Tri-City ValleyCats 2012 Game Notes Game 4 (Home Game 2) Thursday, June 21h, 7:00 pm Joseph L. Bruno Stadium Troy, N.Y.

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1 Tri-City ValleyCats 2012 Game Notes Game 4 (Home Game 2) Thursday, June 21h, 7:00 pm Joseph L. Bruno Stadium Troy, N.Y. Tonight s Pitching Matchup: Vermont: RHP JC Menna (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Tri-City: LHP Brian Holmes (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Upcoming Games & Recent Results June Opponent Time Result Vermont 7:05 W 10-2 Vermont 7:05 L vs. Vermont 7:00 L vs. Vermont 7:00 Connecticut 7:05 Connecticut 7:05 Connecticut 4:05 25 vs. Lowell 7:00 26 vs. Lowell 7:00 27 vs. Lowell 7:00 28 vs. Connecticut 7:00 29 vs. Connecticut 7:00 30 vs. Connecticut 7:00 Vermont Lake Monsters (2-1) Tri-City ValleyCats (1-2) Last Night: The Cats returned to make their debut last night in front of a sellout crowd of 5,186. The Cats fell 7-4 dropping their record to 1-2 on the season. Opening Struggles: Tri-City s record in home openers is now 3-8 all-time. Hot, Hot, Hot: Yesterday s game-time temperature was 94 degrees, the warmest for a home-opener ever. Miscues: The Cats committed 3 fielding errors last night for the second straight game and as a result, surrendered 4 unearned runs. The Cats 8 errors in their first three games puts them at the bottom of the NY- Penn League. Veteran Power: Offseason acquisition and former Jamestown Jammer, Jobduan Morales provided much of the Cats offense last night, recording 3 hits including a double and home run. The homer was Morales first of the season. Through 3 games, Jobduan is batting a scorching.625. Cats Streaking: Outfielders Andrew Aplin and second baseman Austin Elkins each had two hits to extend their streaks to 3-games. 1-2 Punch: As the 1-2 hitters, Aplin and Elkins are batting.545 and.417, respectively. With one steal each last night, the two have provided a strong spark for the entire Cats lineup. Strong Starting Pitching: Last night s starter, Juri Perez, went 4 innings, striking out three and walking one. He allowed two runs, neither of which were earned, On the season, Cats starters have pitched 12 innings and have yet to allow an earned run. We re Running: With two steals last night, the Cats raised their league leading total to 4 on the season. Year-to-Date: Through 3 games last season, the Cats were also 1-2, also against Vermont. Weekend Roadtrip: The Cats will head to Connecticut for a three-game weekend series before returning home Monday night to begin a six-game home stand against division rivals Lowell and Connecticut. Familiar Face, Familiar Place: Former Cat and 2011 NY-Penn League All-Star, OF Justin Gominsky was transferred from Lexington to Tri-City today.

2 New York-Penn League Standings McNamara W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 Brooklyn W3 3-0 Hudson Valley W1 2-1 Aberdeen L1 1-2 Staten Island L3 0-3 Pinckney W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 Auburn L1 2-1 Mahoning Valley W1 2-1 Williamsport W1 2-1 State College L1 1-2 Jamestown L1 1-2 Batavia W1 1-2 Stedler W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 Lowell W1 2-1 Vermont W2 2-1 Connecticut L1 1-2 Tri-City L2 1-2 Yesterday s Scores Vermont 7 at Tri-City 4 Lowell 11 at Connecticut 5 Brooklyn 7 at Staten Island 2 Auburn 3 at Batavia 9 Jamestown 1 at Mahoning Valley 2 Hudson Valley 5 at Aberdeen 3 State College 1 at Williamsport 13 Today s Schedule Vermont at Tri-City, 7pm Staten Island at Brooklyn, 7pm Batavia at Auburn, 7:05pm Hudson Valley at Aberdeen, 7:05pm Tonight s Pitching Matchup Jamestown at Mahoning Valley, 7:05pm Lowell at Connecticut, 7:05pm Williamsport at State College, 7:05pm Batting Leaders: Batting Average 1. J. Montero, BAT J. DePew, HV tied.625 On-Base Percentage 1. J. Montero, BAT J. DePew, HV A. Aplin, TRI.643 Slugging Percentage 1. J. Montero, BAT J. Morales, TRI D. Washington, BAT Home Runs 1. J. Romero, MV tied 2 Runs Batted In 1. J. Romero, MV tied 5 Runs 1. J. Montero, BAT tied 4 Stolen Bases 1. C. De Los Santos, CT 3 2. C. Bostick, VER 2 3. A. Elkins, TRI 2 Pitching Leaders Earned Run Average tied 0.00 Brian Holmes-LHP Height: 6 4 Weight: 205 Throws: Left Bats: Left Age: 21 Birthplace: Lawrenceville, GA College: Wake Forest Left-hander Brian Holmes makes his season debut and first start as a professional tonight for the Valley- Cats. A 13th round selection from Wake Forest in this year s draft, Holmes had a successful season for the Demon Deacon s of the ACC. In 14 games, Holmes went 7-3 with a 2.83 ERA with 81 strikeouts and just 49 walks. Holmes also threw a no hitter against Marshall on March 4th, the first for Wake Forest since J.C. Menna-RHP Height: 6 2 Weight: 175 Throws: Right Bats: Right Age: 23 Birthplace: Long Branch, NJ College: Brookdale C.C. Tinton Falls, NJ native, JC Menna makes his first start of 2012 tonight after spending the 2011 season with Vermont. Last season for Vermont, Menna was 2-7 with a 5.70 ERA in 11 starts. In two starts against Tri-City, both victories for the Lake Monsters, Menna allowed 6 runs in 9.2 innings pitched. Menna struck out 7 Cats on June 19th at Tri-City. Innings Pitched 1. B. Freeman, BAT tied 6.0 Wins tied 1 Strikeouts 1. L. Mateo, BRK 9 2. F. Taveras, LOW tied 7 Walks 1. J. Rodriguez, SC 5 2. E. Rutckyj, SI tied 3 Saves 1. 7 tied 1 Home Runs Allowed 1. E. Quinonez, HV tied 1

3 Last Night s Box Score Season Series Road: 1-1 Home: 0-0 Vermont W 1-0 Vermont L 4-7 6/20: vs. Vermont L 4-7 6/21: vs. Vermont Vermont Vermont 7/21: vs. Vermont 7/22: vs. Vermont 7/24: vs. Vermont 7/25: vs. Vermont 7/26: vs. Vermont All-Time Series Record 2B: Rojas (1), Tanis (1) 2B: Morales (2) 3B: None 3B: None HR: None HR: Morales (1) E: Bostick (2) E: Wierzbicki (1), Perez (1), King (2) SB: Peralta (1) SB: Elkins (2), Dineen (1) CS: Peralta (1) Total Attendance: 5,186 Time: 3: Tri-City Transactions: 6/21: Recalled OF Justin Gominsky from Class A Lexington Legends.

4 Cats 2012 Record When: Home..0-1 Road Night.1-2 Day.0-0 Facing LHP Facing RHP..0-1 June.1-2 July.0-0 August September..0-0 One-run games..0-0 Two-run games..0-0 Come-from behind..0-0 Scoring First Scoring Second Shutouts.0-0 Extra Innings Outhitting Opponent 1-1 Hits Even Outhit by Opponent.0-0 Errorless or 2 Errors Errors.0-2 Hitting 0 HR..0-1 Hitting 1 HR..1-1 Hitting 2+ HR..0-0 Monday.1-0 Tuesday..0-1 Wednesday Thursday Friday..0-0 Saturday..0-0 Sunday..0-0 Last Time the Cats..scored 10 runs: VER (10)...threw a shutout: BRK.scored 15 runs: VER (15)...won five straight: 8/17-23/06 (7)...allowed 10 runs: VER (11)...lost five straight: 7/30-8/3/11 (5).allowed 15 runs: 7/20/11 vs CT (15)...had a five-hit game: J.D. Martinez,.won on a walkoff: 8/10/11 vs MV 7/28/09 vs LOW.lost on a walkoff: BRK...hit a grand slam: Jacke Healey, 8/24/11 vs BRK...had a 10-game hit streak: Rafael Valenzuela, 8/2-14/11 (12 games) Cats Spotlight 21 - Andrew Aplin- CF Born: 3/21/91 Hometown: Fairfield, CA Height: 6 0 Weight: 190 Bats: L Throws: L College: Arizona State 2012 Stats (Tri-City) G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Stats (Arizona State) G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Acquired: Drafted 5th round in 2012 Major League Draft. College: Earned Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable mention...first on team and fourth in Pac-12 in runs scored...second on the team in home runs and hits...top five in batting average, slugging percentage and on base percentage...20 multi-hit games...reached base safely in 20 consecutive games...selected by Yankees in 33rd round in the 2009 Draft Personal: Major: Communication/Sociology Hidden Talent: Singing Hobies: Golfing, Fishing, Wakeboarding Favorite off-day Activity: Sleeping Teams: Oakland Raiders Athlete: Ken Griffey, Jr. Band: Lil Wayne Movies: Angels in the Outfield, Sandlot Color: Green Phobia: Spiders Pre-Game Meal: Pasta and Arnold Palmer Hidden Talent: Singing Highlight of Baseball Career: College World Series Appearance; Gold Medal for Team USA Walk Out Songs: Wiz Khalifa Goodbye, 2-Pac California Love

5 2012 Vermont Lake Monsters BATTERS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB IBB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS SF SAC HBP DP E Alexander, Dayton Booker, Austin Bostick, Christopher Fabiaschi, Michael Lewis, Chad Lopez, Diomedes Marte, Miguel Peralta, Jensi Pohl, Philip Roberts, Sam Rojas, Kelvin Solano, Wilfredo Stafford, Rhett Tanis, Jacob Wooten, John Team Total PITCHERS W L ERA G GS SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB SO BK WP GO/AO DP WHIP AVG Avila, Andres Chitwood, Logan Eppley, Nate Gagnier, Drew Healy, Tucker House, Austin Jimenez, Deyvi Lamb, Chris Peters, Tanner Powers, Brent Ramos, Julio Team Total Tri-City ValleyCats (1-2) BATTERS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB IBB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS SF SAC HBP DP E Aplin, Andrew Cokinos, M.P Davidson, Chase Dineen, Ryan Elkins, Austin Gulbransen, Dan Johnson, Neiko King, Emilio McKinney, Jarrod Morales, Jobduan Sclafani, Joe Wierzbicki, Jesse Team Total PITCHERS W L ERA G GS SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB SO BK WP GO/AO DP WHIP AVG Ballew, Travis Cotton, Jamaine Ford, Blake Long, Kenny Meiners, Jeremiah 0 1 *.** Minaya, Juan Neely, John Perez, Juri Propst, Brad Shirley, Thomas Velasquez, Vincent West, Aaron Team Total

6 Team: Tri-City ValleyCats vs Vermont Lake Monsters at Joesph L. Bruno Stadium, Troy, NY Date: Start Time: End Time: Time of Game: Weather: Umpires: Scorer: # Player Pos AB R H RBI E S Runs T O T A L S U Hits AB: RBI: M Errors R: E: S Left on Base H: LOB: Pitcher W-L IP H R ER BB SO HB BK WP TBF

7 Team: Tri-City ValleyCats vs Vermont Lake Monsters at Joesph L. Bruno Stadium, Troy, NY Date: Start Time: End Time: Time of Game: Weather: Umpires: Scorer: # Player Pos AB R H RBI E S Runs T O T A L S U Hits AB: RBI: M Errors R: E: S Left on Base H: LOB: Pitcher W-L IP H R ER BB SO HB BK WP TBF

8 " 2012 VERMONT LAKE MONSTER ROSTER As of Manager: 7 Rick Magnante "mon-yawn-tay" Pitching Coach: 22 Jim Coffman Hitting Coach: 40 Casey Myers Trainer: Brian "Doc" Thorson Strength Coach: Terrence Brannic Clubhouse Manager: Phil Schelzo "shell-zo" NO. PITCHERS (13) B-T HT WT DOB AGE HOMETOWN LAST TEAM ACCQUIRED 28 Andres Avila RHP /20/ Guaymas Sonora, MEX Arizona League Athletics '11 FA '10 29 Logan Chitwood RHP /28/ Kilgore, TX Vermont Lake Monsters '11 R19 '10 23 Nate Eppley RHP /28/ Dillsburg, PA Arizona League Athletics '11 R29 '11 3 Drew Gagnier "gone-yah" RHP /21/ Santa Cruz, CA Arizona League Athletics '11 FA '11 10 Tucker Healy RHP /15/ Needham, MA Ithaca College '12 R23 '12 15 Austin House RHP /24/ Albuquerque, NM University of New Mexico '12 R23 '12 38 Deyvi Jimenez RHP /30/ Las Matas, DR Vancouver (Northwest League) '11 FA '07 16 Chris Lamb LHP /29/ Berkeley, CA Arizona League Athletics '11 R11 '11 44 J.C. Menna "men-ah" RHP /24/ Tinton Falls, NJ Vermont Lake Monsters '11 R14 '10 9 Tanner Peters RHP /6/ Simi Valley, CA Vermont Lake Monsters '11 R16 '11 18 Brent Powers LHP /25/ Richardson, TX Burlington (Midwest) '12/Vermont '11 R18 '11 32 Julio Ramos LHP /13/ Jarabacoa, DR Vancouver (Northwest League) '10 FA '06 26 Kurt Wunderlich "wonder-lick" RHP /22/ Des Meres, MO Vermont Lake Monsters '11 R20 '11 NO. CATCHERS (2) B-T HT WT DOB AGE HOMETOWN LAST TEAM ACCQUIRED 30 Diomedes Lopez "Die-o-me-dees" R-R /30/ San Pedro de Macoris, DR Vermont Lake Monsters '11 FA '06 14 Phil Pohl "pole" R-R /30/ Cooperstown, NY Clemson University '12 R28 '12 25 Rhett Stafford R-R /1/ Cherau, SC Arizona League Athletics '11 R22 '11 NO. INFIELDERS (10) B-T HT WT DOB AGE HOMETOWN LAST TEAM ACCQUIRED 2 Shane Boras S-R /24/ Newport Coast, CA Arizona League Athletics '11 R39 '11 20 Chris Bostick R-R /24/ Rochester, NY Arizona League Athletics '11 R44 '11 12 Michael Fabiaschi "fab-e-ash-e" R-R /17/ Torrington, CT Midland (AA) '12/Vermont '11 R38 '10 34 Chad Lewis R-R /10/ Huntington Beach, CA Burlington (Midwest) '12/Vermont '11 R4 '10 19 Miguel Marte "mar-tay" R-R /29/ Santiago, DR Arizona League Athletics '11 FA '07 24 Jensi Peralta "jen-see" R-R /21/ Caracas, VZ Arizona League Athletics '11 FA '08 27 Wilfredo Solano R-R /15/ Caracas, VZ Arizona League Athletics '11 FA '09 4 Sam Roberts L-R /23/ Prince George, VA Vermont Lake Monsters '11 R26 '11 31 Jacob Tanis "tan-is" R-R /30/ Peachtree City, GA Vermont Lake Monsters '11 R13 '11 17 John Wooten "woo-tin" R-R /19/ Goldsboro, NC East Carolina University '12 R37 '12 NO. OUTFIELDERS (3) B-T HT WT DOB AGE HOMETOWN LAST TEAM 6 Dayton Alexander R-R /4/ Wailukio, HI Arizona League Athletics '11 R6 '11 1 Austin Booker L-R /11/ Fairfax, VA Arizona League Athletics '11 R33 '11 33 Kelvin Rojas R-R /7/ Santo Domingo, DR Arizona League Athletics '11 FA '06

9 2012 Tri-City ValleyCats Roster (27 Active as of 6/16) # Pitchers (15) Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. DOB Hometown Previous Club ACQ. 17 Travis Ballew RP R/R 6' 0" 160 5/1/91 Rockwall, TX Texas State 23rd ('12) 39 Joe Bircher SP L/L 6' 4" 220 3/27/90 Omaha, NE Bradley University 10th ('12) 14 Jamaine Cotton RP R/R 6' 2" 185 9/27/90 St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Tri-City (A) 15th ('10) 43 Blake Ford RP L/R 6' 5" 215 5/16/88 Lufkin, TX Lexington (A) 44th ('11) 36 Brian Holmes SP L/L 6' 4" 205 1/30/91 Lawrenceville, GA Wake Forest 13th ('12) 23 Kenny Long RP L/L 6' 0" 165 1/28/89 Fox River Grove, IL Illinois State 22nd ('12) 25 Jeremiah Meiners RP L/L 6' 0" 200 8/16/88 Silver Spring, MD Lancaster (A+) 40th ('10) 32 Juan Minaya RP R/R 6' 4" 185 9/18/90 Maimon, Dominican Republic Lexington (A) FA ('09) 24 John Neely RP R/R 6' 2" 195 7/9/90 Sugarland, TX Texas Tech 30th ('12) 15 Juri Perez SP R/R 5' 11" 203 8/8/90 Puerto Cabello, Venezuela Tri-City (A) FA ('07) 10 Brad Propst RP R/R 6' 1" 180 3/18/89 Amarillo, TX Greeneville (R) 28th ('11) 21 Brady Rodgers SP R/R 6' 2" 198 9/17/90 Richmond, TX Arizona State 3rd ('12) 44 Thomas Shirley RP L/L 6' 5" /11/88 North Huntington, PA Lexington (A) 9th ('10) 34 Vincent Velasquez SP S/R 6' 3" 185 6/7/92 Pomona, CA Greeneville (R) 2nd ('10) 29 Aaron West SP R/R 6' 1" 205 6/1/90 Snohomish, WA Washington 17th ('12) Catchers (2) Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. DOB Hometown Previous Club ACQ. 30 Mike Cokinos C R/R 6' 2" 215 6/18/90 Houston, TX St. Mary's U. 31st ('12) 16 Jobduan Morales C S/R 5' 10" 180 6/7/91 Bayamon, Puerto Rico Jamestown (A) T-Marlins 5/26/12 Infielders (6) Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. DOB Hometown Previous Club ACQ. 40 Chase Davidson IF L/R 6' 5" 222 1/14/90 Alpharetta, GA Greeneville (R) 41st ('11) 20 Ryan Dineen IF L/R 6' 2" 205 3/2/91 Valpariso, IN Eastern Illinois 25th ('12) 5 Austin Elkins IF S/R 5' 11" /21/90 Coppel, TX Dallas Baptist 19th('12) 3 Neiko Johnson IF R/R 5' 9" 165 2/2/88 Stone Mountain, GA Tri-City (A) FA ('11) 4 Joe Sclafani IF S/R 5' 9" 195 4/22/90 Palm City, FL Dartmouth 14th ('12) 28 Jesse Wierzbicki IF R/R 6' 3" /24/88 Atlanta, GA North Carolina 24th ('11) Outfielders (4) Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. DOB Hometown Previous Club ACQ. 27 Andrew Aplin OF L/L 6' 0" 190 3/21/91 Suisun, CA Arizona State 5th ('12) 19 Dan Gulbransen OF L/L 5' 11" 200 1/5/91 Appleton, WI Jacksonville 16th ('12) 22 Justin Gominsky OF R/R 6' 4" 185 8/26/89 Birchwood, MN Lexington (A) 11th ('11) 35 Emilio King OF R/R 6' 0" 212 8/17/89 Samana, Dominican Republic Lexington (A) FA ('07) 31 Jarrod McKinney OF R/R 5' 11" /14/89 Hughes Springs, TX GCL Astros (R) 31st ('11) Coaches 11 Stubby Clapp 37 Mark Bailey 45 Rick Aponte