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Caleb Ramsey Named Sally Lg. Batter of the Week

Caleb Ramsey has been named the South Atlantic League’s Batter of the Week for the week of August 20 to 26, the second Nationals farmhand to be honored this week.

Ramsey batted safely in five of six games during the week, collecting 10 hits and five extra-base hits, with a pair of doubles, a trio of triples and 10 RBI while scoring five runs and drawing two walks.

He’s the second Sun to earn the Sally League’s Batter of the Week honors, following Steve Souza Jr. (July 2-8). Alex Meyer earned Pitcher of the Week honors for the week of June 11-17.

The 2011 eleventh-round pick out of the University of Houston is batting .324/.407/.465 for the month of August and has played in 120 of the Suns 130 games thus far.

John Lannan Named Int’l Lg. Pitcher of the Week

John LannanJohn Lannan became the latest Syracuse pitcher to win the International League Pitcher of the Week award for the period of August 20-26, following Zach Duke (Aug. 6-12) and Tanner Roark (Jul. 23-29), on the strength of his three-hit shutout against Gwinnett on Saturday.

Lannan needed just 87 pitches to cut the gem, throwing 60 for strikes and facing just 29 batters while walking one and striking out two in the 1-0 contest. Presumably, he was a in a better mood afterwards than in the picture above.

Lannan is a 2005 11th-round draft pick out of Siena College who vaulted from High-A Potomac to DC in 2007 with a 12-3, 2.31 ERA performance in the minors and a 2-2, 4.15 mark in the majors. He’s expected to return to the Washington rotation soon, having won both spot starts in July and August.

Lannan is the fourth Syracuse Chief to win the I.L.’s weekly honors, with Corey Brown winning Batter of the Week for May 21-27.

Monday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 7-0 @ Charlotte, 7:15 p.m. Roark (6-16, 4.57) vs. Axelrod (7-5, 2.88) Harrisburg Postponed @ Richmond, 7:05 p.m. Wang (1-4, 5.17) vs. Westcott (11-10, 4.03) Potomac Lost, 10-7 OFF DAY N/A Hagerstown Cancelled OFF DAY N/A Auburn Won, 4-0 @ State College, 7:05 p.m. Encarnacion (4-1, 4.28) vs. …

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Last Night In Woodbridge

It wasn’t pretty, but it counts just the same. Potomac scored three times in the rain with two outs in the bottom of the sixth before the umpires ordered the tarp drawn. Forty-seven minutes later they called it to give Potomac its fifth straight win, 3-0. The rally began with a leadoff walk to Matt …

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Sunday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 1-0 @ Gwinnett, 5:05 p.m. Mandel (4-5, 3.06) vs. Batista (1-1, 3.38) Harrisburg Lost, 5-4 @ Bowie, 2:00 p.m. Wang (1-4, 5.17) vs. D. Bundy (1-0, 3.18) Potomac Won, 3-0 (6 inn.) vs. Frederick, 6:05 p.m. Ray (4-11, 6.57) vs. Berry (4-5, 4.52) Hagerstown Won, 3-1; Won, 6-5 …

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Saturday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 6-0 @ Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m. Lannan (7-11, 4.89) vs. Teheran (7-7, 5.48) Harrisburg Lost, 6-3 @ Bowie, 6:35 p.m. Broderick (2-0, 4.08) vs. Bascom (6-6, 4.28) Potomac Won, 6-4 vs. Frederick, 6:35 p.m. Swynenberg (5-5, 5.49) vs. Jones (6-0, 2.30) Hagerstown Postponed vs. Delmarva, 6:05 p.m. Rauh (2-2, …

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Good, Bad, Interesting – Vol. 19

Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. SYRACUSE CHIEFS 63-70, 5th place I.L. North, 14½ games behind Good Sandy Leon .371/.511/.600 in August (14G) Bad Erik Arnesen 5.51ERA, 1.59WHIP since All-Star Break Interesting Eury Perez 8BB in 34G at AAA (7 in 82G at AA) HARRISBURG SENATORS …

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Last Night In Woodbridge

With six strong innings from top pitching prospect Alex Meyer, the Potomac Nationals took their third straight win with a 7-5 decision over the Carolina Mudcats, setting up a weekend showdown with the first-place Frederick Keys. Potomac scored in each of the first four innings, highlighted by Steven Souza Jr.’s fourth home run, a light-tower …

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Friday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 5-4 (10 inn.) @ Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m. Maya (11-8, 3.42) vs. Delgado (4-2, 5.13) Harrisburg Lost, 17-2 @ Bowie, 7:05 p.m. Rosenbaum (8-9, 3.73) vs. Pettit (9-3, 4.10) Potomac Won, 7-5 vs. Frederick, 7:05 p.m. Gilliam (0-1, 5.48) vs. Gausman (0-0, 12.00) Hagerstown Won, 8-5 vs. Delmarva, 7:05 …

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Last Night In Woodbridge

After falling behind 7-3 after three and a half innings, the Potomac Nationals took advantage of four errors and four wild pitches to score the last five runs in a 9-8 win in extra innings. The comeback began in the 8th, Potomac down 8-4, with a Stephen King double to the right-center gap that might …

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