Columbus Clippers 5, Worcester Red Sox 8
The Clippers offense was held to just five hits on the day, three of which came from Dayan Frias. Nolan Jones also went 1-4 with an RBI and a BB. He continues to mash AAA pitching.
Everyone’s favorite innings eater Pedro Avila got the start today, he allowed one run on four hits in three innings pitched while also striking out two. Tommy Mace also tossed 2.2 scoreless innings while striking out three batters.
Akron RubberDucks 2, Harrisburg Senators 4
It was a tough day for the RubberDucks offense, as a single from Christian Knapczyk in the 9th inning saved them from being no hit in this one. It is noteworthy that top prospect Angel Genao went 0-1 with FOUR walks in this one. He continues to have an incredible start to the season as he is hitting .375 with a 1.315 OPS thus far.
It was Matt Wilkinson’s(also known as Tugboat) AA debut today and he looked great. He allowed just one run on three hits with six strikeouts and two walks in his four innings pitched. Carter Rustad threw two scoreless innings in relief.
Lake County Captains 4, Dayton Dragons 3
Guys, I think we really have something here with Justin Campbell. We knew he was super talented when we drafted him, but I wasn’t sure what to expect after he missed three seasons due to various injuries. I certainly did not expect THIS. Not only does his stuff look on par to what it was in college, it actually looks…better. His heater is sitting mid 90s, and the breaking balls are filthy. You would expect after missing as much time as he did that the command would be spotty, especially the secondaries, but that hasn’t been the case at all. If he can maintain his health as he continues to stretch out, we could be looking at a call up to AA sooner rather than later with an addition to the 40 man roster at the end of the season as well. I am super excited about him.
Jaison Chourio has looked a lot more like the player we thought he was this season now that he appears to be healthy. He’s hitting the ball with much more impact than we saw last season. He went 1-4 tonight but had multiple hard hit balls. Dean Curley went 2-5 with two strikeouts. Aaron Walton went 1-4 with a double and a walk. Bennet Thompson continues his hot start to the season, going 1-3 with two walks. He is now hitting .333 with an OPS of 1.223. Maick Collado went 1-4 with a clutch RBI double in extra innings.
Hill City Howlers 5, Fredericksburg Nationals 0
Dauri Fernandez went 1-3 with a walk tonight, he is a prospect to keep an eye on as the season goes on. I love his swing. It’s been a slow start for him and Juneiker Caceres, but it’s only a matter of time before they get going. Cannon Peebles went 1-4 with a double. Yerlin Luis went 1-3 with a two RBI double. Yaikel Mijares also went 1-3 with a double.
It was a very exciting performance from 2025 draft pick Nelson Keljo tonight. He tossed four scoreless innings and struck out six while walking just one.Miguel Flores was also excellent tonight, with four scoreless innings of his own with five strikeouts and no walks. It was a dominant pitching performance overall from the Howlers tonight.
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