Luke Erickson

Luke Erickson is a season-ticket holder for the Potomac Nationals, but makes a point of seeing games in Hagerstown and Harrisburg at least once a summer. When the PNats are away on the weekend, Luke finds a minor-league game somewhere to watch, and generally attends 70-80 baseball games a year up across several states. A former sportswriter with newspapers in Massachusetts and Oregon, Luke lives in Western Fairfax County with his wife and two sons.

MLB Mock Draft 2011: An Early Look At The Top 10 Picks

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Apr 262011

Another guest column from our resident “draftnik,” Marcus Wyche, who earlier this year gave us some Top 5′s for the Nats’ top two picks of the 2011 draft at #6 and #23. Without further ado…

By Marcus Wyche
This is just speculation: A lot can (and will) change between now and the draft. In fact, I looked back at my first article and only two of the players I had in my Top 5 for pick number 6 made the top ten of this mock article (YIKES). Nevertheless, here is my early guess at the Top 10 picks of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

1. Pittsburgh Pirates: Gerrit Cole, RHP, UCLA
This is the same organization that said they’d have taken Jameson Taillon number 1 if they had the first overall pick last year. While they did pick up three high-ceiling pitchers in last year’s draft, all three will take a while to develop and the Pirate rotation needs help now. Cole can be up to the big club in the next year or so and help stabilize the rotation.
Stats (this and those that follow, as of 4/25/2011): 2.78 ERA 0.88 WHIP 9.59 K/9

2. Seattle Mariners: Anthony Rendon, 3B, Rice University
Dustin Ackley, Anthony Rendon and Jutsin Smoak could make for a nice infield for years to come. Rendon’s bat is great and the Mariners can use the help on offense. It won’t take long for the Mariners to make this pick.
Stats: .350 AVG 1.105 OPS .491 wOBA

3. Arizona Diamondbacks: Danny Hultzen, LHP, UVA
While it’d be a nice story if the Bethesda native gets drafted by one of the local teams, I don’t see him getting past Arizona. Hultzen’s stock has risen tremendously this year and I can’t see his stock getting any higher by staying in school so he shouldn’t be a tough sign. He’s a lefty with a lower 90s fastball, great command and really knows how to pitch.
Stats: 1.31 ERA .87 WHIP 13.63 K/9

4. Baltimore Orioles: Dylan Bundy RHP, Owasso HS
With all their young studs leaving the minors and pitching in the majors currently, there isn’t much room left in their ML rotation for another College guy who is quick to the majors. I think they take the best HS pitcher available here and draft Bundy to be a part of the next wave of talent for the Orioles. Stats were unavailable as we went to virtual press, but here’s a great scouting report from the folks at Orioles Nation.

5. Kansas City Royals: George Springer, CF, UConn
We’ve all heard about how great the Royals system currently is. They’ve gotten to be so strong not just by paying over-slot money but also by picking players with higher ceilings than most players around them. It’s a risk, but it’s worked out well for the Royals lately. Springer has one of the highest ceilings in the draft and should be able to contribute during the same timeframe as the rest of their current top prospects. B. Starling is another possibility here.
Stats: .359 AVG 1.091 OPS .473 wOBA

6. Washington Nationals: Jed Bradley, LHP, Georgia Tech
Bradley and Hultzen are the two best LHPs in this draft. Bradley has command of his pitches and isn’t afraid to pitch inside. Roy Clark likely has a ton of information on him from his connections in Georgia. Bradley would slot nicely in between Strasburg and Zimmermann. The pick just makes a lot of sense. If everything works out we could have a homegrown rotation of Strasburg, Zimmermann, Detwiler, Solis and Bradley by 2013.
Link: http://baseballbeginnings.com/2011/03/22/jed-bradley-report
Stats: 2.98 ERA 1.16 11.64 K/9

7. Arizona Diamondbacks: Jackie Bradley, CF, USC
This pick is unprotected to AZ, so the ‘Backs have to draft a relatively easy sign here. Bradley isn’t a senior but at this spot he shouldn’t be a tough sign and could one day be a good tandem in the outfield with Upton. He’s had a tough season this year which was just ended last week by injury but he’s proven over the last two years that he can perform. Arizona and Nats could make for a trivia answer by picking two Bradleys in a row in the first round.
Stats: .259 AVG .829 OPS .367 wOBA

8. Cleveland Indians: Sonny Gray, RHP, Vanderbilt
Cleveland has done a great job over the years of developing pitchers. They get another one to develop here in Gray who has great power stuff.
Stats: 2.00 ERA 1.11 WHIP 10.69 K/9

9. Chicago Cubs: Matt Barnes, RHP, UConn
Power right handed pitcher who will be able to handle the cold-weather games that come with being a pitcher on the “North Coast.”
Stats: 0.92 ERA .73 WHIP 7.69 K/9

10. San Diego Padres: Trevor Bauer RHP, UCLA
Statistically, he’s probably the best pitcher in the draft, but GMs will be worried about his pitch counts. However, it’s highly unlikely those worries drop him out of the top 10, as San Diego will be ecstatic to get him here.
Stats: 1.42 ERA .80 WHIP 13.83 K/9

Our system can still use some more quality pitchers. Bradley, Barnes, Gray and Bauer are guys we should pay close attention to when looking at future Nationals. All of them are quality pitchers who’d instantly be a Top 3 prospect in our system next year. If Springer is available, it’d be interesting but I think the pitcher is a safer pick here in comparison to Springer. I am a Jackie Bradley supporter still but #6 is too early to choose him with the players that will still be on the board. The fans screaming for more bats in our system? Don’t worry: We have two more picks in the first round and I think at least one of them will be used on a bat.
All stats taken from http://www.collegesplits.com/data.html

Desmond on Paternity Leave, Bernadina Recalled

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Apr 262011

Today the Washington Nationals placed SS Ian Desmond on the PL — Paternity Leave — List and recalled OF Roger Bernadina from Syracuse to take his spot on the roster. Desmond is allowed up to three days leave for this newly created roster maneuver, which has also been used by the Texas Rangers’ Colby Lewis earlier this year.

UPDATE: Erik Arnesen has been assigned from Harrisburg to Syracuse, presumably taking Bernadina’s place. At Potomac, Alex Caldera was released and appears to have been replaced by Joe Testa, though no official line item has been posted on MiLB.com

Martis Activated, Coats to DL, Selik and Peacock named Pitchers of the Week

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Apr 252011

The Harrisburg Senators announced this afternoon that RHP Shairon Martis has been assigned from XST to Harrisburg, taking the place of Buck Coats, who was placed on the DL. Martis will be starting tonight’s game against Altoona, with Erik Davis expected tomorrow, and Ryan Tatusko slated for Wednesday.

Earlier today, the Hagerstown Suns’ Cameron Selik and Harrisburg’s Brad Peacock were named pitcher of the week for the South Atlantic League and Eastern League respectively. Selik, who will be starting tonight against the West Virginia Power, got the nod with his five shutout innings with 11Ks last Monday. Peacock’s nine-strikeout, seven and 1/3rd innings shutout innings this past Friday led to the award.

Sunday’s News & Notes

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Apr 242011

The Quick Rundown…

Team	Yesterday’s Result	Today’s Game	Pitching Matchup
Syracuse Chiefs	Lost, 4-2; Won, 2-0	@ Scranton-W/B, 1:05 p.m.	Yunesky Maya (0-1, 5.51) vs. Andrew Brackman (1-0, 6.30)
Harrisburg Senators	Won, 8-2	OFF DAY	N/A
Potomac Nationals	Won, 9-8	@ Salem, 4:05 p.m.	Evan Bronson (0-0, -.–) or Alex Caldera (0-0, 14.40) vs. Chris Hernandez (2-0, 0.00)
Hagerstown Suns	Lost, 9-4	OFF DAY	N/A

Scranton/WB 4 Syracuse 2 — GAME ONE
∙ Milone (L, 1-2) 5IP 9H 3R 3ER 1BB 6K 1HR
∙ Rodriguez 1IP 0H 1R 0ER 1BB 1K
∙ Bynum 2-3, 2B
∙ Frazier 2-3, HR, RBI, CS

Tom Milone couldn’t scatter the hits, giving up nine over five innings including a solo HR (third surrendered this year) for three runs and his second loss of the season. Of course, he was opposed by an established major-leaguer, Kevin Millwood, who went the distance in the seven-inning affair for the 4-2 win. Seth Bynum and Jeff Frazier both went 2-for-3 to lead the Syracuse offense.

Syracuse 2 Scranton/WB 0 — GAME TWO
∙ Stammen (W, 1-0) 7IP 4H 0R 0BB 7K
∙ Bynum 1-2, R, RBI, SB
∙ Aubrey 1-3, RBI

Game Two was a pitchers’ duel, with both pitchers throwing complete games, but Craig Stammen got the shutout as the Chiefs won to split the twinbill. Syracuse got single runs in the fourth and fifth innings, as Michael Aubrey’s RBI groundout plated the first run and Seth Bynum’s third hit of the afternoon drove in the second run.
Collin Balester was optioned back to Syracuse with the removal of Todd Coffey from the DL.

Harrisburg 8 Trenton 2
∙ Meyers (W, 3-1) 6⅔ IP 4H 2R 2ER 0BB 10K
∙ VanAllen 1⅓ IP 2H 0R 0BB 2K
∙ Gilbert 4-4, 4R, 2B, HR, 2RBI, SB
∙ Moore 2-4, R, HR, RBI, SB
∙ Johnson 2-4, 2B, 2RBI
∙ Lombardozzi 2-5, 3B, 2RBI

Archie Gilbert came a triple shy of the cycle, going 4-for-4 with four runs scored, as the Harrisburg Senators pounded the Trenton Thunder for 12 hits in an 8-2 win. Brad Meyers won his third game, striking out 10 over six and 2/3rds innings while allowing both runs on four hits. Tyler Moore’s home run drought ended with a 2nd-inning solo shot, while Josh Johnson and Steve Lombardozzi both collected two hits.

Potomac 9 Salem 8
∙ Frias (ND) 3IP 6H 7R 7ER 4BB 1K 1HR
∙ Morrison 3IP 3H 1R 1ER 1BB 4K
∙ Olbrychowski (W, 1-0) 2IP 1H 0R 1K
∙ Lehman (S, 3) 1IP 1H 0R 0BB 1K
∙ Kobernus 2-5, 3R, RBI, 2SB
∙ Soriano 0-1, R, 4BB
∙ Hood 2-5, R, 2B, 3RBI
∙ Leon 3-4, R, 2B, RBI

J.P. Ramirez had but one hit on Saturday night, but the two-out, ninth-inning homer was the difference in a 9-8 Potomac win. Starter Marcos Frias got pounded early, giving up seven runs on six hits and four walks, lowlighted by a first-inning grand slam. Unlike previous nights so far this year, the middle relievers were outstanding, as Kyle Morrison and Adam Olbrychowski combined for one run allowed on four hits and one walk over five innings and five strikeouts. Eight of the nine batters collected hits, with Sandy Leon collecting three of the 12, and the one that didn’t (Francisco Soriano) drawing four walks as the P-Nats rallied from deficits of 4-1 and 8-5.

Hickory 9 Hagerstown 4
∙ Hansen (L, 1-1) ⅔ IP 6H 6R 6ER 1BB 0K 1HR
∙ McCatty 4⅓ 3H 1R 1ER 0B 2K
∙ Rogers 2-4, R
∙ Moore 3-4, BB
∙ Freitas 0-2, 3BB

Payback for Friday night was swift as the Crawdads sent Bobby Hansen to the showers before the first inning was over in a 9-4 win. Hansen loaded the bases with a walk, single, and a fielder’s choice, while Hickory’s Andrew Clark emptied them with a grandslam to right-center. Hansen would leave after 2/3rds of an inning, with six runs allowed on six hits and no strikeouts. Shane McCatty stranded both runners he inherited to finish the first and went four more innings to give Hagerstown a chance, but despite a late charge in the 9th, the Suns couldn’t get the key hit and stranded 11 runners. Bryce Harper was given the night off, according to local beat writer Bob Parasiliti who filed this story about the autograph seekers at the Muni

Catching Up On Transactions

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Apr 222011

Let’s see if we can following the bouncing ball, shall we?

Yesterday, Jesus Flores was optioned to Syracuse. Today, Brian Bixler was recalled from Syracuse. Due to the rainout on Friday, the corresponding DFA move does not have to be made until tomorrow.
UPDATE: Garrett Mock has been placed on the 7-day DL. Replacing him on the Chiefs roster is IF Tug Hulett.
UPDATE #2: Lee Hyde has been designated for assignment.

Taking Bixler’s place on the Syracuse roster is RHP Jeff Mandel, who was assigned from Harrisburg to Syracuse this afternoon.

Taking Mandel’s place on the Harrisburg roster is RHP Carlos Martinez, who was also assigned from Potomac to Harrisburg this afternoon.

Taking Martinez’s place on the Potomac roster is LHP Evan Bronson, who was assigned from XST to Potomac.

OF Eury Perez was placed on the 7-Day DL, replaced by OF J.R. Higley from XST. UPDATE: According to one of our readers, Perez was involved in a collision at first base on Monday

Good, Bad, Interesting – Vol. 1

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Apr 222011

It’s back! Our weekly look at the leaders (good), trailers (bad), and outliers (interesting) in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.

SYRACUSE 6-8, T4th place IL North, 3 games back

Good	Tom Milone 0.85WHIP, 0BB in 13 innings
Bad	Garrett Mock 17BB, 2.29WHIP in 11⅓ IP
Interesting	Brian Bixler .326/.483/.370 in 14G

HARRISBURG 6-7, T3rd place E.L. West, 1 game back

Good	Brad Meyers 2-1, 3.07 in 3GS
Bad	Jonathan Tucker .140/.178/.209 in 12G
Interesting	Hassan Pena 9K, 0.90WHIP in 4 appearances

POTOMAC 5-7, 3rd place, Carolina League North, 3½ games back

Good	Steve Souza 5HR, 1.079OPS in 12G
Bad	Alex Caldera 14.40ERA, 2.60WHIP, 3HR in 2 appearances
Interesting	Destin Hood 10BB, .467OBP in 12G

HAGERSTOWN 9-6, 3rd Place Sally League Northern, 2 games back

Good	Cameron Selik 20K in 15IP, 0.00ERA, 3GS
Bad	Michael Taylor .143/.205/.229 in 13G
Interesting	Blake Kelso .333/.380/.422, 1E in 14G

Before folks chime in about who did or didn’t get named, bear in mind that:
(a) This ain’t Little League
(b) I try to keep the bats and arms balanced
(c) Outliers aren’t necessarily organizational soldiers; mostly it’s the unexpected in either extreme. For example, Bryce Harper might have been an “Interesting” because he’s not tearing up the Sally League, but Blake Kelso (who is a watchlist player) is both hitting and fielding better than expected.
(d) I also try to highlight (or lowlight) different folks every week unless someone’s on a run like Tyler Moore or Stephen Strasburg, in which case, I owe it to both you, the reader, and them to give them their due.

Now, comment away!

Friday’s News & Notes

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Apr 222011

The Quick Rundown…

Team	Yesterday’s Result	Today’s Game	Pitching Matchup
Syracuse Chiefs	Lost, 14-0	@ Scranton-W/B, 6:35 p.m.	Tom Milone (1-1, 2.08) vs. Kevin Millwood (rehab)
Harrisburg Senators	Won, 4-3 (10 inn.)	vs. Trenton, 7:00 p.m.	Brad Peacock (1-1, 2.79) vs. Craig Heyer (1-1, 1.54)
Potomac Nationals	Won, 5-2	@ Salem, 7:05 p.m.	Trevor Holder (0-1, 6.94) vs. Chris Balcom-Miller(2-0, 0.00)
Hagerstown Suns	Lost, 8-5; Lost, 7-6	vs. Hickory, 6:35 p.m.	Taylor Jordan (3-0, 3.46) vs. TBD

Pawtucket 14 Syracuse 0
· Mock (L, 0-2) 2+ IP 4H 8R 8ER 7BB 2K
· Carr 2IP 0H 0R 1BB 3K
· Frazier 1IP 1H 0R 0BB 1K
· Brown 2-4
· Maldonado 2-4

Garrett Mock’s aversion to the strike zone continued for the second straight start with seven walks surrendered in two-plus innings as the PawSox pounded the Chiefs, 14-0. He threw 69 pitches, 34 for strikes and faced just 17 batters. Corey Brown and Carlos Maldonado combined for fourof the eight Syracuse hits as the Chiefs lost for the sixth time in seven games.

Harrisburg 4 Trenton 3 (10 inn.)
· Tatusko (ND) 5⅓ IP 7H 3R 3ER 3BB 4K 0HR
· McCoy 2⅔ IP 1H 0R 0BB 2K
· Pahuta 2-3, 3R, 2B, BB, HR, RBI
· Gilbert 2-3, 2B, SB, RBI

Tim Pahuta’s one-out shot in the bottom of the 10th gave the Senators a 4-3 win, the second walkoff of the year for Harrisburg. After getting hammered by the Thunder last Friday night, starter Ryan Tatusko recovered for a much better outing with three runs allowed on seven hits and three walks over five and a 1/3rd innings. The Sens bullpen combined for four and 2/3rds of scoreless relief, with one hit allowed and five strikeouts. The veteran bats of Pahuta, Archie Gilbert and Jonathan Tucker combined for four of the Sens six hits and all four RBI.

Potomac 5 Salem 2
· Rosenbaum (W, 1-1) 7⅓ IP 6H 2R 2ER 5BB 2K
· Lehman (S, 2) 1IP 0H 0R 0BB 1K
· Kobernus 1-3, 2B
· Souza 1-4, R, HR, 2RBI
· Leon 1-4, 2B, 3RBI

Danny Rosenbaum struggled with his control yet again, but pitched into the 8th to secure his first win of ’11 as the P-Nats stopped the Salem win streak at five with a 5-2 win. The Potomac lefthander’s key moment came in the third inning, after two walks, a flyout, and two singles brought in a run and loaded the bases with one out. Rosenbaum got the DP and got out of the inning, preserving the lead that Steve Souza’s 5th HR had given the P-Nats. Sandy Leon emptied the bases in the very next half-inning with a double to take a 5-1 lead. Pat Lehman would pitch a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save of the year.

Hickory 8 Hagerstown 5 — GAME ONE
· McKenzie (L, 1-2) 3⅓ IP 4H 6R 6ER 4BB 3K
· Eusebio 3⅔ IP 5H 2R 2ER 1BB 0K 1HR
· Harper 1-2, 2R, BB, HR, RBI; OF assist at 2B
· Oduber 1-4, R, HR, RBI

The Suns built a 5-2 lead after three, but gave up six unanswered runs to lose 8-5. Bryce Harper put one over the wall in the bottom of the first, but ran into it during the five-run fourth [Ed. Note: SFW, but poorly edited]. He stayed in the game but was held out of the nightcap. Starter Chris McKenzie was tagged for six runs on four hits and four walks. The Suns took advantage of five walks to score five runs on just four hits, highlighted by solo HRs by Harper and Randolph Oduber.

Hickory 7 Hagerstown 6 — GAME TWO
· Applebee (ND) 5IP 6H 4R 3ER 0BB 4K
· Sanchez 2-4, 2RBI
· Leonida 1-2, R, BB
· Oduber, OF assist at HP

Hickory did all it could to give this game away, walking eight batters — including five in the Suns’ five-run fifth — but Hagerstown saved its worst for last, committing two errors in the top of the 7th to drop this one 7-6. Chris Manno was the hard-luck loser, charged with both unearned runs. Starter Paul Applebee went the first five innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits. The Suns managed just four hits in the game, with Adrian Sanchez getting two of them.

Transactions Update

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Apr 212011

By now many of you have already heard that Jesus Flores was optioned to AAA Syracuse and utilityman Brian Bixler was pulled from this afternoon’s game in Pawtucket, presumably headed for Logan for a flight to Pittsburgh. Garrett Mock is considered the most likely candidate to be DFA’d to make room.

Late this afternoon, the Harrisburg Senators announced that Luis Atilano has been placed on the disabled list, retroactive to Tuesday. He was replaced by Chris Rahl, an OF that was recently acquired from Arizona for future considerations.

The 27-year-old Rahl is a 2005 fifth-round pick who hit .291/.351/.462 for AAA Reno in 2010 but did not break camp with any of the Diamondback affiliates. He’s considered a hot-cold, defense-first OF (career .985FPct.) that’s spent 380 of his 645 career games at AA.

Thursday’s News & Notes

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Apr 212011

The Quick Rundown…

Team	Yesterday’s Result	Today’s Game	Pitching Matchup
Syracuse Chiefs	Won, 6-3	@ Pawtucket 12:05 p.m.	Garrett Mock (0-1, 3.86) vs. Brandon Duckworth (1-0, 0.77)
Harrisburg Senators	Lost, 3-2	vs. Trenton, 7:00 p.m.	Ryan Tatusko (0-2, 10.57) vs. Graham Stoneburner (1-1, 1.64)
Potomac Nationals	Lost, 6-1; Won, 8-4	@ Salem, 7:05 p.m.	Danny Rosenbaum (0-1, 2.70) vs. Tom Ebert (0-0, 0.00)
Hagerstown Suns	Lost, 8-3	vs. Hickory, 5:05 p.m.	Chris McKenzie (1-1, 6.48) and Paul Applebee (0-1, 7.94) vs. TBD and TBD

Syracuse 6 Pawtucket 3
∙ Detwiler (W, 2-0) 6IP 9H 3R 3ER 1BB 3K
∙ Rodriguez (H, 1) 2IP 1H 0R 1BB 2K
∙ Kimball (S, 3) 1IP 0H 0R 1BB 0K
∙ Bernadina 2-4, R, BB, 2SB
∙ Solano 2-4, R, HR, 2RBI

Five runs in the seventh and eighth innings combined gave the Syracuse a 6-3 win, snapping a five-game losing streak. Jhonatan Solano and Chris McConnell each connected for a two-run shot, while Roger Bernadina went 2-for-4 with a walk and two stolen bases to pace the offense. Ross Detwiler got win #2 with six innings pitched, three runs allowed on nine hts and one walk. Henry Rodriguez and Cole Kimball shut the door with three innings of scoreless relief, earning the hold and save respectively.

Altoona 3 Harrisburg 2
∙ Davis (ND) 5⅓ IP 4H 2R 2ER 4BB 3K 1HR
∙ Mandel 1⅓ IP 0H 0R 0BB 0K
∙ Lomardozzi 2-4, R, 2B
∙ Valdez 2-2

Altoona scratched out an unearned run in the bottom of the seventh with a two-out hit, a stolen base, and an error for a 3-2 win. Cory VanAllen, who was lifted after surrendering the two-out hit, took the loss. Starter Erik Davis went he first five and 1/3rd innings and allowed two runs on four hits and four walks. Steve Lombardozzi and Jesus Valdez combined for four of the Sens’ five hits.

Frederick 6 Potomac 1 — GAME ONE
∙ Demny (L, 0-1) 4IP 7H 5R 4ER 3BB 2K 2HR
∙ Smoker 1IP 0H 0R 0BB 1K
∙ Curran 2-3, R, 2B
∙ Dykstra 2-3

The Keys would pound out 10 hits, including two solo HRs, in six turns at-bat to beat the P-Nats 6-1 in the first game. Paul Demny gave up both big flies, five runs total, on seven hits and three walks over four-plus innings. Kyle Morrison was ineffective as the first man out of the ‘penm, allowing both inherited runners to score along with one (unearned) run of his own. Table-setters Chris Curran were 4-for-6 combined, but only scored onces as the 3-4-5 men went 0-for-9.

Potomac 8 Frederick 4 — GAME TWO
∙ Clegg (W, 1-0) 6IP 7H 4R 4ER 2BB 2K
∙ Demmin 1IP 0H 0R 0BB 1K
∙ Dykstra 2-3, 3R, BB, SB
∙ Ramirez 2-4, 2R, HR, 2RBI
∙ King 2-3, 2B, BB

Potomac would fall behind 2-0 early, but would roar back with three big innings in the third, fourth, and capped by a two-run shot by J.P. Ramirez to take an 8-4 decision, split the doubleheader, and secure the first series win. Starter Mitchell Clegg got his first win of the year with four runs allowed on seven hits and two walks over six innings.

Hickory 8 Hagerstown 3
∙ Grace (L, 1-2) 5IP 9H 4R 4ER 1BB 3K
∙ Jenkins 1IP 3H 3R 3ER 1BB 1K
∙ Freitas 2-3, 2BB, 2RBI
∙ Kelso 2-3, 2B, RBI
∙ Harper 2-5, 2B

Leading 2-1, the Hagerstown Suns loaded the bases with nobody out in the third and were poised for the proverbial big inning. They got one. Hickory feasted on the Hagerstown middle relievers for seven unanswered runs for an 8-3 win. Individually, the Suns had a great night on offense with 11 hits, eight coming from the first four batters. But as a team, Hagerstown was a woeful 3-for-12 with RISP and 12 runners LOB. Starting pitcher Matt Grace went the first five innings, allowing four runs on nine hits and one walk with three strikeouts.

Wednesday’s News & Notes

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Apr 202011

The Quick Rundown…

Team	Yesterday’s Result	Today’s Game	Pitching Matchup
Syracuse Chiefs	Lost, 3-1	@ Pawtucket 6:15 p.m.	Detwiler (1-0, 1.50) vs. PAW: Miller (0-1, 1.17)
Harrisburg Senators	Postponed	@ Altoona, 10:35 a.m.	Erik Davis (0-0, 0.00) vs. Jeff Locke (0-2, 1.93)
Potomac Nationals	Postponed	@ Frederick, 12:00 p.m.	Paul Demny (0-0, 1.59) and Mitchell Clegg (0-0, 4.50) vs. Nathan Moreau (1-0, 6.75) and Ryan O’Shea (1-0, 1.86)
Hagerstown Suns	Postponed	vs. Hickory, 6:35 p.m.	TBD vs. TBD

Pawtucket 3 Syracuse 1
∙ Maya (L, 0-1) 6IP 7H 3R 3ER 3BB 4K
∙ Chico 2IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K
∙ Bixler 1-4, R
∙ Bernadina 1-4, 2B, RBI
Chris Marrero’s sacrifice fly in the first inning accounted for the only Chiefs run scored as Syracuse dropped its fifth straight game, 3-1 to Pawtucket. Starter Yunesky Maya went six mediocre innings with three runs allowed on seven hits and three walks. Matt Chico rebounded from his last outing to pitch two scoreless and hitless innings, striking out three. Syracuse mustered just six hits and only four in the last eight innings, stranding eight baserunners.

Harrisburg-Altoona — PPD
Rain washed away the Tuesday Curve-Sens game. It will be made up on June 18 at 5:30 p.m. as a Saturday night doubleheader.

Potomac-Frederick — PPD
An afternoon shower forced Tuesday’s game to be shifted to today for a noon doubleheader. The P-Nats have had four of 11 dates postponed, ahead of the pace set in 2009 when 15 dates were rained out or canceled.

Hagerstown-Hickory; — PPD
Today’s game will be at its regularly scheduled time/length as yesterday’s rainout will be made up on Thursday at 5:05 p.m.

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