The Phillies used their first 2 picks in the draft to select 2 high school center fielders. Kelly Dugan, 6'3", and 205, a switch hitter out of Notre Dame High in California was the Phillies first selection. Dugan hit .379 with 8 home runs in 95 at bats this year.
The 2nd selection was Kyrell Hudson out of Evergreen High in Washington. Considered a very good overall athlete, Hudson is 6'2", 185 and hit .306 in just 20 games his senior year.
Maybe the trend toward younger players is continuing, Lakewood is fielding it's youngest team ever this year.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Suns top BlueClaws
The Hagerstown Suns defeated the BlueClaws 4-3 Tuesday night. Tyler Cloyd took the hard luck loss to fall to 6-3. Tyler gave up 3 runs in the 2nd inning, but was victimized by bad luck. 2 of the hits were infield hits and then an error by Travis Mattair let in the 3rd run. Overall, Cloyd pitched 6 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits and 2 walks. Santo Hernandez came in to throw 3 shut out innings and give the team a chance to comeback, but Lakewood was unable to come up with the big when they needed it.
Steve Susdorf had 2 more hits, including a home run, and Troy Hanzawa had 2 doubles. Hanzawa'a second double, leading off the bottom of the 8th, put the Claws in good shape. When he advanced to 3rd on a wild pitch, it looked like Lakewood was knocking on the door. Consecutive strike outs by all stars Harold Garcia and Anthony Gose, and a line drive out by Travis D'Arnaud ended that threat. (Travis D'Arnaud has had no luck. He hits 2 or 3 balls hard every night, but none of them seem to find the holes. I can only hope if he keeps hitting the ball this hard, he will eventually start to see some results. Hang in there, Travis!!)
Jim Murphy hit an inside the park home run off the top of the center field wall in the 9th inning to draw Lakewood within 1 run. Mattair followed with a double and again it looked like Lakewood was in business. Hagerstown closer Osvaldo Rodriguez then struck out Sebastian Valle and Zack Collier to end the game and leave thinking about lost opportunities.
The loss combined with Delmarva's 6-4 win over Lake County reduces Lakewood lead in the division to 1.5 games was 14 to go. Jason Knapp will try to get us back on track Wednesday night.
Steve Susdorf had 2 more hits, including a home run, and Troy Hanzawa had 2 doubles. Hanzawa'a second double, leading off the bottom of the 8th, put the Claws in good shape. When he advanced to 3rd on a wild pitch, it looked like Lakewood was knocking on the door. Consecutive strike outs by all stars Harold Garcia and Anthony Gose, and a line drive out by Travis D'Arnaud ended that threat. (Travis D'Arnaud has had no luck. He hits 2 or 3 balls hard every night, but none of them seem to find the holes. I can only hope if he keeps hitting the ball this hard, he will eventually start to see some results. Hang in there, Travis!!)
Jim Murphy hit an inside the park home run off the top of the center field wall in the 9th inning to draw Lakewood within 1 run. Mattair followed with a double and again it looked like Lakewood was in business. Hagerstown closer Osvaldo Rodriguez then struck out Sebastian Valle and Zack Collier to end the game and leave thinking about lost opportunities.
The loss combined with Delmarva's 6-4 win over Lake County reduces Lakewood lead in the division to 1.5 games was 14 to go. Jason Knapp will try to get us back on track Wednesday night.
Flande sharp in Threshers win;Brown disabled
Yohan Flande turned in another good performance in Clearwater last night, throwing 7 strong innings in the Thresher's 3-1 win over Palm Beach. Flande gave up just 1 run on 6 hits and a walk, striking out 6 and dropping his ERA to 2.78. Carlos Monasterios, working out the bullpen now, threw a scoreless frame and picked up his second win this week when the Threshers scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 8th on Tim Kennelly's hit.
The bad news is Dominic Brown has a broken bone in his hand where he was hit by a pitch the other day and will probably be out for a month. Brownie was having a great season so far, hitting .299 in 51 games, with 12 doubles, 3 triples, 9 home runs, 38 RBI, and 14 stolen bases. All our best to Dominic for a speedy recovery.
The bad news is Dominic Brown has a broken bone in his hand where he was hit by a pitch the other day and will probably be out for a month. Brownie was having a great season so far, hitting .299 in 51 games, with 12 doubles, 3 triples, 9 home runs, 38 RBI, and 14 stolen bases. All our best to Dominic for a speedy recovery.
Drabek wins again
Kyle Drabek's impressive comeback continued Tuesday night in Reading, although he struggled a little with his control. Kyle walked 5 hitters, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits over 5 innings, but still managed to pick up the win, his 2nd in 2 starts for the R-Phils. Alex Concepcion notched the next 5 outs, 3 by Ks, Mike Zagurski recorded 4 outs (1 run, 2 hits), and Jason Anderson picked up his 3rd save.
Neil Sellers belted a 3-run home run in the bottom of the 1st inning to give Reading the early lead, which they rode to a 5-3 win. Mike Spidale (.309) had 3 hits, and Quintin Berry had a single and a walk and stole 2 more bases (#17 & 18).
Reading improved to 33-23, and trails first place Akron by 3.5 games.
Neil Sellers belted a 3-run home run in the bottom of the 1st inning to give Reading the early lead, which they rode to a 5-3 win. Mike Spidale (.309) had 3 hits, and Quintin Berry had a single and a walk and stole 2 more bases (#17 & 18).
Reading improved to 33-23, and trails first place Akron by 3.5 games.
Louisville sweeps Lehigh Valley
The Louisville Bats made it a 4-game sweep of the IronPigs on Tuesday with a 7-4 victory, roughing up Carlos Carrasco in the process. Carlos gave up 7 runs (6 earned) on 9 hits and 2 walks over 5 innings, and fell to 1-7, 5.56 on the year. Sergio Escalona threw a scoreless frame for Lehigh Valley.
In Las Vegas, Randy Ruiz (.308) had 2 more hits and 2 RBI (that makes 50 on the year) in the 51s' 6-3 loss to Tacoma.
In Las Vegas, Randy Ruiz (.308) had 2 more hits and 2 RBI (that makes 50 on the year) in the 51s' 6-3 loss to Tacoma.
Mets outslug Phils
In a game that featured 7 home runs, the Mets edged the Phillies 6-5 in the opener of a 3-game set in New York Tuesday night. J.A. Happ battled through 5.1 innings, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks. Happ struck out 4 and received no decision when the Mets scored late to pick up the win. Ryan Howard hit his 18th home run, 1 of 4 hit by the Fightin' Phils.
The Phillies announced that Brad Lidge has been placed on the 15-day disabled list and have called up catcher Paul Bako from Reading to take his spot on the roster.
The Phillies announced that Brad Lidge has been placed on the 15-day disabled list and have called up catcher Paul Bako from Reading to take his spot on the roster.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Velasquez shines in BlueClaws win
Jon Velasquez (on the left above) threw his best game of the season Monday night in Lakewood, throwing 7 1-hit innings against Hagerstown in the BlueClaw's 3-0 win. Velasquez, from the Bronx, improved to a league leading 8-2 on the year, walking just 1 hitter while striking out 6. Rob Roth, in his first appearance since April 27, got 2 outs in the 8th inning, before walking the next 2 hitters and yielding to B.J. Rosenberg, who recorded his 8th save.
Steve Susdorf continued his hot hitting, with 2 more hits and 2 more RBI, making 5 hits and 5 RBI in the last 2 games, while Anthony Gose had an RBI double, scored 2 runs and stole 2 MORE bases, running his league leading total to 39 in 55 games.
Lakewood maintains their 2.5 game lead over Delmarva, who came from behind to beat Lake County, 8-7.
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