Not a great day for the ex Diamond Heels, both in the Majors and the minors. In the big leagues not much action overall, while in the minors plenty of 0 for’s from the players that once played in Chapel Hill. Meanwhile, as these players keep working with their team, here is an aartile about another ex Carolina player, Dustin Ackley, who will be joining the pro ranks pretty soon. All of this, and more, in this edition of “Heels in the League” (MLB) for the games from June 27, 2009…
Major Leaguers:
2B Brian Roberts (Baltimore Orioles)
0 for 4 with an RBI {35} and a strike out (batting first and playing 2B)
Baltimore (34-40, 23-17 home) beat Washington (21-51, 8-26 away) 6-3 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, in front of 39,633 fans (82.2% capacity)
P Andrew Miller (Florida Marlins)
Did not pitch in this game
Florida (38-38, 18-18 away) lost to Tampa Bay (41-35, 25-13 home) 3-2 at Tropicana Field, in front of 35,790 fans (99.3% capacity)
C Chris Iannetta (Colorado Rockies)
Did not play in this game
Colorado (39-35, 22-20 away) beat Oakland (31-42, 17-19 home) 11-9 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, in front of 18,624 fans (53.1% capacity)
2B Daniel Bard (Boston Red Sox)
Did not pitch in this game
Boston (46-28, 21-18 away) beat Atlanta (34-40, 17-21 home) 1-0 at Turner Field, in front of 48,151 fans (96.8% capacity)
2B Russ Adams (Toronto Blue Jays)
0 for 1 (batting third and playing LF (as a pinch hitter)
Toronto (41-35, 24-15 home) lost to Philadelphia (38-34, 25-12 away) 10-0 at Rogers Centre, in front of 28,801 fans (58.1% capacity)
In Triple A:
P Kyle Snyder (Buffalo Bisons – affiliate of the Mets)
Did not pitch in this game
In Double A:
OF Michael Daniel (Harrisburgh Senators – affiliate of the Nationals)
2 for 5 (double & single) with two runs scored and two strike outs (batting first and playing CF)
1B Marshall Hubbard (West Tenn Diamond Jaxx – affiliate of the Mariners)
0 for 4 with a walk (batting third and playing 1B)
SS Joshua Horton (Midland RockHounds – affiliate of the Athletics)
1 for 4 (single) with a run scored and a strike out (batting second and playing 2B)
In Single A:
OF Jay Cox (Modesto Nuts – affiliate of the Rockies)
0 for 5 with two strike out (batting third and playing LF)
C Tim Federowicz (Greenville Drive – affiliate of the Red Sox)
Did not play in this game
Greenville lost to Asheville 5-3
OF Tim Fedroff (Kinston Indians – affiliate of the Indians)
0 for 5 with a walk and a strike out (batting first and playing LF)
Kinston lost to Salem 3-2 (in 14 innings)
OF Reid Fronk (Charlotte Stone Crabs – affiliate of the Rays)
0 for 2 with a strike out (batting sixth and playing RF)
0 for 1 with a strike out (pinch hitting)
P Jonathan Hovis (Tampa Yankees – affiliate of the Yankees)
No game today (Wet Grounds)
C Benji Johnson (Myrtle Beach Pelicans – affiliate of the Braves)
Did not play in this game
Myrtle Beach lost to Lynchburgh 6-3
P Luke Putkonen (West Michigan Whitecaps – affiliate of the Tigers)
5.1 IP (26 batters faced) giving up three runs (two earned) on eight hits and no walks, plus six strike outs
West Michigan lost to Great Lakes 2-1
OF Kyle Shelton (Winston-Salem Dash – affiliate of the White Sox)
Did not play in this game
Winston-Salem lost to Frederick 8-5
P Tyler Trice (Asheville Tourists – affiliate of the Rockies)
Did not pitch in this game
OF Seth Williams (St. Lucie Mets – affiliate of the Mets)
No game today (Wet Grounds)
P Robert Woodard (Lake Elsinore Storm – affiliate of the Padres)
Did not pitch in this game
Lake Elsinore lost to Inland Empire 7-4
P Rob Wooten (Brevard County Manatees – affiliate of the Brewers)
Did not pitch in this game
Brevard County lost to Palm Beach 8-3
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