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1 MEDIA INFORMATION Carolina Mudcats (51-50 / 15-18, T-3rd, 8.0 GB / Northern) Carolina League Affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks (56-47 / 17-16, T-3rd, 2.0 GB / Northern) Carolina League Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals Game No. 104 Road Game No. 56 Five County Stadium Thursday, July 27, :00 p.m. BLUE ROCKS BREAKDOWN HOME: AWAY: STREAK: W 3 LAST 5: 3-2 LAST 10: 5-5 BRINGING OUT THE BROOMS: Early runs and great pitching led the Wilmington Blue Rocks to a 7-2 victory against the Salem Red Sox on Wednesday at Frawley Stadium. The win gave the Rocks a three-game sweep of the Red Sox, the first Blue Crew sweep of the second half and the second sweep of Salem at Frawley Stadium. Jared Ruxer pitched brilliantly, while Roman Collins and Nick Heath paced the offense with a combined five hits, three runs, and an RBI. The win moves the Rocks within two games of first-place in the Northern Division. IT S BEEN AWHILE: The series between the Blue Rocks and Mudcats marks the second and final time the two teams will play each other in the 2017 regular season. The last time these two teams met was at Frawley Stadium in a three-game series from April Carolina won the series, taking the bookend games of the set. All three games were decided by just a single tally, including the Blue Rocks win in the middle game when the Blue Rocks rallied from a 2-0 deficit and scored three unanswered runs in the sixth and seventh innings to earn the lone win. FAST STARTERS: The Rocks have started most games off on the right foot in July. In the 24 games played during the month, the Blue Crew has deliver first inning runs in 15 of those contests. On Wednesday, the Blue Crew scored first on a Travis Maezes sacrifice fly. In the second game on Tuesday, Wilmington struck for three runs in the opening frame on RBI hits from Wander Franco, Brandon Downes, and Colton Frabasilio. Overall, the Rocks have tallied 67 runs in the first inning, 11 more tallies than any other frame. On the flip end, the 10th-inning two-run home run by Chase Vallot during the continuation of Monday s suspended game marked the first time the Rocks have scored in the 10th inning this season. The Rocks have tallied eight runs in extra innings, giving them a 6-5 record in those games. WALKING TALL: The Rocks walked-off a winner once again in the continuation of Monday s game, although this one was unique. Chase Vallot s 10th-inning long ball was the first walk-off home run for the Blue Rocks since July 1, Ironically, on that date, Ryan Dent slugged a two-run shot to give the Rocks a 7-5 victory over the Salem Red Sox. On the season, the Rocks have walked-off eight times, and Tuesday s game marked the fifth occurrence in July. The eight walk-off wins are the franchise s most since at least ROMAN ON THE BASES: Roman Collins has been an on-base machine as of late. In his last seven games, Collins has a.500 on-base percentage. In 28 plate appearances, the second-year Blue Rock has eight hits, five walks and has been hit by a pitch as well. During the stretch, he is hitting.364. Prior to the seven-game span, Collins was hitting.219 with a.265 on-base percentage, but did drive in seven runs in his previous eight games. THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME: The Blue Rocks season series with Salem has been dominated by the home team this season. The teams are against each other this year after Wilmington earned the series sweep on Wednesday. However, the home team has won 16 of the 21 meetings between the teams. The Rocks are 10-4 against the Sox at Frawley Stadium, but have dropped six of their seven games in Salem. Overall, the Rocks are and have a.625 winning percentage at home, the best in the Carolina League. TONS OF TIGHT GAMES: The Blue Rocks have played in a Carolina League-high 38 one-run games so far in No other club in the ten-team loop has played in more than 32 single-score affairs. Incredibly for Wilmington, the Rocks are now in such contests thanks to having won 17 of their last 21. THEY SAID IT, MANAGER JAMIE QUIRK: Jared Ruxer was very good (on Wednesday). He had very good fastball command down and away, it was outstanding. He stayed in that lane really well, pitched ahead in the count, and got an early lead. Offensively we did a great job against Salem and Ruxer kept pounding and getting after it. I thought it was his best stuff of the year...(run support) always helps with a starting pitcher, you can relax a little bit. Not every pitch matters and all that. (Ruxer) settled in and to right handed batters, he was down and away and had very good control, mixed in his breaking ball nicely. I m sure the lead helped, obviously it does with any pitcher, and he was able to settle into the game and get after it...i was proud of (the offense). I was committed and told myself that Brandon Downes, Wander Franco, and Chase Vallot were going to get the day off (Wednesday). I gave other guys opportunities, moved the lineup around and they all responded. It was nice to see guys in different spots in the lineup, some new guys played as well. Travis Maezes, Jose Sanchez all started and chipped in, did a nice job. Situational hitting was very good as well. Tonight s Starters WIL: LHP Cristian Castillo (6-6, 3.39 ERA) vs. CAR: RHP Cody Ponce (7-6, 3.42 ERA) As far as fast starts to a professional career go, Cristian Castillo has to be near the top of the list inside the Kansas City Royals organization. Castillo signed as a 20-year old out of Mexico in December of 2014, and all he has done in two pro seasons is win two awards for excellence. He was named the Royals Pitcher of the Year for their Dominican Summer League in 2015 when he posted a 2.64 ERA, fanned 58 and walked only 15 in 67.1 innings worked. Last season he was even better, earning Appalachian League Pitcher of the Year honors by going 6-3 with a 3.13 ERA, 73 strikeouts and just 14 free passes in 72 frames. He led the league in innings pitched, strikeouts and WHIP, and was fourth in earned run average. Castillo enjoyed his best stretch of the season from July 29 through August 11 when he yielded just three runs and three hits total over 21 combined frames in three starts. He also appeared in three games in the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico in October. Still, the six-foot,190- pounder is not ranked among the Royals top 30 prospects by Baseball America, but he is the fifth-best southpaw staring pitcher prospect in the organization according to the publication. He impressed the Royals brass enough to jump both Rookie Idaho Falls and Low-A Lexington in 2017 to begin the season with Advanced-A Wilmington. The left-hander had a stretch where he allowed just 16 total earned runs over 12 starts. However, he has allowed 12 earned runs in his previous two trips to the mound. The CL All-Star has struggled slightly in the second half, posting a 2-3 record with a 4.54 ERA compared to his 4-3, 2.80 ERA marks prior to the All-Star break. In his last start, the lefty suffered the loss at Frederick on July 21 when he allowed five earned runs in 5.2 innings of work. This will be Castillo s second against Carolina, with his last coming back on April 11, where he allowed an unearned run, on two hits in five innings in a no decision. Righty Cody Ponce makes the start for the Mudcats tonight. A second-round pick by the Brewers in 2015 out of Cal Poly Pomona, the 6-foot-6, 265-pound hurler is rated as the 21stbest prospect in the system according to the updated MLB Pipeline ranking. Last season, the righty spent the year with the defunct Brevard County Manatees in the Florida State League where he went 2-8 with a 5.25 ERA in 17 starts. In the same sample size in terms of starts this year, Ponce has rebounded and is 7-6 with a 3.42 ERA with Carolina this year. In his last outing at Winston-Salem on July 10, he did not factor in the decision and allowed three earned runs on seven hits in 3.1 innings of work. This is his first start against Wilmington. Ponce features a fastball, cutter, curveball and changeup Regular-Season Series: WIL vs. CAR (CAR leads series 2-1) Date Site Result WP LP Save 4-10 WIL L, 2-1 Diplan (1-0) Puckett (0-1) Griep (1) 4-11 WIL W, 3-2 Machado (1-1) Harber (0-1) Marte (1) 4-12 WIL L 3-2 Torres-Costa (1-0) Terrero (0-1) Griep (2) 7-27 CAR 7-28 CAR 7-29 CAR 7-30 CAR Upcoming Probable Starters and Schedule Friday, July Carolina, 7:00 p.m. RHP A.J. Puckett (8-7, 3.87 ERA) vs. RHP Marcos Diplan (6-6, 5.70 ERA) WGLS-FM 89.7 Saturday, July Carolina, 5:00 p.m. RHP Scott Blewett (5-7, 3.91 ERA) vs. RHP Jordan Yamamoto (3-3, 3.27 ERA) WGLS-FM 89.7 Sunday, July Carolina, 2:00 p.m. RHP Jace Vines (0-0, 7.71 ERA) vs. LHP Kodi Mederios (3-8, 4.78 ERA) WGLS-FM 89.7 RADIO: Rowan Radio, 89.7 WGLS-FM WEBCAST: wgls.rowan.edu or bluerocks.com Wilmington Blue Rocks Game Notes

2 HOME RUN NOTES Blue Rocks 2-HR GAMES BY BLUE ROCKS (4 IN 2016, 3 IN 2015) at FRE Chase Vallot (2-R and Solo HR) vs. SAL Brandon Downs (Two Solo HR) 3-HR GAMES BY BLUE ROCKS (HAS NEVER HAPPENED) BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (3 IN 2014, 0 IN 2015) at WS Brandon Downes and Chris DeVito (6th inning) LEADOFF HOME RUNS (0 IN 2016, 2 IN 2015) at POT Ramon Torres at POT Jack Lopez GRAND SLAM HOME RUNS (3 IN 2016, 1 IN 2015) DE Chase Vallot (9th inning, 1 out in 10-4 win) vs. BC Chase Vallot (1st inning, 1 out in 8-7 win) WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (0 IN 2016, 0 IN 2015) vs. SAL Chase Vallot (10th inning, two out in 3-1 win) PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (1 IN 2015) at LYN Dex Kjerstad INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS (2 IN 2016, 0 IN 2015) Ryan O Potomac (1st Inning, 2-Run Home Run, misplay by CF) Ryan O Frederick (9th Inning, 3-Run Home Run, Carom off of center field wall--second in six days) BLUE ROCKS HOME RUNS: 67 (62 IN 2016 / 33 HOME & 29 AWAY) Buies Creek 3 Lynchburg 8 Carolina 1 Myrtle Beach 0 Down East 13 Potomac 14 Frederick 13 Salem 11 Winston-Salem 4 FRAWLEY 20 ROAD 47 Opponents 2-HR GAMES BY OPPONENT (2 IN 2016) Taylor Gushue (POT) at Frawley Stadium (2-R 2x) 3-HR GAMES BY OPPONENT (0 IN 2016) Michael Chavis (SAL) at Hayley Toyota (2-R, Solo, 2-R) MEDIA INFORMATION CONTINUED The Carolina Corner The Carolina Mudcats enter the 2017 season with a new parent club in the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers and the Atlanta Braves, who were the parent club of the Carolina Mudcats in , swapped affiliates. The Braves now have their Class-A Advanced affiliate in the Florida State League and are one of the new teams in Minor League Baseball, the Florida Fire Frogs. Prior to the Braves short tenure, the Mudcats served as the Cleveland Indians satellite from The organization has been part of the Carolina League since Skipper Joe Ayrault has stayed with the Brewers system during the affiliation switch and will be at the helm of Milwaukee s Advanced-A squad for his sixth overall season and first with the Mudcats. Starting the Milwaukee era, the Mudcats have a prospect laden roster with eight players ranked on MLB.com s Pipeline updated top 30 Brewers prospect list. Most notably, outfielder Corey Ray (#2/#69 in Top 100) who was the Brewers top pick in 2016, shortstop Isan Diaz (#6), outfielder Trent Clark (#6), and third baseman Lucas Erceg (#10) are all ranked in the top ten. Ray showed his his combination of hitting and athletic ability, and he backed up that title by hitting 15 homers with 44 steals as a junior with Louisville. The Brewers made him the fifth-overall pick in June, gave him $4,125, the largest bonus in club history -- and then sent him to the Florida State League with the now defunct Brevard County Manatees to speed up his track to the bigs. Diaz earned the Brewer s Minor League Player of the Year Award after posting a.264 batting average with 20 home runs and 75 RBI in 135 games with Low-A Wisconsin a year ago. BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (0 IN 2016) BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK (0 IN 2016) LEADOFF HOME RUNS (2 IN 2016) Victor Robles off Corey Ray at Potomac (12-1 Rocks Win) Charcer Burks off Derek Gordon in Wilmington (7-1 Loss) GRAND SLAM HOME RUNS (1 IN 2016) Ian Sagdal (POT) off Colin Rodgers at Wilmington (7-6 Win) Randolph Gassaway (FRE) off Luis Rico at Frederick (10-4 Loss) Drew Turbin (FRE) off Cristian Castillo (5-3 Loss) WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (1 IN 2016) Michael Chavis (SAL) (9th inning of 7-6 Red Sox win) PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (0 IN 2016) INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS (0 IN 2016) HOME RUNS ALLOWED TO: 63 Buies Creek 3 Lynchburg 7 Carolina 0 Myrtle Beach 3 Down East 4 Potomac 19 Frederick 12 Salem 10 Winston-Salem 5 FRAWLEY 19 ROAD 44 Joining the talented trio that rank in the top 30 are pitchers Marcos Diplan (#15), Cody Ponce (#21), Kodi Mederios (#23), and infielder Jake Gatewood (#18). Diplan went a composite 7-4 in 27 games, including 17 starts and yielded a 3.02 ERA in He dazzled in Low-A Wisconsin and went 6-2 with a 1.80 ERA in 17 games with 11 of them being starts. He was promoted to Brevard County and went 1-2 with a 4.98 ERA in 10 games including six starts. The Mudcats will go from a very familiar foe to unfamiliar this year for Wilmington. This season, the two teams will play just two series against each other. Carolina took the first series between the two teams in Wilmington in the second week of April with all three games decided by a single run.. Last season, the two teams played five games against each other through the first month of the season and met 19 total times. The Blue Rocks took the season head-to-head match-up 11-8.

3 TONIGHT S BLUE ROCKS STARTING PITCHER #43 LHP Cristian Castillo Acquired: Signed as non-drafted free agent on December 15, 2014 by Kansas City Born: Monterrey, Mexico Age: 22 (Sept. 25, 1994) Resides: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Ht: 6 0 Wt: 190 Pitch Repertoire: Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider THE BOOK ON CRISTIAN CASTILLO: As far as fast starts to a professional career go, Cristian Castillo has to be near the top of the list inside the Kansas City Royals organization. Castillo signed as a 20-year old out of Mexico in December of 2014, and all he has done in two pro seasons is win two awards for excellence. He was named the Royals Pitcher of the Year for their Dominican Summer League in 2015 when he posted a 2.64 ERA, fanned 58 and walked only 15 in 67.1 innings worked. Last season he was even better, earning Appalachian League Pitcher of the Year honors by going 6-3 with a 3.13 ERA, 73 strikeouts and just 14 free passes in 72 frames. He led the league in innings pitched, strikeouts and WHIP, and was fourth in earned run average. Castillo enjoyed his best stretch of the season from July 29 through August 11 when he yielded just three runs and three hits total over 21 combined frames in three starts. He also appeared in three games in the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico in October. Still, the six-foot, 190-pounder is not ranked among the Royals top 30 prospects by Baseball America, but he is the fifth-best southpaw starting pitcher prospect in the organization according to the publication. He impressed the Royals brass enough to jump both Rookie Idaho Falls and Low-A Lexington in 2017 to begin the season with Advanced-A Wilmington. The left-hander had a stretch where he allowed just 16 total earned runs over 12 starts from May 2 to July 9. However, he has allowed 12 earned runs in his previous two trips to the mound. The CL All-Star has struggled slightly in the second half, posting a 2-3 record with a 4.54 ERA compared to his 4-3, 2.80 ERA marks prior to the All- Star break. In his last start, the lefty suffered the loss at Frederick on July 21 when he allowed five earned runs in 5.2 innings of work. This will be Castillo s second against Carolina, with his last coming back on April 11, where he allowed an unearned run, on two hits in five innings in a no decision. WORKING HARD ON REPEATING SO HE DOESN T HAVE TO REPEAT: One of Castillo s biggest priorities is consistency, both on the mound and in leading up to taking the hill. He is a meticulous preparer and has been tweaking his approach over his first three seasons. I ve worked a lot on my mechanics because I had a lot of trouble and problems with repeating my delivery, the pitcher said. I think I was so successful (last year) because (of those adjustments) so I was able to control all my pitches. PROUD OF HIS HERITAGE: Castillo has a couple pitchers he points to as inspiration. Near the top of the list is former Phillie and current Ranger Cole Hammels because of the way he goes about his business and how smooth he is. But first and foremost is Fernando Valenzuela. He s Mexican and just represented the country so well. Castillo is proud of his heritage and hopes he can represent his country as well as Valenzuela did. I am always proud to represent my country when I pitch. Here in the U.S. you face a lot of good hitters and talented players every day. But in Mexico, you need to play very well and be the best you can just to get the chance to be able to play here. CLOSE TO HIS CATCHERS: Castillo says he works well with his catchers. We talk a lot before the game to develop a plan so we can execute out on the field. I don t need to shake them off a lot, but sometimes I do and it s part of our plan. I like to work quickly as well to keep (hitters off balance). It helps a lot because you don t give hitters time to think about what pitch I am going to throw. It s all part of the big plan which you have to stick to. SO FAR, SO GOOD: Castillo has been one of the Blue Rocks most consistent starters so far this season. The left-hander has allowed just 10 total earned runs over his last eight starts. Castillo has been very good, said manager Jamie Quirk. He mixes his pitches really well and hits his spots. It is his first time at this level, and you never know how a kid will respond to that, but he s done a great job. Castillo pitches to contact, sporting a.267 batting average against, but he also seems to be at his best in the biggest moments. Opponents are hitting.231 versus the southpaw with runners in scoring position. ALL-STAR: Castillo was so good in the first half he earned an All-Star nod. He ranked fourth in the Carolina League with a 2.80 ERA, posted a 4-3 record and allowed only 22 earned runs in 70.2 innings of work in the first half. He surrendered four earned runs once just once in the opening half, and lasted five or more innings in 11 of his 13 starts. In the All-Star game he was one of four Blue Rocks pitchers to work a scoreless inning Appearances (Wilmington) The Book on Castillo (2017) At Home: 4-3, 3.38 ERA 9G/9GS On the Road: 2-3, 2.40 ERA 10G/10GS LH Opp Avg:.241 RH Opp Avg:.277 Record when he pitches: 6-6 Wilmington Record when he starts: 11-7 Run Support (overall): 57 Run Support (starting): 2.5 ERA: 3.39 Season-High K s: 6, 4x (Last: Potomac Nationals) Career-High K s: 11, (7/29/16 vs. Pulaski Yankees) Last Win: 7/9/17@ Potomac Nationals Last Loss: Frederick Keys Most IP, 2017: 8.0 IP, 2x (Last: Potomac Nationals) Most IP, Career: 9.0 IP, (7/29/16 vs. Pulaski Yankees) Career Numbers Year/Teams(s) W-L ERA IP 2015/Royals (DSL) /Burlington /Wilmington Totals Date OPP G GS DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP WP Score Upon Exit Result Notes 4/11/17 CAR CAR, 1-0 WIL, 3-2 First-career start at Class-A Adv POT, 4-1 WIL, 5-4 4/21/17 WS 3 3 L WS, 3-1 WS, 4-1 Suffered first loss at Class-A Adv. 4 4 L MB, 4-0 MB, 4-0 5/2/17 SAL 5 5 W WIL, 10-2 WIL, 10-2 First Class-A Adv. win DE, 4-2 WIL, /12/17 FRE 7 7 W WIL, 2-1 WIL, WIL, 1-0 Game was Suspended 5/23/17 LYN 9 9 W WIL, 1-0 WIL, 3-0 Fourth straight start allowed ER or less 5/29/17 POT L POT, 2-0 POT, 3-2 First loss since 4/ T, 3-3 WIL, 6-4 6/10/17 BC BC, 6-5 WIL, 8-7 Tied season-high with hits allowed 6/15/17 SAL W WIL, 8-0 WIl, 8-0 Set season-high with 8 IP SAL, 3-2 SAL, W WIL, 1-0 WIL, L LYN, 2-1 LYN, W WIL, 3-0 WIL, 3-1 2nd start of 8IP, 0 R 7/15/17 LYN L LYN, 2-0 LYN, 7-4 Third shortest start of season L FRE, 5-2 FRE, 5-2 2nd time losing back-to-back starts

4 Wilmington Blue Rocks 2017 Regular-Season Breakdown Record: First Half: Second Half: Home: Road: Vs. RH Starters: Vs. LH Starters: Day: 11-8 Night: One-Run Games: Two-Run Games: 11-5 Extra-Inning Games: 6-5 Doubleheaders (W-L-S) Shutouts: 11-5 No-Hitters: 0-0 When Leading After 7: 40-4 When Trailing After 7: 5-38 When Tied After 7: 11-5 When Leading After 8: 37-3 When Trailing After 8: 4-34 When Tied After 8: 8-5 When the Rocks Score First: When the Opponent Scores First: Games Decided In Last At-Bat: When Scoring 3 Or Less: When Scoring 4 Or More: When The Rocks Have 5 Hits or Less: 8-15 When The Rocks Have 10 Hits or More: When The Rocks Hit A Home Run: Most Games Above.500: 11 Most Games Below.500: 8 When The Rocks Commit an Error: When The Rocks Starter Goes 6+ Inn: Come-From-Behind Victories: 27 Postponements: 6 Cancellations: 0 Total Rainouts: 6 Currently Suspended Games: 0 Blue Rocks vs. the Carolina League Opponent Record Home Road Frederick Lynchburg Potomac Salem Northern Div Opponent Record Home Road Buies Creek Carolina Down East Myrtle Beach Winston-Salem Southern Div Runners Left On Base Blue Rocks: 792 Opponents: 722 Numbers With RISP Blue Rocks:.234 Avg. (228-for-973) Blue Rocks On... Mondays: 6-7 April: 8-15 Tuesdays: 7-7 May: Wednesdays: 5-8 June: Thursdays: 9-6 July: 15-9 Fridays: 10-6 Aug: 0-0 Saturdays: 6-5 Sept: 0-0 Sundays: 14-6 First Game of Series: Last Game of Series: Series Won: 12 Series Lost: 8 Series Split: 7 Series Swept: 4-3 Rubber Matches: 0-3 WINS (8) Date Opp Score/Inn 5/9 POT 1-0/(9) 5/10 POT 4-3/(11) 6/8 BC 4-3/(15) 7/12 LYN 5-4/(13) 7/13 LYN 6-5/(9) 7/14 LYN 5-4/(9) 7/16 POT 2-1/(11) 7/25 SAL 3-1 (10)* *Was in resumption of 7/24 suspended game WALK-OFF WINS/LOSSES LOSSES (3) Date Opp Score/Inn 4/18 SAL 6-5/(9) 4/19 SAL 7-6/(9) 7/23 (G1) FRE 2-1 (7) Pitchers (22) Scott Blewett Jacob Bodner Justin Camp Cristian Castillo Gabe Cramer# Andrew Edwards Grant Gavin Foster Griffin* Tim Hill Jake Kalish Richard Lovelady Andres Machado Yunior Marte Emilio Ogando AJ Puckett Luis Rico Colin Rodgers Jared Ruxer Walker Sheller Matt Tenuta Franco Terrero Jace Vines 2017 Roster (43) Catchers (3) Nathan Esposito Colton Frabasilio Chase Vallot* Infielders (10) D.J. Burt* Roman Collins* Chris DeVito Carlos Diaz Hunter Dozier% Wander Franco* Jecksson Flores Nicky Lopez* Travis Maezes* Jonathan McCray Outfielders (8) Brandon Downes* Nick Heath Elier Hernandez* Cody Jones Anderson Miller* Kort Peterson# Jose Sanchez Tanner Stanley Names followed by an asterisk (*) were Opening Day starters on April 7. #: On disabled list ^: Inactive %: MLB rehab

5 Wilmington Blue Rocks 2017 Notes Continued Blue Rocks Pitching Breakdown Inherited Runners/Scored W-L Sv. ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR Starters Relievers Totals Wilmington Starts of 7+ Innings (14 in 2016, 20 in 2015) Pitcher IP Date Opponent Dec. Game Result 1) A.J. Puckett 7.0 4/20 vs. Winston-Salem WIL won 1-0 2) Scott Blewett 7.0 Down East WIL won ) oster Griffin 8.0 5/9 vs. Potomac WIL won 3-2 4) Scott Blewett 7.0 5/15 Potomac WIL won 2-0 5) Foster Griffin 7.2 5/19 Frederick WIL won 2-0 6)Colin Rodgers 7.0 Frederick WIL won 6-1 7) Cristian Castillo 8.0 6/15 vs. Salem WIL won 8-0 8) Cristian Castillo 7.0 Frederick WIL won 2-1 9) Andres Machado7.0 7/1 vs. Salem WIL won )Scott Blewett 9.0 7/2 vs. Salem W WIL won ) Jared Ruxer 7.0 7/3 vs. Salem ND WIL lost 3-2 (F/12) 12) A.J. Puckett 7.0 7/5 Lynchburg WIL won ) Andres Machado 7.1 7/6 Lynchburg WIL won ) Cristian Castillo 8.0 Potomac W WIL won ) Scott Blewett 7.0 7/18 vs. Potomac L WIL lost 7-3 Starter Breakdown Starter Starts WIL Rec. No-Dec. Rec. Longest Outing Foster Griffin IP vs. POT 5/9 Scott Blewett IPvs. SAL 7/2 Emilio Ogando BC 4/30 A.J. Puckett LYN 7/5 Cristian Castillo POT 7/9 Colin Rodgers FRE 5/21 Jared Ruxer IP vs. SAL 7/3 Andres Machado LYN 7/6 Yunior Marte /13 Jace Vines IP vs. SAL 7/25 Rocks Bullpen (Last Relief Outing) Reliever Date Opp. DEC IP H R ER BB K HR IR Scored Jacob Bodner 7/25 vs. SAL W Justin Camp LYN Gabe Cramer FRE Andrew Edwards WS Jecksson Flores 6/9 vs. BC Grant Gavin 7/25 vs. SAL SV Tim Hill Jake Kalish 5/14 vs. FRE (G2) SV Richard Lovelady SAL Andres Machado POT L Yunior Marte SAL Luis Rico 7/14 vs. LYN Colin Rodgers 7/17 vs. POT Jared Ruxer 6/11 vs. BC Walker Sheller 7/25 vs. SAL W Matt Tenuta POT L Franco Terrero 7/26 vs. SAL Blue Rocks Shutouts (5 in in 2015) Date Score Opp. Pitchers (1) 4/ vs. WS A.J. Puckett/ Jacob Bodner (2) 4/ vs. WS (7 inn) Foster Griffin/ Richard Lovelady (3) 5/4 DE Scott Blewett/Franco Terrero (4) 5/15 POT Scott Blewett/Franco Terrero (5) 5/19 FRE Griffin/Marte/Lovelady (6) 5/ vs. LYN Castillo/Edwards/ Lovelady (7) 6/14 LYN A.J. Puckett/Walker Sheller/Franco Terrerro (8) 6/ vs. SAL Cristian Castillo/Jacob Bodner (9)6/ vs. SAL Scott Blewett/Matt Tenuta (10) 6/18 (G2) 5-0 vs. SAL Jared Ruxer/Yunior Marte/Franco Terrero (11) 7/2 2-0 vs. SAL Scott Blewett Runners Inherited Pitcher Inherited Runs Allowed Pct. Bodner Cramer.000 Edwards Flores Gavin Hill Kalish Lovelady Machado Marte Rico Rodgers Ruxer Sheller Tenuta Terrero Totals Catchers Totals Catcher CS Att. Pct. PB Esposito Frabasilio Vallot Totals Catchers ERA Breakdown Catcher IP ER ERA W-L Esposito Frabasilio Vallot Pickoffs Pitchers # Last Time Blewett 1 7/2 vs. SAL Bodner 2 Camp 1 Castillo 3 5/29 vs. POT Griffin 1 BC Lovelady 1 DE Machado 2 7/17 vs. POT Marte 1 4/23 vs. WS (G2) Puckett 1 7/16 vs. POT Rodgers 1 7/13 vs. LYN Ruxer 1 BC Tenuta 1 SAL TOTAL 16 Opponent Shutouts (15 in in 2015) Date Score/Opp. Pitchers 1) 4/ vs. WS (F/11) Brannon Easterling/Ryan Riga/Ian Hamilton/Aaron Bummer/Kevlis Valerio 2) 4/27 MB Adbert Alzolay/Dillon Maplers/Craig Brooks 3) 4/29 BC Elieser Hernandez/Hector Perez/Nick Hernandez 4) 5/15 POT Luis Reyes/Grant Borne 5) 6/ vs. BC Franklin Perez/Devon Carr/Nick Hernandez

6 Wilmington Blue Rocks 2017 Notes Continued Scoring by Inning Total Blue Rocks Opponents Home Run Breakdown Player Total Home Road Solo 2R 3R GS Last HR Opposing Pitcher/Inn. Games Since D.J. Burt /10/16 Sam Thoele/7th 118 Roman Collins /7/17 Luis Reyes (POT)/4th 16 Chris DeVito /23/17 Mitch Horacek(FRE)/7th 3 Carlos Diaz N/A 284 Brandon Downes /5/17 Brock Hartson (LYN)/3rd 15 Hunter Dozier /21/16 Jhrael Cotton (NSH)/5th 12 Nathan Esposito /12/16 Edrick Agosto/3rd 59 Jecksson Flores /5/17 Brock Hartson (LYN)/3rd 18 Colton Frabasilio /8/17 Hector Silvestre (POT)/3rd 22 Wander Franco /21/17 Reid Love (FRE)/1st 4 Nick Heath /6/17 Shao-Ching Chiang (LYN)/1st 17 Elier Hernandez /6/17 Brett Martin (DE)/3rd 2 Cody Jones /6/17 Tyler Ferguson (DE)/9th 15 Nicky Lopez /22/17 Keegan Akin (FRE)/1st 29 Travis Maezes /15/17 Marc Brakeman(SAL)/8th 12 Jonathan McCray /20/17 Cristian Alvarado (FRE)/3rd 5 Anderson Miller /22/17 Keegan Akin (FRE)/3rd 28 Kort Peterson /16/17 Jordan Weems (SAL)/5th 2 Jose Sanchez N/A 174 Tanner Stanley /23/17 Kieran Lovegrove/ (LYN)7th 2 Chase Vallot /24/17 Austin Glorius/(SAL)/10th 2 Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games Player Total D.J. Burt Roman Collins Chris DeVito Carlos Diaz Brandon Downes Hunter Dozier Nathan Esposito Jecksson Flores Colton Frabasilio Wander Franco Nick Heath Elier Hernandez Cody Jones Nicky Lopez Travis Maezes Jonathan McCray Anderson Miller Kort Peterson Jose Sanchez Tanner Stanley Player Total D.J. Burt Roman Collins Chris DeVito Carlos Diaz Brandon Downes Hunter Dozier Nathan Esposito Jeckson Flores Colton Frabasilio Wander Franco Nick Heath Elier Hernandez Cody Jones Nicky Lopez Travis Maezes Jonathan McCray Anderson Miller Kort Peterso Jose Sanchez Tanner Stanley Chase Vallot Chase Vallot Month-by-Month Team Hitting Month G Rec Avg AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB / ATT April /7 May /10 June /11 July /9 August /0 September /0

7 2017 Games Started by Position 1B DeVito (61), Collins (20), Maezes (12), Frabasilio (10) 2B Burt (88), Flores (13), Diaz (1), McCray (1) 3B Franco (82), Maezes (14), Flores (5), Dozier (2) SS Lopez (67), Flores (30), Diaz (6) C Vallot (57), Esposito (46) LF Collins (63), Miller (21), Stanley (8), Downes (3), Jones (2), Heath (2), Peterson (2), McCray (2), Sanchez (2), Heath (2) CF Jones (44), Downes (20), Hernandez (13), Miller (13), Heath (13) RF Miller (34), Hernandez (14), Downes (11), Peterson (9), Sanchez (9), Heath (7), Collins (6), Stanley (6), Flores (4), McCray (2) Dozier (1) DH Vallot (30), Maezes (17), Franco (9), Collins (9), Frabasilio (8), DeVito (7), Burt (4), Lopez (4), McCray (4), Miller (3), Downes (3), Hernandez (2), Stanley (1), Jones (1), Heath (1) Wilmington Blue Rocks 2017 Notes Continued 2017 Games Started by Batting Order 1 Lopez (70), Burt (23), Heath (4), Jones (3), McCray (2),Flores (1) 2 Burt (67), Flores (14), Heath (12), Collins (4), Jones (4), Peterson (1), McCray (1) 3 Miller (36), Hernandez (29), Downes (21), Franco (10), Collins (4), Dozier (3) 4 DeVito (48), Miller (29), Downes (15), Vallot (6), Franco (5) 5 Vallot (51), Franco (20), DeVito (17), Collins (7), Miller (4), Frabasilio (2), Maezes (2) 6 Collins (41), Franco (23), Vallot (22), Maezes (5), Esposito (4), DeVito (2), Miller (1), Stanley (1), Peterson (1), Downes (1), McCray (1) 7 Collins (32), Franco (20), Maezes (13), Esposito (9), Peterson (8), Jones (7), Vallot (6), Sanchez (3), Stanley (2), Frabasilio (1), Flores (1) 8 Jones (20), Maezes (18), Esposito (15), Franco (13), Collins (8), Frabasilio (8), Stanley (7), Sanchez (7), Jones (3), McCray (3), Burt (2), Diaz (1), Flores (1) 9 Flores (36), Esposito (18), Jones (14), Frabasilio (7), Heath (7), Maezes (7), Diaz (6), Stanley (5), McCray (2), Sanchez (1) 2017 Blue Rocks Pinch Hitters (2016:0-9, 3 SO, 2 GIDP) Player Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SAC/SF HB BB SO D.J. Burt.000 0/0 1 Chris DeVito.000 0/0 Nate Esposito /0 0 Colton Frabasilio /0 2 Wander Franco /0 0 Nick Heath.000 0/0 Elier Hernandez /0 0 1 Travis Maezes /0 3 2 Jonathan McCray /1 0 Jose Sanchez /0 Tanner Stanley / Chase Vallot / TOTALS / Current/Longest Hitting Streaks Current/Longest on Base Streaks of the 2017 Season of the 2017 Season Current/ Longest Current/ Longest Burt 3 (7/24-) / 10 (7/3-7/13) 3 (7/24-) / 15 (7/1-7/18) Collins 3 (7/23-) / 8, 2x (4-9/4-17 & 5/5-5/14) 3 (7/23-) / 13 (4/7-4/19) DeVito 1 (7/26-) / 9 (6/13-6/24) 1 (7/26-) / 12 (5/21-6/4) Diaz - / 2 (6/21-6/23) - / 2 (6/21-6/23) Downes 2 (7/24-) / 4, 2x (4/7-10 & 5/31-6/4) 4 (7/23-) / 6 (5/31-6/5) Esposito 3 (7/23-) / 10 (5/21-6/9) 3 (7/23-) / 10 5/21-6/10) Flores 1 (7/26-) / 6 (7/14-7/20) 2 (7/25-) / 6 (7/14-7/20) Frabasilio 1 (7/25-) / 2 (5/20-5/29) 2 (7/23-) / 4 (6/26-7/14) Franco 3 (7/23-) / 12 (5/24-6/11) 3 (7/23-) / 12 (5/24-6/11) Heath 2 (7/25-) / 4 (7/9-7/13) 4 (7/20-) / 4 (5/24-6/26) Hernandez 8 (4/30-) / 4 (4/25-4/28) 8 (4/30-) / 4 (4/25-4/28) Jones 3 (6/26-) / 6 (5/ ) 3 (6/26-) / 11 (4/26-5/10) Lopez* 2 (6/25-) / 13* (5/10-5/24) 5 (6/18-) / 28 (4/ ) Maezes 1 (7/26-) / 4 (5/31-6/7) 1 (7/26-) / 10 (5/2-5/21) McCray 2 (7/23-) / 2 (7/18-7/7-20) 2 (7/23-) / 2 (7/18-7/7-20) Miller 2 (6/24-) / 12 (4/30-5/12) 19 (6/3-) / 30 (4/14-5/16) Peterson 4 (6/15-) / 7 (5/12-5/20) 4 (6/15-) / 7 (5/12-5/20) Sanchez - / 2 (6/28-7/1) - / 3 (6/28-7/2) Stanley - / - - / 2 (4/25-4/28) Vallot 1 (7/26-) / 6 (5/15-5/22) 4 (7/21-) / 9 (5/27-6/11) *Had 13-game hitting streak from May with suspended game on May 18 during the stretch. Went hitless in the resumption of the game on May 26.

8 BLUE ROCKS HITTERS NOTES #3 D.J. Burt IF Ht: 5 9 Wt: 160 Age: 21 B/T: R/R Lives: Fuquay-Varina, NC LG: 1-for-4, 2 RBI Homestand: 3-for-10, R, 3RBI, 2BB, 2SO, SF Notes: Drafted in the 4th round of the 2014 June MLB Amateur Draft by Kansas City out of Fuquay-Varina H.S. Full name is Dawon Jamarcus Norman Burt Notes: Had season-high 15-game on-base streak snapped on 7/18 vs. POT. -Had his season-high 10-game hitting streak snapped on 7/14 vs. LYN. -Second in CL in stolen bases (30). -Reached base five times on 7/1 vs. SAL for first time in career. -Tied for third on team with 17 doubles and tied for first in triples (5) amongst active players. -First on team with 51 runs scored. -Had 13-game on-base streak snapped on 4/20 vs. WS. Was the fourth-longest streak in Carolina League at the time. -Recorded first, four-hit game on since 8/28/16. -Posted first multi-rbi game on MB (2-for-5, 3RBI) 2016 Notes: Spent the season with the Lexington Legends (Low-A/SAL) -Hit.257 with career-highs in home runs (4) and RBI (59) in 125 games. -Led the Legends with his 59 RBI and 74 runs scored. -Finished tied for second in the South Atlantic League with career-high 43 SB. Had 27 stolen bags through his first two seasons in professional baseball. -Finished fourth in SAL with his 74 runs scored. -Hit.350/2/10 and stole 11 bases in month of June (22 games) after hitting.189 in May (28 games) 2015 Notes: Spent the season with the Idaho Falls Chukars (Rookie/PIO) -Hit.290 with a home run and 28 RBI in 65 games. -Ranked among Pioneer League leaders in sacrifice hits (first), runs and walks (third) and triples(tied for third). -Reached safely in 59 of his 62 starts with Idaho Falls, including his last 54 starts. -Ended the season on an 11-game hitting streak. Carried streak over through first four games with Lexington to set career-high 15 game hitting streak. (8/27/15-4/10/16) -Reached safely in 59 of his 62 starts with Idaho Falls, including his last 54 starts. -On-base streak of 62 games started on July 12 and went through first eight games with Lexington in 2016 and ended on April 16, Notes: Spent the season with the Burlington Royals (Rookie/Appalachian League) -Hit.215 with two home runs and nine RBI in 49 games in his first season in professional baseball. They said it: Working with the coaches down in Spring Training and learning the game more. That s my game, speed and getting on and creating havoc on the bases. I told myself I had two pitches and then I m out...it took its own form (on 62-game on-base streak). I pretty much just rolled with it. I ended the season in Idaho and pretty much knew about my streak but when I started last season in Lexington I didn t even think about it. (On keeping streak alive) I think developing as a player each year and getting better each year helped... I think defense is the number one key to me. That helps wins games. I know hitting does too but if you have pitching and defense, that can help make a run in the playoffs...working with the coaches down in Spring Training and learning the game more. That s my game, speed and getting on and creating havoc on the base. I told myself I had two pitches and then I m out... I know Brandon Phillips doesn t really run like that but I compare myself to him. Jose Altuve as well. #15 Chris DeVito INF Ht: 6 2 Wt: 220 Age: 22 B/T: L/R Lives: Northridge, CA LG: 1-for-4, R, BB, 2SO Homestand: 1-for-8, R, BB, 4SO Notes: Selected in the 8th round of the 2016 June MLB Amateur Draft out of the University of New Mexico. Hit.375/.448/.685 with 16 home runs while playing catcher and designated hitter for the Lobos Notes: Hit back-to-back home runs at LYN 7/6-7/7. -Leads team with 41 RBI despite playing in just 69 games with the Rocks. -Had season-long nine-game hitting streak snapped on (.471/1/9) -Named CL Player of the Week for May 29 - June 4. Hit.462 in six games. -Hit for the cycle on WS. First cycle in career and first in the CL this season. Was team s first cycle since April 18, 1999 when Dee Brown did -Hit.295/2/15 in month of June -Has 18 multi-hit games in 69 total games with Wilmington. -Hit first-career Adv. A homer at Potomac on 5/19 (2R-HR) -Made Class-A Adv. debut on 5/11 vs. POT and went 1-for-3 with a walk and strikeout. -Played in 30 games with the Lexington Legends (Low-A/South Atlantic League). Hit.347 with 11 home runs and 38 RBI. -Led the South Atlantic League with his 11 HRs, hits (42), RBI, XBH (21) and SLG (.702) -Also was tied for third in the league with his.347 contact-clip. -In his last game with LEX on 5/8 he picked up his first-career four-hit game. (4-for-5, HR) 2016 Notes: Spent the season with the Burlington Royals (Rookie/Appalachian League) -Hit.261 with nine home runs and 50 RBI in 60 games. Led the team in both HR and was ranked second in the league in RBI. They said it: (On what led to great success in Lexington to start the season) Honestly, my teammates. My first couple of games weren t very good and my teammates knew I could do it, they had my back and I couldn t have done it without my teammates and the great coaching staff we have down there...just trying to be as consistent as possible (On what he worked on in the off-season). That s everyone s baseball goal, to be as consistent as possible...i actually know probably more guys here (in Wilmington) than I did at the beginning of the Lexington season so I m super excited. It s a great group of guys here...i loved that school (the University of New Mexico). Great school, great place to hit. Coach (Ray) Birmingham is a great head coach and knows what he is talking about with hitting. His support staff as well with Buddy Goldsmith, Ken (Jacome), the pitching coach, and Tony Cappuccilli were all great coaches and had great team environment there...(on moving from California to New Mexico) It is definitely different. It was the best place for me to go play baseball. My best friend from high school, Jared Holly, went to New Mexico first. He was a sophomore there my freshman year and he helped me in a lot of ways to make the transition easier...(on transition from catcher to first base.)...i absolutely love it. Catching is rough, I respect those guys for being back there. Those guys grind and put their bodies on the line. Being at first is definitely a lot easier on the body... Absolutely not, I ve never done that before (on hitting for the cycle). I was just super happy to get the win and happy to contribute. (If cycle was in his mind after the triple) A little bit, but not much. I know (triples) are incredibly hard to get and I m not a big triples guy. I was just happy to get it done early and didn t have to worry about it. I m mostly happy we got the win. #34 Roman Collins OF Ht: 6 2 Wt: 210 Age: 23 B/T: L/L Lives: Boca Raton, FL LG: 2-for-3, R, 2B, RBI, 2BB Homestand: 3-for-4, 2R, 2B, 4BB, HBP Notes: Drafted in the 5th Round of the 2015 June Amateur Draft by Kansas City out of Florida Atlantic Univ. Considered one of the best pure hitters in organization last season. Turned down opportunities to play college football. Father played football at West Virginia University Notes: Hit walk-off RBI double in 15th inning vs. BC on 6/8. -Picked up fourth three-hit game of the season on 7/12 vs. LYN -Had 13-game on-base streak end on 4/20 vs. WS. -The streak was tied as the longest on-base streak on the team with D.J. Burt and was the fourthlongest in Carolina League at the time. -Tied for first amongst active members on team with five triples, second on team in RBI (40), second with 21 doubles, third on team in runs with 38 amongst active players and fourth on the team with six home runs. -Has posted a pair of eight-game hitting streaks this season. Posted two, nine-gamers in 2014 with Idaho Falls Notes: Spent the season between the Lexington Legends (Low-A/South Atlantic League) and Wilmington Blue Rocks (Adv. A/Carolina League). -Hit.242 with nine home runs and 41 RBI in 111 total games between the two teams. -Started the season with the Blue Rocks hitting.222/0/5 in 21 contests. -Played 90 games with the Legends and hit.246/9/36. -Collected three, four-hit games last year. -Hit.249 vs RHP and.213 vs LHP -Hit.275 on the road (208 ABs) and.207 at home (218 ABs) -Spent the winter in the Australian Winter League with the Melbourne Aces and ranked among league s leaders in total bases (tied for second), batting average (third), hits (third) and runs (tied for fourth) Notes: Spent the season with the Idaho Falls Chukars (Rookie/Pioneer League) -Hit.292 with four home runs and 45 RBI in 68 games. -Ranked tied for fourth among Pioneer League batters in walks (36) during his pro debut. -Finished third on the Chukars in hits (78), second in doubles (18) and fourth in triples (6). -Was the second toughest batter to strike out in the league (every 9.03 at-bats). They said it: I had a blast in Australia. We ended up having a really good team and really good group of guys down in Melbourne, Australia. I had a really good time and got a lot better and made improvements... Living there was actually not as different as I thought it would be. There s a lot of US pop culture there so that wasn t much different. As far as baseball, there was actually a big difference. There s a lot of Japanese guys there so the style of play, especially the pitching is a lot different. There s a lot more splitters than change ups and I also saw a lot more soft throwing lefties which helped me out a lot... I played football growing up and I actually almost ended up playing football in college instead of baseball. I had a few more opportunities in football than baseball but baseball has always been my passion and it ended up working out... Definitely the fans. We have a good group of fans here and they like to come out and watch. I like it here. #26 Brandon Downes OF Ht: 6 3 Wt: 195 Age: 24 B/T: R/R Lives: South Plainfield, NJ LG: 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI (7/25 vs. SAL) Homestand: 3-for-8, 2R, 2 2B, RBI, 2SO Notes: Selected in the 7th round of the 2014 June MLB Amateur Draft by Kansas City out of University of Virginia. In 2011 he was selected by Boston in the 43rd round of the First-Year Player Draft, but chose to attend the University of Virginia. Sister Kelly played softball at Drexel University Notes: Drew two-out, bases loaded walk for walk-off win vs. LYN 7/14. Was third straight walkoff win for WIL. -Earned CL Player of the Week for the week of June 26-July 2 (.455/3/5) -Has hit nine home runs in his 37 games played this season while 22 of his 40 hits this year are for extra-bases. -Recorded multi-homer game on 7/2 vs. SAL with a pair of solo home runs. -Joins Chase Vallot as only other Blue Rocks with multi-homer game this season. -Second on team in HR (9). -Rejoined the team on and hit a HR after beign placed on DL for second time this year. (Hip) -Hit in five of his first seven games when he returned from the from DL the first time. (7-for-26, 3HR, 6RBI) -Started the year with Wilmington. Played in five games and hit.278 with two triples and a home run before breaking a bone in his hand. Was placed on disabled list on April Notes: Spent the season with the Wilmington Blue Rocks (Adv. A/Carolina League) and Omaha StormChasers (AAA/Pacific Coast League). -Hit.230 with 12 home runs and 66 RBI in 130 games with Wilmington. -Ranked second among Royals farmhands with 36 doubles, 34 of which came at Wilmington, where he ranked fifth in the Carolina League in two-base hits. -Played in five games with Omaha and hit.308 with a pair of doubles in 13 at-bats. -Had 26 multi-hit games last season. 2015: Spent the season with the Lexington Legends (Low-A/South Atlantic League) Wilmington Blue Rocks. -Hit.251 with 14 home runs and 59 RBI in 106 games with Lexington. -Ranked second on team in doubles, home runs and RBI for Lexington. -Played in just one game in Wilmington and in his lone at-bat struck out. -Fell a home run shy of the cycle on 5/15. (5-for-5 3 2B, 3B, RBI) 2014: Spent the season with the Idaho Falls Chukars (Rookie/Pioneer League) -Hit.308 with three home runs and 23 RBI in 41 games. Finished fifth on the team with 13 doubles. They said it: I definitely think it will be a good adjustment for me. I went through the whole first year struggling a little bit. I know the stadiums, the teams, maybe some of the same players are coming back. I think it gives me a little bit of an edge on other guys in the league. I m excited...honestly I went in there carefree. If I get out, it s supposed to happen because I m the guy from A-Ball so I took it the right way. I just went out there and felt comfortable and enjoyed myself. I honestly had no pressure on myself and that s the way I should play here too which is what I m going to try to do. It was enjoyable... The postgame spread was unbelievable. You get big leaguers buying the spread and it is steak and lobster for dinner which was very awesome. The field was incredible. There was a ton more fans I m not saying we have a bad fan base, but it s a step away from the big leagues and kids are going crazy for you. It was cool to be around older guys who have been there or guys that are close to being there. The league itself was very cool. I met one of my teammates from Virginia, Chris Taylor, he got traded to the Dodgers and we were playing them during the six games I was there and it was good to see him. It s a whole different atmosphere. There s 35-year-old guys pitching to you and you do one thing wrong and they know what that weakness it, they can repeatedly make that pitch so it definitely was a big jump but definitely awesome...it s definitely a big thing (playing near hometown). There s a lot of ups and downs, especially if you get homesick, which I haven t gotten that much in my career so far. It s definitely a blessing to have your family come out.

9 BLUE ROCKS HITTERS NOTES #16 Nate Esposito C Ht: 5 11 Wt: 195 Age: 23 B/T: R/R Lives: Granite Bay, CA LG: 1-for-2, R, 3B, BB, SO Homestand: 3-for-6, R, 3B, BB, SO Notes: Selected in the 33rd round of the 2015 June MLB Amateur Draft by Kansas City out of Concordia University-Portland (Portland, OR). Originally attended Oregon State University in 2012 before transferring Notes: Hit second-career triple on 7/26 vs. SAL -Collected his third, three-hit game of the season on 7/17 vs. POT. Had three all of last season, six total in his career. -Had career-high ten-game hitting streak snapped on 6/9 vs. BC. -Picked up his first multi-hit game of the season while throwing out a pair of base runners on SAL. -Collected first multi-rbi game of the season on BC -Leads team in caught stealing percentage (35%) Notes: Spent the season with the Burlington Royals (Rookie/Appalachian League) -Hit.317 with two home runs and 17 RBI in 29 games. -Did not commit and error behind the dish. (250 innings) -Threw out 28% of would-be base stealers Notes: Spent the season with the Royals (Rookie/Arizona League) and hit.250 with five RBI in 27 games. Made just one error behind the plate. They said it: I would say definitely attitude was huge for me. Learning how to take each at-bat at a time and move forward from the negative things and take the positives of each at-bat and that s helped me relax at the plate... No. Absolutely not. I never had seven RBIs before. It was really cool. I guess the coolest thing about it was that I had no idea how many RBIs I had until the game was over and my teammates were telling me. I think that s the only reason why it happened. If I went in to each at-bat saying I already have four, let me get another one RBI, it wouldn t have happened for me and messed with my attitude. I don t think it would ve been as successful as a game... I think that s the reason why I m here. I really pride myself on defense. I try to come out every day to run a pitching staff, keep the ball in front of me and not let runners advance. I think that s what I pride myself on the most... I don t have a specific catcher. I can give you one guy. I was a big Jorge Posada fan of the New York Yankees. Just the way he was so agile behind the plate and lanky. He wasn t a big stocky dude because I m not like that either, but I liked the way he moved behind the plate for sure... Definitely an energizer bunny for these guys, I think I provide a lot of energy on the field, in the bullpen or the clubhouse. Someone that can provide energy day in and day out because we all know the season can get long. #4 Jecksson Flores OF Ht:5 11 Wt: 145 Age: 23 B/T: R/R Lives: Cuidad Bolivar, VZ LG: 2-for-2, R, 2RBI, BB, SF Homestand: 2-for-9, R, 2 RBI, 2BB, 2SO, SAC, SF Notes: Signed as non-drafted Free Agent by Kansas City on July 21, Notes: Posted first, three RBI game on 6/18 (G2 vs. SAL) since 7/4/16. -Leads CL in sacrifice hits (16) -Swatted his first-career Class-A Adv. DE on 5/4. First homer in 44 games. (7/4/16) -Recorded first mutli-rbi game with Wilmington in that same game at DE. (3-for-5, HR, 2RBI). -Made Class-A Adv. debut on 4/21 vs. WS and went 0-for-2 with a walk Notes: Spent the season with the Lexington Legends (Low-A/South Atlantic League) -Hit.205 with four home runs and 27 RBI in 85 games. -Finished third on the team with 21 stolen bases Notes: Spent the season with the Idaho Falls Chukars(Rookie/Pioneer League) -Hit a career-best.305 with a home run and 15 RBI in 42 games Notes: Spent the season with the Idaho Falls Chukars -Hit.244 with 16 RBI, added seven doubles and three triples to his ledger in 49 games Notes: Spent the season with Royals (Rookie/AZL) -Hit.246 with 17 RBI and stole 13 bases in 39 games. -Ranked among the Arizona League leaders in walks (tied for eighth) and stolen bases (tied for 10th). #37 Colton Frabasilio [frah-ba-silly-o] C/1B Ht: 6 2 Wt: 205 Age: 24 B/T: R/R Lives: Chandler, AZ LG: 1-for-2, RBI, SO Homestand: 1-for-2, RBI, SO Notes: Selected in the 23rd round of the 2015 June MLB Amateur Draft by Kansas City out of St. Louis University. 2017: Picked up multi-hit game in his first game back on after not playing with team since 6/6. -Cranked a solo home run in his first at-bat of the season vs. POT on 4/8. -Added to the roster on 5/6 after being placed on the DL Notes: Spent the season with the Idaho Falls Chukars (Rookie/Pioneer League), the Lexington Legends (Low-A/South Atlantic League) and the Wilmington Blue Rocks (Adv. A/ Carolina League). -With the Blue Rocks he hit.167 with three RBI in 10 games. -Played 18 games with Lexington and hit.270 and hit a home run and drove in ten runs. -With the Chukars he hit.348 with five home runs in 12 games Notes: Spent the season with the Burlington Royals (Rookie/Appalachian League) - Hit.293 with three home runs and 13 RBI in 42 games. They said it: Catching you have to prepare differently from first base because catching comes first when you re playing.. with catching the pitching staff and your defense comes first... I was looking forward to seeing a little bit better competition and just trying to improve my game. Seeing how I compete against upper level competition, which is what we as players want to do because that s how you get better as a player. It was a welcomed change for my career. #12 Wander Franco INF Ht: 6 2 Wt: 170 Age: 22 B/T: R/R Lives: Bani, DR LG: 1-for-4, R, RBI (7/25 vs. SAL) Homestand: 2-for-8, 2R, RBI, 2SO Notes: Signed as non-drafted Free Agent on September 26, 2011 by Kansas City. Is the nephew of Major League infielder Erick Aybar. 2017: First on the team with 29 multi-hit games -Leads team and is fourth in CL with 101 hits. -Hit two home runs in four game span (7/17-7/21) Took 41 games to hit first two HR of year. -Had career-high 12-game hitting streak snapped on (.391/.451/.522) -The 12-game hitting streak was the longest since 2015 when he hit in nine straight games. -Belted first home run of the season on DE. First homer since 8/28/16. -Has recorded five, three-hit games this season. Had eight, three-hit games in all of 16. -Collected five extra-base hits and six RBI in first 12 games Notes: Spent the season with the Wilmington Blue Rocks (Adv. A/Carolina League) and a brief stint with the Royals (Rookie/AZL). -Hit.220 with five home runs and 47 RBI in 95 games with the Blue Rocks. -Played three games in Arizona League during rehab appearance and went 8-for-13 (.615) in three games Notes: Spent the season with the Lexington Legends (Low-A/South Atlantic League) -Hit.268 and set career-highs with 10 home runs and 74 RBI in 123 games. -Finished top-five in the league in at-bats (477) and third in RBI. -Paced the Legends in RBI, games played (123) and finished fourth in home runs Notes: Spent the season with the Idaho Falls Chukars (Rookie/Pioneer League) -Hit.323 with three home runs and 19 RBI in 42 games. -Finished in top ten on the team in doubles (13), hits (51), batting average and on-base percentage (.374). Was named Player of the Week on July 14 when he hit Notes: Spent the season with the Royals (Rookie/Arizona League) -Hit.277 with 11 doubles, four triples and 23 RBI. They said it: Following my uncle (Erick Aybar) is an inspiration not just for me, but for my brother (also Wander) as well and it really helps in preparing we talk a lot about the game, about how to handle certain situations, but we have fun doing it and it s more fun with them...the guy I look up to playing now is Robinson Cano.