Focused on current and former Phillies organization players.
Games played from 1/15 thru 1/21 ( 1/22 for Australia League )
Australian Baseball League :
Adelaide played Geelong-Korea this week
Game One : Adelaide 7 Geelong-Korea 0
LH Jordan Fowler finished the regular season strong going five scoreless frames ( 2 H, 3 BB, 3 K’s - 71 pitches - 39 strikes ) - he allowed just two runs in his last four starts of the year over 19 1/3 innings pitched and posted a 1.63 ERA in 38 2/3 IP for the year - great job Jordan ! Former Phillie minor league RHP Bubby Rossman struck out the side in an inning of relief. Rixon Wingrove hit his 11th double of the season.
Game Two : Adelaide 10 Geelong-Korea 1
Rixon Wingrove was 3 for 5 with a double and scored twice. Nick Ward went 2 for 5 with a double and home run ( 10th ) and scored twice. Jared Carr doubled. Former Phillie Michael Martinez went 3 for 5 and former Phillies minor leaguer Josh Tols pitched a scoreless inning in relief.
Game Three : Adelaide 2 Geelong-Korea 0
RHP Starlyn Castillo ( El Koala ) pitched five scoreless frames ( 4 H, 1 BB, 4 K’s - 70 pitches - 46 strikes ) and Catcher Anthony Quirion went 2 for 2 with a double and 2 walks as Adelaide clinched the Southwest Division title.
Game Four : Adelaide 11 Geelong-Korea 0
Nick Ward went 3 for 5 with a home run ( 11th ) and two RBI’s - he scored three runs. Rixon Wingrove hit his 5th home run of the season and drove in three runs. Former Phillies minor league hurlers Bubby Rossman & Austin Ross each pitched an inning - Ross struck out two batters and Rossman struck out the side.
Former Phillies minor leaguer Mitchell Edwards went 2 for 4 for Canberra against Sydney on 1/21. Chris Burke was 1 for 3 with a walk for Melbourne against Perth on 1/21 in game one of a doubleheader. He doubled on 1/23 in game one of a doubleheader.
Adelaide won the Southwest Division crown under the guidance of Phillies minor league coach Chris Adamson with a 25-15 record and now advances to the league playoffs.
Final regular season stats :
Nick Ward - 40 games - 157 ABs - .344/.418/.643 - 1.061 - 10 doubles, 2 triples, 11 HR, 23 RBIs - 17 BB, 31 K’s
Anthony Quirion - 39 games - 130 ABs - .338/.427/.531 - .958 - 8 doubles, 1 triples, 5 HR, 24 RBIs - 15 BB, 20 K’s
Jared Carr - 40 games - 138 ABs - .232/.316/.377 - .693 - 5 doubles, 0 triples, 5 HR, 25 RBIs - 14 BB, 40 K’s
Rixon Wingrove - 33 games - 122 ABs - .279/.341/.516 - .857 - 12 doubles, 1 triple, 5 HR, 22 RBIs - 10 BB, 33 K’s
Arturo DeFreitas - 11 games - 36 ABs - .278/.366/.278 - .644 - 0 doubles, 0 triples, 0 HR, 5 RBIs - 4 BB, 5 K’s - injured
Chris Burke - 24 games - 83 ABs - .217/.323/.373 - .696 - 5 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 9 RBIs - 13 BB, 21 K’s
Starlyn Castillo - 3 W, 3 L, 10 starts - 10. games - 37 1/3 IP, 3.62 ERA, 33 K’s, 15 BB, 6 HB, 34 H, 15 R, 15 ER
Jordan Fowler - 2 W, 2 L, 7 starts - 10 games - 38 2/3 IP, 1.63 ERA, 35 K’s, 11 BB, 2 HB, 40 H, 9 R, 7 ER
Former Phillies RHP Austin Ross - 9 appearances - 13 IP - 0.69 ERA - 17 K’s, 8 BB, 7 H, 2 HB, 2 R, 1 ER
Puerto Rico Winter League :
RHP Carlos Francisco pitched two scoreless innings in relief ( 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s ) on 1/18 for Mayaguez against Carolina.
Dominican Winter League :
Former Phillie Jorge Alfaro won the MVP award for the championship series as Licey took the league crown four games to one over Estrellas. It is the franchises 23rd league title - the most in league history.
Venezuelan Winter League :
Former Phillies minor league outfielder Carlos Tocci went 2 for 4 for the Tigres on 1/15 against the Leones - he went 2 for 5 on 1/17 vs the Navegantes. He went 2 for 5 on 1/19 vs the Leones.
Former Phillies minor leaguer Wilson Garcia was 2 for 4 for the Tiburones against the Cardenales on 1/16
Former Phillies minor league infielder Ali Castillo went 4 for 4 with a walk and double for the Leones against the Tiburones on 1/17 - he went 4 for 6 with 2 runs scored on 1/19 vs the Tigres.
Former Phillies outfielder Odubel Herrera was 2 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs plus drew two walks for the Cardenales against the Tiburones on 1/19.
Mexican Winter League :
Former Phillies minor league RHP Manuel Urias ( selected by Astros in 2022 minor league rule 5 draft ) pitched 3 scoreless innings in relief on 1/16 for Los Mochis against Obegron allowing just three hits and a walk.
Phillies Phantasy Camp :
For inquiring minds Team Tugger won their second consecutive Phantasy Camp championship with a 5-3 victory - the team was coached by Chase Utley & Randy Wolf - we cover all the action 😂
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