8/29/25 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
- Aug 29
- 5 min read
International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 11 (30-25,76-53) Omaha 4 (24-31,55-74)
Papillion, NE - Werner Park
At Bat : 11 R, 15 H, 3 BB, 10 K’s
Rodolfo Castro hit a three run home run. Justin Crawford had three hits (singles) and two stolen bases. Payton Henry had four hits (three singles and HR) with two RBIs and two runs scored. Josh Breaux had three hits (singles). Gabriel Rincones Jr had two hits (singles) and a walk. Paul McIntosh homered, walked, had two RBIs and scored twice.
On The Hill : 4 R, 7 H, 8 BB, 10 K’s
RH Adonis Medina - 3 IP, 2 R - 1 earned, 4 H, 2 HB, 3 BB, 3 K’s - 72 pitches - 42 strikes
RH Michael Mercado - 2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 HB, 1 BB, 1 K - 38 pitches - 25 strikes
RH Lucas Sims - 2 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 HB, 2 BB, 3 K’s - 40 pitches - 20 strikes
RH Seth Johnson - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 1 K - 19 pitches - 10 strikes
RH Phil Bickford - 1 perfect IP, 2 K’s - 16 pitches - 10 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
HE HITS HOMERS TOO: Although known for his speed, Justin Crawford has started to tap into his power, homering three times in his past four games, the first time in his career he's done that. His four homers in August are also a career high. Crawford is slashing .360/400/.600 since August 8 with all four of his homers this month. - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Eastern League (AA) - Reading 6 (23-32,48-74) Chesapeake 4 (22-33,53-69)
Reading, PA - First Energy Stadium
At Bat : 6 R, 8 H, 4 BB, 11 K’s
Erick Brito had three hits (two singles & double) with two RBIs. Bryson Ware had two hits (single & double). Robert Moore doubled. Jose Rodriquez had two hits (singles).
On The Hill : 4 R, 8 H, 3 BB, 8 K’s
RH Braydon Tucker - 5 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 77 pitches - 46 strikes
RH Tommy McCollum - 1.1 IP, 1 unearned R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 19 pitches - 13 strikes
LH Andrew Walling - 1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 28 pitches - 15 strikes
RH Andrew Bechtold - 1 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 25 pitches - 14 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Ricketts Rolling : With a base hit on Thursday night Caleb Ricketts extended his hitting streak to 16 games (since Aug. 3). It is the longest hitting streak by a Fightin Phil this season, surpassing Keaton Anthony’s 12-game hit streak from May 22-June 4. Over the hit streak, Ricketts is slashing .343/.389/.537 (.926 OPS), with 10 runs, seven doubles, two home runs and 14 RBI. Ricketts’ hit streak is Reading’s longest since Damek Tomscha(5/29-7/25) and Austin Listi (6/26-7/14) had 16 game hit streaks in 2018. The last Fightin Phil with a 17+ game hit streak was Rhys Hoskins (19) in 2016, from Apr. 10 to May 2. - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster
South Atlantic League (High A) - Jersey Shore 10 (32-25, 57-63) Aberdeen 7 (28-29,52-70)
Aberdeen, MD - Ripken Stadium
At Bat : 10 R, 13 H, 3 BB, 9 K’s
Aroon Escobar had three hits (two singles & HR) and two RBIs. Raylin Heredia had three hits (two singles & HR) and posted three RBIs. Trent Farquhar doubled and walked three times. Jose Colmenares hit a three run home run. Kodey Shojinaga had two hits (singles).
On The Hill : 7 R, 8 H, 11 BB, 13 K’s
LH Mavis Graves - 2.2 IP, 4 R - 3 earned, 4 H, 1 HB, 5 BB, 3 K’s - 71 pitches - 35 strikes
LH Erik Ritchie - 2.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 27 pitches - 16 strikes
RH Casey Steward - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 5 K’s - 26 pitches - 20 strikes
LH Wesley Moore - 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 1 K - 28 pitches - 14 strikes
RH Jake Eddington - 1/3 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 0 K’s - 24 pitches - 9 strikes
LH Kevin Warunek - 2/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 10 pitches - 6 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Number 17…Dante Nori, the 27th pick in last year’s draft, became the 17th Phillies first round pick to play for the BlueClaws, following both Aidan Miller (2023 draft) and Justin Crawford (2022 draft) who were with the BlueClaws last season…Andrew Painter (2001 draft) and Mick Abel (2022 draft) were both with the BlueClaws in 2022. - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Florida State League (Low A) - Clearwater 10 (30-25, 66-55) Daytona 6 (31-26, 60-63)
Daytona Beach, FL - Jackie Robinson Ballpark
At Bat : 10 R, 9 H, 6 BB, 10 K’s
Jonathan Hogart had two hits (single & HR) with two RBIs. Guillermo Rosario hit a three run home run. Carter Mathison and Tyler Pettorini doubled. Nolan Beltran tripled. Raider Tello hit a two run home run.
On The Hill : 6 R, 9 H, 9 BB, 9 K’s
LH Angel Liranzo - 4 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 2 K’s - 72 pitches - 44 strikes
RH Zack Tukis - 2/3 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 2 K’s - 31 pitches - 14 strikes
RH Josbel Garcia - 1.2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 1 K - 31 pitches - 18 strikes
RH Adilson Peralta - 2/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 8 pitches - 5 strikes
RH Danyony Pulido - 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 4 K’s - 37 pitches - 22 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Each of the first seven outs last night from Ryan Degges were strikeouts...Degges set a new career high with nine strikeouts...His nine Ks tied Ryan Dromboski for the most strikeouts by a Threshers pitcher in 2025...Carter Mathison recorded his ninth multi-hit game of the season...Jonathan Hogart has at least one hit in each of the first three games of the series. - Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster
Today at the Complex :
Eligio Arias, Joel Heredia, Jonathan Gonzalez, Jacob Pruitt, Codey Obermueller, Matt Manning, Matt Fisher and Tegan Cain all threw side bullpens. Alex Rao, Wilmer Blanco, Aaron Combs and Marcus Morgan threw live BP sessions on Roberts Field.
Stolen Base History :
This year’s Phillies minor league group now has five players with 40 or more stolen bases to date and seven with 30 or more. The five with 40 or more stolen bases sets the franchise minor league system record (previously was four players set in 1980 and matched in 1982 and 1983). The single season system record for players with 30 or more stolen bases was set in 1981 with 8 players doing so - this year’s group is on the verge of tying or breaking that mark.
Aidan Miller - REA - 50
Justin Crawford - LHV - 45
Carson DeMartini - REA/JS - 44
Dante Nori - JS/CW - 43
Bryan Rincon - JS - 40
Oscar Mercado - LHV - 38
Avery Owusu-Asiedu - JS/CW - 32
Dylan Campbell - REA/JS - 28
John Spikerman - JS/CW - 26
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
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