Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

The SeaWolves never had the lead in their contest with Trenton until the final at bat of the game when Max St. Pierre put a two run homer over the fence to give Erie a big 4-3 win.  Not too shabby from a career minor league catcher who’s struggled this season.  Cesar Nicolas had a nice game and he went two for four with two doubles and a run.

Duane Below had a solid start and he gave up a run on two hits with four strikeouts in five innings.  Brendan Wise improved to 1-0 with two innings of shutout relief.  Wise has been impressive this year.  He’s held the opposition to a .133 batting average and he’s gotten almost 2.5 groundball outs for every flyball.  This has all resulted in a 0.66 ERA on the season.

It was another tough day at the plate at the SeaWolves hitters were held in check in a 4-1 loss to the Thunder.  Jeff Kunkel tripled and scored the lone run while Shawn Roof singled Kunkel home.

Duane Below fell to 0-1 in the loss.  He gave up three runs on four hits with seven strikeouts in four innings.  Ryan Ketchner gave up a run on four hits in three innings of relief.

Duane Below improved to 8-7 on the season with a solid start in the Flying Tigers 7-1 win over Dunedin.  He gave up four hits with five strikeouts in five shutout innings.

Michael Bertram went four for five with a double, two RBIs and two runs.  Cale Iorg went two for five with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and three runs.

Lakeland took home both of their games in a doubleheader with the Yankees.  Game one was a 2-1 win and Duane Below got it done on the mound.  He gave up one run on three hits and four walks with six strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.  Ryan Strieby and Devin Thomas both belted solo homers for the Flying Tigers two runs.

Game two was a 4-2 win.  Jonah Nickerson improved to 10-3 and he gave up two runs on five hits with four strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  Louis Ott went two for three with two RBIs while Michael Bertram went one for two with a walk and two runs.

Duane Below improved to 5-6 on the season with a decent start in the Flying Tigers 6-4 win over Vero Beach.  He gave up three runs on five hits and six walks with ten strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. 

Ryan Strieby went two for four with a homerun and two RBIs.  Brandon Timm went two for three with a double, a homerun and two RBIs.

Cale Iorg singled home Pedro Cotto in the top of the eleventh inning as the Flying Tigers took care of the Reds 3-2.  Brennan Boesch had a nice day at the plate and he went four for six with a run while Ryan Strieby went three for five with an RBI.

Duane Below threw seven solid frames to keep Lakeland in the game.  Jay Sborz threw three perfect innings and he improved to 1-0.

Duane Below fell to 4-5 on the season with a tough start in the Flying Tigers 8-2 loss to Sarasota.  He gave up six runs (four earned) on eight hits in just three innings of work.

Cale Iorg was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for four and he was a double short of hitting for the cycle.  Scott Sizemore was two for three with a double.

Duane Below improved to 3-3 with a nice start in the Flying Tigers 4-0 win over Tampa.  He gave up just two hits and a walk with seven strikeouts  in seven shutout innings.  Jay Sborz struck out two in two perfect innings to close out the game.

Jeffrey Kunkel was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for three with a double, a run and an RBI.

It took ten innings but the Flying Tigers took care of the Tampa Yankees 6-2.  Duane Below didn’t get the win, but he threw a nice enough game.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk with ten strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.  Angel Castro threw two shutout innings and he improved to 2-1 on the season.

Scott Sizemore singled and scored two runs in the win.  Cale Iorg scored once and drove in two despite not getting a hit while Michael Bertram singled twice and scored a run.

The pen couldn’t get the job done as a solid start by Duane Below went to waste in a 6-3 loss to St. Lucie.  Below gave up two runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings but Derek Witt and Ed Clelland combined to give up four runs in the seventh and eighth and that cost the Flying TIgers the win.

Santo De Leon had a nice day at the plate. He went three for four with a double, a homerun and two runs. 

Duane Below improved to 2-2 on the season with a nice start in the Flying Tigers 7-2 win over Dunedin.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and four walks with six strikeouts in five innings.

Justin Justice got it done at the plate and he went three for four with a walk, a solo homer and two runs.  Shawn Roof went two for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.

Duane Below fell to 1-2 in the Flying Tigers 6-2 loss to Fort Myers.  The left hander gave up three runs on three hits and seven walks with four strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Jeramy Laster went one for three with a double and a walk.  Cale Iorg tripled and scored a run.

Lakeland took care of Sarasota 4-2 and Duane Below got it done on the mound.  He gave up three hits and three walks with nine strikeouts in six innings.

Shawn Roof was the hitting star.  He went two for four and he drove in two of the Flying Tigers four runs.

Lakeland lost to Tampa 5-4 but Scott Sizemore did about all he could to help the Flying Tigers win.  He was a perfect three for three with a walk and a solo homerun.  Brandon Timm went two for four with a double and a run.

Duane Below gave up three runs (one earned) over four innings in his start.  Brendan Wise took the loss when he gave up two runs in the bottom of the ninth.

The White Caps took care of Beloit 3-2 and they’re now one win away from repeating as the Midwest League champions. Duane Below threw a solid game and he picked up his second postseason victory.  He gave up just two runs on one hit and two walks with an impressive ten strikeouts in seven frames.

Jeramy Laster had the big hit of the game.  His RBI tripled tied the game up and then he scored on an error for what turned out to be the game winning run.  Scott Sizemore went two for three with a walk and a run.

The White Caps took a 1-0 lead in their playoff series with the Lugnuts behind a solid outing by Duane Below.  He gave up just two runs on four hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. 

Jeramy Laster had a huge day at the plate in the 6-2 win.  He homered twice and drove in four runs.  Scott Sizemore had a team high three hits with a solo homerun and two runs.

Duane Below improved to 13-5 on the season with a nice start in the White Caps 6-1 win over Fort Wayne.  He gave up one unearned run on three hits and three walks with eight strikeouts in seven solid innings.

Jordan Newton went two for three with a homerun and two RBIs.  Santo De Leon went two for four with two RBIs and a run.

Duane Below improved to 12-5 on the season with a nice start in the White Caps 4-0 loss.  He gave up three hits and a walk with six strikeouts in seven shutout innings.

Jeramy Laster was the hitting star in the win.  He went two fr four with a double, a homerun and two RBIs.

Duane Below improved to 11-5 on the season with a very nice start in the White Caps 11-2 win over South Bend.  He gave up just a single hit and four walks with seven strikeouts in six shutout innings.

Gorkys Hernandez, Jeramy Laster and Scott Sizemore had huge days at the plate.  Hernandez went four for five and he was a homerun short of the cycle.  He scored three runs.  Laster went four for four with a homerun, three RBIs and three runs and Sizemore went four for five with a double, two RBIs and two runs. 

Duane Below improved to 10-5 on the season with a nice start in the White Caps 7-3 win over Clinton.  He gave up one run on five hits and three walks with nine strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. 

Joseph Tucker went three for five with a double, a homerun and three runs.  James Skelton went two for four with two doubles and three RBIs.