Bit to catch up on, but only one day until I get to return to normalcy.
AAA: May 4: Toledo 3, Charlotte 1 (Game 1)
Phil Dumatrait pitched his team to victory, giving up 1 run in 6.1 innings with 4 hits and a walk with 2 strikeouts. Jay Sborz pitched 0.2 innings to pick up the save, walking one and striking out one. Will Rhymes was 2-3 with a double and Jeff Frazier was 2-3 with a homer.
May 4: Toledo 8, Charlotte 3 (Game 2)
This start was a mishmash of bullpen pitchers due to the rainout the previous day. Ryan Ketchner started and went 2, allowing 1 hit with 3 strikeouts. Josh Rainwater was next up, giving up 3 runs (2 earned) over 3 innings on 7 hits and 3 strikeouts. Casey Fien pitched 2 shutout, 1 hit innings and struck out a guy, and Dan Scherleth picked up the win on 2 innings of one-hit ball, with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts. Clete Thomas was 1-3 with a homer.
AA: May 4: Binghamton 4, Erie 3
Andy Oliver started and went 5.2 innings, giving up 3 runs on 5 hits (including a homer) and 3 walks with 4 strikeouts. Luis Marte pitched a hitless inning with a strikeout. Justin Henry was 2-3 with a triple and Cale Iorg walked again.
Jon Kibler only went 4 innings in this one, giving up 2 runs on 5 hits (2 homers), 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. Zach Simons was the hero in this one, striking out 5 over 3 innings, only giving up a walk. Cale Iorg was 2-4 and Michael Bertram was 2-4 with a double.
A+: May 4: Lakeland 7, Dayton 3
Strong start by Charlie Furbush, who went 7 innings giving up 1 run on 3 hits and 3 walks with 7 strikeouts. Gustavo Nunez was 3-4 with a double and a walk, and Julio Rodriguez went 2-4 with a homer.
Luke Putkonen went 6 innings, giving up 3 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks with 5 strikeouts. Rawley Bishop went 1-3 with a homer and Brent Wyatt went 3-4.
A: May 4: West Michigan 5, Great Lakes 4
Trevor Feeney went 8 innings, giving up 3 earned runs on 6 hits (including a homer) and 2 walks while striking out 7. Mike Gosse was 2-4 with 2 doubles and Wade Gaynor was 2-5.
May 5: Great Lakes 8, West Michigan 6
Jacob Turner got unlucky- 3.2 innings yielding 4 runs (2 earned) on 3 hits (including a homer) and a walk with 3 strikeouts. Luis Sanz went 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit, walking 2 and striking out 2. Jamie Johnson was 2-3 with 2 walks and Michael Rockett was 2-5 with a double.