Chisoxfn Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 Brian Anderson Catching His Stride By Jason Gage May 8, 2004 FutureSox.com On May 1st, Brian Anderson was in the midst of a season long slump batting .235 for the disappointing Winston Salem Warthogs. Now, roughly a week later, Anderson is hitting .338 with 2 HR, 14 RBI, and a .414 OBP and he is now looking like a player that could be promoted to Birmingham shortly. The hot streak started on May 3rd when Anderson went 4 for 5 with 2 HR and 5 RBI. They were Anderson’s first two home runs on the season. After going 0-3 on the 4th, Anderson heated back up going 4-6 with 2 doubles, 2 RBI, and a run scored on May 5th. Then on May 6th, Anderson had another 4 hit night, this time going 4-5 with a double, an RBI, and two runs scored. On May 7th, the streak continued, this time Anderson went a pedestrian (note the sarcasm) 2-3 with a double, RBI, and two runs scored. It was Anderson’s team leading 11th double. So to recap, over the past three games Anderson is 14 for 22 with 2 HR, 4 doubles, 9 RBI, and 7 runs scored. While this is not only good news for Anderson and the Warthogs, who coincidentally won all of the games during his tear and are in the midst of a five game winning streak, but it is also good news for Ryan Sweeney. This hot streak should also rub off on Sweeney who hits ahead of Anderson in the batting order. With Anderson hot, Sweeney should see some more fastballs which will hopefully allow Sweeney to get into a groove which will continue to help the Warthogs. The Warthogs have improved to 12-15, but still find themselves in last place, 8/1/2 games behind the Kingston Indians (20-6) in the Carolina Southern Division. My Take: While Anderson has heated up, he still needs to prove this is more then a hot streak. Anderson is more then capable of putting up these type of numbers over a full season, but before he gets promoted to Birmingham, he has to show the Sox that he has gotten things figured out and will consistently produce. Once promoted, the Warthogs should get outfielder Thomas Brice from Kannapolis. Brice is hitting .337 with 4 HR and 18 RBI for the Intimidators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 Nice work Jas and it's nice to see our first rounder getting on track. Birmingham should be ready if he continues to rake at this pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.