2013 GAME NOTES UPCOMING GAMES AND PITCHING PROBABLES (QUAD CITES LISTED FIRST, ALL TIMES CENTRAL) 2013 RIVER BANDITS AT A GLANCE

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1 Quad Cities River Bandits Baseball Club Class-A Midwest League Affiliate of the Houston Astros 209 S. Gaines St., Davenport, IA Phone: (563) / Fax: (563) Director of Media Relations: Marco LaNave (563) / marco@riverbandits.com 2013 GAME NOTES Game 26, Road Game 15, First-Half Game 26 Quad Cities River Bandits (15-10, 15-10), Western Division (2nd place, 3.0 GB) at South Bend Silver Hawks (18-6, 18-6), Eastern Division (1st place, 0.5 GA) Friday, May 3-6:35 P.M. Central Daylight Time Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium - South Bend, Ind. Internet Broadcast presented by Mediacom: RHP Jordan Jankowski (0-0, 3.32) & LHP Brian Holmes (2-2, 5.40) vs. RHP Brandon Sinnery (0-0, 0.90) t UPCOMING GAMES AND PITCHING PROBABLES (QUAD CITES LISTED FIRST, ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Wednesday, May L, 4-3 W-Daniel Watts (4-0) L-Lance McCullers (0-3), S-R.J. Hively (7) Thursday, May L, 6-4 W-Frank Santana (3-0), L-Colton Cain (0-3), S-Enrique Burgos (2) Friday, May 6:35 P.M. RHP Jordan Jankowski (0-0, 3.32) & LHP Brian Holmes (2-2, 5.40) vs. RHP Brandon Sinnery (0-0, 0.90) Saturday, May 5:35 P.M. RHP Vincent Velasquez (3-0, 2.45) & LHP Joe Bircher (1-0, 2.92) vs. RHP Edgar De La Rosa (1-0, 4.91) & RHP Yorfrank Lopez (2-1, 4.42) Sunday, May 12:00 P.M. RHP Lance McCullers (0-3, 2.08) & RHP Daniel Minor (2-0, 3.70) vs. RHP Montreal Robertson (1-3, 5.96) BANDITS FALL AGAIN TO SOUTH BEND: The River Bandits came back to tie the Silver Hawks, 4-4, in the seventh inning Thursday night, but South Bend scored twice in the bottom of the eighth inning for a 6-4 win, and the River Bandits left a season-high 15 runners on base despite matching a season high with 11 walks in their second straight loss. Left-hander Colton Cain allowed three straight hits and a run to start the eighth inning, and right-hander John Neely allowed a groundout that scored a run. Jesse Wierzbicki hit his third home run, Roberto Peña extended his hitting streak to 10 games, and Ryan Dineen drew four walks - bringing his total to eight in his last 10 plate appearances. SILVER HAWKS OVERTAKE RIVER BANDITS TO WIN OPENER: For the first time this season, the River Bandits lost a game in which they held a three-run lead, as the Silver Hawks rallied from a 3-0, fifth-inning deficit for a 4-3 win at Coveleski Stadium Wednesday night. Silver Hawks second baseman Kevin Medrano hit a two-run double to close the deficit to 3-2 against right-hander Daniel Minor, and single runs against right-hander Lance McCullers in the sixth and seventh innings led to a 4-3 win for the home team, which has won six in a row. FIRST VISIT TO SOUTH BEND SINCE 2011 KICKS OFF SIX-GAME EASTERN DIVISION TRIP: After taking two of three games each from the Lansing Lugnuts and Great Lakes Loons at Modern Woodmen Park, the River Bandits head to South Bend for the first of a pair of series at Eastern Division ballparks. The Silver Hawks, the Class-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks since the major league franchise debuted in 1998, took two of three games in Davenport last season by sweeping a doubleheader May 1. Quad Cities lost two of three games in South Bend in 2011 and two of three in Davenport in The River Bandits last won a series in South Bend July 9-11, also the last year Quad Cities won the season series, taking two of three at each team s ballpark. LOPEZ RETURNS TO SOUTH BEND FOR FIRST TIME SINCE END OF PLAYING CAREER: River Bandits manager Omar Lopez is back where his playing career closed 15 years ago. Lopez played 11 games as a third baseman and went 5-for-35 (.143) with two doubles and two RBIs for the South Bend Silver Hawks in 1998, his final season as a professional player before beginning his work in the Astros organization. ASTROS ANNOUNCE BANDITS PLAYER AND PITCHER OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL: The Houston Astros Player Development Department has named April s Minor League Pitchers and Players of the Month at each of their four in-season minor league affiliates. These awards are chosen every month by the field staff of each team. Center fielder Teoscar Hernandez was the Player of the Month, and right-hander Vincent Velasquez was the Pitcher of the Month. Hernandez was named the club s Player of the Month after hitting.297 (27x91) with 18 runs scored, seven doubles, 12 RBI and eight stolen bases in 21 games. Hernandez leads the River Bandits in runs scored, hits, doubles, triples (3) and steals. A second-round draft pick by Houston in the June 2010 draft, RHP Vince Velasquez went 3-0 with two saves and a 2.45 ERA (7ER/25.2IP) in six games (three starts) en route to being named Class A Quad Cities Pitcher of the Month. Velasquez had 31 strikeouts in 25.2 innings pitched last month, while allowing just a.156 (14x90) opponent s batting average. BANDITS POUND LOONS TO TAKE SERIES: The River Bandits took the final two games of a three-game home series against the Great Lakes Loons to finish a 4-2 home stand. On Sunday, every Great Lakes Loons batter contributed at least one of the team s 18 hits in a 10-6 victory despite the first triple play by the Quad Cities franchise since On Monday, River Bandits left-hander Brian Holmes set a career high and a season high for a River Bandit with 10 strikeouts in five innings, and right-hander Jordan Jankowski struck out four more in four shutout innings of a 6-1 home win. The 14 strikeouts set a Quad Cities single-game season high. In the Tuesday rubber match, the River Bandits scored a season-high 17 runs, and catcher Jobduan Morales hit the team s first grand slam of the season as part of a team-high five RBIs in a 17-6 win. TRIPLE PLAY NOTES: The River Bandits turned their first triple play in six seasons in the second inning Sunday against Great Lakes. With no outs and runners at first and second base, Dashenko Ricardo hit a ground ball to third baseman Rio Ruiz, who stepped on third base, threw to second baseman Austin Elkins for a force out, and Elkins relay to first baseman Miles Hamblin completed the 14th triple play in franchise history and first since June 16, 2007, when Quad Cities also turned a triple play on a ground ball by Beloit s Danny Valencia, just 16 days after the Swing of the Quad Cities turned a triple play on a line drive against Clinton. The 14 triple plays are the most all-time in the Midwest League. EASTERN DIVISION MATCHUPS: Quad Cities is playing the third of eight three-game series against Eastern Division opponents. Four Eastern Division teams will host the River Bandtis, and the other four will visit Modern Woodmen Park. Last season the River Bandits, as the affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, lost two of three games to seven of eight Eastern Division teams, with the exception a two-out-of-three home series win over the Lake County Captains. a 2013 RIVER BANDITS AT A GLANCE Regular Season Record First Half Record Second Half Record Home Road vs. Western Division vs. Eastern Division st Half Place (MWL Western)... 2nd Games Behind Last Last Current Streak...Lost Home Attendance... 19,324 Home Dates Nightly Average Attendance... 1,932 Midwest League Rank...9th of 16 BANDITS MAY SCHEDULE All Game Times Central and Subject to Change. 1. 5/1 L, /2 L, /3 6:35 P.M. 4. 5/4 5:35 P.M. 5. 5/5 12:00 P.M. 6. 5/6 5:35 P.M. 5/7 Tue. OFF 7. 5/8 Wed. CR 7:00 P.M. 8. 5/9 Thu. CR 7:00 P.M. 9. 5/10 Fri. CR 7:00 P.M /11 Sat. PEO 6:00 P.M /11 Sat. PEO GAME /12 Sun. PEO 2:00 P.M /13 Mon. PEO 11:00 A.M /14 6:35 P.M /15 6:35 P.M /16 12:05 P.M /17 Fri. BEL 7:00 P.M /18 Sat. BEL 7:00 P.M /19 Sun. BEL 2:00 P.M /20 Mon. BEL 11:00 A.M. 5/21 Tue. OFF 21. 5/22 Wed. WIS 7:00 P.M /23 Thu. WIS 7:00 P.M /24 Fri. WIS 7:00 P.M /25 6:00 P.M /26 2:00 P.M /26 GAME /27 2:00 P.M /28 Tue. KC 7:00 P.M /29 Wed. KC 7:00 P.M /30 Thu. KC 7:00 P.M /31 6:30 P.M. RECENT TRANSACTIONS APRIL 30 - IF Rio Ruiz placed on Quad Cities Disabled List, as of April 29. IF Brian Blasik transferred from Extended Spring Training to Quad Cities. FOR UP-TO-DATE PLAYER AND TEAM NEWS, STATS AND OTHER INFORMATION VISIT RIVERBANDITS.COM

2 TODAY S STARTING PITCHER - 1 HT: 6-2 WT: 200 BATS/THROWS: R/R PRO EXPERIENCE: 2nd Season AGE: 23 BORN: May 17, 1989 HOMETOWN: McMurray, Pa. ACQUIRED: Selected in the 34th round of Draft PITCHES: Fastball, Changeup, Slider, Curveball COLLEGE: Catawba College (N.C.) 2013 SEASON STATISTICS CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP AVG. Quad Cities / PITCHER GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR RESULT BS * W, 3-1 (13) 4/13 PEO W, 8-6 4/ L, 4-3 4/25 LAN L, 6-2 4/29 GL S * W, 6-1 *Relief appearance HAS NOT FACED THE SILVER HAWKS #16 Jordan Jankowski LAST OUTING: MONDAY, APRIL 29, VS. GREAT LAKES Jankowski followed left-hander Brian Holmes in a tandem for the first time since April 7, and he took over with a 4-1 lead starting the sixth inning. Jankowski set down the first six batters he faced - including three strikeouts in the seventh inning. He allowed a leadoff single in the eighth inning before getting a double play, and then worked around a hit and an error in the ninth inning for a scoreless performance and his first save of the season. He fanned the final batter of the game to give Quad Cities a season high of 14 strikeouts as a pitching staff. --> Won his first three games with rookie-level Greeneville --> Only allowed an earned run in six of his 23 outings and never allowed more than two --> Held right-handed hitters to a.116 average (10-for-86) --> Posted a 1.62 ERA (3 ER/16.2 IP) when in the eighth and ninth innings. PITCHER BY THE NUMBERS (2013) vs. LH: (.286), HR vs. RH: 8-25 (.320), HR RISP: 4-12 (.333) RISP, 2 OUTS: 2-6 (.333) RIVER BANDITS RECORD IN STARTS: 2-1 RUN SUPPORT IN STARTS: 4.33 / game FIRST-INNING ERA: 3.00 LONGEST OUTING: 5.0 (4/25 v. LAN) MOST STRIKEOUTS: 4 (4/29 v. GL) --> Hit.540 while going 6-1 with a 2.00 ERA from the mound to earn the 2008 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Player of the Year for baseball in southwestern Pennsylvania award his senior year of high school --> Selected by Astros in the 34th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign --> Attended Miami (Oxford, Ohio) University his first two collegiate seasons --> Hit.200 as a third-string catcher his freshman season in > Hit.287 with eight homers while going 3-3 with a 4.28 ERA and 10 saves (2nd in MAC) his sophomore year in > Transferred to Catawba College and posted an 8-2 record and a 2.95 ERA his junior year (2011) --> Went 9-2 with a 3.79 ERA, fanned 126 and walked 24 in 90.1 innings to help Catawba College to the Division II World Series in. Career Statistics through YEAR CLUB LG W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG. Greeneville APP-R / CAREER TOTALS /

3 TODAY S STARTING PITCHER - 2 HT: 6-4 WT: 210 BATS/THROWS: L/L PRO EXPERIENCE: 2nd Season AGE: 22 BORN: January 30, 1991 HOMETOWN: Lawrenceville, GA ACQUIRED: Selected in the 13th round of Draft PITCHES: Fastball, Cutter, Curveball, Changeup COLLEGE: Wake Forest University 2013 SEASON STATISTICS CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP AVG. Quad Cities / PITCHER GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR RESULT W, 3-1 (13) 4/13 PEO W * W, 8-6 4/20 L L, 7-3 4/25 LAN L * L, 6-2 4/29 GL W W, 6-1 *Relief appearance HAS NOT FACED THE SILVER HAWKS PITCHER BY THE NUMBERS (2013) vs. LH: 8-29 (.276), HR vs. RH: 9-42 (.214) RISP: 7-20 (.350) RISP, 2 OUTS: 1-8 (.125) RIVER BANDITS RECORD IN STARTS: 2-1 RUN SUPPORT IN STARTS: 4.0 / game FIRST-INNING ERA: 0.00 LONGEST OUTING: 5.0-2x (4/7 at KC, 4/29 v. GL) MOST STRIKEOUTS: 10 (4/29 v. GL) #41 Brian Holmes LAST OUTING: MONDAY, APRIL 29, VS. GREAT LAKES In his first home start, Holmes more than doubled his strikeout total for the season by fanning a career high and River Bandits season-high 10 batters in five innings. He struck out the first batter of the game and worked around a two-out double in the first inning, then struck out all three batters in the second. He hit a batter and walked two to load the bases in the third but got two strikeouts in the inning to keep the game scoreless. Quad Cities scored twice in the third and twice in the fourth, and Holmes allowed his only run in the fifth, in which he recorded his last three strikeouts to turn a 4-1 lead over to right-hander Jordan Jankowski, who added four strikeouts in four shutout innings in a 6-1 win. The 14 strikeouts are the most in a game by Quad Cities. --> Spent the entire season at short season Class-A Tri-City --> Went 6-1 with a 2.33 ERA (12 ER/46.1 IP) in nine starts to earn New York-Penn League Midseason All-Star honors --> Named the New York-Penn League Pitcher of the Week (July 23-30), having gone 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA (1 ER/14.0 IP) --> Was three outs away from a perfect game on July 27, before allowing a single to Hudson Valley s Joey Rickard to lead off the seventh (game two of a double-header), but he struck out six and allowed one hit in seven innings for the first complete game and shutout of his career --> Tossed seven scoreless innings in his lone relief outing on Sept. 3 --> Led the league in opponents average (.165) and shutouts (1), while placing in a tie for third in wins (7), seventh in WHIP (0.96) and 11th in ERA (2.57) --> Named an MiLB.com Organization All-Star. --> Went 4-2 with an 8.16 ERA in 13 games, including eight starts, for Young Harris Junior College (Ga) his freshman year in > Transferred to Wake Forest for his sophomore year in 2011, when he appeared in 15 games, including 11 starts. --> Posted a team-best 2.83 ERA as a junior in --> Tossed the first Wake Forest no-hitter in nearly 12 years against Marshall on March 5, - named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and ACC Player of the Week for the feat --> Ranked ninth-best in Wake Forest in career ERA (2.91) --> One of three Deacs selected by the Astros in the draft, joining RHP Michael Dimock (37th round) and INF Pat Blair (24th, did not sign). Career Statistics through YEAR CLUB LG W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG. Tri-City NYP-A-SS CAREER TOTALS

4 2013 RIVER BANDITS FIELD STAFF NOTES Omar Lopez - Manager Omar Lopez will begin his sixth season as a manager in the Astros organization when he leads the River Bandits for the first time on Opening Day April 4. Lopez, 36, managed the rookie-level Greeneville Astros in the Appalachian League the last two seasons, the Gulf Coast League Astros in 2009 and 2010, and the Venezuelan Summer League Astros in Prior to managing, Lopez served as a hitting and infield instructor in the Astros Venezuelan program and as a scout for the organization from 1999 to He was the Astros International Man of the Year in 2005 and Player Development Man of the Year in A native of Valencia, Venezuela, Lopez was an infielder for three seasons in the minor league systems of the Chicago White Sox ( ) and Arizona Diamondbacks (1998). He played two seasons for the rookie-level Bristol White Sox and his final season with the South Bend Silver Hawks of the Midwest League. Lopez becomes the 34th manager for the Quad Cities franchise since it joined the Midwest League in He is the fifth to manage an Astros affiliate in the Quad Cities, following Steve Dillard ( ), Jim Pankovits ( ), Manny Acta (1997) and Mike Rojas (1998). Acta was a major league manager the past six seasons for the Washington Nationals and Cleveland Indians, while Rojas is the bullpen coach of the defending American League Champion Detroit Tigers. Dave Borkowski - Pitching Coach Former major league pitcher Dave Borkowski will serve as the River Bandits pitching coach this season, which will be his fourth as a coach in the Astros organization following 15 seasons ( ) as a professional pitcher. Borkowski, 35, compiled a record with a 5.87 ERA in 181 major league games over seven seasons with Detroit ( ), Baltimore (2004) and Houston ( ). Borkowski appeared in 181 Major League games (21 starts) and was with one save and a 5.87 ERA in seven combined seasons with Detroit ( ), Baltimore (2004), and Houston ( ). His first professional season was in 1995 after being selected in the 11th round of the June 1995 draft by Detroit. Borkowski recorded a career-high five wins with Houston in 2007, finishing 5-3 with a 5.15 ERA. He pitched in 264 career minor league games and was with a 3.85 ERA and six saves. He pitched in the Midwest League for the 1997 West Michigan Whitecaps. Borkowski coached the pitching staff of Class-A Lexington in the South Atlantic League in 2011 and, and he was the pitching coach of rookie-level Greeneville in Joel Chimelis - Hitting Coach Joel Chimelis will serve his eighth consecutive season as a hitting coach in the Astros organization and 10th overall as a minor league coach following a 14-season professional career. Chimelis, 45, previously coached in the Astros organization with short-season Class-A Tri-City ( ), Class-A Lexington (2011) and Double-A Corpus Christi (). He spent 2004 and 2005 with the Savannah Sand Gnats of the Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos in 2004) organization. Chimelis was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 11th round of the 1988 Major League draft. He was as a minor league infielder in the Athletics ( ), San Francisco Giants ( ) and New York Mets (1996) organizations. He was called up to the Giants major league roster in 1995 but did not appear in a game. Chimelis also played in Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Taiwan and Korea. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Chimelis played baseball at Howard Junior College in Big Spring, Texas, and was a member of the 1988 University of Texas squad. He was named to the 1988 NCAA Central Region team with the Longhorns. Steve Miller - Athletic Trainer Steve Miller enters his second season as a trainer in the Astros organization after spending with the Gulf Coast League Astros. Previously, Miller served as the Triple-A New Orleans head athletic trainer in the Marlins system for six seasons. This season marks Miller s 14th in baseball, as he also spent time with Carolina (2004), Class-A Greensboro (2003) and Kane County (2002) in the Midwest League. Miller began his career with the Marlins Class A Jupiter in 2000 and spent the following year with the Gulf Coast League Expos. He was named head athletic trainer for the 2010 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game. Miller received a bachelor s degree in athletic training from Southern Illinois University in 1997 and a master s degree in kinesiology from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in Vince Coleman - Outfield/Baserunning Development Specialist Former major leaguer Vince Coleman will be a development specialist focused on outfield and baserunning. He will be with the club for homestands and also be a scout and roving instructor within the Astros organization. Coleman played 13 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals ( ), New York Mets ( ), Kansas City Royals ( ), Seattle Mariners (1995), Cincinnati Reds (1996) and Detroit Tigers (1997). Coleman was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1985 and led the league in stolen bases in each of his first six seasons. Julio Diaz - Strength Coach Julio Diaz Berrios begins his first season with the Astros as the strength and conditioning coach of the River Bandits. Diaz Berrios atheltic training resume includes Baseball COLICEBA (PR), the Handball Federation of Puerto Rico and the men s baseball and volleyball teams at the University of Puerto Rico. He received his bachelor of science degree in athletic therapy from the University of Puerto Rico, and is also bilingual.

5 QUAD CITIES 2013 ALUMNI REPORT Stats are current season through May 2 - excludes players on 2013 team Batters (19 appearing in MLB) Player Last QC Season TEAM(S) LG CLASS AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS HBP SAC SF Adams, Matt 2010 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB Amezcua, Adan 1995 Tigres de Quintana Roo MEX AAA Anderson, Bryan 2006 Charlotte Knights INT AAA Ankiel, Rick 2005 Houston Astros AL MLB Brown, Andrew 2008 Las Vegas 51s PCL AAA Carpenter, Matt 2009 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB Castellanos, Alex 2009 Albuquerque Isotopes PCL AAA Castillo, Juan Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Castillo, Juan Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Chambers, Adron 2008 Memphis Redbirds PCL AAA Cruz, Tony 2007 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB Curtis, Jermaine 2009 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB Curtis, Jermaine 2009 Memphis Redbirds PCL AAA Cutler, Charles 2009 Altoona Curve EAS AA De La Cruz, Luis 2008 Lynchburg Hillcats CAR A(Adv) Garcia, Anthony Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Garcia, Greg 2011 Memphis Redbirds PCL AAA Gil, Ronny 2011 Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Greene, Tyler 2006 Chicago White Sox AL MLB Greene, Tyler 2006 Charlotte Knights INT AAA Hamilton, Mark 2006 Pawtucket Red Sox INT AAA Jackson, Ryan 2010 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB Jackson, Ryan 2010 Memphis Redbirds PCL AAA Jay, Jon 2006 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB Jones, Garrett 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB Klein, Geoffrey 2011 Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Klein, Geoffrey 2011 Peoria Chiefs MID A(Full) Kozma, Pete 2008 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB Kubel, Jason 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks NL MLB Longmire, Nick Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Martinez, Jose 2006 Oklahoma City RedHawks PCL AAA Martini, Nick Peoria Chiefs MID A(Full) Mateo, Luis Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Mauer, Joe 2002 Minnesota Twins AL MLB Merchan, Jesus 2003 Tucson Padres PCL AAA Montero, Jesus Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Morneau, Justin 2001 Minnesota Twins AL MLB O Neill, Mike 2011 Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Oeltjen, Trent 2003 Salt Lake Bees PCL AAA Peterson, Brock 2004 Memphis Redbirds PCL AAA Pham, Thomas 2008 Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Piscotty, Stephen Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Pritchard, Neal Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Punto, Nick 2004 Los Angeles Dodgers NL MLB Rahmatulla, Tyler Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Rasmus, Casey Peoria Chiefs MID A(Full) Rasmus, Colby 2006 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB Robinson, Shane 2006 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB Rodriguez, Jonathan 2011 Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Rodriguez, Luis 2000 Salt Lake Bees PCL AAA Rodriguez, Starlin 2011 Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Salazar, Jose 2006 Vaqueros de la Laguna MEX AAA Scruggs, Xavier 2009 Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Smith, Curt 2008 New Britain Rock Cats EAS AA Solano, Donovan 2007 Miami Marlins NL MLB Span, Denard 2004 Washington Nationals NL MLB Stanley, Cody Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Swauger, Chris 2009 Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Swinson, Michael 2011 Peoria Chiefs MID A(Full) Taveras, Oscar 2011 Memphis Redbirds PCL AAA Wallace, Brett 2008 Houston Astros AL MLB Wallace, Brett 2008 Oklahoma City RedHawks PCL AAA Walsh, Colin Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Walton, Jordan Peoria Chiefs MID A(Full) Williams, Matt Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Wong, Kolten 2011 Memphis Redbirds PCL AAA MLB Debuts in 2013: Jermaine Curtis - April 27

6 QUAD CITIES 2013 ALUMNI REPORT Stats are current season through May 2 - Excludes players on 2013 team Pitchers (12 appearing in MLB) Player Last QC Season TEAM LG CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO SAC SF AB GO/AO AVG WHIP WP GF Additon, Nick 2008 Memphis Redbirds PCL AAA Balfour, Grant 1999 Oakland Athletics AL MLB Blair, Seth 2011 Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Blazek, Michael 2010 Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Broderick, Brian 2008 Harrisburg Senators EAS AA Butler, Keith 2011 Memphis Redbirds PCL AAA Butler, Keith 2011 Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Carpenter, David 2009 Gwinnett Braves INT AAA Castillo, Richard 2009 Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Cornelius, Jonathan Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Corrigan, Chris 2011 Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Crain, Jesse 2002 Chicago White Sox AL MLB Creath, Brandon Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Delgado, Ramon 2009 Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Ferrara, Anthony 2011 Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Fick, C.J Oklahoma City RedHawks PCL AAA Fornataro, Eric 2010 Memphis Redbirds PCL AAA Garcia, Freddy 1996 Norfolk Tides INT AAA Garcia, Jaime 2006 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB Gaviglio, Sam Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Greenwood, Nick 2010 Memphis Redbirds PCL AAA Hald, Kyle Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Hernandez, Hector Peoria Chiefs MID A(Full) Herron, Tyler 2007 Potomac Nationals CAR A(Adv) Hooker, Deryk 2010 Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Jacob, Kevin Delmarva Shorebirds SAL A(Full) Jenkins, Tyrell Peoria Chiefs MID A(Full) Kelly, Joe 2010 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB Kiekhefer, Dean 2011 Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Llorens, Dixon Peoria Chiefs MID A(Full) Lynn, Lance 2008 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB Maness, Seth 2011 Memphis Redbirds PCL AAA Martinez, Carlos 2011 Springfield Cardinals TEX AA McCully, Nick 2009 Birmingham Barons SOU AA McGregor, Scott 2009 Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Meek, Evan 2004 Round Rock Express PCL AAA Miller, Shelby 2010 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB Miller, Travis Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Miranda, Danny Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Mortensen, Clayton 2007 Boston Red Sox AL MLB Nazario, Iden 2011 Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Neshek, Pat 2003 Oakland Athletics AL MLB Ottavino, Adam 2006 Colorado Rockies NL MLB Perez, Chris 2006 Cleveland Indians AL MLB Perkins, Glen 2004 Minnesota Twins AL MLB Polanco, Jhonny Peoria Chiefs MID A(Full) Rondon, Jorge 2010 Memphis Redbirds PCL AAA Rosenthal, Trevor 2011 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB Sanchez, Eduardo 2008 Memphis Redbirds PCL AAA Siegrist, Kevin 2011 Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Thomas, Kevin 2009 Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Villanueva, Dail Peoria Chiefs MID A(Full) Walters, P.J Rochester Red Wings INT AAA Whiting, Boone Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Wright, Justin 2011 Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Wyatt, Heath Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv)

7 HOUSTON ASTROS AFFILIATE UPDATE (MiLB affiliates are combined) HOUSTON ASTROS - Major League American League West W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 Texas Rangers L2 5-5 Oakland Athletics L1 4-6 Seattle Mariners W1 6-4 Los Angeles Angels L1 3-7 Houston Astros L3 3-7 RESULT FOR 05/02/2013 Detroit 7, Houston 3 (14) Final (4:50) W-Putkonen, Luke (1-0) L-Keuchel, Dallas (0-1) Putkonen (DET), W, 2.1 IP, 4 SO...Pena, C (HOU), 2-for-6, R, HR, RBI UPCOMING GAME FOR 05/03/2013 (All Times Eastern) Detroit at Houston 8:10PM Fister, Doug (4-0) vs Norris, Bud (3-3) OKLAHOMA CITY REDHAWKS - Triple-A Pacific Coast League American Southern W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 Oklahoma City RedHawks W7 7-3 Albuquerque Isotopes L1 7-3 Round Rock Express W1 5-5 New Orleans Zephyrs L1 5-5 RESULT FOR 05/02/2013 Okla. City 9, Nashville 1 Final (3:01) W-Zeid, Josh (2-0) L-Kroenke, Zach (0-4) Villar (OKC), 4-for-4, 3 R, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, SB...Zeid (OKC), W, 2.0 IP, 3 SO CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS - Double-A Texas League South W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 Corpus Christi Hooks W3 7-3 Frisco RoughRiders W1 5-5 San Antonio Missions L1 6-4 Midland RockHounds L6 2-8 RESULT FOR 05/02/2013 Corpus Christi 6, Midland 1 Final (2:42) W-Martinez, David (3-0) L-Leon, Arnold (1-2) SV-De Leon, Jorge (1) Wates (CC), 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 SB...Stassi (CC), 1-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI UPCOMING GAME FOR 05/03/2013 (All Times Eastern) Midland at Corpus Christi 8:05PM TBA vs Alaniz, Ruben (0-3) UPCOMING GAME FOR 05/03/2013 (All Times Eastern) UPCOMING GAME FOR 05/03/2013 (All Times Eastern) Okla. City at Iowa 8:05PM Oberholtzer, Brett (1-2) vs Carpenter, Drew (1-3) Lancaster at High Desert 10:05PM Perez, Tyson (1-0) vs TBA POSITION PLAYER NOTES LANCASTER JETHAWKS - Class-A Advanced California League South W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 Lancaster JetHawks W2 6-4 High Desert Mavericks L1 7-3 Inland Empire 66ers L2 6-4 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes W1 4-6 Lake Elsinore Storm W1 3-7 RESULT FOR 05/02/2013 Lancaster 5, Inland Empire 4 Final (2:49) W-Rodgers, Brady (2-1) L-Wood, Austin (0-2) SV-Ballew, Travis (4) Rodgers, B (LAN), W, 5.0 IP, H, 2 SO...Borenstein (IE), 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI...Tucker (LAN), 2-for-3, R, 2B, SB Brian Blasik #17 INFIELD THIS SERIES (at SB): 1-8, BB LAST SERIES (v. GL): Did not play CURRENT STREAK: 0 games Vs. SB (2 G): 1-8 (.125) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 0 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 0 Vs. LHP: 0-3 (.000) Vs. RHP: 1-5 (.200) LAST HR: PINCH-HITTING: STARTS BY POSITION: 3B (1), SS (1) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 3 (1), 7 (1) > Transferred from Extended Spring Training to Quad Cities April > Signed with the Astros as a non-drafted free agent June 10 and joined rookielevel Greeneville (Appalachian League) for his pro debut on June > Hit.318 with one home run in 55 games and led the Astros in hits (69), triples (3), and RBI (43). --> Finished among the top five in the Appalachian League with 69 hits (T-3rd) and a.318 average (5th) --> Named Appalachian League Postseason All-Star and Greeneville team MVP. --> Named Greeneville s Offensive and Defensive Player of the Month for August, and also was awarded the defensive honor for the month of July --> Hit.421 (45-for-107) with 43 RBI with runners on base and.431 (28-for-65) with 39 RBI with runners in scoring position --> Played four seasons at the University of Dayton, where he was a teammate of River Bandits right-handed pitcher Mike Hauschild. --> Helped the Flyers make their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Regionals after the team won the Atlantic 10 regular season and tournament titles. --> Was the first Louisville Slugger All-American in UD history, after being named to the third team by Collegiate Baseball in --> His.348 career batting average ranks third in school history, while he holds UD s records in career (65) and single-season (36) steals. --> Native of Kettering, Ohio, and born in Dayton, Ohio. Carlos Correa #1 INFIELD THIS SERIES (at SB): LAST SERIES (v. GL): 2-5, 5 R, RBI, 2 BB, K, 3 HBP CURRENT STREAK: 1 game (4/30) Vs. SB (0 G): MULTI-HIT GAMES: 3 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 3 Vs. LHP: 4-11 (.364) Vs. RHP: (.193), 3 HR LAST HR: 4/21 at WIS (2-R, D. Magnifico-8th) PINCH-HITTING: STARTS BY POSITION: SS (18) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 2 (18) > Rated the No. 1 prospect, Best Power Hitter, Best Defensive Infielder and Best Infield Arm in the Astros farm system and the No. 13 prospect in baseball by Baseball America --> Ranked the No. 30 prospect overall and No. 5 shortstop prospect by MLB.com --> Ranked No. 24 prospect in baseball by ESPN.com. --> Went 5-for-11 (.455) with three RBIs in four major league spring training games. --> The first Puerto Rican to be selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the MLB draft --> Baseball America rated him the Best Power Hitter in the Astros draft class and tied for Best Defensive Player with OF Andrew Aplin --> Made his pro debut with the GCL Astros (Rookie) on June 18 --> Named the GCL Astros Defensive Player of the Month for July --> Promoted to Greeneville (advanced rookie) on Aug > Reached base safely in his first 10 games with Greeneville --> Hit.204 (10-for-49) in 23 games with the Gigantes de Carolina of the Puerto Rican Winter League --> The Puerto Rico Baseball Academy class of valedictorian with a 4.0 gradepoint average, and scored a 1560 on his SAT --> Recruited by Florida, Florida State, Miami, Stanford and Texas for baseball --> Accepted a scholarship to the University of Miami, but withdrew his commitment to sign with the Astros.

8 RIVER BANDITS POSITION PLAYER NOTES Ryan Dineen #12 INFIELD THIS SERIES (at SB): 1-1, 2 RBI, 4 BB LAST SERIES (v. GL): 2-9, 3 R, RBI, 5 BB, 3 K, SB CURRENT STREAK: 1 game (5/2) Vs. SB (2 G): 1-1 (1.000) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 1 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 3 Vs. LHP: 2-6 (.333) Vs. RHP: 8-26 (.308) LAST HR: PINCH-HITTING: STARTS BY POSITION: 3B (6), DH (4) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 5 (1), 6 (2), 7 (2), 8 (4), 9 (1) --> Selected by Houston in the 25th round of the June draft. --> Played in 66 games at third base with short-season Class-A Tri-City. --> Hit.217 with two home runs and 23 RBI. : --> Played three seasons at Eastern Illinois University and finished his career with a.275 batting average in 145 games with 130 hits, 72 runs, 67 RBIs, 28 extra-base hits and 21 stolen bases, including a team-high 15 in --> Named to Ohio Valley Conference All-Tournament Team in --> Was one of two Panthers selected in the draft (Boston selected Joe Greenfield in the 22nd round). --> Played summer baseball with the Covington Lumberjacks of the Valley Baseball League in 2011, and was set to play for the Edenton Steamers of the Coastal Plain League before being drafted. --> Native of Valparaiso, Ind. Austin Elkins #31 INFIELD THIS SERIES (at SB): 1-5, 2B, K LAST SERIES (v. GL): 2-9, R, RBI, BB, 3 K CURRENT STREAK: 0 games Vs. SB (2 G): 1-5 (.200) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 2 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 0 Vs. LHP: 5-13 (.385) Vs. RHP: 8-33 (.242) LAST HR: PINCH-HITTING: 0-1 (.000) STARTS BY POSITION: 2B (12) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 3 (11), 8 (1) > Transferred from Extended Spring Training to Quad Cities on April > Drafted in the 19th round of the draft by the Houston Astros. --> Played in 66 games - 64 at second base and two at shortstop - with short-season Class-A Tri-City --> Hit.272 with 20 extra-base hits (13 doubles, two triples, five home runs) and 25 RBIs, while stealing 18 bases in 22 attempts. --> Finished second on the Tri-City team with 101 total bases. --> Named a New York-Penn League Midseason All-Star. --> Played three seasons at Dallas Baptist University, where he pursued an accounting major. --> Hit eight triples his junior season to tie for 10th nationally. --> Was one of six Patriots drafted in. Dallas Baptist major league alumni include Freddy Sanchez, Ben Zobrist and Lew Ford. --> Born in Dallas, Tex., hometown is Corsicana, Tex. Miles Hamblin #15 CATCHER/INFIELD THIS SERIES (at SB): 1-4, K LAST SERIES (v. GL): 3-7, 2 R, RBI, BB, 3 K, SF CURRENT STREAK: 4 games (4/27-5/1) Vs. SB (1 G): 1-4 (.250) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 1 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 1 Vs. LHP: 0-6 (.000) Vs. RHP: 5-12 (.417) LAST HR: PINCH-HITTING: STARTS BY POSITION: 1B (1), DH (4) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 4 (1), 5 (4) > Transferred from Extended Spring Training to Quad Cities April > Played in two games with the Class-A Lexington Legends in the South Atlantic League, coming in as defensive replacement April 7 and starting at catcher April 8. --> Hit a go-ahead home run for his only hit of the season in a 1-for-3 game April 8, which Lexington lost in the bottom of the ninth inning at Greensboro. --> Transferred to Extended Spring Training and did not appear in another game with an Astros affiliate due to injury > Played 59 games between June 17 and Sept. 4 as a catcher and designated hitter for the short-season Class-A Tri-City ValleyCats in the New York-Penn League. --> Hit.264 with and 20 RBIs and was third on the team in runs scored (34), doubles (11), home runs (four), total bases (80), and slugging percentage (.398). --> Selected by the Astros in the 12th round of the 2011 draft. --> Played catcher and first base in two years at Howard College (Big Spring, Tex.) before transferring to Mississippi, where he played two seasons. --> Hit 13 home runs with 67 RBI and 51 runs scored in two years with the Rebels. --> Native of Rowlett, Tex. Teoscar Hernandez #4 OUTFIELD THIS SERIES (at SB): 2-9, RBI, 2 K, SAC, SB LAST SERIES (v. GL): 5-13, 2 2B, 5 R, 2 RBI, BB, 3 K, SAC, SB CURRENT STREAK: 5 games (4/28-5/2) Vs. SB (2 G): 2-9 (.222) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 7 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 2 Vs. LHP: 6-25 (.240) Vs. RHP: (.307) LAST HR: PINCH-HITTING: STARTS BY POSITION: CF (23) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 1 (23) > Named Quad Cities Player of the Month for April by Astros organization. --> Began the season with the GCL Astros (Rookie) --> Named the GCL Astros Defensive Player of the Month for August.--> Boasted a.322 (29-for-90) average in 27 home games, while hitting.161 (14- for-87) in 24 games on the road. --> Promoted to Class-A Lexington on Aug > Rated the Astros No. 13 prospect by Baseball Prospect Nation > Spent the entire season with the DSL Astros (Rookie) --> Named the club s Offensive Player of the Month for July --> Posted a.298 (25-for-84) average with five home runs and 19 RBI in 22 games during July --> Hit.318 (54-for-170) with six homers and 27 RBI against right-handed pitchers, versus a.143 (8-for-56) mark with one home run and eight RBI against southpaws --> Led club in doubles (13), triples (7) and home runs (7), while tied for the club lead in RBI (35) --> Named the DSL Astros Team MVP. --> Recommended and/or scouted by Felix Francisco, Rafael Belen, Francis Mojica.

9 RIVER BANDITS POSITION PLAYER NOTES Terrell Joyce #2 OUTFIELD THIS SERIES (at SB): 2-8, 2B, RBI, K LAST SERIES (v. GL): 4-11, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, 3 K CURRENT STREAK: 0 games Vs. SB (2 G): 2-8 (.250) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 3 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 2 Vs. LHP: 4-18 (.222) Vs. RHP: (.226), HR LAST HR: 4/26 v. LAN (2-R, B. White-6th) PINCH-HITTING: 0-1 (.000) STARTS BY POSITION: LF (6), RF (9), DH (4) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 4 (3), 5 (3), 6 (2), 7 (1), 8 (8), 9 (2) --> Played the entire season with advanced rookie Greeneville --> Tallied a 10-game hit streak from June 25-July 9, boasting a.432 (19-for-34) average during the span --> Recorded 20 multi-hit games --> Hit.311 (50-for-161) with six home runs and 23 RBI against right-handers, while hitting.169 (10-for-59) against left-handed pitching --> Posted a.340 (36-for-106) average in 27 home games, while hitting.211 in 31 games as a visitor --> Played one season at Florida State College at Jacksonville () --> Named the Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) Player of the Year, FCSAA First Team All-State and the Top Rated Overall Mid-Florida Conference Player while at Florida State College --> Hit.436 (65-for-149) with 10 doubles, 35 runs scored and 55 RBI in 42 games. Jobduan Morales #14 CATCHER THIS SERIES (at SB): 1-5, RBI, 2 K LAST SERIES (v. GL): 4-11, 2B, HR, R, 6 RBI, BB, 2 K, SAC CURRENT STREAK: 4 games (4/28-5/2) Vs. SB (1 G): 1-5 (.200) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 2 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 1 Vs. LHP: 3-10 (.300) Vs. RHP: 7-32 (.219) LAST HR: 4/30 v. GL (GS, A. Ozoria-6th) PINCH-HITTING: STARTS BY POSITION: C (11), DH (1) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 4 (1), 6 (4), 7 (6), 8 (1) --> Traded to the Astros from Miami on May 26, and went 2-for-4 with two RBI in his organizational debut with Tri-City (short season Class-A) on June 18 --> Promoted to Class-A Lexington on Aug > Hit a combined.285 (55-for-193) with five homers and 34 RBI in 54 games --> Made 32 starts as a catcher, catching 31% (12-for-39) of would-be base stealers --> Hit.262 with one home run and five RBI in 21 games with the Gigantes de Carolina of the Puerto Rican Winter League > Played with Class-A Greensboro (May 8-11) and short-season Class-A Jamestown (after May 15), splitting time at catcher and first base --> Hit.341 (30-for-88) with a.491 on-base percentage and a.591 slugging percentage when catching, compared to.221/.277/.351 as a first baseman > Was solely a catcher in second season with GCL Marlins --> Hit.316 (18-for-57) with two doubles in July (17 games) > Spent his first pro season with the GCL Marlins --> Originally selected by Marlins in the ninth round of the June 2009 draft. Roberto Peña #10 CATCHER THIS SERIES (at SB): 3-7, 2B, 3 R, 2 BB, K LAST SERIES (v. GL): 2-5, 2B, HR, R, 4 RBI, K, SF CURRENT STREAK: 10 games (4/16 (2)-5/2) Vs. SB (2 G): 3-7 (.429) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 6 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 2 Vs. LHP: 6-14 (.429) Vs. RHP: (.356), 2 HR LAST HR: 4/30 v. GL (2-R, T. Ogle-8th) PINCH-HITTING: STARTS BY POSITION: C (14), DH (1) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 4 (1), 5 (1), 6 (7), 7 (6) --> Began season with Class-A Lexington, earning Team Defensive Player of the Month honors for May. --> Tallied a career-high 10-game hit streak from June 1-13, batting.342 (13-for- 38) during the span --> Hit.329 (25-for-76) in 20 games during the month of June. --> Promoted to advanced Class-A Lancaster on July 16 --> Was 32% (34-for-107) successful in gunning down would-be base stealers --> Rated Best Defensive Catcher in the Astros system for the third straight year --> Hit.188 with one home run and eight RBI in 18 games with Criollos de Caguas of the Puerto Rican Winter League > Spent the entire season with the Legends --> Caught 39% (27-for-70) of would-be base stealers > Began the season with the GCL Astros (Rookie), making his pro debut a day after turning 18 years old --> Promoted to advanced rookie Greeneville on Aug > Promoted to single-a Lexington on Sept. 1 --> Gunned down combined 44% (23-for-52) of would-be base stealers Joe Sclafani #9 INFIELD THIS SERIES (at SB): 2-6, 2 R, 2 BB, K, SAC, SB LAST SERIES (v. GL): 4-7, 2 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0 games Vs. SB (2 G): 2-6 (.333) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 4 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 2 Vs. LHP: 3-12 (.250) Vs. RHP: 7-33 (.212) LAST HR: PINCH-HITTING: STARTS BY POSITION: 2B (11), SS (3) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 1 (2), 2 (5), 6 (1), 9 (5) --> Spent the entire season at short season Class-A Tri-City --> Batted.291 (23-for-79) in the second half of the season --> Hit.290 (20-for-69) against southpaws --> Awarded Ivy Rookie of the Year honors his freshman year at Dartmouth --> Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball --> His eight triples during his junior year broke the 73-year-old single-season school record --> 22nd player to be selected First-team All-Ivy three times (2009, ) --> Three-time preseason Ivy League Player of the Year by Baseball America (2010- ) --> His 19 career triples are the most in Dartmouth and Ivy League history --> Ranked second in at-bats (675), third in runs scored (163), fifth in hits (220), walks (100) and total bases (331), and 11th in games played (172) in the Ivy League career record books --> Set career records at Dartmouth for walks, games played, games started (170), at-bats and assists (516), and placed second in hits and runs scored. --> Converted from shortstop to catcher during high school.