Heels in the League 08/16/09 (MLB)
(MLB) - 08/16/09
As the season goes along in baseball, another two ex Tar Heels are now joining the rank of the Pro’s. Both Dustin Ackley and Alex White signed their contracts and are now going to begin their journey up towards the MLB. As far as the ex Diamond Heels playing right now not a bad day for all of them. Check it all out in this edition of “Heels in the League” (MLB) for the games from July 16, 2009. And stay tuned for the games from 08/17/09 as well as a link to the two newest Tar Heels in Major League Baseball…
Major Leaguers:
2B Brian Roberts (Baltimore Orioles)
2 for 7 (HR {10} & double {45}) with two RBIs {51}, two runs scored and two strike outs (batting first and playing 2B) ~ Batt Avg: .289 – OBP: .355
Baltimore (48-69, 30-30 home) lost to LA Angels (70-45, 34-23 away) 17-8 (in 13 innings) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, in front of 26,529 fans (55.1% capacity)
C Chris Iannetta (Colorado Rockies)
0 fo3 with a run scored and a walk (batting eighth and catching) ~ Batt Avg: .229 – OBP: .337
Colorado (64-53, 32-30 away) lost to Florida (63-54, 34-27 home) 10-3 at Land Shark Stadium, in front of unspecified fans
2B Daniel Bard (Boston Red Sox)
Did not pitch in this game
Boston (66-51, 28-33 away) lost to Texas (66-50, 39-22 home) 4-3 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, in front of 27,155 fans (55.2% capacity)
In Triple A:
P Kyle Snyder (Buffalo Bisons – affiliate of the Mets)
Did not pitch in this game
Buffalo beat Lehigh Valley 3-0
P Andrew Miller (New Orleans Zephyrs – affiliate of the Marlins)
Did not pitch in this game (on 14 day DL list)
New Orleans lost to Colorado Springs 5-3
In Double A:
OF Michael Daniel (Harrisburgh Senators – affiliate of the Nationals)
0 for 4 with a strike out (batting second and playing RF) ~ Batt Avg: .249
1B Marshall Hubbard (West Tenn Diamond Jaxx – affiliate of the Mariners)
Did not play today (Game’s Day Off)
SS Joshua Horton (Midland RockHounds – affiliate of the Athletics)
3 for 4 (2 doubles {20} & single) with an RBI {56}, three runs scored and a walk (batting second and playing SS) ~ Batt Avg: .274
In Single A:
OF Jay Cox (Modesto Nuts – affiliate of the Rockies)
1 for 3 (single) with a run scored and a walk (batting seventh and playing LF) ~ Batt Avg: .301
C Tim Federowicz (Greenville Drive – affiliate of the Red Sox)
Did not play in this game
Greenville beat Greensboro 4-3
OF Tim Fedroff (Kinston Indians – affiliate of the Indians)
2 for 3 (2 doubles {2}) with an RBI {35}, a run scored and two walks (batting second and playing CF) ~ Batt Avg: .297
OF Reid Fronk (Charlotte Stone Crabs – affiliate of the Rays)
0 for 3 with a strike out (batting eighth and playing RF) ~ Batt Avg: .199
Charlotte lost to Palm Beach 2-1
P Jonathan Hovis (Tampa Yankees – affiliate of the Yankees)
Got the S (21st of the year) ~ 0.1 IP (1 batter faced) giving up no runs (none earned) on no hits or walks and striking out one ~ ERA: 3.19
C Benji Johnson (Myrtle Beach Pelicans – affiliate of the Braves)
1 for 3 (double {10}) with two strike outs (batting sixth and catching) ~ Batt Avg: .219
Myrtle Beach lost to Lynchburgh 3-0
P Luke Putkonen (West Michigan Whitecaps – affiliate of the Tigers)
Did not pitch in this game
West Michigan beat South Bend 7-5
OF Kyle Shelton (Winston-Salem Dash – affiliate of the White Sox)
Did not play in this game
Winston-Salem lost to Frederick 5-3
P Tyler Trice (Asheville Tourists – affiliate of the Rockies)
Did not pitch in this game
Asheville lost to Kannapolis 7-2
OF Seth Williams (St. Lucie Mets – affiliate of the Mets)
Did not play in this game
P Robert Woodard (Lake Elsinore Storm – affiliate of the Padres)
Did not pitch in this game
Lake Elsinore lost to Rancho Cucamonga 5-2
P Rob Wooten (Brevard County Manatees – affiliate of the Brewers)
No game today (Rained Out)
P Brian Moran (Clinton Lumberjacks – affiliate of the Mariners)
2.0 IP (11 batters faced) giving up a run (not earned) on three hits and a walk, while striking out three ~ ERA: 1.74
3B Kyle Seager (Clinton Lumberjacks – affiliate of the Mariners)
0 for 4 with an RBI {17} (batting first and playing 2B) ~ Batt Avg: .264
Clinton lost to Cedar Rapids 18-3
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