Hickory Crawdads vs. Greensboro Grasshoppers
(4-1) (3-2)
Game 6: April 8, 2008; 7:00 PM
NewBridge Bank Park Stadium; Capacity: 7,499
Season Series: Hickory 1-0
Broadcast live on 92.1 FM and HickoryCrawdads.com.
Hickory: RHP Matt Foust (0-1, 54.00 ERA); 6’3”, 215 LBS
2008: 0-1, 54.00 ERA, 1 G, 0 GS, .2 IP, 1 K, 3 BB, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 HB, 1 WP
Greensboro: TBD
Pitching Probables
Team W L
Hickory 4 1
Lake County 3 1
Hagerstown 2 1
Greensboro 3 2
West Virginia 2 3
Delmarva 1 2
Lakewood 1 3
Lexington 1 4
2008 South Atlantic League Northern Division Standings
‘Dads Pitchers Dazzle
Hickory’s 4-1 start has been built almost exclusively on its stellar pitching early in 2008. The Crawdads lead the league in ERA and opponents’ batting average, led by a string of quality starting efforts. Of the team’s six earned runs allowed, four came in the fifth inning of Hickory’s season-opening loss to West Virginia, all against tonight’s starter Matt Foust in relief that night. Hickory’s starters have combined for two earned runs in 23 innings pitched.
Offense Arrives
Hickory’s bats finally caught up to its arms in a 7-2 win over Greensboro last night. After combining for just eight runs in four games against West Virginia, the Crawdads set high team marks for both runs (7) and hits (12) in a game in the victory over the Grasshoppers. Eight of the nine members of Hickory’s lineup grabbed a hit and seven of the nine either scored or drove in a run.
Hickory’s Goin’ Streaking
The Crawdads already possessed the league’s longest winning streak of the year entering last night before they extended it to four straight games. The closest streaks to Hickory belong to Southern Division clubs Asheville and Rome, each winners of two straight.
News and Notes
Record: (4-1) Streak: W-4
Home: (3-1) Road: (1-0)
Hitting/Lg Rank Pitching/Rank
Avg: .237 (T-6) ERA: 1.38 (1)
HR: 2 (T-6) K: 42 (4)
R: 15 (T-10) H: 26 (2)
SB: 5 (T-9) BB: 11 (5)
OBP: .272 (12) BAA: .186 (1)
2008 Hickory Stats
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ickory Crawdads Radio Network
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Crawdads Game Notes – April 8, 2008: Game 6
2008 Season: Foust appeared in relief of starter Duke Welker in Hickory’s
season opener against West Virginia. Foust lasted only 2/3 of an inning,
allowing four runs on two hits, three walks, a hit batter and a wild pitch. He
was charged with the loss
Last Start: This is Fousts’s first start of the season.
Bio: The Pirates drafted Foust in the sixth round of last year’s draft out of
Nebraska. He was only the second Cornhusker drafted by the Pirates since
1990. He went 3-6 with a 4.47 ERA in 13 starts for the State College Spikes
last season. Foust was named Gatorade High School Player of the Year in
Kansas in 2003.
Tonight’s starting pitcher: RHP Matt Foust, #48
Record: (3-2) Road: (3-1) L 10: (3-2)
Streak: L-2 Home: (0-1) April: (3-2)
April 9: Hickory @ Greensboro, 7 p.m.
RHP Duke Welker (0-0) vs. RHP C. Martinez (0-0)
April 10: Hickory @ Greensboro, 7 p.m.
RHP Jose Diaz (0-0) vs. TBD
April 11: Hickory @ Kannapolis, 7:05 p.m.
RHP Dustin Molleken (0-0) vs. RHP M. Socolovich (0-1)
April 12: Hickory @ Kannapolis, 7:05 p.m.
TBD vs. TBD
Upcoming Probable Starters
Scouting Report:
Greensboro Grasshoppers
Hitting
AVG: .266 OBP: .312
HR: 0 R: 17
SB: 2 R/Gm: 3.4
Pitching
ERA: 2.81 K: 26
H: 36 BB: 9
Opp. Avg: .228 Whip: 1.08
Miles Durham, 1B: 4-13, 1 RBI first four games; currently on a three-game hitting streak
Erik Huber, LF: 5-17, team-high four runs scored first five games; has started all five of Hickory’s games
Pitching staff: 4-1, 1.38 ERA, 39 IP, 26 H, 11 BB, 42 K, 9 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, .095 WHIP
April 15 v. Lexington: All-U-Can Eat Tuesdays
April 16 v. Lexington: Day Game, 12 p.m. start
April 18 v. Lexington: Fireworks Night
SAL 2002 Champion SAL 2004 Champion
Crawdads Game Notes – April 8, 2008: Game 6
2008 Team Leaders
Longest Win Streak: 4, April 5-7
Longest Losing Streak: 1, Apr. 5 vs. WVP (Game 1)
Most Runs (game): 7, Apr. 7 @ Greensboro
Most Runs Allowed (game): 5, 4/5 vs. WVP (Gm1)
Most Runs (inning): 3, 4/7 @ GBO (5th inning)
Most Runs Allowed (inning): 4, 4/5 vs. WVP (Gm1, 5th)
Most Hits (game): 7, Apr. 5 vs. WVP (Game 2)
Most Hits Allowed (game): 8, Apr. 7 @ Greensboro
Most HRs (game): 1, Apr. 5 vs. WVP (Games 1+2)
Most HRs Allowed (game): 1, Apr. 5 vs. WVP (Gm1)
Most Errors (game): 4, Apr. 5 vs. WVP (Game 2)
Shortest Game (time): 2:36, Apr. 7 @ Greensboro
Longest Game (time): 2:36, Apr. 7 @ Greensboro
Longest Game (innings): 9, April 7 @ Greensboro
Biggest Margin of Victory: 5, April 7 @ Greensboro
Biggest Margin of Defeat: 2, Apr. 5 vs. WVP (G1)
Largest Home Crowd: 1,713, Apr. 6 vs. WVP (DH)
Largest Crowd: 5,925, April 7 @ Greensboro
2008 Team Highs and Lows
Hitting
Avg: Jones – .667
HR: Davis/Pena – 1
RBI: Pena – 3
R: Huber – 3
SB: Several – 1
H: Durham/Jones – 2
BB: Several – 1
OBP: Jones– .750
SLG: Pena – 2.000
OPS: Pena – 2.333
Pitching
Wins: Amaro – 1
Losses: Foust – 1
Saves: None
ERA: Several – 0.00
K: Diaz – 4
BB: Foust – 3
IP: Diaz – 5
HR: Welker – 1
BAA: Welker – .143
WP: Foust – 1
At-bats (game): 5 – Several
Hits (game): 2 – Several
HR (game): 1 – Pena (Gm. 1 v. WVP 4/5); Davis (Gm. 2 v. WVP 4/5)
R (game): 2 – Huber v. WVP 4/5; Spain @ GBO 4/7
RBI (game): 3 – Pena (Gm. 1 v. WVP 4/5)
SB (game): 1 – Several
TB (game): 4 – Pena (Gm. 1 v. WVP 4/5), Davis (Gm. 2 v. WVP 4/5)
IP (start): 6 – Molleken (Gm. 1 v. WVP 4/6)
IP (relief): 3 – Several
Ks (start): 8 – Molleken (Gm. 1 v. WVP 4/6)
Ks (relief): 5 – Rodriguez (Gm. 2 v. WVP 4/6)
BBs (game): 3 – Foust (Gm. 1 v. WVP 4/5)
Hits allowed (game): 5 – Delossantos @ GBO 4/7
ER allowed (game): 4 – Foust (Gm. 1 v. WVP 4/5)
2008 Individual Highs and Lows
Home: (3-1) Road: (1-0)
First Game Homestand: (0-1) First GM Roadtrip: (1-0)
Day: (1-0) Night: (3-1)
Score First: (3-0) Score Last: (4-0)
1-run games: (3-0) 2-run games: (0-1)
3-run games: (0-0) 3+-run games: (1-0)
Extra innings: (2-0) Doubleheaders: (3-1)
Monday: (1-0) Tuesday (0-0)
Wednesday: (0-0) Thursday: (0-0)
Friday: (0-0) Saturday: (1-1)
Sunday: (2-0) Current month: (4-1)
April: (4-1) May: (0-0)
June: (0-0) July: (0-0)
August/Sept.: (0-0)
Leading after 5 innings: (1-0) Tied after 5: (3-0)
Trailing after 5 innings: (0-1)
Leading after 6 innings: (2-0) Tied after 6: (2-0)
Trailing after 6 innings: (0-1)
Leading after 7 innings: (2-0) Tied after 7: (2-0)
Trailing after 7 innings: (0-1)
Leading after 8 innings: (3-0) Tied after 8: (0-0)
Trailing after 8 innings: (0-0) Walk-off wins: 3
2008 Assorted Team Records
SAL 2002 Champion SAL 2004 Champion
Crawdads Game Notes – April 8, 2008: Game 6
Left Field Center Field Right Field
Erik Huber (4) Marcus Davis (4) Austin McClune (5)
Keanon Simon (4) Keanon Simon (1)
Shortstop Second Base
Jose De Los Santos (4) Matt Cavagnaro (4)
Victor Alvarez (1) Victor Alvarez (1)
Third Base First Base
Bobby Spain (4) Miles Durham (4)
Danny Bomback (1) Tom Hagan (1)
Designated Hitter
Tom Hagan (2)
Keanon Simon (1)
Marcus Davis (1)
Catcher Erik Huber (1)
Ronald Pena (3)
Chris Jones (2)
2008 Games Played by Position
1. J. De Los Santos (3-1), K. Simon (1-0)
2. Austin McClune (4-1)
3. Miles Durham (3-1), Tom Hagan (1-0)
4. Erik Huber (4-1)
5. R. Pena (2-0), M. Davis (1-1), C. Jones (1-0)
6. M. Davis (3-0), C. Jones (1-0), R. Pena (0-1)
7. T.Hagan (1-1), D. Bomback (1-0), M. Cavagnaro (1-0),
K. Simon (1-0)
8. B. Spain (2-1), M. Cavagnaro (2-0)
9. V. Alvarez (2-0), M. Cavagnaro (0-1), B. Spain (1-0),
K. Simon (1-0)
Number of Different Lineups: 5
Order position with most batters: 7, 9
Order position with fewest batters: 2, 4
Lineup Appearances and Records
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9+ Total
Hickory: 1 1 0 1 3 2 1 2 1 0 15
Opponents: 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9
Runs by Inning
April: 3-1, 0 SV, 2.25 ERA, 16 IP, 18 K, 10 H, 4 BB
May:
June:
July:
Aug/Sept.:
Bullpen Breakdown
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Crawdads Game Notes – April 8, 2008: Game 6
T-1. Ronald Pena 1
T-1. Marcus Davis 1
Power Poll
Home run leaders
Team League Record Standings
Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB) NL-Cen 2-3 T-4
Indianapolis Indians (AAA) IL-W 1-2 T-3
Altoona Curve (AA) EL-S 0-3 T-5
Lynchburg Hillcats (A) CL-N 0-2 T-2
Hickory Crawdads (A) SAL-N 1-1 T-4
State College Spikes (SS) NYPL Start June 17
Bradenton Pirates (Rk) GCL Start June 19
Pittsburgh Pirates:
Down on the Farm
April 3: Rained out
April 4: Rained out
April 5: L, Game 1, 5-3
W, Game 2, 3-2
April 6: W, Game 1, 1-0
W, Game 2, 1-0
April 7: W, 7-2
Record: 4-1
Hickory’s
Last 10
T-1. Erik Huber 1
T-1. J. De Los Santos 1
T-1. Miles Durham 1
T-1. Austin McClune 1
T-1. Keanon Simon 1
Need for Speed
Stolen base leaders
1. Dustin Molleken 8
2. R. Delossantos 6
‘K’ Kings
Strikeout leaders
T-1. Carlos Amaro 2
T-1. Matt McSwain 2
T-3. Several 1
Rubber Arms
Most appearances
HickoryCrawdads.com
March 31 – Roster announced
March 31 – RHP Brad Clapp (arm) and C Andrew
Walker (ankle) placed on inactive list.
Hickory 2008 Transactions
1. Andrew McCutchen, OF (Indianapolis Indians)
Season: .222, 9 AB, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB
2. Neil Walker, 3B (Indianapolis Indians)
Season: .143, 7 AB, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
3. Steve Pearce, OF (Indianapolis Indians)
Season: .083, 12 AB, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 R
4. Brad Lincoln, RHP (Inactive)
Season: -----
5. Daniel Moskos, LHP (Lynchburg Hillcats)
Season: -----
Pirates Prospect Watch
Baseball America’s Top 5 Pittsburgh Prospects
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Man-games missed: 0
Disabled List
SAL 2002 Champion SAL 2004 Champion
Crawdads Game Notes – April 8, 2008: Game 6
South Atlantic League Standings
Northern Division
|
W
|
L
|
PCT
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GB
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Greensboro
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2
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0
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1.000
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Hagerstown
|
2
|
1
|
.667
|
.5
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Lake County
|
2
|
1
|
.667
|
.5
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Hickory
|
1
|
1
|
.500
|
1
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West Virginia
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1
|
1
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.500
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1
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Delmarva
|
1
|
2
|
.333
|
1.5
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Lakewood
|
1
|
2
|
.333
|
1.5
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Lexington
|
1
|
2
|
.333
|
1.5
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Southern Division
|
W
|
L
|
PCT
|
GB
|
Charleston
|
3
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0
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1.000
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Kannapolis
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2
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0
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1.000
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.5
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Savannah
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2
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0
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1.000
|
.5
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Asheville
|
2
|
1
|
.667
|
1
|
Augusta
|
0
|
2
|
.000
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2.5
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Columbus
|
0
|
2
|
.000
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2.5
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Greenville
|
0
|
2
|
.000
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2.5
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Rome
|
0
|
3
|
.000
|
3
|
League Leaders
Attendance Report
Hitting
Avg: Brad Suttle (CHA) – .583
HR: 18 tied at 1
RBI: Austin Krum (CHA) – 4
SB: Greg Veloz (SAV) – 4
H: Brad Suttle (CHA) – 7
R: Three tied at 4
2B: Seven tied at 2
3B: Eight tied at 1
OBP: Everth Cabrera (ASH) – .692
Team Total AVG
Rome 9,821 4,911
Greenville 9,186 4,493
Lakewood 13,494 4,498
Delmarva 11,773 3,924
Augusta 7,604 3,802
Asheville 3,470 1,735
Columbus 2,799 1,400
Hickory 1,013 1,013
Hickory 0 0
Greensboro 0 0
West Virginia 0 0
Hagerstown 0 0
Charleston 0 0
Lexington 0 0
Kannapolis 0 0
Savannah 0 0
Today’s Games
SAV @ COL, DH 1:00 PM LCO @ LAK, 1:05 PM
CHA @ ROM, 2:00 PM HAG @ DEL, 2:05 PM
WVP @ HIC, DH 3:00 PM KAN @ GRE, DH 4 PM
GBO @ AUG, 5:05 PM
Pitching
ERA: Several tied at 0.00
Wins: 20 tied at 1
Losses: 20 tied at 1
Strikeouts: Three tied at 8
Saves: 12 tied at 1
Games: Six tied at two
IP: Cory Riordan (ASH) – 7.0
BB: Jhoulys Chacin (ASH), Julian Sampson (LAK) – 5
HR: 18 tied at 1
CG: None
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Crawdads Game Notes – April 8, 2008: Game 6
Position Player Profiles
41 – Victor ALVAREZ .000 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI
-Selected by Pittsburgh in 33rd round of 2006 Amateur Entry Draft
-Played for GCL Pirates, Lynchburg Hillcats (Carolina League) and Hickory in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (two seasons): .190 AVG, 0 HR, 13 RBI, .328 OBP, 59 G, 163 AB
-From Venezuela, but attended Cumberland University in Tennessee
-2006 NAIA All-American Honorable Mention at Cumberland
13 – Danny BOMBACK .000 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI
-Selected by Pittsburgh in the 32nd round of the 2007 Amateur Entry Draft
-Played for GCL Pirates in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (one season): .255 AVG, 1 HR, 19 RBI, .360 OBP, 43 G, 137 AB
-Attended Florida Atlantic University and Broward Community College
-Hometown is Davie, Fl, but was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and speaks fluent Spanish
5 – Matt CAVAGNARO .200 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI
-Selected by Pittsburgh in 21st round of 2007 Amateur Entry Draft
-Played for State College Spikes (NYPL) in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (one season): .262 AVG, 4 HR, 31 RBI, .302 OBP, 68 G, 275 AB
-Led NYPL 2B in games (67), total chances (333), putouts (123) assists (200) and double plays (49)
-Attended and graduated from Penn State University
30 – Marcus DAVIS .167 AVG 1 HR 1 RBI
-Selected by Pittsburgh in 18th round of 2007 Amateur Entry Draft
-Played for State College Spikes (NYPL) in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (one season): .232 AVG, 8 HR, 20 RBI, 15 SB, .322 OBP, 48 G, 155 AB
-Graduated from Alcorn State with a degree in computer science
-Was originally a closer at East Central (Miss.) Community College with a high fastball of 94 mph
7 – Jose DE LOS SANTOS .143 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI
-Signed as a minor league free agent 2/18/04
-Played for Hickory in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (two seasons): .277 AVG, 1 HR, 36 RBI, 23 SB, .326 OBP, 132 G, 473 AB
-Learned to switch-hit in the offseason
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Crawdads Game Notes – April 8, 2008: Game 6
Position Player Profiles
33 – Miles DURHAM .286 AVG 0 HR 1 RBI
-Selected by Pittsburgh in 22nd round of 2006 Amateur Entry Draft
-Played for State College Spikes (NYPL) in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (two seasons): .224 AVG, 3 HR, 28 RBI, .270 OBP, 99 G, 330 AB
-Brother Tyler reached Single-A level in St. Louis Cardinals organization (2003)
26 – Tom HAGAN .167 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI
-Selected by Pittsburgh in 39th round of 2006 Amateur Entry Draft
-Played for GCL Pirates in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (two seasons): .306 AVG, 3 HR, 31 RBI, .416 OBP, 75 G, 235 AB
-Attended University of Virginia; selected 2006 ACC All-Star DH
-Was a punter for the Cavaliers football team his first two seasons, originally attended UVa on a
football scholarship
27 – Erik HUBER .167 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI
-Selected by Pittsburgh in 12th round of 2007 Amateur Entry Draft
-Played for State College Spikes (NYPL) in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (one season): .227 AVG, 0 HR, 11 RBI, .308 OBP, 45 G, 150 AB
-Attended Eastern Illinois, where he was the first player to hit .400 in a season since 1982-83 and was named an ESPN The Magazine 2007 Academic All-American
24 – Chris JONES .667 AVG 0 HR 1 RBI
-Selected by Pittsburgh in 11th round of 2005 Amateur Entry Draft
-Injured (shoulder) and did not play in 2007; last played for Hickory and Lynchburg Hillcats in 2006
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (two seasons): .221 AVG, 0 HR, 20 RBI, .301 OBP, 75 G, 231 AB
31 – Austin McCLUNE .167 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI
-Selected by Pittsburgh in 7th round of 2006 Amateur Entry Draft
-Played for State College Spikes (NYPL) in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (two seasons): .273 AVG, 0 HR, 29 RBI, 17 SB, .298 OBP, 101 G, 344 AB
-Attended Edmond Santa Fe H.S. (Edmond, OK); also started at defensive back on only 10-0 football
team in school history his senior year
-Planned on attending Oklahoma State before signing with Pirates
-Named best outfield arm in Pirates organization by Baseball America entering 2007 and 2008
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Crawdads Game Notes – April 8, 2008: Game 6
Position Player Profiles
40 – Ronald PENA .500 AVG 1 HR 3 RBI
-Signed as a non-drafted free agent 9/5/03
-Played for GCL Pirates in 2007
-Career minor league stats entering 2008 (one season): .296 AVG, 1 HR, 11 RBI, .377 OBP, 18 G, 54 AB
12 – Keanon SIMON .000 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI
-Selected by Pittsburgh in 25th round of 2007 Amateur Entry Draft
-Played for State College Spikes (NYPL) in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (one season): .335 AVG, 1 HR, 27 RBI, 9 SB, .398 OBP, 54 G, 185 AB
-.335 batting average led all Pirates farmhands in 2007
-Started all four years at Oklahoma State; was one of a record 11 Cowboys drafted in 2007
-Favorite athlete is Mickey Mantle; favorite movie is Bull Durham; four-year letterwinner in both
baseball and basketball (guard) at Allen H.S. (Allen, OK)
38 – Bobby SPAIN .000 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI
-Selected by Pittsburgh in 19th round of 2007 Amateur Entry Draft
-Played for State College Spikes (NYPL) in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (one season): .271 AVG, 1 HR, 17 RBI, .323 OBP, 51 G, 177 AB
-One of five Oklahoma City University (NAIA) players drafted in 2007
10 – Andrew WALKER .000 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI
-Selected by Pittsburgh in 5th round of 2007 Amateur Entry Draft
-Played for State College Spikes (NYPL) in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (one season): .317 AVG, 2 HR, 24 RBI, .390 OBP, 46 G, 161 AB
-Named a two-star prospect and 11th-best prospect in the Pirates organization by Baseball Prospectus
entering the 2008 season
-Named best defensive catcher in Pirates organization by Baseball America entering 2008
Position Player Profiles
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Crawdads Game Notes – April 8, 2008: Game 6
Pitchers’ Profiles
39 – Carlos AMARO 2007: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 IP, 2 K, 1 H, 0 BB
-Signed as a minor league free agent 5/29/06
-Played for GCL Pirates and Lynchburg Hillcats (Carolina League) in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (two seasons): 2-1, 4.06 ERA, 13 G, 3 GS, 51 IP, 45 H, 41 K, 14 BB
34 – Harrison BISHOP 2007: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 IP, 0 K, 0 H, 0 BB
-Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 17th round of 2007 Amateur Entry Draft
-Played for State College Spikes (NYPL) in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (one season): 1-0, 3.03 ERA, 19 G, 0 GS, 29.2 IP, 24 H, 33 K, 13 BB
-Underwent Tommy John surgery in 2005
43 – Rafael DELOSSANTOS 2007: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 IP, 0 K, 0 H, 0 BB
-Signed as a non-drafted free agent 7/24/03
-Played for GCL Pirates and Hickory in 2007 season
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (two seasons): 3-10, 4.08 ERA, 24 G, 20 GS, 97.1 IP, 104 H, 87 K, 41 BB
32 – Jose DIAZ 2007: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 IP, 4 K, 3 H, 0 BB
-Signed as a non-drafted free agent 11/1/04
-Played for Lynchburg Hillcats (Carolina League), GCL Pirates and Hickory in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (one season): 4-3, 4.50 ERA, 12 G, 10 GS, 60 IP, 69 H, 33 K, 19 BB
15 – Michael FELIX 2007: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 IP, 0 K, 0 H, 0 BB
-Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of 2006 Amateur Entry Draft
-Played for Hickory and State College Spikes (NYPL) in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (two seasons): 3-9, 5.69 ERA, 57 G, 16 GS, 109.1 IP, 110 H, 117 K, 102 BB
-Rated by Baseball America as the 94th-best player in 2006 draft
48 – Matt FOUST 2007: 0-1, 54.00 ERA, .2 IP, 1 K, 2 H, 3 BB
-Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 6th round of 2007 Amateur Entry Draft
-Played for State College Spikes (NYPL) in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (one season): 3-6, 4.47 ERA, 14 G, 13 GS, 50.1 IP, 45 H, 42 K, 34 BB
-First Nebraska player drafted by Pittsburgh since 1990
-Gatorade Player of the Year in Kansas as a senior at Blue West Valley H.S. in 2003
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Crawdads Game Notes – April 8, 2008: Game 6
Pitchers’ Profiles
1 – Matt McSWAIN 2007: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2.1 IP, 1 K, 2 H, 0 BB
-Signed as a non-drafted free agent 7/26/06
-Played for Hickory and GCL Pirates in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (two seasons): 5-2, 5.16 ERA, 19 G, 9 GS, 68 IP, 71 H, 61 K, 27 BB
-Underwent Tommy John surgery in 2005
20 – Dustin MOLLEKEN 2007: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 IP, 0 KK, 0 H, 0 BB
-Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 15th round of 2003 Amateur Entry Draft
-Played for Hickory, State College Spikes (NYPL), and Lynchburg Hillcats (Carolina League) in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (four seasons): 5-7, 4.62 ERA, 44 G, 6 GS, 107.2 IP, 115 H, 89 K, 35 BB
-Underwent Tommy John surgery in 2004
-Is the nephew of former NHL head coach Lorne Molleken (Chicago Blackhawks 1999-2000)
29 – Moises ROBLES 2007: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 IP, 0 KK, 0 H, 0 BB
-Selected off New York’s (NL) Binghamton Roster in AAA portion of minor league Rule 5 Draft, 12/7/06
-Played for State College Spikes (NYPL) in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (one season): 4-9, 4.59 ERA, 13 G, 12 GS, 64.2 IP, 74 H, 34 K, 9 BB
-Lowest BB/9 rate of any NYPL starter in 2007, allowing 1.25 walks per 9 innings
35 – Dionis RODRIGUEZ 2007: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 IP, 0 KK, 0 H, 0 BB
-Signed as a non-drafted free agent 9/13/01
-Played for State College Spikes (NYPL), Hickory and Lynchburg Hillcats (Carolina League) in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (two seasons): 6-7, 4.22 ERA, 31 G, 21 GS, 115.1 IP, 129 H, 76 K, 45 BB
45 – Ronald UVIEDO 2007: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 IP, 2 K, 2 H, 0 BB
-Signed as a minor-league free agent 5/5/06
-Played for State College Spikes (NYPL), Lynchburg Hillcats (Carolina League), and Hickory in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (one season): 2-0, 4.47 ERA, 28 G, 0 GS, 12 SV, 34.2 IP, 28 H, 40 K, 8 BB
-Only player in the entire Pittsburgh organization whose last name starts with a “U”
21 – Duke WELKER 2007: 0-0, 2.25 ERA, 4 IP, 3 K, 2 H, 2 BB
-Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of 2007 Amateur Entry Draft
-Played for State College Spikes (NYPL) in 2007
-Career MILB stats entering 2008 (one season): 2-2, 2.35 ERA, 7 G, 7 GS, 30.2 IP, 29 H, 27 K, 10 BB
-Ranked by Baseball America as Pittsburgh’s 9th-best prospect entering 2008
SAL 2002 Champion SAL 2004 Champion
Crawdads Game Notes – April 8, 2008: Game 6
2008 First Half Day-by-Day
Game Date W/L WP LP SV Att. Time W-L/GB
1. WV - G1
2. WV - G2
3. WV - G1
4. WV - G2
5. @ GBO
6. @ GBO
7. @ GBO
8. @ GBO
9. @ KAN
10. @ KAN
11. @ KAN
12. @ KAN
13. LEX
14. LEX
15. LEX
16. LEX
17. @ ASH
18. @ ASH
19. @ ASH
20. AUG
21. AUG
22. AUG
23. @ GRE
24. @ GRE
25. @ GRE
26. @ SAV
27. @ SAV
28. @ SAV
29. @ SAV
30. CHA
31. CHA
32. CHA
33. CHA
34. SAV
35. SAV
4/5
4/5
4/6
4/6
4/7
4/8
4/9
4/10
4/11
4/12
4/13
4/14
4/15
4/16
4/17
4/18
4/19
4/20
4/21
4/23
4/24
4/25
4/26
4/27
4/28
4/29
4/30
5/1
5/2
5/3
5/4
5/5
5/6
5/7
5/8
L, 5-3
W, 3-2
W, 1-0
W, 1-0
W, 7-2
Sutton
Amaro
Delossantos
Foust
Frerichs
Garcia
Tyson
Miller
Etheridge
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1,013
1,013
1,713
1,713
5,925
2:13
2:16
1:31
1:56
2:36
0-1/1.5
1-1/1
2-1/.5
3-1/---
4-1/---
SAL 2002 Champion SAL 2004 Champion
Crawdads Game Notes – April 8, 2008: Game 6
Game Date W/L Score WP LP SV Att. Time W-L/GB
2008 First Half Day-by-Day
36. SAV
37. SAV
38. @ COL
39. @ COL
40. @ COL
41. @ COL
42. @ROM
43. @ ROM
44. @ ROM
45. @ ROM
46. COL
47. COL
48. COL
49. COL
50. ROM
51. ROM
52. ROM
53. ROM
54. @ CHA
55. @ CHA
56. @ CHA
57. @ CHA
58. ASH
59. ASH
60. @ ASH
61. @ ASH
62. @ AUG
63. @ AUG
64. @ AUG
65. GRE
66. GRE
67. GRE
68. ASH
69. ASH
70. ASH
5/9
5/10
5/12
5/13
5/14
5/15
5/16
5/17
5/18
5/19
5/20
5/21
5/22
5/23
5/24
5/25
5/26
5/27
5/29
5/30
5/31
6/1
6/2
6/3
6/4
6/5
6/6
6/7
6/8
6/10
6/11
6/12
6/13
6/14
6/15
SAL 2002 Champion SAL 2004 Champion
Crawdads Game Notes – April 8, 2008: Game 6
Coaches, Front Office, Miscellaneous
Manager: Gary Green (Career record: 408-483); (Season: 9th; W/Hickory: 2nd)
(Career record W/Hickory: 74-67)
Bio: Green, 46, enters his third season with the Pittsburgh organization, his second straight with Hickory. The Pittsburgh native previously served as manager in Lynchburg (High-A Pirates), Lakeland (High-A Tigers), Oneonta (Rookie-A Tigers) and with the Gulf Coast League Tigers. During his 8-year career as a manager, Green’s teams have finished first or second in the division four times. Green played in the Major Leagues for the Padres (1986, 1989), Rangers (1990-91), and Reds (1992) and started at shortstop on the 1984 U.S. Olympic team. His father, Fred, pitched for the Pirates and was a member of the 1960 World Champions.
Hitting coach: Rudy Peña
Bio: Peña, 29, is a former catcher who played 10 seasons of minor league baseball, including a brief stint with the Crawdads in 2003. Peña finished his career in 2005 with Lynchburg. This is his first coaching job.
Pitching coach: Jeff Johnson
Bio: Johnson, 41, hails from Durham and currently resides in Charlotte. Johnson played four years of baseball at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The 2008 season marks Johnson's first with the Pittsburgh organization and first as a coach. Johnson went 8-16 with a 6.52 ERA in 38 games (33 starts) from 1991-1993 with the New York Yankees. Johnson retired as a player in 1995 in the Toronto organization.
Trainer: Jared Destro
Bio: Destro, 25, returns for his second season with the Crawdads. He has a degree in Sports Medicine/Athletic Training from the University of Charleston (WV).
Owners: Don Beaver, Luther Beaver, Charles Young
Year founded: 1993
Affiliate: Pittsburgh Pirates (1999-Present); Chicago White Sox (1993-98)
General Manager: Mark Seaman
Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations: Mike Janela
Stadium: L.P. Frans Stadium – Capacity 4,292; Dimensions: LF 330, CF 401, RF 330
Contact: Phone: (828) 322-3000; Web: www.HickoryCrawdads.com
SAL 2002 Champion SAL 2004 Champion
Crawdads Game Notes – April 6, 2008: Games 3 & 4
Pitcher w/Ronald Pena w/Chris Jones
Amaro, C. 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 IP, 0 ER 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 IP, 0 ER
Bishop, H. 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 IP, 0 ER 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 IP, 0 ER
Delossantos, R. 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 IP, 1 ER 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 IP, 0 ER
Diaz, J. 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 IP, 0 ER 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 IP, 0 ER
Felix, M. 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 IP, 0 ER 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 IP, 0 ER
Foust, M. 0-1, 54.00 ERA, .2 IP, 4 ER 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 IP, 0 ER
McSwain, M. 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3.1 IP, 0 ER 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 IP, 0 ER
Molleken, D. 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 IP, 0 ER 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 IP, 0 ER
Robles, M. 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 IP, 0 ER 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 IP, 0 ER
Rodriguez, D. 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 IP, 0 ER 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 IP, 0 ER
Uviedo, R. 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 IP, 0 ER 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 IP, 0 ER
Welker, D. 0-0, 2.25 ERA, 4 IP, 1 ER 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 IP, 0 ER
HICKORY TEAM 2-1, 2.35 ERA, 23 IP 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 16 IP
Name CS Att. Pct. PB
Pena, Ronald 0 5 0.00 0
Jones, Chris 0 3 0.00 0
Catcher’s Box
NAME Current Lng DATES
Alvarez, V. 2
Bomback, D. 1
Cavagnaro, M. 1
Davis, M. 1
De Los Santos, J. 3
Durham, M. 3
Hagan, T. 1
Huber, E. 3
Jones, C. 0
McClune, A. 1
Pena, R. 1
Simon, K. 2
Spain, B. 1
Longest Hitting Streaks 2008
Name H/AB XBH RBI
NONE
Pinch-Hitters 2008
2
1
0
0
3
3
1
3
0
1
0
2
1
Apr. 6-7
Apr. 6
Apr. 5
Apr. 5
Apr. 5-7
Apr. 5-6
4/5; 4/6
Apr. 6-7
Apr. 5
4/5; 4/6
Apr. 5
Apr. 6-7
Apr. 7
Name HR Home Away Solo 2R 3R GS
Alvarez, Victor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bomback, Danny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cavagnaro, Matt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Davis, Marcus 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
De Los Santos, Jose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Durham, Miles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hagan, Tom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Huber, Erik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jones, Chris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
McClune, Austin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pena, Ronald 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Simon, Keanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain, Bobby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HICKORY TEAM 2 2 0 1 1 0 0
Home Run Register
Crawdads Error Leaders
Name Errors Pos.
Matt Cavagnaro 2 2B
Jose De Los Santos 1 SS
Jose Diaz 1 SP
Rafael Delossantos 1 SP
Single game: 2 – Cavagnaro v. WVP 4/5
To Err is Human...
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