Nothing but wins on the last day of the season

Triple-A Scranton (5-1 win over Buffalo) they finished the year at 73-69 and in third place in the International League North division
Kevin Russo, LF: 1 for 4, 1 R
Ramiro Pena, SS: 2 for 4, 1 R – gotta figure he’ll be in the Bronx tomorrow
Austin Romine, C: 1 for 3, 1 R – good to see him get his feet wet in AAA at the end of the season
Jorge Vazquez, 1B: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K – finishes the year with a franchise record 32 homers, also more homers than walks (30) … 83 big leaguers have done the more HR than BB thing over the last 50 years
Jordan Parraz, RF: 3 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Greg Golson, CF: 1 for 4, 1 K – he’s on his way to New York
P.J. Pilittere, DH: 0 for 3, 1 K – might be his last game ever as he begins the inevitable transition to coaching
Doug Bernier, SS: 0 for 3, 1 E (throwing)
D.J. Mitchell, RHP: 8 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 1 WP, 11-4 GB/FB – 66 of 109 pitches were strikes (60.6%) … probably his best start of the year, on the last day of the season of the course
Logan Kensing, RHP: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GB/FB – 14 of 24 pitches were strikes (58.3%)

Double-A Trenton (5-3 win over New Britain in 11 innings) they finished the year at 68-73 and in fourth place in the Eastern League East division
Austin Krum, LF: 1 for 5, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 1 HBP – finished the year third in the system in steals behind Ray Kruml (40) and Abe Almonte (30)
Corban Joseph, 2B: 1 for 6, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 E (fielding) – finishes the year at .277/.353/.415 with the most doubles (38) in the league
Rob Lyerly, 1B: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 HBP
Zoilo Almonte, RF: 1 for 5, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 E (fielding) – big breakout year for him, he hit .276/.345/.459 with 15 homers and 18 steals between Tampa and Trenton
Melky Mesa, CF: 0 for 4, 1 BB, 1 K – terrible first half (.211/.281/.368), but he salvaged the season with a strong second half (.303/.384/.455)
Damon Sublett, DH: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Jose Pirela, SS: 0 for 5
Jose Gila, C: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Addison Maruszak, 3B: 2 for 4, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 K – started an around the horn triple play in the second inning
Steve Garrison, LHP: 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HB, 10-5 GB/FB – I wonder if he’ll get a call-up, they don’t exactly need another lefty or long man
Josh Schmidt, RHP: 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 2-1 GB/FB – is there anything worse than blowing a save and having to go to extra innings on the last day of the season?
Wilkins Arias, LHP: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GB/FB

The High-A Tampa season is over. They did not qualify for the playoffs.

Low-A Charleston (5-0 win over Asheville) they finished the year at 55-85, the worst record in the entire South Atlantic League
Jose Rosario, SS & Kevin Mahoney, 1B: both 0 for 4 – Rosario got hit by a pitch, stole a base, drove in a run, scored another, struck out twice, and missed a catch for an error … Mahoney whiffed three times
Jose Toussen, 2B: 0 for 3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Shane Brown, LF: 3 for 4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K – finishes the year with 27 walks and 19 strikeouts in 57 games
Kyle Higashioka, DH: 1 for 4, 1 K
Mike Ferraro, CF: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 K
Jose Mojica, 3B: 2 for 4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 E (throwing) – finished the year on a 16-for-36 (.444) tear
Taylor Grote, RF: 0 for 2, 2 BB, 2 K
Wes Wilson, C: 2 for 3, 2 RBI, 1 BB – picked a runner off first with a snap throw
Brett Gerritse, RHP: 5 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 7-0 GB/FB – too bad it took until the final game of the season for him to get his first start
Tommy Kahnle, RHP: 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 1-0 GB/FB – finished the year with 112 strikeouts, fifth most in the system despite being a reliever
Nathan Forer, RHP: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3-0 GB/FB

The Short Season Staten Island regular season is over. Their first round playoff series with Brooklyn starts tomorrow (best-of-three).

The Rookie GCL Yanks season is over. They defeated the GCL Marlins for the league title.