(MLB) 04/15/10

After about a week (if not more) where I just could not get involved with anything blogging, mostly due with site problems – real life things – time crunching situations, I am back and ready to get back going and starting to work on what is going to be a summer long daily post, “Heels in the League” (MLB), about the ex Diamond Heels in the Major League. This edition is going to check out the games from Thursday, April 15, 2010, where all three of the Major Leaguers’ teams were in action, for a complete rundown of the day’s games you can check out ESPN’s Scoreboard Page. But for now, without any more interruptions, let’s get going with this recap from 04/15/10…

The first game of the night with a touch of Carolina Blue would be the third game of a three game series between the Boston Red Sox (4th AL East) and the Minnesota Twins (1st AL Central). The game was played at the brand new Target Field with an attendance of 38,341 (97.1% capacity). For the visiting team it would be relief pitcher Daniel Bard (6 Games: 1-0 ~ 0 saves ~ 3.00 ERA ~ 6.0 IP ~ 4 hits ~ 2 runs (both earned) ~ 1 HR ~ 3 BBs ~ 4 K’s), but the righty does not get any action in this game. As far as the game went it was Minnesota winning this one big, as they defeated Boston by the final of 8-0. With the loss the Red Sox slide to below .500 at 4-5 on the year (.444 winning percentage), 3-3 on the road (.500 winning percentage) and are 4th in the AL East, 2.5 games back of the division leader.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ MLB.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Over the Monster (SB Nation) by 0157H7
Ted’s Army by BigMck
Fenway West (Bloguin) by Matt O’Donnell

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Next game on tap with a hint of Carolina Blue is the one between the Baltimore Orioles (5th AL East) and the Oakland A’s (1st AL West). The game, first (of a 4 game series), was played at Oakland Coliseum with just 17,382 present (49.6% capacity). For the visiting team from the East Coast it’s second baseman Brian Roberts, but he is out on the 15 day DL since April 11th. As far as the game went it was Oakland defeating Baltimore by the final score of 6 to 2. With the loss the Orioles go to 1-9 overall (.100 winning percentage), 1-3 on the road (.250 winning percentage) and are 5th in the AL East, 6.0 games behind the division leader.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ MLB.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Oriole Post (Bloguin) by The Oriole Post

Box Score — Play-By-Play

And lastly, with the only team from the National League to have a touch of Carolina Blue, it’s the Colorado Rockies (2nd NL West) hosting the New York Mets (5th NL East) in the last game of a three game series. The game was played in front of a crowd that numbered 26,195 (51.9% capacity) at Coors Field. For the team from the Mile High City we have catcher Chris Iannetta (4 Games: .235 BA (4 for 17) ~ .588 SLG ~ 2 HRs ~ 2 RBIs ~ 2 BBs ~ 4 Ks), who does not play in this one. As far as the game went it was a shut out for NY, as they beat Colorado by the final of 5-0. With the loss the Rockies fall to 5-4 overall (.555 winning percentage), 4-2 at home (.667 winning percentage) and 2nd in the NL West, 2.0 games behind the division leader.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ MLB.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Purple Row (SB Nation) by Rox Girl

Box Score — Play-By-Play

(MLB) 04/07/10

As we keep moving trying to catch up with this (not so) daily post about the ex Diamond Heels now in Major League Baseball here is this edition of “Heels in the League” (MLB) for the games from Wednesday, April 7, 2010. In all there were fifteen games on the schedule and all three of the teams with a touch of Carolina were playing. For a full run down for the games from 04/07/10 you can check out ESPN’s Scoreboard Page. But, without further ado, here is this edition of “Heels in the League” (MLB) for the games from 04/07/10…

The first game of the night is the rubber game of a three game series between the New York Yankees (AL East) and the Boston Red Sox (AL East) in what is supposed to be the biggest rivalry in baseball if not all sports. The game was played in front of 38,238 fans (103.5% capacity) at Fenway Park. For the home town team it’s relief pitcher Daniel Bard who comes in for the third game in a row, this time for 1.1 innings, giving up no runs on one hit, no walks while getting a strike out (15 pitches/12 strikes) ERA: 0.00. In the three game series the righty pitched for 3.1 innings giving up no runs. In a low scoring affair, that went into the tenth inning, it was New York winning this one, taking down Boston by the final of 3 to 1. With the loss the Red Sox are now 1-2 on the year (.333 winning percentage) and 1-2 at home.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ MLB.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Over the Monster (SB Nation) by Ben Buchanan
BoSox Injection (FanSided) by Stacey
TedsArmy by Reds Army Soldier

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Second game of the night, the other team from the American League with a touch of Carolina Blue, is the second of a three game series between divisional foes the Baltimore Orioles (AL East) and the Tampa Bay Rays (AL East). For the visiting squad from Charm City it’s second baseman Brian Roberts, who hits first for the Orioles and goes 0 for 5 once again, with out strike out on the day. In the end, in another tight game, it was Tampa Bay winning this one by one, defeating Baltimore by the final of 4 to 3. With the loss the Orioles are now 0-2 on the year (.000 winning percentage) and 0-2 on the road (.000 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ MLB.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Camdem Chat (SB Nation) by Stacey

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The third game of the recap and first of the National League it’s the Colorado Rockies (NL West) taking on the Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central) in the final game of a three game series. For the visiting squad from the Mile High City it would be Chris Iannetta, but he does not play in this one. In yet another very tight game it was Milwaukee winning the game by one, defeating Colorado by the final score of 5 to 4. With the loss the Rockies are now 1-2 on the year (.333 winning percentage) and 1-2 on the road (.333 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ MLB.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Purple Row (SB Nation) by Rex Girl

Box Score — Play-By-Play

First game of the night is a divisional match up (some would say the biggest rivalry in baseball if not sports) as the Boston Red Sox (AL East) take on the New York Yankees (AL East) at the Fenway Park in front of 38,000 fans (102.9% capacity). This was the second game of a three game series. For the home town team it’s relief pitcher Daniel Bard, who once again gets an inning of work (2nd day in a row), giving up no runs on a walk and striking out one (16 pitches/9 strikes) ERA: 0.00. In the end, coming from behind, New York won the game, defeating Boston , by the final of 6 to 4. With the loss the Red Sox are now 1-1 overall (.500 winning percentage) and 1-1 at home (.500 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ MLB.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The second game of the recap is once again a divisional battle from the American League East as the Baltimore Orioles (AL East) going at it with the Tampa Bay Rays (AL East). The game, which was played at Tropican Field in front of a crowd that numbered 36,973 (102.6% capacity), is the third of a three game series. For the visiting squad from Charm City, it’s second baseman Brian Roberts, who bats first for the Orioles and goes 0 for 5 in this one, with a strike out and nothing more. As far as the game went, it was a one run affair, where by scoring two runs in the bottom of the ninth Tampa Bay got the win, beating Baltimore 4-3. With the loss the Orioles are 0-1 on the year (.000 winning percentage) and 0-1 on the road (.000 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ MLB.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The third game of the night, and only National League one, is the one between the Colorado Rockies (NL West) and the Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central) in the second of a three game series. The game was played at Miller Park in front of a crowd of 37,344 (89.1% capacity). For the visiting team it’s catcher Chris Iannetta who didn’t have a great night going 0 for 4 in this one, with two strike outs. As far as the game was concerned it was Milwaukee winning this one, defeating Colorado by the final of 7 to 5. With the loss the Rockies are 1-1 overall (.500 winning percentage) and 1-1 on the road (.500 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ MLB.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Box Score — Play-By-Play

(MLB) 04/04/10

Welcome, even if way late, to the first edition of the 2010 season of “Heels in the League” (MLB). Opening night as we all know it was Sunday, April 4, 2010, with just one game going on, which however had an ex Diamond Heel present. And as we know, whatever the sport might be, whether one or all the ex UNC players are playing there is going to be a recap of the game. As usual, if you are looking for the complete run down for the night’s game you can always check out ESPN’s Scoreboard Page. However, for now, sit back and enjoy this first edition of “Heels in the League” (MLB) for the game from 04/04/10…

The first and only game of the night that had an ex Diamond Heel was the divisional match up that had the Boston Red Sox (AL East) hosting the world champions New York Yankees (AL East) at Fenway Park in front of 37,440 fans. For the home squad from Bean Town we have relief pitcher Daniel Bard who goes 1.0 IP giving up no runs on no hits and just one walk. Bard threw 17 pitches/7 strikes. As far as the game went it was Boston coming from behind and winning it, defeating NY by the final of 9 to 7.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ MLB.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Over the Monster (SB Nation) by Randy Booth
BoSox Injection (FanSided) by Brian Phair
TedsArmy by .406

(MLB) - 08/24/09

Now in catch up mode for my (not so) daily post about the ex Diamond Heels in the Pro’s, here is the second edition for today of “Heels in the League” (MLB). Not as good of an overall  performance as the last outing for the ex North Carolina players. On the other hand in this edition we see the only pitcher in the Big Leagues getting an inning of action and doing ok for his squad. This and much more, on The Fifth Corner, in this edition of “Heels in the League” (MLB) for the games from August 24, 2009…

Major Leaguers:

2B Brian Roberts (Baltimore Orioles)

1 for 4 (double {48}) with an RBI {60} and a strike out (batting first and playing 2B) ~ Batt Avg: .294 – OBP: .361

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Baltimore (51-74, 21-43 away) lost to Minnesota (62-63, 34-27 home) 2-1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, in front of 20,271 fans (43.5% capacity)

C Chris Iannetta (Colorado Rockies)

Did not play in this game

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Colorado (71-54, 35-24 home) beat San Francisco (67-58, 28-38 away) 6-4 (in 14 innings) at Coors Field, in front of 27,670 fans (54.8% capacity)

2B Daniel Bard (Boston Red Sox)

1.1 IP (7 batters faced) giving up a run (earned) on two hits and no walks, with a strike out (28 pitches/18 strikes) ~ ERA: 3.76

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Boston (71-53, 40-20 home) beat Chicago WS (63-62, 27-32 away) 12-8 at Fenway Park, in front of 37,812 fans (102.3% capacity)

In Triple A:

P Kyle Snyder (Buffalo Bisons – affiliate of the Mets)

Did not pitch in this game

Buffalo beat Scranton/WB 7-2

P Andrew Miller (New Orleans Zephyrs – affiliate of the Marlins)

Did not pitch in this game

New Orleans lost to Iowa 7-4

In Double A:

OF Michael Daniel (Harrisburgh Senators – affiliate of the Nationals)

1 for 3 (double {15}) with a run scored, a walk and a strike out (batting first and playing CF) ~ Batt Avg: .249

Harrisburgh beat Portland 6-4

1B Marshall Hubbard (West Tenn Diamond Jaxx – affiliate of the Mariners)

1 for 3 (single) with a walk and a strike out (batting third and playing 1B) ~ Batt Avg: .276

West Tenn beat Birmingham 4-3

SS Joshua Horton (Midland RockHounds – affiliate of the Athletics)

0 for 4 (batting second and playing SS) ~ Batt Avg: .269

Midland lost to Tulsa 51

(MLB) - 08/23/09

Due to many things both online and real life, including one that will be shown to all of you in the next few days this (not so) daily post is once again in trouble of falling so behind it’s not funny. So, be sure to check out The Fifth Corner several times today/tomorrow/Sunday as I will make an attempt to catch it all up. For now enjoy this edition of “Heels in the League” (MLB) for the games from August 23, 2009 where there were plenty of good perfomances by ex Diamond Heels both in the Majors and in the minors.

Major Leaguers:

2B Brian Roberts (Baltimore Orioles)

3 for 4 (double {47} & 2 singles) with two runs scored and a walk (batting first and playing 2B) ~ Batt Avg: .295 – OBP: .362

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Baltimore (51-73, 21-42 away) beat Chicago WS (63-61, 36-30 home) 5-4 at U.S. Cellular Field, in front of 32,742 fans (80.6% capacity)

C Chris Iannetta (Colorado Rockies)

0 for 1 with two walks and a strike out (batting seventh and catching) ~ Batt Avg: .221 – OBP: .334

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Colorado (70-54, 34-24 home) beat San Francisco (67-57, 28-37 away) 4-2 at Coors Field, in front of 48,704 fans (96.5% capacity)

2B Daniel Bard (Boston Red Sox)

Did not pitch in this game

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Boston (70-53, 39-20 home) lost to NY Yankees (78-46, 37-28 away) 8-4 at Fenway Park, in front of 38,008 fans (102.9% capacity)

In Triple A:

P Kyle Snyder (Buffalo Bisons – affiliate of the Mets)

Did not pitch in this game

Buffalo lost to Scranton/WB 2-1

P Andrew Miller (New Orleans Zephyrs – affiliate of the Marlins)

Did not pitch in this game

New Orleans beat Iowa 6-0 (in 7 innings)

Did not pitch in this game

New Orleans lost to Iowa 2-1 (in 7 innings)

In Double A:

OF Michael Daniel (Harrisburgh Senators – affiliate of the Nationals)

2 for 5 (double {14} & single) with a run scored (batting second and playing RF) ~ Batt Avg: .249

Harrisburgh lost to Portland 3-2 (in 10 innings)

1B Marshall Hubbard (West Tenn Diamond Jaxx – affiliate of the Mariners)

1 for 4 (single) with a strike out (batting third and playing 1B) ~ Batt Avg: .275

West Tenn lost to Birmingham 9-2

SS Joshua Horton (Midland RockHounds – affiliate of the Athletics)

2 for 2 (2 singles) with two RBIs {}, two runs scored and three walks (batting second and playing SS) ~ Batt Avg: .272

Midland beat Tulsa 5-0

(MLB) - 08/22/09

Not a great day for the batters from Chapel Hill as they went 3 for 18 overall, while the two ex North Carolina pitchers who took to the mound gave up two runs (one apiece) in 6.1 innings pitched combined, unfortunately one of them got the loss during his outing, while the other gave up a run in his inning on the rubber. All of that and much more in this edition of “Heels in the League” (MLB) for the games from August 22, 2009. Make sure to check out The Fifth Corner this afternoon as I do another edition of this post to catch up (as usual)…

Major Leaguers:

2B Brian Roberts (Baltimore Orioles)

0 for 3 with two walks and a strike out (batting first and playing 2B) ~ Batt Avg: .291 – OBP: .358

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Baltimore (50-73, 20-42 away) lost to Chicago WS (63-60, 36-29 home) 4-1 at U.S. Cellular Field, in front of 34,730 fans (85.5% capacity)

C Chris Iannetta (Colorado Rockies)

Did not play in this game

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Colorado () beat San Francisco () 14-11 at Coors Field, in front of 47,178 fans (93.5% capacity)

2B Daniel Bard (Boston Red Sox)

1.0 IP (5 batters faced) giving up a run (earned) on two hits and no walks (21 pitches/14 strikes) ~ ERA: 3.65

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Boston (70-52, 39-19 home) beat NY Yankees (77-46, 36-28 away) 14-1 at Fenway Park, in front of 37,277 fans (100.9% capacity)

In Triple A:

P Kyle Snyder (Buffalo Bisons – affiliate of the Mets)

Got the L (3-6 on the year) ~ 5.1IP ( batters faced) giving up one run (earned) on seven hits and no walk, while striking out three (89 pitches/54 strikes) ~ ERA: 3.91

Buffalo lost to Scranton/WB 1-0

P Andrew Miller (New Orleans Zephyrs – affiliate of the Marlins)

Did not pitch in this game

New Orleans beat Iowa 3-0

In Double A:

OF Michael Daniel (Harrisburgh Senators – affiliate of the Nationals)

0 for 4 with a strike out (batting first and playing CF) ~ Batt Avg: .246

Harrisburgh beat Portland 5-4 (in 7 innings)

1 for 3 (sinlge) with an RBI {39} (batting second and playing CF) ~ Batt Avg: .247

Harrisburgh beat Portland 3-1 (in 7 innings)

1B Marshall Hubbard (West Tenn Diamond Jaxx – affiliate of the Mariners)

1 for 4 (double {25}) with a run scored and a walk (batting third and DH’ing) ~ Batt Avg: .276

West Tenn beat Birmingham 11-3

SS Joshua Horton (Midland RockHounds – affiliate of the Athletics)

1 for 4 (single) (batting second and playing SS) ~ Batt Avg: .268

Midland lost to Tulsa 6-1

(MLB) - 08/21/09

A pretty good day for the ex Diamond Heels, for the hitters, as most getting at least a hit, while the ex Carolina pitchers did not see any action. Great day for a Big Leaguer, who got two homers on the night as well as three RBIs. As the summer slowly goes away some of the UNC players seem to be heating up for the final stretch of the season. And it’s all right here, on The Fifth Corner, in this edition of “Heels in the League” (MLB) for the games from August 21, 2009…

Major Leaguers:

2B Brian Roberts (Baltimore Orioles)

2 for 5 (2 HRs {14}) with 3 RBIs {59}, two runs scored and a strike out (batting first and playing 2B) ~ Batt Avg: .293 – OBP: .357

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Baltimore (50-72, 20-41 away) beat Chicago WS (62-60, 35-29 home) 5-1 at U.S. Cellular Field, 34,125 fans (84% capacity)

C Chris Iannetta (Colorado Rockies)

1 for 4 (double {12}) with two strike outs (batting seventh and catching) ~ Batt Avg: .222 – OBP: .329

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Colorado (68-54, 32-24 home) lost to San Francisco (67-55, 28-35 away) 6-3 at Coors Field, in front of 43,666 fans (86.6% capacity)

2B Daniel Bard (Boston Red Sox)

Did not pitch in this game

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Boston (69-52, 38-19 home) lost to NY Yankees (77-45, 36-27 away) 20-11 at Fenway Park, in front of 37,869 fans (102.5% capacity)

In Triple A:

P Kyle Snyder (Buffalo Bisons – affiliate of the Mets)

Did not pitch in this game

Buffalo beat Syracuse 7-2 (in 7 innings)

Did not pitch in this game

Buffalo lost to Syracuse 2-1 (in 7 innings)

P Andrew Miller (New Orleans Zephyrs – affiliate of the Marlins)

No game today (Rained Out)

In Double A:

OF Michael Daniel (Harrisburgh Senators – affiliate of the Nationals)

No game today (Rained Out)

1B Marshall Hubbard (West Tenn Diamond Jaxx – affiliate of the Mariners)

1 for 2 (single) with a walk (batting third and DH’ing) ~ Batt Avg: . 273

West Tenn lost to Huntsville 1-0 (in 7 innings)

2 for 3 (2 singles) (batting third and DH’ing) ~ Batt Avg: . 276

West Tenn beat Huntsville 3-0 (in 7 innings)

SS Joshua Horton (Midland RockHounds – affiliate of the Athletics)

0 for 3 with an RBI {57} and a strike out (batting second and playing SS) ~ Batt Avg: . 335

Midland beat NW Arkansas 7-5

(MLB) - 08/20/09

All I can say in this recap, thank goodness for the couple that did play, cause between the rain out and many, many not playing this small recap would have been hard to do. However, as well all know, if there is just one player to talk about there is going to be a “Heels in the League” (MLB) to talk about it (or give you the small run down). One bright side: there was an ex Diamond Heel that hit his second homer in just as many games. Check it all out in this edition of “Heels in the League” (MLB) for the game from July 20, 2009…

Major Leaguers:

2B Brian Roberts (Baltimore Orioles)

2 for 5 (HR {12} & single) with 4 RBIs {56}, a run scored (batting first and playing 2B) ~ Batt Avg: .292 – OBP: .357

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Baltimore (49-72, 19-41 away) beat Tampa Bay (65-55, 40-20 home) 8-7 at Tropicana Field, in front of 15,870 fans (44% capacity)

C Chris Iannetta (Colorado Rockies)

Did not play in this game

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Colorado (68-53, 36-30 away) beat Washington (43-78, 26-36 home) 4-1 at National Park, in front of 18,036 fans (43.1% capacity)

2B Daniel Bard (Boston Red Sox)

Did not pitch in this game

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Boston (69-51, 31-33 away) beat Toronto (55-64, 31-29 home) 8-1 at Rogers Centre, in front of 22,817 fans (46.1% capacity)

In Triple A:

P Kyle Snyder (Buffalo Bisons – affiliate of the Mets)

Did not pitch in this game

Buffalo lost to Syracuse 3-0 (in 7 innings)

Did not pitch in this game

Buffalo beat Syracuse 2-0 (in 7 innings)

P Andrew Miller (New Orleans Zephyrs – affiliate of the Marlins)

Did not pitch in this game

New Orleans beat Salt Lake 7-0

In Double A:

OF Michael Daniel (Harrisburgh Senators – affiliate of the Nationals)

Did not play in this game

Harrisburgh lost to Altoona 2-1

1B Marshall Hubbard (West Tenn Diamond Jaxx – affiliate of the Mariners)

No game today (Rained Out)

West Tenn

SS Joshua Horton (Midland RockHounds – affiliate of the Athletics)

Did not play in this game

Midland beat NW Arkansas 3-2

(MLB) - 08/19/09

Short edition of “Heels in the League” (MLB) this evening (due to the time). However be sure that tomorrow all the ex Diamond Heels will be featured once again. Overall not a bad day for the batters that arrived from Chapel Hill, while none of the ex UNC pitchers got any action on the day. Stay tuned, either tomorrow or over the weekend, for an update on both Dustin Ackley and Alex White as I have procured an interview with a Indians’ blog for the latter. Until then, enjoy this edition of “Heels in the League” (MLB) for the games of July 19, 2009…

Major Leaguers:

2B Brian Roberts (Baltimore Orioles)

2 for 4 (HR {11} & double {46}) with an RBI {52}, a run scored and a strike out (batting first and playing 2B) ~ Batt Avg: .291 – OBP: .356

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Baltimore (48-72, 18-41 away) lost to Tampa Bay (65-54, 40-19 home) 3-1 at Tropicana Field, in front of 18,474 fans (51.2% capacity)

C Chris Iannetta (Colorado Rockies)

0 for 5 with two strike outs (batting eighth and catching) ~ Batt Avg: .221 – OBP: .330

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Colorado (67-53, 35-30 away) beat Washington (43-77, 26-35 home) 5-4 at National Park, in front of 16,187 fans (38.6% capacity)

2B Daniel Bard (Boston Red Sox)

Did not pitch in this game

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Boston (68-51, 30-33 away) beat Toronto (55-63, 31-28 home) 6-1 at Rogers Centre, in front of 25,925 fans (52.3% capacity)

In Triple A:

P Kyle Snyder (Buffalo Bisons – affiliate of the Mets)

Did not pitch in this game

Buffalo lost to Syracuse 7-3

P Andrew Miller (New Orleans Zephyrs – affiliate of the Marlins)

Did not pitch in this game (on 14 day DL list)

New Orleans beat Salt Lake 1-0

In Double A:

OF Michael Daniel (Harrisburgh Senators – affiliate of the Nationals)

1 for 5 (single) with a run scored and a strike out (batting first and playing CF) ~ Batt Avg: .249

Harrisburgh beat Altoona 6-5

1B Marshall Hubbard (West Tenn Diamond Jaxx – affiliate of the Mariners)

1 for 3 (single) with an RBI {62}, a walk and a strike out (batting third and DH’ing) ~ Batt Avg: .272

West Tenn lost to Huntsville 7-6

SS Joshua Horton (Midland RockHounds – affiliate of the Athletics)

1 for 5 (single) with a run scored and a strike out (batting second and playing SS) ~ Batt Avg: .270

Midland beat NW Arkansas 8-0