(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

(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

Box Score — Play-By-Play

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

Box Score — Play-By-Play

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

Box Score — Play-By-Play

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

Harrisburgh beat Trenton 3-1

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

Midland beat Tulsa 10-5

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

Modesto beat Visalia 5-4

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

Kinston beat Salem 7-2

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

Tampa Bay beat Clearwater 9-6

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

St. Lucie beat Jupiter 14-6

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

(MLB) - 08/15/09

Not much to report from the Majors as just one out of the three ex Diamond Heels got to see any action, while in the minors plenty of good performances from the plate, with an ex Carolina player hitting a homer and a double and many others getting good cuts at the plate. All of that an much more in this edition of “Heels in the League” (MLB) for the game from July 15, 2009. If you check the minors you will see that almost all the teams in Single A won their games, something that should also be satisfying to anyone following the ex Tar Heels in the Pro’s.

Major Leaguers:

2B Brian Roberts (Baltimore Orioles)

1 for 4 (double {44}) with a strike out (batting first and playing 2B) ~ Batt Avg: .289 – OBP: .355

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Baltimore (48-68, 30-29 home) lost to LA Angels (69-45, 33-23 away) 5-1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, in front of 28,770 fans (59.7% capacity)

C Chris Iannetta (Colorado Rockies)

Game Postponed (Rain)

2B Daniel Bard (Boston Red Sox)

Did not pitch in this game

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Boston (66-50, 28-32 away) lost to Texas (65-50, 38-22 home) 7-2 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, in front of 48,201 fans (98% capacity)

In Triple A:

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

Did not pitch in this game

Buffalo beat Lehigh Valley 7-5

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 Spring 7-4

In Double A:

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

0 for 3 with two walks and a strike out (batting second and playing CF) ~ Batt Avg: .252

Harrisburgh beat Trenton 2-1 (in 10 innings)

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

0 for 3 with a strike out (batting third and DH’ing) ~ Batt Avg: .272

West Tenn beat Chattanooga 2-0 (in 7 innings)

2 for 3 (HR {13} & double {24}) with two RBIs {61}, a run scored and a strike out (batting third and playing 1B) ~ Batt Avg: .276

West Tenn beat Chattanooga 5-2 (in 7 innings)

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

0 for 3 with an RBI {55}, a run scored, a walk and a strike out (batting seventh and playing SS) ~ Batt Avg: .269

Midland beat Tulsa 7-4

In Single A:

OF Jay Cox (Modesto Nuts – affiliate of the Rockies)

Did not play in this game

Modesto beat Visalia 6-1

C Tim Federowicz (Greenville Drive – affiliate of the Red Sox)

Did not play in this game

Greenville beat Greensboro 6-1

OF Tim Fedroff (Kinston Indians – affiliate of the Indians)

2 for 4 (2 singles) with 2 RBIs {34} and a walk (batting second and playing CF) ~ Batt Avg: .293

Kinston beat Salem 5-1

OF Reid Fronk (Charlotte Stone Crabs – affiliate of the Rays)

Did not play in this game

Charlotte beat Palm Beach 7-3

P Jonathan Hovis (Tampa Yankees – affiliate of the Yankees)

Got the Savs (20th of the year) ~ 1.0 IP (3 batters faced) giving up no run (none earned) on no hits and no walks, while striking out one ~ ERA: 3.21

Tampa Bay beat Clearwater 2-1

C Benji Johnson (Myrtle Beach Pelicans – affiliate of the Braves)

Did not play in this game

Myrtle Beach beat Lynchburgh 4-2

P Luke Putkonen (West Michigan Whitecaps – affiliate of the Tigers)

Did not pitch in this game

West Michigan lost to South Bend 12-3

OF Kyle Shelton (Winston-Salem Dash – affiliate of the White Sox)

Did not play in this game

Winston-Salem beat Frederick 1-0

P Tyler Trice (Asheville Tourists – affiliate of the Rockies)

2.0 IP (8 batters faced) giving up no runs (none earned) on one hit and a walk, striking out two ~ ERA: 3.94

Asheville

OF Seth Williams (St. Lucie Mets – affiliate of the Mets)

Did not play in this game

St. Lucie beat Jupiter 7-3

P Robert Woodard (Lake Elsinore Storm – affiliate of the Padres)

Did not pitch in this game

Lake Elsinore beat Rancho Cucamonga 8-6

P Rob Wooten (Brevard County Manatees – affiliate of the Brewers)

No game today (Rained Out)

P Brian Moran (Clinton Lumberkings – affiliate of the Mariners)

Did not pitch in this game

3B Kyle Seager (Clinton Lumberkings – affiliate of the Mariners)

0 for 3 with a walk (batting first and playing 2B) ~ Batt Avg: .275

Clinton lost to Cedar Rapids 6-2

(MLB) - 08/14/09

Yesterday’s game in both the Major and minors had plenty of excitement when it comes to the ex Diamond Heels, including a three run homer by Major Leaguer Chris Iannetta (Rockies). In the minor leagues there were several ex Carolina players getting multiple hit games and extra base hits. That and much more all right here, on The Fifth Corner, in this edition of “Heels in the League” (MLB) for the games from July 14, 2009.

Major Leaguers:

2B Brian Roberts (Baltimore Orioles)

4 for 6 (3 doubles {43} & single) with two RBIs {49}, two runs scored (batting first and playing 2B) ~ Batt Avg: .290 – OBP: .357

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Baltimore (48-67, 30-28 home) beat LA Angels (68-45, 32-23 away) 16-6 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, in front of 25,836 fans (53.6% capacity)

C Chris Iannetta (Colorado Rockies)

1 for 2 (HR {14}) with 3 RBIs {49}, a run scored, two walks and a strike out (batting eighth and catching) ~ Batt Avg: .231 – OBP: .338

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Colorado (64-52, 32-29 away) lost to Florida (62-54, 33-27 home) 6-5 at Land Shark Stadium, in front of 15,965 fans (41.4% capacity)

2B Daniel Bard (Boston Red Sox)

1.0 IP (6 batters faced) giving up a run (earned) on one hit and two walks, while striking out two (24 pitches/11 strikes) ~ ERA: 3.06

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Boston (66-49, 28-31 away) beat Texas (64-50, 37-22 home) 8-4 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, in front of 40,311 fans (82% capacity)

In Triple A:

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

Did not pitch in this game

Buffalo lost to Lehigh Valley 12-6

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

Did not pitch in this game (on 14 day DL list (is working off the mound in his rehabbing))

New Orleans beat Colorado Springs 3-2

In Double A:

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

0 for 0 with a walk (PH & batting third) ~ Batt Avg: .254

Harrisburgh lost to Trenton 4-3

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

3 for 5 (double {23} & 2 singles) with 3 RBIs {59}, a run scored (batting third and DH’ing) ~ Batt Avg: .275

West Tenn beat Chattanooga 9-1

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

Did not play in this game

Midland beat NW Arkansas 7-6

In Single A:

OF Jay Cox (Modesto Nuts – affiliate of the Rockies)

0 for 4 with a run scored, a walk and a strike out (batting third and playing LF) ~ Batt Avg: .300

Modesto lost to Visalia 6-3

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 5 (2 doubles {17}) with an RBI {32}, two runs scored and a strike out (batting second and playing CF) ~ Batt Avg: .291

Kinston beat Salem 6-4

OF Reid Fronk (Charlotte Stone Crabs – affiliate of the Rays)

Did not play in this game

Charlotte beat Palm Beach 1-0 (in 7 innings)

0 for 2 with a walk and two strike outs (batting seventh and playing RF) ~ Batt Avg: .201

Charlotte lost to Palm Beach 2-1 (in 7 innings)

P Jonathan Hovis (Tampa Yankees – affiliate of the Yankees)

Did not pitch in this game

Tampa Bay lost to Clearwater 5-3

C Benji Johnson (Myrtle Beach Pelicans – affiliate of the Braves)

Did not play in this game

Myrtle Beach beat Lynchburgh 9-6

P Luke Putkonen (West Michigan Whitecaps – affiliate of the Tigers)

Did not pitch in this game

West Michigan beat Dayton 9-7

OF Kyle Shelton (Winston-Salem Dash – affiliate of the White Sox)

Did not play in this game

Winston-Salem beat Frederick 4-1

P Tyler Trice (Asheville Tourists – affiliate of the Rockies)

Did not pitch in this game

Asheville beat Kannapolis 8-4

OF Seth Williams (St. Lucie Mets – affiliate of the Mets)

0 for 3 with a run scored and a strike out (batting seventh and DH’ing) ~ Batt Avg: .262

St. Lucie beat Jupiter 5-3

P Robert Woodard (Lake Elsinore Storm – affiliate of the Padres)

Did not pitch in this game

Lake Elsinore lost to Rancho Cucamonga 6-3

P Rob Wooten (Brevard County Manatees – affiliate of the Brewers)

No game today (Postponed due to Rain)

P Brian Moran (Clinton Lumberjacks – affiliate of the Mariners)

Did not pitch in this game

3B Kyle Seager (Clinton Lumberjacks – affiliate of the Mariners)

1 for 4 (single) with a strike out (batting first and playing SS) ~ Batt Avg: .283

Clinton lost to Beloit 2-0

(MLB) - 08/13/09

In this one day late post (due to unforseen problems) here is the games from July 13, 2009 in this edition of “Heels in the League” (MLB). Besides the small recaps of the ex Diamond Heels (both in the Majors and minors) I am adding a link to the story about ex UNC first baseman Dustin Ackley and how is contract negotiations are going with his future club, the Seattle Mariners. So, sit back and enjoy both the recaps of the ex UNC players and the articles about the next player from Chapel Hill that I will be talking  about soon enough…

Major Leaguers:

C Chris Iannetta (Colorado Rockies)

Did not play in this game

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Colorado (64-51, 32-23 home) beat Pittsburgh (46-68, 18-41 away) 10-1 at Coors Field, in front of 27,619 fans (54.7% capacity)

2B Daniel Bard (Boston Red Sox)

Did not pitch in this game

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Boston (65-49, 38-18 home) lost to Detroit (60-54, 24-36 away) 2-0 at Fenway Park, in front of 37,556 fans (101.7% capacity)

In Triple A:

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

Did not pitch in this game

Buffalo lost to Rochester 9-4

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

No game today (Team’s Day Off)

In Double A:

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

0 for 3 with two strike outs (batting second and playing CF) ~ Batt Avg: .254

Harrisburgh beat Binghamton 5-2

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

3 for 4 (double {22} & 2 singles) with an RBI {56}, run scored and a strike out (batting third and playing 1B) ~ Batt Avg: .270

West Tenn beat Chattanooga 5-3

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

0 for 4 (batting second and playing SS) ~ Batt Avg: .271

Midland lost to NW Arkansas 3-2

In Single A:

OF Jay Cox (Modesto Nuts – affiliate of the Rockies)

No game today (Team’s Day Off)

C Tim Federowicz (Greenville Drive – affiliate of the Red Sox)

Did not play in this game

Greenville lost to Greensboro 8-2

OF Tim Fedroff (Kinston Indians – affiliate of the Indians)

2 for 4 (triple {2} & single) with two RBIs {31}, two runs scored, a walk and a strike out (batting second and playing CF) ~ Batt Avg: .289

Kinston beat Lynchburgh 10-8

OF Reid Fronk (Charlotte Stone Crabs – affiliate of the Rays)

No game today (Wet Grounds)

P Jonathan Hovis (Tampa Yankees – affiliate of the Yankees)

No game today (Postponed due to Rain)

C Benji Johnson (Myrtle Beach Pelicans – affiliate of the Braves)

0 for 2 with a run scored, a walk and a strike out (batting sixth and catching) ~ Batt Avg: .218

Myrtle Beach lost to Salem 7-4

P Luke Putkonen (West Michigan Whitecaps – affiliate of the Tigers)

Got the W (7-8 on the season) ~ 7.0 IP (28 batters faced) giving up 2 runs (2 earned) on nine hits and no walks, with a strike out ~ ERA: 3.60

West Michigan beat Dayton 14-2

OF Kyle Shelton (Winston-Salem Dash – affiliate of the White Sox)

Did not play in this game

Winston-Salem beat Wilmington 3-1

P Tyler Trice (Asheville Tourists – affiliate of the Rockies)

Did not pitch in this game

Asheville beat Kannapolis 5-0

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 Lancaster 6-3

P Rob Wooten (Brevard County Manatees – affiliate of the Brewers)

Did not pitch in this game

Brevard County beat Dunedin 5-4

P Brian Moran (Clinton Lumberkings – affiliate of the Mariners)

Did not pitch in this game

3B Kyle Seager (Clinton Lumberkings – affiliate of the Mariners)

2 for 4 (2 singles) with an RBI {16}, two runs scored and a walk (batting first and playing 2B) ~ Batt Avg: .284

Clinton beat Beloit 7-1

(MLB) - 08/02/09

A pretty good day for the batters in the Major Leaguers, with the two ex Diamond Heels in the highest level went 5 for 9 (.555 batting average). In the minor leagues it was not the same as the two batters that got to see the field went 0 for 7 (.000 batting average). No pitchers from North Carolina got any action on this day, with one of them still being on the disabled list. You can check all of that out, plus more, in this edition of “Heels in the League” (MLB) for the games of July 2, 2009.

Major Leaguers:

2B Brian Roberts (Baltimore Orioles)

3 for 4 (double {37} & 2 singles) with one RBI {45}, a run scored and a walk (batting first and playing 2B) ~ Batt Avg: .285 – OBP: .349

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Baltimore (44-60, 28-26 home) lost to Boston (62-42, 27-25 away) 18-10

C Chris Iannetta (Colorado Rockies)

2 for 5 (2 singles) with a run scored (batting seventh and catching) ~ Batt Avg: .230 – OBP: .340

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Colorado (58-47, 31-26 away) beat Cincinnati (45-59, 23-28 home) 6-4 (in 11 innings) at Great American Ball Park, in front of 31,142 fans (73.6% capacity)

2B Daniel Bard (Boston Red Sox)

Did not pitch in this game

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Boston (62-42, 27-25 away) beat Baltimore (44-60, 28-26 home) 18-10 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, in front of 43,115 fans (89.5% capacity)

In Triple A:

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

Did not pitch in this game

Buffalo lost to Toledo 6-1

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

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

New Orleans beat Iowa 3-1

In Double A:

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

0 for 4 with a walk (batting first and playing CF) ~ Batt Avg: .265

Harrisburgh beat Portland 6-2

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

0 for 3 with a walk and two strike outs (batting third and playing 1B) ~ Batt Avg: .258

West Tenn lost to Chattanooga 6-2

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

Did not play in this game

Midland beat Corpus Christi 13-5