In Season Minor League Professional Pitchers ConditioningGambetta, Vern
A pretty typical Rays season. Because of their inclination toward elite raw stuff that comes with debatable dependability, they used 16 starting pitchers and had one of the lowest starters’ ERA marks and lowest starters’ innings totals. They also had a bullpen that evolved in personnel and imp...
There’s always excitement when a highly regarded player debuts, whether it’s a rookie who shines in his first season or a recent acquisition who is prolific for his new team. We’re talking about true debut seasons (i.e., in which a player's first season is also a full one, rather...
Stephen Villines(1-0) earned the win for Frisco, throwing 2.2 innings of scoreless baseball beforeAlex SpeasandBlake Basscombined for four innings to close out the game. Bass earned his first save on the season in the RoughRiders win. After ceding three runs in 1.2 innings, Zach Erwin (0-...
For the second consecutive night, the Lake Elsinore Storm offense was held to mostly clear skies and not the thunderous sound of runs being scored that they have become accustomed to in this young season. As the second-best pitching team in the Californi
The Cavaliers opened up the series with a bang, pitching their seventh no-hitter in program history and finishing up by 17 runs. Three pitchers combined on the effort, including senior left-hander Andrew Abbott, freshman left-hander Jake Berry and senior right-hander Gr...
“The defenses are a little better, the pitchers are a little bit more sharp,” Bell said. “Everything is a little bit more fine-tuned. I’m just trying to get used to that and hit it where (defenders) aren’t.” Bell, who has shown very quick hands from both sides of the...
“This is so cool,” Dillow said. “We’re starting three freshmen and a sophomore. They’re all great, but just really kind of unexpected. Coming into the season we kind of felt like we were rebuilding. We graduated six kids last year, we’ve got two freshman pitchers and you never...
Evans saw action with Modesto by season’s end while showing some higher velocity, but more so, he impressed with his education of pitch shapes and location strategy. No pitcher is throwing harder at the Mariners’ annual Pitching Camp that began last month in Arizona (formerly called “Gas ...
It was the 12th of the season for him to cut the Bulls lead to 2-1. The Bulls added one more run in the fifth when Durham scored on an error. That finaled a 3-1 victory for them after the Bulls bullpen shut it down. Game four of the series is set for tomorrow, with first ...