6/15 Games

[danman31]

Charlotte won 9-5. Everybody in the lineup had a hit, Lopez 3-4. Baj with a 2 inning save. Box Score

 

Barons lost 6-3. They are really struggling to get wins when they need them. Owens had a HR. Tracey went 8 innings with only 1 walk. Box Score

 

Warthogs lost 9-4. Schnur 2-3 with a HR, 3 runs. Hinton 3-4. Box Score

 

Kanny was off.

[BHAMBARONS]

Tennessee 6 Barons 3

 

 

W-Pena (2-7) L- Tracey

 

 

Just no offense today and the middle of the order was brutal Rogo 0-4. Sweeney 0-4. Left on a lot of runners today. Jerry Owens hits his 1st AA homer in the 6th. Tracey had an up and down day when he was ahead in the counts he was awsome but when he was behind was hit very hard but he had some good stuff today and other than the 4th was outstanding, Chris Stewart had to be pulled from the game because of heat sickness as the Temp rose above 90 and heat index around 100. Barons end first half with Mobile this weekend. Lots of Cincinatti Reds, Sox's and Flubs scouts at the game today and most left not impressed.

[WHarris1]

Young's in a slump, 0-12ish.

[gettysburg32]

I was at the Charlotte/Norfolk game this afternoon and was most impressed with Bajenaru. He came in to start the 8th with Charlotte up 6-5, so it was going to be a very tough save situation, especially vs. Norfolk who is probably the best offensive team in the IL.

 

Baj walked two guys in the 8th which was a bit nerve-wracking, but he got the final out and then mowed them down in the 9th after Charlotte added a big dose of insurance in the top of the 9th. He looked a little bit tired or just off his main game today, maybe the temp. near 100 had something to do with it, but aside from a deep fly ball to left in the 8th which was still a pretty routine play, no one had much of a clue vs. him. With those 2 IP, that probably puts him right about at 1.00 ERA (it was 1.15 going into today).

 

Diaz, well I noticed something blatently obvious about him (and just about any pitcher) but I'll mention it anyway because it summed up his problems today pretty well. In the first 2 innings, he sat the Tides down in order, and got 1st pitch strikes on 5 of 6 hitters. In the next 2 innings, he gave up 5 runs, 7 hits and 3 BBs (the hits and BBs are IIRC) and he threw 1st pitch strikes to 3 of 15 hitters in these two innings. Norfolk's a strong team offensively, so it's not a big deal that they'd hit Diaz. But when he's facing everyone in 2-0, 3-0, 3-1 counts, he was basically killing himself more than anything.

 

Benches cleared, but no real fight ensued in the top of the 3rd inning. With Felix Martinez on 1st and 0 out, Lopez hit a chopped GB to the Norfolk 2B (Jeff Keppinger) a few feet from the bag. Keppinger stepped on 2nd on the inside part of the bag (facing 1st) and probably was going to have no play on Lopez. Martinez slid in hard, wrenching Keppinger's ankle and Keppinger went down injured. As Martinez was going toward the Charlotte dugout, the NOR 3B (Rodney Nye) said something to Martinez, who said something back, and all the of sudden 50 Tides and Knights were chatting in the infield. Keppinger left the game.

 

Offensively, everyone contributed something EVEN JOE BORCHARD Brown's HR was a bomb, any ball hit out to CF in this park has to be a bomb.

[He_Gawn]

who pitched for Norfolk?

[gettysburg32]

who pitched for Norfolk?

 

Jose Santiago started (7 IP, 5 ER) and then Tim LaVigne (2 IP, 4 ER, LP). LaVigne had been quite consistant (ERA

[He_Gawn]

Ah, Lemme know if Neal Musser is going to pitch.