FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS (4-4, 33-45) vs. NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS (3-5, 43-35) Saturday, July 4,, 7:05 p.m. Dr Pepper Ballpark Frisco, Texas Audio broadcast available at www.ridersbaseball.com beginning at 6:45 p.m. Game No. 79 Home Game No. 39 Home Record 16-22 Road Record 17-23 LHP Andrew Faulkner (6-5, 5.01) vs. LHP Cody Reed (1-0, 1.50) ROUGHRIDERS RUNDOWN Current Streak... W1 Last 5 games... 3-2 Last 10 games... 6-4 Home Record...16-22 Road Record...17-23 Day Record... 6-10 Night Record...27-35 vs. RH Starter...30-35 vs. LH Starter... 3-10 Extra Innings Record... 2-4 One-Run Games... 9-11 Scoring First...24-16 Opponent Scores First...9-29 Shutouts... 6-9 Out-hit Opponents... 24-6 Out-hit by Opponents... 7-37 Hits Equal... 2-2 Comeback Wins...13-24 Last Team AB Record... 8-8 Starter goes more than 5 IP...17-13 Starter goes less than 5 IP...11-17 Score 4 runs or more...27-15 Score 3 runs or fewer...6-30 Errorless Games...16-16 Lead after 6 innings...26-7 Lead after 7 innings...25-5 Lead after 8 innings...28-3 Tied after 6 innings... 5-6 Tied after 7 innings... 4-4 Tied after 8 innings... 2-4 Trail after 6 innings...2-32 Trail after 7 innings...4-36 Trail after 8 innings...2-33 Sundays...6-6 Mondays...4-6 Tuesdays...5-6 Wednesdays...3-6 Thursdays...4-9 Fridays...6-5 Saturdays...5-8 Cream Uniforms...3-10 Scorched Red Uniforms... 15-19 Slate Blue Uniforms...6-8 Gray Uniforms...7-8 Camo/Full House Uniforms...1-0/1-0 TEXAS LEAGUE RANKINGS Batting Average/Rank....245/6th ERA/Rank... 4.63/8th Division Standing/GB.T-2nd/2.0, 4th/19.0 Attendance Avg./Rank... 6,983/1st Eight-sixed: The RoughRiders rallied from an early 4-0 deficit and used a six-run eighth inning to beat back the Naturals by a 9-6 score last night at Dr Pepper Ballpark. Northwest Arkansas scored four times in the third inning against Jake Thompson but left the bases loaded to keep Frisco within shouting distance. The Riders tallied a pair in the fourth inning and another in the seventh to make it a one-run game. They loaded the bases with one out against Malcom Culver and tied the game on Drew Robinson s RBI single. Nomar Mazara then scored on a wild pitch to give Frisco its first lead and Luis Mendez and Nick Williams each produced two-run hits to make it 9-4. Denton native Hunter Dozier hit a two-run homer in the ninth to get Northwest Arkansas to within three, but David Martinez struck out Bubba Starling to end the contest and force a rubber game in the series tonight. Today s Pitching Matchup: The Riders and Naturals play the series finale this evening with Andrew Faulkner pitching against Cody Reed. Faulkner is coming off two sub-par outings in which he has allowed ten runs on 13 hits and five walks in nine innings. Prior to this spell, he had posted a 2.20 ERA over a five start span. He lost in Springdale on April 21, allowing eight runs (four earned) on eight hits in 2.2 innings. Reed is making his second Double-A start tonight; he earned the win on Sunday against Tulsa, allowing one run on four hits and three walks with five strikeouts in six innings. He started the season with Advanced-A Wilmington, where he made 13 appearances (ten starts) and went 5-5 with a 2.14 ERA (16 ER/67.1 IP), 62 hits allowed, 18 walks, 65 strikeouts and a.243 average against. Left-handed batters hit just.162 against the southpaw in the Carolina League, where he was a mid-season All-Star. Reed entered the season ranked the Royals 26th-best prospect according to MLB. com. He spent with Lexington, where he went 3-9 with a 5.46 ERA (51 ER/84 IP), 105 hits allowed, 36 walks and 58 strikeouts. In his first pro season in, he went 0-1 with a 6.07 ERA in 15 games (6 starts). Reed was a second round pick ($1,198,500 bonus) in out of Northwest Mississippi Community College, where he improved his stock after going undrafted out of Horn Lake (Miss.) High School. He saw his fastball velocity increase from the mid-80s in high school to the low-to-mid-90s in college; it now sits 90-94 mph, touching 96, with some sinking and cutting action. He also throws a mid-80s slider and a changeup. Rockin the Suburgs: New Rider Alex Burg has gotten off to a good start in the Texas League, going 8 for 22 with two home runs since his promotion from High Desert last week. He blasted a solo homer to right field in the ninth inning on Thursday for his 17th overall this season, tying him for the fourth-most in Minor League Baseball this season (Chattanooga s Adam Brett Walker II leads the minors with 23). Burg is also first in the minors in slugging (.606), tenth in on-base percentage (.421) and third in OPS (1.027). The former Marlins and Giants farmhand was a California League mid-season All-Star after ranking among the CL leaders in a variety of offensive stats. He ranks first among full-season Rangers farmhands in homers, second in average (.308) and fourth in RBI (46). Moving day: On Friday the Rangers announced that Frisco outfielder Jake Skole has been traded to the New York Yankees for cash considerations. The Atlanta native was selected 15th overall in 2010 from Blessed Trinity High School in Georgia. The left-handed batter hit.218 with four home runs and 12 RBI in 57 games for Frisco in. He played the entire campaign for the RoughRiders, hitting.216 in 103 games as the club s primary centerfielder. In 160 Texas League games, Skole hit.217/.303/.330 with ten home runs, 24 doubles, three triples, 45 RBI and 16 steals; he was Texas Minor League Defender of the Year in. To fill Skole s roster spot, the Rangers have promoted outfielder Zach Cone from Advanced-A High Desert. Cone was selected in the supplemental first round (37th overall) of the 2011 MLB Draft from the University of Georgia. The right-hander batted.286 with 15 home runs, 51 RBI, 45 runs scored and six stolen bases in 73 games for the Mavericks and was named the California League Player of the Week in mid-june. His 15 home runs were tied for fourth-most in the CL and are two shy of his career-best in a single season. All-Star report: Frisco placed eight players on the South Division squad for the 79th Annual Texas League All- Star Game, which was played on Tuesday night at Corpus Christi s Whataburger Field. Joey Gallo (promotion) and Jorge Alfaro (injury) did not participate in the game, which was won by the North Division, 9-4. Northwest Arkansas Jorge Bonifacio was named the MVP of the contest after hitting a tiebreaking, two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning. As for the RoughRiders, Nick Williams (0 for 2), Nomar Mazara (0 for 2) and Drew Robinson (0 for 1) went hitless. Pitchers Jake Thompson (1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB), Jesus Pirela (0.1 IP, H, 2 R, BB, SO) and David Martinez (1 IP, H, 0 R) also got into the game for the South squad. Feeling edgy: Saturday night s 2-1 Riders win marked another close call for the club, which has played almost exclusively tight games over the past two weeks. Since June 15, 13 of Frisco s 16 games have been decided by three runs or fewer; seven have been one-run games (Riders are 3-4 in these contests) and four have been two-run games (2-2 record). The RoughRiders are 6-10 in this 16-game span and this season are 9-12 (.429) in one-run games; only San Antonio has a worse record (8-13,.381) in the closest of contests. The first 900 are the toughest: April 13 s victory marked the 900th in RoughRiders team history, and Frisco s all-time record is 931-812 (.534). The RoughRiders have finished.500 or better in nine consecutive seasons. The last time Frisco finished below.500 was the only time in team history, back in 2005 when it finished 58-82. The streak of non-losing seasons is by far the longest in the Texas League; every other team in the circuit has had at least one losing season in the last three years. The streak is the longest in Double-A and the third-longest among all 120 full-season minor league clubs, exceeded only by the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats (12 straight non-losing seasons) and the Advanced-A San Jose Giants (11). Including teams that play in short-season leagues, Frisco s streak is the sixth longest; the Elizabethton Twins (26), Brooklyn Cyclones (14) and AZL Giants (14) have the longest such streaks in stateside Minor League Baseball. UPCOMING SCHEDULE & PROBABLE PITCHERS Date Time Opponent Pitchers Sun, July 5 6:05 p.m. vs. Arkansas Travelers RHP Jose Leclerc (2-4, 5.72) vs. TBA Mon, July 6 7:05 p.m. vs. Arkansas Travelers LHP Frank Lopez (3-1, 2.80) vs. TBA Tues, July 7 7:05 p.m. vs. Arkansas Travelers LHP Chad Bell (2-9, 5.42) vs. TBA Wed, July 8 7:05 p.m. @ NW Arkansas Naturals LHP Victor Payano (2-2, 5.45) @ TBA RIDERS vs. NW ARKANSAS Season Series Tied 4-4 4/12 H W 7-2 Wise 3R-HR, Eick. 5 IP 4/13 H W 7-4 Robinson 2 HR; 5R 6th 4/14 H L 6-2 Bonifacio HR, 2 RBI 4/19 R W 7-3 Mendez, Skole HRs 4/20 R L 2-0 Bonifacio 2R-2B in 3rd 4/21 R L 8-4 8 NWA R in 1st 3 inn. 7/02 H L 15-4 9-run NWA 3rd inning 7/03 H W 9-6 FRI 6 runs in 8th inn. 7/04 H 7:05 7/08 R 7:05 7/09 R 7:05 7/10 R 7:05 ALL-TIME vs. NATURALS All-Time: 52-40 : 4-4 : 7-5 : 8-4 2012: 7-5 2011: 6-6 2010: 7-5 2009: 7-5 2008: 6-6 LONE STAR SNIPPETS Series W-L-T...9-10-2 Series Opener...11-11 Series Finale... 5-15 Roster Breakdown: Pitchers...13+1 Hitters...12+2 Disabled List...2 Transactions... 84 PROSPECT WATCH The RoughRiders roster currently lists seven players ranked in Baseball America/MLB. com s top 30 prospects in the Rangers organization. They are: Jake Thompson (2/4), Jorge Alfaro (3/2), Nomar Mazara (4/3), Nick Williams (5/7), Ryan Cordell (11/11), Andrew Faulkner (20/17) and Jose Leclerc (21/23).
#24 ANDREW FAULKNER, LHP BATS: RIGHT I THROWS: LEFT I HEIGHT: 6 3 I WEIGHT: 200 BORN: September 12, 1992 in Aiken, South Carolina RESIDES: Aiken, South Carolina ACQUIRED: Selected in the 14th round of the 2011 June draft (South Aiken (S.C.) High School)...signed June 19, 2011 THROWS: fastball, slider, changeup, split-fingered fastball - Ranked among the organizational leaders in wins (T1st, 12), ERA (2nd, 2.73), and strikeouts (2nd, 133)...was a mid-season Carolina League All-Star and tabbed the 17th-best prospect on the circuit by Baseball America...chosen as the top pitching prospect in the Carolina League by Baseball America...combined to go 12-5 with a 2.73 ERA (41 ER/135.0 IP) and 133 strikeouts over 28 games/24 starts with Myrtle Beach and Frisco...compiled a 3.02 ERA (41 ER/122.0 IP) as a starter and tossed 13.0 innings of scoreless relief...held right-handed batters to a.221 average (87-393), while left-handed hitters batted.262 (27-103)...did not allow a home run in his first 101.1 innings of the season... opened the season with Myrtle Beach and went 6-0 with a 0.79 ERA (3 ER/34.0 IP) over final 6 starts from June 26-July 21...named the organization s Minor League Pitcher of the Month for July...promoted to Frisco on July 26 for remainder of the season. - Logged the second-most starts on the Hickory staff despite not joining the club until May 15 was 5-5 with a 3.46 ERA (40 ER/104.0 IP) as a starter and 1-0 with a 3.68 ERA (three ER/7.1 IP) as a reliever opponents batted.280 (123-440), including a.267 mark (83-311) by right-handed batters was added to the active roster at Hickory on May 15 and allowed just one unearned run over 4.1 relief innings in season debut on May 16 at Delmarva logged 5.0 scoreless innings in first start on May 21 vs. Greenville and went 2-0 with a 2.77 ERA (eight ER/26.0 IP) over his first five starts dropped two straight decisions over his next five starts, posting a 4.50 ERA (14 ER/28.0 IP) was 3-1 with a 2.48 ERA (11 ER/40.0 IP) over next seven outings to lower season ERA from 3.39 to 3.02 was 1-2 with a 6.92 ERA(ten ER/13.0 IP) over final three games/two starts. 2012 - Spent full season with Hickory was 2-1 with a 3.23 ERA (17 ER/47.1 IP) as a reliever and 3-4 with a 5.40 ERA (28 ER/46.2 IP) as a starter limited opposing left-handed batters to a.238 average (24-101), while opposition hit.262 (97-370) overall spent bulk of season in Hickory bullpen before making eight of last nine appearances as a starter beginning July 14 was 3-1 with a 2.59 ERA (nine ER/31.1 IP) over six games/five starts from July 23-August 20. 2011 - Spent first professional season with AZL Rangers was 0-2 with a 3.00 ERA (six ER/18.0 IP) over seven starts and did not allow a run over five relief appearances (7.0 IP) held opponents to a.045 average (1-22) in relief limited opposing left-handed batters to a.083 average (1-12), while opposition hit.187 (17-91) overall. Year Team W L ERA G GS CG IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG 2011 AZL 0 2 2.16 12 7 0 25.0 17 9 6 1 1 4 27.187 2012 Hickory 5 5 4.31 29 10 0 94.0 97 56 45 2 8 44 74.262 Hickory 6 5 3.48 21 19 0 111.1 123 54 43 8 5 37 84.280 Myrtle 10 1 2.07 21 18 0 104.1 86 26 24 1 3 31 100.228 Frisco 2 4 4.99 7 6 0 30.2 28 22 17 3 0 14 33.237 MiLB 23 17 3.33 90 60 0 365.1 351 167 135 15 17 130 318.251 DAY-BY-DAY (FRISCO) DATE OPP SCORE DEC GS IP H R ER BB SO HR LEFT GAME 4/10 vs. ARK L, 8-4 ND * 2.2 3 1 1 2 2 0 Leading, 2-1 4/16 @ ARK W, 2-0 W * 5.2 2 0 0 2 7 0 Leading, 2-0 4/21 @ NWA L, 8-4 L * 2.2 8 8 4 1 3 1 Trailing, 7-1 4/27 @ SA W, 8-6 W * 7.0 10 5 3 1 4 0 Leading, 6-5 5/3 @ CC W, 6-3 ND * 4.0 5 3 3 5 6 2 Leading, 4-3 5/8 vs. SA L, 12-2 L * 5.0 7 5 5 4 2 0 Trailing, 5-0 5/14 vs. CC L, 4-2 ND * 6.0 6 2 2 2 6 0 Tied, 2-2 5/19 vs. MID W, 15-7 ND * 3.0 4 6 6 3 5 1 Leading, 8-6 5/25 @ SA L, 6-0 L * 5.0 6 2 1 2 5 0 Trailing, 2-0 5/30 vs. TUL W, 6-2 W * 6.0 3 2 2 4 5 0 Leading, 6-2 6/5 @ TUL W, 4-1 W * 7.0 3 0 0 1 7 0 Leading, 4-0 6/11 vs. SA W, 8-4 W * 5.2 5 3 3 3 2 1 Leading, 4-2 6/16 @ MID L, 5-4 ND * 5.0 4 1 1 3 8 0 Leading, 4-1 6/22 vs. MID W, 5-4 W 4.0 6 3 3 4 7 0 Leading, 5-4 6/28 @ CC L, 7-2 L * 5.0 7 7 7 1 3 2 Trailing, 7-2 TOTALS 73.2 79 48 41 38 72 7 NOTES - Went 6-2 with a 2.32 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 48.0 innings as a senior at South Aiken (S.C.) High School had originally committed to the University of South Carolina. RUN SUPPORT WHILE IN GAME AS A STARTER (FRISCO) 0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10+R 2 1 4 4 2 1 RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING AS A STARTER (FRISCO) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX TOTAL 10 6 22 3 4 1 0 45 STARTERS & RELIEVERS PITCHER W L ERA IP H R ER BB K HR Starters 19 28 4.59 384.2 401 222 196 170 351 30 Relievers 14 17 4.69 299.2 329 181 156 155 288 24 ROUGHRIDERS STARTERS BREAKDOWN (stats as starters) STARTER W-L DEC. STREAK GS QS RS/G TEAM REC. PITCH/STRKS STRIKE % AVG. PC HI/LO BB/9 K/9 GO/AO GIDP W-L AFTER L Asher 1-4 L2 8 3 2.3 (18) 1-7 729 / 456 62.6 91.1 105/59 3.8 9.0 0.7 3 0-3 Faulkner 5-4 L1 14 3 4.8 (67) 7-7 1211 / 751 62.0 86.5 100/72 4.4 8.4 0.8 4 3-2 Thompson 6-5 L1 15 8 4.7 (71) 8-7 1247 / 819 65.7 83.1 103/41 3.2 8.5 1.2 3 0-4 Eickhoff 1-0 W1 2 0 4.5 (9) 1-1 161 / 103 64.0 80.5 91/70 2.7 12.6 0.9 0 1-0 Payano 1-2 L2 4 0 3.8 (15) 2-2 320 / 190 59.4 80.0 89/73 8.0 9.7 0.9 1 1-1 Leclerc 1-4 L3 12 1 3.2 (38) 4-8 975 / 559 57.3 81.3 99/51 6.9 8.7 0.6 3 1-3 Bell 2-7 L2 12 5 4.5 (54) 3-9 993 / 630 63.4 82.8 97/50 2.4 6.5 1.5 11 0-4 Lopez 2-1 W1 6 2 3.3 (20) 4-2 486 / 305 62.8 81.0 98/71 2.9 7.5 1.9 4 0-1 Cabrera 0-1 L1 2 0 4.0 (8) 1-1 115 / 74 64.3 57.5 69/46 2.5 4.9 1.7 2 0-1 Perez 0-0 -- 2 0 5.0 (10) 2-0 84 / 61 72.6 42.0 45/39 1.6 12.7 3.5 0 -- Harrison 0-0 -- 1 0 9.0 (9) 0-1 104 / 64 61.5 104.0 104/104 4.5 4.5 0.4 1 --
HOME RUN BREAKDOWN PLAYER TOTAL SOLO LHP RHP HOME ROAD LAST OPPONENT PITCHER G / AB S SINCE LAST HR RECORD W/ HR Adams 2 1 1 1 1 1 6/10 vs. San Antonio Brandon Alger 9 / 36 2-0 Alfaro 5 2 2 3 2 3 5/29 vs. Tulsa Jose De Leon 9 / 33 3-2 Beck 1 0 0 1 0 1 6/19 @ Corpus Christi Joe Musgrove 8 / 34 0-1 Bolinger 1 0 0 1 0 1 5/2 @ Corpus Christi Lance McCullers 7 / 31 1-0 Burg 2 2 2 0 1 1 7/2 vs. NW Arkansas Daniel Stumpf 1 / 2 0-2 Cantwell 2 0 0 2 2 0 6/24 vs. Midland Nate Long 3 / 11 1-1 Gallo 9 4 0 9 7 2 5/30 vs. Tulsa P.J. Walters 0 / 2 4-4 Hamilton 1 0 0 1 1 0 5/20 vs. Midland Jake Sanchez 1 / 3 1-0 Mazara 10 5 3 7 7 3 7/2 vs. NW Arkansas Daniel Stumpf 1 / 3 7-3 Mendez 1 0 0 1 0 1 4/19 @ NW Arkansas J.C. Sulbaran 38 / 130 1-0 Robinson 15 12 2 13 8 7 6/26 @ Corpus Christi Ruben Alaniz 2 / 9 7-7 Skole 4 2 0 4 1 3 6/16 @ Midland Jake Sanchez 12 / 39 2-2 Williams 8 7 1 7 4 4 6/11 vs. San Antonio Justin Hancock 19 / 67 2-6 Wise 3 1 2 1 2 1 6/19 @ Corpus Christi Joe Musgrove 8 / 30 1-2 TEAM 64 35 13 51 36 28 7/2 vs. NW Arkansas Daniel Stumpf 1 / 36 23-20 CAUGHT STEALING BY PITCHER PLAYER CS SB ATT PCT PO Asher 1 2 3 33% 0 Bell 2 2 4 50% 1 Cabrera 2 3 5 40% 0 Castillo 0 1 1 0% 0 Ege 1 3 4 25% 1 Eickhoff 0 1 1 0% 0 Faulkner 3 6 9 33% 1 Fujikawa 1 0 1 100% 0 Grullon 2 1 3 67% 2 Hernandez 0 2 2 0% 0 Lamb 1 7 8 13% 0 J. Leclerc 2 16 18 11% 0 Lotzkar 3 6 9 33% 0 McElwee 0 4 4 0% 0 Payano 1 7 8 13% 0 Perez 0 1 1 0% 0 Pirela 1 2 3 33% 0 Thompson 4 11 17 24% 0 HIGHS AND LOWS CLUB GENERAL Longest Winning Streak...4 (6/10-6/13) Longest Losing Streak...12 (5/6-5/18) Longest Game Time (All Games)..5:07 (6/21 vs. MID) Longest Game Time (9 Innings).. 3:41 (4/10 vs. ARK) Shortest Game Time (All Games)...1:49 (2x, 6/18 @ CC G2) Shortest Game Time (9 Innings)...2:10 (2x, 6/2 @ SPR) Longest Game (Innings)...15 (6/21 vs. MID) Most Runners Left on Base...16 (6/21 vs. MID) Most Errors...5 (6/9 vs. SA) Longest Errorless Streak...4 (2x, last 6/12-6/15) Largest Margin of Victory...9 (5/26 vs. SPR) Largest Margin of Defeat...15 (2x, 5/25 vs. CC G2) Highest Attendance, Home... 11,927 (6/12 vs. SA) Highest Attendance, Road...8,748 (6/5 @ TUL) Lowest Attendance, Home...2,462 (5/26 vs. SPR) Lowest Attendance, Road... 2,807 (6/3 @ SPR) TEAM BATTING Most Runs, Game...15 (5/19 vs. MID) Most Runs, Inning... 7 (7th, 5/25 @ SA G2) Most Hits, Game... 17 (5/16 vs. CC) Most Hits, Inning... 6 (4th, 6/23 vs. MID) Most Home Runs, Game... 4 (5/16 vs. CC) Fewest Runs, Game...0 (9x, 6/18 @ CC G2) Fewest Hits, Game...2 (5x, 6/18 @ CC G1) Most Strikeouts, Game... 17 (5/29 vs. TUL) Most Walks, Game...10 (2x, 6/21 vs. MID) Most Stolen Bases, Game... 4 (4/28 @ SA) TEAM PITCHING Most Runs Allowed, Game...23 (5/9 @ MID) Most Runs Allowed, Inning...9 (3rd, 7/2 vs. NWA) Most Hits Allowed, Game...25 (5/9 @ MID) Most Hits Allowed, Inning...8 (3rd, 7/2 vs. NWA) Most Home Runs Allowed...4 (5/10 @ MID) Fewest Hits Allowed, Game... 2 (5/24 @ SA) Most Walks, Game... 11 (5/11 @ MID) Most Strikeouts, Game...15 (2x, 6/21 vs. MID) ERRORLESS STREAKS PLAYER LAST ERROR TYPE OF ERROR OPP GAMES SINCE Adams 6/26 Fielding at 1B @ CC 4 Alfaro 6/7 Throwing from C to 3B @ TUL 2 Beck 6/18 G2 At 1B, throwing to 1B @ CC 9 Bolinger 5/5 Throw from 1B to 2B vs. SA 4 Burg N/A N/A N/A 1 Cantwell 6/10 Catcher s interference vs. SA 12 Cordell 7/2 (2x) Throwing from 3B to 1B vs. NWA 1 Gallo 5/4 Throwing from 3B to 1B @ CC 19 Garcia 6/11 (2x) Throwing from 3B to 1B vs. SA 7 Garia 4/27 Fielding in LF @ SA 5 Hamilton N/A N/A N/A 2 Lacrus N/A N/A N/A 1 Marte 7/2 Throwing from SS to 1B vs. NWA 1 Mazara 6/9 Fielding in RF vs. SA 17 Mendez 7/3 Throwing from 3B to 1B vs. NWA - Pastornicky 5/7 Fielding at SS vs. SA 6 Robinson 6/24 Fielding at 2B vs. MID 5 Rodriguez 5/20 Fielding at SS vs. MID 6 Skole 6/3 Throwing from CF to HP @ SPR 19 Weems 6/9 Fielding at SS vs. SA 1 Williams 5/16 Throwing from LF to home vs. CC 36 Wise 4/11 Fielding at 1B vs. ARK 23 CATCHER ER IP ERA Alfaro 175 327.1 4.81 Burg 0 1.0 0.00 Cantwell 150 282.0 4.77 Wise 27 74.0 3.28 CAUGHT STEALING BY CATCHER WINS IN LAST TEAM AT BAT COMEBACKS IN 7TH OR LATER TO WIN DATE OPPONENT INNING DEFICIT FINAL 4/27 @ SA 8th 5-4 8-6 5/1 @ CC 9th 4-3 5-4 6/21 vs. MID 8th 4-2 5-4 (15) 6/22 vs. MID 8th 4-3 5-4 6/26 @ CC 9th 8-6 10-8 7/3 vs. NWA 8th 4-3 9-6 CATCHER ERA S PLAYER CS SB ATT PCT PO DATE OPP BATTER GAME-WINNER INN. SCORE Alfaro 10 26 36 28% 1 5/1 @ CC Bolinger WP scores Pastornicky 9 5-4 Cantwell 10 43 53 19% 0 5/6 vs. SA Gallo E4 scores Williams 8 8-7 Wise 4 6 10 40% 0 5/22 @ SA Beck RBI groundout to 2B 11 4-3 6/10 vs. SA Mazara 2R-HR to CF 8 5-3 6/21 vs. MID Rodriguez walk-off sac bunt/e5 15 5-4 6/22 vs. MID Cantwell 2R-HR to LCF 8 5-4 6/26 @ CC Robinson 3R-3B to CF 9 10-8 7/3 vs. NWA Beck Wild pitch scores Maz 8 9-6 EJECTIONS RUNS SCORED BY INNING TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX TOTAL OPPONENTS 55 38 82 30 33 50 42 46 22 5 403 RIDERS 39 36 46 56 27 34 20 34 22 3 319 NAME DATE INN OPP UMPIRE Scheppers 4/11 8th vs. ARK B. Fields Mikulik 4/11 8th vs. ARK B. Fields Pastornicky 4/16 1st @ ARK R. Teague Mikulik 5/14 8th vs. CC R. Hernandez Mikulik 6/16 5th @ MID R. Teague
METROPLEX MASHERS #29 TREVER ADAMS, INF BATS: RIGHT I THROWS: RIGHT I HEIGHT: 6 0 I WEIGHT: 210 BORN: September 30, 1988 in Lincoln, Nebraska RESIDES: Omaha, Nebraska ACQUIRED: Selected in the 16th round of the 2011 June draft (Creighton University)...signed on June 8, 2011 Trends: 1 for last 14... Has struck out 22x in L 12 G... - Began season with Triple-A Round Rock: 25 G,.216 (16 for 74), 3B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 6 R, 6 BB, 24 SO, 0-2 SB,.274 OBP,.365 SLG,.639 OPS... Saw time at 1B, 3B, LF & DH... Assigned to Frisco on 5/15... Tripled & homered on 6/4 @ SPR as part of season-high 3-hit night... - Selected to the Texas League Postseason All-Star team ranked among the Texas League leaders in AVG (7th,.278), total bases (2nd, 216), doubles (2nd, 36), hits (3rd, 134), runs (3rd, 71), RBI (4th, 61), XBH (2nd, 52), SLG (1st,.448) and home runs (T-8th, 14) Established new single-season career-high in homers & doubles... saw time at both first base and left field batted.294 (30-102) with 4 home runs and 13 RBI in 29 games with Caguas in the Puerto Rican Winter League... Had a career game on 5/23 vs. Tulsa, going 2 for 3 with a grand slam, a career-high 6 RBI, 3 runs scored and a walk... Hit first career inside-the-park home run on 7/30 vs. Midland to surpass previous single-season-high of 11... Named a Texas League Postseason All-Star on 8/28... Did not go more than two games without a hit from 5/5 - end of season... - Was a Carolina League postseason All-Star selection tallied the fourth-most RBI in the Carolina League (82), while also ranking among the league leaders in total bases (T-8th, 195) and hits (ninth, 130) led Myrtle Beach in games played, appearing in 135 of 140 contests batted.267 (104-390) against right-handed pitchers and.224 (26-116) versus southpaws hit.253 (49-194) over first 51 games batted.291 (51-175) over next 47 contests to raise season average to.271 on July 23, highest since.284 on April 24 hit.241 (33-137) over final 37 games had two home runs on August 13 at Frederick, including a game-tying grand slam in the 9th inning was 2-for-9 in a pair of games during the Carolina League playoffs batted.354 (29-82) with seven doubles, three home runs, and 22 RBI with the Toros in the Colombian Winter League. 2012 - Spent the entire season with Hickory tied for the club lead with 67 RBI and ranked among the team leaders in doubles (T-2nd, 25) and home runs (seventh, 9) logged time defensively at first, third, and both corner outfield spots batted.305 (84-275) with nine home runs and 48 RBI against right-handers and.246 (34-138) versus southpaws hit.248 (38-153) with one home run and 15 RBI over 45 games prior to the All-Star break and.308 (80-260) with eight home runs and 52 RBI in 66 games following the break collected a season high five hits on August 26 at West Virginia. 2011 - Spent first professional season with Spokane tallied the second-most doubles (20) and T-3rd-most triples (five) in the Northwest League hit.341 (15-44) with eight extrabase hits (six doubles, two triples) and.255 (53-208) with 18 extra-base hits (14 doubles, three triples, one home run) versus southpaws batted.325 (25-77) with runners in scoring position. #31 PRESTON BECK, INF BATS: LEFT I THROWS: RIGHT I HEIGHT: 6 2 I WEIGHT: 205 BORN: October 26, 1990 in Dallas, Texas RESIDES: Dallas, Texas ACQUIRED: Selected in the fifth round of the 2012 June draft (University of Texas-Arlington)...signed on June 7, 2012 Trends: Hit in 10 of last 12 games:.348, 16-46... On Thurs 7G hit streak ended (.393, 11 for 28)... - Began the season with Advanced-A High Desert: 32 G,.298 (36 for 121), 12 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 19 R, 15 BB, 25 SO, 0-1 SB,.380 OBP,.504 SLG,.884 OPS... Compiled 15-game hitting streak from 4/24-5/12, over which he hit.296-3-8, 4 2B, 3B & was the 2nd-longest streak in the California League at the time of his promotion... Upon his promotion, ranked fifth in the CL in 2B... Promoted to Frisco on 5/15... Went 2 for 5 w/ 2B, season-high 3 RBI in AA debut 5/15... Brought in game-winning run on RBI groundout in top of 11th of 4-3 win at San Antonio... Hit 1st AA homer on 6/19 & drove in season-high 3 runs at Corpus Christi... - Earned a spot on the Carolina League mid-season All-Star team...led the Carolina League with 80 walks and also ranked among the leaders in RBI (2nd, 77), doubles (3rd, 33), OBP (.376), and home runs (T10th, 11)...saw time at both first base and right field...batted.264 (91-345) vs. right-handed pitching and.220 (20-91) vs. southpaws...hit.276 (56-203) in the first half and.236 (55-233) following the break... - Totaled the second-most outfield assists (13) in the Carolina League batted.293 (24-82) against left handed pitchers and.239 (63-264) versus right-handers opened season with Hickory and hit safely in 6 of 8 games at.333 (8-24) promoted to Myrtle Beach on April 13 batted.222 (41-185) over first 55 games with the Pelicans, but hit.286 (38-133) over next 42 contests to raise season average to.248 on August 29, highest since.250 on April 13. 2012 - Spent first professional season with Spokane tallied the second-most outfield assists in the Northwest League tabbed as the top outfield arm in the farm system by Baseball America finished 2nd on the club with 29 RBI batted.317 (20-63) over first 16 games with the Indians hit.100 (7-70) over next 21 games to drop to.203 closed out the season with a.307 (35-114) over final 29 games to raise season average to.251. NOTES - Attended nearby University of Texas-Arlington and was named to the All-Southland Conference first team as a junior in 2012, batting.335 with nine doubles, four triples, 14 home runs, a school-record 71 RBI, and 45 runs scored became the third player in UT- Arlington history to be named Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American graduated from Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas, where he was an all-state 6A selection and district MVP, and also pitched is the fifth UTA product ever chosen by the Rangers and first since SS Larry Hanlon in the third round of the 1991 draft. NOTES - Led Creighton in nearly every offensive category as a senior, batting.387 (89-230) with 14 home runs and 57 RBI to garner 3rd-team All-American honors by Collegiate Baseball also attended Hutchinson (Kan.) Junior College, batting.451 during his sophomore campaign was first-team all-conference selection in 2007 at Lincoln Southeast (Neb.) High School. LAST GAME: Fri: PR, R CURRENT HIT STREAK: 1 (.250, 1-4) HOME STAND: 1-4, R, 3K LONGEST HIT STREAK: 5 (5/18-5/22) HITS: 3 (6/4 @ SPR) HOME RUNS: 1 (5x, last 6/10 vs. SA) RBI: 3 (5/3 vs. NAS) 2011 Spokan..270 66 252 37 68 20 5 1 36 21 75 5 0.335.401.736 2012 Hickory.286 111 413 44 118 25 2 9 67 29 73 10 5.331.421.752 Myrtle.257 135 506 69 130 28 2 11 82 53 118 10 6.333.385.718 Frisco.278 125 482 71 134 36 2 14 61 38 100 7 4.334.448.782 MiLB.272 437 1653 221 450 109 11 35 246 141 366 32 15.333.415.748 LAST GAME: Fri: 2-3, 3B, RBI, R, IBB CURRENT HIT STREAK: 1 (.667, 2-3) HOME STAND: 2-7, 3B, RBI, R, BB LONGEST HIT STREAK: 15 (4/24-5/12) HITS: 3 (3x, 6/23 vs. MID) HOME RUNS: 1 (4x, last 6/19 @ CC) RBI: 3 (2x, last 6/19 @ CC) 2012 Spokan..251 66 247 24 62 10 3 3 29 25 39 6 0.330.352.682 Hickory.333 8 24 6 8 2 0 0 0 5 4 0 0.467.417.884 Myrtle.245 98 322 38 79 14 4 3 39 47 62 10 4.345.342.687 Myrtle.255 121 436 66 111 33 1 11 77 80 93 8 2.376.411.787 MiLB.253 293 1029 134 260 59 8 17 145 157 198 24 6.358.375.733
METROPLEX MASHERS #21 ALEX BURG, C BATS: RIGHT I THROWS: RIGHT I HEIGHT: 6 0 I WEIGHT: 190 BORN: August 8, 1987 in Seattle, Wash. RESIDES: Des Moines, Wash. ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent on March 12, Trends: Has hit a HR in 1st game of last 2 series... 1st in TEX org. in HR (17), 2nd in fullseaosn AVG (.308), 4th in RBI (46)... In MiLB, T-4th in HR, 10th in OBP (.421), 1st in SLG (.606), 3rd in OPS (1.027)... - Started the season with Advanced-A High Desert, where he was a mid-season California League All-Star (went 2 for 2, 2B, R, BB in game)... 57 G w/ HD:.302/.419/.598, 1.017 OPS, 14 2B, 15 HR, 43 RBI, 45 R, 39 BB, 52 SO, 4 HBP... Promoted to Frisco on 6/25... At time of his promotion, ranked in CL: T-2nd in HR, 2nd OBP, 2nd SLG, 3rd BB, 1st HR/ AB ratio (1/13.27)... Hit.323 vs. RHP,.227 vs. LHP... At home, hit.318/.424/.701, 11 HR, while on road hit.283/.412/.478 with 4 HR... Named CL Player of the Week for May 11-18... Went 2 for 4 with a solo HR in Riders debut on 6/25 @ CC... - Hit seven home runs for Class AA Jacksonville Suns. Burg had four walk-off hits in including a two-run walk-off shot on 7/25 vs. Birmingham Barons. Did not appear after August 3 because of a neck strain... Hit.264 with 29 RBI in 76 games for the Suns. - Released by Giants on March 27... Signed with Miami Marlins on April 29... Played for the New Orleans Zephyrs of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. Played for Advanced-A Jupiter Hammerheads beginning May 7 & was promoted to Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs on August 1... Assigned to Double-A Jacksonville Suns on August 19... 2012 - Following an outstanding 2011 campaign, had a solid 2012 with the Class A Advanced San Jose Giants where he posted a.252 batting average in 100 games with 27 doubles, 10 home runs and 43 RBI. 2011 - Finished his second minor league season with a tremendous year for the Class A Advanced San Jose Giants of the California League... Finished the season with a.298 batting average and.550 slugging percentage while hitting 14 home runs and 24 doubles in only 72 games. Burg was awarded the San Jose Giant s Good Guy Award for his good samaratian work off the field. Following the minor league season, Alex played during the winter of 2011-2012 for the Pearth Heat of the Australian Baseball League where he was named to the World All-Star team and participated in the League All-Star Game after hitting.318 with 7 home runs in his first 24 games for the Heat. 2010 - In 2010, Alex batted.245 with 3 home runs, 14 runs and 15 RBI finishing the season with the Class A Augusta Greenjackets of the South Atlantic League in his first professional season. 2009 - Drafted by San Francisco in the 24th round of the 2009 June Draft out of Washington State University... COLLEGE - Alex Burg finished his senior year at Washington State in 2009 as the Cougars leading hitter with a.346 batting average and.631 slugging percentage Despite missing 17 games, Alex finished second on the team with 7 home runs and led the Cougs to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1990. During the summer of 2008, Alex played for the Corvallis Knights of the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League (WCCBL), where he was selected the Knights MVP and was the leader of arguably the best Knights club in team history, setting a WCCBL record for wins with 31 and captured a league title. Alex masterfully managed a young staff that posted the league s lowest ERA at 2.32, and he tied for the team lead in doubles with 12 and slowed down opponent running games as he threw out 21 of 44 would-be base stealers. As a junior in 2008, made 43 starts for WSU, including starts at catcher, second base, third base, left field and right field batted.284 with six doubles, one triple, two home runs and 13 RBI. Alex spent his freshman and sophomore years at Clemson University where he played in 47 games making 27 starts and helped the Tigers reach the 2006 College World Series as the No. 1 overall seed As a senior Mount Rainier High School in Washington, Alex was 1st-Team All-State and state Player-of-the-Year... Middle name is Musashi... #3 PATRICK CANTWELL, C BATS: RIGHT I THROWS: RIGHT I HEIGHT: 6 0 I WEIGHT: 210 BORN: April 10, 1990 in West Islip, New York RESIDES: West Islip, New York ACQUIRED: Selected in the third round of the 2012 June draft (Stony Brook University)...signed on June 17, 2012 Trends: 1 for last 11 since hitting grand slam on 6/24... - Went 2 for 4 with an RBI in his season debut, which came on his 25th birthday... Hit in six straight games from 6/6-15, posting a.320 average... Hit 1st home run of season on 6/22 vs. Midland, a 2-run blast in the bottom of the 8th to turn a 4-3 deficit into a 5-4 win... Also homered in his next game, his first career grand slam on 6/24 vs. Midland; had a career-high 5 RBI... CAREER - The 24-year-old backstop enters his fourth professional season, posting career highs in nearly every offensive category with Frisco (AA) in...has been recognized for his defensive prowess throughout his career, with Baseball America tabbing the New York native as the best defensive catcher in the Texas farm system...will be in major league camp for a second straight spring after he was added to big league camp last season on March 7...was the starting catcher for Stony Brook during the school s historic run to the College World Series in 2012. - Appeared in 62 games behind the plate for Frisco, compiling a.991 fielding percentage (5 E/542 TC)...threw out 24 of 73 (32.9%) attempted basestealers, T7th most CS in the Texas League...posted career highs in doubles (15), RBI (33), walks (20), average (.268), OBP (.360), and SLG (.341)... batted.188 (15-80) over first 22 games and.301 (59-196) in final 54 contests...hit.162 (6-37) in 11 games with the Surprise Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League...threw out 7 of 19 (36.8%) would-be basestealers. - Appeared in 66 games behind the plate for the Pelicans compiled a.993 fielding percentage (4 E/588 TC) and threw out 30 of 98 (30.6%) would-be base stealers batted.265 (49-185) against right-handers and.208 (15-72) versus southpaws hit.214 (25-117) with 4 doubles, a home run, and 12 RBI over 33 games in the first half and.279 (39-140) with 9 doubles and 12 RBI over 37 games in the second half. 2012 - Spent first professional season with Spokane saw action at first base, catcher, and left field batted.318 (14-44) against lefties and.237 (37-156) versus right-handers hit.275 (47-171) when playing in the field and.138 (4-29) as a designated hitter batted.302 (42-139) over first 37 games and.148 (9-61) over final 16 contests. NOTES - Batted.290 (65-224) with 2 home runs and 34 RBI as a senior for Stony Brook, contributing to the Seawolves first-ever trip to the College World Series threw out 60 of 90 attempted base stealers during 4-year career was a 2-time All-America East first-team selection was one of 30 candidates for the 2012 LOWE s Senior Class Award and appeared on the Johnny Bench Award watch list selected by Baltimore in the 39th round (1,175th overall) in the 2011 draft a graduate of West Islip (N.Y.) High School. LAST GAME: Fri: 1-2, RBI, R, BB, HBP CURRENT HIT STREAK: 2 (.400, 2-5) HOME STAND: 2-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2R, 2 BB, HBP, K LONGEST HIT STREAK: 12 (5/25-6/8) HITS: 4 (5/2 @ LE) HOME RUNS: 1 (17x, last 7/2 vs. NWA) RBI: 4 (5/17 vs. BAK) Year Team AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBPSLGOPS 2010 Sal-Keiz.242 19 62 7 15 5 0 3 12 7 23 0 0.324.468.792 2010 AZL SF.333 4 15 3 5 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.412.533.945 2010 Augusta.207 9 29 4 6 2 1 0 1 3 15 0 0.303.345.648 2011 SanJose.298 72 262 49 78 24 0 14 45 28 80 2 3.369.550.919 2012 SanJose.252 100 345 49 87 27 2 10 43 41 77 1 2.341.429.770 Jupiter.266 58 203 29 54 10 1 4 32 22 58 0 1.342.384.726 NewOrln.300 12 40 3 12 1 0 2 8 4 15 1 0.370.475.845 Jaxnville.132 11 38 3 5 1 0 0 2 1 9 0 0.154.158.312 Jaxnville.264 76 227 34 60 9 1 7 29 33 66 2 2.364.405.769 MiLB.250 236 751 122 188 24 10 3 73 94 136 47 16.355.321.676 LAST GAME: Fri: 1-3, BB CURRENT HIT STREAK: 1 (.333, 1-3) HOME STAND: 1-7, BB, 3K LONGEST HIT STREAK: 6 (6/6-6/15) HITS: 2 (4x, 6/14 @ MID) HOME RUNS: 1 (2x, last 6/24 vs. MID) RBI: 4 (6/24 vs. MID) 2012 Spok..255 53 200 24 51 11 1 1 22 16 37 1 3.342.335.677 Myrtle.249 70 257 35 64 13 0 1 24 17 44 5 2.313.311.624 Frisco.268 76 276 43 74 15 1 1 33 20 58 1 2.360.341.701 MiLB.258 199 733 102 189 39 2 3 79 53 139 7 7.339.329.668
METROPLEX MASHERS #22 ZACH CONE, OF BATS: RIGHT I THROWS: RIGHT I HEIGHT: 6 2 I WEIGHT: 210 BORN: December 14, 1989 in Stone Mountain, Ga. RESIDES: Stone Mountain, Ga. ACQUIRED: Selected in the supplemental 1st round (37th overall) of the 2011 June draft (University of Georgia)...signed on June 18, 2011 Trends: Among Texas farmhands, ranks 8th in AVG (.286), T-2nd in HR (15), 2nd in RBI (51)... - Started the season with Advanced-A High Desert: 73 G,.286 (82 for 287), 16 2B, 2 3B, 15 HR, 51 RBI, 45 R, 18 BB, 81 SO, 6-7 SB,.335 OBP,.512 SLG,.848 OPS... Played corner OF position, mostly in RF for Mavericks... Tied for 4th in the California League in homers upon time of his promotion... Named CL Player of the Week for June 8-15:.458/.519/1.208, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 3 2B, 7 R, 1.727 OPS... At home for HD, hit:.345/.409/.655, 1.064 OPS, 11 HR, 11 2B, 31 RBI... On road for HD hit:.228/.260/.372,.632 OPS, 4 HR, 5 2B, 2 3B, 20 RBI... Promoted to Frisco on 7/3... - Combined to bat.207 (79-382) with 12 home runs and 54 RBI in 110 games with Myrtle Beach, Spokane, and Hickory...opened the season in Myrtle Beach and batted.181 (27-149) in 43 games with the Pelicans...was on disabled list June 8-14 with a calf sprain... was transferred to Spokane upon activation from the disabled list and finished T7th in the league with 8 home runs despite just 36 games at the level...was promoted to Hickory on July 24 for the remainder of the season. - Suffered an injury in the first week of the season and missed the remainder of the season hit safely in five of his first seven games at.308 (8-26) with two doubles sustained an Achilles tendon injury on his left foot on April 12 at Salem and missed the remainder of the season. 2012 - Spent the entire campaign with Hickory finished T-7th in the South Atlantic League with 17 home runs batted.267 (72-270) with 16 doubles, two triples, and 11 home runs against right-handed pitching and.253 (41-162) with 11 doubles, two triples, and six home runs versus southpaws saw action at all three outfield spots, with ten games in left field, 33 in center field, and 50 in right field posted a.995 fielding percentage (one error/203 total chances), third-highest among South Atlantic League outfielders with at least 200 total chances tied for the club lead with five outfield assists batted.302 (65-215) with 12 home runs and 42 RBI in Hickory and.221 (48-217) with five home runs and 22 RBI on the road hit.270 (67-248) with ten home runs and 36 RBI prior to the All-Star break and.250 (46-184) with seven home runs and 28 RBI following the break was on disabled list June 20-July 10 with ankle bursitis. 2011 - Spent first professional season with Spokane led the Indians in stolen bases (11) and tallied the third-most extra-base hits (21) on the club recorded five outfield assists, T-10th in the Northwest League batted.333 (15-45) with eight extra-base hits (five doubles, one triple, two home runs) against southpaws and.168 (30-179) with 13 extra-base hits (ten doubles, one triple, two home runs) versus righthanders collected multiple hits in each of his first four games with the Indians and hit safely in seven of his first eight games overall at.389 (14-36). #20 RYAN CORDELL, OF BATS: RIGHT I THROWS: RIGHT I HEIGHT: 6 4 I WEIGHT: 200 BORN: March 31, 1992 in San Diego, Calif. RESIDES: Orangevale, Calif. ACQUIRED: Selected in the 11th round of the June draft (Liberty University)...signed on June 14, Trends: Has hit in last 5 G (.381)... Has 31 multi-hit games this season in 74 games (28 in 68 games with High Desert)... Is 1st among full-season Rangers farmhands in AVG (.313), 5th in HR (13), 1st in RBI (59)... - Entered ranked Texas #11 prospect by both Baseball America and MLB.com... Started season with Advanced-A High Desert, where he was a mid-season California League All-Star (went 1 for 1, RBI, BB in ASG): 68 G,.311/.376/.528,.904 OPS, 13 2B, 5 3B, 13 HR, 57 RBI, 58 R, 28 BB, 53 SO, 10-15 SB, 3 HBP... Played 3B (17 G), SS (14), LF (2 G), CF (32) & DH (3 G)... Promoted to Frisco on 6/25... At time of promotion, ranked among California League leaders in numerous categories: 6th in AVG, T-1st G, 3rd AB (286), 3rd RBI, 2nd H (89), T-2nd R, 3rd TB (151)... Hit.303 vs. LHP,.314 vs. RHP in CL... Had comparable numbers at home (.309/.382/.561) vs. road (.313/.370/.497)... Hit 1st (10 G), 3rd (39 G), 4th (15 G) & 5th (4 G) in Mavericks lineup... - Despite starting the season in extended spring training, compiled the 5th-highest average in the South Atlantic League over a 3-month period from May 16 until a promotion to Myrtle Beach on August 15 combined to bat.318 (107-336) with 20 doubles, 6 triples, 13 home runs, and 59 RBI over 89 games with Hickory and Myrtle Beach was transferred to Hickory from extended spring training on May 3 and went 7-for-35 (.200) over first 10 games hit.339 (81-239) with 17 doubles, 4 triples, 7 home runs, 37 RBI, 23 walks, and 47 runs scored over last 63 games with the Crawdads was on disabled list July 21-31 with an oblique strain promoted to Myrtle Beach on August 15 and batted.306 (19-62) in 16 games with the Pelicans hit.406 (13-32) with 4 home runs and 14 RBI over his last 8 games to earn Carolina League Player of the Week honors for August 25-September 1 was named Rangers Minor League Defender of the Month for August/September saw action at all 3 outfield spots and first base... - Swiped the 5th-most stolen bases in the Northwest League in his professional debut with Spokane went 19-for-23 on steal attempts appeared in all 3 outfield spots batted.309 (17-55) against lefties and.220 (39-177) versus right-handed pitchers hit.284 (21-74) over final 22 games to raise season average from.222 to.241 NOTES - Batted.261 with 6 home runs, 40 RBI, and 28 stolen bases at a junior at Liberty University in Virginia earned Sacramento Metro Area League MVP and all-section second team honors as a senior at Valley Christian High School in Sacramento, CA also played basketball, leading the team in scoring as a junior and senior his uncle, Mike Whitmarsh, was an Olympic silver medalist in beach volleyball and played over 15 years on the AVP tour. NOTES - Named to Baseball America s Second Team Preseason All-America Team prior to his junior season, after earning the Bulldogs Triple Crown as a sophomore tabbed the fastest base runner and one of the top athletes in the SEC by Baseball America named to the SEC All-Defense team as a junior, compiling a perfect fielding percentage in 161 total chances was selected in the third round (112th overall) by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 2008 MLB draft following his senior year at Parkview (Ga.) High School brother, Kevin, is a wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons. LAST GAME: Thurs: 2-3, RBI CURRENT HIT STREAK: 2 (.421, 3-7) HOME STAND: - LONGEST HIT STREAK: 9 (4/21-4/29) HITS: 3 (5x, last 6/12 vs. SJ) HOME RUNS: 2 (2x, 6/11 vs. SJ) RBI: 5 (6/1 vs. LAN) 2011 Spokan.201 62 224 37 45 15 2 4 29 16 57 11 2.278.339.617 2012 Hickory.262 112 432 66 113 27 4 17 64 39 110 10 0.326.461.787 Myrtle.308 7 26 3 8 2 0 0 0 1 9 1 0.333.385.718 2011 Spokan.201 62 224 37 45 15 2 4 29 16 57 11 2.278.339.617 2012 Hickory.262 112 432 66 113 27 4 17 64 39 110 10 0.326.461.787 Myrtle.308 7 26 3 8 2 0 0 0 1 9 1 0.333.385.718 MiLB.230 291 1064 166 245 63 7 33 147 102 299 29 6.311.396.707 LAST GAME: Fri: 2-5, R, K CURRENT HIT STREAK: 5 (.381, 8-21) HOME STAND: 3-9, 2R, 3K LONGEST HIT STREAK: 9 (4/11-4/19) HITS: 3 (6x, last 6/11 vs. SJ) HOME RUNS: 2 (4/16 vs. LAN) RBI: 5 (4/29 vs. MOD) Spokan.241 64 232 34 56 12 0 5 23 23 53 19 4.322.358.680 Hick..321 73 274 53 88 18 4 8 40 27 53 18 3.388.504.892 Myrtle.306 16 62 12 19 2 2 5 19 7 13 3 1.371.645 1.016 MiLB.287 153 568 99 163 32 6 18 82 57 119 40 8.359.460.818
METROPLEX MASHERS #10 LUIS MARTE, INF BATS: RIGHT I THROWS: RIGHT I HEIGHT: 6 1 I WEIGHT: 195 BORN: December 15, 1993 in San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic RESIDES: San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic ACQUIRED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on November 4, 2010 Trends: 1 for 12 in last 3 games... Had a hit in 1st 8 games with Frisco (9 for 32,.281)... Before Sunday had 9G hit streak (.324)... - Began season with Advanced-A High Desert: 60 G,.265 (62 for 234), 10 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 25 RBI, 38 R, 46 SO, 4 BB, 8-10 SB,.280 OBP,.363 SLG,.643 OPS... At home hit.344/.351/.469.819 OPS, 10 XBH, 18 RBI; on road hit.170/.193/.236,.429 OPS, 5 XBH, 7 RBI... Hit.309 vs. LHP,.251 vs. righties... Went on 12G hit streak from 5/24-6/6:.404 (21 for 52) to raise AVG from.216 to.267... - Logged time at both shortstop and third base in 72 games with Hickory was on disabled list 4/13-6/7 with hamate fracture on left hand - Tied for the most games played at shortstop (125) in the South Atlantic League, leading the circuit in total chances (617), putouts (197), assists (383), and double plays (84) led the SAL in errors by a shortstop, compiling a.940 fielding percentage (37 E/617 TC) batted.259 (56-216) in Hickory and.174 (36-207) on the road 2012 - Spent first full season stateside with AZL Rangers 2011 - Split first professional season between DSL Rangers and AZL Rangers combined to bat.285 (73-256) with 17 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs, and 46 RBI over 67 games promoted to AZL Rangers on 8/19 for remainder of the season. #12 NOMAR MAZARA, OF BATS: LEFT I THROWS: LEFT I HEIGHT: 6 4 I WEIGHT: 215 BORN: April 26, 1995 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic RESIDES: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic ACQUIRED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2011 Trends: Has 9G hit streak, tying longest of the season (4/12-25): 12 for 35 (.343)... T-1st in TL in HR (8) since 6/1... In June was T-5th in XBH (12) & T-1st in HR (7) in TL... Since 5/5 T-2nd in TL in XBH (24), 3rd in HR (10)... - Entered season ranked among Top 30 prospects in Rangers farm system by Baseball America (4) and MLB.com (3)... Reached base in 12 straight games from 4/9-25... Compiled nine-game hit streak (.387) from 4/12-25... Drove in game-tying run in 9th inn. of comeback win @ CC on 5/1; was 5th straight game with an RBI... On 5/5 set career-high in hits going 4 for 5 with 2B, 3B, RBI, R, snapped 72-AB stretch without XBH... Hit 1st HR of season on 5/16 vs. CC (snapped 122 AB streak without one) & set season-high w/ 3 RBI... Hit HR for second straight night & drove in 3 runs (tying season-high) on 6/11 vs. SA... Set new season-high with 4 RBI on 6/12 vs. SA... Hit a HR in 3 of 4 G 6/10-13... Named a TL Mid-Season All-Star; went 0 for 2 in game... Named Texas League Player of the Week for 6/7-14... Selected to World Team at Sirus XM All-Star Futures Game on July 12 in Cincinnati... - Jumped to Double-A Frisco as a 19-year-old, finishing the season as the youngest player in the Texas League...was one of just 2 teenagers in the minors to hit 20+ home runs along with Hickory teammate Travis Demeritte...rated as the 13th-best prospect in the South Atlantic League and the organization s 10th-best prospect by MLB.com...combined to bat.271 (131-483) with 28 doubles, 3 triples, 22 home runs, 89 RBI, and 66 walks in 130 games between Hickory and Frisco...batted.297 (105-353) vs. right-handed pitchers and.200 (26-130) vs. southpaws...opened the season with Hickory for the 2nd straight campaign and batted.211 (31-147) over first 39 games...hit.295 (74-251) with 15 doubles, 16 home runs, and 60 RBI over final 67 games with the Crawdads before promotion to Frisco on August 4...named Rangers Minor League Player on the Month for July, leading the SAL in both home runs (9) and walks (18) and ranking among the July leaders in runs (T3rd, 25) and RBI (T6th, 20)...chosen as Texas League Player of the Week for August 11-17, batting.364 (8-22) with 4 doubles, 2 home runs, and 6 RBI...batted.294 (10-34) with a home run and 6 RBI in 15 games with Licey in the Dominican Winter League - Had the 2nd-most doubles (23) and 3rd-most RBI (62) for Hickory in his first full professional season led the Crawdads in games played (126) tabbed the 15th-best prospect in the South Atlantic League by Baseball America batted.254 (92-362) against right-handed pitchers and.165 (15-91) versus southpaws hit.295 (33-112) with runners in scoring position hit.175 (20-114) over his first 31 games with the Crawdads batted.301 (47-156) with 12 doubles, a triple, 3 home runs, 22 RBI, 20 walks, and 24 runs over his next 45 games to raise season average to season-high.248 hit.219 (40-183) over final contests 2012 - Spent first professional season with AZL Rangers ranked as the 11th-best prospect in the Arizona League by Baseball America tied for the 2nd-most walks (37) in the AZL batted.280 (40-143) against right-handed pitching and.224 (13-58) versus southpaws hit.304 (31-102) in Surprise and.222 (22-99) in road contests batted.211 (19-90) with 20 walks and 35 strikeouts over first 25 games of the season and.306 (34-111) with 17 walks and 35 strikeouts over final 29 games of the campaign compiled a 31- game on-base streak from July 2-August 10, longest in the Arizona League 2011 - Did not see official action after signing first professional contract on July 2 NOTES - Was a member of the 2010 Dominican Republic squad that won the Junior Division (14-15) championship in the RBI World Series in Jupiter, Florida, along with fellow Texas prospect Ronald Guzman father is a retired general in the Dominican Navy. LAST GAME: Fri: 1-5, R, SB, K CURRENT HIT STREAK: 1 (.200, 1-5) HOME STAND: 1-9, R, SB, 4K LONGEST HIT STREAK: 12 (5/24-6/6) HITS: 3 (8x, last 6/17 @ RC) HOME RUNS: 1 (3x, last 6/5 @ SJ) RBI: 4 (5/4 vs. IE) Year Team AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS 2011 DSL Tex.290 60 231 29 67 16 1 2 42 6 38 17 10.309.394.703 2011 AZL Tex.240 7 25 2 6 1 1 0 4 0 3 1 0.240.360.600 2012 AZL Tex.187 44 171 28 32 9 2 0 17 8 31 5 1.224.263.487 Hickory.217 125 423 46 92 16 0 3 27 13 99 16 4.245.277.522 Hickory.270 72 259 33 70 9 0 1 20 10 51 14 2.297.317.614 MiLB.241 308 1109 138 267 51 4 6 110 37 222 53 17.267.310.577 LAST GAME: Fri: 1-3, 2R, BB CURRENT HIT STREAK: 9 (.343, 12-35) HOME STAND: 3-7, HR, 3 RBI, 4R, BB LONGEST HIT STREAK: 9 (2x, last 6/21 - current) HITS: 4 (5/5 vs. SA) HOME RUNS: 1 (10x, 7/2 vs. NWA) RBI: 4 (6/12 vs. SA) 2012 AZL.264 54 201 40 53 13 3 6 39 37 70 5 2.383.448.831 Hickory.236 126 453 48 107 23 2 13 62 44 131 1 2.310.382.692 Hickory.264 106 398 68 105 21 2 19 73 57 99 4 3.358.470.828 Frisco.306 24 85 10 26 7 1 3 16 9 22 0 0.381.518.899 MiLB.256 310 1137 166 291 64 8 41 190 147 322 10 7.346.434.780