FORT WAYNE TINCAPS 2016 GAME NOTES

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1 Fort Wayne TinCaps (5-3) vs. South Bend Cubs (4-3) RHP Jacob Nix (0-0, 21.60) vs. LHP Ryan Kellogg (1-0, 0.00) Friday, April 15, 2016 Parkview Field First Pitch 7:05 p.m. Game 9 LISTEN: ESPN Radio 1380 AM & FM / TinCapsRadio.com / TuneIn Radio App WATCH: Comcast Network 81 APPLE SLICES NEWS & NOTES CONTENTS MWL East 1H Standing: 2nd Home Record: 3-0 Road Record: 2-3 Day Record: 2-0 Night Record: Streak: W2 Sunday: 1-0 Monday: 1-0 Tuesday: 0-1 Wednesday: 1-0 Thursday: 1-1 Friday: 0-1 Saturday: 1-0 April: 5-3 Leading after six: 4-0 Tied after six: 1-0 Trailing after six: 0-3 Leading after seven: 5-0 Tied after seven: 0-0 Trailing after seven: 0-3 Leading after eight: 5-0 Tied after eight: 0-0 Trailing after eight: 0-3 Scoring first: 1-0 Opponents score first: 4-3 Come-from-behind wins: 4 Shutouts: 0-0 vs. LH starter: 3-1 vs. RH starter: 2-2 Home crowds of 6,000+: 0-0 Home crowds of 7,000+: 0-0 Home crowds of 8,000+: 0-0 ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The TinCaps crushed the South Bend Cubs, 10-2, in the opener of their 4-game series at Parkview Field. JACKIE ROBINSON DAY: On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson broke baseball s color barrier when he started at first base and batted second for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves at Ebbet Field. Robinson visited Fort Wayne at least three times. In 1955, he spoke at Central Catholic High School (which is now closed, but was just a couple blocks away from where Parkview Field is). Robinson also attended the Fort Wayne Wildcat Baseball League s Progress Day on a couple of occasions, including 1962, when he was joined by Ted Williams, Bob Feller, and Indiana native Carl Erskine. ESPN ATTENTION: Keith Law, on ESPN.com today, listed the TinCaps among the 11 best rosters in the minor leagues that are loaded with top prospects and that he d like to see live. BEST IN THE MIDWEST, AND BEYOND: Backing up Law s point, the TinCaps lead the Midwest League in all offensive categories below, and rank among the best in all of Single-A, Double-A, and Triple-A (120 teams)... - Runs: 53 (1st in Minor League Baseball) - Batting Average:.291 (2nd to Triple-A Omaha) - Hits: 83 (Tied 2nd) - RBI: 45 (Tied 3rd) - On-base Plus Slugging:.808 (Tied 3rd) - Total Bases: 127 (4th) - On-Base Percentage:.363 (Tied 4th) - Slugging Percentage:.446 (Tied 7th) - Doubles: 17 (Tied 7th) - Home Runs: 7 (Tied 13th) IMPRESSIVE PITCHING, TOO: The TinCaps pitching staff is 2nd in the Midwest League in both strikeouts and walks per game. TinCaps pitchers have fanned 75 batters (9.4/game) while only walking 22 (2.8/game). Page 2: Today s Starting Pitcher Pages 3-5: Hitting Notes Page 6: More Hitting Notes Pages 7-8: Bullpen/Miscellaneous Page 9: Season Highs and Lows Page 10: Transactions; Staff Bios Page 11: Day-by-Day Results vs. SB in 2016 (1-0, 1-0 Home) April 14 (Thu) HOME W, 10-2 April 15 (Fri) HOME 7:05 April 16 (Sat) HOME 5:05 April 17 (Sun) HOME 3:05 April 21 (Thu) Away 7:05 April 22 (Fri) Away 7:35 April 23 (Sat) Away 7:05 April 24 (Sun) Away 2:05 May 31 (Tue) HOME 7:05 June 1 (Wed) HOME 11:05 June 2 (Thu) HOME 7:05 July 4 (Mon) HOME 6:35 July 5 (Tue) HOME 7:05 July 6 (Wed) HOME 7:05 July 7 (Thu) HOME 7:05 August 3 (Wed) Away 7:05 August 4 (Thu) Away 7:05 August 5 (Fri) Away 7:35 Scoring fewer than three: 0-2 Scoring three or four: 1-0 Scoring five or more: 4-1 One-run games: 1-2 Two-run games: 1-1 Extra Innings: 0-1 Out-hitting opponent: 3-2 Being out-hit: 1-1 Same number of hits: 1-0 Series W-L-T (Home): Series W-L-T (Road): Series W-L-T (Total): Series Sweeps (Home): 1-0 Series Sweeps (Road): 0-1 Series Sweeps (Total): 0-0 Pinstripe Jerseys: 2-0 Gray Jerseys: 1-1 Red Jerseys: 2-2 Green Jerseys: 0-0 Specialty Jerseys: 0-0 Sellouts at Parkview Field: 0 AUSTIN S AUSPICIOUS START: Catcher Austin Allen is 17-for-25 at the plate to begin the season. His.680 Batting Average and.680 On-Base Percentage rank 1st among all players in Minor League Baseball, as do his 17 Hits. Allen s.920 Slugging Percentage is 3rd best and his 23 Total Bases are tied for 6th most. The Florida Tech alum is 2nd in On-Base Plus Slugging (1.610), while teammate Brad Zunica ranks 9th in that department (1.318). CAREER NIGHT FOR TEJADA: Luis Tejada has played in 425 career MiLB games (234 as a TinCap) and last night was his best ever. DH-ing, Tejada matched a career best with 4 hits (the 3rd time he s done that; hadn t since Aug. 14, 2013 vs. BG) and established a career high with 5 RBIs. With 9 RBIs now on the season, Tejada ranks 2nd in the MWL and is tied for 9th in all of MiLB. ROSTER MOVE: The Padres transferred INF Daniel Bravo to the TinCaps today after River Stevens was promoted to High-A Lake Elsinore yesterday. #CONNECT WITH Holding Down the Fort Blog: TinCaps.MLBlogs.com TEAM LEADERS HITTING AVG Austin Allen Runs - 7 Allen/Giron/Stevens/Zunica Hits - 17 Austin Allen 2B - 3 Austin Allen/Ruddy Giron 3B - 1 Boykin/Gettys/Tejada HR - 2 Brad Zunica/River Stevens RBI - 9 Luis Tejada TB - 23 Austin Allen BB - 5 Ruddy Giron SB - 4 River Stevens OBP Austin Allen SLG Austin Allen OPS Austin Allen PITCHING Wins - 1 Five tied ERA (SP) Walker Lockett ERA (RP) Allen/Ashbeck/Headean Saves - 1 Lou Distasio/Elliot Ashbeck App. - 3 Taylor Cox GS - 2 Kennedy/Lockett/Smith IP (SP) Walker Lockett IP (RP) J.C. Cosme SO - 12 Walker Lockett WHIP Elliot Ashbeck Upcoming Games and Probable Starters (All Times Eastern) Saturday, April 16 vs. South Bend 5:05 p.m. RHP Enyel De Los Santos (0-0, 4.91) vs. RHP Adbert Alzolay (0-0, 5.40) Sunday, April 17 vs. South Bend 3:05 p.m. RHP Walker Lockett (0-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Carson Sands (0-0, 3.60) Monday, April 18 at Lansing 7:05 p.m. RHP Austin Smith (0-1, 11.57) vs. TBA Tuesday, April 19 at Lansing 7:05 p.m. RHP Brett Kennedy (1-0, 3.38) vs. TBA Wednesday, April 20 at Lansing 7:05 p.m. RHP Jacob Nix (0-0, 21.60) vs. TBA Media Contact: John Nolan nolan@tincaps.com (Cell)

2 FORT WAYNE TINCAPS GAME NOTES TODAY S STARTING PITCHER 33 Jacob Nix HT: 6-4 WT: 230 B/T: R/R HOMETOWN: Los Alamitos, California AGE: 20 BORN: Jan. 9, 1996 OBTAINED: Selected by the Padres in the 3rd round of the 2015 MLB Draft out of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida YR CLUB W-L ERA G/GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB K BAA 15 AZL Padres (R) / MiLB CAREER / Starts Date Opponent Dec IP H R ER BB K RESULT 4/10 Lake County ND W, 14-4 NOTES & LINKS THROWS: 4-Seam FB, 2-Seam FB, spike CB, circle CH FROM: Los Alamitos, California HIGH SCHOOL: Los Alamitos High School (CA) before a post-graduate year at IMG Academy DUAL DRAFT: The Astros drafted Nix in the 5th round in 2014 but did not sign him or top overall pick Brady Aiken The Padres tabbed Nix in the 3rd round in June IMG ACADEMY: Played for IMG s postgraduate program, which faced junior college and Division III teams, in 2015 Fellow TinCap Logan Allen pitched for the high school squad RED, WHITE & BLUE: Pitched for the USA Under-18 National Team in 2013 and won a gold medal at the World Cup in Taiwan Jacob Nix Set for 2015 MLB Draft (USA Today) Almost an Astro, Nix Ready to Join Padres (MLB.com) Rejected by Astros, Jacob Nix Hopes for Better in 2015 MLB Draft (Sports Illustrated) START ME UP Pitcher Games Started W-L Team W-L Run Support Runs/Game Walker Lockett Austin Smith J.C. Cosme Brett Kennedy Jacob Nix Logan Allen CAREER BESTS IP H R ER BB K 5.0, 2x (Last: Aug. 22 vs. AZL TEX) 4 in 5 IP, 2x (Last: Aug. 22 vs. AZL TEX) 0 in 5 IP (Aug. AZL SEA) 0 in 5 IP (Aug. AZL SEA) 0 in 5 IP (Aug. AZL SEA) 6 in 5 IP (Aug. AZL SEA) Enyel De Los Santos Page 2

3 2016 TINCAPS INDIVIDUAL HITTING NOTES 23 - Allen, Austin - C 6-4, 225, L/R, 22, St. Louis, MO 2-3, R, RBI, BB 2-3, R, RBI, BB 2-3, R, RBI, BB Current Streak: 7 (Since Thursday, April 7) Long Streak: 7 (Since Thursday, April 7) Drafted by the Padres in the fourth round in June out of Florida Tech, making him the highest draft choice in program history (four rounds ahead of former Red Sox RHP Tim Wakefield) Described by manager Anthony Contreras as a big presence behind the plate, earning a Mike Piazza comparison Batted.421 with 11 home runs and 57 RBI as a junior at Division 2 Florida Tech in 2015 en route to All- American honors Attended Chaminade College Preparatory School in St. Louis, the same school that has produced Wizards guard Bradley Beal, Lightning goalie Ben Bishop, Mavericks forward David Lee and Blues forward Paul Stastny 15 Tri-City SS MINORS TOTALS Bravo, Daniel - INF 6-0, 160, R/R, 21, Ocumare de la Costa, Venezuela Current Streak: Long Streak: Joined the TinCaps on April 15 (Friday) from Extended Spring Training Signed by the Padres in November 2011 Hit.282 in 49 games between Lake Elsinore (Advanced -A), Tri-City (Short Season-A) and the Arizona Rookie League in DSL Padres Rookie DSL Padres Rookie Eugene SS AZL Padres Rookie Tri-City SS AZL Padres Rookie Lake Elsinore High-A MINORS TOTALS Boykin, Rod - OF 6-1, 175, R/R, 20, Montgomery, AL 0-4, BB, 2 K 0-4, BB, 2 K Homestand 0-4, BB, 2 K Current Streak: Long Streak: 2 (April 9-11) Drafted by the Padres in the 12th round in 2013 Making his full-season debut Described by manager Anthony Contreras as a burner who had perhaps the best spring of anyone in the Padres organization Had the option to play football (wide receiver) and baseball at Alabama State but signed with the Padres 13 AZL Padres Rookie AZL Padres Rookie Eugene SS Tri-City SS MINORS TOTALS France, Ty - INF 6-0, 205, R/R, 21, West Covina, CA 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI Current Streak: 1 (Since April 14) Long Streak: 3 (April 10-12) Drafted by the Padres in the 34th round in June k Started at third base for all three seasons at San Diego State, batting over.300 each year Played first two seasons under Hall of Fame Tony Gwynn From West Covina, California, and attended South Hills High School, the same school that produced former major leaguers Jason and Jeremy Giambi Was a criminal justice major at San Diego State Played on a travel team with TinCaps INF Peter Van Gansen in high school Ty France Carries Hall of Fame Legacy for Dust Devils 15 Tri-City SS MINORS TOTALS Page 3

4 2016 TINCAPS INDIVIDUAL HITTING NOTES 28 - Gettys, Michael - OF 6-1, 203, R/R, 20, Gainesville, GA 1-4, 2 R, 3B, BB 1-4, 2 R, 3B, BB 1-4, 2 R, 3B, BB Current Streak: 1 (Since April 14) Long Streak: 2 (April 7-8 and April 10-11) Baseball America s No. 10 Padres prospect and No. 11 per MLB Pipeline Drafted by the Padres in the second round (51st overall) in 2014 out of Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Georgia Had committed to the University of Georgia Pitched in high school (mid-90s fastball) Parents: Stacy and Mark MLB.com 2014 Draft Scouting Report 12 - Giron, Ruddy - INF 5-11, 175, R/R, 19, Santo Domingo Norte, DR 0-3, R, 2 BB 0-3, R, 2 BB 0-3, R, 2 BB Current Streak: Long Streak: 2 (April 9-10; April 12-13) MLB Pipeline s and Baseball America s No. 4 Padres prospect In his TinCaps debut on May 18, 2015 at Lake County, he recorded six hits, the second player in Fort Wayne franchise history to do so and first since Rene Lopez in 1993, the first year of the franchise Signed by the Padres as an undrafted free agent on July 2, 2013 by Randy Smith, Felix Feliz, Ysrael Rojas and Martin Jose Giron Showing Maturity in Repeat of Midwest League (MiLB.com, April 10) SS Giron Proving Padres Right (U-T San Diego, June 6, 2015) Historic Night for Giron (TinCaps.com, May 18, 2015) 14 AZL Padres Rookie Fort Wayne Low-A MINORS TOTALS Kennedy, A.J. - C 6-0, 190, R/R, 22, Anaheim, CA 0-4, 1 R, 2 K GL) Current Streak: Long Streak: Drafted by the Padres in the 30th round in June Spent three seasons at Cal State Fullerton, logging 58 starts as a junior backstop in 2015 From Anaheim, California, and attended Savanna High School, the same alma mater of former Padres closer and current Senior Advisor to Baseball Operations Trevor Hoffman and Padres third base coach Glenn Hoffman 14 AZL Padres Rookie Fort Wayne Low-A MINORS TOTALS Peña, Jhonatan - OF 6-2, 180, 21, Peravia, DR 1-5, R, K 1-5, R, K 1-5, R, K Current Streak: 1 (Since April 14) Long Streak: 1 (April 7; April 14) Signed by the Padres as a non-drafted free agent on April 14, 2012 at the age of 17 Making his full-season debut after two seasons in the AZL and one season in the Dominican Summer League From Peravia, Domincan Republic Models his game after Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina 15 Tri-City SS MINORS TOTALS DSL Padres Rookie AZL Padres Rookie AZL Padres Rookie MINORS TOTALS Page 4

5 2016 TINCAPS INDIVIDUAL HITTING NOTES 22 - Tejada, Luis - OF 6-3, 175, R/R, 23, San Francisco de Macoris, DR 4-5, 5 RBI, 2 2B 4-5, 5 RBI, 2 2B 4-5, 5 RBI, 2 2B Current Streak: 1 (April 14) Long Streak: 3 (April 10-12) Signed by the Padres as a non-drafted free agent on January 16, 2010 at the age of 17 Was Fort Wayne s everyday first baseman in 2013 and April of 2014 Also played corner outfield positions in 2014 While playing first base on July 27, 2014 against Wisconsin, had a runner collide into his arm, resulting in a season-ending injury From San Francisco de Macoris, the sixth-most populated city in the Dominican Republic 10 DSL Padres Rookie DSL Padres Rookie AZL Padres Rookie FORT WAYNE Low-A FORT WAYNE Low-A Lake Elsinore High-A San Antonio Double-A FORT WAYNE Low-A MINORS TOTALS Van Gansen, Peter - INF 5-9, 175, 21, L/R, San Fernando, CA 3-4, R, RBI 3-4, R, RBI 3-4, R, RBI Current Streak: 4 (Since Sunday, April 10) Long Streak: 4 (Since Sunday, April 10) Drafted by the Padres in the 12th round in June out of Cal Poly 7 - Tidwell, Kodie - INF 6-1, 195, L/R, 21, Calhoun, LA 0-4, 3 K GL) Current Streak: Long Streak: 2 (April 10-11) Drafted by the Padres in the 26th round in June out of the University of Louisiana at Monroe Hit.341 in 11 games with the AZL Padres in 2015 before ascending to Tri-City, where he tallied a.256 average and.373 on-base percentage in 50 games Batted.311 with three home runs, 28 RBI, a teamleading 20 doubles and a.412 on-base percentage in 2015 as a junior at Louisiana-Monroe From Calhoun, Louisiana and attended West Ouachita High School in West Monroe, Louisiana 15 AZL Padres Rookie Tri-City SS MINORS TOTALS Zunica, Brad - INF 6-6, 254, L/R, 20, Bradenton, FL 1-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 K 1-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 K 1-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 K Current Streak: 1 (Since April 14) Long Streak: 4 (April 7-10) Drafted by the Padres in the 15th round in June out of State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota Descibed by manager Anthony Contreras as possessing one of the smoothest gloves on the team Batted.267 and compiled a.352 on-base percentage in 67 games with Tri-City in 2015 Socked seven home runs and hit.271 in 35 games for the AZL Padres in 2015 As a sophomore at State College of Florida, smacked 13 home runs and drove in 54 runs to go along with a.311 average in 57 games Hit.314 with two home runs, 28 RBI and a.388 onbase percentage as a junior at Cal Poly in 2015, after posting a.427 on-base percentage as a sophomore in 2014 Spent his freshman season at the University of Miami Was committed to the University of Tampa (Division II) before signing with the Padres From San Fernando, California in the northwest region of Los Angeles County and attended Bishop Alemany High School (CA) Decided to forego his senior year at Lakewood Ranch High School (FL) to enroll at the University of Miami Born in Chicago, moved to Florida when he was eight years old 15 Tri-City SS MINORS TOTALS AZL Padres Rookie MINORS TOTALS Page 5

6 2016 TINCAPS MISCELLANEOUS HITTING NOTES MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES LAST HOME RUN INFO Player Total Total Date/Location/Pitcher Allen, Austin April 9 vs. LC (LHP Billy Strode) Boykin, Rod 1 1 France, Ty April LC (RHP Yoiber Marquina) Gettys, Michael 1 1 Giron, Ruddy Kennedy, A.J. Peña, Jhonatan 1 1 Stevens, River April GL (RHP Darrin Santana) Tejada, Luis (5) April GL (LHP Garrett Harrison) Tidwell, Kodie Van Gansen, Peter Zunica, Brad April 10 vs. LC (RHP Matt Esparza) LINEUP BREAKDOWN Player Allen, Austin 5 1 Boykin, Rod 5 2 France, Ty 2 6 Gettys, Michael 1 6 Giron, Ruddy 1 7 Kennedy, A.J. 1 1 Pena, Jhonatan Stevens, River Tejada, Luis Tidwell, Kodie Van Gansen, Peter 7 Zunica, Brad STARTING POSITION BREAKDOWN C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Page 6

7 Left Right Taylor Cox Elliot Ashbeck Will Headean Lou Distasio Jerry Keel Nick Monroe 2016 TINCAPS BULLPEN NOTES 2016 SEASON W-L-S ERA LAST 5 GAMES W-L-S Thursday, April 14 vs. South Bend Wednesday, April Great Lakes Tuesday, April Great Lakes Monday, April Great Lakes Sunday, April 10 vs. Lake County Ashbeck, Elliot - RHP 6-3, 215, 22, Marshfield, WI 30 - Cox, Taylor - LHP 6-3, 225, 22, Memphis, TN Wednesday, April Great Lakes Saturday, April 9 vs. Lake County IRS/IR: 3/3 1st Batters Retired: 1/2 Last Save: April GL Consecutive Scoreless App: 2 Last Win: April 9 vs. LC Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 4.0 Drafted by the Padres in the 16th round in June out of Bradley University (Illinois) Made 16 relief appearances and posted a 3.51 ERA with the AZL Padres in 2015 In three seasons at Bradley, made 47 appearances (28 starts) and notched a 3.58 ERA Also hit.245 in 216 at-bats across three seasons with the Braves Was a semifinalist for the 2015 John Olerud Award (nation s top twoway player) Graduated in May with a degree in business management and administration Played three sports at Marshfield High School (WI), was the football team s starting quarterback and generated collegiate interest from the Big Ten YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV 15 AZL Padres Rookie MINORS TOTALS Distasio, Lou - RHP 6-4, 195, 22, Yarmouth, ME Monday, April Great Lakes Saturday, April 9 vs. Lake County Thursday, April 14 vs. South Bend Sunday, April 10 vs. Lake County Thursday, April Lake County IRS/IR: 0/3 1st Batters Retired: 3/3 Last Save: Consecutive Scoreless App: 2 Last Win: April 10 vs. LC Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 3.2 THROWS: FB, SL, CH Full name is Robert Taylor Cox...Nickname = Bug Drafted by the Padres in the 16th round in 2014 Began 2015 season in TinCaps starting rotation Awarded MiLB s Stars of Tomorrow Scholarship in August to attend DeVry University COLLEGE: University of Tennessee Martin (Skyhawks) Two-way player (1B/DH) Communications major with focus in broadcasting Memphis Grizzlies fan YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV 14 AZL Padres Rookie Eugene SS FORT WAYNE Low-A Tri-City SS MINORS TOTALS Headean, Will - LHP 6-4, 220, 22, Morton, IL Monday, April Great Lakes Friday, April Lake County IRS/IR: 0/0 1st Batters Retired: 0/2 Last Save: April GL Consecutive Scoreless App: 1 Last Win: Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 2.1 THROWS: 4-Seam FB, 2-Seam FB, CH, SL Drafted by the Padres in the 32nd round in June out of the University of Rhode Island (Rams) Fanned 35 in 27.2 innings with Tri-City in 2015 Worked out of the bullpen as a freshman at Rhode Island before making a combined 23 starts during his sophomore and junior seasons Attended Cheverus High School in Maine and won a state championship as a junior From Yarmouth, Maine, a town just north of Portland, the largest city in the state IRS/IR: 2/3 1st Batters Retired: 1/2 Last Save: Consecutive Scoreless App: 2 Last Win: Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 5.0 THROWS: 4-seam FB, 2-seam FB, CB, CH Drafted by the Padres in the 13th round in June out of Illinois State Received his draft call from Padres area scout Jeff Stewart, the former Illinois State head coach and the father of former Redbird and former Great Lakes RHP Brock Stewart Made 14 appearances (one start) with the AZL Padres before making one relief appearance in Tri-City From Morton, Illinois, which is roughly 15 minutes from Peoria...Born in West Lafayette, Indiana YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV 15 Tri-City SS MINORS TOTALS YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV 15 AZL Padres Rookie Tri-City SS MINORS TOTALS Page 7

8 2016 TINCAPS BULLPEN & MISCELLANEOUS NOTES 31 - Keel, Jerry - LHP 6-6, 240, 22, Palmdale, CA Thursday, April 14 vs. South Bend Saturday, April 9 vs. Lake County Monroe, Nick - RHP 6-4, 235, 22, Mebane, NC Tuesday, April Great Lakes IRS/IR: 0/1 1st Batters Retired: 1/2 Last Save: Consecutive Scoreless App: 1 Last Win: Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 4.0 THROWS: 4-Seam FB, 2-seam FB SL, CH Drafted by the Padres in the 9th round in June out of Cal State Northridge Made 19 relief appearances for Tri-City in 2015 and fanned 28 in 33.0 innings to go along with a 3.00 ERA In four seasons at Cal State Northridge, logged innings, the most in program history Posted a 2.75 career ERA Named the Big West Freshman Pitcher of the Year and a Freshman All-American in 2012 Copped All-Big West Honorable Mention recognition as a sophomore in 2013 Attended Palmdale High School (CA) YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV 15 Tri-City SS MINORS TOTALS IRS/IR: 0/0 1st Batters Retired: 1/1 Last Save: Consecutive Scoreless App: Last Win: Consecutive Scoreless IP: 1.1 Added by the TinCaps on Monday (April 11) from Extended Spring Training Drafted by the Padres in the 21st round in June out of UNC Wilmington Made 11 relief appearances for the TinCaps in 2015, posting a 2.33 ERA in 19.1 innings COLLEGE: UNC Wilmington With the Seahawks as a junior in 2015, went 4-3 over 16 starts Went a season-long 8 2/3 innings against Tulane in the Baton Rouge Regional in the NCAA Tournament Led staff with 70 strikeouts in 78 innings (5th in Colonial Athletic Association) HIGH SCHOOL: Eastern Alamance (Mebane, NC) Four year starter for the Eagles All-state as a junior and senior Also played basketball YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV 15 AZL Padres Rookie FORT WAYNE Low-A MINORS TOTALS THE LAST TIME... TinCaps Swept 3-Game Series-Home: August 24-26, 2015 vs. Lansing TinCaps Swept 3-Game Series-Road: August 31-September 1, Bowling Green TinCaps Swept 4-Game Series-Home: August 15-18, 2009 vs. Dayton TinCaps Swept 4-Game Series-Road: August 3-6, Lansing TinCaps Were Swept 3-Game Series-Home: April 12-14, 2015 vs. Lansing TinCaps Were Swept 3-Game Series-Road: July 18-20, Dayton TinCaps Were Swept 4-Game Series-Home: May 11-14, 2015 vs. Lake County TinCaps Were Swept 4-Game Series-Road: May 15-18, South Bend No-Hitter: May 9, win vs. Great Lakes (Max Fried, Matthew Shepherd, Leonel Campos, and Roman Madrid) Got No-Hit: June 14, Kane County (6-0 Loss) Complete Game: August 29, 2012 vs. West Michigan (James Needy: 9 IP in 1-0 L) Complete Game Shutout: July 1, 2012 vs. Lake County (Matt Wisler: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K - shortened by rain) Combined Shutout: September 7, 2015 vs. Bowling Green (Pete Kelich 6 IP, Aaron Cressley 3 IP) Got Shut Out: September 2, West Michigan (1-0) Extra-Inning Game: April 7, Lake County (L, 8-7 in 10 innings) Grand Slam: July 29, 2015 vs. Dayton (Franmil Reyes), W 14-1 Allowed Grand Slam: May 19, Lake County (Yu-Cheng Chang off Dinelson Lamet, L 8-5) Back-to-Back Home Runs: August 16, 2015 vs. Cedar Rapids (Trae Santos and Edwin Moreno in the 9th, W 7-6 in 10) Two-Homer Game: September 1, Lansing (Franmil Reyes) Three-Homer Game: July 22, 2010 vs. Peoria (Jonathan Galvez) Home Run in Consecutive Games: April 9-10, 2016 vs. Lake County (Brad Zunica) Walk-Off Win: September 5, 2015 vs. Bowling Green (Throwing error by BG catcher Nick Ciuffo scores Michael Miller) Walk-Offs in Consecutive Games: July 31-August 11, 2015 (4) vs. West Michigan and Quad Cities (On the road from 8/3-8/10) Hit for the Cycle: May 27, 1993 vs. Beloit (Rene Lopez, 4-for-4, 4 RBI) 6-Hit Game: May 18, Lake County (Ruddy Giron, 6-for-6, W 9-2) 5-Hit Game: September 7, 2015 vs. Bowling Green (Franmil Reyes, 5-for-5, W 17-0) Pitcher Batted: June 2, 2013 vs. West Michigan (Joe Church - bunt single) Position Player Pitched: May 11, 2015 vs. Lake County (1B Trae Santos, L 16-5) Inside-the-Park Home Run: August 14, 2015 vs. Quad Cities (CF Michael Gettys, W 3-0) Pinch-Hit Home Run: May 21, Lake County (Duanel Jones 2-R HR in 9th) Page 8

9 2016 TINCAPS HIGHS AND LOWS Team Miscellaneous Longest Winning Streak: 3 (April 9-11) Longest Losing Streak: 2 (April 7-8) Largest Margin of Victory: 10 (April 10 vs. Lake County, 14-4) Largest Margin of Defeat: 2, (April Great Lakes, 3-1) Largest Shutout Win: Largest Shutout Loss: Longest Game, Time (9 inn): 3:24 (April 10 vs. Lake County, W, 14-4) Longest Game, Time (10+ inn): 3:27 (April Lake County, L, 8-7, in 10 innings) Longest Game, Innings: 10 (April Lake County, L, 8-7) Shortest Game, Time (9 inn): 2:42 (April Great Lakes, L, 3-1) Shortest Game, Time (7 inn): Largest Crowd, Home: 5,844 (April 9 vs. Lake County, W, 9-5) Smallest Crowd, Home: 2,977 (April 10 vs. Lake County, W, 14-4) Largest Crowd, Road: 3,815 (April Lake County, L, 8-7) Smallest Crowd, Road: 706 (April Great Lakes, L, 3-1) Largest Come-From-Behind Win: 4 (April 10 vs. Lake County, W, 14-4, down 4-0 in the 2nd) Largest Blown Lead in a Loss: Most Errors, Game: 3 (April Lake County, L, 8-7) Most Errors by Opponent: 3 (April Great Lakes, W, 6-5) Most Double Plays Turned, Game: 1 (April Lake County, L, 8-7) Most Left on Base: 10, 3x (April Lake County, L, 8-7; April 10 vs. Lake County, W, 14-4; April 14 vs. South Bend, W, 10-2) Warmest First Pitch Temperature: 50 (April Great Lakes, W, 6-5) Coolest First Pitch Temperature: 36 (April 9 vs. Lake County, W, 9-5) Team Batting Most Runs, Game: 14 (April 10 vs. Lake County, W, 14-4) Most Runs, Inning: 6 (4th, April 10 vs. Lake County, W, 14-4) Most Hits, Game: 18 (April 10 vs. Lake County, W, 14-4) Most Hits, Inning: 5 (4th, April 10 vs. Lake County, W, 14-4) Most Walks, Game: 4, 2x (April 9 vs. Lake County, W, 9-5 and April 14 vs. South Bend, W, 10-2) Most Home Runs, Game: 2, 2x (April 9 vs. Lake County, W, 9-5 and April Great Lakes, W, 4-2) Most Triples, Game: 1, 3x (April Lake County, L, 8-7; April 10 vs. Lake County, W, 14-4; April 14 vs. South Bend, W, 10-2) Most Doubles, Game: 5 (April 10 vs. Lake County, W, 14-4) Most Extra-Base Hits, Game: 7 (April 10 vs. Lake County, W, 14-4) Most Stolen Bases, Game: 5 (April 9 vs. Lake County, W, 9-5) Most Strikeouts, 9-Inn Game: 15 (April Great Lakes, L, 3-1) Most Strikeouts, All Games: 15, 2x (April Lake County, L, 8-7, in 10 innings; April Great Lakes, L, 3-1) Individual Batting Most Hits: 4, 3x, Austin Allen (April LC, L, 8-7); Ruddy Giron (April 10 vs. LC, W, 14-4); Luis Tejada (April 14 vs. SB, W, 10-2) Most Runs: 3, 3x, Austin Allen, Ruddy Giron and Brad Zunica (April 10 vs. Lake County, W, 14-4) Most Extra Base Hits: 2, 6x, Boykin (April 7), Allen (April 9), Giron (April 10), Zunica (April 10), France (April 12), Tejada (April 14) Most Total Bases: 7, 2x, Austin Allen (April 9 vs. Lake County, W, 9-5) and Brad Zunica (April 10 vs. Lake County, W, 14-4) Most Doubles: 2, 3x, Ruddy Giron (April 10 vs. LC, W, 14-4); Ty France (April GL, L, 3-1); Luis Tejada (April 14 vs. SB, W, 10-2) Most Triples: 1, 3x, Rod Boykin (April LC, L, 8-7); Luis Tejada (April 10 vs. LC, W, 14-4); Michael Gettys (April 14 vs. SB, W, 10-2) Most HR: 1, 7x (Most Recent: River Stevens, April Great Lakes, W, 6-5) Most RBI: 5, Luis Tejada (April 14 vs. South Bend, W, 10-2) Most Walks: 2, 3x, Peter Van Gansen (April LC, L, 3-2); Brad Zunica (April 9 vs. LC, W, 9-5); Ruddy Giron (April 14 vs. SB, W, 10-2) Most Strikeouts: 4, Michael Gettys, Kodie Tidwell (April Lake County, L, 8-7) and Rod Boykin (April Lake County, L, 3-2) Most Stolen Bases: 2, 2x, Rod Boykin and River Stevens (April 9 vs. Lake County, W, 9-5) Longest Hitting Streak: 7, Austin Allen (April 7-11) Team Pitching Most Runs Allowed, Game: 8 (April Lake County, L, 8-7, in 10 innings) Most Runs Allowed, Inning: 4 (6th, April Lake County, L, 8-7) Most Hits Allowed, Game: 13 (April Lake County, L, 8-7) Most Hits Allowed, Inning: 5 (9th, April Great Lakes, W, 6-5) Most HR Allowed, Game: 1 (Most Recent: April Great Lakes, W, 6-5) Most SB Allowed: 4 (April 9 vs. Lake County, W, 9-5) Most Strikeouts, 9 inn Game: 12, 3x (April 10 vs. Lake County, W, 14-4; April Great Lakes, W, 4-2; April Great Lakes, L, 3-1) Most Strikeouts, All Games: 12, 3x (April 10 vs. Lake County, W, 14-4; April Great Lakes, W, 4-2; April Great Lakes, L, 3-1) Most Walks Allowed: 6, 2x, (April 9 vs. Lake County, W, 9-5 and April 10 vs. Lake County, W, 14-4) Most Extra Base Hits Allowed: 5, 2x, (April Lake County, L, 8-7 and April 10 vs. Lake County, W, 14-4) Individual Pitching Most Innings Pitched, Start: 6.0, Walker Lockett (April Great Lakes, L, 3-1) Fewest Innings Pitched, Start: 1.2, Jacob Nix (April 10 vs. Lake County, W, 14-4; April Great Lakes, W, 6-5) Most Innings Pitched, Relief: 4.0, J.C. Cosme, 2x (April Lake County, L, 3-2) Most Hits Allowed, Starter: 7, Walker Lockett (April Great Lakes, L, 3-1) Most Hits Allowed, Reliever: 4, 3x, Emmanuel Ramirez, Taylor Cox (April Lake County, L, 8-7); J.C. Cosme (April Great Lakes, W, 6-5) Most Strikeouts, Starter: 7, Enyel De Los Santos (April 11 at Great Lakes, W, 4-2) Most Strikeouts, Reliever: 6, Nick Monroe (April Great Lakes, L, 3-1) Most Walks, Starter: 2, 3x, Austin Smith (April LC, L, 3-2); Jacob Nix (April 10 vs. LC, W, 14-4); Brett Kennedy (April 14 vs. SB, W, 10-2) Most Walks, Reliever: 3, Emmanuel Ramirez (April 10 vs. Lake County, W, 14-4) Most Earned Runs, Starter: 4, Jacob Nix (April 10 vs. Lake County, W, 14-4) Most Earned Runs, Reliever: 3, 2x, Emmanuel Ramirez (April Lake County, L, 8-7); J.C. Cosme (April Great Lakes, W, 6-5) Page 9

10 2016 TINCAPS TRANSACTIONS 2016 OPENING DAY ROSTER (April 7, 2016) P ( DL): Logan Allen; Elliot Ashbeck; J.C. Cosme; Taylor Cox; Enyel De Los Santos; Louis Distasio; Will Headean; Brett Kennedy; Walker Lockett; Phil Maton; Jacob Nix; Emmanuel Ramirez; Gerardo Reyes-DL; Austin Smith C (2): Austin Allen; A.J. Kennedy INF (6): Ty France; Ruddy Giron; River Stevens; Kodie Tidwell; Peter Van Gansen; Brad Zunica OF (4): Rod Boykin; Michael Gettys; Jhonatan Pena; Luis Tejada April 9: RHP Phil Maton placed on Fort Wayne s disabled list LHP Jerry Keel transferred to Fort Wayne from Extended Spring Training April 11: RHP Emmanuel Ramirez transferred to Extended Spring Training RHP Nick Monroe transferred to Fort Wayne from Extended Spring Training April 14: INF River Stevens transferred to Lake Elsinore (Advanced-A) April 15: INF Daniel Bravo transferred to Fort Wayne from Extended Spring Training COACHING STAFF Anthony Contreras (Manager) is in his first season as Fort Wayne s manager and is the first former Fort Wayne player to return to manage the team. Contreras, 32, comes to Fort Wayne after managing the Padres' Short-Season A affiliate, the Tri-City Dust Devils (Northwest League), in Contreras led Tri-City to a record, a division title, and a run to the Northwest League Finals. Contreras made his professional managerial debut in 2014 with the Rookie-level Peoria Padres (Arizona League). Contreras, who grew up in San José, California, played collegiately for four years at San José State ( ). The San Francisco Giants selected Contreras in the ninth round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. Over nine years in Minor League Baseball that peaked in Triple-A, he sported a.257 batting average. He played in San Diego's organization from June 2008-August With the Wizards, Contreras had one of the best statistical stretches of his career. In 36 second-half games, he played second base, third, and shortstop, and batted.304. Coincidentally, Contreras concluded his playing career with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the independent Atlantic League in His hitting coach there was current TinCaps hitting coach Lance Burkhart. Burt Hooton (Pitching Coach) returns to Fort Wayne and the Padres organization for his fourth season. Hooton, who once threw a no -hitter for the Cubs against the Phillies on April 16, 1972, spent 15 years in the majors with the Cubs ( ), Los Angeles Dodgers ( ), and Texas Rangers (1985). He finished his major league career with a record with 1,491 strikeouts more than 2,652 innings pitched. For the World Series champion Dodgers in 1981, Hooton was named an All-Star and MVP of the National League Championship Series. The Greenville, Texas native began his coaching career in the Dodgers organization in 1988 and has made six different coaching stops prior to joining Fort Wayne. Among those stops, Hooton served as the Houston Astros pitching coach from Lance Burkhart (Hitting Coach) is in his second season as Fort Wayne s hitting coach after his older brother Morgan filled the role in 2013 and 14. Burkhar t came aboard with San Diego after managing for the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League two years ago. Burkhart, who hails from Missouri, was drafted as a catcher by the Expos in the 15th round of the 97 draft out of Missouri State. He played eight years of Minor League Baseball, including the 2000 season with Beloit and a bit of 03 with Clinton in the Midwest League. Burkhart also played for the Brewers, Rangers, and Orioles organizations through He then spent four years with the Atlantic League s Lancaster Barnstormers before finishing his playing career in 09 with Southern Maryland. Burkhart was a hitting coach for Lancaster from Page 10

11 2016 TINCAPS 1st HALF DAY-BY-DAY APRIL Date/Opponent Result Record Div. Stand (GB) Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Time/Attendance April LC, 6:30 L, 8-7 (10) 0-1 T-5th (1.0) Dominic DeMasi (1-0) Phil Maton (0-1) Yoiber Marquina (1) 3:27 // 3,851 April LC, 6:30 L, T-6th (2.0) Casey Shane (1-0) Austin Smith (0-1) Kieran Lovegrove (1) 2:48 // 1,297 April 9 vs. LC, 6:05 W, T-5th (1.0) Elliot Ashbeck (1-0) Sam Hentges (0-1) 2:53 // 5,844 April 10 vs. LC, 3:05 W, T-4th (1.0) Taylor Cox (1-0) Matt Esparza (0-1) 3:24 // 2,977 April GL, 6:05 W, T-1st Will Headean (1-0) Garrett Harrison (0-1) Lou Distasio (1) 2:47 // 712 April GL, 6:05 L, T-5th (1.0) Adam Bray (1-0) Walker Lockett (0-1) Gavin Pittore (1) 2:42 // 706 April GL, 2:05 W, th (1.0) J.C. Cosme (1-0) Darrin Santana (0-1) Elliot Ashbeck (1) 2:53 // 766 April 14 vs. SB, 7:05 W, nd (1.0) Brett Kennedy (1-0) Justin Steele (0-2) 2:59 // 3,876 April 15 vs. SB, 7:05 April 16 vs. SB, 5:05 April 17 vs. SB, 3:05 April LAN, 7:05 April LAN, 7:05 April LAN, 7:05 April SB, 7:05 April SB, 7:35 April SB, 7:05 April SB, 2:05 April 26 vs. PEO, 7:05 April 27 vs. PEO, 11:05 April 28 vs. PEO, 7:05 April 29 vs. BUR, 7.05 April 30 vs. BUR, 5:05 May 1 vs. BUR, 1:05 May CLI, 7:30 May CLI, 1:00 May CLI, 1:00 May KC, 7:30 May KC, 7:30 May KC, 2:00 MAY May 9 vs. GL, 7:05 May 10 vs. GL, 7:05 May 11 vs. GL, 11:05 May WM, 6:35 May WM, 7:00 May WM, 7:00 May WM, 1:00 May 17 vs. LAN, 7:05 May 18 vs. LAN, 11:05 May 19 vs. LAN, 7:05 May 20 vs. WM, 7:05 May 21 vs. WM, 7:05 May 22 vs. WM, 3:05 May 23 vs. WM, 7:05 May LAN, 7:05 May LAN, 10:35 May LAN, 7:05 May LC, 6:30 May LC, 6:30 May LC, 1:30 May LC, 1:00 May 31 vs. SB, 7:05 June 1 vs. SB, 11:05 June 2 vs. SB, 7:05 June 3 vs. DAY, 7:05 June 4 vs. DAY, 7:05 June 5 vs. DAY, 1:05 JUNE June BG, 7:35 June BG, 1:05 June BG, 7:35 June DAY, 7:00 June DAY, 7:00 June DAY, 2:00 June 13 vs. WM, 7:05 June 14 vs. WM, 7:05 June 15 vs. WM, 7:05 June 16 vs. BG, 7:05 June 17 vs. BG, 7:05 June 18 vs. BG, 7:05 June 19 vs. BG, 1:05 Page 11