4/26/25 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
- Apr 26
- 4 min read
Written by Steve Potter
International League ( AAA ) - Columbus 8 (13-11) Lehigh Valley 5 (18-8) - ten innings
Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park
Scoring Summary :
A triple and single scored a run for Columbus in the first inning.
Johnathan Rodríguez hit a two run home run for Columbus in the third inning.
Rodolfo Castro doubled in the bottom of the third and scored on a home run by Rafael Lantigua.
Brandon Marsh walked in the fourth inning, Buddy Kennedy, Gabriel Rincones Jr and Erick Brito followed with singles to score two runs.
Petey Halpin homered in the top of the fifth inning. A single, ground out and single scored another run.
The IronPigs loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth on a Brandon Marsh single, force-out fielders choice and two walks. With two outs Rodolfo Castro singled on a Baltimore Chop towards third base (fielded by the pitcher) to score a run.
The game went into extra innings.
Dom Nunez hit a three run home run for Columbus in the top of the tenth inning.
At Bat : 5 R, 9 H, 6 BB, 5 K’s
Rodolfo Castro had two hits (single & double). Rafael Lantigua hit a two run home run. Brandon Marsh was 1 for 3 (single) with two walks and a strikeout.
On The Hill : 8 R, 10 H, 4 BB, 11 K’s
RH Alan Rangel - 5 IP, 5 R, 7 H, 3 BB, 7 K’s - 89 pitches - 53 strikes
LH Nick Vespi - 1 perfect IP - 19 pitches - 12 strikes
RH Austin Schulfer - 1 perfect IP - 1 K - 7 pitches - 7 strikes
RH Joel Kuhnel - 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 18 pitches - 10 strikes
RH Max Lazar - 2 IP, 3 R - 2 earned, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 27 pitches - 17 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
OTTOMATIC DOUBLE: Otto Kemp picked up his second four-hit game of the season on Friday, including three doubles, tying the franchise record for single-game doubles last done by Nick Maton in 2022 against Rochester. Kemp is second in the IL with 10 doubles and is top-5 in the IL in: HR, RBI, SLG, OPS, H, 2B, XBH, TB, R. - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Eastern League ( AA ) - Portland (11-6) Reading (5-14) - PPD - rain
Delta Dental Park - Portland, ME
South Atlantic League ( High A ) - Brooklyn (13-6) Jersey Shore (6-13) - PPD - rain
Lakewood, NJ - Shoretown Ballpark
Florida State League ( Low A ) - Fort Myers 5 (11-9) Clearwater 3 (11-9)
Clearwater, FL - BayCare BallPark
Scoring Summary :
Yohander Martinez homered for Fort Myers in the third inning.
Two walks, three stolen bases, a strikeout/passed ball and throwing error (C Eduardo Tait) scored two runs for Fort Myers in the fourth inning.
Diego Gonzalez walked in the fifth inning, went to second on an errant pickoff throw and scored on a single by Dante Nori.
A triple and single scored a run for Fort Myers in the sixth inning. A double scored another run.
Avery Owusu-Asiedu doubled in the seventh inning, Aroon Escobar singled. Dante Nori scored a run with a sacrifice fly. Escobar went to second on a ground out and scored on a single by Griffin Burkholder.
At Bat : 3 R, 7 H, 3 BB, 10 K’s
Dante Nori had two hits (singles) and an RBI. Diego Gonzalez walked twice.
On The Hill : 5 R, 5 H, 4 BB, 10 K’s
RH Luke Gabrysh - 3 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 HB, 2 BB, 1 K - 45 pitches - 24 strikes
RH Jake Eddington - 2 IP, 2 unearned R, 1 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 32 pitches - 16 strikes
RH Gabriel Barbosa - 1 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 18 pitches - 12 strikes
RH Ryan Dromboski - 2 perfect IP - 4 K’s - 21 pitches - 17 strikes
RH Saul Teran - 1 perfect IP - 2 K’s - 15 pitches - 10 strikes
Defensive Gem :
In the first inning catcher Eduardo Tait made a quick low laser throw to second base that second baseman Aroon Escobar made a great snag and tag on to eliminate a would be base stealer. The two youngsters can not only hit, they are really good defenders as well.
System Transactions :
Jersey Shore : RHP Micah Ottenbreit reinstated from 7-day Injured List.
Clearwater : OF Griffin Burkholder added to the Threshers Roster from the FCL. RHP Ryan Degges has been placed on the Development List
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