Games Played on 06/04/12
Minor League Player of the Day: Former #1 draft pick, Pensacola RHP Kyle Lotzkar threw 7 sterling innings, giving up 2 runs on 7 hits, but walked none and struck out 10.
AAA
The Bats had 10 hits, but could only plate one run in a 2-1 loss.
Joey Gathright went 1-4, having hit in every game since joining the Bats. Nefi Soto went 2-4 with a double, Willie Harris went 2-4. Felix Perez went 2-3 with a walk.
Bats got a good start from Chad Reineke, 7 IP 6 H 2 R 2 ER 1 BB 3 K and took the loss. Travis Webb and Jordan Smith pitched hitless innings of relief.
AA
Pensacola 3 – Jacksonville 2 (11 innings)
The Wahoos broke a 4 game losing streak with a walk off 11 inning win.
Josh Fellhauer went 4-5 (.325/.409/.442) and Didi Gregorious went 3-4 (.284/.350/.328) and scored 2 runs, including the game winner.
Great night on the mound for the Blue Wahoos also, Kyle Lotzkar threw 7 innings, giving up 7 hits and 2 runs, but didn’t walk a batter and struck out 10. Curtis Partch followed him with 3 one hit innings of relief, striking out 5. Justin Freeman picked up the win with a hitless 11th.
High A
The Blaze came back from being down 6-2 to move to 9 games over .500 and extend their division lead to 1.5 games over San Jose.
Billy Hamilton (.327/.412/.462) went 0-2, but did walk twice and stole his 63rd base. Newly promoted catcher, Danny Vicioso continued to hit, going 3-5 with a double and an RBI. Travis Mattair went 2-5 with a double and Devin Lohman went 2-4 with a homer, walk, and 3 RBIs.
Daniel Wolford got the win, going 2 inning of hitless relief, striking out 4. Michael Griffin had a scoreless inning, and Brian Pearl, despite playing with fire, notched his 10th save with a scoreless 9th.
Low A
Dragons won their second straight series and handed Bowling Green their first home series loss of the season.
Kyle Waldrop went 3-4 with 2 runs and 2 RBIs, Juan Silva went 2-4 with a double and 3 RBIs, and All Star Second baseman, Ryan Wright went 2-4 with a triple.
Radhames Quezada got the win, going 5.1 giving up 1 run on 4 hits, 2 walks, and 4 k’s. El’Hajj Muhammad threw 1.2 hitless innings for the “hold”, and Lucas O’Rear threw the final 2, giving up 1 unearned run.