Pat Venditte does the unthinkable

One year ago today on DotF, CJ Henry doubled in his first game of the year. He made it into only 19 more games the rest of the season.

Andrew Brackman hasn’t pitched in ten days now, no idea what’s up though. He wasn’t placed on the DL as far as I know, so that’s a plus. Oh, forgot to mention this yesterday, but Wady Rufino was released. He can hit a little bit and a solid org. guy, so he’ll find another job before long.

Robert Pimpsner has (most of) your Short Season Staten Island roster.

Triple-A Scranton (7-3 win over Toledo)
Kevin Russo: 1 for 5, 2 K – avg down to .348
Austin Jackson & John Rodriguez: both 2 for 4, 1 R – Ajax K’ed twice … J-Rod homered, drove in four & K’ed
Cody Ransom: 1 for 4, 2 K
Shelley Duncan: 0 for 3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Juan Miranda: 3 for 4, 2 R, 2 RBI – still OPS’ing over .900 vs LHP
Eric Duncan & Kevin Cash: both 1 for 3, 1 BB, 1 K
The Ghost of Kei Igawa: 6.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 4-7 GB/FB – 67 of 97 pitches were strikes (69.1%)
Mark Melancon: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 4-2 GB/FB, 1 E (throwing) – 24 of 31 pitches were strikes (77.4%)

Double-A Trenton (4-0 loss to Connecticut)
Chris Malec & Justin Snyder: both 1 for 3 – Malec drew a walk
Everyone else: combined 0 for 22, 3 BB, 5 K, 2 E – that’s what happens when you face one of the best pitching prospects in the game, who walked a season high two batters
Zach McAllister: 7.1 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 8-5 GB/FB, 1 E (throwing) – tired a bit in the 8th, when he allowed three hits and two runs
Kevin Whelan: 1.2 IP, zeroes, 3 K, 1-1 GB/FB

High-A Tampa (9-6 loss to Palm Beach)
Jack Rye, Damon Sublett & Brandon Laird: all 2 for 4, 1 BB – Rye doubled & K’ed twice … Sublett drove in a run & K’ed twice … Laird homered, drove in 3, scored twice & K’ed
Eric Fryer: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K
Austin Romine: 0 for 5, 1 R, 2 K
Seth Fortenberry & Matt Cusick: both 2 for 5, 1 R – Fortenberry doubled & K’ed twice
Brian Baisley: 1 for 5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K
Jason Stephens: 5.1 IP, 11 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 Balk, 8-6 GB/FB – eek
Grant Duff: 1.2 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 0-4 GB/FB
Craig Heyer: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Low-A Charleston (3-2 loss to Augusta, walk-off style)
Jose Pirela, Dan Brewer & Ray Kruml: all 1 for 3 – Pirela & Kruml each K’ed … Pirela swiped a bag … Brewer drew a walk, scored a run & threw a runner out at the plate from LF … Kruml got caught stealing
Abe Almonte & Chase Weems: both 0 for 4, 2 K
David Adams & Corban Joseph: both 1 for 4 – CoJo scored a run
Melky Mesa: 0 for 3, 1 BB
Casey Erickson: 3.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 9-1 GB/FB – he’s been working out of the pen all year, he’s not stretched out
Dan Kapala: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 Balk, 1 HB, 2-3 GB/FB
Jon Ortiz: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2-2 GB/FB
Pat Venditte: 0.2 Ip, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GB/FB – Pat Venditte is servin’ up walk-off hits? what has the world come too

Adam Warren: 6 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 6 K in 11-4 win over Southern Miss. – fourth rounder is only draftee in the College World Series this year … he won’t pitch again until at least Friday assuming UNC makes it that far, they’re one loss away from elimination … just 68 of 126 pitches were strikes (54%)