- RECORD: 5-1
- STANDINGS: 90-44 +20.5
- RUNS SCORED: 695 (3rd)
- RUNS AGAINST: 528 (2nd)
- DEFENSIVE EFF: .694 (2nd)
- ZONE RATING: +39.6 (1st)
- ERRORS: 66 (5th)
- OWNERS MOOD: Happy
- FAN INTEREST: 89
- POWER RANKINGS: 1st
THIS WEEK: 2-1 vs San Antonio 3-0 vs Memphis OFF DAY
8/25: SAN 14 AUS 12 Up 9-1 entering the 7th Broncos score 13! in the 7th Lipsky allows bases-loaded IR to all score then 3 ER .1 IP Lytle 6 H 6 ER 0 IP Nolasco 6-6 2 2B (17) 2 HR (18) 4 R 4 RBI (49)
8/26: AUS 12 SAN 7 Orozco 2-3 HR (11) 4 RBI (56) Adrian 2B (23) HR (15) 3 RBI (58) Steele (W) 5 IP 5 H 5 K 5 ER 3 HR (11-5 3.90)
8/27: AUS 3 SAN1 Behrens (W) 8 IP 7 K 1 ER 0 BB (10-5 3.19) Larkin 3-4 2B (7) HR (1) 2 RBI (14) Haske SV (33)
8/28: AUS 5 MEM 4 Lach ND 7 IP 3 ER 8 K Adrian HR (16) 4 RBI (62) Comerford walk-off 1BGullion (MEM) (L) 8 IP 10 K 5 ER (15-9 3.26)
8/29: AUS 5 MEM 4 (26) yes, 26 innings. Whittaker ND 8 IP 8 H 9 K 3 ER Bullpen =
18 IP 4 H 2 BB 1 ER 32 K's Haske, Lytle, Antonelli = 13 IP 3 H
25 K's Lipsky (W) 4 IP 1 H 5 K (3-1 3.43) Reardon 4-7 2B (6) Orozco 3-10 HR (12) Adrian 3-9 2 R 3B (7)
Both teams scored a run in the 23rd Orozco 1B wins it in the 26th longest game in ABL history.
Records set:
Hae-chan Choi C (MEM) 1-10 8 K's
Jeff Anderson (AUS) 11 At bats
8/30: AUS 5 MEM 4 Forney (W) 7.1 IP 5 K 4 ER 4 solo HR's (12-6 3.47) Hobart SV (2) Anderson 3-4 3B (9) R Orozco 2-3 2B (25) 2 RBI (60) HBP error
8/31: OFF DAY
NEXT WEEK: 3 @ Ohio OFF DAY 3 @ Detroit
ABL HAPPENINGS:
8/27:
John Del Bianco (DET) fanned 9 in a 4 hit 1-0 win over Montreal. He's 9-15 5.22 and will likely not reach 16+ wins for the first time in 6 seasons.
8/28:
Mike Boston (MON) fanned a season-high 12 in a 4-0 1-hitter to beat Las Vegas.
8/30:
Jason Walker (N E) allowed just 4 singles en route to a 7-0 CG SHO of Houston.
RUSTLER NEWS:
8/25:
Dave Nolasco ties a Coastal League record going 6-6 in a 9 inning game. His day went 2R HR, 1B, RBI 1B, Solo HR, 2B, and 2B. He's having a monster season at .344-18-50 in just 282 ABs. In 2013 he was fantastic as well hitting .301-20-80 but in 522 AB's He's been platooning a lot with Travis Harrison in RF but getting more at-bats lately due to him being hot as hell for almost 2 months.
8/30:
2nd rounder (42nd overall) Tim Premo ended his inaugural pro season in style as he went the distance on a 2-hitter to end the year at 5-4 2.44 in 12 starts. Over 85 IP he allowed 65 H 55 K 35 BB and just 3 HR.
PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Isaiah Harris RF (DET) 11-25 4 HR 7 RBI
COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Romeo Pirelli LF (NE) 11-21 3 HR 6 RBI
RUSTLER PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Dave Nolasco .532/.589/.936 25-47 4 2B 5 HR 16 RBI 12 R
RUSTLER PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Chris Haske 6-6 SV 14.1 IP 6 H 27 K 3 BB
RUSTLER MiL PLAYER OF THE MONTH: David Bone (R ) .298-9-28 19 R also won league POTM
RUSTLER MiL PITCHER OF THE MONTH: David Miller (AAA) 2-2 1.91 47 IP 41 H 35 K
PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Omar Torres CF (DEN) .434-4-22 21 R
COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Romeo Pirelli LF (NE) .429-8-21 19 R
PATRIOT LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Jason Keeton (DET) 5-0 1.63 46 K 38.2 IP
COLONIAL LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Jalen Jones (NYE) 5-1 9 SV 1.93 ERA 23.1 IP 26 K 5 BB
PATRIOT LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Dale Gill 3B (NYP) .418 8 2B 1 3B 1 HR 11 RBI 16 R
COLONIAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Ben Englert 2B (CHA) .396-7-23