2016 Akron RubberDucks Game Notes

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1 2016 Akron RubberDucks Game Notes Akron RubberDucks (45-37) vs. Erie SeaWolves (35-47) Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Game 83 Saturday, July 2, :05 p.m. Jerry Uht Park Erie, PA Radio: WARF 1350 AM TuneIn Radio WARF iheart Channel Television: MiLB.TV Today s Starting Pitchers: Sat. 7/2, 7:05 p.m. at Erie: Akron: RHP Nick Pasquale (1-1, 4.35) Erie: RHP Artie Lewicki (NR) Upcoming Games and Pitching Probables (subject to change): Sun. 7/3, 7:05 p.m. at Erie: Akron: RHP Michael Peoples (6-3, 3.95) Erie: RHP Myles Jaye (3-6, 4.18) Mon. 7/4, 5:35 p.m. vs. Altoona: Akron: LHP Rob Kaminsky (2-5, 4.43) Altoona: LHP Brandon Waddell (5-3, 4.88) Tue. 7/5, 7:05 p.m. vs. Altoona: Akron: RHP D.J. Brown (4-3, 3.46) Altoona: RHP Tyler Eppler (6-5, 3.71) Wed. 7/6, 7:05 p.m. vs. Altoona: Akron: RHP Julian Merryweather (0-1, 11.00) Altoona: RHP Alex McRae (2-3, 8.64) RubberDucks News and Notes: Last Time Out Bradley Zimmer and Nellie Rodriguez both hit home runs, and Joe Sever added a key, two-run double, as the Akron RubberDucks came from behind to beat the Erie SeaWolves, 7-3, Friday night at Jerry Uht Park. Where We Stand At 45-37, the RubberDucks are in second place in the EL West, one half-game behind 1 st -place Altoona. Season Series Today s game is the 9 th of 18 scheduled meetings between Akron and Erie. The Ducks are 4-4 in the season series so far. The RubberDucks -snapped a three-game losing streak with last night s win at Erie. -rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the 7 th inning last night. -are on the road. -were 8-22 in June. -rank 2 nd in the EL in home runs (78), but 12 th in overall team batting (.239). -rank 7 th in the EL in team ERA (3.96). Player Notes -2B Todd Hankins is hitting.350 with runners in scoring position (21-60). With RISP and two outs, that mark jumps to.414 (12-29). -OF Clint Frazier is 3 rd in the EL in doubles (22). Frazier has been selected to play for the USA in the upcoming Sirius/XM Futures Game in San Diego on 7/10. -1B Nellie Rodriguez ranks tied for 3 rd in the EL in home runs (16) and 5 th in RBI (51). He also leads the league in strikeouts (106). -OF Bradley Zimmer is tied for 4 th in the league in triples (6), 1 st in walks (45) and 2 nd in steals (27). Transaction Wire LHP Shawn Morimando has been promoted to the Cleveland Indians and was expected to make his major league debut on Saturday afternoon in Toronto. LHP Nick Maronde has been promoted to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers. RHP Nick Pasquale has been added to the RubberDucks roster from Lynchburg and will start tonight s game against the SeaWolves. On Deck The RubberDucks will play the third game of the series at Erie on Saturday night at 7: RubberDucks at a Glance Current Streak... W1 Longest Winning Streak... 6 (2x, 5/7-12) EL West Standing... 2 nd Longest Losing Streak...12 (6/5-16) Games Ahead/Behind Best Record Home Record Worst Record Road Record One-Run Games

2 Last Game Recap RubberDucks 7 SeaWolves 3 Friday, 7/1/16 Summary Bradley Zimmer and Nellie Rodriguez both hit home runs, and Joe Sever added a key, two-run double, as the Akron RubberDucks came from behind to beat the Erie SeaWolves, 7-3, Friday night at Jerry Uht Park. Turning Point The RubberDucks (45-37) trailed 3-1 going to the top of the 7 th, but rallied for three runs against Erie reliever Lendy Castillo (2-2) to take a 4-3 lead. Clint Frazier led off with his 22 nd double and later scored on a fielder s choice by Jordan Smith. After a walk to Daniel Salters, Joe Sever came to the plate with two outs and blasted a two-run double to right field to chase home two runs and give the Ducks a 4-3 lead. Winging It Perci Garner (5-1) earned the win in relief after allowing one run in two innings. Louis Head and J.P. Feyereisen closed out the game with a scoreless inning each. Julian Merryweather started for Akron and worked the first five innings. He issued a pair of bases-loaded walks in the first inning to fall behind 2-1, but allowed nothing after. He walked six and struck out three in his second Double-A start. Duck Tales After taking the lead on Sever s double in the seventh, Akron scored three more in the eighth to extend the lead to 7-3. Bradley Zimmer clubbed a two-run shot to right field off lefty Joe Mantiply, and Nellie Rodriguez added a solo homer off Santiago Garrido. For Zimmer, it was his 13 th homer and second extra-base hit of the night. For Rodriguez, it was his team-high 16 th of the year. He was 3-4 on the night and also had a RBI single in the first inning. He now has 51 RBI on the year. Todd Hankins was 2-5 from the lead-off spot. Notebook The RubberDucks snapped a three-game losing streak and snapped a 23-inning scoreless drought by scoring in the first inning Erie starter Josh Turley was in total command for six innings. He fanned a career-high, nine batters and had retired 16 Akron hitters in a row when he left after the sixth Shortstop Eric Stamets was activated from the DL before the game and made his first appearance since injuring a hamstring on June 2 nd. He played five innings and went 0-2 at the plate Time of games 2:45 Attendance: 4,193. RubberDucks 2016 Field Staff #17 David Wallace, Manager A former catcher in the Indians minor league system, Wallace was named Akron s 15 th manager on December 20, The 2016 season is Wallace s third with the RubberDucks and sixth overall as a minor league manager. A former star football and baseball player at Vanderbilt University, Wallace enjoyed a seven-year minor league career, mostly with the Indians organization. He spent parts of three seasons as a player in Akron, appearing in 122 games with 17 homers and 54 RBI. After concluding his playing career, he spent two seasons as a major league staff assistant with the Indians before embarking on his managerial career with Mahoning Valley in #27 Tony Arnold, Pitching Coach A fixture in the Indians player development system for the last 24 years, the 2016 season marks Arnold s fourth stint as Akron pitching coach. He previously served in the same capacity from , 2008, and He began last season as the pitching coach at Class-A Lynchburg and finished at Triple-A Columbus, helping the Clippers to the International League title. Arnold s 2012 Akron Aeros staff crafted a franchise-record 3.03 ERA, and went on to claim the EL championship. A former All-American at the University of Texas, Arnold pitched in the major leagues with Baltimore in 1986 and #15 Tim Laker, Hitting Coach Laker returns to the Indians organization after spending the last five seasons as a coach and hitting coordinator in the Chicago White Sox system. A former Cleveland Indians catcher, Laker was a member of the Indians player development staff as the manager of the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in 2007, and then the minor-league catching coordinator from He also served as the manager at AA Tennessee in the Mariners organization in After being drafted by Montreal in the sixth round of the 1988 draft out of Oxnard (CA) College, Laker went on to play parts of 11 seasons in the big leagues with the Expos, Orioles, Rays, Pirates and Indians, hitting a combined.226, with 11 homers and 79 RBI in 282 big league games. He appeared with the Indians as a player from #45 Luke Carlin, Coach A former major league catcher with the Padres, Diamondbacks and Indians, Carlin brings a wealth of baseball knowledge into his first season as a coach in the Indians player development system. A veteran of 14 seasons in the minor leagues, Carlin spent parts of four seasons with the Columbus Clippers, most recently in 2014, when he hit.217 with five homers and 23 RBI in 61 games. He played in 56 big league games during his career, including 10 with the Tribe. A graduate of Northeastern University in Boston, Carlin grew up in Hull, Quebec. Jeremy Heller, Trainer The 2016 season mark s Heller s third in Akron and his 12 th overall as a trainer in the Indians organization. He was named Athletic Trainer of the Year in the Carolina League in Scott Nealon, Strength and Conditioning Coach A native of Avon Lake, Ohio, and a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace University, Nealon enters his sixth year as a strength coach in the Indians organization. He spent last season with Single-A Lynchburg.

3 RubberDucks Starting Pitcher #23 Nick Pasquale RHP, 6-0, 190, Age 25 (10/27/90), Resides: Walnut Creek, CA Last time out: Sat. 6/25 vs. TRE (Gm 1), 5.0 IP 3 H 4 ER 5 BB 4 K (LP in 4-3 loss). Currently 1-1, 4.35 ERA. Making his third Akron start and his 8 th overall. The RubberDucks are 1-1 in his starts. Added to Akron roster, 6/18-26, and again 7/2. Was 2-1 with a 2.03 ERA at Single-A Lynchburg. Has appeared in eight games for the Hillcats, five of which were starts. Making his 33 rd career start tonight. 5 th year pro. Owns a lifetime record of in the minor leagues. Throws fastball, curve and change-up. Missed the 2014 season due to a right shoulder strain. Acquired by Indians in 20 th round of 2012 draft out of Diablo Valley Community College (Pleasant Hill, CA) Season Highlights Picked up first AA win in first Akron start. Worked 5.1 innings in 3-1 win vs. NH, 6/18. Allowed one run on four hits with five K s. Appeared in eight games for the Hillcats, going 2-1, 2.03 ERA. Had 25 strikeouts and seven walks in 26.2 IP. Has not allowed a HR. Moved into the Lynchburg starting rotation, 5/18. Went 1-1 with a 1.21 ERA as a starter (5 GS). Picked up second win of the season with five shutout innings in 7-1 win vs. Myrtle Beach, 6/10. Worked a season-high 6.1 innings in no-decision at Salem, 6/ Season Highlights Returned to action after missing the 2014 season due to a right shoulder strain. Spent most of season with Single-A Lake County, where he appeared in 40 games, all in relief, with a record of 4-2, 3.10 ERA. Also saw action in five games at Single-A Lynchburg and one game at Akron. Made Double-A debut 4/29.15 vs. ALT and tossed three scoreless innings in relief. Pasquale s 2016 Akron Game-By-Game Date Opp. Dec. Final IP H R ER HR BB K NP-S ERA Notable Sat. 6/18 NH W First AA win Sat. 6/25 TRE (1) L NA R, 3 BB in 2 nd inning

4 RubberDucks Hitters #7 Claudio Bautista SS Age 22, Resides: Nizao, DO, Acq: FA 11, College/HS: none Last Game: 6/30 at ERI, 0-2 Series: 0-2 Road Trip: 1-13, RBI Multi-Hit Games: NA Multi-RBI Games: NA Last HR: NA Notes: 6 th year pro RBI single in first AA AB, 6/27 at RIC Added to roster, 6/27 Was hitting.263 with three homers and 27 RBI at Single-A Lynchburg Split time between Lynchburg and Lake County in 15 Was named a Midwest League All-Star last season at lake County Named Indians Minor League Player of the Month in May of 15 after hitting.364 with the Captains. #1 Ivan Castillo INF Age 20, Resides: Santiago, DO, Acq: FA 11, College/HS: none Last Game: 7/1 at ERI, 0-2 Series: 0-2 Road Trip: 1-5 Multi-Hit Games: 2 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: NA Notes: 5 th year pro Laced inside-the-park HR vs. NH, 6/18 Added to roster, 5/12 Drove in run with RBI groundout in first AA at-bat, 5/12 at HAR First AA hit was RBI 2B at HAR, 5/13 Was hitting.174 with one homer and 11 RBI in 19 games at Single- A Lynchburg Was also 6-6 stealing bases for the Hillcats Spent all of 15 at Lynchburg, hitting.249 with 12 triples, 36 RBI. #4 Clint Frazier OF Age 21, Resides: Loganville, GA, Acq: 1 st Rd. 13, College/HS: Loganville (GA) HS Last Game: 7/1 at ERI, 1-4, 2B Series: 1-5, 2B Road Trip: 2-17, 2 2B Multi-Hit Games: 18 Multi-RBI Games: 10 Last HR: 6/26 vs. TRE, 2-run (Cortes) Notes: 4 th year pro Threw out potential tying run at plate from LF to end game at RIC, 6/27 Was on DL 5/24-30 (pulled right hamstring) Hit in 11 straight to start season (4/7-19, 15-48,.313) Drilled 1 st pitch, lead-off HR at REA, 4/26 Crushed first AA HR 4/11 at ALT Ranks #2 on MLB.com s top 30 Indians prospects Tribe s #1 pick (5 th overall) in 2013 draft. #13 Eric Haase C Age 23, Resides: Westland, MI, Acq: 7th Rd. 11, College/HS: Divine Child (MI) H.S. Last Game: 6/25 vs. TRE (2), 0-3 Series: Has not played Homestand: 0-3 Multi-Hit Games: 5 Multi-RBI Games: 6 Last HR: 6/23 at REA, Solo (Milner) Notes: 6 th year pro Placed on DL, 7/1 One hit in last 22 AB s Drove in 4 RBI with HR & 2B vs. BIN, 5/22 Crushed first AA homer 4/30 vs. ALT Added to roster, 4/29 Spent all of 15 at Single-A Lynchburg ( ) Had planned to play college baseball at Ohio State but elected to sign pro contract with Indians. #8 Todd Hankins 2B Age 25, Resides: Oviedo, FL, Acq: 15 th Rd. 11, College/HS: Seminole State Last Game: 7/1 at ERI, 2-5 Series: 3-9, 2B Road Trip: 4-22 Multi-Hit Games: 15 Multi-RBI Games: 6 Last HR: 6/22 at REA, Solo (Velasquez) Notes: 6 th year pro Has hit three leadoff HR s (6/22 at REA, 6/5 at BOW, 5/13 at HAR) Went 4-5, with a 2B, 3B, and 4 RBI, 5/25 at ALT Had 10-game hitting streak, 5/12-22 (12-43,.279) HBP w/bases loaded to win game in 10 th, 5/11 vs. ERI Promoted to AAA Columbus, 5/6-7 (3-9, 3B, 2 RBI) Drilled pair of HR s w/4 RBI at BOW, 4/10. #12 Jeremy Lucas C Age 25, Resides: West Terre Haute, IN, Acq: 12 th Rd. 12, College/HS: Indiana State Last Game: 6/30 at ERI, 0-3 Series: 0-3 Road Trip: 0-7, 3 BB Multi-Hit Games: 11 Multi-RBI Games: 6 Last HR: 6/4 at BOW, Solo (Crichton) Notes: 5 th year pro Ripped three singles and scored GW run in 10 th vs. NH, 6/19 Had eight-game hitting streak, 5/23-6/4 (10-30,.333) Mashed GSHR 5/10 vs. ERI Belted pair of HR s at ALT, 4/11 Spent all of 15 with Akron ( ) Played 5 games for Akron in 13 Threw out three runners in AA debut, 4/14/13, at BOW MVC POY as a junior at ISU in 12.

5 #38 Mike Papi OF/1B Age 23, Resides: Tunkhannock, PA, Acq.: 1 st Rd. 14, College/HS: Virginia Last Game: 7/1 at ERI, 0-4 Series: 0-7 Road Trip: 2-17, 2B, 3 RBI, BB Multi-Hit Games: 2 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: NA Notes: 3 rd year pro Had four-game hitting streak, 6/14-17 (6-12,.500) Collected first AA hit and RBI 6/2 vs. ALT Added to roster, 6/1 Ranked as 19 th best prospect in Indians org. by BA Began season at Single-A Lynchburg Hit.236 with nine doubles, seven homers and 18 RBI in 40 games Led ACC in hitting and was 1 st -team All-America as a soph. at UVA in 13 #25 Nellie Rodriguez 1B Age 21, Resides: New York, NY, Acq.: 15 th Rd. 12, College/HS: Geo. Washington HS Last Game: 7/1 at ERI, 3-4, HR, 2 RBI Series: 3-7, HR, 2 RBI Road Trip: 8-17, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB Multi-Hit Games: 19 Multi-RBI Games: 12 Last HR: 7/1 at ERI, Solo (Garrido) Notes: 5 th year pro Leads team in HR (15) & RBI (49) Had eight-game hitting streak, 5/20-28 (11-31,.355) Socked go-ahead HR in top of 11 th at BIN, 5/7 Went 3-4, HR, 4 RBI at TRE, 4/24 Lambasted GSHR at BOW, 4/8 Named CL MVP in 15 at Single-A Lynchburg (17 HR, 84 RBI) Hit GSHR in first AA at-bat, 8/11/15, at NH Attended same HS as Manny Ramirez. #11 Daniel Salters C Age 23, Resides: Eufaula, OK, Acq.: FA 15, College/HS: Dallas Baptist Last Game: 7/1 at ERI, 0-3, BB Series: 1-6, BB Road Trip: 4-13, 2B, RBI, 2 BB Multi-Hit Games: 1 Multi-RBI Games: NA Last HR: NA Notes: 2 nd year pro Added to roster, 6/27 Named a Carolina League All-Star at Single-A Lynchburg Hit.281 with four homers and 17 RBI in 48 games with Hillcats Slugged pair of HR s, 6/24 vs. POT Had 10-game hitting streak, 4/13-29 (16-33,.485) Played one year at JC level before transferring to DBU Parents were missionaries, and he lived in Kenya from age #9 Joe Sever OF Age 25, Resides: San Jose, CA, Acq: 21 st Rd. 12, College/HS: Pepperdine Last Game: 7/1 at ERI, 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB Series: 1-6, 2B, 2 RBI, BB Road Trip: 2-14, 2B, 2 RBI, BB Multi-Hit Games: 15 Multi-RBI Games: 3 Last HR: 6/5 at BOW, Solo (Hart) Notes: 5 th year pro Went 4-5, 2B, 6/23 at REA Went 3-4, 3B, 5/25 at ALT Had six-game hitting streak, 5/7-12 (8-23,.348) Split 15 between Single-A Lynchburg and Akron and slugged career-high 12 homers (10 with Lynchburg, 2 with Akron) West Coast Conference POY as a junior ( ) Nephew of NFL HOF QB John Elway. #39 Jordan Smith OF Age 25, Resides: Willmar, MN, Acq: 9 th Rd. 11, College/HS: St. Cloud State Last Game: 7/1 at ERI, 0-4, RBI Series: 0-8, RBI Road Trip: 2-15, 2 2B, 2 RBI Multi-Hit Games: 8 Multi-RBI Games: 5 Last HR: 5/31 vs. ALT, Solo (Whitehead) Notes: 6 th year pro Re-joined roster and clubbed walk-off 3B in 10 th for 2-1 win vs. NH, 6/19 Has appeared in 17 games (two stints) at AAA Columbus ( ) Hit walk-off, RBI single in 12 th for 3-2 win vs. ALT, 5/1 3 rd straight season w/akron Socked 2 GSHR s in 15: 6/20/15 vs. ERI and 4/21/15 at REA On 7/27/14, hit for cycle at REA (4-5, 3 RBI) #2 Eric Stamets SS Age 24, Resides: Columbus, OH, Acq.: TR 15, College/HS: Evansville Last Game: 7/1 at ERI, 0-2 Series: 0-2 Road Trip: 0-2 Multi-Hit Games: 8 Multi-RBI Games: 3 Last HR: 5/24 at ALT, 2-run (Santana) Notes: 5 th year pro Was on on DL 6/3-30 (left hamstring) Also on DL, 5/12-22 (left hamstring ) Blasted 2-run HR into the wind vs. TRE, 5/5 Spent 4/27-28 with Columbus (0-7) Ripped GSHR at ALT, 4/13 Acquired from Angels for MLB OF David Murphy, 7/28/15 Originally a 6 th round pick by Angels in 12 draft Native of Dublin, OH, and graduate of Dublin Scioto H.S. #6 Bradley Zimmer OF Age 23, Resides: La Jolla, CA, Acq: 1 st Rd. 14, College/HS: San Francisco Last Game: 7/1 at ERI, 2-5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI Series: 2-8, HR, 2B, 2 RBI Road Trip: 3-20, 2 HR, 2B, 3 RBI Multi-Hit Games: 13 Multi-RBI Games: 10 Last HR: 7/1 at ERI, 2-run (Mantiply) Notes: 3 rd year pro Ranked as Indians #1 prospect by MLB.com Six-game hitting streak, 6/23-present (7-22,.318) Cracked game-tying HR with two outs and two strikes in 9 th at HAR, 6/12 Blasted HR, 3B and 4 RBI 5/24 at ALT Homered in three straight games, 5/7-9 Went 3-4, HR, 4 RBI in 12-5 win vs. ERI, 5/9 Hit pair of solo HR s at ALT, 4/11.

6 RubberDucks Relievers #36 Robbie Aviles RHP Age 24, Resides: Suffern, NY, Acq: 7 th Rd. 10, College/HS: Suffern (NY) H.S. Last Appearance: Tue. 6/28 at RIC, 2.0 IP 3 H 1 ER (ND in 6-3 loss) Throws: FB, CUR, CH SV/SVO: 1/3 1 st Batter Retired: 9/17 IR/IRS: 10/3 Notes: 3 rd year pro Tossed three scoreless innings for hold in 5-2 win vs. TRE, 6/24 Blew save, but earned first AA win vs. BIN, 5/20 Tossed three SHO innings for first AA save, 5/12 at HAR (4-0) Stranded three inherited runners at BIN, 5/8 Added to roster 4/29 Began season at Lynchburg (6 G 2-0, 2.16 ERA) #22 J.P. Feyereisen RHP Age 23, Resides: Hudson, WI, Acq: 16 th Rd. 14, College/HS: UW-Stevens Point Last Appearance: Fri. 7/1 at ERI, 1.0 IP 1 H 2 K (ND in 7-3 win) Throws: FB, SL, SPL SV/SVO: 5/5 1 st Batter Retired: 21/26 IR/IRS: 10/0 Notes: 3 rd year pro Has converted all five save chances Inherited two-out, bases-loaded jam and stranded all with K, 6/8 vs. REA Worked final two innings to save 2-1 win at BOW, 6/4 Earned first AA win, 4/18 vs. BIN (1.1 IP 0 R) Was regarded as top Division III prospect entering 14 draft Helped UW-Stevens Point to Division III World Series as a sophomore. #10 Perci Garner RHP Age 27, Resides: Dover, OH, Acq: FA 15, College/HS: Ball State Last Appearance: Fri. 7/1 at ERI, 2.0 IP 1 H 1 ER 2 BB 2 K (WP in 7-3 win) Throws: FB/SINK, CUR, SL, CH SV/SVO: 2/3 1 st Batter Retired: 20/23 IR/IRS: 12/3 Notes: 7 th year pro Three perfect IP vs. ERI, 6/15 Dealt 3.2 scoreless innings during 13-inning, 7-6 win at BOW, 6/3 Had five straight scoreless outings, 4/16-5/3 (12.2 IP) Was 1 st team All-MAC as a sophomore at Ball State in 10 Also played two years of FB at BSU Enjoyed prolific three-sport career at Dover (OH) HS Originally a 2 nd round pick by Phillies in 10. #34 Louis Head RHP Age 26, Resides: Katy, TX, Acq: 18 th Rd. 12, College/HS: Texas State Last Appearance: Fri. 7/1 at ERI, 1.0 IP 1 K (ND in 7-3 win) Throws: FB, SL, CH SV/SVO: 2/3 1 st Batter Retired: 13/25 IR/IRS: 12/4 Notes: 5 th year pro Recorded 4 K s in 7 th inning vs. REA, 6/9 Had seven straight scoreless outings, 5/14-6/4 (11.2 IP) Dealt two scoreless innings to pick up 2-1 win at BOW 6/4 Claimed 2-1 relief win with three perfect innings at BIN, 5/7 Saved 4-2 win with 2 IP vs. TRE, 5/3 Spent all of 15 with Akron (3-3, 4.07 ERA, one save) His 47 appearances ranked 2 nd on the team #26 Grant Sides RHP Age 26, Resides: Northport, AL, Acq: 12 th 11, College/HS: Samford Last Appearance: Thu. 6/30 at ERI, 1.0 IP 1 K (ND in 1-0 loss) Throws: FB, CUR, SL, SPL SV/SVO: 1/1 1 st Batter Retired: 17/23 IR/IRS: 9/2 Notes: 6 th year pro Seven straight scoreless outings, 6/9-present (11.2 IP) Grabbed first AA win in 3-2 win vs. HAR, 5/28 (2 IP 0 R) Earned 4-out save vs. ERI, 5/9 Split 15 season between Akron and Single-A Lynchburg Following 15 season, pitched in the Arizona Fall League.

7 #35 Cole Sulser RHP Age 26, Resides: Santa Ysabel, CA, Acq: 25 th 13, College/HS: Dartmouth Last Appearance: Thu. 6/30 at ERI, 2.0 IP 3 H 1 ER 2 K (LP in 1-0 loss) Throws: FB, CUR, SL, CH SV/SVO: 1/2 1 st Batter Retired: 11/12 IR/IRS: 1/1 Notes: 4 th year pro Started 2 nd game of DH vs. TRE, 6/25 (3 IP 0 R) Issued bases-loaded walk in 9 th to end game at HAR, 6/12 (7-6) Made relief appearance at AAA Columbus, 5/29 (2 IP 0 R 2 K) Added to Akron roster 5/20 Began season with Lynchburg (1-1, 4.12 ERA, 2 SV) Missed all of 15 after undergoing 2 nd Tommy John surgery of career in fall of 14. #41 Casey Weathers RHP Age 31, Resides: Sacramento, CA, Acq: FA 14, College/HS: Vanderbilt Last Appearance: Tue. 6/28 at RIC, 1.0 IP 2 K (ND in 6-3 loss) Throws: FB, SL, CH SV/SVO: NA 1 st Batter Retired: 5/6 IR/IRS: NA Notes: 10 th year pro Added to roster 6/10 On DL through spring training (right shoulder strain) Notable for throwing 108 mph in throwing exercise at his off-season training facility last winter Has had two Tommy John surgeries which cost him two seasons ( 09 & 13) Member of 08 U.S. Olympic team (bronze medal winner) #1 pick (8 th overall) by Colorado in 07. RubberDucks to Host Eastern League All-Star Game July On May 19, 2015, The Akron RubberDucks announced that it has been selected by the Eastern League to host the 2016 Eastern League All-Star Game, set for Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at Canal Park. This will be the first time the franchise has hosted the All-Star Game since it relocated to Northeast Ohio in The Eastern League All-Star festivities span two days, July 12-13, and will include a home run derby, autograph sessions, fireworks, and much more. A full schedule of events will be announced at a later date. Summa Health System is an official co-sponsor of the Eastern League All- Star Game and associated events. The All-Star Game is played between the top players from the Eastern League's Eastern and Western Divisions, with each team being represented with at least one pitcher and position player. The teams are selected through a combination of fan balloting and selections from managers, media, and team personnel. Tickets to the 2016 Eastern League All-Star Game are on sale now for July 13 game with the July 12 home run derby and accompanying events going on sale at a later date. Ticket prices are $18 for reserved seats, $10 for general admission, groups of 24 or more can get $15 reserved tickets, and Fowl Territory seats are $35, which includes a two-hour, all-you-can-eat picnic. Tickets can be purchased by calling the RubberDucks at or at Eastern League Umpires No. Name Resides Yr. 2 Richard Riley Alexandria, VA 4 th 3 Brian Peterson* Seaside Heights, NJ 5 th 4 Chris Graham* Newmarket, Ontario 3 rd 5 Ben Levin Cincinnati, OH 5 th 6 Ryan Wills* Williamsburg, VA 6 th 14 Randy Rosenberg Arlington, VA 5 th 16 Takahito Matsuda Seiyo, JP 5 th 17 Michael Wiseman* White Lake, MI 5 th 18 Jorge Teran Barquisimeto, VZ 6 th 20 Scott Costello* Barrie, Ontario 5 th 28 Michael Provine Newtown, PA 5 th 30 Mike Savakinas Fairborn, OH 5 th 33 Ryan Benson Danbury, CT 6 th 50 Charlie Ramos* Grand Rapids, MI 6 th 59 John Mang Youngstown, OH 4 th 64 Erich Bacchus Germantown, MD 5 th 76 Rich Grassa Lindenhurst, NY 4 th 98 Derek Gonzales Orem, UT 5 th *Crew Chief Akron Baseball: A Winning Tradition This is the 28 th season of Double-A baseball in Northeast Ohio, and the 20 th in downtown Akron. The franchise began as the Canton-Akron Indians in 1989, and then moved to Canal Park in Akron as the Aeros in Akron has made the Eastern League playoffs 15 times overall, and nine of the last 14 years. The team has captured four Eastern League titles 2003, 2005, 2009, and Notable alumni of the franchise include Victor Martinez, CC Sabathia, Grady Sizemore, Charles Nagy, Cliff Lee, Jhonny Peralta, Danny Salazar, Jaret Wright, and most recently, Francisco Lindor, Giovanny Urshela, and Bradley Zimmer.

8 2016 RubberDucks Day-By-Day # Date Opp. W/L Score Rec. Standing W/L/SV Time Att. Tot. Home Att. 1 4/7 at BOW W T-1 st / +1.0 Plutko/Ginkel/none 2:34 2, /8 at BOW W T-1 st / +1.0 Morimando/Hess/Romero 2:45 2,106 4/9 at BOW Postponed due to inclement weather. Make-up 6/5, 1:00 p.m. 3 4/10 at BOW W st / +1.0 Peoples/Gausman/Heller 2:50 2, /11 at ALT W st / +1.5 Kaminsky/Dickson/none 2:51 1, /12 at ALT W st / +1.5 Kime/Whitehead/Heller 3:19 1, /13 at ALT L st / +1.5 Creasy/Plutko/none 2:45 2, /14 BOW W st / +2.5 Morimando/Gunkel/Head 2:24 7,671 7, /15 BOW W st / +2.5 Romero/Crichton/Heller 2:32 4,645 12, /16 BOW L st / +2.5 Tolliver/Kaminsky/none 3:00 4,085 16, /17 BOW L st / +2.5 Lee/Kime/none 2:44 5,981 22, /18 BIN W st / +3.0 Feyereisen/Lara/Heller 2:25 3,089 25, /19 BIN W st / +3.5 Morimando/Jannis/none 3:00 2,030 27, /20 BIN W 3-2 (10) st / +3.5 Romero/Hepple/none 2:45 2,272 29, /21 at TRE L st / +3.5 Herrera/Kaminsky/Montgomery 2:25 3, /22 at TRE L st / +3.0 Enns/Kime/Montgomery 2:23 3, /23 at TRE L st / +2.0 J. Montgomery/Plutko/none 2:53 4, /24 at TRE W st / +3.0 Morimando/Lail/none 2:41 4, /25 at REA L st / +2.0 Gonzalez/Head/Ramos 2:35 2, /26 at REA W st / +3.0 Brown/Rios/Heller 2:44 2, /27 at REA L st / +2.0 Vasquez/Kime/none 3:02 3,003 4/28 OFF 21 4/29 ALT W st / +3.0 Garner/Creasy/none 2:46 5,050 34, /30 ALT W st / +3.0 Peoples/Holmes/none 2:52 4,094 38, /1 ALT W 3-2 (12) st / +4.0 Heller/Duncan/none 3:27 6,082 44, /2 TRE W st / +4.5 Brantley/A. Smith/Feyereisen 2:33 2,188 47, /3 TRE W st / +5.0 Garner/Herrera/Head 2:31 1,870 49,057 5/4 TRE Rained out. Make-up 6/25, 5:30 p.m. 26 5/5 TRE W st / +6.0 Morimando/Enns/none 2:39 2,790 51, /6 at BIN L 6-3 (7) st / +5.5 Taylor/Peoples/none 2:25 2, /7 at BIN W 2-1 (12) st / +5.0 Head/Hepple/Heller 3:31 1, /8 at BIN W st / +6.0 Garner/Mateo/none 2:47 1, /9 ERI W st / +7.0 Brown/Harrell/Sides 2:47 2,420 54, /10 ERI W st / +7.0 Morimando/Crouse/Heller 2:09 8,319 62, /11 ERI W 9-8 (10) st / +7.5 Feyereisen/Alaniz/none 3:18 8,375 70, /12 at HAR W st / +7.5 Plutko/Mapes/Aviles 2:28 2, /13 at HAR L st / +6.5 Robinson/Polanco/none 3:09 4, /14 at HAR W 4-3 (12) st / +6.5 Garner/Self/none 4:04 4, /15 at HAR W st / +6.5 Morimando/Williams/none 2:28 3, /16 at HFD W st / +7.0 Peoples/Freeland/none 2: /17 at HFD W st / +7.0 Plutko/Jemiola/none 2: /18 at HFD L st / +6.5 Hernandez/Polanco/Carasiti 2: /19 OFF 40 5/20 BIN W st / +6.5 Aviles/Hepple/Feyereisen 2:41 6,321 77, /21 BIN W st / +7.0 Morimando/Gsellman/Garner 2:25 4,715 81, /22 BIN W st / +7.5 Peoples/Delgado/none 2:47 7,102 89, /23 at ALT L st / +6.5 Lakind/Aviles/DuRapau 2:52 2, /24 at ALT W st / +7.5 Polanco/Santana/none 2:52 3, /25 at ALT W st / +8.5 Brown/Eppler/none 2:50 5, /26 at ALT L st / +7.5 DuRapau/Garner/none 2:45 5, /27 HAR W st / +7.5 Peoples/Long/none 2:21 5,910 95, /28 HAR W st / +7.5 Sides/Harper/Feyereisen 2:40 6, , /29 HAR L st / +7.5 Glover/Polanco/none 2:25 6, , /30 HAR L st / +6.5 Giolito/Brown/Simms 2:32 3, , /31 ALT W st / +7.5 Morimando/Whitehead/none 3:11 2, , /1 ALT L st / +6.5 Dickson/Peoples/Smith 2:34 3, , /2 ALT L st / +5.5 Holmes/Polanco/Lakind 2:53 3, /3 at BOW W 7-6 (13) st / +5.5 Aviles/Keller/none 3:30 2, /4 at BOW W st / +6.5 Head/Chrichton/Feyereisen 2:24 5, /5 (1) at BOW L st / +6.5 Aquino/Morimando/none 1:51 NA 57 6/5 (2) at BOW L st / +6.5 Hart/Sulser/none 2:24 3,371 6/6 OFF 58 6/7 REA L st / +5.5 Pivetta/Polanco/none 3:02 3, , /8 REA L 3-2 (11) st / +5.5 Milner/Sulser/Nunez 3:08 3, , /9 REA L st / +4.5 Vasquez/Kaminsky/none 2:50 4, , /10 at HAR L st / +4.5 Giolito/Brown/none 2:04 5, /11 at HAR L st / +4.5 Brady/Morimando/none 2:49 5, /12 at HAR L st / +4.0 Robinson/Maronde/none 3:02 5, /13 at HAR L st / +3.0 Ross/Plutko/Glover 2:32 3, /14 ERI L st / +3.0 Collier/Kaminsky/none 3:15 4, , /15 ERI L st / +2.0 Turley/Brown/none 2:32 4, , /16 ERI L 4-2 (10) st / +2.0 Alaniz/Feyereisen/Jimenez 2:57 3, ,578

9 2016 RubberDucks Day-By-Day continued # Date Opp. W/L Score Rec. Standing W/L/SV Time Att. Tot. Home Att. 68 6/17 NH W st / +3.0 Peoples/Dawson/Maronde 3:11 7, , /18 NH W st / +3.0 Pasquale/Smith/Maronde 2:45 6, , /19 NH W 2-1 (10) st / +3.0 Feyereisen/Berken/none 2:34 6, ,374 6/20 OFF 71 6/21 at REA W st / +3.0 Brown/Viza/Sulser 2:16 6, /22 at REA L st / +2.0 Velasquez/Morimando/Leiter 2:27 8, /23 at REA L 6-5 (11) st / +1.0 Rodriguez/Feyereisen/none 3:29 7, /24 TRE W st / +1.0 Kamnsky/Camrna/Feyrsn 2:45 7, , /25 (1) TRE L st / +0.5 Enns/Pasquale/Graham 2:20 NA 76 6/25 (2) TRE L st / +0.5 Jones/Weathers/none 2:15 8, , /26 TRE L nd / -0.5 Smith/Merryweather/Cortes 2:33 7, , /27 at RIC W st / +0.5 Morimando/Slania/Garner 2:34 3, /28 at RIC L nd / -0.5 Gage/Peoples/Black 2:36 4, /29 at RIC L nd / -0.5 Beede/Kaminsky/Martinez 2:08 4, /30 at ERI L nd / -1.5 Collier/Sulser/Jimenez 2:14 3, /1 at ERI W nd / -0.5 Garner/Castillo/none 2:45 4,193

10 2016 RubberDucks Transactions & Records April 9: April 11: April 14: April 15: April 18: April 20: April 21: April 22: April 27: April 28: April 29: May 6: May 9: May 11: May 12: May 13: May 20: May 21: May 23: May 24: May 25: May 28: May 29: May 30: May 31: June 1: June 2: June 7: June 8: June 9: June 10: June 18: June 19: June 26: June 27: July1: 2016 RubberDucks Transactions RHP Jordan Cooper placed on DL. RHP D.J. Brown received from Mahoning Valley. OF Michael Brantley received from Cleveland on injury rehab assignment. OF Lonnie Chisenhall received from Cleveland on injury rehab assignment. OF Jordan Smith promoted to Columbus. RHP Jordan Cooper activated from DL. OF Lonnie Chisenhall recalled from injury rehab assignment. OF Michael Brantley rehab assignment transferred to Columbus. RHP Jordan Cooper promoted to Columbus. OF Anthony Gallas activated from DL and received from Columbus. SS Eric Stamets promoted to Columbus. RHP Perci Garner promoted to Columbus. RHP Robbie Aviles and C Eric Haase received from Lynchburg. RHP Perci Garner, SS Eric Stamets, and OF Jordan Smith received from Columbus. RHP Dace Kime (right calf strain) and SS Yhoxian Medina (right quad strain) placed on DL. OF Anthony Gallas released. 2B Todd Hankins promoted to Columbus. SS Yhoxian Medina activated from DL. 2B Todd Hankins received from Columbus. LHP Rob Kaminsky placed on DL (lower back strain). INF Yhoxian Medina promoted to Columbus. LHP Anderson Polanco received from Lynchburg. SS Eric Stamets placed on DL (left hamstring pull). 3B Yandy Diaz promoted to Columbus. INF Ivan Castillo received from Lynchburg. INF Ordamar Valdez received from Mahoning Valley. OF Bryson Myles promoted to Columbus. OF Taylor Murphy received from Lynchburg. RHP Cole Sulser received from Lynchburg. RHP Antonio Romero transferred to Lynchburg. RHP Ben Heller promoted to Columbus. LHP Nick Maronde received from Columbus. SS Eric Stamets activated from DL. 2B Ordamar Valdez transferred to Mahoning Valley. OF Clint Frazier placed on DL (right hamstring pull). OF Bryson Myles received from Columbus. RHP Carlos Carrasco received from Cleveland on minor league rehab assignment. RHP Cole Sulser promoted to Columbus. LHP Rob Kaminsky activated from DL. OF Bryson Myles promoted to Columbus. OF Clint Frazier activated from DL. OF Jordan Smith promoted to Columbus. OF Mike Papi received from Lynchburg. RHP Cole Sulser received from Columbus. RHP Justin Brantley released. SS Eric Stamets placed on DL (left hamstring pull). INF Angel Miguel received from Mahoning Valley. RHP Michael Peoples promoted to Columbus. RHP Michael Peoples received from Columbus. OF Luigi Rodriguez added to roster. OF Taylor Murphy transferred to Lynchburg. RHP Casey Weathers activated from DL. LHP Anderson Polanco transferred to Lynchburg. RHP Adam Plutko promoted to Columbus. RHP Nick Pasquale received from Lynchburg. OF Jordan Smith received from Columbus. C Alex Monsalve placed on DL. RHP Julian Merryweather received from Lynchburg. RHP Nick Pasquale transferred to Lynchburg. C Daniel Salters and SS Claudio Bautista received from Lynchburg. OF Luigi Rodriguez and C Alex Monsalve transferred to Lynchburg. SS Angel Miguel transferred to Lake County. LHP Shawn Morimando promoted to Cleveland. LHP Nick Maronde promoted to Cloumbus. RHP Nick Pasquale received from Lynchburg Season Records Record: Home: Away: vs. Eastern: vs. Western: vs. RH Starters: vs. LH Starters: 9-12 Day: Night: One-run Games: Extra Innings: 7-3 Shutouts: 3-6 Doubleheaders: Leading After 8: 38-1 Trailing After 8: 1-27 Tied After 8: 6-4 Walk-Off Wins: 4 Scoring First: Opponent Scores First: Leading at End of Game: 45-0 Ducks vs. the EL Opp. H A Total ALT BIN BOW ERI HAR HFD NH POR REA RIC TRE Team Single-Game High s Runs: 13 (5/25 at ALT) Runs Allowed: 14 (4/16 vs. BOW) Hits: 17 (5/25 at ALT) Hits Allowed: 17 (4/16 vs. BOW) HR s: 5 (4/11 at ALT) HR s Allowed: 3 (3x, 6/26 vs. TRE, last) BB s (Drawn): 9 (2x, 4/12 at ALT, last) BB s (Issued): 8 (4x, 7/1 at ERI, last) K s (Batters): 17 (2x, 6/8 vs. REA, last) K s (Pitchers): 18 (6/8 vs. REA) Individual Single-Game High s Hits 4 (2x, Sever, 6/23 at REA, last) 2B s: 2 (8x, Lucas, 6/16 vs. ERI, last) 3B s: 1 (18x, Lucas, 5/26 at ALT, last) HR s: 2 (3x, Zimmer, 4/11 at ALT. last) Runs: 3 (5x, Stamets, 5/31 vs. ALT, last) RBI: 4 (9x, Hankins, 5/25 at ALT, last) BB s: 3 (Diaz, 4/12 at ALT) SB s: 3 (Zimmer, 6/17 vs. NH) K s (Pitchers): 13 (Plutko, 6/8 vs. REA)