AAA: Fresno defeated Iowa 8-5

Fresno: 2B Justin Leone: 1 for 3, 2 BB, E
Fresno: RF Nate Schierholtz: 2 for 3, 2B, BB, SB
Fresno: 3B Julio Cordido: 3 for 4

Fresno: RHP Julio Mateo: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 K--1 HR
Fresno: LHP Erick Threets: 1.0 IP, 2 K
Fresno: RHP Ryan Sadowski: 1.0 IP, 2 K

Leone, Schierholtz and Cordido each reached base three times in four plate appearances, raising their respective OBPs to .366, .344 and .390.  Schierholtz's 5th double was the only XBH for a Grizzly starter.  He also had his 5th SB.  The 27-year-old Cordido has gone 11 for 24 in his last six games to raise his AVG to .342.

Mateo had his longest start of the year and also set a new season high with 6 K.  However, his ERA remains above 7.00.  Threets threw 8 of 11 pitches for strikes in a perfect 7th inning.  Sadowski's second PCL apperance was far better than his first.

AA: Connecticut defeated Trenton 5-4

Connecticut: RF Ben Copeland: 2 for 4, 3B, 2B
Connecticut: LF Carlos Sosa: 3 for 4, HR, 2B, SO

Connecticut: RHP Adam Cowart: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Connecticut: RHP Steve Palazzolo: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K--1 WP
Connecticut: RHP Sergio Romo: 1.0 IP, 1 H

Sosa connected for his 2nd HR.  With three hits, the 24-year-old improved his season line to .276/.375/.447 in 76 AB.  With 2 XBH, Copeland had perhaps his best game of the season.  He hit ju .173/.264/.235 in 81 AB during April.

Cowart's third straight start with 1 ER in 6.0 IP improved his ERA to 2.01.  He had a 10/5 GO/FO line and was victimized by a defense that committed five errors behind him the 4th and 5th innings.  Palozzolo allowed just his second run of the year.  The 26-year-old has been hard to hit, but he has walked nearly twice as many batters as he has allowed hits (7 H and 12 BB in 18.2 IP).  With a 1.35 ERA and 8 saves in 12 appearances, Romo has arguably been the Defenders MVP given how many one-run games they have played.

A+: San Jose lost to High Desert 6-5
(allowing runs in the 7th, 8th and 9th innings)

San Jose: 3B Ryan Rohlinger: 2 for 4, SO
San Jose: DH Andy D'Alessio: 2 for 4, 2B, SO

San Jose: LHP Ben Snyder: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K--1 WP

With two hits each, Rohlinger and D'Alessio improved their respective AVGs to .263 and .353.

Snyder had a tremendous start, facing just three batters over the minimum.  The one run he allowed scored on his wild pitch, and it came in an inning in which he struck out swinging three batters.  His peripherals stats have been outstanding with 25 H, 4 BB and 33 K in 35.1 IP with a league-leading 1.02 ERA.  Unfortunately, the bullpen was not nearly as effective as four different relievers each allowed at least one earned run.

A-: Augusta defeated Charleston 6-3
(scoring in each of the first four innings)

Augusta: 2B Nick Noonan: 2 for 5, 2B, SB
Augusta: DH Thomas Neal: 2 for 4, BB
Augusta: 3B Andrew Davis: 3 for 5
Augusta: 1B Angel Villalona: 0 for 5, 3 SO
Augusta: C Jackson Williams: 2 for 3, BB, SO, PB

Augusta: RHP T.J. Brewer: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K--1 HB
Augusta: RHP Dan Turpen: 0.2 IP, 2 K

Davis's three hits paced the GreenJackets' thirteen hit attack and improved his AVG .244.  By contrast, Villalona had an oh-fer with a hat trick.  With just 2 H and 8 SO in his last six games, he now has a .200 AVG and a SO/AB ratio closing in on 30%.  Neal and Noonan each had two more hits to keep their AVGs above .300, while two hits for Williams raised his AVG to .148.

Brewer's second best start of the year improved his ERA to 4.09.  Turpen struck out both batters he faced for his 4th save.