1-0, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 6/0 K/BB, 1.50 ERA, 0.67 WHIP
Matt Torra RHP 0-1, 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 7/0 K/BB, 1.80 ERA, 1.20 WHIP
Reid Mahon RHP 2 Saves, 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 0.00 ERA, 0.67 WHIP
AJ Shappi RHP 1 Save, 6 2/3 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 5/1 K/BB, 1.35 ERA, 0.90 WHIP

Good pitching helped a lot to keep their record at .500 with so many cold hitters in the lineup as seen below.

Who’s Not
Bryan Byrne 1B 1-13 (.077), 3/1 K/BB, .220 OPS
Cyle Hankerd LF/RF 2-18 (.111), 1 R, 2/0 K/BB, .269 OPS
Greg Thomson CF/RF 1-21 (.048), 1 R, 3/5 K/BB, .278 OPS
John Hester C 2-15 (.133), 2B, 3 RBI, 1 R, 2/0 K/BB, .325 OPS
Brandon Burgess LF 2-12 (.167), 1 RBI, 1 R, 3/0 K/BB, .333 OPS

Visalia
Weekly Record : 2-5
Overall Record : 14-17 (5th and last California League North, 9 games behind)
Runs Scored - Runs Allowed : 46-56

The Oaks lost both series they played in the week 1-2 and the pitching gave up 8 runs a game.

Who’s Hot
Peter Clifford LF/RF 10-25 (.400), 2 HR, 3B, 4 2B, 10 RBI, 7 R, 9/6 K/BB, 1.411 OPS
Ed Easley C 8-23 (.348), 4 2B, 3 RBI, 4 R, 7/3 K/BB, .945 OPS
Gerardo Parra CF 8-21 (.381), 2 2B, 3 RBI, 5 R, 3/2 K/BB, .911 OPS
Pedro Ciriaco SS 13-33 (.394), 2B, 3 RBI, 8 R, 9/0 K/BB, .818 OPS
Josh Ellis RHP 1 Save, 4 2/3 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1/0 K/BB, 0.00 ERA, 0.86 WHIP

7 of Clifford’s 10 hits went for extra bases as he put up a slugging percentage of .880.
Being rested twice in the week worked well for Parra as he bounced back after a rough previous week.

Who’s Not
Steve Mena RF 5-25 (.200), 5 RBI, 3 R, 9/0 K/BB, .400 OPS
Chase Christianson RHP 0-1, 9 IP, 19 H, 16 R, 14 ER, 4/2 K/BB, 14.00 ERA, 2.33 WHIP
Barry Enright RHP 0-1, 9 IP, 19 H, 11 ER, 7/4 K/BB, 11.00 ERA, 2.56 WHIP
Wes Roemer RHP 4 2/3 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 8/4 K/BB, 9.64 ERA, 2.57 WHIP
Jason Urquidez RHP 3 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 3/3 K/BB, 18.00 ERA, 2.67 WHIP

When 3 of your 5 starters have ERAs above 9 for the week, you know your team is in trouble.

South Bend
Weekly Record : 3-3
Overall Record : 9-19 (6th and last Midwest League Eastern, 8 games behind)
Runs Scored - Runs Allowed : 24-17

The Silver Hawks are playing better lately but remain rooted at the bottom of their division and league.

Who’s Hot
Derrick Walker RF 9-24 (.375), HR, 3B, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 5 R, 4/0 K/BB, 1.067 OPS
Mike Mee 1B 8-23 (.348), HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, 3/3 K/BB, .945 OPS
Evan Frey CF 8-23 (.348), 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2/3 K/BB, .842 OPS
Jarrod Parker RHP 2-0, 11 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 8/1 K/BB, 0.82 ERA, 0.64 WHIP
Tom Layne LHP 3 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 0.00 ERA, 0.55 WHIP
Bill Spottiswood RHP 1 Save, 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 0.00 ERA, 0.67 WHIP
Jeff Dietz RHP 1-0, 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 0.00 ERA, 0.75 WHIP

Frey’s hitting streak has reached 22 games and he has reached base in all 25 games he has played.
Parker has been as good as advertised, winning both his starts while allowing just a run in 11 innings.  The D-backs are being very careful with him but his pitch count and innings has been steadily rising.

Who’s Not
Aaron Hanke LF/RF 2-15 (.133), 2B, 1 R, 7/2 K/BB, .435 OPS
Bryan Henry RHP 0-1, 1 1/3 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 20.25 ERA, 3.00 WHIP
Josh Blake RHP 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0/1 K/BB, 18.00 ERA, 4.00 WHIP
Jordan Norberto LHP 4 1/3 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 3/2 K/BB, 10.38 ERA, 2.31 WHIP

Tucson 17 - Albuquerque 6

The Tucson batters must enjoy hitting in Albuquerque as they have another big offensive day.  They totalled 24 hits including 2 homers and 6 doubles to score 17 times against the hapless Isotopes pitching.  Jesus Merchan was 4-6 with 2 doubles and 5 RBIs while Jamie D’Antona and Josh Whitesell each had 3 RBIs.  Emilio Bonifacio was 4-7 and is now batting .336 for the season.

Esmerling Vasquez made his 2nd start of the season and allowed 2 runs on 3 hits in 3 innings.  He was still rusty, walking 4 and hitting a batter while striking out just 1.  He threw 64 pitches, 30 for strikes.  The win went to Abe Woody who gave up a run in 2 innings.

Merchan SS 4-6, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 2 R, K, CS (1) (.333)
D’Antona 3B 3-5, 3 RBI, 2 R (.400)
Whitesell 1B 2-5, HR (5), 2B, BB, 3 RBI, 3 R, 2 K (.292)
Bonifacio LF-2B 4-7, RBI, R (.336)
Trot Nixon RF 3-5, HR (3), 2B, BB, 2 RBI, 3 R (.313)

Vasquez 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, K, 4 BB (6.00)
Woody (W 1-0) 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 2 BB (4.26)
Emiliano Fruto 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 K, BB (4.37)
Connor Robertson 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 2 BB (5.40)

Mobile 0 - Birmingham 3

Matt Torra took his first loss of the season due to poor run support.  He gave up just a run on 6 hits in 5 innings, striking out 7.  The Barons scored 2 more runs off Cody Evans in the 6th inning.

Torra (L 3-1) 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 7 K (1.75)
Evans 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 K, BB (6.00)

Visalia 12 - Bakersfield 7

The Oaks scored in every inning but the first to defeat the Blaze 12-7.  The Blaze held a 7-6 lead after 5 1/2 innings but were outscored 6-0 the rest of the way.  Gerardo Parra was 4-5 with a double and 2 runs scored while Pedro Ciriaco and Peter Clifford each had 3 hits in the balanced attack.

The win went to Kyler Newby who pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of Chase Christianson.  Josh Ellis pitched the last 2 1/3 innings for his 3rd save.  Ellis has allowed just an unearned run in 10 appearances spanning 17 2/3 innings.  He has struck out 16 with 4 walks.

Parra CF 4-5, 2B, RBI, 2 R (.315)
Ciriaco SS 3-5, 2B, 3 R, K, CS (2) (.315)
Clifford LF 3-4, HR (3), 2B, BB, 2 RBI, 2 R, K (.333)
Manuel Ferrer 2B 1-3, HR (1), BB, 2 RBI, 2 R, E (7) (.216)
Ed Easley C 2-4, 2B, BB, RBI, 2 R, K (.298)
Brad Miller 1B 2-4, 2 2B, RBI, R, K (.147)

Christianson 5 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 3 K (8.59)
Newby (W 1-1) 1 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 K, BB (1.80)
Ellis (SV 3) 2 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K (0.00)

South Bend 3 - Peoria 4

Bryan Augenstein pitched 7 innings and gave up just 2 runs but suffered his first loss of the season.  Augenstein gave up 8 hits and no walks with 3 strikeouts.  Josh Blake had a rough debut for the Silver Hawks, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits in a single inning of relief.
Derrick Walker was 3-4 with a triple and a double while Clayton Conner homered for the 2nd day in a row in a losing cause.

Walker RF 3-4, 3B, 2B, R (.273)
Conner DH 1-4, HR (3), RBI, R (.184)
Evan Frey CF 1-3, 2 BB, K, SB (8) (.343)

Augenstein (L 0-1) 7 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 3 K (2.45)
Blake 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB (18.00)
Dan Fournier 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, K (3.06)

Tucson 12 - Albuquerque 9

The Sidewinders let a 7-1 lead slip away before a 3-run 6th ensured a high-scoring win over their Isotopes hosts.

The 2 teams combines for 31 hits and 3 homers each. Jamie D’Antona, playing catcher, went 5-5 with 3 RBIs, falling a triple shy of the cycle. D’Antona is hitting .390/.402/.550 in his 2nd season in the PCL. Alex Romero and Josh Whitesell were each 2-5 with a homer and 3 RBIs. Emilio Bonifacio had 3 hits in 5 at-bats and also walked.

The win went to Evan MacLane despite allowing 7 runs (6 earned) in 5 innings. Leo Rosales pitched a perfect 9th for his 3rd save.

D’Antona C 5-5, HR (1), 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R (.390)
Romero CF 2-5, HR (1), 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 K (.263)
Whitesell 1B 2-5, HR (4), 3 RBI, 2 R (.286)
Bonifacio 2B 3-5, 2B, 2 R, CS (2) (.323)
Trent Oeltjen RF 2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R, 2 K, SB (3) (.333)

MacLane (W 1-2) 5 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 4 K (7.45)
Dustin Glant 1 1/3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, K, BB (4.00)
Jailen Peguero 1 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, K (10.03)
Rosales (SV 3) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, K (2.93)

Mobile 2 - Birmingham 4

The BayBears’ stay atop the standings lasted just a day after they lose to the Barons.

Hector Ambriz took a tough loss, allowing 4 runs (only 1 earned) in 6 2/3 innings. He gave up 5 hits while striking out 4.  They scored their 2 runs in the 9th inning, with an RBI triple Rusty Ryal and a groundout RBI by Frank Curreri.

Ryal DH 1-4, 3B, RBI, R, K (.330)
Curreri 1B 2-3, 2B, BB, RBI (.260)
Yunesky Sanchez SS 2-3 (.390)
Cesar Nicolas 3B 2-4, 2B, R, K (.355)

Ambriz (L 2-3) 6 2/3 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 4 K (3.97)
Forrest Cory 1 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER (2.60)

Visalia 6 - Bakersfield 8

The Oaks threw the game away against the Blaze as they made 6 errors (5 of them of the throwing kind) enroute to a 6-8 loss. LF Jo Jo Batten and C Ed Easley each made 2 errors.

Cesar Valdez gave up 7 runs (4 earned) in 6 innings to fall to 3-2. He gave up 10 hits and 2 walks while striking out 4.

Ricardo Sosa 3B 1-4, HR (6), 2 RBI, 2 R, E (6) (.312)
Gerardo Parra CF 2-4, 2B, RBI, R, K, SB (6), E (4) (.291)

Valdez (L 3-2) 6 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 4 K, 2 BB (3.50)
Leyson Septimo 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 2 BB (1.23)
Chad Beck 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 K, 3 BB (0.00)

South Bend 8 - Peoria 5

The Silver Hawks picked up 13 hits, 5 for extra bases, to start their series against the Peoria Chiefs with a win.

Clayton Conner was 2-4 with a homer and 3 RBIs and Derrick Walker was 1-4 with a homer and 2 RBIs. Mike Mee finished 4-4 with a double and an RBI. Catcher Sean Coughlin had one heck of a debut, going 1-2 with a double, walked twice and scored twice.

Jeff Dietz picked up his first career win with 2 2/3 scoreless innings in relief. Bill Spottiswood pitched 2 scoreless innings for his first save of the season.

Conner DH 2-4, HR (2), 3 RBI, 2 R (.181)
Walker RF 1-4, HR (3), 2 RBI, R, 2 K (.250)
Mee 1B 4-4, 2B, RBI, R (.352)
Evan Frey CF 1-3, BB, R, CS (2) (.343)
Sean Coughlin C 1-2, 2B, 2 BB, 2 R, E (1) (.500)

Jordan Norberto 4 1/3 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 3 K, 2 BB (9.78)
Dietz (W 1-1) 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 K (0.00)
Spottiswood (SV 1) 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, K (3.21)