Minor League Player of the Day: Lynchburg 2B Cody Puckett: 3-3 with 2 doubles.
AAA
24 year-old SS Zack Cozart went 3-4 with a 3B and 2 R. Cozart, who last year hit .262/.360/.398 in 541 ABs at AA, jumped his batting average up 20 points with tonights performance. Cozart is now hitting .260/.333/.452
22 year-old third baseman Juan Francisco went 3 for 4 with a homer and 3 RBI. Before tonight, Francisco was hitting just .205/.222/.385.ÂÂ
AA
Carolina 5, Chattanooga 5 Suspended
24 year-old right fielder Sean Henry went 3-4 with a BB. Henry is now hitting .308/.365/449.
23 year-old center fielder Dave Sappelt went 2-3 with 2 RBI. Sappelt is now hitting .368/400/.474 in 20 ABs since his promotion to AA.
A+
23 year-old second baseman Cody Puckett provide the Hillcats only offense going 3-3 with 2 2B. Puckett is now hitting .315/.360/.603. Last year at Dayton, Puckett hit just .263/.325/.459.
25 year-old starting pitcher Scott Carroll tossed 7 innings giving up just 4 hits, 0 BB while striking out 3. Last year Carroll struck out just 14 batters in 40 innings with a 2.68 ERA.
A
24 year-old first baseman Chris Richburg went 2-4 with 2 doubles. Richburg is now hitting .281/.355/.479.