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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 17, Road Game 12, First-Half Game 17 Quad Cities River Bandits (11-5, 11-5), Western Division (2nd place, 0.5 GB) at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (5-9, 5-9) Western Division (T-7th place, 5.5 GB) Tuesday, April 23-12:05 P.M. Central Daylight Time Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium - Grand Chute, Wis. Internet Broadcast presented by Mediacom: RHP Mike Hauschild (1-0, 4.35) & LHP Colton Cain (0-0, 8.18) vs. RHP Ryan Gibbard (0-0, 0.93) t UPCOMING GAMES AND PITCHING PROBABLES (QUAD CITES LISTED FIRST, ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Sunday, April W, 12-5 W-Michael Dimock (2-0), L-Leonard Lorenzo (0-1), S-Vincent Velasquez (2) Monday, April W, 7-2 (11) W-John Neely (1-1), L-Martin Viramontes (0-1) Tuesday, April 12:05 P.M. RHP Mike Hauschild (1-0, 4.35) & LHP Colton Cain (0-0, 8.18) vs. RHP Ryan Gibbard (0-0, 0.93) Thursday, April 25 LAN 7:00 P.M. RHP Jordan Jankowski (0-0, 5.40) & LHP Brian Holmes (1-1, 6.35) vs. RHP Roberto Osuna (1-1, 3.38) Friday, April 26 LAN 7:00 P.M. RHP Vincent Velasquez (2-0, 1.50) & LHP Joe Bircher (1-0, 3.94) vs. LHP Daniel Norris (0-1, 12.00) BANDITS TAKE ANOTHER IN EXTRAS: With the bases empty and two outs in the top of the 11th inning, the River Bandits drew three straight walks against right-hander Martin Viramontes, left fielder Jordan Scott hit a bases-loaded single to break a 2-2 tie with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, and center fielder Teoscar Hernandez followed with a three-run triple to lift the visitors to a 7-2 victory Monday night. Quad Cities is now 4-1 in extra-inning games, including a 4-0 mark on the road. RIVER BANDITS BOMB TIMBER RATTLERS IN SERIES OPENER: River Bandits shortstop Carlos Correa blasted a solo home run as the second batter of the game and added a second homer in the eighth inning Sunday evening, and first baseman Jesse Wierzbicki added his second home run of the season in a 12-5 road rout of the Timber Rattlers. Jordan Scott was 2-for-3 with a go-ahead two-run single in the second inning. After left-hander Joe Bircher allowed five runs in his four innings as the starter, right-hander Michael Dimock worked a perfect fifth inning, and right-hander Vincent Velasquez tossed four shutout innings, including retiring the final 11 Timber Rattlers in order for his second save of the four-inning shutout variety. LAST TWO MIDWEST LEAGUE CHAMPIONS MEET: In their first trip to Wisconsin this season, the River Bandits face the Timber Rattlers in a match-up of the last two Midwest League Champions. Quad Cities went 7-0 in the postseason to win its fifth championship as a Midwest League franchise. Wisconsin won a three-games-to-one Championship Series over the Fort Wayne TinCaps. Wisconsin, the Class-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers since 2009, split 14 games with the River Bandits in. The Timber Rattlers won four of six meetings at Wisconsin. BANDITS HAVE RAIN-SOAKED APRIL SCHEDULE: In their first home stand April 11-17, the River Bandits were rained out on three of seven scheduled home dates, and they were postponed by inclement weather in Burlington and Kane County, for a total of five postponements in 10 days. Quad Cities had a total of five weather-affected games (four postponements, one cancellation) in the season. Below are the rainouts, makeup dates and results from the past two weeks. DATE OPPONENT MAKEUP DATE MAKEUP RESULT Wed., April 10 Away v. Burlington TBD Teams meet in Davenport June Thu., April 11 Home v. Peoria Saturday, May 11 at 6 p.m. Doubleheader in Davenport Mon., April 15 Home v. Clinton Tuesday, April 16 Doubleheader (L, 6-3 (7) and W, 3-2 (7)) Wed., April 17 Home v. Clinton Sunday, May 26 at 2 p.m. Doubleheader at Clinton Fri., April 19 Away v. Kane County Saturday, April 20 Doubleheader (L, 7-3 (7) and L, 4-3 (7)) RIVER BANDITS DROP FIRST SERIES FOLLOWING DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP: The Kane County Cougars drove the River Bandits out of town for the first half with a doubleheader sweep at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark Saturday afternoon. Quad Cities had won five straight at Kane County to begin the season series before dropping both seven-inning games on Saturday, 7-3 and 4-3. The Cougars Rock Shoulders went a combined 5-for-6 in the doubleheader with home runs in each game. He is 14-for-26 (.538) with three home runs and 10 RBIs in seven games against the River Bandits. Quad Cities first baseman Jesse Wierzbicki was 3-for-5 in the twin bill. After winning, 9-8 in 10 innings Thursday night and resting Friday with a postponement, Quad Cities lost its first road doubleheader and its first series after starting the season in series. The River Bandits have played seven games at Kane Couny and only five total home games in TANDEM STARTING PITCHING IN THE ASTROS SYSTEM: The River Bandits, as well as the three other full-season affiliates of the Houston Astros, are beginning the season with tandem rotations. Each spot in the rotation includes a pair of pitchers, who will alternate pitching first and second in a game each time through the rotation. With four tandems for Quad Cities, each pair is scheduled to pitch every fourth game. Quad Cities did not use a tandem in its doubleheader against Clinton on April 16. Instead, the River Bandits used each scheduled pitcher as a single starter in each of the two games. BANDITS OPEN SECOND AFFILIATION WITH HOUSTON ASTROS: The Quad Cities River Bandits and Houston Astros signed a two-year Player Development Contract in September to mark their second affiliation. Houston was the major league affiliate of the Quad City River Bandits from 1993 to 1998, when Billy Wagner, Johan Santana, Richard Hidalgo, Brad Lidge and Freddy Garcia each spent time in the Quad Cities. In, the Astros minor league affiliates combined for the best overall record of any domestic minor league system (domestic rookie through Triple-A). Current Astro Rick Ankiel played in the Quad Cities in 2005 when it was a Cardinals affiliate. ROSTER STACKED WITH TALENT: The River Bandits open the season with four of the top 15 Houston Astros prospects, according to Baseball America, including No. 1 overall pick Carlos Correa. Correa is the first No. 1 overall draft pick to play for the Quad Cities since Joe Mauer, the No. 1 overall pick by the Minnesota Twins in 2001, played in the Quad Cities in Correa is ranked by Baseball America as the No. 1 prospect in the Astros minor league system and the No. 13 prospect in all of baseball. The River Bandits roster also includes right-handed pitcher Lance McCullers (ranked Houston No. 4 prospect and No. 50 in baseball by Baseball America), infielder Rio Ruiz (No. 8), and right-hander Vincent Velasquez (No. 13). 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...Won Home Attendance... 5,194 Home Dates... 4 Nightly Average Attendance... 1,299 Midwest League Rank...13th of 16 BANDITS APRIL SCHEDULE All Game Times Central and Subject to Change. 1. 4/4 W, /5 W, /6 W, (11) 4. 4/7 W, 3-1 (13) 5. 4/8 W, /9 L, 6-4 4/10 PPD, Inclement 4/11 Thu. PEO PPD (5/11), Rain 7. 4/12 Fri. PEO L, 4-1 (10) 8. 4/13 Sat. PEO W, /14 Sun. PEO W, 3-2 4/15 Mon. CLI PPD (4/16), Rain 10. 4/16 Tue. CLI L, 6-3 (7) 11. 4/16 Tue. CLI W, 3-2 (7) 4/17 Wed. CLI PPD (5/26), Rain 12. 4/18 W, 9-8 (10) 4/19 PPD, Inclement 13. 4/20 L, 7-3 (7) 14. 4/20 L, 4-3 (7) 15. 4/21 W, /22 W, 7-2 (11) 17. 4/23 12:05 P.M. 4/24 Wed. OFF 18. 4/25 Thu. LAN 7:00 P.M /26 Fri. LAN 7:00 P.M /27 Sat. LAN 7:00 P.M /28 Sun. GL 2:00 P.M /29 Mon. GL 11:00 A.M /30 Tue. GL 7:00 P.M. RECENT TRANSACTIONS APRIL 21 - IF Ryan Dineen transferred from Quad Cities to Extended Spring Training. LHP Joe Bircher 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: 6-3 WT: 210 BATS/THROWS: R/R PRO EXPERIENCE: 2nd Season AGE: 23 BORN: January 22, 1990 HOMETOWN: Beavercreek, Ohio ACQUIRED: Selected in the 33rd round of Draft PITCHES: Fastball, Changeup, Slider, Split-Finger COLLEGE: University of Dayton 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, (11) 4/12 PEO L, 4-1 (10) W * W, 9-8 (10) *Relief appearance HAS NOT FACED THE TIMBER RATTLERS #30 Mike Hauschild LAST OUTING: APRIL 18, AT KANE COUNTY Hauschild started the sixth inning in an 8-5 deficit. After a single and walk in the sixth inning, he induced a ground-ball double play. In the seventh, he got a second double play following a leadoff single. After a two-out walk, Hauschild began a string of seven consecutive Cougars he retired to finish his outing through the ninth inning. Meanwhile, Quad Cities rallied with two runs in the seventh inning and one in the eighth to tie the game. Left fielder Terrell Joyce hit a go-ahead double in the 10th inning, and right-hander John Neely came on to save Hauschild s first Midwest League victory. --> Spent the season with advanced rookie Greeneville --> Did not allow more than one run in an outing, and held opponents scoreless in 13 of those appearances. --> Finished the season delivering seven consecutive scoreless relief appearances (9.1 IP) --> Went 1-0 with one save and a 0.79 ERA (1 ER/11.1 IP) in eight appearances in August. PITCHER BY THE NUMBERS (2013) vs. LH: 8-26 (.308), HR vs. RH: 1-12 (.083) RISP: 1-6 (.167) RISP, 2 OUTS: 0-2 (.000) RIVER BANDITS RECORD IN STARTS: 0-1 RUN SUPPORT IN STARTS: 1.0 / game FIRST-INNING ERA: 0.00 LONGEST OUTING: 5.0 (4/12 v. PEO) MOST STRIKEOUTS: 2-2x (4/6 at KC, 4/12 v. PEO) --> His 92 strikeouts during his senior season in were the second-highest in University of Dayton single-season history and helped the Flyers reach the NCAA Regionals for the first time --> Finished his collegiate career ranked second in strikeouts (269) and third in wins (23), as well as hurled 10 complete games --> Became the 15th Flyer to be drafted and ninth under coach Tony Vittorio. Career Statistics 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: 6-3 WT: 256 BATS/THROWS: L/L PRO EXPERIENCE: 4th Season AGE: 22 BORN: February 5, 1991 HOMETOWN: Waxahachie, Tex. ACQUIRED: Traded by Pittsburgh, July 24, PITCHES: Fastball, Cutter, Curveball, Changeup 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, (11) 4/12 PEO * L, 4-1 (10) W, 9-8 (10) HAS NOT FACED THE TIMBER RATTLERS #37 Colton Cain PITCHER BY THE NUMBERS (2013) vs. LH: 5-20 (.250) vs. RH: (.448), HR RISP: 7-17 (.412), HR RISP, 2 OUTS: 2-7 (.286) RIVER BANDITS RECORD IN STARTS: 2-0 RUN SUPPORT IN STARTS: 11.0 / game FIRST-INNING ERA: 0.00 LONGEST OUTING: 5.0 (4/6 at KC) MOST STRIKEOUTS: 3-2x (4/12 at PEO, 4/18 at KC) LAST OUTING: APRIL 18, AT KANE COUNTY Spotted a 5-0 lead in the second inning, Cain allowed a three-run home run by catcher Willson Contreras in the bottom of the second. He also allowed three straight hits to start the third inning, and an error by right fielder Ariel Ovando on a single by first baseman Dan Vogelbach, allowed two runs to score and tie the game. Designated hitter Rock Shoulders broke the 5-5 tie with a single up the middle to drive in Vogelbach. Shoulders later scored on a wild pitch by Cain to make it 7-5. Quad Cities right-hander Gera Sanchez started the fourth inning and allowed a run in two innings. Right-hander Mike Hauschild started the sixth inning with an 8-5 deficit but shut out the Cougars for four innings. Quad Cities rallied to tie the game in the 8th inning and win it in the 10th. --> Acquired from Pittsburgh July 24 with LHP Rudy Owens and OF Robbie Grossman for Astros LHP Wandy Rodriguez. --> Pitched for advanced Class-A Bradenton (Florida State League) and went 3-5 in 16 starts with a 4.20 ERA before being traded. --> Following the trade, he pitched for advanced Class-A Lancaster (California League) and went 2-2 with a 5.55 ERA in seven starts. --> Ranked prior to the season as the No. 13 prospect in the Pirates organization according to Baseball America. --> Ranked prior to the season as the No. 13 prospect in the Pirates organization according to Baseball America > Ranked prior to the season as the No. 11 prospect in the Pirates organization, according to Baseball America. --> Ranked following the season as the No. 10 prospect in the New York-Penn League by Baseball America. --> Originally drafted by the Pirates in the eighth round of the 2009 draft out of Waxahachie (TX) High School. Career Statistics YEAR CLUB LG W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG GCL Pirates GCL-R State College NYP-A-SS West Virginia SAL-A Bradenton FSL-A-adv Lancaster CAL-A-adv 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 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 () 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 April 22 Batters (18 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 Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Chambers, Adron 2008 Memphis Redbirds PCL AAA Cruz, Tony 2007 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 Memphis Redbirds PCL AAA Gil, Ronny 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 Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Klein, Geoffrey 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 Morneau, Justin 2001 Minnesota Twins AL MLB O Neill, Mike 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 Palm Beach Cardinals FSL A(Adv) Rodriguez, Luis 2000 Salt Lake Bees PCL AAA Rodriguez, Starlin 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 Peoria Chiefs MID A(Full) Taveras, Oscar 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 Memphis Redbirds PCL AAA

6 QUAD CITIES 2013 ALUMNI REPORT Stats are current season through April 22 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 Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Blazek, Michael 2010 Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Broderick, Brian 2008 Harrisburg Senators EAS AA Butler, Keith Memphis Redbirds PCL AAA Butler, Keith 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) 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 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 Springfield Cardinals TEX AA Llorens, Dixon Peoria Chiefs MID A(Full) Lynn, Lance 2008 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB Maness, Seth Memphis Redbirds PCL AAA Martinez, Carlos 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 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 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB Sanchez, Eduardo 2008 Memphis Redbirds PCL AAA Siegrist, Kevin 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 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 W4 7-3 Oakland Athletics L4 4-6 Los Angeles Angels L1 5-5 Seattle Mariners W1 4-6 Houston Astros L3 2-8 RESULT FOR 04/22/2013 Seattle 7, Houston 1 Final (3:05) W-Hernandez, Felix (2-2) L-Peacock, Brad (1-2) Hernandez, F (SEA), W, 6.0 IP, 5 H, 9 SO...Seager (SEA), 2-for-5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI UPCOMING GAME FOR 04/23/2013 (All Times Eastern) Seattle at Houston 8:10PM Iwakuma, Hisashi (2-0) vs Norris, Bud (2-2) OKLAHOMA CITY REDHAWKS - Triple-A Pacific Coast League American Southern W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 Round Rock Express L1 5-5 Oklahoma City RedHawks L1 5-5 Albuquerque Isotopes W1 4-6 New Orleans Zephyrs W1 4-6 CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS - Double-A Texas League South W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 Midland RockHounds W3 6-4 Frisco RoughRiders L1 7-3 Corpus Christi Hooks L2 3-7 San Antonio Missions W1 4-6 RESULTS FOR 04/22/2013 Midland 2, Corpus Christi 1 Final (2:35) W-Urlaub, Jeff (2-0) L-Quevedo, Carlos (0-1) Aliotti (MID), 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI...Barfield (MID), 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI...Urlaub (MID), W, IP UPCOMING GAMES FOR 04/23/2013 (All Times Eastern) Corpus Christi at Midland 7:30PM Tropeano, Nick (0-2) vs Bowman, Josh (2-0) LANCASTER JETHAWKS - Class-A Advanced California League South W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 Lancaster JetHawks W2 5-5 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes L1 4-6 High Desert Mavericks W1 5-5 Inland Empire 66ers L2 4-6 Lake Elsinore Storm L4 3-7 RESULTS FOR 04/22/2013 Albuquerque 8, Okla. City 1 Final (2:51) W-Ortega, Anthony (1-0) L-Owens, Rudy (0-3) Van Slyke (ALB), 3-for-5, 2 R, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI...Clark, C (OKC), 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI UPCOMING GAMES FOR 04/23/2013 (All Times Eastern) Okla. City at Albuquerque 2:05PM Lyles, Jordan (1-1) vs TBA NO RESULTS FOR 04/22/2013 UPCOMING GAMES FOR 04/23/2013 (All Times Eastern) Lancaster at Lake Elsinore 9:05PM TBA vs Wisler, Matt (1-0) POSITION PLAYER NOTES Carlos Correa #1 INFIELD THIS SERIES (at WIS): 4-9, 2 HR, 4 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K LAST SERIES (at KC): 0-7, 3 K CURRENT STREAK: 2 games (4/21-4/22) Vs. WIS (2 G): 4-9 (.444), 2 HR MULTI-HIT GAMES: 3 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 3 Vs. LHP: 3-10 (.300) Vs. RHP: 9-38 (.237), 3 HR LAST HR: 4/21 at WIS (D. Magnifico-8th) PINCH-HITTING: STARTS BY POSITION: SS (12) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 2 (12) > 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 Chase Davidson #15 INFIELD THIS SERIES (at WIS): 1-5, 4 K LAST SERIES (at KC): 1-12, R, 5 K, CS CURRENT STREAK: 1 game (4/21) Vs. WIS (1 G): 1-5 (.200) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 1 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 1 Vs. LHP: 1-9 (.111) Vs. RHP: 7-29 (.241) LAST HR: PINCH-HITTING: STARTS BY POSITION: DH (9) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 3 (5), 4 (3), 5 (1) --> Was a designated hitter in nine games with short season Class-A Tri-City. --> Led the Appalachian League in OPS (1.072) and finished second in slugging (.646) while at advanced rookie Greeneville --> Named an Appalachian League Postseason All-Star. --> Selected by the Astros in the third round of the 2008 draft out of high school, but elected to attend the University of Georgia --> Hit.241 with 11 home runs and 58 RBI in 130 collegiate games as a Bulldog. --> 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 Austin Elkins #6 INFIELD THIS SERIES (at WIS): 4-9, 4 R, RBI, 2 BB, 3 K, SB LAST SERIES (at KC): 3-11, 2 R, BB, K, 3 SB CURRENT STREAK: 6 games (4/16 (2)-4/22) Vs. WIS (2 G): 4-9 (.444) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 1 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 0 Vs. LHP: 3-5 (.600) Vs. RHP: 5-17 (.294) LAST HR: PINCH-HITTING: STARTS BY POSITION: 2B (6) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 3 (5), 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. Teoscar Hernandez #4 OUTFIELD THIS SERIES (at WIS): 1-10, R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 K LAST SERIES (at KC): 4-13, 2 2B, 3B, R, 3 RBI, 4 K, SAC CURRENT STREAK: 1 game (4/22) Vs. WIS (2 G): 1-10 (.100) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 4 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 2 Vs. LHP: 3-17 (.176) Vs. RHP: (.364) LAST HR: PINCH-HITTING: STARTS BY POSITION: CF (14) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 1 (14) --> 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 and Francis Mojica. Terrell Joyce #2 OUTFIELD THIS SERIES (at WIS): 0-5, RBI, K, CS LAST SERIES (at KC): 3-6, 2 2B, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2 K CURRENT STREAK: 0 games Vs. WIS (1 G): 0-5 (.000) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 1 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 0 Vs. LHP: 1-11 (.091) Vs. RHP: 7-31 (.226) LAST HR: PINCH-HITTING: 0-1 (.000) STARTS BY POSITION: LF (6), RF (1), DH (4) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 4 (3), 5 (3), 6 (1), 7 (1), 8 (1), 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 WIS): 1-4, R, BB, 2 K LAST SERIES (at KC): 0-3, K CURRENT STREAK: 1 game (4/22) Vs. WIS (1 G): 1-4 (.250) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 1 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 0 Vs. LHP: 3-9 (.333) Vs. RHP: 2-14 (.143) LAST HR: PINCH-HITTING: STARTS BY POSITION: C (7) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 4 (1), 6 (3), 7 (2), 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.

9 RIVER BANDITS POSITION PLAYER NOTES Ariel Ovando #26 OUTFIELD THIS SERIES (at WIS): 1-8, 2B, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 3 K LAST SERIES (at KC): 3-7, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI, 3 BB, K CURRENT STREAK: 0 games Vs. WIS (2 G): 1-8 (.125) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 2 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 1 Vs. LHP: 0-18 (.000) Vs. RHP: 9-37 (.243) LAST HR: 4/18 at KC (Lendy Castillo-2nd) PINCH-HITTING: STARTS BY POSITION: RF (14) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 6 (6), 7 (5), 8 (3) --> Ranked before the season by Baseball America as the No. 14 prospect in the Astros system --> Spent his second full season with advanced rookie Greeneville --> Hit.297 (49-for-165) with six home runs and 32 RBI against righties, and.259 (15-for-58) against lefties --> Batted.321 (36-for-112) in 30 home games --> Placed 11th in league hitting (.287). --> Rated the Astros No. 10 prospect --> Spent the season with the Greeneville Astros --> Hit.254 (36-for-142) with two home runs and 26 RBI against right-handed pitching, and.143 (4-for-28) with four RBI against lefties. --> Signed with the Astros for a then-team-record bonus of $2.6 million at the age of 16. Roberto Peña #10 CATCHER THIS SERIES (at WIS): 1-5, R, 2 K LAST SERIES (at KC): 2-8, R, RBI, K CURRENT STREAK: 4 games (4/16 (2)-4/21) Vs. WIS (1 G): 1-5 (.200) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 3 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 1 Vs. LHP: 3-10 (.300) Vs. RHP: 9-27 (.333), HR LAST HR: 4/6 at KC (Ian Dickson-7th) PINCH-HITTING: STARTS BY POSITION: C (9) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 6 (5), 7 (4) --> 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 --> Converted from shortstop to catcher during high school. Rio Ruiz #8 INFIELD THIS SERIES (at WIS): 3-7, 2 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB, K LAST SERIES (at KC): 1-5, 2B, R, BB, K CURRENT STREAK: 2 games (4/21-4/22) Vs. WIS (1 G): 3-7 (.429) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 2 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 2 Vs. LHP: 5-15 (.333) Vs. RHP: 3-34 (.088), HR LAST HR: 4/14 v. PEO (T. Jenkins-2nd) PINCH-HITTING: STARTS BY POSITION: 3B (13), DH (1) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 3 (1), 5 (9), 6 (4) > Ranked by Baseball America as the Astros No. 8 prospect --> Spent the majority of the season with the GCL Astros (rookie) --> Batted.293 (17-for-58) in his first 15 games. --> Appeared mostly as a designated hitter, hitting.313 (20-for-64) when in the role and.143 (3-for-21) as a third baseman --> Promoted to advanced rookie Greeneville on Aug > Baseball America ranked him as the No. 4 prospect in the Gulf Coast League after the season. --> Attended Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, Calif. --> Missed most of his senior season after having surgery to remove a blood clot from his neck in March --> Had committed to the University of Southern California. Joe Sclafani #9 INFIELD THIS SERIES (at WIS): LAST SERIES (at KC): 0-7, R, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0 games Vs. WIS (0 G): MULTI-HIT GAMES: 1 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 1 Vs. LHP: 0-7 (.000) Vs. RHP: 4-22 (.182) LAST HR: PINCH-HITTING: STARTS BY POSITION: 2B (7), SS (2) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 1 (2), 2 (3), 9 (4) --> 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, -12) --> 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.

10 RIVER BANDITS POSITION PLAYER NOTES Jordan Scott #3 OUTFIELD THIS SERIES (at WIS): 3-6, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB LAST SERIES (at KC): 2-3, 2B, 2 R, BB, K, SAC CURRENT STREAK: 4 games (4/20 (1)-4/22) Vs. WIS (2 G): 3-6 (.500) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 1 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 1 Vs. LHP: 0-9 (.000) Vs. RHP: 9-30 (.300) LAST HR: PINCH-HITTING: STARTS BY POSITION: LF (12) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 2 (1), 3 (1), 8 (5), 9 (5) --> Spent the season at Class-A Lexington, splitting between left and center field. --> Was placed on the Legends temporarily inactive list on Aug > Recorded 20 multi-hit games. --> Began the campaign June 1 with the Legends --> Assigned to the Greeneville Astros (Advanced Rookie) on June 21 --> Collected a 10-game hit streak from Aug. 3-16, batting.409 (18-for-44) --> Named the Greeneville Offensive Player of the Month for July when he hit.316 (36-for-114) in 28 games --> Hit.366 (34-for-93) in 22 games during August --> Promoted to short season Class-A Tri-City on Aug > Named the Greeneville Astros Team MVP --> Ranked the No. 19 prospect in the Appalachian League by Baseball America > Spent his first pro season with the GCL Astros (rookie) --> Named the team s offensive player of the month for August, after hitting.382 (29-for-76) in 20 games. --> Named a 2010 Rawlings Atlantic - All Region First-team his senior year at River Side High School in Greer, S.C. --> Had committed to Spartanburg Methodist College in Spartanburg, S.C. Jesse Wierzbicki #35 INFIELD THIS SERIES (at WIS): 2-9, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K LAST SERIES (at KC): 5-9, 2B, 3B, 2 R, 2 RBI, HBP, SB CURRENT STREAK: 0 games Vs. WIS (2 G): 2-9 (.222), HR MULTI-HIT GAMES: 6 (team high) MULTI-RBI GAMES: 4 (team high) Vs. LHP: 5-17 (.294) Vs. RHP: (.283), 2 HR LAST HR: 4/21 at WIS (L. Lorenzo-3rd) PINCH-HITTING: STARTS BY POSITION: 1B (16) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 3 (4), 4 (9), 5 (3) --> Played briefly with Class-A Lexington (May 23-June 14), knocking a hit in six of his eight games with the club. --> Assigned to short season Class-A Tri-City on June 15 --> Hit.366 (15-for-41) during his 11-game hit streak (July 30-Aug. 15) --> Tallied 23 multi-hit games between the two clubs (22 with Tri-City) --> Boasted a.358 (34-for-95) average in 25 games during August --> Tied for third in the league in runs (46), tied for fifth in RBI (40), seventh in steals (19), eighth in hits (76), and tied for 11th in hitting (.297) --> Named the Tri-City Team MVP and July Defensive Player of the Month. --> Spent the entire season with advanced rookie Greeneville --> Hit.281 (43-for-153) with five homers during July and August --> Played mostly first base, but made three starts at third base. --> Attended Walters State Community College (WSCC) in Morristown, Tenn. --> Led the Senators with a.433 batting average to earn second-team all-conference honors as a freshman --> Was selected by Braves in the 40th round of the 2008 draft, but did not sign --> Returned to WSCC and posted a.373 batting average with 12 home runs and 60 RBI as a sophomore --> Transferred to the University of North Carolina --> Hit.307 with eight homers and 52 RBI his junior year with the Tarheels (2010) RIVER BANDITS BULLPEN NOTES Michael Dimock, RHP #36 Pitches: FB,SL,CH LONGEST OUTING: 3.2 IP (4/16 (2) v. CLI) LAST WIN: 4/21 at WIS MOST STRIKEOUTS: 4 (4/16 (2) v. CLI) Vs. WIS: 1 G, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K,.000 AVG Vs. LH: 0-5 (.000) Vs. RH: 0-9 (.000) INHERITED/STRANDED: 3-3 LAST HR ALLOWED: LAST APPEARANCES DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR W / /16 (2) CLI W /12 PEO > Made his pro debut with advanced rookie Greeneville --> Did not allow an earned run in 14 of his 20 relief outings --> Longest outing was three innings (June 29 and Aug. 30) --> Right-handed opponents hit.226 (19-for-84) against him. --> Drafted by the Astros in the 37th round of the June draft. --> Pitched four seasons at Wake Forest University, where he was a teammate of River Bandits pitcher Brian Holmes. --> Was one of three Deacs selected by the Astros in the draft joining Holmes (13th round) and infielder Pat Blair (24th, did not sign). --> Converted to a full-time reliever in and posted a 5-1 record with four saves and a 1.87 ERA in 53 innings, while holding opponents to a.224 average --> Made 28 relief appearances with a career-best 12 saves his senior season, and was named to the All-ACC Second team and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List --> His 19 career saves are the second-highest in Wake Forest history.