Arkansas Travelers Baseball Inc. Dickey-Stephens Park 400 W. Broadway, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114 (501) 664-1555 Travs@Travs.com TRAVELER TEAM HISTORY First Season 1901 Total Seasons of Operation 106th Travs All-Time Regular Season Record 7107-7991 Years in Texas League 1966-present All-Time Texas League Record 3184-3398 Record as Angels Affiliate (since 2001) 869-1069 Texas League Championships 6 1977, 1979, 1980, 1989, 2001, 2008 COACHING STAFF (years with Travs) Manager Phillip Wellman (1st season) Career Record (16th season) 869-948 Pitching Coach Pat Rice (1st season) Hitting Coach Tom Tornincasa (1st season) Athletic Trainer Greg Spence, ATC (1st season) Strength & Conditioning Joe Griffin (1st season) Video Coordinator Travis Ice (1st season) TEXAS LEAGUE NORTH W-L PCT GB Springfield Cardinals (STL) 8-8.500 Tulsa Drillers (COL) 7-9.438 1.0 Travs (LAA) 7-9.438 1.0 NW Arkansas Naturals (KAN) 4-12.250 4.0 TEXAS LEAGUE SOUTH W-L PCT GB Frisco RoughRiders (TEX) 11-5.688 Midland RockHounds (OAK) 10-5.667 0.5 Corpus Christi Hooks (HOU) 9-7.563 2.0 San Antonio Missions (SD) 7-8.467 3.5 TRAVS VS. NORTH DIVISION Overall Home Road NWA 0-0 0-0 0-0 SPR 1-3 0-0 1-3 TUL 0-0 0-0 0-0 vs. North Division 1-3 0-0 1-3 TRAVS VS. SOUTH DIVISION Overall Home Road MID 4-2 2-1 2-1 FRI 2-4 0-3 2-1 SAN 0-0 0-0 0-0 CC 0-0 0-0 0-0 vs. South Division 6-6 2-4 4-2 NEXT 6 GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS Tues, April 21 vs. Tulsa 7:10 p.m. ARK: RHP Drew Rucinski (2-0, 1.20) TUL: RHP Jon Gray (1-0, 6.57) Weds, April 22 vs. Tulsa 11:00 a.m. ARK: LHP Kramer Sneed (1-2, 3.86) TUL: LHP Tyler Anderson (1-1, 3.00) Thurs, April 23 vs. Tulsa 7:10 p.m. ARK: RHP Yeiper Castillo (1-1, 6.28) TUL: RHP Richard Castillo (1-0, 3.18) Friday, April 24 vs. Springfield 7:10 p.m. ARK: RHP Mark Sappington (0-2, 6.75) SPR: RHP Kurt Heyer (1-1, 3.28) Saturday, April 25 vs. Springfield 6:10 p.m. ARK: LHP Michael Roth (tonight) SPR: TBA Sunday, April 26 vs. Springfield 2:10 p.m. ARK: RHP Drew Rucinski (tomorrow) SPR: TBA ARKANSAS TRAVELERS (7-9) at TULSA DRILLERS (7-9) Monday, April 21 Dickey-Stephens Park North Little Rock, AR 7:10 p.m. Sports Animal 920 (KARN-AM) MiLB.tv MiLB.com Travs.com Game #17 Home Game #17 Home Record: 2-4 Road Record: 5-5 LHP Michael Roth (0-2, 6.46)vs. RHP Daniel Winkler (1-1, 1.06) Salvaging Breakout Last night Zach Borenstein hit for the cycle to lead the Travs to an 11-3 victory over Springfield to salvage the last game of a 4-game series at Hammons Field. The Travs slugged 16 base hits including a season-high 8 extra-base hits and 5 doubles. This after Traveler hitters had batted just.192 during with 6 extra-base hits during a 7-game losing streak. Borenstein s Cycle Borenstein became the first Traveler player in nearly 7 years (Aaron Peel 2007) to complete the cycle when he doubled in the 8th inning on Sunday at Hammons Field. A 1st inning line drive single was followed by a hot smash that took a bad hop down the 1st-base line for a triple in the 3rd inning. In the 7th inning Borenstein delivered a go-ahead 2-run homer and capped a 4-run rally with a double in the 8th. He even got a 6th plate appearance and walked in the 9th inning. In the last 3 games Borenstein is 6-for-11 with 2 home runs, 2 doubles and a triple adding 6 RBI. Random Rants Outfielder Kyle Hudson has reached base in 13 of 14 games played this year including the last 9 games in a row (.459 OBP, 5 runs)...travs right handed pitcher Cam Bedrosian has struck out 18 of 23 batters faced this year between the Travs and Inland Empire Relief pitcher Brandon Sisk has returned from Tommy John surgery strongly with batters just 1-for-17 against him...in 14 games since scoring 20 runs on 24 hits April 3 the Travs are batting.218 with 35 runs. The Melkman Cometh The Angels signed free agent outfielder Adam Melker on Sunday and assigned him to the Travs roster. Melker was released at Spring Training by the St. Louis Cardinals after spending the previous 4 years in their organization. A career.265/.340/.374 hitter, Melker played 233 games for Springfield from 2012-2013. In his Travs debut in Springfield, Melker went 4-for -5 with a home run, 3 RBI and 3 runs scored. Concentrated Offense The Travs total 66 runs in 16 games this season, but nearly half of their runs are concentrated amongst just 7 innings. In the team s 20-7 victory on Opening Night in Midland the Travs scored 17 runs during a 3- inning stretch. A 5-run inning highlighted an 8-1 win at Frisco on April. Then in Sunday s 11-3 win, the Travs bound together 10 runs into the final 3 innings. That s 32 runs total in a 7-inning stretch. All other innings total 34 runs. Run Rabbits Run Currently the Travs lead the Texas League and the High Minors (AA and AAA) with 24 stolen bases and have 8 players with at least 1 steal. Already this season the Travs have two games with 7 stolen bases including Thursday s 2-1 victory. The Travs hadn t stolen 7 bases in a game since pilfering 8 bases on April 16, 2011 in a 10-2 win over Midland in Little Rock. Lucky Fourteen The Arkansas Travelers began their 14th season as an affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. The club s 73-66 regular season record was its best since 1998. During the affiliation with the Angels, the Travs hold a record of 863-1061 (.449 pct) and own two Texas League titles (2001, 2008). The 2014 season is the last on a two-year player development contract signed in September 2012. The Travs posted a 2363-2393 record in 35 years as a St. Louis Cardinals affiliate from 1966-2000. Wellman Leads Travs A veteran of 30 seasons in professional baseball, new Travs manager Phillip Wellman is back in a familiar role as manager where he owns a 862-939 record in 15 minor league seasons, including eight years as a manager in the Southern League with the Mississippi Braves (2007-2010) and Chattanooga Lookouts (1999, 2001-2003). Most recently Wellman was the hitting coach for the Springfield Cardinals from 2011 through 2013 and tutored Texas League Players of the Year (Matt Adams - 2011 and Oscar Taveras - 2012). Wellman, a native of Bulverde, Texas, managed the M-Braves to the 2008 Southern League Championship. Wellman went into coaching in 1988 with the Atlanta Braves organization after the end of a four-year playing career as an outfielder and infielder in the minor leagues. He took his first managerial post in 1992 with the Gulf Coast Orioles and managed four years in Rookie-level affiliated baseball. His first full-season managing job came with Winston-Salem in 1996 in the Carolina League beginning his eight-year stint in the Cincinnati Reds farm system. TRAVS RECORDS WHEN Series W/L/T 3-2 Opening Game Series 3-2 Sweeps For/Against 0-1 Last 5 Games 1-4 Last 10 Games 3-7 April 7-9 May 0-0 June 0-0 July 0-0 August 0-0 Travs Score First 5-3 Opp Score First 2-6 Score 4 + Runs 3-2 Score 4 or Fewer Runs 4-7 Allow 4 + Runs 1-5 Allow 3 or Fewer Runs 6-4 Shutouts (ARK-OPP) 0-2 1-Run Games 2-4 2-Run Games 2-1 Day 1-1 Night 6-8 Ahead After 6 inns 4-1 Ahead After 7 inns 5-0 Ahead After 8 inns 4-0 Behind After 6 inns 1-8 Behind After 7 inns 0-7 Behind After 8 inns 0-6 Tied After 6 inns 0-0 Tied After 7 inns 1-1 Tied after 8 inns 1-1 Extra Innings 0-0 Extra Innings Home 0-0 Extra Innings Road 0-0 Commit Error 1-5 Commit 2 + Errors 1-3 No Errors 6-4 Travs Homer 2-2 Hit Multiple Homers 2-0 Opponent HR s 4-5 Opp Multiple HR s 0-2 Collecting 10 + Hits 3-0 Opponent 10+ Hits 1-0 Doubleheaders 2-2 Vs. RH Starter 7-6 Vs.. LH Starter 0-3 FOLLOW THE TRAVS All Travs home and road games are broadcast over the air in Little Rock on Sports Animal 920 AM. 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travs game notes Monday april 21, 2014 vs. Tulsa Page 2 TODAY S STARTING PITCHER -Michael Roth LHP 6 1, 220 Greer, South Carolina Feb. 15, 1990 (24) 2014 Breakdown W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR AVG Travs 0-2 6.46 3/3 15.1 18 11 11 7 9 3.295 2013 Breakdown W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR AVG 2014 Appearances Date Opp SCR W-L IP H R ER BB K HR NP-K 4/4 @MID 0-6 L 4.0 8 6 6 3 3 2 83/50 4/10 MID 3-2 ND 5.1 5 2 2 3 3 0 92/59 4/15 FRI 0-3 L 6.0 5 3 3 1 3 1 95/67 Travs 6-3 4.20 17/15 79.1 77 42 37 36 51 8.262 LA Angels 1-1 7.20 15/1 20.0 24 16 16 6 17 0.300 D-S Park 3-1 2.88 8/8 40.2 41 15 13 18 22 3.279 Away 3-2 5.59 9/7 38.2 36 36 27 18 29 5.245 vs. TUL 1-0 4.30 4/3 14.2 14 11 7 6 8 3.259 Career W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR AVG MiLB 6-7 4.63 31/27 116.2 118 66 60 54 81 12.269 MLB 1-1 7.20 15/1 20.0 24 16 16 6 17 0.300 MICHAEL ROTH 24 year old left hander is making his 4th start of the season and 32nd career Minor League appearance tonight at Dickey- Stephens Park. Comes off 3-0 loss to Frisco on Tuesday. Trailed from the first inning after allowing a 2-run homer to Jordan Brown. Retired 12 of last 14 batters faced in last Tuesday s loss. Acquired by Angels in 9th round of 2012 draft out of University of South Carolina. Was also drafted by Cleveland in 2011 with 31st round pick but did not sign. LITTLE ROCK TO ANAHEIM CORRIDOR Was assigned to the Arkansas roster 4 separate times during the 2013 season including the Opening Day roster. Was called up to MLB directly from Travs 3 times. FLOURISHING FINISH In last 4 starts of 2013 regular season, posted a 4-0 record and 3.42 ERA (21 ip/8 ER). POSTSEASON ACE Made 2 post season starts for Travs winning both games and held a 0.64 ERA (1 ER/14 IP). TWO WINS, TWO LEVELS, FOUR DAYS Made MLB debut on April 13, 2013 vs. HOU earning the win with 2 innings of no-hit relief just four days after making Travs debut on April 9, 2013 vs. MID earning the win with 5 innings of scoreless work. Combined on 4-hit shutout in a 3-0 win. AUTUMN BASEBALL Made 6 starts for Surprise in 2013 Arizona Fall League. Held a 1-0 record and 3.43 ERA and.237 batting average allowed. GAMECOCK LEGEND Enjoyed a stand out 4 year career at South Carolina with a 26-6 record and 1.91 ERA. Helped Gamecocks reach the Championship Series in the College World Series in three straight seasons from 2010-2012. Was starting pitcher for the clinching game of South Carolina s 1st ever College World Series Championship vs. UCLA in 2010, and earned the win in USC s CWS series clincher over Florida in 2011. CATCHERS CORNER GS Record Inns. ER ERA PB SB CS CS Rate Bandy 11 5-7 91.0 36 3.56 0 16 6.272 De La Rosa 5 2-3 40.0 16 3.60 1 3 3.500 starters essentials Pitcher Starts Team Rec Support IP/Start WHIP BB/9 K/9 Castillo 3 1-2 2.7 (8) 4.2 1.81 6.3 5.6 Rucinski 3 2-1 2.0 (6) 5.0 1.33 4.2 9.0 Sappington 4 2-2 7.7 (34) 4.1 2.02 6.75 9.9 Sneed 3 1-2 5.0 (14) 5.0 1.50 6.3 3.6 Roth 3 1-2 1.0 (3) 4.2 1.64 7.7 5.8 start/relief split W-L ERA IP/g IP H AB Avg R ER BB SO HR Start 4-7 4.97 4.2 76.0 80 290.276 43 42 49 64 9 Relief 3-2 1.80 5.0 55.0 31 189.164 13 11 19 61 2
travs game notes Monday april 21, 2014 vs. Tulsa Page 3 # 17 R.J. Alvarez Sat. at SPR, 2.0 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 2 k Appearances/scored upon 5/0 First batter faced/retired 5/0 Inherited Runners/Scored 1/0 # 40 Orangel Arenas Fri at SPR, 1.2 ip, 5 r, 4 er, 6 h, 2 hr Saves/Chances 0/1 Appearances/scored upon 4/2 First batter Faced/Retired 4/1 Inherited Runners/Scored 3/2 # 37 Cam Bedrosian Fri at SPR, 1.0 IP, perfect, 3 k Appearances/scored upon 1/0 First batter Faced/Retired 1/0 Inherited Runners/Scored 0/0 # 28 David Carpenter Sun at SPR, 2.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 1 bb, 4 k Appearances/scored upon 2/0 First batter Faced/Retired 2/2 Inherited Runners/Scored 0/0 LHP: 2-11 RHP: 0-11 RISP: 0-5 LHP: 1-13 RHP:.300, 1 hr RISP: 0-4 LHP: 0-2 RHP: 0-1 RISP: LHP: 0-4 RHP: 0-4 RISP: 0-1 Opened season with 7.1 shutout innings...batters are 2-for-22 against Alvarez (11 K s) Worked in short relief at In. Empire in 2013: 37 games, 4-2, 2.96 ERA,.191 avg against, 48.2 IP, 79 K s, 1.26 WHIP In 60 games during career has 117 strikeouts in 76 innings for a 14.1 K/9 ip ratio Pitched 3 years at Florida Atlantic University. 2 years as a starter (5.17 ERA), and 1 as reliever (0.72 ERA as a junior) Was Angels top draft choice in 2010 (3rd round) Held batters 1-for-23 over first 3 outings Returns to Travs in a new role as a long reliever after spending the 2013 season at In. Empire and Salt Lake as a starter Made 25 appearances last year: 9-13 record, 5.41 ERA. Spent most of season at In. Empire: 8-8, 5.14 ERA Made 52 appearances including 49 starts for 2011-2012 Travs: 14-21 record, 4.86 ERA, Only made 10 relief appearances during his professional career: 141 games, 47-49, 4.19 ERA Joins Travs today from Inland Empire after dominating California League hitters in 5 outings. Struck out 15 of 20 batters faced while at Inland Empire, Batters were 1-for-18 against him In 2013 made 44 appearances between Burlington and In. Empire: 1-5, 4.57 ERA, Out most of 2010 and all of 2011 due to UCL tear in elbow. Had Tommy John surgery in 2/11 Father is former MLB pitcher Steve Bedrosian (732 G, 76-79, 3.38 ERA, 184 saves, 1987 NL Cy Young) Joined Travs from Salt Lake on April 17: 4 G, 1-1, 7.36 ERA,.400 avg, 7.1 ip, 12 h, 6 r, 5 bb, 6 k Split 2013 MiLB season with Travs and Salt Lake: 53 G, 5-3, 6.53 ERA, 7 svs. Has appeared in 29 MLB games for Angels: 1-2, 5.63 ERA For Travs in 2013: 29 G, 0-2, 3.38 ERA, 5 sv. Lifetime record with Travs (2011, 2013): 48 G, 1-2, 2.06 ERA, 10 svs, # 23 Ryan Chaffee Sun at SPR, W, 1.0 ip, 2 r, 2 er, 2 h, bb, k Saves/Chances 0-0 Appearances/scored upon 5/2 First batter Faced/Retired 5/5 Inherited Runners/Scored 2/2 LHP: 1-6 RHP:.273 RISP: 2-11 Away: 5.06 ERA Had solid 2013 season for Travs in relief: 47 g, 3-2, 2.92 ERA,.189 avg allowed, 61.2 IP, 58 Ks, Joins Travs for 3rd season at Double-A. Career AA numbers: 89 g, 10-3, 2.84 ERA,.179 avg allowed Last season held TL s 2nd lowest batting average against for a reliever (.189) and 3rd highest K/9 ip rate (10.65) # 20 Carmine Giardina Sun at SPR, 1.0 ip, 1 h, 0 r Appearances/scored upon 6/1 First batter Faced/Retired 6/1 Inherited Runners/Scored 6/1 # 18 Kevin Johnson Thu. at SPR: L, 1.0 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 0 er, 2, k, Appearances/scored upon 5/2 First batter Faced/retired 5/3 Inherited Runners/Scored 1/0 # 33 Brandon Sisk Last app Sat. at SPR, 1.0 1 h, 0 r, 1 bb, 1 k Appearances/scored upon 5/0 First batter faced/retired 5/4 Inherited Runners/Scored 0/0 LHP: 1-8 RHP: 2-7 RISP: 0-5 Home: 10.80 ERA LHP: 2-9 RHP:.222 RISP: 2-7 Home: 3.00 ERA LHP: 0-5 RHP: 1-12 RISP: 0-3 Split 2013 between Travs and In. Empire: 32 games, 2-1, 3.00 ERA, 33 IP, 33 K s,.224 Avg, Pitched 5 weeks for Travs July 7 through August 14: 12 g, 1-0, 3.38 ERA,.237 avg Full-time reliever since missing entire 2011 season due to injury Pitched 2 years at University of Central Florida: 4-5, 7.43 ERA in 24 games Earned 29 saves for Travs over previous 2 seasons in 72 appearances: 4-7, 2.44 ERA, Last year split between Travs and Salt Lake: 52 G, 3-4, 4.02 ERA. Had 7.45 ERA at Salt Lake in 19.1 innings For career has a 2.2 Groundout-to-Airout ratio...and for career has 43 saves in 54 chances was a 2013 Mid-season All-Star for Travelers Started 2014 season with 5.0 scoreless innings (3 perfect innings)...batters are 1-for-17 Missed 2013 season after Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery March 2013 Had been acquired along with Alberto Callaspo by Angels in a trade with Royals for Ervin Santana in 2011 Holds 2.74 Career Minor League ERA in 190 appearances, 188 in relief, 42 saves Appeared in 56 games for NW Arkansas from 2010-2011: 7-7, 4.22 ERA, 98 IP, 91 K, 1.34 WHIP
travs game notes monday april 21, 2014 vs. Tulsa Page 4 # 17 Jett Bandy Last night 0-for-5, SPR Series 2-for-11, 2 hbp, k FRI Series 1 G, 0-for-3, 2 k Current Streak 0 G LHP 1-6 RHP.194 hr RISP 2-7 Home 2-13 Away.208, hr Invited to MLB Spring Training by Angels, appearing in 1 MLB game (1-for-4, HR vs. CHC) Led Travs with 78 games caught last year, finished with.241/.303/.376 line, 4 HRs, 28 RBI. Threw out 32.4 pct (24 cs) of base stealers to rank 2nd amongst qualifying TL catchers in 2013. Starting catcher for North Division in 2013 Texas League All-Star Game Former Arizona Wildcat (3 years):.308 career average, Freshman All-America 2009, All-Pac 10 2010 # 16 Zach Borenstein Last night CYCLE, 4-for-5, bb, 4 rbi, 1 r 10 G before Sunday 4-for-30, 14 k SPR Ser 6-for-14, 2 hr, 2 2b, 3b, 6 rbi, 4 bb,s FRI Series 0-for-10, 8 k Current Streak 3 G hit streak (6-for-11) LHP.278, 2 hr RHP.206 RISP.389 Home.100 Away.343, 2 hr On April 20 hit for CYCLE at SPR. First Trav since Aaron Peel in 2007 to hit for cycle 2013 Awards: Cal. League MVP, LAA MiLB POY, TOPPS Cal League POY, TOPPS Class A All-Star In. Empire in 2013 with.337/.403/.631 line included the 2nd highest SLG and OPS (1.034) in MiLB. Cal. League batting champion and HR king (28), was 12th in MiLB in HR s. 95 RBI ranked 3rd in CAL Earned first MLB Spring invite in 2014. 2 games for Angels had 0 at-bats and 1 walk. 3-year starter at Eastern Ill.(2009-2011), 144 games for Panthers:.362 avg, 23 HRs. 2011 OVC All-Star # 21 Kaleb Cowart Last night 1-for-5, infield 1b, bb, r SPR Series 2-for-16, 2 rbi, r, 3 k FRI Series 1 G, 1-for-4 Last 7 G.160 avg (4-25) LHP 2-13 RHP.324, 1 hr RISP 6-12 Home 4-13 Away.270, 1 hr MLB Spring invite for 2nd year with Angels appearing in 9 games: 2-for-10, 1 RBI 2013 w/ Travs:.221/.279/.301 line, 6 HRs, 42 RBIs as youngest position player to complete TL season. Led TL third baseman in games played (131) and putouts (85) while tying for lead in errors (25) Switch hitter struggled against RHP (.202 avg,.258 K-rate), but much better vs. LHP: (.279 avg,.221 K- rate) Ranked as Angels #1 prospect according to MLB.com and as #3 prospect according to Baseball America. #19 Anderson De La Rosa Last night Did Not Play SPR Series 1 G, 1-for-3, reach on error FRI Series 2 G, 0-for-7, w, 2 k Current Streak 1 G LHP 1-6 RHP 2-10 RISP 0-4 Home 0-7 Away 3-9 2013 will be De La Rosa s first year with the Angels after spending his first 10 seasons with Milwaukee. Played 496 career MiLB games with Brewers with.238 career average, 22 HRs In 2013 between Huntsville & Nashville:.273/.313/.370, 2 HRs, 22 RBI in 77 games Threw out 36.3 pct of opposing base stealers in 2013 for Nashville (29 cs) #4 Drew Heid Last night 3-for-5, solo hr, 3 r, rch on err 7 G before Sunday 3-for-24 SPR Series 3-for-12, hr, 1 rbi, bb, 3 k, cs FRI Series 2-for-10, w, 2 k Current Streak 0 G LHP 1-7 RHP.375, 1 hr RISP 2-9 Home.190 Away.462, 1 hr Combined between Travs and SLC to hit.305/.393/.452 with 6 HRs and 41 RBI..305 avg. ranked 6th highest in Angels org. and 3rd highest for a full-season LAA player Finished season on a tear with.340 avg in last 29 games at Salt Lake. Hit.331/.411/.532 at SLC in 45 G. Finished 2012 season with Travs collecting game-winning single in 1-0 victory in season s last game. 3 year player at Gonzaga:.376 career avg,.449 career OBP. Won 2009 WCC title and went to CWS Regional #3 Kyle Hudson Last night 0-for-3, 3 bb, 2 r, k SPR Series 5-for-15, 4 r, 4 bb, 2 k, cs FRI Series 2 G, 1-for-4, 2b, r, 3 bb, k, sb Reached 9 Gms (9 hits, 8 bb,.459 OBP, 5 r) Hits in 7 of 9 G.310 (9-29) 2b, 5 r LHP 2-14 RHP.278 RISP 1-11 Home.286 Away.222 MiLB Free Agent signed in January, spent 5 of 6 pro seasons with Baltimore organization Career.276/.361/.309 with 0 HR, but 167 SBs. 2010 Carolina League SB champion (40 SB at Frederick) 2013 season spent with Bowie (Orioles AA):.292/.386/.317, 26 SB s (was signed by O s as MiLB FA) 2012 went to Spring with TEX as Free Agent, traded to TAM on March 31, traded again to PHI May 16 Played football and baseball at Illinois, was a WR and KR with 73 career receptions, 1002 Yds, 5 TD s. Hit.376 for Illini #11 Adam Melker Joined Travs Saturday from Ontario, CA Sunday Travs Debut, 4-for-5, hr, 3 rbi, 2b, 3 r LHP RHP 3-4 RISP 1-1 Home Away 1-1, 1 hr 4-5, 1 hr Signed as Minor League Free Agent with Angels on April 18, 2014 and assigned immediately to the Travs Released by STL 4/17, flew home to Claremont, CA and signed next day. Then flew to SPR to join Travs Played 233 games for Springfield in 2012-2013:.245/.328/.303, 18 HR, 67 rbi Drafted by St. Louis in 2010 with 44th round pick out of Cal Poly Played 4 years for Cal Poly and appeared in 158 games, batting.287 with 1 Home Run for Mustangs #29 Michael Snyder Last night 1-for-6, 2b, gidp, 3 k SPR Series 2-for-17, HR (Fri.) 2 rbi, r, 7 k FRI Series 0-for-10, w, 5 k Last 7 G 2-for-29, Last 12 G.111 (5-45), 17 K LHP.143 RHP.205, 1 hr RISP 2-17 Home.143 Away.216, 1 hr At In. Empire last year:.280/.337/.506 line with 25 HRs and 92 RBI. 2013 California League Postseason All-Star, 2012 Pioneer League All-Star (.332-8 HR-59 RBI w/orem) 25 Home Runs and 92 RBI both ranked #2 in Angels organization Played in 207 of possible 210 games in professional career Played 2 years at Ole Miss (42 games) then transferred to Division II Florida Southern (91 G, 22 HRs,.351 avg)
travs game notes Monday april 21, 2014 vs. Tulsa Page 5 #8 Eric Stamets Last night 0-for-3, SPR Series 2-for-14, r, bb, 7 k FRI Series 2-for-8, rbi, r, k Last 6 G 3-for-19, 8 k #6 Jimmy Swift Last night Did Not Play Saturday 1-for-3, gidp, k SPR Series 2-for-7, k FRI Series 2 G, 2-6, rbi, 3 k Current Streak 2 G (2-7) Hits in 3 of 4 G 4-for-13, rbi #10 Andy Workman Last night Did Not Play Saturday at SPR 0-for-3, k SPR Series 1-for-6, inf, bb, k FRI Series 1 G, 0-for-1, 2 bb, 1 k Current Streak 0 LHP.357 RHP.184 RISP 4-10 Home.313 Away.194 LHP 3-7 RHP 1-15 RISP 1-4 Home 2-9 Away 2-13 LHP 1-8 RHP.400 RISP 3-4 Home 0-3 Away 5-15 Appeared in 6 ML Spring Games with Angels: 0-for-4, 3 BB, 1 SB Top defensive SS in Cal League in 2013 leading the circuit in fielding pct (.972), TC (613), Putouts (196), Assists (400) With In. Empire in 2013:.281/.335/.375 line with 4 HRs, 53 RBI and 16 SBs. Hit.354 vs. LHP Starred at SS for Evansville for 3 years setting single-season school records for assists by SS and SB s. Was named Missouri Valley Conference top SS for 2010 and 2012. Split 2013 between Travs and Salt Lake: overall had.271/.303/.382 line, 6 HR s, 32 RBI in 116 Games Was Travs starting SS during 2nd half run to division title and led team with.342 avg in July, was 2nd in TL in hits (25) in July 165 games for Travs over 2 + years:.243/.283/.332 line, 7 HR s Began career as undrafted free agent signed by TEX in 2011. Angels signed as MiLB FA in 2012 Played 4 years at Creighton: 287 games,.287 avg, 8 HR with Blue Jays Hit.235/.311/.381 at In. Empire in 2013 during second full professional season. Named 2013 Cal League Championship Series Most Valuable Player: 4-for-11, 1 Home Run, 6 RBIs Played 150 games in CF and 136 games in RF during Minor League Career 3 years at Arizona State mostly as a reserve OF:.292 avg, 3 HR #7 Alex Yarbrough Last night 3-for-5, 2b, 3 rbi, k SPR Series 7-for-17, 2 2b, 5 rbi, r, bb, 3 k FRI Series 2-for-10, 2b, 2 rbi, r Current 4 G hit streak.412 avg (7-17) 6 G before Friday 3-for-19, 2 rbi LHP.375 RHP.318 RISP.250 (5) Home.167 Away.405 Opened 2014 season with a 7-Game hitting streak (.393, 11-for-28) MLB Spring Invite with Angels: Was 2-for-6 in 6 ML Spring Games 2013 California League Postseason All-Star and 2013 Minor League Baseball Hit Leader (182 hits) Led MiLB in AB s (582), tied 7th in Total Plate Apps (615). Finished.313/.341/.459, 11 HR, 80 RBI, 32 2B, 10 3B Joined Travs for tail end of 2012 season for 5 games: went 2-for-18 with 1 double 3 year starter at 2B for Ole Miss: NCAA All-American in 2012 senior year: Career.338 avg, 14 HR Batting Orders 1.) Hudson (14), O Malley (2) 2.) Yarbrough (14), O Malley (2) 3.) Cowart (14), Yarbrough (1), Snyder (1) 4.) Borenstein (13), Snyder (2), Bandy (1) 5.) Snyder (12), De La Rosa (2), Bandy (1), Borenstein (1) 6.) Bandy (9), De La Rosa (3), Swift (1), Heid (1), Borenstein (1), Snyder (1) 7.) Heid (12), Swift (3), O Malley (1) 8.) Stamets (15), O Malley (1) 9.) Workman (8), O Malley (5), Swift (3) Melker Defensive Lineups 1B Snyder (15), Swift (1) 2B Yarbrough (15), O Malley (1) SS Stamets (15), O Malley (1) 3B Cowart (13), Swift (3) C Bandy (11), De La Rosa (5) LF Borenstein (13), Workman (3) CF Hudson (12), O Malley (3) Melker (1) RF Heid (14), Workman (2) DH O Malley (6), Swift (4) Hudson (2) Workman (1),Cowart (1), Snyder (1), Borenstein (1) TRAVS HOST 2014 TEXAS LEAGUE ALL STAR GAME For the 8th time the Arkansas Travelers will host the Texas League All-Star Game on Tuesday, June 24. This will be the first time that Dickey-Stephens Park hosts the event. Last Home Run Multi Hit Game Multi RBI Game Name Date AB Since 2 3 4 5 Total 2 3 4 5 Total Bandy 4/3 31 1 1 1 1 Borenstein 4/20 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 3 Cowart 4/3 42 1 1 2 1 1 De La Rosa Heid 4/20 3 1 2 1 4 Hudson 2 2 1 1 Melker 4/20 2 1 1 1 1 Swift 1 1 Stamets 2 2 Snyder 4/18 10 1 1 2 1 1 Workman 1 1 1 1 Yarbrough 3 2 5 1 2 3 score by innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ext Total Travs 5 11 4 14 4 6 11 7 5 0 65 Opponent 11 9 10 5 4 13 2 1 1 0 56 HR s 1-R 2-R 3-R GS HOME RUN COUNT Travs 7 3 3 1 12 18.4 % Opponent 11 4 5 1 18 32.1 % HR Runs % of R s B-to-B Walkoff 1st Inn Leadoff
travs game notes monday april 21, 2014 vs. Tulsa Page 6 travelers first half day-by-day Date Opp Score W/L Record Stand Winner Loser Save Att Time HRs/Notes 4/3 @ MID 20-7 W 1-0 T1 R. Chaffee (1-0) D. Granier (0-1) 5,688 3:52 22 hits, 9 Travs w/hit & Run. Cowart 5 H, HR. Bandy HR 4/4 @MID 0-6 L 1-1 T1 Z. Neal (1-0) M. Roth (0-1) 3,943 2:51 6 hits total. Russell HR, Head HR for Midland 4/5 @ MID 3-1 W 2-1 T1 D. Rucinski (1-0) T. Peters (0-1) M. Morin (1) 6,052 2:41 Rucinski 5 ip, 1 r, 6 K. Pen 4 ip, 1 H, 0 r 4/7 (1) @ FRI 8-1 W 3-1 K. Sneed (1-0) J. Reyes (0-1) 2:38 Borenstein 3 h, 2 rbi, 4 SB, 3 r 4/7 (2) @ FRI 3-1 W 4-1 1 (+2) Y. Castillo (1-0) K. Lotzkar (0-1) M. Morin (2) 2,912 2:19 Workman 2-3, 3 RBI 4/8 @FRI 2-4 L 4-2 1 (+2) M. Garcia (1-0) Sappington (0-1) E. Cabrera (1) 4,312 2:52 4/10 MID 3-2 W 5-2 1 (+3) M. Morin (1-0) A. Werner (0-1) 5,547 3:11 Yarbrough 2 RBI, winning SF in 9th 4/11 MID 2-1 W 6-2 1 (+3) D. Rucinski (2-0) T. Peters (0-2) M. Morin (3) 5,326 2:39 Bandy 2-2, RBI, R Travs K 11 Hounds batters 4/12 MID 2-3 L 6-3 1 (+3) R. Alcantara (2-0) K. Sneed (1-1) S. Frankoff (2) 6,150 3:06 J. Marte HR, Midland 11 LOB 4/14 (1) FRI 4-5 L 6-4 P. Klein (2-0) C. Giardina (0-1) M. West (1) 3:08 Totaled 14 walks. Travs pitchers walked 8 4/14 (2) FRI 1-2 L 6-5 1 (+2) J. Eickhoff (1-0) M. Sappington (0-2) K. Lotzkar (1) 2,121 1:57 Eickhoff, Lotzkar combine 1 hitter 4/15 FRI 0-3 L 6-6 1 (+1) L. Jackson (1-0) M. Roth (0-2) F. Mendoza (2) 2,547 2:33 Jordan Brown HR (3) for FRI, Travs just 4 hits 4/16 @SPR 1-2 L 6-7 T1 J. Wright (1-0) K. Johnson (0-1) 3,463 2:55 Luis Mateo 9th inning RBI GW hit 4/17 @SPR 5-9 L 6-8 2 (-1) S. Gaviglio (1-2) K. Sneed (1-2) 4,207 3:04 M. Snyder HR (1). Jon Rodriguez, Al. Diaz HR 4/18 @SPR 1-6 L 6-9 3 (-2) J. Cornelius (1-2) Y. Castillo (1-1) 4,693 2:37 SPR leads all gm. J. Ramsey HR, Borenstein HR (1) 4/19 @SPR 11-3 W 7-9 T2 (-1) R. Chaffee (2-0) A. Ferrara (0-1) 3,600 3:32 Borenstein CYCLE (2nd HR). Melker, Heid HR 4/21 TUL 4/22 TUL 4/23 TUL 4/24 TUL 4/25 SPR 4/26 SPR 4/27 SPR 4/28 SPR 4/29 @TUL 4/30 @TUL 5/1 @TUL 5/2 @TUL 5/3 @NWA 5/4 @NWA 5/5 @NWA 5/6 @NWA 5/8 TUL 5/9 TUL 5/10 TUL 5/11 TUL 5/12 NWA 5/13 NWA 5/14 NWA 5/15 NWA 5/16 @SPR 5/17 @SPR 5/18 @SPR 5/19 @SPR 5/21 CC 5/22 CC 5/23 CC 5/24 SA 5/25 SA 5/26 SA 5/27 @CC 5/28 @CC 5/29 @CC 5/30 @SA 5/31 @SA 6/1 @SA 6/3 SPR 6/4 SPR 6/5 SPR 6/6 SPR 6/7 NWA 6/8 NWA 6/9 NWA 6/10 NWA 6/11 @TUL 6/12 @TUL 6/13 @TUL 6/14 @TUL 6/15 @NWA 6/16 @NWA
travs game notes monday april 21, 2014 vs. Tulsa Page 7 Travs 2014 Season Highs and Lows TEAM HITTING Runs, Game, Travs 20 at MID, 4/3 Runs, Game, Opponents 9 at SPR, 4/18 Runs, Inning, Travs 9 (T4) at MID, 4/3 Runs, Inning, Opponents 4 (3 times) last at SPR, 4/19 Hits, Game, Travs 22 at MID, 4/3 Hits, Game, Opponents 11 at MID, 4/3 Hits, Inning, Travs 8 (T4) at MID, 4/3 Hits, Inning, Opponents 5 (B3) at MID, 4/3 Extra-Base Hits, Game, Travs 8 at SPR, 4/20 Extra-Base Hits, Game, Opp 4 at MID, 4/3 Home Runs, Game, Travs 3 at SPR, 4/20 Home Runs, Game, Opponents 2 at SPR, 4/18 Home Runs, Inning, Travs 1 at MID, 4/3 Home Runs, Inning, Opponents 2 at MID, 4/4 Singles, Game, Travs 16 at MID, 4/3 Singles, Game, Opponents 8 at FRI, 4/8 Doubles, Game, Travs 4 at SPR, 4/20 Doubles, Game, Opponents 3 at MID, 4/3 Triples, Game, Travs 1 Triples, Game, Opponents 1 Left on Base, Travs 12 at SPR, 4/20 Left on Base, Opponents 12 vs. MID, 4/12 Stolen Bases, Game, Travs 7 (twice) last vs. MID, 4/10 Stolen Bases, Game, Opponents 4 at SPR, 4/18 Stolen Bases, Inning, Travs 4, 5th at FRI 4/8 (1) Stolen Bases, Inning, Opponents 2, 2nd at SPR, 4/18 Caught Stealing, Game, Travs 3 at FRI (4/8 (2) Caught Stealing, Game, Opp 2 vs. MID, 4/10 TEAM FIELDING Double Plays, Game, Travs 3 at FRI, 4/7 Double Plays, Game, Opponents 4 at SPR, 4/17 Errors, Game, Travs 3 (2) at SPR, 4/18 Errors, Game, Opponents 3 vs. MID, 4/10 Errors, Inning, Travs 2, 6th at SPR, 4/18 Travs Transactions April 2 Announce Opening Day Roster (Pitchers RJ Alvarez, Orangel Arenas, Yeiper Castillo, Ryan Chaffee, Carmine Giardina, Kevin Johnson, Michael Morin, Michael Roth, Drew Rucinski, Eduard Santos, Mark Sappington, Brandon Sisk, Kramer Sneed. Position Players Jett Bandy, Zach Borenstein, Kaleb Cowart, Anderson De La Rosa, Drew Heid, Kyle Hudson, Shawn O Malley, Michael Snyder, Eric Stamets, Jimmy Swift, Andy Workman, Alex Yarbrough) April 3 RHP Michael Brady claimed by Angels from Marlins and assigned to Travs...RHP Eduard Santos placed on disabled list April 5 RHP Dane De La Rosa assigned to Travs on MLB rehab by Los Angeles Angels April 9 RHP Dane De La Rosa ML rehab assignment moved to Inland Empire April 16 RHP Mike Morin, RHP Michael Brady, UTL Shawn O Malley transferred to Salt Lake. RHP Eduard Santos activated and transferred to In. Empire...Travs receive RHP David Carpenter from Salt Lake April 17 Travs receive RHP Cam Bedrosian from Inland Empire April 19 Angels sign outfielder Adam Melker and assigned him to Arkansas. TEAM PITCHING Strikeouts, Game, Travs 11 (2) at SPR, 4/18 Strikeouts, Game, Opponents 12 vs. MID, 4/12 Base on Balls, Game, Travs 8 vs. FRI (1), 4/14 Base on Balls, Game, Opponents 9 at MID, 4/3 Hit Batters, Game, Travs 1 at MID, 4/3 Fewest Hits Allowed, 9 inn Travs Fewest Hits Allowed, 9 inn Opp 1 vs. FRI (2), 4/14 Pitchers Used, Game, Travs 5 vs. MID, 4/11 DISABLED LIST