The American Baseball League

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• RECORD: 9-6
• STANDINGS: 2nd (-1)
• RUNS SCORED: 66 (7th)
• RUNS AGAINST: 50 (2nd)
• DEFENSIVE EFF: .719 (4th)
• ZONE RATING: +0.4 (10th)
• ERRORS: 11 (t-10th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Happy
• FAN INTEREST: 79
  
  
• THIS WEEK: (3-3) 1-2 vs Lexington 2-1 vs San Antonio
• 4/8: OFF DAY 9 game road trip to start the season, home opener vs Lexington tomorrow.
• 4/9: LEX 4 AUS 1
• POTG: Bob Shrader W (2-0 0.00) 6.2 IP 5 H 7 K 4 BB 1 R 0 ER
• Brooks L (1-1) 6.1 IP 6 H 4 ER Beckworth and Blue (LEX) back to back in the 6th.
• 4/10: LEX 6 AUS 2
• POTG: Xi-Li Au-Yong (LEX) W (1-1) 8 IP 8 H 7 K 2 ER
• Behrens L (1-2) 5.1 IP 9 H 5 ER 8 K Beckworth (LEX) 3-5 2 2B R RBI Decker Blue (LEX) 2-4 HR (4) 2 RBI Joshua 2-4 2B 2 RBI Aasen 3-3
• 4/11: AUS 4 LEX 1
• POTG: Whittaker W (1-0) 6.2 IP 7 H 3 K 1 ER 1-3
• Haske SV (1) 2.1 IP 2 K Nolasco 3 RBI Joshua 2-4 R SB (3)
• 4/12: AUS 6 SAN 4
• POTG: Aaron Chisholm 3-4 2 HR (4) 2 R 2 RBI
• Cowan 2-4 (.360) Lach W (2-1) 5.1 IP 106 P 6 H 8 K 4 BB 4 R 0 ER Pen 3.2 IP 0 H 6 K Laskey SV (4)
• 4/13: SAN 5 AUS 3
• POTG: Jorge Hernandez (SAN) 4-5 hit for the cycle 2 RBI
• Chisholm 2-4 2B HR (5) 2 RBI Rhoads 7 IP 12 H 6 K 3 ER
• 4/14: AUS 6 SAN 1
• POTG: Brooks W (2-1) 6 IP 9 K 1 H 1 ER
• Pen 3 IP 1 H 6 K Adrian 2-5 2B 2 R 2 RBI Tighe 2-5 HR 3 RBI Joshua 3-4 SB (4)
• NEXT WEEK: 3 vs Houston OFF DAY 3 vs Memphis
  
  
• ABL HAPPENINGS:
• 4/9: Carter White (OH) struck out 9 and did not walk a batter in the Generals 4-0 win over San Diego
• 4/10: Brad Cass (SJ) tossed his 2nd straight shutout. Allowing just 5 hits while striking out 8 in a 8-0 win over San Francisco.
• 4/12: Bill Elliott (CHI) beat San Diego on a 2-hitter, fanning 10.
• 4/14: Ivan Jiron (MEM) went 5-5 HR in a 13-4 loss to New York
• 4/14: Tim Keen (LA) shut down Philadelphia on 4 hits in a 1-0 win.
  
  
• RUSTLER NEWS:
• 4/9: Warren Road SP Jose Hernandez opened the AAA season with a 5 hit 9-0 win over Lawrence
• 4/10: Joe Tighe is off the DL and will be plugged into the lineup vs RHP at SS. RP Pat Hobart will be sent to AAA.
  
  
• PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Steve Collins (DET) 10-22 4 HR 8 RBI
• COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Frank Mendez (MON) 9-21 4 HR 7 RBI

[gehrig38]

• RECORD: 13-8
• STANDINGS: 1st (+2)
• RUNS SCORED: 89 (6th)
• RUNS AGAINST: 63 (2nd)
• DEFENSIVE EFF: .729 (1st)
• ZONE RATING: +3.1 (4th)
• ERRORS: 13 (t-9th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Happy
• FAN INTEREST: 79
  
  
• THIS WEEK: (4-2) 3-0 vs Houston 1-2 @ New York Empire
• 4/15: AUS 3 HOU 1
• POTG: Matt Behrens W (2-2) 8.1 IP 8 H 6 K 1 ER 1-2 2B
• Laskey SV (5) Chisholm HR (6) 2 RBI Adrian 2-3 R BB
• Skyler Joshua (.394) leads the Colonial League in hitting.
• 4/16: AUS 7 HOU 3
• POTG: Rich Whittaker W (2-0) 7.2 IP 7 H 9 K 3 ER
• Haske SV (2) 1.1 IP 3 K Adrian 2-5 HR (2) R 2 RBI CS (3) Joshua 2-4 HR (1) R 2 RBI (.400)
• 4/17: AUS 4 HOU 3
• POTG: Chris Lach ND 6 IP 8 H 1 K 3 BB 3 ER
• Lytle W (1-0) 2 IP 2 K Anderson 2-5 HR (2) SB (4) R RBI
• 4/18: OFF DAY
• 4/19: NY 2 AUS 1
• POTG: Matt Reichlin (NYE) W (3-2 2.80) 8 IP 4 H 7 K 1 ER
• Rio (NYE) SV (5) 1 IP 3 K Rhoads ND 7 IP 3 H 2 K 1 ER Adrian 2-3 HR R RBI
• 4/20: NY 2 AUS 1
• POTG: Tommy Breger (NYE) 8 IP 6 H 6 K 1 ER
• Rio (NYE) SV (6) Brooks L (2-2) 6 IP 6 H 4 K 2 ER Tighe 2-3 R
• 4/21: AUS 7 NYE 2
• POTG: Behrens W (3-2) 8.2 IP 5 H 2 K 3 BB 0 ER
• Laskey SV (6) enters with bases loaded in the 9th. Reardon 3-5 HR 3 RBI Bermudez 2-4 HR 2 R RBI Adrian 1st career lead off HR
• NEXT WEEK: 3 @ Phoenix OFF DAY 3 vs Memphis
  
  
• ABL HAPPENINGS:
• 4/16: Greg Hartzler (BAL) struck out 11 and walked 1 in a 3-hit 1-0 win over Detroit.
• 4/16: Walt Davis (LEX) also tossed a 3-hitter. He fanned 7 walked 1 in the 3-0 win over Denver
• 4/17: Jordan De Jesus (CHA) fanned 10, scattered 6 hits in a 13-0 blowout of Providence
• 4/17: 26 year old Aaron Wisniewski (MON) struck out a season and career high 17 Ft Worth Cowboys in a 2-1 win.
• 4/17: Jason Jaeger (BAL) went the distance striking out 12, walking 1 and giving up 6 hits in a 3-0 win over Detroit. It was the 2nd straight day the Blackbirds have shutout the defending PL Champions
• 4/18: Former Rustler Ryan Cary (PRO) beat Charlotte 1-0 on a 2-hitter
• 4/18: Kevin Flores (PHI) scattered 7 hits en route to a CG 6-0 win over Dallas.
• 4/19: Allen Gies (DEN) stopped Memphis on 5 hits to win 6-0 and move to 5-0 0.86 on the season.
• 4/20: Cameron Mears (CHA) downed Mexico 7-0 on a 5-hitter
• 4/20: Jeff Alexander (PHX) allowed just 3 hits in a 2-0 win over Pittsburgh
• 4/21: Andy Zerbe (CHA) fanned 15 in a 3-2 win over Mexico
• 4/21: Eric Hart (PIT) scattered 5 hits and K'd 10 in a 8-0 win over Phoenix
  
  
• RUSTLER NEWS:
• 4/20: Sam Reyes is off the DL and will begin a rehab stint in Warren.
  
  
• PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Joel Moss (SJ) 11-25 2 HR 10 RBI
• COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nick Archer (HOU) 11-23 HR 7 RBI

[gehrig38]

• RECORD: 17-10
• STANDINGS: 1st (+5)
• RUNS SCORED: 122 (7th)
• RUNS AGAINST: 85 (2nd)
• DEFENSIVE EFF: .733 (1st)
• ZONE RATING: +2.8 (2nd)
• ERRORS: 16 (t-7th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Happy
• FAN INTEREST: 79
  
  
• THIS WEEK: (4-2) 1-2 @ Phoenix 3-0 vs Memphis
• 4/22: PHX 4 AUS 3
• POTG: Jimmy Lilliquist (PHX) 2-2 2B R 2 RBI 2 BB
• Whittaker L (2-1) 5 IP 6 H 5 K 3 BB 4 R 2 ER 1-2 HR RBI
• 4/23: PHX 9 AUS 6
• POTG: Tasuki Nakata (PHX) 6 IP 4 H 2 ER
• Lytle L (1-1) BS (1) 0.1 IP 3 H 2 HR 4 ER Lach ND 6 IP 3 HR 5 ER Anderson HR (3) 2 RBI 2 BB SB (6) Chisholm HR (7)
• 4/24: AUS 7 PHX 5
• POTG: Brett Larkin 2-4 2B HR 4 RBI Anderson 2-4 2B HR (4) 2 RBI Rhoads ND 7 IP 5 H 6 K 4 ER Laskey comes out with a blister Haske BS (1) W (2-1) 1.1 IP 1 H 1 K 0 R
• Kucher 3-4
• 4/25: OFF DAY
• 4/26: AUS 3 MEM 0
• POTG: Travis Brooks W (3-2) 7 IP 5 H 6 K 1 BB
• Bermudez 1-2 3 R HR (2) 1-1 CS Haske/Aspinwall 2 IP 2 H 5 K Aspinwall SV (1) Clinton (MEM) L (2-2 2.23) CG 8 IP 4 H 6 K 4 BB 3 ER 1-3 Andy Adrian 13 straight games scoring a run
• 4/27: AUS 7 MEM 2
• POTG: Behrens W (4-2) 7 IP 4 H 12 K 2 ER
• Anderson 2-4 2 HR (6) 3 R 2 RBI Cowan 2-4 R 2 RBI
• 4/28: AUS 7 MEM 2
• POTG: Andy Adrian 2-4 2 HR 3 RBI leadoff HR
• Tighe 3-5 3B R Whittaker W (3-1) 6 IP 7 K 2 H 2 ER Pen 3 IP 3 K 0 H
• NEXT WEEK: 4 vs Ft Worth 3 vs Houston
  
  
• ABL HAPPENINGS:
• 4/22: Montreal's Aaron Wisniewski fanned 14 in a 2-hitter to beat Pittsburgh 1-0. In his past 2 starts, both wins, he has fanned 31 batters.
• 4/22: Detroit's' star 2B Nagahisha Takagi was diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff. The 4-time all-star will miss the rest of the 2013 season.
• 4/23: Ian Gurr (HOU) scattered 7 hits in a 5-0 CG SHO to beat Mexico
• 4/23: Mike Laffey (SD) struck out 11 in a 4-hit 2-0 win over New England
• 4/25: John Del Bianco (DET) struck out a season-high 16 Chicago batters in an 11-2 drubbing of the Hitmen.
  
  
• PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Andy O'Brien (SD) 12-24 6 HR 10 RBI
• COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Michael Furlan 14-28 HR 4 RBI

[gehrig38]

• RECORD: 24-10
• STANDINGS: 1st (+7 ½)
• RUNS SCORED: 181 (1st)
• RUNS AGAINST: 104 (2nd)
• DEFENSIVE EFF: .722 (1st)
• ZONE RATING: +5.5 (2nd)
• ERRORS: 21 (t-10th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Happy
• FAN INTEREST: 80
  
  
• THIS WEEK: (7-0) 4-0 vs Ft Worth 3-0 vs Houston
• 4/29: AUS 7 FW 0
• POTG: Chris Lach W (3-1 2.30) CG SHO 10 K 3 H 1 BB
• 6 run 8th. Anderson 2-4 2B 2 R RBI Chisholm 2-4 R RBI
• 4/30: AUS 7 FW 6 (10)
• POTG: Aaron Chisholm 2-4 2 HR (9) 2 R 2 RBI (21)
• Cowan 2-4 HR R RBI (.338) Rhoads ND 4.2 IP 11 H 5 K 3 HR 6 R 4 ER Pen 5.1 IP 1 H 9 K 0 BB Laskey W (1-0)
• 5/1: AUS 10 FW 3
• POTG: Travis Brooks W (4-2 2.68) CG 8 H 11 K 3 ER
• Reyes 3-4 2 2B R RBI CS Cowan 2-3 2B 3 R 2 RBI Anderson 3-5 2B R 3 RBI Aasen 2-4 2B 3 RBI
• 5/2: AUS 6 FW 3
• POTG: Behrens W (5-2) 7.2 IP 9 H 11 K 3 ER
• Haske SV (3) Aasen 3 RBI
• 5/3: AUS 11 HOU 2
• POTG: Rich Whittaker sets a new single-game K record for the Rustlers when he fans 19 in 8 innings. He did not walk a batter.
• Reyes 4-4 2B 2 R CS Nolasco 3-5 2 R 3 RBI Anderson 2-4 2B 2 R 3 RBI Tighe 2-5 3B R 2 RBI SB (4)
• 5/4: AUS 9 HOU 4
• POTG: Dave Nolasco 3-5 2 HR 3 R 3 RBI
• Chisholm 2-4 HR 2 R 2 RBI Jeff Anderson 2-3 HR 2 R 2 RBI injured on an HBP, diagnosis pending
• Lach W (4-1) 7.2 IP 8 H 9 K 4 ER Haske SV (4) 1.1 IP 4 K That's also an ABL longest 10 G winning streak
• 5/5: AUS 10 HOU 1
• POTG: Sam Rhoads W (3-0 2.92) 8.2 IP 4 H 7 K 0 BB 0 ER Injured with 1 out left, on pitch 119
• Joshua 3-5 2B 2 R 2 RBI Chisholm 2-4 3 RBI Jeff Reardon came out of the game with an undisclosed injury
• NEXT WEEK: 3 @ Denver OFF DAY 3 @ Charlotte
  
  
• ABL HAPPENINGS:
• 4/29: Ruben Parsons (SF) went 3-5 drilling 3 HR's and driving in 5 in a 9-2 win over San Jose.
• 4/29: Detroit announced they had signed SP Chris Nosal to a 6 year 63 million dollar extension. Nosal was acquired at the deadline last year and went a combined 13-14 4.29 between Chicago and Detroit. The 30 year old is 89-87 4.20 in his 7 year career. He led the league in GS in 2007 (33) and 2011 (33)
• 4/30: Mike Scott (MEX) went 5-5 2 2B 2 RBI in the Black Bandits 7-4 win over the Empire.
• 5/1: Seth Berry (DAL) went 4-5 driving in 2 and hitting for the cycle in the Texans 9-1 win over Brooklyn
• 5/2: Datu Zape (OH) went the distance, losing his no-hitter in the bottom of the 7th with 2 outs to a Chris Ladd 2B. He fanned 5, walked 1 and needed just 113 pitches to complete the 1-hit 5-0 win.
• 5/3: Mike Gasque (PHX) struck out 11 and walked 1 in a 3-hit 5-0 CG SHO of Charlotte.
• 5/3: The Patriot Leagues 2010 Rookie of the Year, Chicago RF Matt Giles, tor his PCL and will miss the remainder of the season. Off to a slow start and coming off a down season (.240/.318/423 21-77) after a brilliant 2010 .302-34-70 and then followed with a .285-33-102 sophomore year there was immense hope he would improve and continue to carry the Hitmen.
• 5/4: Alex Grant (BRK) struck out a season-high 11 in a 6-0 win over Buffalo
• 5/4: In a spot start for Chicago 25-year-old Juan Galvis went the distance in to beat Ohio 7-0 by scattering 6 hits for his 1st win of the season.
  
  
• RUSTLER NEWS:
• 4/29: Sam Reyes is 5 for his last 6 and ready to be recalled. IF Brett Larkin is out of options and the candidate to be sent down, so he is DFA'd. He's in the final year of his contract and making 3.12 million. I couldn't find a trading partner and I won't be dismayed if someone claims him. He hit .232/.341/.362 in 20 starts 82 PA's.
• 4/30: Warren's Juan Ford took home the WL AAA Pitcher of the Month going 4-0 1.93
• 5/4: In the span of 2 days Jeff Anderson, Jeff Reardon and Sam Rhoads are all hurt. Reardon will miss at least 3 weeks with a calf strain while Rhoads and Anderson are awaiting MR results. Rhoads was hurt on pitch 119 of a 10-1 blowout.....OF Jerry Breaux is on the 40 man and will be recalled.
• 5/5: Jeff Anderson is fine. MRI results showed no concussion and he can resume play immediately
  
  
• PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jamie Truncellito (LA) 11-21 4 HR 7 RBI
• COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Gerek Szymiczek (PIT) 12-24 3 HR 8 RBI

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• RUSTLER PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Andy Adrian .375/.431/.734 5 2B 6 HR 18 RBI 18 R 2-4 SB
• RUSTLER PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Chris Lach 3-0 2.04 35.1 IP 32 K 13 BB 26 H .198 OppAvg
• RUSTLER MiL PLAYER OF THE MONTH: John Thomas (AA) .280/.400/.476 4 2B 4 HR 15 RBI 12 R
• RUSTLER MiL PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Juan Ford (AAA) 4-0 1.93 32.2 IP 24 H 21 K 8 BB .197 OppAvg 0.98 WHIP
  
  
• PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Jack Terhune (OH) .374-5-20
• COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Jorge Hernandez (SAN) .404-4-9 .517 OBO 23 R
• PATRIOT LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Kevin Flores (PHI) 5-1 3.33 46 IP 32 K
• COLONIAL LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Allen Gies (DEN) 4-1 1.06 42.1 IP 37 K
• PATRIOT LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Kevin Liebaber (DET) .351-3-20
• COLONIAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Andy Adrian (AUS) .375-6-18 18 R
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• As of May 5th, the Austin Rustler offense ranks 1st in Avg, Runs, OBP, OPS, WAR, wOBA, and 2nd in SB and 7th in Home Runs.
• The starting rotation is 2nd in ERA and the bullpen is 1st (1.66) while the staff is 2nd in runs allowed and 2nd in FIP, WAR, and 3rd in K's.
• The 11 game winning streak meets up with Denver starter Allen Gies who is 5-1 1.23 ERA
• Season ticket sales were up 15% this year and Attendance as of the 5th is at +19.9%. Average game revenue has jumped 24.7% over 2012.

[gehrig38]

• RECORD: 26-14
• STANDINGS: 1st (+6 ½)
• RUNS SCORED: 205 (3rd)
• RUNS AGAINST: 134 (2nd)
• DEFENSIVE EFF: .714 (1st)
• ZONE RATING: +5.3 (2nd)
• ERRORS: 25 (11th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Happy
• FAN INTEREST: 81
  
  
• THIS WEEK: (2-4) 1-2 @ Denver 1-2 @ Charlotte
• 5/6: DEN 9 AUS 0
• POTG: Allen Gies W (6-1 1.07) CG SHO 4 H 6 K 0 BB 1-4 R RBI
• Brooks L (4-3) 4.2 IP 12 H 7 ER 1st inning grand slam Isaiah Harris 2-5 2 R GS 4 RBI Rich Dunn 4-5 2B 2 RBI
• 5/7: AUS 5 DEN 2
• POTG: Dave Lutz (DEN) 7 IP 3 H 1 ER 5 K ND
• Behrens W (6-2) 7 IP 6 H 7 K 2 ER 4 run 8th Chisholm 2 R 2B followed by Nolasco HR Rich Dunn (DEN) 3-4 (7-9 2 2B in the series)
• 5/8: DEN 5 AUS 4 (11)
• POTG: Austin Bobbitt ND 7 IP 7 K 5 H 2 ER
• Whittaker ND 8 IP 5 H 2 K 4 BB 3 HR 4 ER Tighe 3-5 2B 3B Ryan Terry (DEN) 3-5 HR (1) 2 R RBI
• 5/9: OFF DAY
• 5/10: AUS 8 CHA 3
• POTG: Jeff Anderson 3-4 HR 2 R 4 RBI SB (10) Chisholm 3-4 HR (11) 2 R RBI Lach W (5-1) 7 IP 5 H 2 K 4 BB 3 ER
• 5/11: CHA 4 AUS 1
• POTG: Cameron Mears W (4-2) 8 IP 9 K 6 H 0 BB 1 ER
• Jose Hernandez (1st start) L 7 IP 10 H 2 K 2 BB 3 ER Ricky Gutierrez (CHA) 3-4 HR (14) 2 RBI
• 5/12: CHA 7 AUS 6
• POTG: Sam Reyes 3-4 2 2B 2 R 2 RBI
• 4-4 tie after 7. Brooks ND 7 IP 9 H 4 ER 5 K Zerbe (CHA) 7 IP 6 H 4 ER 7 K Gutierrez 1 out walk off HR off Laskey BS (1) L (1-2) .1 IP 2 ER
• NEXT WEEK: 3 vs Montreal 4 vs Mexico
  
  
• ABL HAPPENINGS:
• 5/7: Yermolay Zhulyabin (CHI) held Brooklyn to 3 hits while fanning 9 in a 1-0 win over the Blackhearts
• 5/9: Jake Byers (NYP) fanned a season high 16 in a 2-1 win over Dallas.
• 5/10: Mike Spitler (NYE) the leagues newest 2 way star went 5-5 3 RBI in a 12-1 win over Providence. For the season the 22 year old Spitler is 4-2 5.31 in 7 starts and hitting .517/.554/.650 going 31-60 4 2B 2 3B and is 3-4 SB Spitler was a 3x Player of the Year in NAIA finishing 2nd his Junior Year.
• 5/11: Ron Robinson (MEM) fanned 7 and allowed 5 hits in a 1-0 win over Denver
• 5/11: Steve Castronova (SF) punched out 10, walked none and scattered 6 hits in a 2-0 win over LA
• 5/12: Datu Zape (OH) scattered 7 hits in a CG 7-0 win over the New York Punishers.
• 5/13: Just 39 games into his 1st season as Ft Worth Cowboys manager, Adam Swift was abruptly fired today. Just 14-25 Swift and upper management seemed to be oil and water since day 1. The Cowboys have missed the post-season for the past 2 seasons. They've been in the playoffs 9 times in their 24 years but have never been to the World Series.
  
  
• RUSTLER NEWS:
• 5/7: SIGNINGS, INJURIES AND CALLUPS IN AUSTIN
• Lots of news out of Austin today. The biggest news being that the Rustlers had reached an agreement with start P Rich Whittaker on a 5 year 37.14 million dollar contract extension that will keep the righty in Texas through 2017, with Whittaker holding an 8m option for 2018.
• Next it was youngster Sam Rhoads being diagnosed with a “shoulder problem” that will sideline him for at least 3-4 months if not longer.
• Star P prospect Jose Hernandez, acquired from the SJ Hawks in March, was recalled. The IBL's #31 ranked prospect will get ample time to prove himself over the next 8-12 weeks.
  
  
• BACKROOM CHATTER
• Our audience is growing, our owner is spending more and we have a roster full of very good talent. I am not getting any big discounts with the major signings it doesn't seem like but it's comforting in some capacity.
• It's also unsettling. With the Whittaker signing it means the core talent of this team is together through at least 2015. The players remaining to try and sign are Matt Behrens (7.5m AE) Dave Nolasco (5m AE) Greg Cowan (4.2m AE) Jesse Kucher (1.7m AE) Jeff Anderson (3.4m AE) Sam Reyes (3.1m AE) and Joe Tighe (4.6m AE). If I sign none of them, and those arbitration estimates hit exactly, we are staring at an 85.6m dollar payroll with needs next year, 94.2 for 2015.
• The Rhoads injury sucks but it's also another sign of just how deep we have managed to make this 40 man roster. Hernandez lost his 1st start but went 7, and is slated for big things.
• There is some idle chatter amongst baseball ops of moving Reardon to the 60 day DL to open a spot for McGlasson to get at-bats.
  
  
• PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Pat Sullivan (DAL) 11-24 2 HR 8 RBI
• COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ricky Gutierrez (CHA) 9-24 5 HR 13 RBI

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• RECORD: 30-17
• STANDINGS: 1st (+7 ½)
• RUNS SCORED: 234 (3rd)
• RUNS AGAINST: 158 (2nd)
• DEFENSIVE EFF: .716 (1st)
• ZONE RATING: +6.9 (2nd)
• ERRORS: 27 (10th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Happy
• FAN INTEREST: 81
  
  
• THIS WEEK: (4-3) 1-2 vs Montreal 3-1 vs Mexico
• 5/13: MON 3 AUS 2
• POTG: Jong-bon Kim ND 6 IP 3 H 4 K 2 ER
• Behrens ND 7.1 IP 6 H 8 K 2 ER Sims (MON) HR (8) off Aspinwall in the 8th to win it. Nolasco HR (7)
• 5/14: MON 12 AUS 7
• POTG: Josh Sims (MON) 2-3 2 HR (10) 2 R 2 BB 4 RBI
• Anderson 2-4 2B HR (9) 4 RBI Whittaker 7 ER 2.1 IP 3 HR Aspinwall L (0-2) and Martinez go 6 IP 6 H 5 ER 6 K 5 BB 2 HR Haske came out of the game diagnosis pending.
• 5/15: AUS 5 MON 1
• POTG: Lach W (6-1) CG 5 H 10 K 1 ER
• Adrian 2-3 2 R SB (8) Tighe 3-4 came out of the game, diagnosis pending. Anderson 2-3 2B 2 RBI
• 5/16: AUS 5 MEX 0
• POTG: Hernandez ND 7 IP 6 H 3 K
• Chisholm 2-4 HR 3 RBI Anderson 2-3 HR 2 RBI 0-0 into the 8th, 2R and 3R HR's win it.
• 5/17: AUS 2 MEX 0
• POTG: Brooks CG SHO W (5-3) 4 H 11 K 2 BB 1-3
• Nolasco 3-4 2B R RBI
• 5/18: AUS 3 MEX 1
• POTG: Behrens W (7-2) 8 IP 9 K 4 H 1 ER
• Laskey SV (8) Adrian HR RBI McGlasson HR 2 RBI Fredrickson (MEX) CG L (4-4) 8 IP 3 H 7 K 5 BB 3 ER
• 5/19: MEX 7 AUS 5
• POTG: Nick Matheson (MEX) 2-4 2 HR (14) 3 RBI (36)
• Cowan 2-4 2B HR (2) 2 RBI Reyes 1st HR Anderson 11th HR Whittaker 6 ER 3.2 IP 3 HR
• NEXT WEEK: 3 @ San Antonio OFF DAY 3 @ Pittsburgh
  
  
• ABL HAPPENINGS:
• 5/13: Pat Stevenson (OH) tossed a 2-hitter fanning 7 in a 1-0 win over Buffalo.
• 5/16: Mark Holmes (PRO) fanned 16 in a 4 hit 4-1 win over Memphis.
• 5/17: John Del Bianco (DET) scattered 6 hits and punched out 17 in a 3-2 win over Ohio
• 5/17: John Sullivan (BAL) went 3-4 hitting 3 HR's and driving in 4 in a 12-7 loss to Chicago
• 5/17: Shane Johnson and Ricky Gutierrez (CHA) combined to go 10-12, both going 5-6 in the Cyclones 15-5 win over Montreal.
  
  
  
• RUSTLER NEWS:
• 5/16: Chris Haske has shoulder issues and is headed to the DL. Looks to be a month or more. Lefty Pat Hobart will be recalled. Luis Orozco comes off the DL tomorrow and will likely head to AAA Warren depending on what the diagnosis is on Joe Tighe.
• 5/18: Joe Tighe was diagnosed with a herniated disc and will miss 3-4 weeks so Luis Orozco will be recalled and get his 1st at-bats of the year. Orozco will play 3B, Joshua will move to 2B and Reyes will play SS to give us our best everyday defense.
  
  
  
• PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Wally Bull (CHI) 15-28 3 RBI
• COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mario Luna (PRO) 12-25 4 HR 8 RBI

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• RECORD: 33-20
• STANDINGS: 1st (+7 ½)
• RUNS SCORED: 264 (4th)
• RUNS AGAINST: 185 (2nd)
• DEFENSIVE EFF: .715 (2nd)
• ZONE RATING: +10.4 (2nd)
• ERRORS: 28 (t-8th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Happy
• FAN INTEREST: 80
  
  
• THIS WEEK: (3-3) 0-3 @ San Antonio 3-0 @ Pittsburgh
• 5/20: SAN 7 AUS 6
• POTG: Elias Delgado (SAN) 2-4 2 HR 4 RBI
• Anderson 3-4 2 2B R RBI Reyes HR (2) Lach 4 ER 6 IP Miller BS (1) Hobart L (0-1)
• 5/21: SAN 6 AUS 4
• POTG: Corey Furr (SAN) 4-4 2 2B HR 2 R 5 RBI
• Nolasco 3-4 2 2B RBI Hernandez L (0-2) 6 IP 7 H 5 K 5 ER
• 5/22: SAN 6 AUS 5
• POTG: Jorge Hernandez (SAN) 3-5 HR 2 R 3 RBI
• Furr (SAN) 4-5 2 2B 3B R Aasen 3-3 2B RBI Trevor Pope (SAN) W (4-3) 6 IP 6 H 4 K 4 BB 1 ER Brooks L (5-4) 5.1 IP 9 H 6 ER
• 5/23: OFF DAY
• 5/24: AUS 2 PIT 1
• POTG: Behrens W (8-2) CG 6 H 10 K 1 ER 1-3
• Adrian 3-4 R 3 SB (12)
• 5/25: AUS 6 PIT 5
• POTG: Adrian 2-4 HR (8) 2 R RBI
• Whittaker ND 7.1 IP 10 K 4 HR 5 ER Laskey SV (9)
• 5/26: AUS 7 PIT 2
• POTG: Jeff Anderson 4-5 2B HR 2 R 3 RBI
• Nolasco 3-5 RBI Adrian 2-3 1-2 SB (13) 2 R RBI Lach W (7-1) 8.1 IP 4 H 2 K 3 BB 1 ER
• NEXT WEEK: 3 vs Providence OFF DAY 3 @ Houston
  
  
• ABL HAPPENINGS:
• 5/21: Joe Farmer (BUF) held Philadelphia to 5 hits and fanned 10 in a 4-0 win.
• 5/22: John Del Bianco (DET) followed up his 17 K performance vs Ohio last week with a 15 K CG 6-1 win over Brooklyn. He's 7-2 2.44 with 111 K's in 88.2 IP
• 5/24: Mike Hunter (MEM) threw a 2-hitter to beat Houston 8-0. Hunter fanned 12 to win his 5th.
• 5/24: Johnny Boynton (DET) came within 1 strike of his 1st career no-hitter before Mexico's Austin Myers singled on a 2-2 pitch in the 9th inning with 2 outs. Boynton is 2-5 2.95 on the year.
• 5/24: After tearing us up San Antonio's Corey Furr moved on to New York and went 5-5 3 RBI in the Broncos 10-6 win over the Empire.
• 5/26: Danny Gariepy (LEX) shut out Montreal scattering 6 hits in an 8-0 win to go 7-2 2.96 on the year.
• 5/26: Freddy Gonzalez (CHA) went 5-5 2B in the Cyclones 17-9 win over Ft Worth.
  
  
• RUSTLER NEWS:
• 5/26: Modesto 1B Ryan Court took home Northern League POTW going 9-22 4 HR 12 RBI Court is hitting .262-14-43 on the year.
• 5/26: 20-year-old Salt Lake 1B Kyle Yadon won Mid West league POTW going 9-25 5 HR 18 RBI
  
  
• PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Steve Collins (DET) 10-22 2 HR 10 RBI
• COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Corey Furr (SAN) 18-26 3 HR 10 RBI 7 R

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• THIS WEEK: (4-2) 2-1 vs Providence 2-1 vs Houston
• 5/27: PRO 5 AUS 3
• POTG: J Hernandez ND 7 IP 8 K 0 BB 2 ER
• Laskey BS (2) L (1-3) 1.1 IP 3 H HR 3 ER Keaton (PRO) PH 3R HR in the 9th Nolasco 2-4 2 RBI
• 5/28: AUS 7 PRO 5
• POTG: Dave Nolasco GS (8) 4 RBI (35)
• Aasen 3-4 Bermudez HR (3) 2 RBI Brooks W (6-4) 6.2 IP 7 H 5 K 4 R 1 ER Laskey SV (10)
• 5/29: AUS 7 PRO 3
• POTG: Behrens W (9-2 2.94) 7 IP 8 H 9 K 3 ER
• Adrian 2-4 2B 2 R 2 RBI 2 SB (15) Anderson 2-4 HR (13) 3 RBI (49)
• 5/30: OFF DAY
• 5/31: AUS 7 HOU 6
• POTG: McGlasson 3-4 HR 2 R 2 RBI
• Joshua 4-4 2B 3B SB 2 RBI Reyes 2-4 HR 2 R RBI Whittaker 6 ER 5.2 IP 3 HR Pen 3.1 IP 2 H 7 K Laskey SV (11) gives up leadoff 3B in the 9th but escapes
• 6/1: AUS 2 HOU 1
• POTG: Chris Lach W (8-1) 8.1 IP 6 H 6 K 1 ER
• Laskey SV (12) Nolasco (9) Cowan (3) solo HR's.
• 6/2: HOU 10 AUS 3
• POTG: Nick Archer (HOU) 3-4 2B R 4 RBI
• Cowan 2-4 2 HR 2 R 3 RBI Hernandez L (0-3) 4 IP 5 H 3 BB 6 K 6 ER
• NEXT WEEK: 3 @ Denver OFF DAY 3 vs Fort Worth
  
  
• ABL HAPPENINGS:
• 5/27: Lazar Peric (DAL) shut out Philadelphia on just 2 hits while striking out 11 and walking none.
• 5/29: Eric Cox (SF) scattered 6 hits in a CG 8-0 win over New England. He fanned 9 and walked 1.
• 5/31: Zhen-Bang Zong (CHA) tossed a CG 5-hitter to beat Pittsburgh 6-0
• 6/1: Joe Farmer (BUF) allowed just 2 hits in a 10-0 win over Detroit.
• 6/2: Mike Boadway (SAN) held Lexington off the board in a CG 2-0 win.
• 6/2: Former Rustler Eric Allen (SAN) tossed a CG 6-hitter striking out 8 to beat LA 5-0
  
  
  
• RUSTLER NEWS:
• 5/29: Warren OF and one of our top prospects John Thomas went 3-5 2B 2 HR and drove in 7 in a 15-5 win over Augusta. He's hitting .333-7-21 since his callup from Modesto earlier this year. He's just 20 years old.
• 5/29: At Class A Salt Lake 2010 2nd rounder Kyle Yadon has exploded over the past week. He was at .205/.353/.357 on the 22nd, and since then has gone 15-26 with 2 2B 10 HRs and 23 RBI's in his past 6 games. He has homered in all 6 including 4 2 HR games. He has gone 8-12 6 HR in his past 3 games, all 2 HR affairs. He's now hitting .251/.390/.536
• 5/31: Yadon proceeded to take home the Midwest league POTM hitting .306-15-38 with 26 R
• 6/2: In what should come as no surprise Kyle Yadon took home another honor. This time the MWL POTW award after going 12-28 8 HR 12 RBI 12 R. His HR streak ended at 7 games but after a day “off” he homered in the next 2 games. He's hitting .251 17 HR 45 RBI
  
  
• PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Spencer Barrow (NYP) 10-20 3 HR 6 RBI
• COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ricky Gutierrez (CHA) 8-22 5 HR 8 RBI

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RUSTLER PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Jeff Anderson .427/.495/.820 12 2B 3B 7 HR 33 RBI 19 R 4-4 SB
RUSTLER PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Matt Behrens 5-0 2.35 46 IP 39 H 54 K 10 BB
RUSTLER MiL PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Kyle Yadon (A) .306/.422/.769 15 HR 38 RBI
RUSTLER MiL PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Jason Lipsky (AAA) 4-0 1.97 45.2 IP 27 H 35 K


PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Jesse Nesbit (CHI) .287-15-31 21 R
COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Corey Furr (SAN) .477-7-28 21 R
PATRIOT LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Karl O'Connor (NYP) 4-0 9 SV 2.16
COLONIAL LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Charles Smith (LEX) 4-1 8 SV 0.98
PATRIOT LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Jesse Nesbit (CHI)
COLONIAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Robbie Mercer (NYE) .339-5-18 19 R

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• RECORD: 38-27
• STANDINGS: 1st (+6 ½)
• RUNS SCORED: 316 (3rd)
• RUNS AGAINST: 247 (2nd)
• DEFENSIVE EFF: .707 (2nd)
• ZONE RATING: +13.0 (2nd)
• ERRORS: 35 (t-9th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Happy
• FAN INTEREST: 81
  
  
• THIS WEEK: (1-5) 1-2 @ Denver 0-3 vs Ft Worth
• 6/3: AUS 2 DEN 1
• POTG: Terry Brooks CG W (7-4) 3 H 5 K 0 BB 1 ER
• Rich Dunn (DEN) 2-4 HR R RBI
• 6/4: DEN 5 AUS 4
• POTG: Jeff Anderson 2-3 HR (14) 3 RBI (52)
• Behrens L (9-3) 4 IP 5 H 3 K 5 ER Martinez 3 IP 2 H 4 K
• 6/5: DEN 4 AUS 3
• POTG: Fred Elliott (DEN) W (3-8 5.00) 8 IP 9 H 9 K 2 ER
• Adam Jenney (DEN) SV (13) Whittaker L (4-3 5.13) 7.2 IP 8 H 8 K 4 ER Nolasco 3-4 2B Reyes 2-4 HR (4) Chisholm HR (13) Orozco 2-4 HR (1) Anderson 0-4 4 K
• 6/6: OFF DAY
• 6/7: FW 8 AUS 7 (12)
• POTG: Skyler Joshua 3-4 2B HR R 2 RBI 2 BB
• Jeff Anderson 3-6 2 2B R 3 RBI Lytle 3 IP 1 H 8 K Laskey L (1-4) Leave the bases loaded 1 out in the 12th.
• 6/8: FW 9 AUS 5
• POTG: Jeff Anderson 3-4 2 HR 3 R 3 RBI (58)
• Dustin Fahey (FW) ties regular season record with 3 2B 3-5 R 2 RBI Hernandez L (0-4) 3.2 IP 10 H 7 ER
• 6/9: FW 5 AUS 2
• POTG: Danny Vargas (FW) 3-4 2B 2 HR 3 R 3 RBI
• Tanioka (FW) W (5-4) CG 5 H 12 K 0 BB 2 ER Brooks L (7-5) 6.1 IP 3 HR 5 ER
• NEXT WEEK: OFF DAY 3 vs New York Empire 3 vs Lexington
  
  
• ABL HAPPENINGS:
• 6/4: Tsuruki Tanioka (FW) allowed just 2 hits in a 17-0 thrashing of San Antonio.
• 6/5: Dennis Montanez (NYP) went 3-4 homering 3 times and driving in 8 in a17-4 win over Chicago
• 6/8: Jordan De Jesus (CHA) scattered 8 hits striking out 7 in a 3-0 win over Providence
• 6/8: LA Storm 2008 top pick (18th overall) SP Travis McGuffin will miss the remainder of the year with what the team doctor is calling an “arthritic elbow”.
  
  
• RUSTLER NEWS:
• 6/7: 2011 1st rounder (2nd overall) 20 year old Steve Roubique has been promoted to AA Modesto. He was 7-0 4.04 at Salt Lake City.
• 6/7: In Kyle Yadon's last 15 games here are his numbers: 60 AB 26 R 27 H 4 2B 17 HR 38 RBI 13 BB 10 K .433/.534/1.367. In those 15 games he has homered in 11, homered twice 6x, Scored in 14, 3x 5+ RBI 6x 4+ RBI and had 2+ hits in 10. It's the hottest I've ever had a minor league player. All that and he's just 20 years old.
• 6/9: Kyle Yadon took home another POTW going 8-18 5 HR 12 RBI 10 R
  
  
• Patriot League Player of the Week:Joel Moss (SJ) 12-24 3 HR 8 RBI
• Colonial League Player of the Week: Decker Blue (LEX) 14-25 3 HR 12 RBI

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• 2013 ABL DRAFT
• A look back at the drafts we've overseen since taking over baseball operations in 2010.
  
• 2010 DRAFT #/# Round/Overall pick (GRADE)
• 1/1- Sam Reyes (A) A resounding success considering he is just 22 years old and already played in 200 ABL games. A career .269/.379/.438 hitter who has been outstanding and versatile on defense. An on base machine who will sit atop this lineup for years to come.
• 1/26- Nate Davis (B) Huge power bat that's coming into his own. A switch hitter who made the leap from A ball last year to AAA this year where he is currently hitting .297/.335/.636 15 2B 18 HR and 46 RBI. Just 20 years old. Ranked #77 on the prospect list. One of five picks made in the end of the 1st and 2nd rounds.
• 2/37- Kyle Yadon (B+) Just 18 years old at the draft he showed massive power potential but was raw as could be. Took it very slowly with advancement and after his 1st decent season last year he's breaking out at class A SLC. His record setting home run binge the past two weeks has moved his numbers to .253/.392/.567 and he's on pace to hit 43 HR's and drive in 137 as well as draw 114 walks. Potential heir apparent to Aaron Chisholm?
• 2/50- Jeff Baker (B) Closing in AAA this year and struggling a little bit with a 5.56 ERA and 28 H in 22.2 IP but has punched out 36 and walked just 9. Just 22 and a soon to be ABL reliever. He is the top candidate to take over the closers role in a few years.
• 2/53- Joe LaPorte (C-) In the middle of an 8 week DL stint due to a broken finger. At SLC last year hit .210/.343/.438 with 23 HR 56 RBI in 94 games. Feels like he's a AAAA player ceiling wise.
• 2/54- Chris Lawson (B-) 23 and currently 5-2 3.87 at AA Modesto after going 11-5 3.83 last year. Still feels like a legitimate 4 or 5 in the big leagues with maybe a slightly higher ceiling if everything breaks right.
• 2/62- Dave Bates (B) Has every bit the power we thought he did. Hit 24 HR between Hartford and SLC in 2010, 32 HR's in 2011 at Modesto and is hitting . .256/.369/.483 with 11 HR and 36 RBI 28 BB 27 K in 47 games at AAA Warren. Problem is he's at the most stacked position in the game, 1B. He's an outstanding defensive 1B, runs extremely well too. On pace to hit 27 and drive in 88.
• 3/75- Travis Harrison (B-) Has done nothing but drive the ball and get on base. .302-10-36 in 35 games his rookie season. 27 HR and 62 RBI in 102 games at SLC, 31 HR between SLC and Modesto the following year and is hitting .250/.361/.465 with 10 2B 9 HR 32 RBI in 48 games at AAA Warren. A LHH corner outfielder who will play in the ABL someday soon.
  
  
• 2011 DRAFT
• 1/2- Steve Roblique (C+) In 11 starts at SLC this year he's 7-0 3.08. His arsenal is elite and that gives us hope but right now our scouts are saying #4 guy at best. Just 20 years old and lots of time to improve.
• 2/36- Mike Baker (B+) 19 years old and hitting .384/.477/.530 at SLC. 14/33 K/BB ratio. Already above average defensively his bat has improved far beyond what we initially thought. He's destined to sit in the 2 hole in a big league lineup. On pace for a 47 2B 4 HR 105 RBI season with 31 K and 74 BB
• 2/39- John Russell (D-) If you followed along in this draft you'll remember I had a huge debate about this pick. Scouts wanted Chris Brothers, a catcher out of Arcadia HS. Brothers is 20, and still at Rookie League Abbotsford with the Pittsburgh organization. Hasn't hit much. However Russell went 1-60 in his 1st season, that's a .017 batting average. Last year he hit .121/.367/.189 ub 49 games and 188 plate appearances. He's still 19 and will open at Rookie League Ft Wayne again this year.
• 2/59- John Thomas (A) Just 20 and in AAA he's hitting .345/.403/.575. His defense has to pick up but he's going to win a batting title someday. 11 HR 39 RBI in 57 games between AA and AAA this year. He is a 3 hole candidate right now.
  
  
• 2012 DRAFT
• 1/18- Jeff Hanna (B) 21 year old switch hitting RF who is hitting .280/.418/.737 at SLC. Middle of the order bat who just needs experience.
• 1/28- Chris Renfrow (C-) 19 year old OF who will start at rookie league Hartford this year. Hasn't hit much.

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The top 10 prospects heading into the draft. This year we pick 30th. Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Denver, Ft Worth and Mexico have the top 5 picks (Denver also picks 8th). Brooklyn also has 2 picks (7 and 16).

We have picks 43, 58 and 59 through the 2nd round and then don't pick again until round 5.
(#) = Prospect Rank
1st Round
1-Pittsburgh RHP Elijah Baxter (#3) Pima CC
2-Buffalo CF Brad Ryan (#1) Stanford
3-Denver 3B Matt Maxey (#2) Dodge City JC
4-Ft Worth SS Ben Gallo (#4) Marist HS
5-Mexico 3B Andy Campbell (#5) McLennan CC
6-Memphis RHP Sergio Olivera (#6) Central Arizona JC
7-Brooklyn LHP Mike Gilmore (#9) Yavapai JC
8-Denver RHP Ryan Conley (#7) La Jolla HS
9-Chicago 3B Josh Stevens (#8) Jonesboro HS
10-Baltimore LHP Man-chae Kim (#13) Onondaga JC
11-New York Empire RF Malachai Barry (#10) Brophy Prep HS


PICK
30-Garrett Barlow RHP (18)_Pima CC. Our scouts wanted a power hitting 1B, Ryan Youngblood. No chance give our organizational depth at 1B. Barlow checked all the boxes on and off the field.
43-Ryan Youngblood 1B (18) Onondaga CC Couldn't pass him this time around.
58-Kyle Brill CF (20) North Carolina Switch hitting CF with great tools and work ethic.
59-Brad Allen SS (17) Woodrow Wilson HS all the tools to be an elite middle infielder and hitter

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• RECORD: 40-31
• STANDINGS: 1st
• RUNS SCORED: 342 (3rd)
• RUNS AGAINST: 275 (2nd)
• DEFENSIVE EFF: .701 (3rd)
• ZONE RATING: +12.5 (2nd)
• ERRORS: 35 (7th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Happy
• FAN INTEREST: 80
  
  
• THIS WEEK: (2-4) 0-3 vs New York Empire 2-1 vs Lexington
• 6/10: OFF DAY
• 6/11: NYE 2 AUS 0
• POTG: Tommy Breger ND 7.1 IP 2 H 3 K
• Behrens ND 8 IP 6 H 3 K 0 R Jun-ho Kim 9th inning 2R HR off Aspinwall (0-3)
• 6/12: NYE 7 AUS 5
• POTG: Sam Reyes 2-4 2 HR 2 R 3 RBI
• Joshua 3-5 2B R Whittaker ND 6.2 IP 5 K 6 BB 5 ER Laskey L (1-5) 1 IP HR 2 ER
• That's seven straight now and the team is playing like crap.
• 6/13: NYE 5 AUS 3
• POTG: Pavel Vogels (NYE) 2-4 HR 2 R 2 RBI
• McGlasson 3-4 HR R RBI SB Chisholm HR (15) Lach L (8-2) 7.1 IP 11 H 5 ER 15 K
• We will enter a 3 game set with the ABL's best club on an 8 game losing streak and having gone 1-9 in our last 10. The Rebels send ace Xie-li Au-Yong (8-5 3.15) out in game 1, Walt Davis (5-3 2.56) and Bob Shrader (6-0 1.91) to close out the 3 game set. Ft Worth has gone 8-2 in the last 10 to cut their deficit from 11 ½ games to 4 ½.
• 6/14: AUS 8 LEX 7 (10)
• POTG: Luis Orozco 3-4 2B 2 HR 4 RBI go ahead in the 8th and walk off in the 10th. Wild game. Down 5-3 after 6, 5-4 after 7 Up 6-5 top 8, down 7-6 bottom 8, tied 7-7 after 9. Reyes 3-4 R Cowan 2-4 HR 3 RBI Myles Green (LEX) 3-5 HR 3 RBI Steve Griggs (LEX) 5-52 2B HR 2 R 2 RBI Au-Yong (LEX) ND 4.2 IP 8 H 5 ER Hernandez ND 5.1 IP 11 H 3 K 3 ER Lytle BS (2) 2.2 IP 3 ER Laskey BS (3) W (2-5) 2 IP 5 K 1 ER
• 6/15: LEX 7 AUS 3
• POTG: Dylan Rucker (LEX) 3-3 2 HR 3 R 3 RBI 2 BB SB
• Brooks L (7-6) 6.2 IP 9 H 3 HR 4 K 5 ER 1-2 R RBI Chisholm HR (16)
• 6/16: AUS 7 LEX 0
• POTG: Behrens CG W (10-3) 7 H 10 K 1-3 R (The “stopper” always knows when it's a 'must win' and reacts accordingly.)
• Nolasco 2-5 2B 2 R RBI Chisholm 2-3 2 2B R 2 RBI Tighe 2-4 R RBI SB
• NEXT WEEK: 3 @ Houston 3 @ Mexico
  
  
• ABL HAPPENINGS:
• 6/12: Jason Keeton (DET) allowed a leadoff 2B to New England's Jeff Passer in the bottom of the 8th to lose his no-hitter but that was it as he went the distance striking out 10 in a 5-0 win over the Patriots.
• 6/12: Chris Delgado (OH) went 5-5 2 2B HR 3 RBI in the Generals 7-6 win over Philadelphia
• 6/16: Mike Laffey (SD) punched out 9 and scattered 6 hits in a 5-0 win over Ohio
  
  
• RUSTLER NEWS:
• Minor League All-Stars:
• AAA = Juan Ford (SP) 6-3 2.20, Jason Lipsky (SP) 7-1 2.85, Benny Keegan (C ) .257/.333/.412 4 HR, Nate Davis (LF) .392/.340/.640 20 HR
• AA = Claude Tilli (SP) 5-3 2.91
• A = Mark Bieker (SP) 8-3 4.54, Matthew McCaffery (SP) 5-5 4.30, Aiden Nakagawa (SP) 5-5 4.76, Jimmy Jaynes (C ) .299/.403/.561 8 HR, Mike Baker (2B) .389/.480/.537 2 HR, Onofredo Andriani (UT) .335/.447/.598 8 HR 10 SB
• 6/10: It appears both Joe Tighe and reliever Chris Haske have not healed as expected and both players returns have been delayed. For Tighe it appears to be 4-5 more days while Haske is more like 1-2 weeks.
• 6/11: Super utility IF prospect Onofredo Andriani took home class A All Star game MVP honors and Nate Davis did the same in the AAA game.
  
  
• PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jamie Truncellito (LA) 15-31 3 HR 14 RBI
• COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Shane Johnson (CHA) 13-28 3 HR 7 RBI

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• RECORD: 42-35
• STANDINGS: 1st (+5)
• RUNS SCORED: 353 (6th)
• RUNS AGAINST: 287 (2nd)
• DEFENSIVE EFF: .704 (1st)
• ZONE RATING: +15.0 (1st)
• ERRORS: 39 (6th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Happy
• FAN INTEREST: 80
  
  
• THIS WEEK: (2-4) 1-2 @ Houston 1-2 @ Mexico
• 6/17: OFF DAY
• 6/18: HOU 3 AUS 2
• POTG: Steve Frantz (HOU) ND 8 IP 4 H 6 K 3 BB 1-3
• Whittaker 7 IP 6 H 0 R 7 K Haske BS (2) Laskey BS (4) L (2-6) Orozco homers in the 8th of a 0-0 game. Haske gives up HR in the bottom. Joshua singles in go-ahead before Laskey comes on, gets the first out and then 0.1 IP 3 H 2 ER
• 6/19: AUS 3 HOU 0
• POTG: Lach W (9-2) 8.1 IP 4 H 8 K 5 BB
• Reyes 2-3 HR R 2 RBI CS (5)
• 6/20: HOU 4 AUS 2
• POTG: David Andrade (HOU) W (1-0) 7 IP 5 H 6 K 1 R
• David Miller 1st start CG L 8 IP 6 H 9 K 4 ER (all in the 6th) Adrian 2-4 HR R RBI
• 6/21: AUS 3 MEX 1 (10)
• POTG: Brooks ND 6 IP 5 H 5 K 1 ER
• Cowan 2-4 2 RBI Nolasco HR (19)
• 6/22: MEX 3 AUS 1 (13)
• POTG: Behrens ND 8 IP 3 H 9 K 1 ER 1-3
• Joshua 2-4 2B HR R RBI Jonathan Ray (MEX) 9 IP 6 H 6 K 1 R Noboru Yoshida (MEX) walk off HR
• 6/23: MEX 1 AUS 0
• POTG: Brett Gerber W (4-8) 9 IP 2 H 8 K 0 BB
• Whittaker CG L (4-4) 8 IP 3 H 9 K 1 HR 1 ER Ray Maury (MEX) leads off the 8th with a solo HR
• NEXT WEEK: OFF DAY 3 @ Houston 3 @ Mexico
  
  
• ABL HAPPENINGS:
• 6/17: Paul Bradburn (DAL) struck out 11 en route to a 6 hit 2-0 win over San Diego.
• 6/17: Lexington agreed to terms on a 2-year 13.8m dollar extension with 25-year-old closer Charles Smith. A 2x Rivera and Rolaids award winner, as well as a 3-time world champion Smith is 34-30 219, Saves 2.68 in 343 games. In 370 IP he's allowed just 202 hits with a staggering 783 K's for a WHIP of 0.96 and a stunning 19.4 K/9.
• 6/18: Brad Ullrich (PHI) allowed just 4 hits in going the distance in a 5-0 win over San Jose
• 6/19: Our 2011 1st round pick (2nd overall) SP Steve Roubique was getting by in SLC (A) going 7-0 with a 4.04, his peripherals were good, not great. He was promoted to AA Modesto and in his 1st 2 starts has gone 1-0 2.20 in 16.1 IP 7 H 9 K 2 BB. He is now teamed up with 2009 1st overall pick Tashfin Sassi.6/20: Hartford and Ft Wayne have both started 0-3.
• 6/22: Mike Crawford (HOU) scattered 7 hits across 9 innings, striking out 10 and walking 1 in a 4-0 Roughrider win over Denver.
  
  
• RUSTLER NEWS:
• 6/17: AUSTIN DEALS AASEN TO HOUSTON
• It is being reported in Houston that the Roughriders and the Austin Rustlers have agreed on a trade that would send 25 year old RHP Dave Miller and a 19 year old IF prospect to the Rustlers for 31 year old IF Mike Aasen and 27 year old OF Jerry Breaux, as well as Austins 2014 6th round draft choice. Aasen is hitting .351 in 2013 with 15 RBI and 1 HR.
  
  
  
• BACKROOM CHATTER
• Multiple reasons behind this move. Joe Tighe and Chris Haske both came off the DL and Aasen was out of options. Pat Hobart, who had pitched very well, was sent back to Warren to clear Haske's spot and Aasen and Breaux were sent to Houston clearing the way for Joe Tighe to return. The Roughriders selected Miller 12th overall in 2008 out of Penn and his landing spot is in a rotation somewhere, for now that's here. He's just 25 and has been working out of Houston's bullpen since 2011. Bruins is a very good and young (19) IF/OF utility type player who will head to Hartford.
• Miller will move into the rotation and Jose Hernandez (0-4 5.85) will be optioned back to Warren to get his innings in. He's a top of the rotation option someday soon.
  
  
• PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Paul Bradburn (DAL) 2-0 0.56 ERA 16 IP 16 K
• COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Danny Vargas (FW) 12-21 HR 2 RBI
  
• GIVING IT BACK IN JUNE
• Coming into the month we were 36-21 and have since gone 6-14 with a horrid losing streak in there. The “marathon not a sprint” quote is cliché, but it's the truest ever spoken. Our pitching and defense rank in the top 5 of every single category but HR allowed and WAR. Our offense ranks top 5 in ever category but Runs (6th) HR (10th) BB (6th) and “base running” (9th). There are no glaring holes and sometimes, as much as fans hate to hear it, you just 'play bad'. It takes a pitcher usually, to step up (as Matt Behrens did to end that losing streak) or a position player to get hot and carry a team for a few days. We haven't had the latter. I will say that the bullpen has been an achilles heel far more than I expected. We need a spark plug. Ft Worth 'had” turned it around and started winning but have fallen on hard times.

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WEEK 14

RECORD: 46-37
STANDINGS: 1st (+6)
RUNS SCORED: 377 (6th)
RUNS AGAINST: 311 (2nd)
DEFENSIVE EFF: .703 (2nd)
ZONE RATING: +14.7 (2nd)
ERRORS: 43 (8th)
OWNERS MOOD: Happy
FAN INTEREST: 80


THIS WEEK: (4-2) 2-1 vs Phoenix 2-1 vs Montreal
6/24: OFF DAY
6/25: AUS 9 PHX 8
POTG: Heriberto Perez (PHX) 2-4 HR 2 R 3 RBI SB (12)
Reyes 2-4 HR R 4 RBI Nolasco 3-4 HR 2 R RBI Chisholm HR (17) Anderson, Joshua, McGlasson all PH 3-3 2B 2 R 3 RBI
6/26: PHX 3 AUS 2 (14)
POTG: Dave Miller ND 8.2 IP 15 K 2 R 1 ER
Nolasco 3-4 3 BB HR (12) R RBI
6/27: AUS 5 PHX 4 (12)
POTG: Brooks ND 7.1 IP 4 H 7 K 2 ER
Hobart 2 IP 4 K W (1-1) Tighe 3-4 2B R RBI SB (12)
6/28: AUS 4 MON 3
POTG: Adrian 3-4 2B HR R 2 RBI SB (16)
Behrens W (11-3) 7-6-3-3-3-8 HR 2-3 R Aspinwall 2 perfect SV (2) Angyal (MON) L (7-6 5.45) CG 8-11-4-4-3-5 HR
6/29: MON 5 AUS 2
POTG: Jorge Negrete (MON) W (7-8) 8-3-2-2-2-5 HR
Whittaker L (4-5 4.53) 7-7-3-3-1-8 HR Sims (MON) 3-4 2B
6/30: AUS 2 MON 1
POTG: Chris Lach ND 8.1-4-1-1-4-8 HR allows leadoff HR and nothing else
Cowans ties it in the 8th HR (8) Nolasco 1B scores Reyes (3 SB) in walkoff Wisniewski (MON) ND 7-1-0-0-2-7 Laskey .2 IP 2 K W (3-6)
NEXT WEEK: 4 @ San Antonio 3 @ Providence


ABL HAPPENINGS:
6/24: San Diego lost OF Andy O'Brien for the remainder of the year after he broke his kneecap yesterday. The 25 year old was hitting .277-20-47 with 55 runs and the Missions are just 5.5 games back. I have reached out to their GM given their “win now” approach and my insane surplus of talented outfielders
6/27: Mike Crawford (HOU) tossed his 2nd consecutive shutout in a 1-0 win over Lexington
6/28:Charlotte took a 4-1 lead into the 8th inning and then a 9-4 lead into the bottom of the 9th. Providence scored 5 times in the bottom of the 9th and the game stayed tied until Black Sox SS Justin Self slammed a walk off 3R HR in the bottom of the 17th


RUSTLER NEWS:
6/25: AUSTIN TRADES MCGLASSON
2011 Patriot League Rookie of the year Andrew McGlasson is on the move again. The 26-year-old was sent, along with OF prospect Nate Davis and veteran C Benny Keegan to the San Diego Missions or SP Prospect Sung-hyun Lee. McGlasson will take over for Andy O'Brien who was injured yesterday and will miss the remainder of the season with a broken kneecap. Davis is a top hitting prospect in back of a long line of talent in the Austin Organization. Keegan gives the Missions that 3rd catcher with veteran status come September. Lee is the leagues 39th ranked prospect and will report to AAA Warren. San Diego signed him in 2006 out of South Korea. Many have predicted the big righty (6'8” 200lb) to be at the front of an ABL rotation sometime in the next 1-2 years at most.


BACKROOM CHATTER
Jeff Reardon's return from the DL and the surplus of OF'ers both on the 40 man and coming up has led to a lack of at-bats for some priority playerss. Nate Davis is a huge power bat but the rest of the package remains to be seen. We think he will definitely end up in the middle of someone's lineup in the next 2-3 seasons. We jumped on the Missions immediate need to replace Andy O'Brien with McGlasson. I don't know how to look at the deal we made for him other than as a failure. It just never seemed to play out like I wanted with the playing time. Lee is a legitimate top of the rotation arm and close. I hope he ends up a #1 arm in our #4 rotation spot.


6/26: Ft Wayne won their 1st game of the year after opening the season 0-8
6/30: Ft Wayne is now 1-12. Not getting pounded but finding ways to lose every night.


PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mike Randazzo (BAL) 14-25 HR 7 RBI
COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jorge Hernandez (CHA) 16-28 2 HR 10 RBI

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RUSTLER PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Joe Tighe 11 G .424/.524/.515 2B 3B 8 SB 6 R
RUSTLER PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Dave Miller 7 G 2 GS 0-1 1.93 23.1 IP 14 H 30 K 0.86 WHIP
RUSTLER MiL PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Jeff Hanna (AAOF 1st Rd 2012) .304/.418/.717 2B 2 3B 11 HR 30 RBI 17 BB 20 R
RUSTLER MiL PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Justin Hardy (SA RP MiLFA) 0-0 1 SV 0.00 11 IP 6 H 14 K 6 BB .162 OppAvg


PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Spencer Barrow (NYP) .353-7-16 30 R
COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Jorge Hernandez (CHA) .394-5-19 33 R
PATRIOT LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Josh Viens (NYP) 5-0 3.43 44.2 IP 63 K
COLONIAL LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Walt Davis (LEX) 6-0 1.67 37.2 IP 48 K
PATRIOT LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Jesse Nesbit (CHI) .304-8-21 21 R
COLONIAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Jacob Rayl (PRO) 3-1 1.35 26.2 IP 35 K .208 OppAvg


Finished the month 10-16. Felt like 10-160 honestly. The offensive cannot seem to click right now. We do lead the league in stolen bases and OBP and 2nd in Avg to The Empire (.276 to .275) but Lexington is absolutely in another league pitching. The lead every single pitching category and most are not close. In RA we are 2nd with 311, they have allowed 238 runs. All this without their best pitcher Masuda. They lead in FIP with 2.99 2nd place Providence is at 3.84. It feels like their entire staff is 1999 Pedro Martinez.


At the halfway mark

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• RECORD: 48-42
• STANDINGS: 1st (+4 ½)
• RUNS SCORED: 409 (6th)
• RUNS AGAINST: 339 (2nd)
• DEFENSIVE EFF: .708 (1st)
• ZONE RATING: +17.8 (1st)
• ERRORS: 45 (7th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Happy
• FAN INTEREST: 80
  
  
• THIS WEEK: (2-5) 2-2 @ San Antonio 0-3 @ Providence
• 7/1: SAN 8 AUS 5
• POTG: Hendrich Bier (SAN) 2-4 2B HR 2 R 3 RBI
• Chisholm 3-5 2B R 2 RBI Nolasco 2-3 R RBI Anderson HR (18) 2 RBI (63) SB (17) Miller L (0-2) 4-7-7-7-4-3 3 HR
• 7/2: AUS 12 SAN 3
• POTG: Sammy Reyes 2-5 2 HR 5 RBI
• Nolasco 2-4 HR (13) R 2 RBI Chisholm HR (18) Orozco HR (7) Anderson HR (19) Brooks W (8-6) 8.1-9-3-2-1-4 Trevor Pope L (9-5) 1.2-6-6-6-1-1 2 HR
• Trevor is 9-5 3.99 in 18 GS 126.1 IP 129 H 121 K 31 BB with 20 HR and a 1.27 WHIP for San Antonio
• 7/3: SAN 3 AUS 2 (12)
• POTG: Behrens ND 5-1-0-0-1-8 88 minute rain delay after the 5th.
• Lytle BS (3) 3-2-2-2-2-2- HR Haske L (3-2)
• 7/4: AUS 8 SAN 4
• POTG: Tighe 3-3 2 2B 2 BB R 3 RBI
• Cowan 3R HR Whittaker W (5-5) 7-4-2-2-2-6 HR
• 7/5: PRO 4 AUS 3 (10)
• POTG: Nolasco 4-5 2B HR R 2 RBI
• Lach 1.2-1-0-0-0-0 Came out with stiff shoulder DtD for 3-4 days. Laskey BS (5) 1.1-3-3-3-0-1 2 HR including walk off. Took 3-1 lead and blew it then gave up walk off in the 10th. (3-7)
• 7/6: PRO 4 AUS 2
• POTG: Jacob Rayl (PRO) W (5-5) 5-4-1-1-2-6
• Banuelos SV (28) Dave Miller L (0-3) 7-7-4-3-2-8 HR
• 7/7: PRO 2 AUS 0
• POTG: Alex Serrano (PRO) 7-4-0-0-3-11
• Brooks CG L (8-7) 8-4-2-2-3-5 HR
• NEXT WEEK: 3 @ Charlotte OFF DAY 3 vs Fort Worth
  
  
• ABL HAPPENINGS:
• 7/1: CJ Clinton (MEM) struck out a season high 14 in a 6-0 win over Ft Worth. The Blue Sox big FA signing is just 5-9 4.09 on the season.
• 7/4:Chris Nosal (DET) struck out 10, walked 3 and allowed 5 hits in a CG 1-0 win over New England.
• 7/4: Jake Byers (NYP) went the distance striking out 16 in winning his 11th game (11-4 3.02) as New York beat San Diego 5-3.
• 7/4: Luis Rivera (SAN) scattered 5 hits, fanning 7 in a 4-0 win over Phoenix.
• 7/7: Mike Gasque (PHX) struck out 10 and walked 3 in a 6-hit 10-0 win over San Antonio
  
  
• RUSTLER NEWS:
• 7/4: Our scouting department has reported they signed 16 year old Venezuela phenom Ruben “The Colonel” Vasquez for a reported 1.3 million bonus. Scouting director Tom Huff says this kid is the most talented offensive player he's ever seen.
  
  
• 7/5: AUSTIN JUGGLES BULLPEN
• Austin Rustler Manager Andy Brown announced today at the pre-game press gaggle that Cody Lytle would be taking over the closers role “temporarily” to give closer Ranan Laskey a 'little breather'. Laskey came in last night with a 3-1 lead and no one on and allowed a game-tying 2R HR before allowing a walk off HR in the 10th. Laskey's .341 BABIP is an indicator of some bad luck but his 1.3 HR/9 has been a huge factor in the 5 blown saves and 3-7 record. His 4.72 ERA is well past double his lifetime ERA and almost twice his 2.38 ERA last season. Laskey will move into a setup role along with Chris Haske and Vince Aspinwall.
  
  
• PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: AJ Autery (OH) 16-32 2 HR 5 RBI
• COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Francisco Pinela (MON) 12-27 2 HR 7 RBI

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• RECORD: 51-45
• STANDINGS: 1st (+6)
• RUNS SCORED: 445 (5th)
• RUNS AGAINST: 358 (2nd)
• DEFENSIVE EFF: .710 (1st)
• ZONE RATING: +20.1 (1st)
• ERRORS: 49 (7th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Happy
• FAN INTEREST: 80
  
  
• THIS WEEK: (3-3) 3-0 @ Charlotte 0-3 vs Fort Worth
• 7/8: AUS 10 CHA 3
• POTG: Matt Behrens W (12-3 2.69) 7-3-3-3-2-5 HR 1-3 HR 3 RBI
• Orozco 3-5 2 2B 2 R 2 RBI
• 7/9: AUS 6 CHA 2 (12)
• POTG: Whittaker ND 8-6-1-1-1-12 Strained his forearm and is out at least 7 days
• Lytle W (5-1) 3-0-0-0-0-5 Nolasco 3-6 HR 3 RBI Reardon PH GW HR 12th Mears (CHA) ND 8.2-6-1-1-1-12
• 7/10: AUS 12 CHA 1
• POTG: Andy Adrian 3-5 2 HR 3 R 6 RBI SB
• Chisholm 4-6 2B R RBI Nolasco 3-6 HR 2 RBI Cowan 2-5 2B HR 2 R RBI Lach W (10-2) 7.2-3-1-1-2-7 1-2 R Andy Zerbe (CHA) L (13-5) 6-9-5-5-1-10 2 HR
• 7/11: OFF DAY
• 7/12: FW 6 AUS 4
• POTG: Pete Cox (FW) 2-3 HR 3 R 2 RBI
• Joshua 3-4 R Miller L (0-4) 6-6-4-4-3-5 HR
• 7/13: FW 4 AUS 2
• POTG: Pat Blau (FW) 1-2 HR (18) 2 R 2 BB 2 RBI (49)
• Books ND 7-5-2-2-1-8 HR Haske L (3-3) 2-1-2-2-2-4 Adrian 2-5 3B SB (18) R Tighe HR (2)
• 7/14: FW 3 AUS 2
• POTG: Tsuruki Tanioka (FW) W (8-4) 6.2-5-2-2-2-13 HR
• Del Rio (FW) SV (20) Behrens L (12-4) 7-5-3-3-1-10 Chisholm HR (19) 2 RBI (61)
• NEXT WEEK: ALL STAR BREAK 3 vs San Jose (just 1-5 vs the Hawks in Inter-league play)
  
  
• ABL HAPPENINGS:
• 7/8: John Mullen (PIT) threw a 3-hit shutout to beat Mexico 5-0.
• 7/9: Mexico SP Zach Hall was on the receiving end of an 11-0 win over Pittsburgh as he went the distance and fanned 6.
• 7/10: Jeff Alexander (PHX) struck out 10 and allowed just 4 hits in a 4-0 win over Lexington
• 7/13: Eric Phillips (NYE) hammered 3 HR's and drove in 7 in a 10-8 win over Charlotte.
• 7/13: Eddie Soranzo (SF) went the distance on a 2-hitter striking out 10 in a 3-0 win over San Diego
• 7/14: Dave Bottini (OH) punched out 13 in a CG 2-hit 9-0 win over New England.
• 7/14: Brett Goetsch (SJ) shut down LA 7-0 on 5 hits. He fanned 5 and walked none.
  
  
• RUSTLER NEWS:
• 7/9: SLC 1B Kyle Yadon went 3-4 homering twice (33) and drove in 9 runs in the Bengals 14-3 win over the Chandler Firebirds. Yadon is now hitting .270-33-100 in 87 games.
• 7/15: Travis Lawrence (AAA) took home POTW honors for his 13-30 6 HR 11 RBI week. He's currently hitting .315-13-27 and is the leagues 59th rated prospect.
  
  
• PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Brian Lundy (SJ) 13-24 5 HR 12 RBI
• COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Eric Phillips (NYE) 11-23 5 HR 11 RBI

[Palaaemon]

It's good to have you back! Have missed you writing/posting about the Austin Rustlers. They are going through a down time right now, but they will bounce back.

Just curious, maybe this will help, maybe not. How is the chemistry for your team? Do you have a Captain and some leaders? Perhaps a mix of a few pranksters and sparkplugs and humble players along with the first ones to offset the negative personality players, losing streaks etc.? This was just a thought that I had as I read about this season.

Another question if you don't mind. How is the overall state of the league, more specifically your league and division. It seems that Ft Worth who if I remember correctly has been a perennial doormat since you started this dynasty. This year however they are doing better and seem to have your number.

Have a good night!

Palaaemon