Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse OFF DAY vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 6:00 p.m. (comp. DH) TBD and Maya (6-7, 4.06) vs. TBD and Huff (1-4, 3.12) Harrisburg OFF DAY vs. Reading, 7:00 p.m. Cole (2-0, 0.69) vs. Hollands (2-1, 4.50) Potomac Lost, 5-3 @ Carolina, 7:15 p.m. Solis (2-0, 2.65) vs. Colon (3-3, 3.52) Hagerstown Won, …
Isaac Ballou has been named the New York-Penn League’s Batter of the Week for the week of July 29-August 4, the first Doubleday to win a weekly award this season.
Ballou, who is currently riding an eight-game hitting streak, went 12-for-24 with three doubles, three RBI while scoring eight runs and drawing four walks for a line of .500/.539/.577 for the week.
For the season, Ballou is hitting .307/.404/.405 with two HR and 15 RBI. He’s stolen six bases and scored 23 runs in 42 games for Auburn. He was drafted in the 15th round by the Nationals this past June out of the Marshall University, where he set career records for walks (129) and triples (16). The 23-y.o. native of Smithfield, Va. was also drafted in the 36th round by the Pirates in 2011 but did not sign.
Tyler Moore kept the International League Batter of Week award in Syracuse for another week, earning the recognition for his play the week of July 29 to August 4th. It’s the second time this season Chiefs batters have won the award back-to-back, both times following Zach Walters (June 10-16, July 22-28). Moore singled just once …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 5-4 OFF DAY N/A Harrisburg Lost, 6-0 OFF DAY N/A Potomac OFF DAY @ Carolina, 7:15 p.m. Demny (0-0, 3.86) vs. Morimando (7-1, 3.07) Hagerstown Lost, 4-3 vs. Lakewood, 7:05 p.m. Encarnacion (7-7, 3.30) vs. Nunez (8-7, 4.50) Auburn Won, 13-4 OFF DAY N/A GCL Nationals OFF DAY …
As one might expect with a last-place team, just one Auburn Doubleday was named to the New York-Penn League 2013 All-Star game. David Napoli got the nod from the NYPL, which released the rosters this afternoon. Napoli is currently 1-0 with three saves and a 1.37 ERA in 11 appearances, in which he’s pitched 19⅔ …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 7-6 (12 inn.) @ Rochester, 1:05 p.m. Storen (0-0, 9.00) vs. Hendriks (3-7, 5.01) Harrisburg Lost, 3-2 vs. Binghamton, 2:00 p.m. Gilliam (3-5, 4.09) vs. Snydergaard (4-0, 2.25) Potomac Won, 6-3 OFF DAY N/A Hagerstown Won, 7-6 (10 inn.) vs. Kannapolis, 1:05 p.m. Turnbull (5-3, 4.82) vs. Recchia …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 7-6 (10 inn.) @ Rochester, 7:05 p.m. Clay (3-2, 2.61) vs. P.J. Walters (5-2, 3.57) Harrisburg Lost, 3-0 vs. Binghamton, 7:00 p.m. Karns (7-4, 3.41) vs. Verrett (9-6, 4.15) Potomac Won, 11-1 vs. Myrtle Beach, 6:35 p.m. Purke (1-3, 7.07) vs. Pucetas (1st A+ start of ’13) Hagerstown …
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. SYRACUSE CHIEFS 51-60, 6th place I.L. North, 8½ games behind Good Zach Walters .404/.417/.936, 5HR, 11RBI since All-Star Break (14G) Bad Cole Kimball 10.80 ERA/7.30 FIP/2.30 WHIP in 11 appearances Interesting After game on July 4th – last place, 16½ …
The Potomac Nationals announced today that OF Billy Burns has been promoted to Harrisburg. Taking his place on the P-Nats roster is OF Brandon Miller, who was also promoted from Hagerstown. Burns becomes the ninth P-Nat to get the bump this season, but just the second position player. He’s currently riding a 24-game hit streak, …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 5-0 @ Louisville, 7:05 p.m. Roark (9-3, 3.16) vs. Reineke (8-9, 3.64) Harrisburg Won, 3-1 vs. Binghamton, 7:00 p.m. Hill (2-4, 2.42) vs. Peavey (0-0, 2.25) Potomac Won, 6-1; Won, 3-1 vs. Myrtle Beach, 7:05 p.m. Rauh (2-1, 3.79) vs. Eickhoff (7-3, 3.47) Hagerstown Won, 4-1 vs. Kannapolis, …