BELOIT SNAPPERS Beloit Snappers Oakland Athletics Affiliate 26-26 4th, 3.5 GB, West 2017 GAME NOTES www.snappersbaseball.com /SnappersBaseball @BeloitSnappers 2301 Skyline Dr. Beloit, WI 53511 (608) 362-2272 Thursday, June 1, 2017 Game #53 7:00 P.M. Pohlman Field Beloit, WI @BeloitSnappers Clinton LumberKings Seattle Mariners Affiliate 21-29 6th, 7.5 GB, West Snappers at a glance Record... 26-26 Home... 16-12 Away... 10-14 Night... 17-19 Day... 9-7 Extra Innings... 3-3 Doubleheaders... 2-4 Score First...16-5 Opponent Scores First... 10-21 One Run Games...11-7 Shutouts... 3-4 vs. RHP Starters... 20-20 vs. LHP Starters... 6-6 Commit an Error... 18-17 No Errors... 8-9 Snappers Hit HR...18-4 Snappers Don t Hit HR...8-22 Snappers Outhit Opponent...21-4 Equal Hits... 2-1 Opponent Outhits Snappers...3-21 Lead After 7...20-1 Tied After 7... 4-3 Trail After 7...2-22 Lead After 8...18-0 Tied After 8... 3-2 Trail After 8...2-20 vs. AL Affiliates... 13-13 vs. NL Affiliates... 13-13 vs. Eastern Division... 6-6 vs. Western Division... 20-20 1st Half... 26-26 2nd Half... 0-0 Monday... 3-5 Tuesday... 4-3 Wednesday... 5-4 Thursday... 2-5 Friday... 5-4 Saturday... 5-2 Sunday... 2-3 April... 11-11 May... 15-15 June... 0-0 July... 0-0 August... 0-0 September... 0-0 All-Time Beloit Record... 2452-2425 All-Time Beloit Playoff Record... 35-36 Record as Athletics Affiliate... 272-336 Broadcast Info TV...N/A Radio...N/A Upcoming Probable Pitchers Thursday (7:00 PM)... RHP Ljay Newsome (4-4, 4.47 ERA) vs. RHP Brendan Butler (1-3, 2.42 ERA) June 2-4 @ Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Friday (7:05 PM)... RHP Seth Martinez (0-1, 1.08 ERA) vs. RHP Jordan Desguin (3-1, 5.28 ERA) Saturday (7:05 PM)... RHP Brandon Bailey (1-1, 2.31 ERA) vs. LHP Cameron Roegner (4-1, 5.63 ERA) Sunday (1:05 PM)... LHP Dalton Sawyer (4-2, 2.16 ERA) vs. RHP Nattino Diplan (1-5, 7.39 ERA) *All game times are Central Time Snapper Snippets RUBBER MATCH: The Snappers will engage in their 7th game of the year that will decide the winner of a 3-game series. Beloit is 3-3 overall in rubber games this year while winning their last 2 series-deciding games. BOUNCE BACK FROM BLOWOUTS: Wednesday night was the 3rd time this season that Beloit has allowed double-digit runs in a game. The previous 2 occurrences have seen the team come back the next day for big wins of their own. After a 10-2 loss in Fort Wayne, the Snappers beat the TinCaps 9-5 the next day while beating Kane County 8-2 after an 11-3 loss. HELPFUL TO GET A HANDFUL: Beloit has scored 5 runs or more in 24 games this season & are 21-3 when they hit that plateau. Beloit is now 8-3 in games that both teams reach 5 runs. FIRST INNING WOES: The Snappers have been outscored 44-26 in the first inning this season. Over 21 games when allowing a run in the first, Beloit is 8-13 when they let up at least 1 run in the first frame. HOMER DOME: Snappers pitching held hitters to a league-low 5 home runs over 22 games in April. However, Beloit has surrendered 10 home runs in their last 3 games & a total of 25 total flew over the wall in the month of May..500 DAYS OF SUMMER: Beloit has had the same number of wins as loss 13 times this season. The Snappers have not been under.500 for 1 week now, going back to May 24. DIAZ DIALED IN: Edwin Diaz has hit safely in his last 11 games & carries an 19-game on-base streak. Diaz has the longest active hitting streak in the Midwest League with the 2nd-longest on-base streak behind Brennon Lund of Burlington who has been aboard in his last 24 games. The 11-game hitting streak for the Snappers infielder is the longest of his Snappers tenure as well as the longest string by a Beloit batter in 2017. JUST DOU IT: Nate Mondou continues to rack up the hits with 12 hits over his last 6 games. He collected 2 hits Wednesday for his 17th multi-hit game of the year & his.333 mark at the plate is 2nd in the Midwest League & leads the Athletics organization. 1 Snappers vs. LumberKings 2017 Record 4-4 2017 in Beloit 4-1 2017 in Clinton 0-3 Current Streak L1 2016 Record 5-12 All-Time 251-212 Athletics Affiliation 36-38 2017 Game Logs Date Site Score Win/Loss/Save 4/10 CLI L 4-2 Clancy/Sawyer 4/11 CLI L 5-3 Newsome/Damron/Gorgas 4/12 CLI L 4-2 Garica/Chalmers/Dugger 4/24 BEL W 10-7 Damron/Miller 4/25 BEL W 3-0 Chalmers/Viehoff/Bowers 4/26 BEL W 5-4 Milburn/Gorgas 5/30 BEL W 8-7 Alejo/Koval 5/31 BEL L 13-3 Rivera/Jordan/Medina 6/1 BEL 6/13 CLI 6/14 CLI 6/15 CLI 6/22 CLI 6/23 CLI 6/24 CLI 6/25 CLI 8/10 BEL 8/11 BEL 8/12 BEL 8/13 BEL TODAY S STARTING PITCHER: Brendan Butler will make his team-high 9th start of the year on Thursday. Butler sits 2nd in the A s organization in ERA (2.42) & 3rd in strikeouts (55) trailing teammate Dalton Sawyer in both categories while top pitching prospect A.J. Puk leads the system with 69 strikeouts. FACING THE LUMBERKINGS: The Snappers & LumerKings will complete their 3rd series of the year on Thursday. Snappers manager Scott Steinmann managed Clinton for 3 seasons with a record of 179-238. According to MLB Pipeline, the LumberKings have 6 of the Mariners Top-30 prospects. Those players include pitchers Brandon Miller (#18) & Nick Wells (#26) along with fielders Joe Rizzo (#7), Bryson Brigman (#15), Luis Liberato (#19), & Rayder Ascanio (#28).
TODAY S STARTING PITCHER # 4 BRENDAN BUTLER HT: 6-3 WT: 217 B/T: R/R AGE: 24 BORN: MAY 2, 1993 in Queens, NY School: Dowling College Acquired: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in 2015 BUTLER QUICK HITS: 3rd professional season...chosen in the 30th round by Oakland in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft...Played at 3 levels in 2016 (High-A Stockton, Beloit, & short season Vermont)...Played first 3 college seasons at Fairleigh Dickinson University & senior year at Dowling College 2017: Snappers Opening Day starter Had a scoreless stretch of 12.1 IP from April 11-20 Struck out a career-high 9 batters at Clinton on April 11 in a piggy-back appearance; he allowed no hits over those 4.1 innings of work 2nd among Athletics Minor League pitchers with 31 strikeouts & 3rd in ERA 2016: One of only 6 Athletics minor league pitchers to toss a complete game; 5.0 IP on August 4 in a rain-shortened game at Pohlman Field vs. Kane County His complete-game was the only start for Beloit in which he allowed more than 3 runs Made 2 outings in relief for High-A Stockton on April 29 & May 3, then made 7 outings for Vermont beginning in June before joining the Snappers in late July Held a 1.95 ERA for the Lake Monsters before reassignment BUTLER NOTES: Made his professional debut on June 25, 2015 vs. the AZL Mariners; struck out the first batter he faced & turned in a scoreless inning Had his best collegiate season at Dowling College (Oakdale, NY) with a record of 5-2 & 3.48 ERA Went 10-2 with a 1.40 ERA adding 130 strikeouts over 93 innings at Sayville SH in New York Also played volleyball & earned 2 varsity letters as an outside & middle hitter 2017 GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB K HR NP-S ERA RESULT 4/7 CR L 3.2 5 4 3 1 2 0 64-40 7.36 L 4-0 4/11 @CLI - 4.1 0 0 0 0 9 0 48-33 3.38 L 5-3 4/15 PEO - 4.0 2 0 0 0 5 0 50-37 2.25 W 12-0 4/20 BUR - 4.0 0 0 0 2 5 0 50-31 1.69 L 3-1 4/24 CLI - 4.0 3 2 0 2 4 0 58-34 1.35 W 10-7 4/28 @KC - 4.0 4 2 2 0 6 0 50-34 1.88 L 5-3 LAST 5 GAMES 1-1, 3.33 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB K HR NP-S ERA RESULT 5/5 BG L 4.0 5 3 3 0 3 0 62-46 2.25 L 7-6 5/10 @LC W 6.2 2 1 0 1 5 0 70-43 1.82 W 9-1 5/16 KC - 4.2 4 2 0 2 7 0 84-51 1.60 W 8-2 5/21 @PEO - 5.0 5 4 3 1 5 1 86-55 2.03 L 7-6 5/28 @QC L 4.0 7 3 3 2 4 0 86-50 2.42 L 3-1 2017 SEASON HIGHS/LOWS HIGHS LOWS IP: 6.2 (5/10 @ LC) IP: 3.2 (4/7 vs. CR) H: 7 (5/27 @ QC) H: 0 (2x) R: 4 (2x) R: 0 (3x) ER: 3 (3x) ER: 0 (6x) BB: 2 (3x) BB: 0 (3x) K: 9 (4/11 @ CLI) K: 2 (4/7 vs. CR) HR: 1 (5/22 vs. WIS) HR: 0 (10x) NP: 86 (2x) NP: 48 (4/11 @ CLI) 2
Yordys Alejo BULLPEN BIOS RHP Acquired: Signed on Mar. 30, 2011 as an international free agent School: N/A Longest Relief Outing: 2.1 (2x) Most Strikeouts: 4 (5/13 @ FW) Last HR Allowed: 5/18/2017 @ PEO SV/OPP: 1/2 5/21 @PEO - 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 5.40 5/26 @QC W 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 5.25 5/30 CLI W 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 4.73 Xavier Altamirano Acquired: Drafted by Oakland, 27th round in 2015 RHP School: Oral Roberts Longest Relief Outing: 4.0 IP (5/15 vs. KC) Most Strikeouts: 5 (5/15 vs. KC) Last HR Allowed: 5/11/2017 @ FW SV/OPP: 0/0 5/18 @PEO - 3.0 4 0 0 1 3 3.04 5/22 WIS - 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 2.83 5/27 @QC - 4.0 0 0 0 0 3 2.48 5th professional season; began 2017 at Extended Spring Training Split 2016 between Beloit & Vermont; tossed 4.2 scoreless IP for the Snappers Missed 2013 season with a broken right leg & missed 2014 season with a broken right foot Made his professional debut for the Athletics Dominican Summer League affiliate in 2011 vs. the Brewers on June 21; teammates with Renato Nunez that year 3rd professional season; opened with Beloit in 2016, played on DL in late May Played the short season circuit with Vermont & was an NYPL All-Star Work out of the bullpen 8 times on 2 levels in 2016 & made 14 starts 2015 Summit League Pitcher of the Year; 8-2 & 2.94 ERA Threw 3 no-hitters at Douglas HS (AZ), owns school record w/ 19 K s in 1 game Heath Bowers Acquired: Drafted by Oakland, 24th round in 2015 RHP School: Campbell Longest Relief Outing: 3.2 IP (5/6 vs. BG) Most Strikeouts: 4 (4/13 vs. PEO) Last HR Allowed: 5/30/2017 vs. CLI SV/OPP: 1/1 5/19 @PEO - 3.1 1 0 0 1 2 1.50 5/24 WIS W 3.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.67 5/30 CLI - 2.2 8 5 4 2 0 2.73 3rd professional season; played all of 2015 & 2016 with Vermont Led the 2016 Lake Monsters with 71 IP Game 1 starter or Campbell vs. South Carolina in 2014 in the Camels lone NCAA tournament appearance of his career; First Team All-Big South in 2014 Owns Campbell s career wins record with 29 His alma mater is serving as the temporary home of the Buies Creek Astros, one of 2 new Carolina League teams for 2017 Ty Damron Acquired: Drafted by Oakland, 15th round in 2016 LHP School: Texas Tech Longest Relief Outing: 4.2 IP (5/28 @ QC) Most Strikeouts: 7 (4/7 vs. CR) Last HR Allowed: 5/11/2017 @ FW SV/OPP: 1/1 5/17 KC W 3.2 8 6 6 3 2 5.34 5/22 WIS - 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 5.01 5/28 @QC W 4.2 6 3 3 2 4 5.11 2nd professional season; spent all of 2016 with short season Vermont Executed a 3-pitch inning 9th-inning on August 24, 2016 to lock down his first professional save Part of a school record 10 players drafted out of Texas Tech in 2016 Drafted out of high school in 2013 by the Dodgers in the 13th round Threw a no-hitter with 17 K s in high school tournament game as a senior Cousin, Bryan Bohannan, pitched 12 years in the Major Leagues with 6 teams Sam Sheehan Acquired: Drafted by Oakland, 31st round in 2016 RHP School: Westmont Longest Relief Outing: 2.2 (5/19 @ PEO) Most Strikeouts: 4 (5/19 @ PEO) Last HR Allowed: 5/15/2017 vs. KC SV/OPP: 1/1 5/24 WIS - 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 3.68 5/28 @QC SV 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 3.12 5/31 CLI - 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 2.70 2nd professional season; spent all of 2016 with AZL A s Started 2017 in Extended Spring Training Set a new school record with 12 saves & All-GSAC as a senior at Westmont College teammate of fellow A s farmhand & 2016 draftee C Jarrett Costa; they became the first Westmont battery ever in a professional game on July 15, 2016 for the AZL A s 3
Luis Barrera Edwin Diaz POSITION PLAYER BIOS Acquired: Signed by the Oakland Athletics as an international free agent on July 2, 2012 School: N/A 5th professional season; split 2016 between Beloit & Vermont Spent April 26-May 8 on the Snappers disabled list Debuted with Beloit on August 5, 2016 vs. Kane County with a 3-4 game, scored 3 runs Played 2015 season for AZL A s, 2013-14 seasons in Dominican Summer League Oakland s top international signing in 2012 outside of Yoenis Cespedes who signed in March Acquired: Selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 15th round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft School: Maestro Ladi HS (Vega Alta, Puerto Rico) 5th professional season; spent all of 2016 with Beloit, hit.236 with 5 HRs & 34 RBI Set career-best numbers in runs, hits, doubles, home runs, RBI, walks, & stolen bases last season Delivered walk-off single on April 26 vs. Clinton Appeared in 3 Spring Training games with the Athletics in 2017; 0-3 in all 3 plate appearances in 2017 Played 2013-14 seasons in Arizona Rookie League & split time between AZL A s, Beloit in 2015 Jason Goldstein Acquired: Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Oakland Athletics for LHP Dillon Overton on January 26, 2017 School: University of Illinois 2nd professional season; split 2016 between the Arizona League & the Mariners short season affiliate Drafted by the Mariners in the 9th round in 2016; previously drafted by the Dodgers in the 17th round in 2015 Led Illinois in hitting (.312) & RBI (29) as a senior; 2nd Illini catcher to earn 3 All-Big Ten honors; 1st was Aaron Nieckula (1996-98) who was drafted by the A s in 1998 & now manages the Vermont Lake Monsters Named 2016 preseason Best Defensive Catcher & Best Arm in the Big Ten by Baseball America Played for the Madison Mallards in 2015 & during their 2013 Northwoods World Series title OF C Last Game: 2-5 Series: 4-10 Homestand/Roadtrip: 4-10 Current Hit Streak: 2 (5/30- ) 4-for-10 Longest Hit Streak: 7 (5/11-5/19) Last Home Run: 5/25/2017 vs. WIS BARRERA 2017 SEASON HIGHS H: 3 (5/19 @ PEO) SO: 3 (5/29 @ QC) R: 3 (5/30 vs. CLI) BB: 1 (10x) RBI: 3 (5/22 vs. WIS) SB: 1 (4x) Last Game: 1-2, 2 RBI, HBP Series: 2-5 Homestand/Roadtrip: 2-5 Current Hit Streak: 11 (5/17- ) 18-for-40 Longest Hit Streak: 11 (5/17- ) Last Home Run: 5/28/2017 @ QC DIAZ 2017 SEASON HIGHS H: 3 (2x) SO: 4 (2x) R: 2 (5x) BB: 3 (5/12 @ FW) RBI: 3 (3x) SB: Last Game: 1-4 Series: 1-4 Homestand/Roadtrip: 1-4 Current Hit Streak: 1 (5/31- ) Longest Hit Streak: 6 (4/9-4/21) Last Home Run: 5/10/2017 @ LC GOLDSTEIN 2017 SEASON HIGHS H: 2 (4x) SO: 2 (3x) R: 3 (5/25 vs. WIS) BB: 2 (5/25 vs. WIS) RBI: 3 (5/16 vs. KC) SB: Trace Loehr Acquired: Selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 6th round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft School: Rex Putnam HS (Milwuakie, OR) 4th professional season; spent all of 2016 with Beloit His best month at the plate was in June of last year when he hit.291 with 8 RBI & 6 doubles Led the Snappers with 7 triples in 2016, which was 3rd among all A s farmhands Midwest League Player of the Week for August 22-28, 2016; hit.556 (15-27) with 5 doubles Had committed to play college baseball at Oregon State before signing with the Athletics Eric Marinez Acquired: Signed by the Oakland Athletics as an international free agent on November 8, 2012 School: N/A 5th professional season; 20-game on-base streak from May 3-27, 2017 for the Snappers Hit 2-run, walk-off single on May 30 vs. Clinton to finish off Beloit s 8-7 comeback win Pitched for Beloit on April 21 vs. Burlington, the first mound appearance in his career Played all of 2016 with Vermont & led the Lake Monster with 3 triples in 2016 Had a career day on August 1 by going 4-for-4 vs. Connecticut Played for the AZL A s in 2015 & the DSL A s during the 2013-14 seasons Last Game: DNP Series: 1-5 Homestand/Roadtrip: 1-5 Current Hit Streak: 3 (5/28- ) 3-for-12 Longest Hit Streak: 8 (4/17-4/28) Last Home Run: 9/5/2016 vs. WIS LOEHR 2017 SEASON HIGHS H: 3 (5/13 @ FW) SO: 4 (4/11 @ CLI) R: 3 (4/24 vs. CLI) BB: 2 (4/27 @ KC) RBI: 1 (9x) SB: 1 (2x) Last Game: 0-4 Series: 2-9 Homestand/Roadtrip: 2-9 Current Hit Streak: Longest Hit Streak: 6 (2x) Last Home Run: 4/23/2017 vs. BUR MARINEZ 2017 SEASON HIGHS H: 2 (9x) SO: 3 (5/7 vs. BG) R: 2 (3x) BB: 2 (4x) RBI: 2 (5/30 vs. CLI) SB: 1 (4/7 vs. CR) Miguel Mercedes Acquired: Signed by the Oakland Athletics as an international free agent on February 25, 2013 School: N/A 4 5th professional season; Spent all of 2016 with short season Vermont & led the Lake Monsters in HR, RBI, runs Hit a walk-off double on April 7 vs. Cedar Rapids to give the Snappers their first win of 2017 New York-Penn League All-Star & league leader in the home run department with 12 Named New York-Penn League Player of the Week for June 20-26, 2016; hit.423 (11-26) in 7 games, 2 HR, 7 RBI Hit 1st career grand slam on August 23 vs. Lowell Made his U.S. playing debut in 2014 in Arizona; played 2013 season in the Dominican Summer League Last Game: 1-4, HR Series: 1-4 Homestand/Roadtrip: 1-4 Current Hit Streak: 1 (5/31- ) Longest Hit Streak: 8 (4/10-4/18) Last Home Run: 5/31/2017 vs. CLI MERCEDES 2017 SEASON HIGHS H: 3 (4/26 vs. CLI) SO: 3 (5x) R: 2 (3x) BB: 3 (5/2 vs. DAY) RBI: 3 (5/25 vs. WIS) SB:
Nate Mondou POSITION PLAYER BIOS Acquired: Selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 13th round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft School: Wake Forest University 2nd professional season; New York-Penn League All-Star with Vermont last season Got on base in 20 consecutive games between April 8-May 4 for Beloit Held a 29-game on-base streak for Vermont from July 3 through August 7, 2nd-longest streak in NYPL in 2016 First Team All-ACC in 2015 & 2016 at Wake Forest; hit 3 doubles vs. Virginia Tech on May 15, 2016 Played for the Wisconsin Woodchucks of the Northwoods League in 2014 Hit.536 in his HS career & only struck out 6 times; had a stretch of 16 hits in 16 consecutive plate appearances Last Game: 2-4, 2B Series: 5-9 Homestand/Roadtrip: 5-9 Current Hit Streak: 3 (5/29- ) 7-for-12 Longest Hit Streak: 10 (4/20-5/4) Last Home Run: N/A MONDOU 2017 SEASON HIGHS H: 3 (6x) SO: 3 (5/20 vs. PEO) R: 2 (2x) BB: 2 (3x) RBI: 3 (4/15 vs. PEO) SB: 1 (5x) Kyle Nowlin Acquired: Selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 21th round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft School: Eastern Kentucky University 2nd professional season; recorded the 1st save by a position player in franchise history on May 19 at Peoria Drew a pinch-hit, walk-off walk on May 6 vs. Bowling Green in the 12th inning First drafted by the Phillies in the 30th round of the 2015 draft, but returned to EKU for his senior season Hit 21 home runs as a senior, a new EKU single-season record & led NCAA Division 1 at the end of the regular season; finished 2nd in the nation with 19 home runs as a junior Hit 49 total home runs in college & had 4 different 3 home run games Luke Persico Acquired: Selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 12th round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft School: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 2nd professional season; split 2016 between Vermont & the AZL A s Made 169 starts at UCLA & appeared in 170 of a possible 173 games; led the Bruins as a junior in hitting (.323) All-Pac 12 Honorable Mention as a sophomore & junior Played in the Northwoods League for the La Crosse Loggers in 2014 Drafted by the Rockies in the 37th round out of high school in 2013 OF Last Game: DNP Series: 0-5 Homestand/Roadtrip: 0-5 Current Hit Streak: Longest Hit Streak: 4 (5/9-5/12) Last Home Run: 5/29/2017 @ QC NOWLIN 2017 SEASON HIGHS H: 3 (2x) SO: 3 (5x) R: 2 (5/16 vs. KC) BB: 2 (5/4 vs. DAY) RBI: 3 (3x) SB: Last Game: 1-3, 2 BB Series: 2-7 Homestand/Roadtrip: 2-7 Current Hit Streak: 2 (5/30- ) 2-for-7 Longest Hit Streak: 5 (2x) Last Home Run: 5/12/2017 @ FW PERSICO 2017 SEASON HIGHS H: 4 (3x) SO: 3 (5/19 @ PEO) R: 2 (5x) BB: 2 (2x) RBI: 5 (5/25 vs. WIS) SB: 1 (3x) Jean Carlo Rodriguez Acquired: Signed as an international free agent on February 21, 2013 School: N/A JaVon Shelby Acquired: Selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 5th round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft School: University of Kentucky 2nd professional season; 20-game on-base streak May 5-28, 2017 for Beloit Also drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 37th round of the 2013 draft, did not sign Father, John, played 11 MLB seasons & won 2 World Series titles (1983 Orioles & 1988 Dodgers); T-Bone has coached professionally since 1998 including 5 seasons as a manager & the Brewers OF instructor from 2010-2016 JaVon is the 3rd Shelby son to be drafted; John III (White Sox, 2006), & Jeremy (Orioles, 2010) Cousins to Josh & Vince Harrison; Josh is an infielder for the Pirates & was a National League All-Star in 2014 Collin Theroux Acquired: Selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 32nd round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft School: Oklahoma State University 2nd professional season; began 2016 with the AZL A s before finishing the year with the Snappers Hit his first 2 pro HRs on April 14 vs. Peoria; last HR was on June 11 at South Carolina in NCAA Super Regional Began college career at San Joaquin Delta College before transferring to Oklahoma State Part of the Cowboys team that reached the College World Series in 2016 Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 33rd round in 2015 but did not sign Played for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League in 2015 5 5th professional season; played all of his games in 2016 with the Beloit, joined Snappers in 2017 on May 31 Began the 2017 season in Athletics Extended Spring Training & was elevated to Double-A Midland in mid-april Had 12 multi-hit games for Beloit over 55 total games with 4 straight 2-hit games from June 19-29 Pitched for the Snappers on July 22, 2016 vs. Lake County to get the final out in game 1 of a doubleheader Played 2014-15 season with the AZL A s; had a 4-5 game with 4 RBI & missed the cycle by a HR on 8/28/2015 OF C Last Game: 0-1 Series: 0-1 Homestand/Roadtrip: 0-1 Current Hit Streak: Longest Hit Streak: Last Home Run: RODRIGUEZ 2017 SEASON HIGHS H: SO: 1 (5/31 vs. CLI) R: BB: RBI: SB: Last Game: 0-4 Series: 2-9 Homestand/Roadtrip: 2-9 Current Hit Streak: Longest Hit Streak: 7 (5/12-5/19) Last Home Run: 5/12/2017 @ FW SHELBY 2017 SEASON HIGHS H: 3 (4/21 vs. BUR) SO: 3 (6x) R: 2 (7x) BB: 2 (3x) RBI: 3 (4/15 vs. PEO) SB: 1 (2x) Last Game: 1-4 Series: 2-7 Homestand/Roadtrip: 2-7 Current Hit Streak: 3 (5/28- ) 3-for-11 Longest Hit Streak: 3 (3x) Last Home Run: 5/28/2017 @ QC THEROUX 2017 SEASON HIGHS H: 3 (4/14 vs. PEO) SO: 4 (5/11 @ FW) R: 2 (5x) BB: 2 (4x) RBI: 4 (4/14 vs. PEO) SB: 1 (4/15 vs. PEO)
STARTERS BY BATTING ORDER POS NAME (GAMES) LAST TIME IT HAPPENED BATTING Five RBIs, Game... L. Persico, 5/25/2017 vs. WIS Six RBIs, Game... M. Chapman, 8/22/2014 vs. QC Seven-or-more RBI Game... 8, J. Perez, 7/27/2011 @ BUR Two HR, Game...C. Theroux, 4/14/2017 vs. PEO Three HR, Game...F. Jaramillo, 8/19/1999 vs. LAN Grand Slam...B. Siddall, 8/12/2016 vs. WIS Pinch-Hit HR...L. Ray (Grand Slam), 5/31/2011 @ DAY Inside-The-Park HR... N/A Leadoff HR...L. Barrera, 5/25/2017 vs. WIS Back-To-Back HR, Team...B. Siddall & R. Howell, 8/12/2016 vs. WIS Walk-Off Win...5/30/2017 vs. CLI Walk-Off HR... C. Iriart, 8/1/2016 vs. QC Cycle...C. Brown, 8/19/2005 @ KC THE LINEUP CARD PITCHING No Hitter...D. Osterbrock, 5/1/2010 vs. WIS (Game 2, 7 inn.) One Hitter...R. Alcantara, 5/10/2013 vs. PEO (Game 2, 7 inn.) Complete Game... D. Hurlbutt, 8/28/2016 @ KC 9 Inning Complete Game... D. Hurlbutt, 8/28/2016 @ KC Shutout Win...4/25/2017 vs. CLI Complete Game Shutout...M. Stalcup, 8/19/2014 @ PEO Position Player Pitching... K. Nowlin, 5/19/2017 @ PEO Position Player Decision...Save, K. Nowlin, 5/19/2017 @ PEO 10+ Strikeouts... 10, D. Chalmers, 4/17/2017 @ KC DEFENSE Triple Play... 2001 (4 total in team history) 5+ Errors...7, 2016 STARTERS BY POSITION POS NAME (GAMES) 1 Martin (19), Loehr (10), Persico (9), Barrera (8), Gruber (5), Marinez (1) C Theroux (27), Goldstein (25) 2 Mondou (19), Persico (12), Diaz (9), Marinez (5), Loehr (4), Nowlin (1), Shelby (1), Martin (1) 1B Mercedes (34), Nowlin (13), Persico (5) 3 Mondou (26), Persico (17), Nowlin (7), Diaz (2) 2B Mondou (40), Loehr (12) 4 Mercedes (30), Nowlin (20), Barrera (1), Loehr (1) 3B Loehr (20), Diaz (15), Marinez (14), Mondou (3) 5 6 7 8 9 Barrera (18), Nowlin (9), Mercedes (9), Loehr (7), Shelby (5), Diaz (3), Theroux (1) Shelby (12), Loehr (9), Barrera (7), Diaz (6), Mercedes (5), Nowlin (4), Gruber (3), Goldstein (3), Theroux (3) Shelby (20), Theroux (11), Diaz (8), Goldstein (7), Loehr (2), Persico (1), Nowlin (1), Marinez (1), Gruber (1) Theroux (16), Goldstein (15), Shelby (7), Diaz (6), Marinez (5), Gruber (2), Nowlin (1) Marinez (28), Persico (5), Gruber (4), Diaz (4), Goldstein (3), Loehr (3), Shelby (2), Martin (2), Barrera (1) RUNS BY INNING INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X TOTAL OPPONENT 44 28 19 25 19 24 18 19 19 7 222 SNAPPERS 26 26 26 18 29 35 33 35 13 7 248 Pitchers Breakdown SS LF CF RF DH W-L-SV IP ERA R ER BB K HR STARTERS 5-17 191.1 4.05 102 86 78 197 15 PIGGY-BACKS 8-4-3 135.2 3.38 60 51 49 162 5 RELIEVERS 12-5-8 138.1 2.93 60 45 47 114 10 Marinez (26), Diaz (23), Loehr (3) Persico (28), Gruber (15), Barrera (6), Martin (3) Shelby (28), Martin (17), Barrera (7) A CLOSER LOOK 6 Barrera (22), Shelby (19), Persico (9), Martin (2) Nowlin (30), Mercedes (10), Goldstein (4), Theroux (3), Mondou (2), Loehr (2), Persico (1) Catchers Breakdown PLAYER G/GS CS/ATT % PB GOLDSTEIN 25/25 11/36 30.6 1 THEROUX 29/27 19/41 46.3 2 TOTAL 52 30/77 38.9 3
2017 SNAPPERS HIGHS & LOWS TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest Winning Streak...6, 4/22-4/27 Longest Winning Streak, Home...5, 4/22-4/26 Longest Winning Streak, Road...2, 5/12-5/13 Longest Losing Streak... 5, 4/9-4/13 Longest Losing Streak, Home...2, 3x Longest Losing Streak, Road... 5, 4/9-4/17 Largest Winning Margin... 13, 5/25 vs. WIS Largest Losing Margin... 10, 5/31 vs. CLI Largest Comeback To Win...5 runs, 4/8 @ CR Largest Blown Lead...1 run, 5x Longest Game, Innings... 17 innings, 4/19 @ KC Longest Game, Time...4:05, 5/18 @ PEO Longest Nine-Inning Game...3:21, 5/30 vs. CLI Shortest Nine-Inning Game...2:04, 5/20 @ PEO Most Errors... 4, 4/21 vs. BUR & 5/30 vs. CLI Most Errors By Opponent... 3, 5/8 @ LC Most Errors By Both Clubs...6, 5/30 vs. CLI Most Consecutive Game W/O Error... 2, 4/27-4/28 & 5/25-5/26 Most DP Turned By Snappers...4, 3x Most DP Turned By Opponent... 3, 5/12 @ FW Most DP Turned By Both Clubs...6, 3x Largest Crowd, Home... 1,774, 5/17 vs. KC Largest Crowd, Road...8,101, 5/13 @ FW Smallest Crowd, Home... 94, 4/14 vs. PEO Smallest Crowd, Road...498, 4/11 @ CLI TEAM BATTING Most Runs Scored... 15, 5/25 vs. WIS Most Runs Scored, One Inning... 7, 6th Inning, 4/15 vs. PEO Most Hits... 17, 5/25 vs. WIS Fewest hits, Nine-Inning Game...1, 5/20 @ PEO Most Doubles... 6, 4/18 @ KC Most Triples... 1, 12x Most Home Runs...4, 4/23 vs. BUR Most Extra-Base Hits... 7, 4/18 @ KC, 4/24 vs. CLI & 5/25 vs. WIS Most Total Bases...28, 4/15 vs. PEO & 5/25 vs. WIS Most Consecutive Games W/ HR... 3, 4/13-4/15 & 4/22-4/24 Most Consecutive Games W/O HR...4, 5/4-5/7 Most Consecutive Games W/ Extra-Base Hit...17, 4/7-4/24 Most Walks...10, 4/27 @ KC Fewest Walks...0, 4/13 vs. PEO, 4/20 vs. BUR, 5/7 vs. BG, & 5/8 @ LC Most Strikeouts...17, 5/18 @ PEO Fewest Strikeouts...4, 3x Most Stolen Bases... 3, 5/12 @ FW Most LOB...18, 5/18 @ PEO Fewest LOB...2, 5/20 @ PEO TEAM PITCHING Most Runs Allowed... 13, 5/31 vs. CLI Most Runs Allowed, One Inning...7, 1st inning, 5/15 vs. KC Most Hits Allowed...14, 5/7 vs. BG & 5/31 vs. CLI Fewest Hits Allowed, Nine-Inning Game... 2, 5/10 & 5/22 Most Doubles Allowed...5, 5/17 vs. KC Most Triples Allowed...2, 4/8 @ CR Most HRs Allowed... 4, 5/29 @ QC & 5/31 vs. CLI Most Consecutive Games W/ HR Allowed...5, 5/4-5/8 Most Walks Allowed... 8, 5/2 vs. DAY & 5/11 @ FW Fewest Walks Allowed...0, 4x Most Strikeouts...16, 4/17 @ KC Most Stolen Bases Allowed...3, 4/21 vs. BUR & 5/27 @ QC Most Pitchers Used, Game, Snappers... 7, 4/19 @ KC Most Pitchers Used, Game, Opponent... 7, 4/19 @ KC INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most Runs Scored... 3, Loehr, Martin, Goldstein, & Barrera Most Hits... 4, Persico, 3x & Martin, 5/8 @ LC Most Doubles...2, Mercedes, Theroux, Martin, & Barrera Most Triples... 1, 12x Most Home Runs...2, Theroux, 4/14 vs. PEO Most Consecutive Games W/ HR... 2, Mercedes, Persico, & Shelby Most Total Bases...9, Theroux, 4/14 vs. PEO Most Runs Batted In...5, Persico, 5/25 vs. WIS Most Walks... 3, Gruber, Mercedes, & Diaz Most Strikeouts... 4, Loehr, Diaz, 2x, Gruber, & Theroux Most Stolen Bases...1, Multiple Longest Hitting Streak... 11, Diaz, 5/17-Active INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most Innings Pitched, Starter...6.2, Butler, 5/10 @ LC Most Innings Pitched, Reliever... 6.0, Milburn, 5/18 @ PEO Shortest Start... 0.1, Chalmers, 4/21 & Zambrano, 5/15 Longest Winning Streak..2, Bowers, 5/13-5/16 & Alejo, 5/26-Active Longest Losing Streak...3, Jordan, 5/9-5/20 Most Hits Allowed... 10, Damron, 4/11 @ CLI & Jordan, 5/15 vs. KC Most Earned Runs Allowed... 9, Jordan, 5/31 vs. CLI Most Home Runs Allowed...3, Milburn, 5/29 @ QC Most Strikeouts, Starter... 8, Sawyer, 3x Most Strikeouts, Reliever... 10, Chalmers, 4/17 @ KC Most Walks Allowed...4, Sawyer, 2x, Chalmers, 3x, Alejo, & Jordan Most Consecutive Scoreless IP (Start)...9.0, Sawyer, 4/23-5/4 Most Consecutive Scoreless IP (Relief).13.0, Altamirano, 5/15-Active Most Consecutive Scoreless Relief Appearances...6, Tomasovich Most Consecutive Hitters Retired... 15, Sawyer, 4/23 vs. BUR Most Pitches Thrown... 91, Sawyer, 5/30 vs. CLI 7
2017 BELOIT SNAPPERS TRANSACTIONS Date Position Player To From Reason 1. 4/9 Outfielder Mike Martin 7-day DL Beloit Injury 2. 4/9 Outfielder Luke Persico Beloit Extended Spring Training Transferred 3. 4/17 Pitcher Boomer Biegalski Stockton Beloit Transferred 4. 4/17 Pitcher Mitchell Jordan Beloit Extended Spring Training Transferred 5. 4/26 Outfielder Luis Barrera 7-day DL Beloit Injury 6. 4/26 Outfielder Mike Martin Beloit 7-day DL Activated 7. 5/2 Pitcher Will Gilbert Stockton Beloit Transferred 8. 5/2 Pitcher Andrew Tomasovich Stockton Beloit Transferred 9. 5/2 Pitcher Yordys Alejo Beloit Extended Spring Training Transferred 10. 5/3 Pitcher Jesus Zambrano Beloit Midland Transferred 11. 5/9 Outfielder Cole Gruber Extended Spring Training Beloit Transferred 12. 5/9 Outfielder Luis Barrera Beloit 7-day DL Activated 13. 5/12 Pitcher Brandon Bailey 7-Day DL Beloit Injury (Retroactive May 10) 14. 5/12 Pitcher Sam Sheehan Beloit Extended Spring Training Transferred 15. 5/15 Pitcher Michael Murray 7-Day DL Beloit Injury (Retroactive May 12) 16. 5/15 Pitcher Seth Martinez Beloit Extended Spring Training Transferred 17. 5/18 Pitcher Nick Highberger 7-Day DL Beloit Injury (Retroactive May 15) 18. 5/18 Pitcher Brandon Bailey Beloit 7-Day DL Activated 19. 5/27 Pitcher Dakota Chalmers Vermont Beloit Transferred 20. 5/27 Pitcher Zack Erwin Beloit Extended Spring Training Transferred 21. 5/31 Outfielder Mike Martin 7-Day DL Beloit Injury 22. 5/31 Infielder Jean Carlo Rodriguez Beloit Extended Spring Training Transferred thletics TEAM RECORD PLACE YESTERDAY NOTES TODAY Oakland - MLB 23-29 5th (-14.0) W 3-1 @ CLE Pinder 3-3, 2 HR, 3 RBI; Manaea 7 IP, 9 K @ CLE, 11:10 AM Nashville - AAA 26-24 2nd (-4.5) OFF @IOWA, 7:08 PM Midland - AA 27-25 2nd (-34.0) W 7-5 vs. ARK Manarino (W) 6 IP, 2 R, 1 K in Double-A debut vs. ARK, 7:00 PM Stockton - A+ 27-26 2nd (-4.0) W 3-2 vs. LAN W. Gilbert (W) 2.2 IP, 0 R, 1 K; Murphy 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI vs. LAN, 9:10 PM Organizational Sweeps: 5 (April 22, May 6, May 16, May 22, May 24) ffiliate Report 8
GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS - FIRST HALF Date Opponent Result Record Streak Place Note 4/6 Cedar Rapids PPD - Wet Grounds; Doubleheader scheduled for April 7 4/7 (Game 1) Cedar Rapids L 4-0 0-1 L1 T-6th (-1.0) Kernels Del Rosario holds Beloit to 3 hits, strikes out 7 4/7 (Game 2) Cedar Rapids W 3-2 1-1 W1 T-3rd (-1.0) Mercedes delivers walk-off double for 1st win of 2017 4/8 @ Cedar Rapids W 7-6 2-1 W2 T-3rd (-1.0) Mondou caps off 3-run 9th with go-ahead RBI-triple 4/9 @ Cedar Rapids L 6-1 2-2 L1 T-3rd (-2.0) Schick shuts down Snappers after early trouble; 7 IP & 7 K s 4/10 @ Clinton L 4-2 2-3 L2 T-5th (-3.0) Clinton scores 3 in the 8th; 2 hits for Barrera & Diaz (3B & 2B) 4/11 @ Clinton L 5-3 2-4 L3 T-7th (-3.0) Butler fans 9 in 4.1 perfect innings of relief; Mercedes & Diaz hit 1st HRs 4/12 @ Clinton L 4-2 2-5 L4 8th (-3.0) LumberKings complete sweep; Nowlin gets 2 hits & Mercedes doubles 4/13 Peoria L 7-3 2-6 L5 8th (-4.0) Diaz hits 2nd homer & pitchers combine for 13 K s 4/14 Peoria W 5-4 3-6 W1 8th (-3.0) Theroux hits 2 HR, Mercedes hits go-ahead HR in 8th 4/15 Peoria W 12-0 4-6 W2 T-6th (-3.0) Snappers hit 3 more HRs, pitchers K 12 & walk 0 in shutout 4/17 @ Kane County L 2-1 (11 inn) 4-7 L1 8th (-4.0) Chalmers K s 10 of 16 total team strikeouts 4/18 @ Kane County W 6-5 5-7 W1 T-7th (-3.0) Mercedes & Theroux hit 2 doubles each, Diaz drives in 3 4/19 @ Kane County L 1-0 (17 inn) 5-8 L1 8th (-4.0) Morning start, 2:40 rain delay, first 16 innings scoreless, 4 position players pitch 4/20 Burlington L 3-1 5-9 L2 8th (-5.0) Nowlin colelcts 2 hits, Butler 4 hitless innings 4/21 Burlington L 8-4 5-10 L3 8th (-5.0) Snappers rally within 1; Chalmers lasts 0.1 IP, 4 BB, 4 WP 4/22 Burlington W 8-3 6-10 W1 8th (-5.0) Nowlin s 3-run homer caps 4-run 5th inning 4/23 Burlington W 8-0 7-10 W2 8th (-4.0) Sawyer hurls 5 perfect IP; Snappers blast 4 HRs 4/24 Clinton W 10-7 8-10 W3 T-6th (-4.0) Persico & Shelby homer in 2nd straight game 4/25 Clinton W 3-0 9-10 W4 T-4th (-4.0) Murray, Chalmers, Bowers team up on shutout & 10 K s 4/26 Clinton W 5-4 10-10 W5 4th (-4.0) Diaz hits walk-off single after Clinton ties game in 9th 4/27 @ Kane County W 9-1 11-10 W6 T-3rd (-3.0) Snappers capitalize on 10 walks, Mondou with 3 hits 4/28 @ Kane County L 5-3 11-11 L1 T-4th (-4.0) Beloit can t overcome early deficit, streak ends at 6 4/29 @ Kane County PPD - Rain; Doubleheader scheduled for 4/30, rescheduled for 5/15 4/30 @ Kane County PPD - Rain; Doubleheader scheduled for 5/17; Canceled on 5/15 5/2 Dayton L 4-1 11-12 L2 5th (-4.0) Snappers issue season-high 8 walks, Dayton claims 1st in the East 5/3 Dayton W 9-2 12-12 W1 4th (-3.0) Theroux & Nowlin homer; Snappers cut down 5 Dayton runners 5/4 Dayton L 7-2 12-13 L1 5th (-3.5) 9th inning grand slam gives Dayton late cushion to take series 5/5 Bowling Green L 7-6 12-14 L2 5th (-4.5) Snappers scored 5 in the 9th, but comeback fall short 5/6 Bowling Green W 3-2 (12 inn) 13-14 W1 4th (-3.5) Nowlin draws bases-loaded walk to win the game 5/7 Bowling Green L 6-2 13-15 L1 4th (-3.5) Martin with 3 hits including 2 infield singles 5/8 @ Lake County W 7-6 14-15 W1 4th (-3.5) Martin has 4 more hits, Persico drives home 4 5/9 @ Lake County L 1-0 14-16 L1 5th (-3.5) Snappers leave the bases loaded in the 9th 5/10 @ Lake County W 9-1 15-16 W1 4th (-2.5) Butler two-hits Captains over 6.2, Goldstein hits 1st pro HR 5/11 @ Fort Wayne L 10-2 15-17 L1 5th (-2.5) TinCaps Ona has 5 RBI, Tatis Jr. scores 4 runs; RBI triple by Persico 5/12 @ Fort Wayne W 9-5 16-17 W1 T-4th (-2.5) Shelby & Persico go yard, Highberger throws 3 hitless IP for W 5/13 @ Fort Wayne W 10-3 17-17 W2 4th (-2.5) Loehr & Persico get scoring started early; Diaz & Theroux HR late 5/15 (Game 1) Kane County L 8-5 17-18 L1 4th (-3.5) Cougars push across 7 runs in the 1st off Jordan 5/15 (Game 2) Kane County L 11-3 17-19 L2 4th (-4.5) Cougars hit 3 HRs off the Beloit bullpen 5/16 Kane County W 8-2 18-19 W1 T-4th (-3.5) Mondou has 3 hits, Goldstein collects 3 RBI 5/17 (Game 1) Kane County W 7-6 19-19 W2 T-4th (-3.5) Nowlin hits 3-run HR to finish 4-run 1st inning 5/17 (Game 2) Kane County Canceled 5/18 @ Peoria L 4-1 (15 inn) 19-20 L1 T-4th (-4.5) Knizner hits 3-run, walk-off HR for Chiefs; Persico has 4 hits 5/19 @ Peoria W 2-1 (12 inn) 20-20 W1 T-3rd (-3.5) Squeeze play scores winning run; DH Nowlin nails down save 5/20 @ Peoria L 1-0 20-21 L1 T-3rd (-4.5) Diaz breaks up O Reilly s no-hitter with 1 out in 9th 5/21 @ Peoria L 7-6 20-22 L2 5th (-4.5) Snappers score 1st, lead twice, but can t comeback late 5/22 Wisconsin W 12-2 21-22 W1 T-4th (-4.5) Barrera hits towering 3-run HR; Chalmers fans 8 in 5 IP 5/23 Wisconsin PPD - Rain; Doubleheader scheduled for 5/24 5/24 (Game 1) Wisconsin W 2-1 22-22 W2 4th (-4.0) Mondou hits walk-off sacrifice fly 5/24 (Game 2) Wisconsin L 4-3 22-23 L1 T-4th (-3.5) Beloit native Cameron Roegner earns W for Timber Rattlers 5/25 Wisconsin W 15-2 23-23 W1 4th (-3.5) Persico drives in 5 RBI in his 3rd 4-hit game (2 doubles) 5/26 @ Quad Cities W 6-3 (11 inn) 24-23 W2 3rd (-2.5) Mondou hits go-ahead RBI-triple to start 3-run 11th 5/27 @ Quad Cities L 3-1 24-24 L1 T-4th (-3.5) Altamirano throws 4 hitless innings in relief 5/28 @ Quad Cities W 7-5 25-24 W1 3rd (-3.5) Mercedes hit go-ahead HR in 6th, Diaz & Theroux also HR 5/29 @ Quad Cities L 7-3 25-25 L1 4th (-3.5) Nowlin HRs, Bailey K s first 7 hitters he faces (8 total), but Bandits slug 4 HRs 5/30 Clinton W 8-7 26-25 W1 4th (-2.5) Marinez knocks home the winning runs on a walk-off single 5/31 Clinton L 13-3 26-26 L1 4th (-3.5) LumberKings hit 2 grand slams, Mercedes hits 10th HR 6/1 Clinton 6/2 @ Wisconsin 6/3 @ Wisconsin 6/4 @ Wisconsin 6/6 @ Burlington 6/7 @ Burlington 6/8 @ Burlington 6/9 Quad Cities 6/10 Quad Cities 6/11 Quad Cities 6/12 Quad Cities 6/13 @ Clinton 6/14 @ Clinton 6/15 @ Clinton 6/16 Quad Cities 6/17 Quad Cities 6/18 Quad Cities 9