4/12/26 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
- 35 minutes ago
- 5 min read
International League ( AAA ) - Rochester 6 (8-7) Lehigh Valley 4 (9-6)
Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park
How they scored :
A single, stolen base and single scored a run for Rochester in the second inning. They scored five runs in the third on three walks, a wild pitch, two singles and a double.
Paul McIntosh homered in the bottom of the third inning.
Felix Reyes singled in the seventh inning, three consecutive walks scored him. Walks to Sergio Alcantara and Steward Berroa scored two more runs.
At Bat : 4 R, 5 H, 8 BB, 10 K’s
Felix Reyes had three hits (two singles & double). Paul McIntosh homered. Robert Moore singled and walked twice. Sergio Alcantara walked three times.
On The Hill : 6 R, 10 H, 4 BB, 15 K’s
LH Tucker Davidson - 2.1 IP, 6 R, 6 H, 3 BB, 3 K’s - 63 pitches - 38 strikes
RH Jonathan Hernandez - 1.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 21 pitches - 15 strikes
RH Trevor Richards - 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 5 K’s - 32 pitches - 20 strikes
LH Kyle Backhus - 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 4 K’s - 29 pitches - 22 strikes
RH Chase Shugart - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 5 pitches - 5 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐
SLINGIN' SETH: Seth Johnson converted two saves last week in Durham, throwing gas the entire time. He touched 100 MPH for the first time in his career last Thursday night and threw 16 of the 20 hardest pitches of his career during the series. Johnson averaged 98.6MPH on his fastball last week with a 37.1% chase rate with his entire arsenal. He is currently averaging 2.5MPH more on his fastball year-over-year (95.9 to 98.5) and his average fastball velocity is 6th highest in the entire IL. - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Eastern League ( AA ) - Reading 6 (4-5) Hartford 3 (4-5)
Reading, PA - First Energy Stadium
How they scored :
A double, stolen base and throwing error (catcher Jordan Dissin) scored a run for Hartford in the second inning.
Raylin Heredia homered in the bottom of the second inning. Dante Nori homered in the third inning.
Carson DeMartini doubled in the fifth inning and scored on a single by Aroon Escobar.
Hartford scored a run in the sixth inning on two doubles.
Bryson Ware singled in the seventh inning and scored on a home run by Carson DeMartini.
Dylan Campbell hit a towering home run to left field in the eighth inning.
A double, single and ground out scored a run for Hartford in the ninth.
At Bat : 6 R, 13 H, 0 BB, 7 K’s
Carson DeMartini had three hits (single, double & HR - two RBIs). Aroon Escobar and Bryson Ware each had two hits (singles). Bryan Rincon tripled. Raylin Heredia, Dylan Campbell and Dante Nori homered.
On The Hill : 3 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 15 K’s
RH Braydon Tucker - 5 IP, 1 unearned R, 3 H, 2 BB, 10 K’s - 75 pitches - 49 strikes
RH Andrew Baker - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 17 pitches - 11 strikes
RH Daniel Harper - 1 perfect IP, 2 K’s - 18 pitches - 11 strikes
RH Alex McFarlane - 1 perfect IP, 1 K - 9 pitches - 7 strikes - FB 95-97
RH Colin Peluse - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 15 pitches - 13 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Pitching Powers - coming into today’s game the Fightin Phils pitching staff has been excellent to begin the 2026 season. Through eight games, Reading’s 3.47 ERA (27 ER, 70.0 IP) ranked as the best in the Eastern League. This came after the R-Phils pitching staff finished last in the league in ERA in both 2025 and ‘24, and also was 11th in 2023. The Fightins’ pitching staff had also struck out 78 batters this season, which is seventh in the league and their 22 walks allowed ranks as fewest surrendered in the Eastern League.- Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster
South Atlantic League ( High A ) - Jersey Shore 7 (5-3) Brooklyn 0 (2-6)
Lakewood, NJ - Shoretown Ballpark
How they scored :
Jose Colmenares singled in the fifth inning, John Spikerman walked. Brady Day doubled to score a run. Kodey Shojinaga hit a sacrifice fly to score another. Luke Davis singled to score Day.
Joel Dragoo walked in the sixth inning, Jose Colmenares doubled. John Spikerman hit a sacrifice fly to score Dragoo.
Nick Biddison, Joel Dragoo and Jose Colmenares singled in the 8th inning. John Spikerman singled on a dribbler near the mound - the pitcher threw the ball past first base attempting to get him out, three runs scored and Spikerman circled however was thrown out at the plate 😳.
At Bat : 7 R, 10 H, 5 BB, 5 K’s
Jose Colmenares had three hits (two singles & double). Luke Davis had two hits (singles). Brady Day doubled.
On The Hill : 0 R, 3 H, 4 BB, 5 K’s
RH Sam Highfill - 4 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 2 K’s - 74 pitches - 39 strikes
LH Juan Amarante - 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 37 pitches - 19 strikes
RH Gabriel Barbosa - 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 34 pitches - 25 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Strike ‘em Out…coming into today’s contest BlueClaws relievers had struck out 54 batters and walked 16 in 34.2 innings so far this season, allowing 11 earned runs…As a team, the BlueClaws had 84 strikeouts in 56 innings pitched. - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Florida State League ( Low A ) - Clearwater 1 (5-4) Tampa 0 (3-6)
Clearwater, FL - BayCare BallPark
How they scored :
Nate Humphreys homered in the third inning.
At Bat : 1 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 4 K’s
Nate Humphreys homered
On The Hill : 0 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 10 K’s
RH Brian Walters - 3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 46 pitches - 28 strikes - FB 93-97
RH Brad Pacheco - 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 42 pitches - 29 strikes - FB 95-98
RH Richie Cortese - 2 perfect IP, 4 K’s - 23 pitches - 17 strikes - FB 93-95
RH Keegan Batka - 1 perfect IP, 1 K - 8 pitches - 5 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Last night MT Morrissey became the third Threshers pitcher this week to strike out the side. Saturday night was the first extra inning game of the season for the Threshers. The game ended in Clearwater’s first walkoff win since the end of last season. Camron Hill recorded his first win as a professional. Will Vierling recorded his first multi-hit game of the season - Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
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