Diamonds in the Rough 8.10

Royals affiliates had a very good day going 7-2. HR Roll Call Anthony Seratelli (17) Brian Fletcher (14) Matt Fields (15,16) Patrick Leonard (12) Mark Threlkeld (3) Pedro Gonzalez (2)  

Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Matt Fields 5-5 2 HR, 4 R, 2 RBI

(Photo Bill Mitchell)

Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Kyle Zimmer 6.2 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 10 K

Pine Tar Press Rookie League Player of the Day Nick Delguidice 3-4 2-2b 4 RBI

Omaha Storm Chasers 4 Tucson Padres 3

The Chasers Anthony Seratelli broke a 3-3 tie in the 6th with a solo home run giving Nate Adcock a lead which the bullpen would eventually turn into a win.  Adcock left after the fifth turning these over the pen which was up to the four inning challenge as Brandon Sisk, Tommy Hottovy, Juan Gutierrez and Donnie Joseph finished off the final four scoreless.  The foursome didn’t allow a hit after Adcock gave up 11 while allowing just one base runner to get to second when Joseph walk two in the 9th.  That threat was extinguish when Joseph got Matt Clark to hit one back to him and he spun and executed the 1-6-3 DP to end the game.

W: Adcock (7-4, 5.09) L: Palmer (6-8, 5.79)
S: Joseph (1)

NW Arkansas Naturals 5 Midland RockHounds 4

J.C. Sulbaran’s second start was much like the first as the player acquired in the Broxton trade struggled with the zone, taking a quick hook and missing out on a chance at a win for the Naturals.  The former Red farmhand was the victim of a Whit Merrifield error in the first which lead to the RockHounds getting a pair in scoring position and eventually scoring on a two out single in the 1st.  Outfielder Brian Fletcher got those runs back and added another in the bottom of the 1st with his 9th home run since joining the Naturals.  Sulbaran gave that one run lead back in the 2nd before pitching the next two innings scoreless and getting the hook after four innings.  The Naturals took the lead in the 4th getting a pair of run scoring hits from Whit Merrifield and Fletcher to take a 5-3 lead.  Reliever Ethan Hollingsworth followed J.C. working four innings of one run ball giving up just two hits and one run to earn the win after Sam Runion worked a perfect 9th with three strikeouts on 11 pitches.

W: Hollingsworth (3-7, 4.29) L: Castro (1-4, 4.73)
S: Runion (2)

Wilmington Blue Rocks 9 Salem Red Sox 1 

A night after Vance Wilson had a team meeting with his young Blue Rocks squad they played perhaps their best game of the year.  Wilmington starter Jason Adam contributed to that game with one his better starts in his young professional career, hurling 7 innings of two hit ball to earn his fourth win of the year.  Adam showed plenty on the mound according to PTP writer Zach Mortimer, throwing his fastball in the 92-94 range with good life, downward curve in the 77-79 mph range and flashing a good change with good fade and sink in the low 80′s.  He also backed up one of his hitters that had beaned earlier in the game by returning the favor in the 2nd and finishing his work allowing just an unearned run with six K’s and just one walk.  The Rocks had struggled to back up Adam in the past but didn’t have that same problem on this night scoring 9 runs thanks in part to a 5 for 5 night by designated hitter Matt Fields including two home runs.  First baseman Murray Watts also got involved going 3 for 4 with a pair of doubles and a couple runs driven in.  The win for the Rocks put them back in a first place tie with the Frederick Keys.

Jason Adam Postgame Audio via John Sadak

Vance Wilson Postgame Audio via John Sadak

W: Adam (4-11, 3.73) L: Rivera (4-5, 5.65)

Kane County Cougars 5 Clinton Lumber Kings 0

Royals 1st Round pick, Kyle Zimmer had his best Single A start since joining the club earning his first Midwest League win.  The right-hander had his longest professional start, getting through 6.2 innings while allowing just three singles, not allowing a run, a walk and striking out a career high 10.  Zimmer nearly missed out at a shot at a win as the offense struggled to get anything going off Clinton starter Robert Shore but a pitching replacement in the 7th allowed the Cougars to get a run across on a sac fly by Henry Moreno that scored Alex Llanos who had doubled earlier in the inning.  The offense tacked four more on Clinton reliever Josh Corrales in the 8th thanks in part to another Llanos double that drove in a pair.  Those runs were more than enough for the Kane pen to secure the win for the team and Zimmer.

W: Zimmer (1-2, 4.32) L: Corrales (3-4, 4.15)

Idaho Falls Chukars 12 Orem Owlz 5

The Chukars jumped out with 10 runs in the first four innings to cruise to a win Friday night.  Four different players had multi-hit games with Nick Delguidice pacing the way with three hits and four RBI’s thanks to a pair of doubles.  17 year old prospect Adalberto Mondesi reached base three times with a pair of hits and a walk scoring two runs and driving in another while stealing his ninth base of the season.  Starter Zeb Sneed gained the win with all of the run support despite giving up five runs in five innings.

W: Sneed (2-1, 6.41) L: Rodriguez (3-3, 6.86)

Game 1

Burlington Royals 12 Bluefield Blue Jays 5

The Royals entered the 7th down 5-2 of the first game of their doubleheader but exploded over the next two innings to cruise to a win.  First baseman Mark Threlkeld hit a two run home run to get things started for Burlington to pull within a run.  The Royals weren’t done there putting together four consecutive singles to put four more runs on the board to take a 8-5 lead.  Threlkeld got things started again for the Royals in the 8th doubling to lead off the inning, scoring on a Terrance Gore single as part of a four run inning to cap off an easy win.

W: Peterson (3-0, 1.98) L: Davis (0-1, 15.43)
S: Stumpf (1).

Game 2

Bluefield Blue Jays 7 Burlington Royals 5

Game two was an ugly one for the Royals, committing five errors and allowing 7 runs in 7 innings of a loss.  The Royals took a brief lead in 5th on Patrick Leonard’s 12th home run, a grand slam.  Reliever Lincoln Rassi came in with two on in the bottom half of the 5th allowing one run to cross to tie the game.  Rassi gave up a couple more in the 6th to allow the Jays to take the lead and the eventual win.

W: Valdez (1-1, 5.02) L: Rassi (1-1, 10.19)
S: Browning (3)