CAROLINA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1990, 2005, 2007 KEYS MEDIA INFORMATION Frederick Keys (23-19) v. Wilmington Blue Rocks (26-16) Monday, May 23, 2011 Game #43 Away Game #16 KEYS MISCELLANEOUS HOME ROAD TOTAL First Half 14-13 9-6 23-19 Second Half - - - TOTAL 14-13 9-6 23-19 Kinston 1-2 2-1 3-3 Myrtle Beach 2-1 1-2 3-3 Salem 1-2 1-1 2-3 Winston-Salem 2-1 3-1 5-2 SOUTH 6-6 7-5 13-11 Lynchburg 1-3 2-1 3-4 Potomac 3-4 - 3-4 Wilmington 4-0 - 4-0 NORTH 8-7 2-1 10-8 Shutouts 2-1 0-1 2-2 Individual SHO - - - Extra Innings 1-1 - 1-1 1-Run Games 5-5 3-4 8-9 2-Run Games 5-0 1-0 6-0 Day Games 4-8 3-1 7-9 Night Games 10-5 6-5 16-10 Doubleheaders 1-5 1-1 2-6 Leading after 7 10-1 9-0 19-1 Trailing after 7 3-10 0-7 3-17 Tied after 7 1-1 - 1-1 April 5-7 5-4 10-11 May 9-5 4-3 13-8 June - - - July - - - August/Sept. - - - On Deck Tuesday, May 24 th @ 6:35 p.m. at WIL RHP Ryan O Shea (3-2, 3.79) vs. RHP Tim Melville (4-4, 4.57) Wednesday, May 25 th @ 11:05 p.m. at WIL RHP Oliver Drake (2-2, 2.60) vs. RHP Tyler Sample (2-3, 2.45) PREVIEW: The Keys dropped a heartbreaker to the Kinston Indians on Sunday afternoon. In the rubbermatch of the three-game series, Frederick led by four runs entering the seventh inning when Delvi Cid hit a two-run homer to cut the K-Tribe deficit in half. In the top of the ninth, RHP Sean Gleason blew his first save of season after he surrendered a three-run shot to Casey Frawley. The Keys lost 6-5 and dropped to 23-19 on the year. Frederick heads north today to start up a three-game set with the Northern Division leader in the Wilmington Blue Rocks. The Rocks enters this evening riding a seven-game winning streak which is tied for their season-long. The Keys will attempt to put an end to the Rocks winning ways when they send LHP Nathan Moreau to the hill tonight. First pitch is set for 6:35 PM from Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, DE. The UPS Store Pregame Show will begin at 6:15 PM on the 1450-AM The Source and wthu.org. KEYS: LHP Nathan Moreau (3-3, 4.41) College teammates of current Blue Rock, Joey Lewis, while at the University of Georgia. Moreau reached the College World Series in 2006 & 2008 with UGA. Threw a nine-inning no-hitter against Salem in his Carolina League debut on June 30, 2010. In two career starts against the Blue Rocks, Moreau is 1-0 with an ERA 1.93 (9.1IP, 7H, 3R, 2ER, 6BB, 8K). LAST APPEARANCE FOR MOREAU: DATE OPP RES DEC IP H R ER BB SO 5/18 POT L L 4.1 5 6 5 3 6 BLUE ROCKS: RHP Elisaul Pimentel (3-1, 4.23) Acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers organization on July 28, 2010 with C Lucas May in exchange for OF Scott Podsednik. Entered the 2011 season rated by Baseball America as the #29 prospect in the Kansas City Royals organization. Tossed six scoreless innings against the Keys on May 6 th at Harry Grove Stadium (ND, 6IP, 4H, 0R, 3BB, 4K). KEYNOTES: AND THE AWARDS GOES TO RHP Bobby Bundy was named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week for the week of May 16-22. In Bundy s start on May 21 st against the Kinston Indians, he tossed a season-high eight innings, struck out eight, and allowed one run on three hits. Bundy leads SEASON the Keys in wins HI S (4),& ERA LOW S (2.42), innings pitched (44.2), and strikeouts (43). His ERA of 2.42 and 43 strikeouts are tops among Orioles farmhands. The Owasso, OK native is the first Key in 2011 to receive a weekly honor by the Carolina League. HE S COMING HOME Prior to tonight s game, 2B/OF LJ Hoes was promoted to Double-A Bowie. Hoes, a native of Bowie, MD, played in 138 games with the Keys over the past two seasons. As a Key, he hit.266 with 26 doubles, 6 home runs, and 61 RBI. Selected by the Orioles in the third round of the 2008 draft, Hoes played three games for the Baysox in 2010. He went 2-for-9 over a three-game series in Akron. Entering 2011, Hoes was rated by Baseball America as the Orioles fourth-best prospect. ROLLING ROCKS Since the Keys swept a four-game series from Wilmington in early May, the Blue Rocks have gone 10-3 including winning their last seven games. The Blue Rocks took four from the Salem Red Sox and three from the Myrtle Beach Pelicans this past weekend. The Pelicans and Red Sox are currently in first and second place in the Southern Division of the Carolina League. John Whittleman, Carlo Testa, Deivy Batista, and Whit Merrifield are all hitting over.325 in the current seven-game winning streak for Wilmington. SERIES HISTORY Wilmington 174-186 The Blue Rocks took the season series from the Keys, 11-9, last year. Frederick won just six games against Wilmington in 2009. The Keys swept a four-game series from the Blue Rocks the first time the two clubs met in early May.
KEYS SCHEDULE/RESULTS SINGLE-GAME SEASON RECORDS DATE TIME OPPONENT RESULT 4/8/11 7:05pm @ Salem PPD (4/9) 4/9/11 5:00pm @ Salem (DH) PPD (4/10) 4/10/11 3:00pm @ Salem (DH) W, 7-2; L 5-4 4/12/11 7:00pm Myrtle Beach L 4-3 4/13/11 7:00pm Myrtle Beach W 2-0 4/14/11 7:00pm Myrtle Beach W 6-5 4/15/11 7:00pm Salem W 5-1 4/16/11 2:00pm Salem PPD (4/16) 4/17/11 1:00pm Salem (DH) L, 6-5 (8); L 8-1 4/18/11 1:00pm Potomac L, 9-0 4/19/11 1:00pm Potomac PPD (4/20) 4/20/11 12:00pm Potomac (DH) W, 6-1; L, 8-4 4/21/11 7:00pm Lynchburg L, 9-1 4/22/11 7:00pm Lynchburg PPD (4/23) 4/23/11 1:00pm Lynchburg (DH) L, 3-0; L, 2-1 4/24/11 2:00pm Lynchburg W, 2-1 4/25/11 7:00pm @ Winston-Salem W, 14-7 4/26/11 7:00pm @ Winston-Salem L, 3-2 4/27/11 12:00pm @ Winston-Salem W, 4-2 4/28/11 7:00pm @ Winston-Salem W, 5-4 4/29/11 7:05pm @ Myrtle Beach W, 5-1 4/30/11 7:05pm @ Myrtle Beach L, 11-10 5/1/11 3:05pm @ Myrtle Beach L, 2-1 5/2/11 7:00pm Winston-Salem L, 8-5 5/3/11 7:00pm Winston-Salem W, 4-2 5/4/11 11:00am Winston-Salem W, 9-3 5/5/11 7:00pm Wilmington W, 5-2 5/6/11 7:00pm Wilmington W, 2-1 5/7/11 6:00pm Wilmington W, 3-1 5/8/11 2:00pm Wilmington W, 3-2 (13) 5/10/11 6:05pm @ Lynchburg L, 8-3 5/11/11 6:05pm @ Lynchburg W 6-3 5/12/11 6:05pm @ Lynchburg W 5-4 5/13/11 6:30pm @ Kinston W 4-2 5/14/11 6:30pm @ Kinston L 5-0 5/15/11 1:30pm @ Kinston W, 9-1 5/16/11 7:00pm Potomac W, 3-2 5/17/11 7:00pm Potomac W, 2-0 5/18/11 7:00pm Potomac L, 6-3 5/19/11 11:00am Potomac L, 14-6 5/20/11 7:00pm Kinston L, 2-1 5/21/11 6:00pm Kinston W, 3-1 5/22/11 2:00pm Kinston L, 6-5 5/23/11 6:35pm @ Wilmington 5/24/11 6:35pm @ Wilmington 5/25/11 11:05am @ Wilmington 5/27/11 5:30pm @ Salem (DH) 5/28/11 7:05pm @ Salem 5/29/11 4:05pm @ Salem 5/30/11 4:00pm Myrtle Beach 5/31/11 7:00pm Myrtle Beach 6/1/11 7:00pm Myrtle Beach 6/2/11 7:00pm Myrtle Beach 6/3/11 7:00pm Salem 6/4/11 6:00pm Salem 6/5/11 2:00pm Salem 6/6/11 7:05pm @ Potomac 6/7/11 7:05pm @ Potomac 6/8/11 7:05pm @ Potomac 6/9/11 7:05pm @ Potomac 6/10/11 7:00pm Lynchburg 6/11/11 6:00pm Lynchburg 6/12/11 6:00pm Lynchburg 6/13/11 7:00pm @ Winston-Salem 6/14/11 7:00pm @ Winston-Salem 6/15/11 7:00pm @ Winston-Salem 6/16/11 7:05pm @ Myrtle Beach 6/17/11 7:05pm @ Myrtle Beach 6/18/11 7:05pm @ Myrtle Beach 6/19/11 7:05pm @ Myrtle Beach 6/21/11 Carolina League vs. California League All-Star Game in Modesto, CA End of First Half INDIVIDUAL BATTING At Bats: 6; Mummey (4/25), Hoes & Abreu (5/8) Runs: 3; Hudson (4/25 & 4/30), Bumbry (5/15) Hits: 5; Hoes (5/4) Doubles: 3; Townsend (4/10 GM 1) Triples: 1; Several (Last: Abreu 5/22) Home Runs: 1; Several (Last: Townsend & Mollenhauer 5/22) Runs Batted In: 5; Mummey (4/25), Britton (5/12) Walks: 4; Stevens (5/8) Strikeouts: 3; Several (Last: Julius 5/15) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Innings pitched: 8; Drake (5/3), Bundy (5/21) Hits allowed: 10; Rasner (4/18) Runs allowed: 10; Rasner (4/30) Earned runs allowed: 8; O Shea (5/19) Walks: 4; Several (Last: Bundy 5/4) Strikeouts: 9; Bundy (4/24) HR allowed: 3; O Shea (5/19) Wild pitches: 3; Drake (4/10 GM 2), Moreau (4/14) Hit batters: 2; Rasner (4/30) TEAM Runs: 14 (4/25) Hits: 16 (4/30) Doubles: 4 (4/25, 5/11) Triples: 1 (4/10 GM 1, 4/25, 4/27, 4/28, 5/2, 5/22) Home Runs: 2 (4/20 GM 1, 4/29, 5/5, 5/22) Walks: 10 (4/14) Opponent Strikeouts: 13 (4/24) Hit by pitch: 3 (4/10 GM 2, 4/15, 4/30) Stolen bases: 5 (4/14, 4/27) Longest game (innings): 13 (5/8) Longest game (time): 3:37 (5/8) Longest 9-inning game: 3:27 (4/14) Shortest 9-inning game: 2:05 (5/7) Shortest game, 7 innings: 1:42 (4/23 GM 2) Largest Home Attendance: 7,328 (5/7)
Around the Orioles System: Orioles Farm System Overall Record: 84-89 (.486) T-17 th Baltimore Orioles (MLB) Norfolk Tides (Triple A) Bowie Baysox (Double A) American League International League Eastern League East Division South Division Northern Division 21-24 (.467); 5 th (4 GB) 15-29 (.341); 4 th (9.5 GB) 21-22 (.488); 3 rd (1.5 GB) Yesterday: W, 2-1 v. Washington Yesterday: L, 2-1 v. Louisville Yesterday: L, 6-1 v. Erie Vladimir Guerrero: 1-4, HR (5), 2RBI Rick VandenHurk: L, 8IP, 4H, 2ER, 0BB, 5K Caleb Joseph: 1-2, 2B, R, 2BB Chris Tillman: ND, 5IP, 6H, 1ER, 2BB, 4K Matt Angle: 2-4, R Billy Rowell: 1-4, 2B, RBI Delmarva Shorebirds (Low A) Aberdeen Ironbirds (Short-Season A) GCL Orioles (Rookie) South Atlantic League New York-Penn League Gulf Coast League Northern Division McNamara Division South Division 25-19 (.568); 4 th (2.5 GB) Season Opener: June 17 v. Hudson Valley Season Opener: June 20 @ GCL Twins Yesterday: W, 8-3 v. Kannapolis Michael Flacco: 4-5, 2B, 3B, 3R Adam Gaylord: 3-5, 2B, R, 3RBI By the Numbers: Longest Win Streak: 6 (5/3-5/8) Scoring First: 16-6 Longest Losing Streak: 4 (4/20-4/23) Opposition Scores First: 7-13 Largest Lead: 8 (4/25, 5/15) Monday: 2-2 Largest Deficit: 9 (4/18) Tuesday: 2-3 Postponements: home/away: 3/2 Wednesday: 5-2 2011 Attendance: 86,152 Thursday: 4-2 Year-to-Date Average: 3,916 Friday: 4-1 Carolina League Rank: 3 rd Saturday: 2-4 Starters ERA: IP/ER: 212.1/82, 3.48 Sunday: 4-5 Bullpen ERA: IP/ER: 150.1/71, 4.25 Series Openers: 7-6 Vs. RHP: 15-7 Series Finales: 7-6 Vs. LHP: 8-12 Rubber Matches: 4-4 Home Runs: KEYS: 28 Opposition: 33 Road: 12 Home: 9 HGS: 16 HGS: 24 Vs. Righties: 16 Vs. Righties: 23 Vs. Lefties: 12 Vs. Lefties: 10 Bases Loaded: 1 Bases Loaded: W/Runners on Base: 14 w/runners on Base: 17 LAST GRAND SLAM: 5/4/11 vs. W-S LAST OPP. GRAND SLAM: 5/21/10 vs. KIN SCORING BY INNINGS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X TOTAL OPPOSITION 16 25 20 20 23 10 24 14 16-167 KEYS 24 20 29 13 22 24 11 18 7 1 174
HITTER PROFILES Abreu, Miguel OF [28 th Rd. 2005, Ponce, PR] 2009 Eastern League All-Star Game MVP. Has walked no more than 15 times in a season in his career. Played for Frederick, Bowie, and Norfolk in 2010. Bumbry, Steve OF [12 th Rd. 2009, Baltimore, MD] Son of former Orioles outfielder, Al Bumbry. Played collegiately at Virginia Tech. Finished 2010 tied for second in the South Atlantic League with nine triples. Donachie, Adam C [FA 2008, Orlando, FL] Selected by the Kansas City Royals out of Timber Creek (FL) High School in the second round of the 2002 draft. On July 16, 2004, he suffered a skull fracture after he was struck in the left eye by a Kila Ka aihue practice swing. Signed with the Baltimore Orioles on November 25, 2008 as a minor league free agent. Julius, Jacob OF [33 rd Rd. 2007, New Albany, IN] Recipient of Frederick Keys, Carolina League, and Baltimore Orioles community service awards in 2010. Set career-highs in 2010 in home runs, RBI, batting average, and hits. Injured wrist in July and missed remainder of 2010 season after playing in 65 games. Kolodny, Tyler INF [16 th Rd. 2007, Woodland Hills, CA] Hit 10 home runs in 41 games with Delmarva in 2010 including six in first 11 games. Made starts at five different positions in 2010. Went to same high school as former Keys pitchers Kurt Birkens and Woody Cliffords. Mollenhauer, Dale INF [Rule 5 2010, Gibsonia, PA] Spent entire 2010 season in the Eastern League with the Birmingham Barons. Played the 2008 & 2009 season in the Carolina League with Winston-Salem. Originally drafted by the White Sox in 2007, he was selected by the Orioles in the Triple-A phase of the Rule 5 draft in 2010. Oliveira, Joe C [15 th Rd. 2010, San Diego, CA] As a sophomore at Pacific, he was the lone Tiger to start all 59 games; He started games at C, LF, RF, CF. Hit.204 in 36 games with Aberdeen last season. Oliveira hit safely in seven straight games from July 23-August 5. Lone catcher on the Keys Roster that was drafted by the Orioles. Rooney, Michael INF [30 th Rd. 2010, Cary, NC] Played his college career at UNC-Wilmington. Named Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) defensive player of the year in 2010. Hit.234 in 58 games with Aberdeen last year. Rosa, Garabez SS [UDFA 2006, Cotui, D.R.] Signed by the Orioles in November of 2006 as a 16-year-old. One of three players that represented the Shorebirds at the South Atlantic League All-Star game in 2010. Led the South Atlantic League in errors last season with 46. Stevens, Bobby INF [16 th Rd. 2008, Chicago, IL] Led Northern Illinois in stolen bases in each of his three years while with the Huskies (2006-08). Was hit by a pitch 27 times in 54 games in his junior year at NIU. Has been hit 48 times in his three pro seasons. Hit.339 against lefties last year while batting just.197 against right-handed pitchers. Townsend, Tyler 1B [3 rd Rd. 2009, Lewes, DE] The first collegiate player drafted by the Orioles in the 2009 draft. Hit.426 with 24 home runs and 77 RBI in his final season at Florida International. Was named Carolina League Player of the Week the final two weeks of the 2010 season.
Ward, Brian C [UDFA 2009, Huntington Beach, CA] Helped guide Lewis-Clark State to their 16 th NAIA National Championship in 2008. Named MVP of the 2008 NAIA World Series. He went 12-27 with three home runs and eight RBI. Spent the entire 2010 campaign in Frederick and drove in six runs in three postseason games. BULLPEN BULLETIN LAST RELIEF APPEARANCE PITCHER DATE OPP DEC IP H R/ER BB SO LAST SAVE Gleason 5/22 KIN BS, L 1.0 2 3/3 1 1 5/17 v. Potomac Haughian 5/18 POT ND 3.2 3 0/0 1 4 Moore 5/22 KIN ND 2.2 2 2/2 1 2 5/13 @ Kinston Moreland 5/19 POT ND 2.2 2 1/1 0 3 4/14 v. Myrtle Beach Petrini 5/22 KIN H 1.0 1 0/0 0 1 Rasner 5/10 @LYN ND 2.0 5 4/3 1 0 Startup 5/19 POT ND 3.1 5 4/4 1 5 Tanaka 5/20 KIN ND 2.1 1 0/0 1 3 PITCHER PROFILES Bundy, Bobby RHP [8 th Rd. 2008, Owasso, OK] Signed the third largest signing bonus ($600,000) by an Oriole draftee in 2008. Started 2010 in the Delmarva bullpen before entering the rotation on May 21. Rated by Baseball America as the Orioles #14 prospect entering 2011. Drake, Oliver RHP [43 rd Rd. 2008, Gardner, MA] Became just the fourth player in the history of the Naval Academy to be drafted in the MLB First-Year player draft. Led the Keys in strikeout-to-walk ratio last year (100-to-37). Spent the fall of 2010 pitching for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League. Gleason, Sean RHP [20 th Rd. 2007, La Junta CO] He spent two seasons at Lamar CC and struck out a school record 175 batters in his career. Drafted by the Red Sox in the 25 th round in 2006, he decided to go to St. Mary s (CA) College instead of signing. Made 40 relief appearances in 2010 (24 in Frederick, 16 in Bowie). Had a combined ERA of 3.02 on the year. Haughian, Nick LHP [9 th Rd. 2008, Marysville, WA] In his final season at the University of Washington, he finished second in the Pac-10 in strikeouts with 107. Appeared in 35 games in Delmarva last year (30 relief appearances and 5 starts). In 20 career starts, he is 6-7 with an ERA of 2.56. Moore, Justin RHP [26 th Rd. 2007, Fredericksburg, VA] In 2008, he finished third in the GCL in innings pitched (57.1). Moore led the club in strikeouts with 51. Was named to the New York-Penn League s AL All-Star team last year. He finished the year with a 2.57 ERA in Aberdeen. Entering the 2011 season, Moore is 9-9 with an ERA of 2.79 in his 39 professional appearances. Moreau, Nathan LHP [11 th Rd. 2008, Lilburn, GA] Played his college baseball at the University of Georgia. Appeared in the College World Series in 2006 & 2008. On June 30, 2010, he tossed a complete game no-hitter against Salem in his Carolina League debut. His nine-inning no-no was the first nine-inning complete game no-hitter in the CL since 2002. Moreland, Kenny RHP [UDFA 2008, Springfield, VA] In 2008, was named ABCA Division III pitcher of the year and D3baseball.com pitcher of the year. He became just the third baseball player in Christopher Newport history to have his number (15) retired. Split the 2010 campaign in Delmarva and Frederick. Tied Jesse Beal for the Delmarva team-lead in wins with seven. O Shea, Ryan RHP [27 th Rd. 2008, New Orleans, LA] He set the University of New Orleans school record for career saves with 18. Transitioned from a reliever to a starter in 2009. Tied for the Carolina League lead in games started with 28 in 2010. His ERA of 3.84 was seventh-best in the CL. Petrini, Chris LHP [UDFA 10, San Bruno, CA] Played at Cal-Berkeley from 2006-2010. He went 1-1 with a 5.44 ERA in 16 appearances (8 starts) in 2010. Appeared in a total of 21 games with Bluefield and the GCL Orioles last year (GCL 6, Bluefield 15). Won his first professional game on August 6 against Elizabethton. Overall, he was 3-2 with a 1.93 ERA last season.
Rasner, Jacob RHP [Rule 5 2010, Reno, NV] Originally was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 7 th round of the 2005 draft. Spent all of 2008 & 2009 and part of 2010 in the Carolina League with Winston-Salem. Has made a total of 11 appearances against the Keys compiling an ERA of 4.11. Startup, Will LHP [Free Agent 2010, Nashville, TN] Has a career ERA of 2.51 in 164 relief appearances in his six-year minor league career. Reached Triple-A with the Braves organization in 2007 and was traded to San Diego on July 31 of that year. Did not allow a run in 6.2 innings of work with the Frederick last year. Tanaka, Ryohei RHP [UDFA 09, Komatsu City, Ishikawa, Japan] Became the first Japanese-born player in Baysox history when he made his debut on June 7, 2009. Did not allow a run in his first nine appearances as a Baysox (17IP, 12H, 0R, 13K). Led the Bowie Baysox in wins in 2010; Tanaka went 8-12 with a 5.64 ERA in 29 games (22 starts).