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Friday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Probables
Rochester Won, 14-9 vs. Worcester, 6:45pm Alvarez (0-6, 4.69) vs. Criswell (2-1, 3.20)
Harrisburg Won, 4-0 vs Erie, 7pm Choi (4-2, 4.06) vs. Watson (3-1, 2.08)
Wilmington Lost, 7-5
(10 inn.)		 @ Brooklyn, 6:40pm Tolman (2-4, 2.81) vs. Brewer (1-0, 2.70)
Fredericksburg Lost, 4-2
(5 inn.)		 @ Carolina, 6:30pm Polanco (4-6, 3.91) vs. Dubanewicz (3-0, 2.28)
FCL Nationals Lost, 2-1 @ FCL Mets, 12pm
DSL Nationals Lost, 6-2 vs. DSL Tigers 1, 11am

Rochester 14 Worcester 9
• Shuman 4⅓ IP, 8H, 6R, 6ER, 1BB, 2K
• Grissom (W, 2-2) 1⅔ IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 1K, HR, 2-2 IR-S
• Cluff 2-3, 3R, 2BB, HR(5), 2RBI
• Mejía 3-4, 3R, BB, 2RBI
• Morales 2-4, R, BB, 2B, RBI
• Tena 2-5, 3RBI, 2B, SB

A 6-2 lead was too small for Seth Shuman to work with, but the Rochester bats came alive against the Worcester bullpen with eight runs across their final three “ups” to win, 14-9. Shuman didn’t make it out of the 5th, charged with six runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out two. Marquis Grissom Jr. didn’t exactly earn the win, letting in both inherited runners and giving up a HR over an inning and 2/3rds. Andrés Chapparro was the beer man in the Red Wings 14-hit parade, led by Francisco Mejía with three singles, a walk, and two RBI, and followed by Jackson Cluff with a single, homer, two walks, and two RBI.

Harrisburg 4 Erie 0
• Cornelio (W, 3-1) 5IP, 0H, 0R, 4BB, 5K
• Saenz (H, 1) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Naranjo 3-4, RBI
• Wallace 2-3, BB, 3B, RBI

Four Senators pitchers combined to shut out the SeaWolves, 1-0 on one hit. Riley Cornelio won his third game while no-hitting Erie for five innings, though he walked four and struck out five. Dustin Saenz lost the no-no but earned a hold with two scoreless while Erick Mejia and Junior Santos both put up a goose egg to finish the game. Joe Naranjo (three singles), Cayden Wallace, (triple, single, walk), and Phillip Glasser (two walks and a single) each reached base three times to lead the ten-hit, three-walk Harrisburg offense.

Brooklyn 7 Wilmington 5 (10 inn.)
• Sthele 6IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 5K
• Amaral (BS, 2) 3IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, BB, 4K
• Cranz (L, 0-1) ⅔ IP, 1H, 2R, 1ER, 0BB, 1K, HR
• Brown 2-4, RBI
• Dugas 1-3, R, BB, SF, 2RBI, 2K
• Boissiere 1-3, R, 2BB, 2B(15)

Wilmington was able to score five times on just seven hits—one in 13 RISP chances—but the bullpen was not up to the task, blowing a 5-3 lead in the 7th, and coughing up a two-run HR in the 10th to lose, 7-5. Travis “Sunday” Sthele did his part with a quality start of three runs allowed on six hits and two walks while striking out five. Austin Amaral gave up two runs on five hits and a walk over the next three for the blown save. Robert Cranz retired two batters before giving up a home run to lose. Gavin Dugas and Jared McKenzie hit solo HRs while Branden Boisseire, Jackson Ross, and Gaving Dugas each had a double to pace the Blue Rocks offense.



Carolina 4 Fredericksburg 2 (5 inn.)
• Y. Tejeda (L, 3-3) 5IP, 7H, 4R, 4ER, 1BB, 6K, HR
• Peoples 1-2, 2B, RBI
• Dickerson 1-3, R, 3B, 2K

The Mudcats erased an early 1-0 lead with three in the 3rd and added a fourth in the 4th before the rains came and ended the game after five innnings. Yoel Tejeda allowed all four Carolina runs on seven hits (one HR) and a walk while notching the complete-game-loss. Luke Dickerson tripled and scored on an error for the first Fredericksburg run. Nick “Power to the” Peoples doubled in Nate Rombach for the second FredNats run.

FCL Astros 2 FCL Narionals 1
• Sullivan 3IP, 0H, 0R, 3BB, 2K
• Farias (L, 0-2) 3IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 5K, HBP
• Green 1-4, R, 2B, 2K
• Rojas 1-3, RBI, 2SB

All the scoring game in the 4th with the FCL Astros scoring twice in the top half of the inning and the FCL Nationals only responding with one in the bottom half. Liam Sullivan tossed three scoreless, hitless innings with three walks and two whiffs. Victor Farias gave up both F-Astros runs on two hits, three walks, and a Robles over the next three innings to lose for the second time in ’25. Elijah Green doubled and scored ahead of Eyeksson Rojas’s RBI single to lead the F-Nats attack.

DSL Tigers One 6 DSL Nationals 2
• Robles (L, 2-3) 2⅔ IP, 6H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 4K, HR
• Manzueta 1⅓ IP, 2H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K
• Requena 1-2, SF, RBI
• Bello 1-3, R

The D-Tigers 1 scored in four of the first to build a 6-0 lead and held off the D-Nats for a 6-2 win. Jean Robles got knocked from the box in the 3rd after four runs, six hits (one HR), three walks, and four strikeouts to lose for the third time. Angel Requena, Andry Araujo, and Rony Bello each had a single to round out the DSL Nationals hit column.

11 Commments

  1. Putting up some numbers for Friday. Nick Schnell is a former 1st round pick of the Rays.

    OPS: 140 AB
    1. Stehly WMT/HBR 910
    2. Schnell HRB/ROC 810
    3. Cluff ROC 809
    4. Hassell ROC 804
    5. Glasser HRB 790
    6. Morales HRB/ROC 787
    7. Lomavita WMT 749
    8. Bossiere WMT 735
    9. J. Mota FRB 728
    10. Ross FBG/WMT 726
    (Chaparro ROC 100 AB 842)
    (Petersen 132 AB 810)

    ERA 47 IP
    1. Amaral FBG/WMT 2.27
    2. J. Feliz FCL 2.40
    3. Cornelio WMT/HBG 2.60
    4. D. Garcia FBG 2.70
    5. Conley HBG/ROC 2.99
    (Sykora 45.1 IP 1.79, Beeker 42.2 IP 2.53)

    K/BB 27 IP
    1. J. Feliz FCL 5.13
    2. Aldonis FCL/FBG 5.00
    3. Sykora FBG/WMT/HBG 4.65
    4. Bloebaum FBG/WMT 4.38
    5. Shuman HBG/ROC 4.06

  2. What an unexpectedly good season from Cornelio. He’s definitely the break out arm of the first half of the season.

    I remember there being some hype around him in 2022 at draft time, but his performances in 2023-2024 dropped him off my radar. He’s got good stuff (reported to sit in the high 90s), but his command has failed him, and is still this season concerningly high. But if we could get a solid bullpen arm out of him too, that would be a wildly successful outcome.

    1. Love to see a Nats’ later round draft pick (Cornelio went in the 7th round) developing after a couple of years in the system. That said, he is really benefitting from what seems like an unsustainably low BABIP. That said, there’s something to be said for always getting outs.

      Realize that Jackson Cluff has aged (28) past prospect status, but he’s putting together a really nice year in Rochester. .809 OPS 18 SB 2 CS; he’s played every infield position except catcher (yes, he has even pitched in 3 games). That’s a nice variety of skills (batting, base running, position versatility). After the trade deadline sell-off, wouldn’t mind Cluff getting an MLB look.

  3. sadly only two weeks of FCL play to go. while some promotions may follow the two Feliz boys are seeing their seasons trending in the wrong direction. playing the same 2-3 teams all the time may be exposing them, let’s hope they finish strong.

    some positivity in Green’s FLA experience, my guess he goes back to low A ball to try and finish with some confidence. still a long shot at this point.

  4. I know Sam Selleck or Bobby Blanco have previously dived into the rabbit hole , Alice , about possible picks at 2-3-4… of Legacy son is drafted .
    There is a certain lefty mentioned who ironically might comp well with Alex Clemney
    Yes we just had the Buck full moon . Antlers grown full .

    1. A high school kid who interests me on down the draft is Jason Parker, twin brother of JoJo, who likely will go in the top 15 picks. I also think there are going to be some good collegiate arms available around the Nats’ 2d round pick.

      1. Not sure if its based on information, but all of the most prominent draft mockers are leaning to the Nats taking Kade Anderson with the 1-1. I’m clueless, but not the direction that I would go.

        1. I think the lefty mentioned in round two or three is that certain one in Illinois

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