CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
Brandon Crawford, Alex Liddi, and Matt Spencer all hit their fourth HR’s of the season and Madison Bumgarner allowed just one run over five innings to go a perfect 3-0 for the 2009 season. Chris Withrow punched out 10 over just five innings but lost to today’s player of the day Chris Hicks.
The Astros right hander tossed five innings of scoreless ball, allowing just five hits while striking out nine. Hicks, 21, is now 2-1 on the season with a 3.07 ERA and 18 K’s in 14.2 IP. Used almost exclusively as a reliever last season, Hicks has proven to be quite adept at forcing groundball outs this season (2.57/FO) and has exhibited good control. At 6-4 205 lb., he appears to have a nice durable frame capable of handling a steady workload.
California League Player of the Day—CHRIS HICKS
Other Notable Performances
Hitting:
- Alex Liddi—3-4 HR(4) 3 RBI 2B
- James McOwen—3-5 2R SB(1)
- Joe Dunigan—4-4 HR(3) 2 RBI 2B
- Kuo Hui Lo—2-4 HR(1) RBI 3B 2R
- Matt Spencer—3-4 2B HR(4) RBI 3R BB
- Jermaine Mitchell—2-4 HR(1) RBI
- Brandon Crawford—1-4 HR(4) 2 RBI
- Buster Posey—2-4 R RBI
- Roger Kieschnick—1-3 HR(2) 2 RBI
- Engel Beltre—1-4 2B 2R RBI BB SB(5)
- Mitch Moreland—1-4 HR(2) RBI 2 BB 2R
- Mauro Gomez—3-6 HR(3) 6 RBI 2B
- Collin Cowgill—2-5 R SB(3)
- Scott Vanslyke—4-5 2B 3B 2R
Pitching:
- Nathan Adcock—6 IP 4H BB 4K W(2-1)
- Madison Bumgarner—5 IP 5H ER 5K W(3-0)
- Chris Withrow—5 IP 3H Er 2 BB 10 K L(1-1)
- Chris Hicks—5 IP 5H 2 BB 9K W(2-1)
CAROLINA LEAGUE
Jason Place continues to make positive strides in his development as he hit his second HR and drove in three runs. Teammate Chi-Hsien Chiang had nice back to back outings combining to go 4-7 with a HR, three RBI and three runs scored. Jordan Danks had three hits, driving in two and scoring twice.
Today’s player of the day in the Carolina League is Cleveland Indians 3B prospect Lonnie Chisenhall. For the second straight day, Chisenhall homered and drove in five runs. The Indians’ 2008 first round selection has an eight game hitting streak and is beginning to demonstrate the promising power potential and plate discipline that made him a top draft choice last June.
Carolina League Player of the Day—LONNIE CHISENHALL
Other Notable Performances
Hitting:
- Jason Place—2-4 HR(2) 3 RBI BB 2B 2R
- Chih-Hsien Chiang—2-4 HR(1) 3 RBI BB 2R (Game 1)…2-3 R (Game 2)
- Kris Negron—2-4 R RBI SB(2)
- Clint Robinson—2-3 2 HR(2) 2 RBI BB 2R (Game 1)…1-4 HR(3) RBI (Game 2)
- David Lough—3-4 2 RBI
- Lonnie Chisenhall—2-5 GS HR(2) 5 RBI 2B BB
- Cord Phelps—2-4 2B BB R
- Freddie Freeman—2-5 2B 2R
- Michael Fisher—3-4 2R BB
- Jordan Danks—3-4 2 RBI 2R BB SB(3)
- Brent Morel—2-4 R BB SB(5)
Pitching:
- Ronal Uviedo—5 IP 2H 5K
- Zack Britton—5 IP 4H ER 2 BB 4K
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
Matt Dominguez and Michael Stanton combined to go 4-7 with four runs and three walks. Osvaldo Martinez, Alex Buchholz, Eric Thames and Reid Fronk each pounded out three hits and Shawn O’Malley had four hits and three runs scored.
Today’s FSL top player is Jupiter Hammerheads pitcher Kyle Winters. One day after his 22nd birthday, the ’05 fifth rounder tossed seven two-hit innings walking one and striking out two. Winters has allowed just one run in his first 19 innings of 2009 (0.47 ERA) He is a control pitcher who gets a lot of groundball outs and has made some improvements, thusfar, in controlling the strike zone.
Florida State League Player of the Day—KYLE WINTERS
Other Notable Performances
Hitting:
- Matt Dominguez—2-4 2B 3R BB
- Michael Stanton—2-3 R RBI 2 BB
- Osvaldo Martinez—3-4 2 3B 2R BB
- Cole Gillespie—2-2 R 2 BB SB(4)
- Austin Romine—2-4 2B 2R
- Dominic Brown—2-3 BB R SB(3)
- Kody Kaiser—2-3 BB R SB(3)
- Audy Ciraco—2-4 HR(1) 2 RBI 2B 2R
- Marwin Gonzalez—3-5 2B 2R
- Jovan Rosa—2-2 2B 2 RBI
- Eric Thames—3-4 2B 3B RBI 2R
- Jermaine Curtis—3-4 RBI
- Deibinson Romero—2-3 2R 2B RBI
- Alex Buchholz—3-5 2B 3B 2 RBI
- Reid Fronk—3-5 2B RBI
- Shawn O’Malley—4-5 2B 3B RBI 3R
Pitching:
- Kyle Winters—7 IP 2 H BB 2K W(1-0)
- Andrew Hess—5 Ip 6H 4K W(1-0)
- David Bromberg—6 IP 4H ER 2 BB 3K W(1-0)
