Bob Smith (1895)
Taylor Douthit (1901)
Ray Benge (1902)
Lew Riggs (1910)
Mickey Vernon (1918)
John Orsino (1938)
Steve Jones (1941)
David Clyde (1955)
Moose Haas (1956)
Dave Schmidt (1957)
Terry Francona (1959)
Jimmy Key (1961)
Jack Savage (1964)
Mickey Morandini (1966)
George Williams (1969)
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to rowsdower.
Where they stand: Beloit is 7-4, tied for second in the ML West, two games behind Burlington.
Who’s hot: Daniel Ortiz is hitting .351/.419/.649 in 37 at-bats. Oswaldo Arcia is hitting .342/.422/.605 in 38 at-bats. Blayne Weller is 1-0, 0.00 in nine innings (four appearances). He has allowed seven hits and four walks and struck out eight. Manuel Soliman is 0-0, 1.80 in ten innings (three appearances, two starts). He has given up six hits and five walks and struck out fifteen.
Who’s cold: Derek McCallum is batting .148/.242/.148 in 27 at-bats. Lance Ray is batting .194/.275/.333 in 36 at-bats. Daniel Santana is batting .220/.273/.366 in 41 at-bats. Michael Tonkin is 1-0, 5.06 in 5.2 innings (four appearances). He has allowed seven hits and three walks.
Transactions: Reggie Williams was promoted from Beloit to Ft. Myers. Jamaal Hawkins was promoted from Elizabethton to Beloit.
What’s next: The Snappers will play in Peoria for their next three games. They then come home to host Burlington for three and Peoria for three.
Rochester at Buffalo. Postponed. Will be made up as part of a doubleheader this afternoon.
New Hampshire 6, New Britain 2 in New Britain. All the runs were scored in the first three innings, with the Fisher Cats getting a four-run fourth. Ray Chang’s two-run single produced both Rock Cats runs. Joe Benson and Evan Bigley each had two hits. Deolis Guerra surrendered six runs on nine hits in just three innings to take the loss. He did not walk anyone. Cole DeVries, Jake Stevens, and Tyler Robertson each threw two shutout innings of relief.
Ft. Myers 9, Bradenton 5 in Ft. Myers. Nate Hanson hit a walk-off grand slam to break a 5-5 tie. Brian Dozier had three hits and scored three times. Danny Rams singled and tripled, with his triple coming with the bases loaded in the fifth to give the Miracle a 5-4 lead. Hanson also singled. Brad Stillings lasted 4.2 innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on three hits and four walks. Andrew Albers pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up only one hit and one walk. Bruce Pugh got the win despite giving up a run on five hits in two innings.
Beloit at Wisconsin. Postponed. Will be made up as part of a doubleheader May 19.
Hardy Richardson (1855)
Germany Smith (1863)
Ken Strong (1906)
Gary Peters (1937)
Dick Green (1941)
Al Bumbry (1947)
Jesse Orosco (1957)
Les Lancaster (1962)
Ken Caminiti (1963)
Kip Wells (1977)
Terry Tiffee (1979)
A member of the pro football Hall of Fame, Ken Strong played minor league baseball from 1929-1931 and played very well. He hit 41 home runs and had 130 RBIs in 1930 in what is now the Eastern League and hit .340 in 1931 in the International League.
Today is also the birthday of Twins’ farmhand Justin Parker (1990).
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Where they stand: Ft. Myers is 7-6, second in the FSL South, four games behind St. Lucie.
Who’s hot: Chris Herrmann is hitting .370/.423/.565 in 46 at-bats. Nate Hanson is at .333/.352/.510 in 51 at-bats. Bruce Pugh is 0-0, 0.00 with three saves in 5.1 innings (four appearances). He has allowed six hits and a walk and struck out eight. Miguel Munoz is 1-0, 1.59 in 5.2 innings, allowing two hits and four walks.
Who’s cold: Steven Liddle is batting .121/.211/.152 in 33 at-bats. Tom Stuifbergen is 0-2, 10.00, 2.00 WHIP in two starts (nine innings). He does have eight strikeouts. Edgar Ibarra is 0-0, 6.14, 2.18 WHIP in 7.1 innings (four appearances). Ryan Mullins is 0-1, 6.00 in six innings.
Transactions: Ryan Mullins was sent from Rochester to Ft. Myers. Daniel Rohlfing was promoted from Ft. Myers to New Britain. Reggie Williams was promoted from Beloit to Ft. Myers.
What’s next: The Miracle starts a six-game homestand, hosting Bradenton for three and Charlotte for three.
Rochester 3, Buffalo 1 in Buffalo (Game 1—scheduled 7 innings). Rene Tosoni hit a two-run double to give the Red Wings all the runs they needed. Anthony Swarzak threw a complete game, allowing one run on four hits and a walk. Tosoni also singled. Brandon Roberts had two hits.
Rochester 2, Buffalo 0 in Buffalo (Game 2—scheduled 7 innings). The Red Wings again scored two in the first, this time on a Trevor Plouffe home run. The call-up of Eric Hacker made this a bullpen game. Yorman Bazardo pitched the first three, allowing two hits and a walk. Jeff Manship got the win with two scoreless innings. Phil Dumatrait got the last out to get the save. Rochester had only three hits in the game.
New Hampshire at New Britain. Postponed. No makeup date has been announced.
St. Lucie 11, Ft. Myers 2 in St. Lucie. The Miracle got eleven hits but only two runs. Chris Herrmann had two singles and a double. Aaron Hicks singled and tripled. Nate Hanson had two hits. Ryan Mullins lasted only three innings, surrendering five runs (four earned) on six hits. Shooter Hunt was the only pitcher to emerge unscathed, allowing a hit and no walks in one inning while striking out two. Edgar Ibarra gave up four runs on six hits and a walk in just one inning.
Beloit at Wisconsin. Postponed due to snow. Tonight’s game has already been postponed as well. The games will be made up as part of doubleheaders on May 18 and May 19.
Tommy Dowd (1869)
Charlie Hemphill (1876)
Charlie Smith (1880)
Mike Mowrey (1884)
Dave Bancroft (1891)
Roy Hofheinz (1912)
Preston Gomez (1923)
Tom Hutton (1946)
Milt Wilcox (1950)
Doug Clarey (1954)
Floyd Chiffer (1956)
Don Mattingly (1961)
Greg Brummett (1967)
Dan Smith (1969)
Todd Hollandsworth (1973)
Dan Smith was drafted by Minnesota in the twenty-second round in 1987, but did not sign.
Where they stand: New Britain is 7-4, second in the EL East, a half game behind Reading.
Who’s hot: Joe Benson is hitting .372/.426/.581 in 43 at-bats. Chris Parmelee is hitting .333/.362/.511 in 45 at-bats. Cole DeVries is 0-0, 0.00, striking out ten and allowing just two hits and no walks in 7.1 innings (three appearances). Steve Hirschfeld is 1-0, 0.82, allowing five hits and two walks in eleven innings (two starts).
Who’s cold: Mike Hollimon is 1-for-26, giving him a line of .038/.167/.154 (his hit was a home run). Allan de San Miguel is batting .167/.231/.250 in 24 at-bats. Brett Jacobson has allowed five runs on five hits and three walks in five innings (three appearances). Spencer Steedley is 0-1, 7.49, 1.94 WHIP in 5.2 innings (four appearances). He has struck out eight.
Transactions: Daniel Rohlfing was promoted from Ft. Myers to New Britain. Danny Lehmann was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.
What’s next: The Rock Cats have two more home games with New Hampshire. They then go on the road for three in Portland, have an off day Sunday, and then have four in New Hampshire.
Rochester at Buffalo. Postponed. Will be made up as part of a doubleheader this afternoon.
New Hampshire 7, New Britain 3 in New Britain. The Fisher Cats scored five runs in the third inning. It was the only bad inning David Bromberg had—he allowed five runs on seven hits and a walk in seven innings. Evan Bigley singled and doubled.
Ft. Myers 6, St. Lucie 4 in St. Lucie. The Miracle scored four runs in the seventh to take the lead. The inning was aided by three walks and two errors. Danny Rams singled and doubled and Nathan Hanson had two hits. Daniel Osterbrock allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits and no walks in five innings. Andrew Albers got the win, allowing a run on no hits and a walk in 1.1 innings. Dakota Watts retired the final two batters of the game to get the save.
Beloit 4, Wisconsin 2 in Wisconsin. The Snappers scored all four runs in the ninth to overcome a 2-0 deficit, hitting two doubles and then four singles. Every starter had at least one hit, with Kyle Knudson the only Snapper with two. Manuel Soliman gave up two runs on five hits and three walks in five innings while striking out seven. Matt Hauser got the win with 1.2 innings of scoreless relief, allowing a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. Jose Gonzalez struck out the only man he faced to get the save.
Bucky Walters (1909)
Hector Maestri (1935)
Rick Miller (1948)
Ed Hodge (1958)
R. J. Reynolds (1959)
Frank Viola (1960)
Spike Owen (1961)
Scott Kamieniecki (1964)
Brent Mayne (1968)
Jose Cruz (1974)
Joe Beimel (1977)
George Sherrill (1977)
Dennys Reyes (1977)
Joe Mauer (1983)
Right-hander Hector Maestri was with the Washington franchise in 1960, making one appearance in the majors. Before the 1961 season started, however, he was selected in the expansion draft by the new Washington franchise, for whom he made one more appearance in 1961.