The American Baseball League

[gehrig38]

The first and most obvious thing is that for the 2nd straight year offense is way way down. Looking at the league leaders in AVG, and OPS makes it abundantly clear. As a team, we are 2nd in the CL at .228. That's insane. Looking at the ERA numbers it's wildly clear too.
This is a year in which you can't do traditional judgment but rather league comps as a way to know what's going on.

[gehrig38]

WEEK: 14

THIS WEEK: 3 vs Dallas Texans (36-46) OFF DAY 3 @ Buffalo Bison (39-42)

7/2: AUS 3 DAL 1 Archer 3R HR (15) 8th 3 RBI (42) Forney ND 7 IP 2 H 10 K 1 ER 2-2 2B (1)
7/3: DAL 4 AUS 1 Wilson (L) 7 IP 7 H 3 K 4 ER (9-6 2.55) Crawford HR (3) RBI (10)
7/4: DAL 5 AUS 4 Douglas (DAL-W) 7.1 IP 8 H 4 R 0 ER (5-7 3.22) Whisner (L) 4.2 IP 6 H 5 BB 7 K 5 ER (6-8 4.02) Archer 3H 2B (8) R
7/5: OFF DAY
7/6: BUF 8 AUS 6 Collins ND 6 IP 3 H 5 K 2 HR 5 ER Laskey BS (1) Feliciano 2H HR (5) 2 RBI (26) Kawata 2-3 BB Adrian HR (15) RBI (39)
7/7: BUF 4 AUS 1 Biernacki (BUF-W) 8 IP 11 K 2 H 1 ER (8-3 2.25) Behrens (L) 6 IP 6 H 4 K 4 ER (8-5 2.49)
7/8: BUF 4 AUS 1 Forney (L) 6 IP 8 H 7 K 4 ER (10-5 2.33) Rodriguez (BUF) 3-3 2B (12) R

NEXT WEEK: 3 @ San Antonio Broncos (40-46) ALL-STAR BREAK

ABL HAPPENINGS:
7/3:

• Kenny Fairweather (MEX) threw a 1-hitter in a 5-0 win over Brooklyn. He's 10-6 1.85

7/4:

• Bryce McLeod (DET) also tossed a 1-hitter in a 3-0 win over Los Angeles for his 4th win (4-2 3.02)

7/6:

• Brooklyn all-star OF Ben Davis is out at least 2 weeks as he's suffering from a 'tired arm'? Davis is hitting .233-21-51.
• Buffalo traded 37 yr old SP Tim Fitzpatrick (1.5*) and 1B Casey Rose (3*) to San Jose for SP Adam Walmsley (2*) and OF Bobby Caminos (2*)

7/8:

• 3B Pat Blau (MON) will miss at least 6 weeks with a fractured finger. Blau was signed earlier this year and hitting .176-14-32
• Donnie Blackwell (SAN) fanned 10 and walked 4 in a 7-0 CG SHO of Ft Worth. He's 6-8 4.20.

RUSTLER NEWS:

• Jim Perry (Ft Wayne) went 4-5 and hit for the cycle in the Warriors 6-5 loss to the Danbury Dash. Perry was the 12th round selection for Austin in last month's draft.

PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nick Fisher 2B (MON) 11-21 3 HR 10 RBI
COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Matt Ivory SS (GB) 11-25 2 HR 6 R 6 RBI

• RECORD: 1-5
• STANDINGS: 49-39 2.5 GB
• RUNS SCORED: 338 (7th)
• OPS: .660 (7th)
• HR: 79 (9th)
• RUNS AGAINST: 277 (2nd)
• SP ERA: 2.94 (2nd)
• BULLPEN ERA: 2.55 (5th)
• DEF EFF: .723 (14th)
• ERRORS: 55 (t-7th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Ecstatic
• FAN INTEREST: 99
• POWER RANKINGS: 13th

[gehrig38]

MID SEASON TOP PROSPECT REPORTS
The thing that jumps out at me is the complete lack of any Rustlers on the pitching side of things. I hope this draft will fix that.

[gehrig38]

WEEK: 15

THIS WEEK: 1-2 @ San Antonio Broncos (40-46) ALL-STAR BREAK

7/9: SAN 4 AUS 3 Wilson (L) 6 IP 4 H 2 HR 4 K 4 BB 4 ER (9-7 2.72) 1-2 RBI (1) Took 3-0 lead into the 6th. Elble (SAN) PH 2R HR (10)
7/10: AUS 3 SAN 2 Whisner (W) 6 IP 9 K 3 H 2 ER (7-8 3.97) 1-2 2B (1) R Eilers SV (19) Archer 2H HR (16) RBI (45) Dziedzic 2H RBI (31)
7/11: SAN 6 AUS 2 Collins ND 7 IP 2 H 9 K 6 BB 1 ER Eilers 0.2 IP 3 H 5 ER BS (2) (L 1-2 4.62) Eilers gives up a grand slam in the bottom of the 9th of 2-2 game, entered with 2-1 lead. Davis HR (8) RBI (32) Tighe 2 E (6)
7/12: FUTURES GAME USA vs WORLD ABL HR DERBY
7/13: ABL ALL-STAR GAME
7/14: OFF DAY
7/15: OFF DAY

NEXT WEEK: 3 @ Green Bay Blizzard (47-44) OFF DAY 3 vs Lexington Rebels (53-36)

ABL HAPPENINGS:
7/10:

• Bryan McLeod (DET) followed up his 1-hitter in LA last week with another CG SHO. This time he 3-hit the Montreal Paragon's in a 4-0 win to push his record to 5-2 2.64 in 10 starts. His last two starts have seen his ERA go from 3.52 to 2.64.

7/11:

• Montreal signed FA SP Jon Hogg to a 1 year 6.7 million dollar contract today
• John Fisher (CHA) evened his record at 3-3 3.49 with a 5-0 4-hit CG SHO of Ohio.

RUSTLER NEWS:
Salt Lake PC Chris Rice has agreed to a 1 year extension
Steve Parker agreed to a 2-year extension to remain the manager of SS Hartford.
Nelson Lira stayed on with Salt Lake after agreeing to a 2-year extension.


2018 ALL-STAR BREAK
The red outlined players are players that were at one time in the Rustler organization.

• New York Punisher 1B Brendan Robbins outlasted superstar Abdul-Muta'al Rhodes 19-13 in the final round of the 2018 HR Derby.
• Bison CF Shing Jen took home the MVP honors for the 2018 All-Star game as the Colonial League beat the Patriot 6-1.
  
  
• 2018 ALL STAR BREAK STATE OF THE UNION: AUSTIN RUSTLERS
• 160,000,000 budget = 1st
• 142,982,982 payroll = 1st
• 50 wins 41 losses = Unacceptable
• Offense in the ABL feels and looks like it's at an all-time low. The PL's leading hitter is hitting .297.
• Multiple starting pitchers reach the all-star break with sub 2 ERA's.
• All that is to say that I accept the facts the data displays, but not a single one of those excuses a record of just 9 games over .500.
• The most troubling thing, aside from the lack of depth of pitching prospects, is the fact this team ranks dead last in defensive efficiency. That does nothing to explain the offensive issues but it is a huge factor in the record we sit on right now.
• Attendance is now down. It's down just 1.6% but given that we are the highest ticket prices in the game (35$) and our revenue per game is up 14.8%, that isn't going to last.
• A team chock full of stars isn't “starring”.
• So the question now becomes one of two, with two very divergent paths depending on the answers
• 1) Blow it up?
• 2) Stick it out?
• I don't think blowing it up is the solution. And that's far easier to say than do given the size of contracts we'd be talking about moving.
• Sticking it out is, in my opinion, only possible for a week or two more at most.
• Factoring in the league will be expanding by two more clubs at season's end to both questions.
• So many little pinpricks in the balloon. We're only hitting .225 as a team, but that is good for 3rd in the league. We're 8th in runs at 346 and 2nd in runs against. But our Def. Eff. And ZR is both atrocious and I'm led to believe much of that is coming from the move of Joe Tighe from SS to 2B. There is no quick solution short of trading Mike Davis since he's only a SS and really can't play anywhere else

.

[gehrig38]

AUSTIN SHAKES IT UP. A FLURRY OF SHOCKING MOVES IN TEXAS!

• The defending world champions are clearly not settling for 2nd best. A game and a half out at the All-Star break might be good enough for most, but clearly not for Austin Rustler GM Curt Schilling. In a stunning news conference, the Rustler GM announced the team had made two major trades in less than 24 hours.
• In the 1st deal with the Montreal Paragons, the Rustlers sent SP Chris Whisner (3.5*), OF Chris Kardell (2.5*) IF Ken Bruins (2.5*) IF Francisco Cordova and P Prospect Kent Spargo (2.5*) along with 1.4 million in cash to Montreal for SP Justin Myers (3.5*).
• Whisner was 7-8 3.97 since being acquired from Los Angeles in a deal for RP Alex Arregui, SP Dave Steele, and RP Victor Huerta. Whisner is a free agent at year's end.
• Myers, 30, is also a free agent at year's end and was 8-7 2.62 for Montreal after a 15-10 3.00 season in 2017 for Ft Worth. He was drafted by the Cowboys and is 80-70 3.75 in 233 G (193 GS) with 1428 K's in 1330.2 IP. He has a career WHIP of 1.23.
• Spargo was an int'l signing and was one of Austin's better P prospects. Something they've lamented about in the last few days.
• In the 2nd deal, Austin sent SP Justin Wilson (3.5*) and P prospect Pita Makamae (2*) along with a 2019 3rd round draft choice to New England for star 2B Brian Bauer (3.5*) and a 2019 2nd round draft choice.
• Wilson, 9-7 2.72, was 14-11 3.16 last year after signing a 3 year 11.45 million dollar FA deal in 2016.
• Bauer, a 3x all-star, has led the league in SB's 4 times and in 2012 finished 2nd in MVP voting after a 260 hit .375 45 2B 14 3B 65 SB campaign. Just 31, he has 2 seasons remaining on a 5-year deal he had signed at 5.8 million for each year.
• Immediately after the deal was announced SS Mike Davis was optioned to AAA Warren and SP Dave Tillery was recalled to the ABL roster.

BACKROOM CHATTER
Something needed to be done. Mike Davis is hitting just .207 and his defense isn't what it needs to be. Joe Tighe will move back to SS and Bauer will take over the everyday 2B job. Tillery will go into the rotation behind Myers.

[gehrig38]

WEEK: 16

THIS WEEK: 3 @ Green Bay Blizzard OFF DAY 3 vs Lexington Rebels

7/16: AUS 6 GB 1 Collins (W) 6.1 IP 5 H 5 K 4 BB 0 ER (8-5 3.20) Davis HR (9) 3 RBI (35)
7/17: AUS 3 GB 1 Behrens (W) 8 IP 4 H 5 K 0 R (9-5 2.34) Eilers SV (20) Nolasco 2H 2 RBI (48) Feliciano 2H 2B (10) 2 R
7/18: GB 3 AUS 2 (13) Forney ND 7 IP 4 H 7 K 1 ER Nolasco HR (12) RBI (49) Gonzalez PH GT HR in the 9th (2) RBI (10) Beckers (GB) ND 8 IP 1 H 5 K 1 ER Kessler (GB) walk off HR (5) RBI (14)
7/19: OFF DAY
7/20: AUS 6 LEX 5 Myers ND 6.1 IP 4 H 7 K 4 ER Scott BS (1) Bauer 3H walk off 1B R RBI (1)
7/21: LEX 7 AUS 1 Aleshire (LEX-W) 7 IP 4 H 4 K 1 ER (3-4 2.71) Tillery (L) 6.2 IP 8 H 4 K 4 ER Comerford 2H Hopper (LEX) 3H 2B (5) HR (2) 3 R RBI (8) Gallo (LEX) HR (25)
7/22: AUS 4 LEX 3 (11) Collins ND 6.1 IP 4 H 8 K 8 BB 3 ER Brill 3H 2B (5) RBI (13) Bauer 3B (1) GW Run Feliciano HR (6) RBI (31) Nolasco HR (13) 2 R RBI (50)

NEXT WEEK: 3 vs New York Empire (47-50) 3 @ Brooklyn Blackhearts (44-52) OFF DAY

ABL HAPPENINGS:
7/19:

• Elard van Liere threw a 10 inning CG 4-hitter to even his record at 7-7 2.78 in a 1-0 win over Green Bay. Ed Beach drilled a walk-off HR in the bottom half of the 10th.

7/20:

• Baltimore signed CL Russ Martin to a 1 year 2 million dollar deal.

PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: John Thomas CF (PIT) 11-25 3 HR 8 RBI
COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Wilfrid Gonzalez RF (BUF) 11-22 3 HR 5 RBI 7 R

[gehrig38]

CAREER PITCHING LEADERS WINS:

1. John Del Bianco (NE) 246
2. Ryan Logan (NE) 206
3. Josh Viens FA 190
4. Jon Jones (BAL) 181
5. Xie-li Au-Yong (SF) 172

[gehrig38]

WEEK: 17

THIS WEEK: 3 vs New York Empire (47-50) 3 @ Brooklyn Blackhearts (44-52) OFF DAY

7/23: AUS 4 NYE 1 Behrens (W) 7 IP 5 H 8 K 1 R 0 ER (10-5 2.22) Boland 2 IP SV (2) Tighe GW HR (2) 3 RBI (13) Dziedzic 2H 2B (12) R RBI (34) Crawford 2H R
7/24: AUS 8 NYE 1 Forney (W) 6 IP 7 H 7 K 1 ER (11-5 2.24) 1-2 R Bauer 3H 2B (1) 2 R 3 RBI (4) Archer 2 RBI (47) 3 BB
7/25: NYE 5 AUS 4 Myers ND 5.2 IP 7 H 3 K 6 BB 4 R 1 ER Berry (NYE) 3H 3B (2) walk off HR (18) RBI (34) Bauer 3H R SB (3) Adrian 3-4 2B (14) HR (16) 2 R 2 RBI (45) SB (10)
7/26: BRK 6 AUS 3 Tillery (L) 6 ER 6.1 IP 3 HR (0-2) Gilmore (BRK-W) 6 IP 3 ER 7 K Harris 2H HR (1) RBI (5) Feliciano 2H R 2B (11)
7/27: BRK 3 AUS 0 Eddleman (BRK) CG 6 H 2 K (6-8 3.29) Collins (L) 6 IP 9 H 8 K 1 ER (8-6 3.17) Scott 2 IP 4 H 5 K 2 R 1 ER
7/28: AUS 7 BRK 3 Behrens (W) 7 IP 4 H 5 K 5 BB 3 R 0 ER 1-3 R (11-5 2.11) Nolasco 3-5 2B (18) HR (14) 2 R 4 RBI (56) Tighe 2B (10) 3 RBI (16) Dziedzic H 2 SB (6)
7/29: OFF DAY

NEXT WEEK: 3 @ Ft Worth Cowboys (56-46) 3 @ Houston Roughriders (50-53) OFF DAY

ABL HAPPENINGS:
7/25:

• Mike Douglas (DAL) fanned 8 in a 1-0 CG SHO of Ohio. The win moves him to 7-8 2.90. Jim Jacob was the hard-luck loser going 7-5-1-1-1-3-10 to drop to 4-8 3.13.

7/26:

• Jon Jones (BAL) won his 6th (6-9 2.30) in a 1-0 win over Chicago as he allowed just 4 hits. David Lopez took the loss going 7 IP 1 ER 7 K to fall to 6-6 3.29

7/27:

• Xie-li Au-Yong (SF) threw a 3-hitter and held on to beat the Empire 1-0 to win his 10th (10-6 2.51). Carlos Gutierrez took the loss going 7 IP 2 H 1 ER to fall to 6-5 3.25.

7/28:

• Victor Abrica (CHA) won his 8th (8-6 2.61) with a 4-0 4-hit CG SHO of Denver.
• Former Rustler Brad Cass scattered 6 hits in his 6th win (6-8 3.93) in a 1-0 victory over Memphis. Justin Fortichiari was the hard-luck loser as leadoff hitter Mike Barlow slammed a 1 out walk-off HR in the bottom of the 9th. Fortichiari allowed 3 hits and walked none in the loss (8-6 2.41)
• Veteran righty John Del Bianco (NE) won his 9th (9-7 4.56) with a 5 hitter in a 7-0 win over San Diego.
• Chris Forbes (BUF) went 4-4 and homered 3 times driving in 4 in a 7-3 win over LA.

7/29:

• Ft Worth sent RP Francisco Monge (3*) and 1.79 million in cash to Memphis for 1B Isiah Taylor (2.5*) 2B Nate Leeke (2.5*) and P Justin Jarrels (2*).

7/30:

• Brooklyn traded RP Hidetsugu Morimoto (3*) P Tom Haughey (2.5*) and 270K in cash to Charlotte for SS Hiroki Nagamatsu (2*) P Chris Fariss (1.5*) SS Nick Burns (2*).

RUSTLER NEWS:
7/26:

• John Stanley (AAA) was miffed at not being the guy who was recalled after the trades (he was 4-11 but not pitching that badly) tossed a 3-hitter to beat the Aurora Skyhawks 7-0. He fanned 6 and walked 0.

PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Chris Towers RF (SJ) 12-28 2 HR 6 RBI 5 R
COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ron Campbell 1B (GB) 10-27 3 HR 5 RBI 6 R

• RECORD: 3-3
• STANDINGS: 57-46 + ½
• RUNS SCORED: 394 (6th)
• OPS: .659 (7th)
• HR: 90 (10th)
• RUNS AGAINST: 328 (2nd)
• SP ERA: 2.89 (2nd)
• BULLPEN ERA: 2.51 (5th)
• DEF EFF: .722 (14th)
• ERRORS: 68 (t-10th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Delighted
• FAN INTEREST: 100
• POWER RANKINGS: 9th

[gehrig38]

WEEK: 18

THIS WEEK: 2-1 @ Ft Worth Cowboys (56-46) 3-0 @ Houston Roughriders (50-53) OFF DAY

7/30: FW 4 AUS 3 Forney ND 6.1 IP 5 H 5 K 4 BB 2 ER 3-2 lead botom 9 Eilers BS (3) .2 IP 2 H 2 BB 2 ER Former Rustler Alfredo Razo 2H HR (18) walk off 1B 3 RBI (52) Feliciano 1-2 3 BB R Tighe 2H 2B (11) R RBI (17) Adrian HR (17) 2 RBI (47)
7/31: AUS 4 FW 3 (12) Myers ND 8 IP 7 H 8 K 3 ER Eilers (W) 3 IP 3 K Feliciano 2H GW 2B (12) RBI (33) Bauer 2 H 2 R 2 SB (5)
8/1: AUS 4 FW 2 Tillery (W) 8 IP 5 H 5 K 2 ER 1-3 2B (1) 3 RBI (3) Laskey SV (2)
8/2: AUS 5 HOU 0 Collins (W) 8 IP 2 H 8 K 125 P (9-6 3.00) Feliciano 3H 2 R 2 E (14) Nolasco 3-5 2 HR (16) 2 R 4 RBI (61)
8/3: AUS 15 HOU 0 Behrens (W) 8 IP 4 H 6 K 2-4 R (12-5 2.00) Bauer 3H 2B (4) 2 R 3 RBI (8) Archer 2 HR (18) 3 R 2 BB 6 RBI (54) Nolasco 2H HR (17) 3 RBI (64)
8/4: AUS 9 HOU 2 Forney (W) 7.1 IP 6 H 9 K 2 ER (12-5 2.28) Bauer 3H 2B (5) 2 R E (2) Nolasco 3H 2 2B (21) 2 R Comerford 3-5 HR (5) R 5 RBI (25)
8/5: OFF DAY

NEXT WEEK: 3 vs Ft Worth Cowboys (57-52) 3 vs Houston Roughriders (51-58) OFF DAY

ABL HAPPENINGS:
7/30:

• Izzy Ramires (SD) tossed a CG 2-hit SHO in a 12-0 drubbing of San Francisco. It was his 12th win (12-5 2.36)

7/31:

• Alvin Trahan (CHA) struck out 5 in a 3-0 CG SHO of Ohio.
• Dave Bottini (PHI) fanned 7 and walked none in a 2-hitter as the Patriots beat the Punishers 4-0. His record stands at 10-5 1.97.
• Memphis sent RP Randy Hodgson (3*) to Charlotte for 3B Eien Sasaki (2*) SS Guo-feng Pei (2.5*) and P Frank Arnold (1.5*)
• Memphis traded RP Mark Nelson (3*) and 3.75 million in cash to San Francisco for pitchers Jose de Anda (2*) and Ernie Cruz (1*).

8/1:

• Jon Jones (BAL) scattered 7 hits in a 2-0 win over Montreal to up his record to 7-9 2.16

8/3:

• Ron Robinson (DET) tossed a CG SHO in a 9-0 win over Baltimore.
• David Bolls (LEX) fanned 6 and walked 2 in a CG 7-0 win over Green Bay. He's 11-6 2.69

• RECORD: 5-1
• STANDINGS: 62-47 +5
• RUNS SCORED: 434 (3rd)
• OPS: .666 (5th)
• HR: 98 (t-9th)
• RUNS AGAINST: 339 (2nd)
• SP ERA: 2.82 (2nd)
• BULLPEN ERA: 2.47 (3rd)
• DEF EFF: .726 (14th)
• ERRORS: 71 (t-9th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Delighted
• FAN INTEREST: 100
• POWER RANKINGS: 5th

PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Dustin Weisenberger SS (BAL) 11-21 4 RBI 2 R
COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Chris Whitten RF (PRO) 9-21 4 HR 11 RBI

RUSTLER PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Xavier Feliciano .261/.398/.364 3 2B 2 HR 10 RBI 12 R
RUSTLER PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Matt Behrens 3-1 1.07 33.2 IP 29 K 24 H .203 OPP AVG
RUSTLER MiL PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Cody McNutt 1B (AAA) .333-4-23 22 R
RUSTLER MiL PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Tim Bingham (SA) 5-1 2.27 47.2 IP 31 K

PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Andy Campbell 3B (MEX) .316-8-14 14 R
COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Sam Jones 1B (SAN) .255-9-26 16 R
PATRIOT LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Bryce McLeod SP (DET) 4-0 1.15 39 IP 35 K 10 H
COLONIAL LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Mike Douglas SP (DAL) 4-1 0.96 ERA 37.2 IP 32 K
PATRIOT LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Jeroen de Vos SP (MEX) 4-1 3.86 46 K 35 IP
COLONIAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Adam Macfee CL (BUF) 0-1 11 SV 2.84

[gehrig38]

WEEK: 19

THIS WEEK: 0-3 vs Ft Worth Cowboys (57-52) 0-3 vs Houston Roughriders (51-58) OFF DAY
The Cowboys are 6-13 since the All-Star Break.

8/6: FW 9 AUS 3 Myers (L) 4 ER 6 K 7 H 5.1 IP 1-2 RBI (1) (0-1) Baena (FW) 3H HR (17) 2 R 6 RBI (54) Feliciano 1-2 2 BB 2 RBI (35)
8/7: FW 8 AUS 2 Tillery (L) 7 IP 4 H 2 HR 3 ER (1-3 4.82) 'Pen 2 IP 5 H 5 ER Dziedzic 3H Adrian HR (18) 2 RBI (49)
8/8: FW 1 AUS 0 Collins (L) 7 IP 6 H 8 K 1 ER (9-7 2.92) FW 2-hitter Wenisch (FW) SV (35)
8/9: HOU 3 AUS 1 Behrens (L) 7 IP 3 ER 5 K (12-6 2.08) Nolasco 2H HR (18) RBI (65)
8/10: HOU 5 AUS 4 Forney ND 6 IP 4 H 3 ER 3 K Adrian HR (19) 3 RBI (52) Perez (HOU) 2-3 BB 2B (19) GW HR (11) 2 RBI (39)
8/11: HOU 2 AUS 1 (13) Myers ND 6 IP 3 H 11 K 1 ER Boland (L) 3 IP 3 H 2 K 1 ER Feliciano 1-4 3 BB HR (7) RBI (36) Comerford 2H 2 BB Lilquist (HOU) HR in all 3 games (24) Black (HOU) 3-6 2B (16) GW HR (9) RBI (28)
8/12: OFF DAY


NEXT WEEK: 3 vs Dallas Texans (56-60) 3 vs Baltimore Blackbirds (68-46) OFF DAY

ABL HAPPENINGS:
8/7:

• Datu Zape (NE) fanned 7 in a 1-hitter to beat Charlotte 1-0 and win his 9th (9-2 1.69). John Fisher took the loss with a CG 7 H 6 K 1 ER to drop to 5-5 3.24. Zape faced the minimum of 27 batters.

8/10:

• Jim Jacob (OH) punched out a season-high 15 in a 6-0 5-hit CG to win his 5th (5-10 3.01).
• Bob Beckers (GB) threw a 2-hitter, striking out 5 in a 2-0 win over Buffalo to go 9-6 2.06.

8/12:

• Pedro Mendoza (BAL) fanned 10 and walked 3 in a 5-0 win over Philadelphia.

RUSTLER NEWS:

• Ft Wayne's Edgar Cardenas went 4-5 and drove in 6 runs with 3 HR in a 9-8 win over the Dayton Aviators. Cardenas, 21, was a scouting discovery out of Venezuela in 2014.
• Spence Willem (SA) went 4-5 hitting 3 HR's and driving in 8 in a 19-15 win over the Bayou Voodoo today. His 8th inning grand slam broke a 15-15 tie. Willem was a 9th round pick (272nd overall) out of Blessed Trinity Catholic HS in 2016. He hit .254/.412/.582 17 HR 50 RBI in 60 games at Ft Wayne last year and is hitting .263/.451/.654 with 16 HR and 47 RBI in 42 games with Hartford this year. He's K'd just 29 times to 44 BB.
• Francisco Castro (AAA) threw a 3-hitter to beat the Athens Vandals and win his 10th of the year (10-6 3.30).
• Danny Good (A) also threw a 3-hitter fanning 2 in a 6-0 win over the Mililani Mauka Parakeets. Good, a 2015 3rd round draft pick (90th overall) out of Jonesboro HS is just 20 years old. He was 8-3 2.89 at Hartford last year and is 7-9 4.27 in 24 starts this season.
• An 0-6 week sees a 5 game lead evaporate. No more moves, have to trust the talent and leadership to right the ship

PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JR Schuh RF (PHX) 10-20 3 HR 7 RBI
COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Bert Owings C (NE) 8-18 HR 4 RBI

• RECORD: 0-6
• STANDINGS: 62-53 t-1st
• RUNS SCORED: 445 (5th)
• OPS: .660 (5th)
• HR: 102 (10th )
• RUNS AGAINST: 367 (2nd)
• SP ERA: 2.85 (2nd)
• BULLPEN ERA: 2.71 (6th)
• DEF EFF: .726 (14th)
• ERRORS: 72(9th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Delighted
• FAN INTEREST: 100
• POWER RANKINGS: 19th

[gehrig38]

WEEK: 20

THIS WEEK: 1-2 vs Dallas Texans 2-1 vs Baltimore Blackbirds OFF DAY

8/13: DAL 5 AUS 2 Tilley (L) 7 IP 5 H 3 R 0 ER 6 K 0 BB Madison (DAL-W) 7 IP 3 H 5 BB 2 ER (4-5 3.10) Adrian 2H 2B (15) Feliciano 0-3 BB E (15) Bauer 1-3 RBI (9) E (3)
8/14: AUS 2 DAL 1 Collins (W) 8 IP 2 H 7 K 1 ER (10-7 2.83) Adrian 2H RBI (53) 2 SB (12) Feliciano 2B (13) R RBI (37)
8/15: DAL 4 AUS 3 Behrens (L) 7 IP 9 H 7 K 4 ER (12-7 2.21) 1-2 Nolasco 2H Archer HR (20) RBI (56)
8/16: AUS 3 BAL 2 Forney (W) 8 IP 5 H 8 K 2 HR 2 ER (13-5 2.36) Eilers SV (22) Bauer 2H 2B (8) R SB (9) Comerford HR (6) 2 RBI (27) Archer HR (21) RBI (57) Gonzalez (BAL) CG 8 IP 5 H 3 ER (6-11 3.75)
8/17: AUS 2 BAL 1 Myers (W) 7 IP 2 H 9 K 1 ER (1-1 3.29) Eilers SV (23) Crawford PH 1-1 R RBI (14) Tighe 1-2 BB R SB (14)
8/18: BAL 6 AUS 3 Tillery (L) 6 IUP 8 H 4 K 2 HR 4 ER (1-5 4.17) Stuever (BAL-W) 6 IP 1 H 2 K 0 R (15-3 2.11) Bernhardt (BAL) 2 HR (21) 3 RBI (42) Weisenberger (BAL) 3H HR (5) 2 R 2 RBI (38) Dziedzic HR (9) 2 RBI (37) Adrian HR (20) RBI (54)
8/19: OFF DAY

NEXT WEEK: 3 @ New England Minutemen (60-60) 3 vs Houston Roughriders (58-63)

ABL HAPPENINGS:
8/13:

• Dakota Eddleman (BRK) won his 7th (7-10 3.52) with a 1-hitter in a 4-0 win over Phoenix.

8/14:

• Jim Dover (LV) beat Philadelphia 3-0 on a 4 hit 8 K CG. He's 6-14 5.03.

8/15:

• Wayne Noe (MEM) won his 10th (10-8 2.55) with a CG SHO, fanning 8 in a 1-0 win over Charlotte. Victor Abrica (9-8 2.66) was the loser going 7-8-1-1-2-5 in the loss.
• 34-year-old Jason Wenrich (PHI) tossed his 1st career no-hitter in a 7-0 win over Las Vegas. He fanned 9 and walked 2.

8/18:

• 21-year-old Jeroen de Vos (MEX) won his 13th (13-2 2.68) with a 5-hit CG SHO of the New York Empire. The lefty fanned 8 and walked 4 in the 104 pitch effort.

8/19:

• Another 21 year old, John Halphen (GB) tossed a CG 3-hitter to beat San Francisco. He fanned 7 and walked 1 in his 8th win (8-9 2.60).

RUSTLER NEWS:

• 2015 2nd rounder Jason Sisson was called up this week to AA. In his first week, the 21-year-old took home POTW honors going 8-18 5 HR 7 RBI.
• 2012 21st round pick Aubrey Fitzpatrick took home class A POTW going 9-16 4 HR 10 RBI 5 R.

PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mario Luna RF (MON) 7-20 4 HR 9 RBI 7 R
COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jorge Hernandez CF (SAN) 9-25 HR 6 RBI 5 R

• RECORD: 3-3
• STANDINGS: 65-56 (t-1st)
• RUNS SCORED: 460 (6th)
• OPS: .656 (6th)
• HR: 107 (10th)
• RUNS AGAINST: 386 (3rd)
• SP ERA: 2.84 (2nd)
• BULLPEN ERA: 2.73 (4th)
• DEF EFF: .727 (14th)
• ERRORS: 76 (8th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Delighted
• FAN INTEREST: 100
• POWER RANKINGS: 12th

[gehrig38]

WEEK: 21

THIS WEEK: 3 @ New England Minutemen (60-60) 3 vs Houston Roughriders (58-63) 1 vs San Antonio Broncos (59-61)

8/20: AUS 6 NE 1 Collins (W) 6 IP 4 H 6 K 1 ER 1-2 R (11-7 2.79) Feliciano 2H 2B (14) 2 RBI (39) Comerford 2H HR (7) RBI (28)
8/21: AUS 3 NE 1 3 R 1st Behrens 3 IP 2 H 3 K hurt, see notes Eilers SV (24) Nolasco HR (19) 2 BB R 2 RBI (68) Archer 2H
8/22: AUS 2 NE 1 Forney (W) 6 IP 3 H 4 K 1 R 0 ER (14-5 2.27) Scott H (16) Eilers SV (25) Adrian 2H HR (21) RBI (56) SB (14) Archer 2H RBI (58) Feliciano E (16) Tighe E (7)
8/23: AUS 9 HOU 6 Stanley ND 3.1 IP 4 BB 5 H 5 ER Matsui (W) 2.2 IP 1 H 4 K Scott H (17) Laskey SV (3) Feliciano 2H 2B (15) 2 R Adrian 2H 2B (16) R 2 RBI (58) SB (15) Comerford 2H 2 RBI (30) Bauer 3H R
8/24: AUS 5 HOU 0 Myers (W) 7 IP 2 H 7 K 4 BB (2-1 2.78) Adrian 2-3 BB 2B (17) HR (22) R 3 RBI (61)
8/25: AUS 4 HOU 3 (11) Collins ND 6 IP 3 H 8 K 1 ER Eilers (W) 3 IP 6 K 1 ER (3-3 3.84) Dziedzic PH GT HR (10) 2 RBI (42) Bauer walk off 2B (9) 2 RBI (12) Farmer (HOU) ND 8 IP 4 H 2 R 0 ER 0 BB 4 K
8/26: SAN 5 AUS 2 Tillery ND 6.1 IP 5 H 4 K 1 ER Laskey (L) 1 IP 4 H 2 ER Adrian 2H 2B (18) HR (23) BB R RBI (62) Nolasco 2H 2B (22) SB (12) R Comerford 3H RBI (31)

NEXT WEEK: 3 vs San Antonio Broncos (62-65) 3 vs Memphis Blue Sox (59-68) OFF DAY

ABL HAPPENINGS:
8/21:

• Memphis traded SP Steve Castronova (2.5* 31) and 50K in cash to Memphis for 1B Howard Dubois (2.5* 23) C Enrique Frausto (2.5* 24) and 3B John Villa (2.5* 24). Castronova will enter the Cyclone rotation as Charlotte is 1 game up on Lexington.

8/25:

• Chris Negrito (CHI) fanned 2 walked 3 and scattered 8 hits in just his 4th win (4-9 2.56) of the year. Chicago beat Montreal 8-0.

8/26:

• Justin Fortichiari (MEM) threw a 2-hitter in a 1-0 win over Lexington. His record improves to 9-10 2.69. Jonathan Powell was the tough-luck loser going the distance as well on 5 hits and 4 K's allowing 0 earned runs. He falls to .500 at 6-6 3.15.

RUSTLER NEWS:
8/21:

• Matt Behrens suffered a significant hamstring strain and will be out at least 3 weeks. He's DL'd after the game and John Stanley is recalled. Stanley is 8-12 4.82 at Warren.

PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Dustin Weisenberger SS (BAL) 14-26 HR 4 RBI
COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Andy Adrian CF (AUS) 10-24 3 HR 8 RBI 6 R

• RECORD: 6-1
• STANDINGS: 71-57 +1
• RUNS SCORED: 491 (4th)
• OPS: .658 (5th)
• HR: 113 (9th)
• RUNS AGAINST: 403 (2nd)
• SP ERA: 2.79 (2nd)
• BULLPEN ERA: 2.72 (5th)
• DEF EFF: .726 (14th)
• ERRORS: 80 (9th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Delighted
• FAN INTEREST: 100
• POWER RANKINGS: 5th

[gehrig38]

CAREER LEADERS SAVES

1. Leo Montes RET 544
2. Karl O'Connor RET 511
3. Kevon Hunter RET 453
4. Philip Turner RET 391
5. Jose Herrera (DET) 390

[gehrig38]

WEEK: 22

THIS WEEK: 2-1 vs San Antonio Broncos (62-65) 3-0 vs Memphis Blue Sox (59-68) OFF DAY

8/27: SAN 6 AUS 4 Forney (L) 6 ER 6 H 4.1 IP (14-6 2.54) Nolasco HR (20) 3 RBI (72) 2 BB Kawata 3-3 RBI (15)
8/28: SAN 10 AUS 2 Stanley (L) 4.2 IP 5 H 2 BB 3 HR 5 ER (0-1) Nolasco 2H SAN 5 HR's Blackwell (SAN-W) 8 IP 6 H 2 ER (9-10 4.10)
8/29: AUS 6 SAN 1 Myers (W) 7 IP 4 H 7 K 1 ER (3-1 2.58) Adrian 2B (20) HR (24) 4 RBI (67) Tighe 2H 2B (16) 2 R BB SB (17)
8/30: AUS 6 MEM 3 Collins ND 6 IP 4 H 11 K 2 ER Worth (W) 3 IP 3 H 4 K 1 ER (1-0) Feliciano 2H leadoff HR (8) R BB RBI (40) Adrian 2H RBI (68) Brill PH bases loaded 2B (7) 2 RBI (17)
8/31: AUS 2 MEM 0 Tillery (W) 8 IP 2 H 10 K 3 BB 119 P (2-5 3.25) Eilers SV (26) Brill 2-3 RBI (18) Crawford 2H
9/1: AUS 4 MEM 0 Forney (W) 7 IP 5 H 13 0 BB (15-6 2.44) 1-2 RBI (2) Laskey SV (4) Archer 2H HR (22) RBI (61) Feliciano HR (9) R RBI (41) Nolasco 2H R 2 SB (14)
9/2: OFF DAY

NEXT WEEK: 3 @ Ohio Generals OFF DAY 3 @ Detroit Chargers

ABL HAPPENINGS:
8/27:

• Quadir Bostick (BRK) won his 8th (8-3 2.50) with a 5 hit 1-0 win over the NY Punishers. Ian Gurr (3-6 3.10) was the loser going 7-5-1-1-0-2.

8/28:

• Billy Clark (OH) threw a 1-hitter and fanned 7 in a 5-0 win over Lexington. It was just his 3rd win of the year (3-8 3.68).
• Steve Castronova (CHA) allowed just 4 hits in a 4-0 win over Green Bay. He's 2-1 5.14 since coming to Charlotte.
• Phoenix swingman Ryan Horvath beat Mexico 1-0 striking out 4, walking 3 in a 9th inning walk-off win. Jereon de Vos (MEX) allowed a single hit over 8 and no runs in the ND as 1B Noboru Yoshida's 7th HR of the year in the bottom of the 9th won it.

8/30:

• He sat almost the entire season and ended up back where he started. Veteran SP Mark Holmes re-signed with San Francisco on a 1 year 4.48 million dollar contract. Since signing he's 2-0 2.57
• Gustaf Meijer (FW) thew a 2-hitter in a 6-0 win over Buffalo for his 13th win (13-7 3.07)

RUSTLER NEWS:

• 2015 10th round pick Tim Horn went 5-5 in a 12 inning 13-12 win over the Wichita Wings.
• AAA Warren took home their 4th straight (15th overall) Division title.
• Hartford 2B Zhuo-Cheng Shui hit .325-4-15 and scored a record 41 RUNS to take home SS POTM
• Warren was swept in the 1st round by the Lawrence Razorbacks.
• After the game the following players were recalled:
• P: Pat Hobart, John Mullen, Kevin Roberts, Tony Worth, Dave Zupan
• C Jeremias Bidet, C Julio Jaramillo, 1B Cody McNutt, 2B Greg Bopp, 2B Iku Kanemitsu, 3B Dave Bone, SS Mike Davis, OF Brad Hathaway OF Nick Romero

PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Chris D'Agostino 1B (LA) 10-19 HR 3 RBI 3 R
COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Arturo Mino 1B (OH) 9-23 4 HR 9 RBI 5 R


RUSTLER PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Andy Adrian .299/.365/.609 6 2B 7 HR 21 RBI 12 R 6 SB
RUSTLER PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Tim Collins 3-1 1.32 41 IP 21 H 48 12 BB
RUSTLER MiL PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Cruz Recinos (SS) .439/.535/.720 4 2B 6 HR 29 RBI 19 R
RUSTLER MiL PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Pete Catney (R ) 4-0 2.87 37.2 IP 27 K .183 OPP AVG

PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Jose Lopez 3B (DET) .271-7-22 21 R
COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Chris Whitten RF (PRO) .275-7-20 20 R
PATRIOT LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Jeff Alexander SP (PHX) 5-1 1.79 45.1 IP 33 K
COLONIAL LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Jeff Walters P (PRO) 3-0 3 SV 0.58 31 IP 10 H 32 K 10 BB 0.65 WHIP
PATRIOT LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Jeroen de Vos SP (MEX) 3-0 0.95 38 IP 40 .122 OPP AVG
COLONIAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Jeff Slaughter CL (MEM) 1-1 6 SV 1.76 15.1 IP 3 H 20 K

• RECORD: 3-3
• STANDINGS: 74-60 +1
• RUNS SCORED: 515 (5th)
• OPS: .658 (5th)
• HR: 121 (9th)
• RUNS AGAINST: 423 (2nd)
• SP ERA: 2.82 (2nd)
• BULLPEN ERA: 2.81 (8th)
• DEF EFF: .727 (14th)
• ERRORS: 81 (t-7th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Delighted
• FAN INTEREST: 100
• POWER RANKINGS: 3rd

[gehrig38]

[gehrig38]

WEEK: 24

THIS WEEK: 1-2 @ Ohio Generals OFF DAY 2-1 @ Detroit Chargers

9/3: OH 6 AUS 5 (12) Stanley ND 7 IP 3 H 3 K 2 ER up 4-0 in the 8th. Romero 1st ABL AB PH HR 12th inning Dziedzic 2 HR (12) 2 R 2 RBI (44)
9/4: OH 4 AUS 2 Myers (L) 5 IP 3 H 5 K 3 ER (3-2 2.83) Sassi (OH-W) 8 IP 3 H 2 K 4 BB 2 R 0 ER (4-13 3.52) Garrard (OH) SV (27) Feliciano hurt
9/5: AUS 2 OH 1 Collins (W) 8 IP 4 H 12 K 1 ER (12-7 2.68) Eilers SV (27) Masuda (OH-L) 7 IP 2 H 6 K 2 ER (6-8 2.94) Nolasco 2H 2B (23) R
9/6: OFF DAY
9/7: DET 4 AUS 0 Robinson (DET) CG 2-hitter 2 K 6 BB (5-6 2.71) Tillery (L) 5 IP 3 H 7 K 5 BB 4 R 2 ER (2-6 3.28)
9/8: AUS 6 DET 1 Forney (W) 7.1 IP 8 K 1 ER (16-6 2.39) 1-3 Hathaway HR (4) 4 RBI (17) Bone 2H 2B (7) RBI (11)
9/9: AUS 5 DET 3 Stanley ND 5 IP 5 H 4 K 2 ER Eilers SV (29) 1 IP 3 BB Adrian 2 HR (26) 4 RBI (73) 9th inning GW HR Kawata 2H R RBI (16) SB (5) Romero 2H

NEXT WEEK: 3 vs Providence Black Sox (93-48) 3 @ Houston Roughriders (67-72) 1 vs San Antonio Broncos (67-72)

ABL HAPPENINGS:
9/4:

• Philadelphia's Jake Lane threw a no-hitter in a 7-0 win over Montreal. He struck out 8 and walked 2 in winning his 9th. The 30-year-old is 9-7 3.08

9/7:

• Ahmed Roberts (LV) went 5-5 in a 10-4 win over Denver.

9/8:

• Elard Van Liere (NYE) threw a 2-hit CG SHO in a 6-0 win over Baltimore to run his record to 9-11 2.91.

RUSTLER NEWS:
9/3:

• Xavier Feliciano pulled up with a bad back. Looks like a week or two of DtD.

PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Matt Foley RF (PHI) 10-22 2 HR 4 RBI
COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Arturo Mino 1B (OH) 9-26 3 HR 8 RBI

• RECORD: 4-2
• STANDINGS: 78-62 +1
• RUNS SCORED: 535 (4th)
• OPS: .654 (5th)
• HR: 124 (9th)
• RUNS AGAINST: 442 (2nd)
• SP ERA: 2.81 (2nd)
• BULLPEN ERA: 2.76 (7th)
• DEF EFF: .726 (14th)
• ERRORS: 84 (t-7th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Delighted
• FAN INTEREST: 100
• POWER RANKINGS: 2nd

[gehrig38]

WEEK: 25

THIS WEEK: 2-1 vs Providence Black Sox (93-48) 2-1 @ Houston Roughriders (67-72) 0-1 vs San Antonio Broncos (67-72)

9/10: AUS 8 PRO 2 Myers (W) 6 IP 5 H 8 K 2 ER (4-2 2.84) Davis 3 BB 3 R Kawata 2H HR (2) BB R 2 RBI (18) Nolasco HR (21) 2 RBI (75) Archer 2H 2BB
9/11: AUS 3 PRO 1 Collins (W) 8 IP 1 H 4 K 3 BB 1 ER (13-7 2.62) Eilers SV (30) Buonconte (PRO) CG 5 H 3 ER (2-2 3.42) McNutt PH HR (1) 2 RBI (3) Adrian 2H HR (27) RBI (74)
9/12: PRO 3 AUS 2 Tillery (L) 7 IP 6 H 6 K 3 R 1 ER (2-7 3.07) Peet (PRO) 3H 2 2B (29) 2 R Bone 2H HR (3) RBI (12)
9/13: AUS 4 HOU 3 Forney (W) 8 IP 4 H 9 K 1 ER (17-6 2.33) Eilers SV (31) Tighe 3H Bauer 2H SB (12) R Adrian 2H HR (28) 2 R 2 RBI (76) Bone 2H 2B (8) RBI (13)
9/14: AUS 6 HOU 4 Behrens (W) 7 IP 2 H 4 K 4 BB 2 ER (13-7 2.19) Eilers SV (32) Romero 2 HR (3) 2 R 5 RBI (6) Adrian 2H 2B (22) 2 R Tighe 2H BB 2B (18) SB (19) Archer 2H HR (23) 2 R RBI (63)
9/15: HOU 2 AUS 1 Myers (L) CG 8 IP 3 H 2 ER 6 K (4-3 2.78) Davis 2H HR (10) R BB RBI (37)
9/16: SAN 2 AUS 1 Reuter (SAN-W) 8 IP 1 H HR 3 K 1 ER (3-6 4.14) Collins CG (L) 9 IP 11 K 4 H 2 ER Bone HR (4) RBI (14)

NEXT WEEK: 3 vs San Antonio Broncos (72-74) 3 @ Lexington Rebels (76-70) OFF DAY

ABL HAPPENINGS:
9/10:

• Bryce McLeod (DET) won his 9th (9-3 2.6) of the year with a 3-hit CG SHO of San Jose in a 5-0 win.
• Chris Lach (NYP) got win #10 (10-8 2.09) with a 4-hitter, fanning 7 in a 3-0 win over Mexico.
• Ben Sullivan (SAN) threw a CG 2-hitter in an 8-0 win over the Empire. He's 8-8 11 SV 3.34

9/11:

• Michael Hall (BRK) struck out 7 in a CG 2-hit 2-0 win over Las Vegas to win #9 (9-13 3.34)

9/12:

• The win over Austin clinched the CL's skyline division for Providence. This is their 13th division title.

9/13:

• David Martinez (DET) allowed just 5 hits in a 4-0 win over Baltimore.

9/15:

• Memphis sent SP Jon Redder (2* 35) to Baltimore for OF Tokuma Hamamoto (2* 21) and P Justin Aldinger (2* 25).

9/16:

• Mexico clinched the PL's Southwest Division. It's their 7th division title.
• Brooklyn SP Sandy Nieves went the distance in a 10-0 CG SHO over cross-town rival NY. He's 11-7 3.55

RUSTLER NEWS:

• Hartford clinched the NY Penn League Eastern Division.
• Zhuo-Cheng Shui, a 22-year-old 2B for Hartford went 3-4 and slammed 3 HR's and drove in 5 in a 9-3 win over the Pembroke Pines Chippers. Shui was a 2013 scouting discovery. He's hitting .264/.544/.632 in 67 games at Hartford. Yes, that's not a typo, a .544 OBP. He has 48 H and 109 BB in 298 PA with 19 HR and 52 RBI's.

PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Malik Holtz LF (PIT) 9-23 5 HR 10 RBI 7 R
COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jeff Anderson LF (MEM) 8-22 3 HR 9 RBI

• RECORD: 4-3
• STANDINGS: 82-65 +1 ½
• RUNS SCORED: 560 (t-4th)
• OPS: .655 (5th)
• HR: 135 (t-8th)
• RUNS AGAINST: 459 (2nd)
• SP ERA: 2.76 (2nd)
• BULLPEN ERA: 2.79 (8th)
• DEF EFF: .730 (14th)
• ERRORS: 88 (t-7th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Delighted
• FAN INTEREST: 100
• POWER RANKINGS: 6th

[gehrig38]

WEEK: 26

THIS WEEK: 3-0 vs San Antonio Broncos (72-74) 2-1 @ Lexington Rebels (76-70) OFF DAY

9/17: AUS 8 SAN 2 Tilley (W) 7.1 IP 8 H 6 K 1 ER (3-7 2.89) Bauer 2H 2B (10) 3 R RBI (15) SB (13) Nolasco 2H R RBI (76) Bone 1-2 2 BB HR (5) 2 R 2 RBI (16)
9/18: AUS 3 SAN 1 Forney (W) 6 IP 6 K 3 H 1 ER (18-6 2.31) Eilers SV (33) Bauer 2H 2 R Tighe 2H McNutt PH HR (2) RBI (4)
9/19: AUS 5 SAN 2 Behrens (W) 6 IP 2 H 8 K 4 BB 1 ER (14-7 2.16) Eilers SV (34) Adrian 2H HR (29) R 3 RBI (81)
9/20: AUS 3 LEX 1 Myers (W) 6.1 IP 4 H 5 K 1 ER (5-3 2.67) Eilers SV (35) Offense 3 H Adrian H 2 RBI (83) Bauer 2H R Gallo (LEX) HR (40) RBI (78) (.172-40-78)
9/21: AUS 12 LEX 0 Collins CG 4 H 9 K (14-8 2.48) Nolasco 2H HR (22) 2 R 3 RBI (80) Romero 2-3 2 HR (5) 2 R 5 RBI (15)
9/22: LEX 1 AUS 0 Royal (LEX-W) 7.2 IP 2 H 2 K 2 BB (13-3 2.13) Guerin (LEX) SV (46) Tillery (L) 7 IP 4 H 9 K 4 BB 1 ER (3-8 2.76)
9/23: OFF DAY

NEXT WEEK: 3 @ Charlotte Cyclones (78-74) 3 @ San Antonio Broncos (72-80) OFF DAY

ABL HAPPENINGS:
9/18:

• Ian Gurr (NYP) fanned 3 in a 3-hitter to beat Brooklyn 8-0. He's 6-7 2.80.
• Corey Bennett (LV) allowed just 2 hits in a CG as the 51's beat Denver 7-0. It runs his record to 8-10 2.64
• Xie-li Au-Yong (SF) won his 14th (14-9 2.49) with a CG 2-hitter and a 7-0 win over San Jose.

9/19:

• David Lopez (CHI) allowed 4 hits as he went the distance in a 6-0 win over Baltimore. He's 10-9 3.29

9/20:

• Jamie Truncellito (LA) went 5-6 driving in 3 in a 16-5 win over Pittsburgh.
• Ohio (58-94) fired GM Fred Reese after 4 horrendous seasons as their GM. The team never won more than 61 games and was 134 games below .500 during his tenure.
• The team also axed manager Steven Meehan after less than one full season. He was 58-95 at the helm.

9/21:

• Jeff Walters (PRO) won his 9th on a 1-hitter as Providence beat Green Bay 9-0. The league's most unique swingman is 9-4 with 33 SV and a 2.33 ERA. He was 11-9 19 SV 3.17 last year. He's 40-30 102 SV 3.38 lifetime in 245 games and 40 GS.

9/22:

• Houston SS Jimmy Lillquist became just the 8th player in ABL history to record 500 career HR's.

9/23:

• San Jose clinched the PL's California Division. It's their 3rd straight title and their 3rd all-time.

RUSTLER NEWS:

• Hartford beat Nashville in the division series and LF Mario Perez (a 25th round 2016 pick) went 3-4 with 3 solo HR's.
• Hartford took the clincher in the WC series 15-13 over Nashville to sweep the series.

PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Danny Escandon LF (SF) 9-21 3 HR 6 RBI
COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Greg Royal SP (LEX) 2-0 0.00 15.2 IP 6 K 2 BB

• RECORD: 5-1
• STANDINGS: 87-66 +1
• RUNS SCORED: 591 (3rd)
• OPS: .654 (6th)
• HR: 141 (9th)
• RUNS AGAINST: 466 (2nd)
• SP ERA: 2.69 (2nd)
• BULLPEN ERA: 2.73 (6th)
• DEF EFF: .732 (14th)
• ERRORS: 90 (6th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Delighted
• FAN INTEREST: 100
• POWER RANKINGS: 3rd

[gehrig38]

LAST 10 DAYS OF THE YEAR

• In the PL the post-season is decided.
• Baltimore (89) San Jose (89) Mexico (88) are in.
• Philadelphia is 9.5 up with 10 to play.
• In the CL Providence (99) is the only team to clinch.
• Austin (87) leads Ft Worth (86) by 1 game and they play the seasons final 3 games head to head. Ft Worth is currently 7 games up on Dallas for the Wild Card so it's highly probable the 2nd place team will be the WC and will face the ABL's best team in round 1, Providence.
• The CL Sam Houston and Central Divisions are the ABL's only races left and Lexington has a 1.5 game lead over Charlotte and 3 game lead on Green Bay.
• Lexington's final 6 = 3 @ Ft Worth 3 @ Charlotte
• Charlotte's final 7 = 4 vs Ohio 3 vs Lexington
• Green Bay final 6 = 3 @ Memphis 3 @ Dallas

In the Sam Houston

• Austin's final 6 = 3 @ San Antonio 3 @ Ft Worth (Austin's season concludes with a 13 game road trip that started last week in Lexington)
• Ft Worth's final 6 = 3 vs Lexington 3 vs Austin

• LF Nick Romero has taken over LF duties as Austin rides his hot bat. Romero hit a HR on the 1st pitch he saw in the ABL during a PH at bat and is hitting .314-5-15 over 15 G and 8 GS
• As it lines up now the final series will see Forney (18-6 2.31) Behrens (14-7 2.16) and Justin Myers (13-10 2.64) taking the ball. Depending on how we arrive at that series, with an off day prior to the series start, Tim Collins could take the ball in the final game if it were to decide the division title.

[gehrig38]

WEEK: 27

THIS WEEK: 0-3 @ Charlotte Cyclones (78-74) 3-0 @ San Antonio Broncos (72-80) OFF DAY

9/24: CHA 3 AUS 2 Forney (L) 6 IP 3 H 6 K 4 BB 2 ER (18-7 2.33) Jermyn (CHA) SV (36) Bauer 2H 2B (11) BB RBI (16) Archer HR (24) RBI (64)
9/25: CHA 4 AUS 0 Castronova (CHA) CG 4 H 5 K 93 P (3-2 4.95) Behrens (L) 7 IP 4 H 3 HR 6 K 3 ER (14-8 2.23) 1-2
9/26: CHA 3 AUS 2 Taylor (CHA) (W) 8 IP 5 H 2 R 0 ER 1 K 4 BB (6-11 3.53) Jermyn (CHA) SV (37) Myers ND 6 IP 4 H 4 K 0 R Laskey BS (2) (L) 3 BB 1 H 3 ER 1.1 IP (2-8 3.38) Comerford 2H Bauer 2H
9/27: AUS 4 SAN 2 Collins (W) 6.1 IP 5 H 10 K 2 R 0 ER (15-8 2.41) 1-3 R Scott H (19) Eilers SV (36) Romero 3-3 BB 2 2B (2) R 2 RBI (17) SB (1) Tighe 2H 2 2B (20) R RBI (23) SB (22)
9/28: AUS 9 SAN 0 Tillery (W) 8.1 IP 2 H 7 K 3 BB 117 P (4-8 2.50) Feliciano 3-3 2 BB HR (10) 3 R RBI (42) Tighe 2H BB 2 R RBI (24) Nolasco 2H 2B (24) 2 R Adrian 2H 2 BB 4 RBI (88) Bauer 2-4 2 2B (13) R RBI (19)
9/29: AUS 5 SAN 1 Forney (W) 6 IP 3 H 9 K 3 BB 0 R (19-7 2.26) Laskey H (15) Romero 2 HR (7) 2 R 3 RBI (21) Tighe 2 2B (22) 2 R Nolasco 2H RBI (81) Clinched a post-season berth.
9/30: OFF DAY

NEXT WEEK: 3 @ Ft Worth Cowboys (87-72) END OF REGULAR SEASON
1 Win clinches the division

ABL HAPPENINGS:
9/25:

• Baltimore clinched the PL's Harbor Division. It is their 5th straight pennant and 8th overall.

9/26:

• Nick Morrison (CHI) beat Montreal 1-0 on a 3-hitter. A Roberto Morse 8th inning HR (2) was the game's only run. 22-year-old Bobby Garcia took the loss going 8 IP 2 H 4 K 1 ER (1-3 6.07). Morrison wins just his 6th of the year (6-15 3.79)
• Bryce McLeod (DET) tossed his 2nd SHO in his past 3 starts with a 4-0 win over Baltimore. He's 10-3 2.43

9/27:

• Philadelphia took home the PL's Metro Division crown today. It's their 5th division title since joining the league in 2001 and their first since 2014. Their one world series win came in 2009

9/28:

• Oscar Gonzalez (BAL) won his 9th (9-15 3.77) with a 10 K 3-hit 6-0 win over Chicago.
• Jeff Stodder (HOU) also won his 9th (9-13 3.78) in a 4-hit CG SHO of Dallas.

9/29:

• Ben Davis (BRK) went 3-5 and drilled 3 HR's in a 17-7 win over the NY Punishers.
• Geoff Knopp (PHX) threw a 2-hitter and Phoenix shut out Mexico 2-0. It was the 30-year-olds 2nd win of the year (2-1 1.63)
• Paul Reed (GB) evened his record at 12-12 2.49 fanning 7, walking 3, and scattering 4 hits in an 8-0 win over Memphis.
• The Denver Saints (70-89) fired GM Alejandro Mendoza after 4 seasons and a high watermark of 73 wins (2016). The team finished in last all 4 years he was there. They also canned Manager Bill Leffler after just 2 years and a record of 135-186

RUSTLER NEWS:

• Hartford swept the Division series and now faces the Tempe Heat for the title.
• Tim Bingham (SA) took home Pitcher of the Month going 3-0 0.86. Bingham was a 2nd round pick in 2016

PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ben Davis LF (BRK) 9-25 6 HR 13 RBI
COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Romeo Pirelli LF (GB) 9-22 3 HR 6 RBI 6 R

PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Danny Escandon LF (SF) .318-10-18 20 R
COLONIAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Arturo Mino 1B (OH) .315-12-27 17 R
PATRIOT LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Jeff Alexander SP (PHX) 4-0 0.29 31.1 IP 32 K
COLONIAL LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Paul Reed SP (GB) 5-0 1.13 39.2 IP 35 K
PATRIOT LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Doug Linfoot CL (SF) 1-2 10 SV 2.93
COLONIAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Erwin Van Daalen CL (BUF) 2-2 9 SV 3.09

• RECORD: 3-3
• STANDINGS: 90-69 +3
• RUNS SCORED: 613 (3rd)
• OPS: .655 (4th)
• HR: 145 (t-8th)
• RUNS AGAINST: 479 (2nd)
• SP ERA: 2.63 (2nd)
• BULLPEN ERA: 2.77 (5th)
• DEF EFF: .734 (14th)
• ERRORS: 95 (t-7th)
• OWNERS MOOD: Delighted
• FAN INTEREST: 100
• POWER RANKINGS: 3rd