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Credit: Garrett Spain - Battery Power
McCabe raised his season OPS to 1.308 on the young season It was an eventful day down on the farm for Atlanta’s minor league affiliates as Columbus and Augusta came away with victories on Friday.
(5-6) Gwinnett Stripers, (5-7) Norfolk Tide (POSTPONED)
Mother Nature had other ideas in this one, as pop up thunderstorms caused this one to be postponed. Gwinnett and Norfolk will make this one up on Saturday, April 12 as part of a doubleheader.
(3-3) Columbus Clingstones 7, (1-6) Biloxi Shuckers 2
Jason Delay, 2-5, HR, 2 R, RBI
David McCabe, DH: 2-4, 2 2B, R, BB
Kevin Kilpatrick Jr., CF: 2-3, RBI, R, BB
Lucas Braun, SP: 5.2, 5 H, 2 ER, BB, 4 K
Box Score
Columbus utilized a solid start from Lucas Braun and timely hitting from the middle of the order to take the 7-3 win over Biloxi to move to .500 on the young season.
Lucas Braun got the start on the mound for Columbus as he looked to build off his nine strikeout performance in his previous start. Across 5.2 innings pitched, Braun displayed his usual heavily diverse arsenal of pitches, all of which ironically sat around the same velocity.
Braun managed to strike out four while giving up a pair of hits — both homers — on the day. His fastball sat around 91-92 miles per hour, while he flashed a slider, cutter, curveball, sinker and changeup. While his velocity is down a tick or two compared to last season, Braun’s arsenal is enough to make him a legitimate prospect. However, he has to figure out a way to limit the home run ball while also increasing the swing and misses he can get if he wants to be in the running for a significant spot in Atlanta’s future plans.
At the plate, the Clingstones were solid across the board. Biloxi jumped on the board first, scoring one run off of Braun in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 1-0 lead.
Columbus bounced back in the top half of the fifth inning as Kobe Kato brought home a run on a groundout to tie things up, and Carlos Rodriguez plated Keshawn Ogans on a sac fly to give the Clingstones the 2-1 lead.
Things broke wide open for Columbus in the top of the sixth, as the Clingstones scored four runs to extend their lead to 6-1. Drew Compton and Kevin Kilpatrick Jr. both singled to score runs in the inning, while an Ogans sac fly and a Kato single rounded out the scoring in the inning for Columbus.
The Shuckers got one of those runs back in the bottom of the sixth, but Columbus immediately scored again in the seventh inning on a Jason Delay home run over the left field wall to make it a 7-2 lead for the Clingstones which would hold as the final.
While he didn’t drive in any runs for Columbus, David McCabe stood out as the offensive player of note in this one as he managed to lace a pair of doubles while increasing his OPS to 1.308 on the season thus far.
(3-4) Rome Emperors 0, (4-3) Bowling Green Hot Rods 6
Justin Janas, RF: 1-3, BB
Joe Olsavsky, 3B: 1-3
Garrett Baumann, SP: 5 IP, 5 H, 5 R (2 ER), 4 K
Box Score
Friday’s game is one to forget if you’re Rome. The offense was limited to just two hits on the night — both singles — and starter Garrett Baumann got tagged for the loss.
Baumann was looking to bounce back after a rough first outing last week, he showed flashes of potential, but ultimately allowed five runs — two of which were earned. Across his five innings of work, Baumann managed to strike out four while not issuing a walk. In his start, the 20-year-old topped out on his fastball at 97 miles per hour and managed to flash an above-average changeup, getting at least one strikeout on the pitch in this one.
Baumann actually tossed three scoreless innings before giving up a run in the bottom of the fourth. Bowling Green then added on to their lead in the home half of the sixth, scoring four runs to make it a 5-0 lead.
While the Hot Rods had no trouble scoring in this one — adding one additional tally in the sixth to make it 6-0 — the same couldn’t be said for the Emperors.
Rome actually had no problem putting runners on, as the Emperors put multiple runners in scoring position over the first several runs thanks to several walks. However, as they only tallied two total hits on the day, Rome wasn’t able to string enough offense together as they were ultimately shutout.
(4-3) Augusta GreenJackets 5, (4-3) Hickory Crawdads 1
Mason Guerra, 1B: 1-2, HR, 2 RBI, R, 2 BB
Mac Guscette, C: 3-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R
Ethan Bagwell, SP: 4 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Box Score
Despite outhitting Hickory by just one on Friday, Augusta managed to beat the Crawdads by a 5-1 final thanks to timely hitting and excellent pitching across the board on Friday.
While there wasn’t a radar gun available in this one, Augusta starter Ethan Bagwell showed what appeared to be some interesting, effortless velocity with some decent movement — especially on his fastball — in his start. Across four innings, Bagwell scattered just three hits and issued three walks while striking out a pair of batters and allowing just one run.
Bagwell tossed a pair of scoreless frames before his offense provided him with some run support. In the top of the third, Carlos Monteverde plated the game’s first run on a groundout that scored Owen Carey to make it a 1-0 lead for the GreenJackets.
Later in the inning, Mac Guscette laced a double — the first of two for the catcher — into the left field corner to score Isaiah Drake and Luis Sanchez to extend the lead to 3-0. Hickory managed to get one of those runs back — the only run allowed by Bagwell in this one — in the home half to make it 3-1.
The GreenJackets were held scoreless for the next four innings before adding on in the top of the eighth. After Guscette lined another double, first baseman Mason Guerra homered over the left field wall to make it a 5-1 Augusta lead, which would hold as the final.
Reliever Brett Sears and Jorge Juan held things down on the mound for Augusta, tossing five scoreless innings while striking out eight batters in the win for the GreenJackets.
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Credit: Garrett Spain - Battery Power
McCabe raised his season OPS to 1.308 on the young season It was an eventful day down on the farm for Atlanta’s minor league affiliates as Columbus and Augusta came away with victories on Friday.
(5-6) Gwinnett Stripers, (5-7) Norfolk Tide (POSTPONED)
Mother Nature had other ideas in this one, as pop up thunderstorms caused this one to be postponed. Gwinnett and Norfolk will make this one up on Saturday, April 12 as part of a doubleheader.
(3-3) Columbus Clingstones 7, (1-6) Biloxi Shuckers 2
Jason Delay, 2-5, HR, 2 R, RBI
David McCabe, DH: 2-4, 2 2B, R, BB
Kevin Kilpatrick Jr., CF: 2-3, RBI, R, BB
Lucas Braun, SP: 5.2, 5 H, 2 ER, BB, 4 K
Box Score
Columbus utilized a solid start from Lucas Braun and timely hitting from the middle of the order to take the 7-3 win over Biloxi to move to .500 on the young season.
Lucas Braun got the start on the mound for Columbus as he looked to build off his nine strikeout performance in his previous start. Across 5.2 innings pitched, Braun displayed his usual heavily diverse arsenal of pitches, all of which ironically sat around the same velocity.
Braun managed to strike out four while giving up a pair of hits — both homers — on the day. His fastball sat around 91-92 miles per hour, while he flashed a slider, cutter, curveball, sinker and changeup. While his velocity is down a tick or two compared to last season, Braun’s arsenal is enough to make him a legitimate prospect. However, he has to figure out a way to limit the home run ball while also increasing the swing and misses he can get if he wants to be in the running for a significant spot in Atlanta’s future plans.
At the plate, the Clingstones were solid across the board. Biloxi jumped on the board first, scoring one run off of Braun in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 1-0 lead.
Columbus bounced back in the top half of the fifth inning as Kobe Kato brought home a run on a groundout to tie things up, and Carlos Rodriguez plated Keshawn Ogans on a sac fly to give the Clingstones the 2-1 lead.
Things broke wide open for Columbus in the top of the sixth, as the Clingstones scored four runs to extend their lead to 6-1. Drew Compton and Kevin Kilpatrick Jr. both singled to score runs in the inning, while an Ogans sac fly and a Kato single rounded out the scoring in the inning for Columbus.
The Shuckers got one of those runs back in the bottom of the sixth, but Columbus immediately scored again in the seventh inning on a Jason Delay home run over the left field wall to make it a 7-2 lead for the Clingstones which would hold as the final.
While he didn’t drive in any runs for Columbus, David McCabe stood out as the offensive player of note in this one as he managed to lace a pair of doubles while increasing his OPS to 1.308 on the season thus far.
(3-4) Rome Emperors 0, (4-3) Bowling Green Hot Rods 6
Justin Janas, RF: 1-3, BB
Joe Olsavsky, 3B: 1-3
Garrett Baumann, SP: 5 IP, 5 H, 5 R (2 ER), 4 K
Box Score
Friday’s game is one to forget if you’re Rome. The offense was limited to just two hits on the night — both singles — and starter Garrett Baumann got tagged for the loss.
Baumann was looking to bounce back after a rough first outing last week, he showed flashes of potential, but ultimately allowed five runs — two of which were earned. Across his five innings of work, Baumann managed to strike out four while not issuing a walk. In his start, the 20-year-old topped out on his fastball at 97 miles per hour and managed to flash an above-average changeup, getting at least one strikeout on the pitch in this one.
Baumann actually tossed three scoreless innings before giving up a run in the bottom of the fourth. Bowling Green then added on to their lead in the home half of the sixth, scoring four runs to make it a 5-0 lead.
While the Hot Rods had no trouble scoring in this one — adding one additional tally in the sixth to make it 6-0 — the same couldn’t be said for the Emperors.
Rome actually had no problem putting runners on, as the Emperors put multiple runners in scoring position over the first several runs thanks to several walks. However, as they only tallied two total hits on the day, Rome wasn’t able to string enough offense together as they were ultimately shutout.
(4-3) Augusta GreenJackets 5, (4-3) Hickory Crawdads 1
Mason Guerra, 1B: 1-2, HR, 2 RBI, R, 2 BB
Mac Guscette, C: 3-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R
Ethan Bagwell, SP: 4 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Box Score
Despite outhitting Hickory by just one on Friday, Augusta managed to beat the Crawdads by a 5-1 final thanks to timely hitting and excellent pitching across the board on Friday.
While there wasn’t a radar gun available in this one, Augusta starter Ethan Bagwell showed what appeared to be some interesting, effortless velocity with some decent movement — especially on his fastball — in his start. Across four innings, Bagwell scattered just three hits and issued three walks while striking out a pair of batters and allowing just one run.
Bagwell tossed a pair of scoreless frames before his offense provided him with some run support. In the top of the third, Carlos Monteverde plated the game’s first run on a groundout that scored Owen Carey to make it a 1-0 lead for the GreenJackets.
Later in the inning, Mac Guscette laced a double — the first of two for the catcher — into the left field corner to score Isaiah Drake and Luis Sanchez to extend the lead to 3-0. Hickory managed to get one of those runs back — the only run allowed by Bagwell in this one — in the home half to make it 3-1.
The GreenJackets were held scoreless for the next four innings before adding on in the top of the eighth. After Guscette lined another double, first baseman Mason Guerra homered over the left field wall to make it a 5-1 Augusta lead, which would hold as the final.
Reliever Brett Sears and Jorge Juan held things down on the mound for Augusta, tossing five scoreless innings while striking out eight batters in the win for the GreenJackets.
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