4/24/25 : Minor League Roundup

Written by Steve Potter

International League ( AAA ) - Lehigh Valley 7 (17-7) Columbus 5 (12-10) -ten innings

Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park

Scoring Summary :

Buddy Kennedy homered in the third inning.

Garrett Stubbs homered in the fourth inning. Rodolfo Castro walked, stole second and scored on a single by Erick Brito.

Erick Brito doubled in the sixth inning, went to third on a sacrifice bunt by Rafael Lantigua and scored on single by Cade Fergus.

Two singles, two doubles,walk, sac bunt and ground out scored four runs for Columbus in the eighth inning.

The game went into extra innings.

Columbus scored the placed runner in the 10th with a single and sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the 10th Erick Brito moved placed runner Rodolfo Castro to third base with a sacrifice bunt. Rafael Lantigua hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Castro. Justin Crawford doubled and Cade Fergus hit an absolute bomb over the center field wall for a two run walk-off home run!

At Bat : 7 R, 10 H, 8 BB, 10 K’s

Erick Brito had three hits (two singles and a double), a walk and sacrfice bunt.  Buddy Kennedy had two hits (double & HR).  Garrett Stubbs homered.  Cade Fergus had two hits (single & Hr, three RBIs). Justin Crawford doubled and walked once. Brandon Marsh was 0 for 2 with a walk.

On The Hill : 5 R, 8 H, 4 BB, 7 K’s

RH Nasbil Crismatt - 6 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 5 K’s - 83 pitches - 54 strikes

RH Nicholas Padilla - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 19 pitches - 12 strikes

RH Devin Sweet - 2/3 IP, 4 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 0 K’s - 21 pitches - 10 strikes

RH Joel Kuhnel - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 7 pitches - 4 strikes - 1 of 2 inherited runners scored

RH Brett de Geus - 2 IP, 1 unearned R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 22 pitches - 16 strikes

Notes :

Former Phillie Vince Velasquez was the starting pitcher for Columbus.

Did Ya Know 🧐 :

BASE HIT BARRAGE: Nobody has more hits in the IL than the ‘Pigs (195). They’ve been especially ruthless when coming off a win, leading the league with 120 hits in games after an W. The 5-hole has been the most productive for the ‘Pigs as they spot in the order has 27 hits and a .355 average. There hasn’t been a team more clutch with two outs either, as RISP/2 the ‘Pigs have a league-best 37 hits. - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs

Eastern League ( AA ) - Portland 4 (10-6) Reading 3 (5-13)

Delta Dental Park•Portland, ME

Scoring Summary :

Aidan Miller was hit by a pitch in the first inning, stole second, went to third on a fielding error and scored on a balk.

Aidan Miller walked in the sixth, stole second, went to third on a sacrifice bunt by Hendry Mendez and scored on a sacrifice fly by Luis Verdugo.

Felix Reyes doubled in the seventh inning, Andrick Nava reached on an error, Reyes went to third on the play and then scored on a single by Robert Moore.

Tyler Miller hit a two run home run for Portland in the seventh inning.

A walk and two singles scored a run for Portland in the eighth inning. A sacrifice fly scored another.

At Bat : 3 R, 6 H, 2 BB, 9 K’s

Felix Reyes had three hits (two singles & double).  Aidan Miller was hit by a pitch, walked and scored twice.

On The Hill : 4 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 9 K’s

RH Chuck King - 5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 HB,0 BB, 3 K’s - 63 pitches - 40 strikes - longest and best outing of his career to date.

RH Mitch Neunborn - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 11 pitches - 10 strikes

RH Andrew Bechtold - 1 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 1 K - 23 pitches - 11 strikes

LH Andrew Walling - 1 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 28 pitches - 15 strikes

Did Ya Know 🧐 :

Starters Giving Length : coming into tonight Fightin Phils starting pitchers have went at least five innings in five of their last eight starts after Braeden Fausnaught went five innings on Wednesday night. Tuesday night marked the first time in 2025 that a Reading starting pitcher had gone six innings in a game, when Jean Cabrera did it at Portland. - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster

South Atlantic League ( High A )  - Brooklyn 12 (12-6) Jersey Shore 5 (6-12)

Lakewood, NJ - Shoretown Ballpark

Scoring Summary :

A single, two doubles and a single scored three Brooklyn runs in the second inning.

A hit batter, walk and two singles scored three more runs for Brooklyn in the third inning.

Two doubles scored a fifth inning run for Brooklyn.

Jordan Viars reached on a throwing error in the fifth inning. Luis Caicuto singled sending Viars to third base. Jordan scored on a passed ball. Carson DeMartini singled to send Caicuto to third base. Devin Saltiban doubled to score a run. Luke Davis hit a three run home run.

Eli Serrano homered for Brooklyn in the eighth inning.

D'Andre Smith homered for Brooklyn in the ninth. A single, fielding error (CF Dylan Campbell) and sacrifice fly scored another run. Three more singles and a walk scored two more.

At Bat : 5 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 7 K’s

Devin Saltiban had three hits (two singles & double). Carson DeMartini had two hits (singles). Luke Davis hit a three run home run.

On The Hill : 12 R, 17 H, 6 BB, 8 K’s

LH Mavis Graves - 4 IP, 6 R, 7 H, 1 HB, 3 BB, 3 K’s - 72 pitches - 43 strikes

RH Josh Hejka - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 14 pitches - 9 strikes

RH Brandon Beckel - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 35 pitches - 21 strikes

RH Luis Avila - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 23 pitches - 14 strikes

RH Augusto Calderon - 1 IP, 4 R - 3 earned, 5 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 35 pitches - 21 strikes

Did Ya Know 🧐 :

Going Going Rincon…Bryan Rincon hit three home runs in Greensboro last week, giving him three home runs in his first 13 games this year (now 15), one more than he hit in 33 games with the BlueClaws last year…Rincon, the third youngest BlueClaw, turned 21 in February…He is the #14 prospect in the system per MLB Pipeline and was a 14th round pick in 2022 from Shaler

Area HS (PA). - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws

Florida State League ( Low A )  - Fort Myers 5 (10-8) Clearwater 3 (10-8) - ten innings

Clearwater, FL - BayCare BallPark

Scoring Summary :

Aroon Escobar was hit by a pitch in the first inning.  He went to third on a double by Joel Dragoo. Escobar then scored on a wild pitch.

A single and double scored a run for Fort Myers in the sixth inning.

Jay Thomason homered for Fort Myers in the seventh inning.

Eduardo Tait singled in the eighth inning, Joel Dragoo walked. Tait went to third on a passed ball. Raider Tello singled to score Tait.

The game went into extra innings.

Maddux Houghton hit a three run home run for Fort Myers in the 10th inning.

A wild pitch and ground out scored placed runner Joel Dragoo in the bottom of the tenth.

At Bat : 3 R, 7 H, 6 BB, 9 K’s

Eduardo Tait had three hits (singles) while Raider Tello had two hits (singles). Joel Dragoo doubled. Aroon Escobar walked three times and was hit by a pitch.

On The Hill : 5 R, 7 H, 3 BB, 8 K’s

RH Andrew Painter - 3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 43 pitches - 32 strikes good results - wasn’t as sharp as we’ve seen him - location command a bit off - one double against a FB, the other a curve, another FB was driven to the RF fence where Carter Mathison made a leaping catch.  FB 96-99 mph, curve, cutter, slider, change up.

RH Marcus Morgan - 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 31 pitches - 16 strikes

RH Reese Dutton - 3 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 1 HB, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 37 pitches - 25 strikes

RH Jose Pena Jr - 2 IP, 3 R - 1 earned, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 K - 46 pitches - 26 strikes

Notes :

Aroon Escobar is a very animated player and fun to watch - he does his version of the Soto shuffle on close pitches and often times will kiddingly stare down the pitcher - he has fun.

Did Ya Know 🧐 :

Kevin Warunek struck out the first two batters he faced in his professional debut...Aroon Escobar is tied with Eduardo Tait for second in the FSL with four home runs... Dante Norihas recorded at least one multi-hit game in each of the Threshers’ last three series. - Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster

System Transactions :

Lehigh Valley : OF Brandon Marsh began a major league rehab assignment.

Clearwater : RHP Enrique Segura has been placed on the Development List. OF Joel Dragoo has returned from his minor league rehab assignment, reinstated from Jersey Shore's 7-Day Injured List, and transferred to Clearwater's active roster.

Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️

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