The Nationals have begun to see results from their rebuilding effort. Since their relocation to Washington in 2005, only two of their full season affiliates finished with an above 0.500 record. And the two that did it, barely did it (Triple-A New Orleans 72-71 in 2006; High-A Carolina 69-68). The conclusion of April saw strong starts in both Double-A Harrisburg and Potomac.
| Team | ActW | ActL | PythagW | PythagL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 |
| Harrisburg | 16 | 9 | 16 | 9 |
| Potomac | 17 | 7 | 16 | 8 |
| Hagerstown | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Total | 58 | 43 | 56 | 45 |
That’s an overall winning percentage of 0.574.
Small sample size caveats stand, but the Nationals had a collective 0.449 winning percentage over their past three seasons.
As I have mentioned before, the Nationals typically won’t place too much emphasis on the winning percentages as an arbiter of the overall results of the rebuilding effort. But the signs of a turnaround are there and it will be interesting to watch if Harrisburg and Potomac can maintain and whether Columbus and Hagerstown can improve.
Columbus 13-14; Tied for 3rd in International League West
| Team | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB/SBA | BA/OBP/SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 115 | 228 | 10 | 107 | 109 | 184 | 21/35 | 245/326/353 |
| IL Avg | 110 | 218 | 19 | 102 | 89 | 192 | 22/31 | 249/323/381 |
| Team | IP | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 251 | 4.52 | 1.37 | 9.3 | 3.6 | 1.0 |
| IL Avg | 231 | 3.78 | 1.33 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 0.7 |
When rosters were announced in late March/early April, the focus in Columbus was on the starting pitching for the Clippers. Unlike 2007 which saw older Four-A type pitchers, 2008 brought Columbus some of the more highly thought of prospects in RHPs Collin Balester and Garrett Mock along with RHP Tyler Clippard who hoped a change in scenery for the Yankees might lead to a change in fortune moving forward, as well as LHP Mike O’Connor, who looked to build on a strong spring as he worked his way back from a disappointing 2007 season.
| Player | GS | W | L | ERA | WHIP | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Clippard | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5.61 | 1.44 | 25.67 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 28 |
| Collin Balester | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4.24 | 1.24 | 23.33 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| Michael O’Connor | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.96 | 1.00 | 23.00 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| Garrett Mock | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.74 | 1.79 | 19.00 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| Jason Bergmann | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5.06 | 1.50 | 16.00 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| Jason Stanford | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12.65 | 2.25 | 10.67 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Dennis Tankersley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 1.43 | 10.00 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Clippard’s early struggles began to turn around later in the month and his initial start in May was strong. Balester’s overall numbers have been OK but the consistency is still not there. O’Connor’s start was strong enough to earn him a promotion to Washington in the middle of the month while Stanford pitched himself out of the organization (he ended up back within the Cleveland organization). Mock is truly puzzling, based upon his abilities, the Nationals expect more but the results thus far have been what have plagued him over recent history, he is too hittable. Bergmann struggled in Washington, was demoted and subsequently struggled in his first couple of starts for the Clippers, but like Clippard he’s rebounded to post 14 consecutive scoreless innings (bleeding into May).
| Player | G | W | L | SV | HLD | GF | ERA | WHIP | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Shell | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.37 | 1.21 | 19.00 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 |
| Mike Bacsik | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 18.00 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| Charlie Manning | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2.30 | 1.15 | 15.67 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 24 |
| Brian Sanches | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1.17 | 0.78 | 15.33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| Dennis Tankersley | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.46 | 1.35 | 13.00 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| Chris Booker | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7.00 | 1.78 | 9.00 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| Chris Schroder | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.08 | 1.32 | 8.33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| Eude Brito | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10.80 | 1.65 | 6.67 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Arnie Munoz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16.62 | 2.77 | 4.33 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Jason Stanford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 0.82 | 3.67 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Giuseppe Norrito | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 2.40 | 3.33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Broadway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The bullpen was a strength for the Clippers in April with Shell, Manning, Sanches, Bacsik and Schroder combining to make a rather daunting series of options for Tim Foli late in the game. The five arms combined for 76 1/3 innings with a 2.12 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 11.3 K/9, and 3.1 BB/9. Their efforts resulted in a 5-1 record with seven holds and nine saves.
| Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA/OBP/SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Orr | 27 | 105 | 19 | 32 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 305/368/524 |
| Ryan Langerhans | 27 | 89 | 19 | 28 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 315/447/472 |
| Larry Broadway | 25 | 81 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 235/304/358 |
| Ray Olmedo | 24 | 81 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 247/303/296 |
| Garrett Guzman | 22 | 73 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 151/259/205 |
| Tommy Murphy | 18 | 71 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 282/386/394 |
| Tony Batista | 17 | 62 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 226/273/306 |
| Jason Dubois | 22 | 60 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 233/347/333 |
| Jesus Flores | 13 | 48 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 188/278/313 |
| Bret Boone | 13 | 46 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 261/327/348 |
| Yurendell de Caster | 11 | 42 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 286/318/357 |
| Ed Rogers | 9 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 200/222/286 |
| Kory Casto | 7 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 267/333/367 |
| Wil Nieves | 9 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 240/321/280 |
| Alex Escobar | 7 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 304/333/478 |
| Javi Herrera | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 231/375/385 |
| Pat Nichols | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 000/111/000 |
While there are pitching prospects of note in Columbus, the Clippers bats are predominantly comprised of what is referred to as “Four-A” players, guys who are good enough for Triple-A (maybe better) but have never really caught on in the major leagues for extended periods of time. This is a function of the modern day MLB organization where teams stock their Triple-A roster with bench players who can come up and fill in when injury dictates. Both Pete Orr and Ryan Langerhans had very nice Aprils at the plate. Each of them played in every Clippers game and tied for the team lead with 17 RBI.
Hitter of the Month: Pete Orr 305/368/524 1HR 17RBI 6/7SB
Starter of the Month: Mike O’Connor 2-0 1.96ERA 1.00WHIP
Reliever of the Month: Brian Sanches 0-0 5SV 1.17ERA 0.78WHIP
Harrisburg 16-9; 1st place in Eastern League South
| Team | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB/SBA | BA/OBP/SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg | 149 | 241 | 23 | 136 | 119 | 154 | 35/50 | 276/364/408 |
| EL Avg | 116 | 221 | 17 | 108 | 94 | 171 | 21/30 | 257/333/384 |
| Team | IP | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg | 229 | 3.77 | 1.41 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 0.7 |
| EL Avg | 225 | 3.97 | 1.40 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 0.7 |
After struggling through a disappointing 2007, the Harrisburg Senators rode a combination of strong hitting and pitching to a successful April. And for those interested in the current status of the rebuilding effort, the contributions came not only from the organizational type of guy but also from the pieces the Nationals are viewing as the major leaguers of the future.
| Player | GS | W | L | ERA | WHIP | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Brownlie | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2.79 | 1.21 | 29.00 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Shairon Martis | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.73 | 1.18 | 26.33 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| Marco Estrada | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3.46 | 1.65 | 26.00 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| Josh Hall | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7.94 | 1.90 | 22.67 | 32 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 11 |
| Ismael Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8.79 | 1.81 | 14.33 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Tristan Crawford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.43 | 1.86 | 7.00 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
A former #1 draft pick from the Chicago Cubs, Bobby Brownlie, made a strong first impression in his debut for the Nationals. His performance was strong enough to earn him a May promotion to Columbus. Both Martis and Estrada made the most of their debuts in Harrisburg. Martis was impressive over his five starts with a 1.18 WHIP and 2.73 ERA. Though he had two wins, Estrada struggled with his command, allowing 28 hits and 15 walks in his 26 1/3 innings. Hall, Ramirez, and Crawford had a forgettable April, finishing a combined 2-5.
| Player | G | W | L | SV | HLD | GF | ERA | WHIP | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beltran Perez | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3.31 | 1.22 | 16.33 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Tim Bittner | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.76 | 1.04 | 16.33 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| Jim Ed Warden | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1.29 | 1.07 | 14.00 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Josh Perrault | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.63 | 1.17 | 13.67 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Mike Hinckley | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.15 | 1.85 | 13.00 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| Steve Schmoll | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.09 | 1.55 | 11.00 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Arnie Munoz | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 1.13 | 8.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Levale Speigner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 6.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Eude Brito | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.12 | 3.00 | 5.67 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Ismael Ramirez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2.25 | 4.00 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Alex Morales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.67 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Much like their counterparts in Columbus, the Senators had a reliable bullpen spearheaded by Beltran Perez, Tim Bittner, Jim Ed Warden, and Josh Perrault. The four combined for a 4-2 record with four saves and eight holds. They had a 2.54 ERA and 1.13 WHIP with 54 strikeouts and 25 walks over 60 1/3 innings.
| Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB/SBA | BA/OBP/SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Bernadina | 23 | 97 | 22 | 31 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 12/13 | 320/377/433 |
| Mike Daniel | 22 | 90 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 6/9 | 300/357/356 |
| Justin Maxwell | 24 | 86 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 18 | 8/11 | 233/412/407 |
| Ian Desmond | 24 | 84 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 4/7 | 214/290/345 |
| Jorge Padilla | 22 | 72 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1/2 | 361/459/403 |
| Luis Antonio Jimenez | 17 | 63 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0/0 | 302/389/571 |
| William Bergolla | 15 | 63 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1/2 | 254/342/333 |
| Luke Montz | 18 | 62 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 0/0 | 371/420/677 |
| Andrew Lefave | 19 | 62 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1/3 | 258/356/387 |
| Yurendell de Caster | 15 | 56 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 1/1 | 321/441/625 |
| Marcos Yepez | 11 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1/1 | 273/351/303 |
| Ofilio Castro | 9 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 | 161/188/194 |
| Ed Rogers | 7 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 148/148/148 |
| Javi Herrera | 8 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0/1 | 217/357/261 |
| Pat Nichols | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 | 167/286/167 |
| Devin Ivany | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 250/250/250 |
Montz had a breakout April, hitting 371/420/677 with five home runs over 18 starts. Maxwell, Daniel, Bernadina and Padilla combined to hit a collective 301 with an OBP and SLG over 400, including 27/35 stolen bases. Jimenez provided a solid source of power, hitting five homers over 63 AB.
Hitter of the Month: Luke Montz 371/420/677 5HR 24RBI
Starter of the Month: Shairon Martis 1-0 2.73ERA 1.18WHIP
Reliever of the Month: Beltran Perez 1-0 1SV 3.31ERA 1.22WHIP
Potomac 17-7; 1st place in Carolina League North
| Team | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB/SBA | BA/OBP/SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potomac | 104 | 182 | 18 | 95 | 76 | 156 | 17/26 | 233/305/367 |
| Car Lg Avg | 101 | 196 | 12 | 89 | 83 | 183 | 30/44 | 239/317/351 |
| Team | IP | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potomac | 211 | 2.43 | 1.13 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 |
| Car Lg Avg | 219 | 3.37 | 1.27 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 0.5 |
Pitching, pitching, pitching. That was the main reason the P-Nats had such a strong open to the 2008 season. Whether it was the starters or relievers, Potomac saw pitching performances that helped to offset an offense that was below league average. Starters (less the rehabbing Shawn Hill & Chad Cordero) were a combined 9-5 with a 2.81 ERA and 1.17 WHIP with 112 strikeouts and only 38 walks over 118 innings of work. Relievers were an equally impressive 6-2 with eight saves and a 2.10 ERA and 1.09 WHIP.
| Player | GS | W | L | ERA | WHIP | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Zimmermann | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1.65 | 0.84 | 27.33 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 31 |
| Cory VanAllen | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.66 | 0.91 | 27.33 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| Jhonny Nunez | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5.11 | 1.26 | 24.67 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
| Adrian Alaniz | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.70 | 1.30 | 20.00 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Ross Detwiler | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4.74 | 1.79 | 19.00 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 17 |
While Detwiler was the name most were watching, it was the performances of Zimmermann, VanAllen and Alaniz who put up the strongest numbers. Eight wins. Almost 75IP. 1.57 ERA. 0.99 WHIP. 64 strikeouts and only 22 walks.
| Player | G | W | L | SV | HLD | GF | ERA | WHIP | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Martinez | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.04 | 1.15 | 17.33 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Craig Stammen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2.25 | 0.88 | 16.00 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Yunior Novoa | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.08 | 0.92 | 13.00 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Zechry Zinicola | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | 0.49 | 12.33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Jack Spradlin | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.86 | 1.82 | 9.33 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Adam Carr | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4.00 | 1.44 | 9.00 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Josh Wilkie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.12 | 1.27 | 8.67 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Zinicola and Carr provided a solid back of the rotation options for the P-Nats, accounting for four saves as the set up man and closer fo the P-Nats. The two had four wins and a 1.69 ERA & 0.88 WHIP with 28 strikeouts in just 21 1/3 innings of work.
| Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB/SBA | BA/OBP/SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Marrero | 23 | 85 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 0/0 | 200/284/353 |
| Frank Diaz | 22 | 83 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 3/3 | 253/287/373 |
| Matt Rogelstad | 21 | 80 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1/3 | 325/360/488 |
| Seth Bynum | 21 | 76 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 1/2 | 224/263/342 |
| Edgardo Baez | 21 | 70 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 1/1 | 243/354/429 |
| Marvin Lowrance | 20 | 63 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 0/0 | 254/365/381 |
| Dee Brown | 16 | 56 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 2/2 | 250/300/429 |
| Ofilio Castro | 13 | 55 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1/2 | 236/250/291 |
| Devin Ivany | 11 | 40 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0/0 | 250/318/400 |
| Jemel Spearman | 10 | 39 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5/6 | 231/333/282 |
| Brian Peacock | 11 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1/1 | 162/225/297 |
| Leonard Davis | 10 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1/2 | 233/343/633 |
| Michael Martinez | 7 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1/2 | 160/276/160 |
| Steve Doetsch | 10 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0/1 | 083/179/083 |
The performances of the P-Nats at the plate were not as impressive. Only Rogelstad had a batting average above 0.260. Davis led the way on offense with four home runs in only ten games played.
Hitter of the Month: Matt Rogelstad 325/360/488 2HR 10RBI 1/3SB
Starter of the Month: Cory VanAllen 3-0 0.66ERA 0.91WHIP
Reliever of the Month: Zech Zinicola 2-0 3SV 0.00ERA 0.49WHIP
Hagerstown 12-13; 6th place in South Atlantic League North
| Team | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB/SBA | BA/OBP/SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagerstown | 125 | 215 | 25 | 108 | 81 | 204 | 19/31 | 245/314/394 |
| Sal Lg Avg | 119 | 218 | 17 | 106 | 77 | 205 | 30/40 | 249/315/372 |
| Team | IP | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagerstown | 225.33 | 4.47 | 1.44 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
| Sal Lg Avg | 226.33 | 3.80 | 1.30 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 0.7 |
Hagerstown slugged their way to a near 0.500 record. The Suns slugged 394 with 25 home runs, second most in the South Atlantic League.
| Player | GS | W | L | ERA | WHIP | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colton Willems | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3.04 | 1.13 | 26.67 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| Jeff Mandel | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5.68 | 1.70 | 25.33 | 37 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| Brad Peacock | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7.94 | 1.46 | 22.67 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Cole Kimball | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4.15 | 1.43 | 21.67 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 26 |
| Terrence Engles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.64 | 1.00 | 14.00 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Hassan Pena | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 1.33 | 9.00 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Randy Matias | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.25 | 2.25 | 4.00 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
This is the biggest area where the Suns hope to see progress in April. Aside from Colton Willems and Terrence Engles, Hagerstown’s starting pitching was not that remarkable.
| Player | G | W | L | SV | HLD | GF | ERA | WHIP | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atahualpa Severino | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5.65 | 1.47 | 14.33 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| Erik Arnesen | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.61 | 1.61 | 13.67 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| Kyle Gunderson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.38 | 0.62 | 13.00 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Martin Beno | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3.00 | 1.42 | 12.00 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| Clint Everts | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4.63 | 1.37 | 11.67 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| Edulin Abreu | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.06 | 2.16 | 10.67 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Kai Tuomi | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.40 | 2.00 | 10.00 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Luis Atilano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.57 | 1.57 | 7.00 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terrence Engles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 0.95 | 5.00 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Randy Matias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jamie Lehman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 3.60 | 1.67 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trevor Lawhorn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The bullpen helped to pick up some of the slack but aside from Gunderson was mainly average.
| Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB/SBA | BA/OBP/SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lyons | 25 | 101 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 6/12 | 248/310/356 |
| Jake Smolinski | 25 | 98 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 1/1 | 194/252/327 |
| Bill Rhinehart | 25 | 94 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 0/0 | 319/393/468 |
| Michael Burgess | 25 | 91 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 30 | 0/0 | 253/330/571 |
| Stephen Englund | 23 | 84 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 1/1 | 179/263/274 |
| Aaron Seuss | 22 | 83 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 0/2 | 289/341/386 |
| Francisco Plasencia | 19 | 75 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 2/3 | 267/329/493 |
| Steven Souza | 17 | 57 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 8/9 | 246/317/386 |
| Tim Pahuta | 19 | 55 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0/0 | 255/328/418 |
| Jhonatan Solano | 16 | 55 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1/2 | 218/302/309 |
| Trevor Lawhorn | 14 | 39 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0/0 | 231/268/333 |
| Travis Reagan | 7 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0/0 | 190/292/238 |
| Stephen King | 4 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0/1 | 250/333/500 |
| Sean Rooney | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0/0 | 200/333/200 |
In 2007, Rhinehart got off to a hot start in Vermont which he has duplicated thus far in Hagerstown. Burgess started off slowly but has slugged his way to an organization leading eight home runs in April.
Hitter of the Month: Bill Rhinehart 319/393/468 2HR 18RBI
Starter of the Month: Colton Willems 2-2 3.04ERA 1.13WHIP
Reliever of the Month: Kyle Gunderson 0-0 0SV 1.38ERA 0.62WHIP
Hoagie | 06-May-08 at 12:51 am | Permalink
2 things-
1-Harrisburg’s batting stats are backwards.
2-Larry Broadway is the reverse Micah Owings!!
Suns Fan | 06-May-08 at 2:10 am | Permalink
Hagerstown is playing in a pretty tough division. All of the teams who came through Hagerstown in April were pretty good. The quality of play in the league in general is far better this year than it was last year. I think the pitching could improve, but the performance of the Suns hasn’t been that bad.