5/22 games

[MnSoxFan]

Kanny up 7-2 after 3, W-S up 6-0 I think, Birm tied 1-1, Charlotte up 1-0 in 7th, Kohlmeier was starting.

 

Rodriguez for Kanny and Reynoso for W-S, not sure who went for Birm.

[Gene Honda Civic]

Boxscore Charlotte vs. Pawtucket   Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Charlotte « 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 6 0 Pawtucket 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 Log | Wrap | Box W:R.Kohlmeier(2-2) L:R.Cameron(0-1) S:G.Majewski (6) HR: CHR- M.Valenzuela (7) PAW- None   Charlotte AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Andres Torres lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Jeremy Reed cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285 Bryant Nelson 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .314 Mike Bell 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Joe Borchard rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .257 Bobby Smith 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282 Jamie Burke c 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 Mario Valenzuela dh 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .225 Kelly Dransfeldt ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 Totals 33 3 6 3 0 1 2 4 9 &nbsp &nbsp Pawtucket AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Henri Stanley lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .150 Trace Coquillette 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299 Adam Hyzdu rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 Andy Dominique 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .331 Earl Snyder 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .269 Raul Casanova c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Kelly Shoppach dh 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .237 Jimmy Alvarez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 &nbsp Justin Sherrod ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 Jeremy Owens cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Totals 31 0 6 1 0 0 0 4 7 &nbsp   E_R. Casanova. LOB_Charlotte 7, Pawtucket 8. 2B_A. Torres (6), B. Nelson (16), M. Bell (9), K. Shoppach (5). HR_M. Valenzuela. RBI_J. Borchard (25), M. Valenzuela (15). SB_J. Owens (2). CS_J. Alvarez. GIDP_A. Hyzdu. DP_Charlotte 1.   Charlotte IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Ryan Kohlmeier (W 2-2) 6.0 4 0 0 2 4 0 3.63 Courtney Duncan 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2.08 Gary Majewski (S 6) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.70 &nbsp Pawtucket IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Scott Cassidy 5.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 4.56 Ryan Cameron (L 0-1) 3.0 4 2 1 2 6 0 3.00 Edwin Almonte 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 8.84   WP_R. Cameron. T_2:49. A_7202.

[Gene Honda Civic]

Boxscore Birmingham vs. Greenville   Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Birmingham 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1 Greenville « 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 X 6 15 0 Log | Wrap | Box W:Z.Miner(2-4) L:R.Meaux(2-5) HR: BIR- None GRV- A.Marte (8)   Birmingham AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Normand Martel lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Ruddy Yan 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Nate Murphy cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Carlos Maldonado 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .232 Scott Bikowski rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .296 Aaron McNeal dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .256 Rob Sasser 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Josh Shaffer ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .138 Chris Stewart c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 Totals 32 2 9 0 0 0 2 4 8 &nbsp &nbsp Greenville AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Adam Stern cf 5 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .329 Napoleon Calzado 1b 5 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .325 Brent Butler 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .259 Bill McCarthy rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .315 Andy Marte 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 .261 Kelly Johnson lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Tony Pena ss 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284 Cory Aldridge dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .242 Brayan Pena c 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .278 Totals 38 6 15 3 2 1 6 1 8 &nbsp   E_N. Murphy. LOB_Birmingham 8, Greenville 9. 2B_A. Marte (8), K. Johnson (10), C. Aldridge (5). 3B_A. Stern (5), N. Calzado (3). HR_A. Marte (8) off W. Allen. RBI_C. Maldonado (16), A. McNeal (28), N. Calzado (15), B. Butler (10), B. McCarthy (27), A. Marte (21), C. Aldridge (13), B. Pena (13). SF_C. Maldonado. SB_R. Yan 2 (7), N. Murphy (5), R. Sasser (2), A. Stern (11), K. Johnson (2). GIDP_N. Martel, A. McNeal, C. Stewart. DP_Greenville 3.   Birmingham IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Ryan Meaux (L 2-5) 6.0 12 5 4 1 4 0 5.66 Wyatt Allen 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.81 Jim Bullard 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.52 &nbsp Greenville IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Brian Moehler 4.0 7 2 2 2 2 0 4.50 Zach Miner (W 2-4) 5.0 2 0 0 2 6 0 8.00   PB_C. Stewart. T_2:43. A_3163.

[Gene Honda Civic]

Boxscore Kinston vs. Winston Salem   Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Kinston 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 Winston Salem « 0 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 X 8 11 2 Log | Wrap | Box W:P.Reynoso(1-0) L:J.Martin(4-3) HR: KIN- None WS- C.Rogowski (8), R.Nanita (1)   Kinston AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Ivan Ochoa ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 &nbsp Anthony Lunetta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Nathan Panther cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 &nbsp Dennis Malave ph/cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 Michael Aubrey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301 Ryan Garko dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .348 &nbsp Caleb Brock dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 John van Every lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 David Wallace c 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .224 Shaun Larkin 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 JJ Sherrill rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .203 Eider Torres 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Totals 32 1 5 2 0 0 1 3 6 &nbsp &nbsp Winston Salem AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Tommy Nicholson 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .238 Andy Gonzalez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 Ryan Sweeney rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Brian Anderson cf 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .338 Casey Rogowski 1b 4 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 .298 Brian Becker dh 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .291 Pedro Lopez ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Ricardo Nanita lf 4 2 4 2 0 1 4 0 0 .231 Wally Rosa c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 Totals 33 8 11 5 0 2 8 3 6 &nbsp   E_S. Larkin, C. Rogowski, K. Ray. LOB_Kinston 7, Winston Salem 7. 2B_D. Wallace (5), E. Torres (6), T. Nicholson (4), B. Becker 2 (8), R. Nanita 2 (5). HR_C. Rogowski (8) off J. Martin, R. Nanita (1) off J. Martin. RBI_R. Garko (35), T. Nicholson (5), C. Rogowski 3 (36), R. Nanita 4 (22). SB_B. Anderson (8). DP_Kinston 2, Winston Salem 1.   Kinston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA JD Martin (L 4-3) 4.0 6 6 6 1 3 2 5.56 Kieran Mattison 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3.38 Chris Cooper 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 3.15 &nbsp Winston Salem IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Paulino Reynoso (W 1-0) 5.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 4.33 Kenny Ray 2.0 1 1 0 2 2 0 6.75 Brad Murray 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.95 Julio Castro 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.05   HBP_by J. Martin (A. Gonzalez, P. Lopez, W. Rosa). T_2:40. A_1736.

[Gene Honda Civic]

Boxscore Kannapolis vs. Hickory   Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Kannapolis « 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 11 15 2 Hickory 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 6 2 Log | Wrap | Box W:R.Rodriguez(3-2) L:B.Johnson(1-4) HR: KAN- A.Gray (2), C.Young (8), G.Molina (2) HCK- M.Collum (4), J.Benick (11)   Kannapolis AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Antoin Gray 2b 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .299 Robert Valido ss 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Thomas Brice lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 .331 Leo Daigle 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .319 Micah Schnurstein 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 David Cook dh 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .263 Chris Young cf 2 4 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 .254 Gustavo Molina c 5 2 4 1 0 1 5 0 1 .255 Seth Morris rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Totals 39 11 15 5 0 3 11 4 6 &nbsp &nbsp Hickory AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Nyjer Morgan cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293 Mike Collum 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .337 Jon Benick 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .331 Brad Rea dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .317 Adam Boeve lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304 Bobby Kingsbury rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Mike Cockrell 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Javier Guzman ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327 Milver Reyes c 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 Totals 32 4 6 0 0 2 3 2 5 &nbsp   E_A. Gray 2, M. Collum, B. Johnson. LOB_Kannapolis 9, Hickory 3. 2B_T. Brice (12), L. Daigle (7), D. Cook (2), G. Molina (2), S. Morris (5). HR_A. Gray (2) off A. Lissir, C. Young (8) off B. Johnson, G. Molina (2) off B. Johnson, M. Collum (4) off R. Rodriguez, J. Benick (11) off R. Rodriguez. RBI_A. Gray 2 (15), T. Brice 2 (22), C. Young 2 (14), G. Molina 5 (12), M. Collum (15), J. Benick 2 (34). SF_A. Gray, T. Brice. SB_C. Young (13). CS_R. Valido, D. Cook, N. Morgan. GIDP_L. Daigle. DP_Kannapolis 1, Hickory 1.   Kannapolis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Ryan Rodriguez (W 3-2) 8.0 6 4 3 2 4 2 4.67 Orionny Lopez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10.80 &nbsp Hickory IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Blair Johnson (L 1-4) 2.2 7 7 6 2 0 2 8.68 Alexander Lissir 3.1 4 2 2 1 2 1 8.41 Joshua Sharpless 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4.37 Chris Hernandez 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 4.42   HBP_by A. Lissir (T. Brice), by J. Sharpless (C. Young). WP_C. Hernandez 2. T_2:32. A_3469.

[MnSoxFan]

Kanny wins 10-4, Rodriguez with another really nice start, Young on all 5 times, 2 hits, 2 walks and 1 HBP, Gray 2 hits but 2 errors, Valido 0-6, down under .240 now.

[MnSoxFan]

Farm teams go 3-1, they have really been going well for last 2-3 weeks. Barons lose, but no Morse and no Spidale hurt, tho Martel got 2 hits as sub for Spidale. Borchard an RBI for Charlotte, but 3 Ks too. 4-4 with homer for Nanita, that is a good sign.

[Rex Hudler]

Don't forget to add Reyes was hurt and didn't play. Shaffer had to play SS the last two nights.

[danman31]

Good to see Nanita finally get it going. It's hard to count him out so early, especially since he did skip Kanny, but he hasn't been doing well. Hopefully he can go on an Anderson like hot streak.

[Chisoxfn]

Valido is really in a funk. This is the 1st time I think I can remember Nanita having a good offensive game. Maybe he's coming out of his funk.

[MnSoxFan]

Valido is really in a funk.  This is the 1st time I think I can remember Nanita having a good offensive game.  Maybe he's coming out of his funk.

His average is low, but he has gotten a lot of RBIs and he has not been overmatched it appears, so I think he will come around.

[MnSoxFan]

Nanita has big game as Warthogs whip Indians

Dominguez makes sly move, puts regular back in left field

 

 

By Dan Collins

JOURNAL REPORTER

 

 

Manager Ken Dominguez looked really good and his Warthogs looked better and better last night after an 8-1 pounding of the Kinston Indians at Ernie Shore Field.

 

As he suggested he might, Dominguez sat newcomer Darren Blakely down after a two-homer night Friday and re-inserted regular Ricardo Nanita in left field. Nanita, who entered the game hitting .204, responded with a homer, two doubles, a single and a sparkling catch in the field to spark the Warthogs to their second straight victory.

 

The Warthogs, with a win this afternoon, would sweep the Indians, a team that has dominated the Southern Division throughout the Carolina League's first-half race. Right-hander Adam Larson (1-0, 4.85) is scheduled to make his first start for the Warthogs and right-hander Dan Denham (5-1, 3.89) is scheduled to start for the Indians.

 

Dominguez rested the left-handed hitting Nanita on Friday against left-hander Keith Ramsey and watched as Blakely, a switch-hitting outfielder who had just been dispatched from Class AA Birmingham, slammed homers in his first two at-bats for the Warthogs. But after the game, Dominguez was clear that the parent Chicago White Sox are in no hurry to give up on Nanita, a promising 22-year-old from Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic.

 

Nanita said he wasn't surprised to see his name in the lineup last night, batting eighth against right-handed starter J.D. Martin.

 

"He told me to be ready to play (last night) because you're going to play," Nanita said. "I wasn't surprised, because I know myself and I know I can do it. I was ready to go."

 

Nanita, in his first at-bat in the second, hit the first pitch from Martin over the wall in right center for his first homer of the season. The blow came with two runners aboard and extended the Warthogs' lead to 5-0.

 

Nanita doubled down the left-field line with two out in the fourth and scored the sixth Warthogs run on a double by Tommy Nicholson. He doubled down the right-field line in the fifth to drive home Casey Rogowski with the eighth Warthogs run. And he singled to left with two out in the seventh.

 

To cap his best performance of the season, Nanita raced into the alley, dove and snared a wicked line drive from Caleb Brock to end the eighth inning.

 

Dominguez said it really wasn't a tough decision to put Nanita back in the lineup.

 

"He swings it good against right-handers," Dominguez said. "You've got to find out what he can do, and he did it. He came through.

 

"Sometimes competition brings out the best in people."

 

Nanita, with last night's performance, raised his average to .230. Last year, in his first professional season, Nanita hit .384 in 185 at-bats for Great Falls of the Pioneer Rookie League.

 

"His prospect status is considerable in the organization," Dominguez said. "He's battled and played hard all season long. He's done well against right-handed pitchers so that was a good spot for him to step back in.

 

"And he responded."

 

Nanita's barrage overshadowed strong performances from Rogowski, who blasted a two-run homer in the second and a RBI single in the fifth, and Brian Becker, who doubled twice in four at-bats. The homers by Nanita and Rogowski provided a 5-0 lead, which proved to be more than enough for starter Paulino Reynosa and relievers Kenny Ray, Brad Murray and Julio Castro.

 

Reynosa, a 23-year-old left-hander from Santiago, Dominican Republic, allowed only three hits through five innings for his first victory. Because he has started only four previous games, Reynosa was lifted after throwing 72 pitches.

 

Even so, he pared his earned-run average from 5.32 to 4.33.

 

"He had the changeup working, he was locating his fastball and he had his slider in the zone," Dominguez said. "He had all three pitches in the zone tonight and when you have all three pitches in the zone, you're tough to hit."

[Chisoxfn]

Nanita was named player of the week too. The odd thing is he really had two games this entire week though.