Monday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Probable Pitchers |
| Syracuse | Lost, 7-1 | vs. Lehigh Valley, 6:00 p.m. |
Rosenbaum (1-1, 3.09) vs. Smith (0-0, 5.79) |
| Harrisburg | Won, 9-3 | vs. Altoona, 7:00 p.m. |
Schwartz (0-2, 11.25) vs. Dodson (0-1, 5.40) |
| Potomac | Lost, 12-2 | vs. Carolina, 7:05 p.m. |
Rauh (0-1, 5.87) vs. Morimando (1-0, 1.64) |
| Hagerstown | Won, 6-1 | @ Delmarva, 7:05 p.m. |
Pivetta (2-0, 0.90) vs. Urban (0-1, 21.00) |
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 7 Syracuse 1
• Poveda (L, 0-2) 4IP, 10H, 6R, 6ER, 2BB, 4K, WP
• Robertson 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Burriss 1-4
• Goodwin 1-2, 2B, BB
Omar Poveda was pounded again, giving up runs in each of his four innings thrown as the RailRiders defeated Syracuse, 7-1. The 26-y.o. Venezuelan was charged with six runs on ten hits and two walks to lower his ERA to 14.63. Emmanuel Burriss singled while Brian Goodwin double to account for both Syracuse hits. Roster move: IF Sean Nicol reassigned from Harrisburg
Harrisburg 9 Reading 3
• Cole (W, 2-0) 5IP, 3H, R, ER, 0BB, 5K
• Grace 2IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Hood 4-5, 2R, RBI, 3SB
• Taylor 2-3, 2R, HR, 4RBI, BB, SB
• Ramsey 2-2, 2R, 2B, 2RBI, BB
Both the Senators and A.J. Cole won for the second time this season as Harrisburg tripled up Reading, 9-3. Cole struck out five and walked none while allowing just one run on three hits over five innings pitched. Destin Hood singled four times and stole three bases to lead the Sens’ ten-hit attack. Injury news: OF Drew Vettleson was hit in the hand in his first PA and replaced defensively two innings later. Mick Reinhard of Mayflies & Big Flies is reporting he’ll be sent for X-rays today with the hopes of confirming the initial diagnosis of a bruise.
Carolina 12 Potomac 2
• Lee (L, 0-2) 1⅔ IP, 1H, 5R, 5ER, 5BB, 4K, WP, HBP
• Dickson 4⅓ IP, 6H, 5R, 5ER, BB, 2K, 2HR, WP
• Leonida 1-3, R, HR, 2RBI
• McQuillan 1-3, 2B, BB
Carolina had a grand time against the P-Nats as they scored six times in the 2nd en route to a 12-2 mauling of Potomac. Starter Nick Lee walked five of 12 batters faced while suffering his second loss, getting knocked out in the 2nd for the second time this homestand. Cole Leonida homered to account for both P-Nats runs and deny the Mudcats a shutout.
Roster moves: 2B Tony Renda placed on 7-Day DL; IF Khayyan Norfork reassigned from Hagerstown
Hagerstown 6 Lakewood 1
• Johansen (W, 1-0) 5IP, 2H, R, ER, 4BB, 6K, HBP
• Ullmann (SV, 1) 4IP, 1H, 0R, BB, 5K
• Wooten 2-4, 2RBI
• Yezzo 2-4, 2R
Hagerstown completed a four-game sweep of Lakewood with a 6-1 smackdown. The combined score of the series was 23-4. Jake Johansen got his first Low-A win with five innings of one-run ball, though he walked four and hit a batter and struck out six. Every Suns batter hit safely, with John Wooten and James Yezzo both going 2-for-4 to lead the Hagerstown offense.
Roster moves: LHP Hector Silvestre placed on 7-Day DL; IF Cody Dent, RHP Ryan Ullmann activated from XST
Is it time to start paying attention to Destin Hood again? I see that he still hasn’t taken any walks, but I can’t remember a time since he has been in the organization he has stung the ball like this (or at all, for that matter).
Hate to be the editor around here, Luke, but it appears the score for the Potomac vs. Carolina game is incorrect. Glad to hear Hood had a good game. For me, this is make or break year. He needs to warrant a promotion to Syracuse, or he should quit baseball and return to football while there may still be interest in his skills. Has anyone heard any rumors about whether Hood is thinking about going back to football with his struggles over the last year plus?
Doubtful – most of his injuries have been knee-related.
Hood has said in the past that he almost quit football in high school…he’s always maintained it’s been his dream to play baseball.
Finally…. A Nationals farm system discussion thread on minorleagueball.com. Means that John’s top 20 list shouldn’t be far away….
(added link for you) — it’s the one that *usually* helps pass the doldrums of the offseason…