Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

The Wisconsin Rattlers scored four of their seven runs in the seventh and eighth innings as the White Caps lost 7-5.  The bulk of the late inning damage came against Paul Nardozzi, who gave up the final three runs (just one earned) that the Rattlers scored.   You hope Nardozzi’s tough outing wasn’t because he couldn’t sleep with the scent of car freshener in the air of his room.

Jordan Netwon drove in three and he was a homerun short of the cycle.  Justin Henry went two for five with a double, a homerun and two runs.

Alfredo Figaro didn’t get the win, but he threw six quality innings as the White Caps edged Wisconsin 4-3.  Figaro gave up one unearned run on three hits and three walks with nine strikeouts.  He’s now struck out 29 batters in 30 innings over 5 starts and his ERA is a microscopic 0.60.

Kody Kaiser singled home Justin Henry in the top of the eighth inning for the game winner.  Kaiser finished the game three for four while Henry had a single, a double and two runs.

Roger Tomas drove home Casper Wells in the bottom of the eleventh inning with a sac. fly to win it for the White Caps 6-5.  Tomas finished the game with a pair of RBIs while Justin Henry tripled and drove in two runs.

Jonathan Kibler threw seven solid innings and while he didn’t get the win, he did keep the White Caps in the win.  He gave up two runs on six hits with five strikeouts.  Paul Nardozzi improved to 2-0 with a shutout inning in the eleventh.

The White Caps went from 6-1 to 6-3 in a hurry as they dropped both of their games yesterday against Clinton.  In the first game, starter Emmanuel Miguelez had a tough time and he gave up six runs in just 1 2/3 innings.  Justin Henry drove in a pair of runs and Cory Middleton had two hits in the 8-7 loss.

The White Caps bats really sputtered in the second game.  While they drew eight walks, they followed that up with just two hits.  Lauren Gagnier took the loss and he gave up four runs on six hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

The White Caps didn’t score in the first eight innings of this but they finally got it going in the top of the ninth.  Christopher Carlson drove in a run on a fielders choice to tie it and then Ron Bourquin singled home Justin Henry to win it.

Once again, the White Caps got some excellent pitching.  Alfredo Figaro gave up the only run in five innings but even that was unearned and Wilton Garcia and Rudy Darrow each threw two shutout innings.  Darrow was particularly impressive because he didn’t allow a single base runner.

Everyone was a hitting star in this game.  Casper Wells had the only homerun for the White Caps with a two run blast in the first inning.  Speaking of the first inning, the White Caps scored ten in the first frame.  Justin Henry had a big day. He went two for four with two walks, three runs and three RBIs.

Lost in all of the offense was a very nice start by Ramon Garcia.  He gave up four hits and he struck out five in six shutout innings.

Oneonta had just as many errors as they had hits as the lost game two of their playoff series with Auburn 6-0.  Justin Henry has to two of the Tigers four hits and he was the only Tiger to reach base twice.

Guillermo Moscoso took the loss with a mediocre start.  He gave up four runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Casper Wells had a big day at the plate and he accounted for most of Oneonta’s offense in their 5-4 win over Vermont.  He singled, homered and drove in four runs.  Justin Henry singled, drew a walk and scored twice.

Rudy Darrow improved to 4-3 on the season.  He struck out five in 2 2/3 innings of perfect ball.

Casper Wells singled home Kyle Peter in the bottom of the tenth inning as Oneonta edged Hudson Valley 5-4 in ten innings.  Wells finished the game with two RBIs while Justin Henry went three for five with a double, an RBI and two runs.

Rudy Darrow picked up the win with three innings of shutout relief.  He improved to 3-3 and he gave up one hit with three strikeouts.

Jay Sborz had a tough start as Oneonta lost to Hudson Valley 4-3.  He gave up three runs on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings.

Justin Henry was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with an RBI.

Oneonta pulled off a pair of wins after yesterday’s game was postponed because of fog.  The first game saw a nice outing by Sendy Vasquez.  He improved to 5-5 and he gave up one run on three hits and six walks with two strikeouts in five innings.  Cory Middleton had the big hit with a grand slam and Casper Wells went three for four with a triple, a homerun, three RBIs and two runs in the 9-2 win.

The second game saw the pitching go out the window as the Tigers won it 9-7.  Mark Brackman improved to 6-6 despite giving up six runs in six innings.  Wells and Justin Henry each had three hits, two RBIs and a run in the win.

Oneonta took two and they got some solid pitching in their doubleheader sweep over Williamsport.  In the first game, Mark Brackman improved to 2-2 and he gave up one run on seven hits and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings.  Christopher Carlson singled and drove in three runs while Justin Henry singled twice, drew a walk and scored twice in the 5-1 win.

Game two was a 4-1 win and it was Guilermo Moscoso who got it done on the mound.  He improved to 6-1 and he gave up one run on six hits with six strikeouts in five solid innings.  Henry drove in two runs without getting a hit and Ron Bourquin went two for three with a double.

Justin Henry scored on a wild pitch in the tenth inning to edge Brooklyn 3-2 in ten innings.  Ron Bourquin was the hitting star in the win.  He went three for four with a triple and two runs.

Erik Crichton picked up the win.  He gave up one hit with a shutout tenth inning.

Casper Wells and Kody Kaiser hit back to back homers in the top of the eleventh inning to win it for the Tigers in their 4-2 win over Staten Island.  Ron Bourquin and Justin Henry each had three hits in the win.

Erik Crichton improved to 2-0 on the season.  He threw two perfect innings and he struck out one in the win.

Oneonta lost 4-2 to Staten Island but Christopher Carlson had a nice individual performance.  He went three for four with a homerun and two runs.  Justin Henry went two for three with a walk.

Guillermo Moscoso fell to 4-1 with a rough start.  He gave up three runs on eight hits and two walks with two strikeouts in four innings of work.

Sean Finefrock improved to 2-2 on the season with a great start in Oneonta’s 4-0 win over Mahoning Valley.  He gave up just one hit and a walk with three strikeouts in eight shutout innings.

Ron Bourquin went two for four with a run and an RBI.  Justin Henry went two for three with an RBI.

Onenta came back from a 2-0 deficit to take a 3-2 lead only to give it up in the final frames to lose to Mahoning Valley 6-3.  Justin Henry homered and drove in two runs while Kyle Peter went two for three with a run.

Paul Nardozzi took the loss and he fell to 1-1 on the season.  He gave up two runs in 1 1/3 innings.

Justin Henry was a perfect five for five with a double and two RBIs in Oneonta’s 10-5 win over Batavia.  Kody Kaiser also had a nice game and he went one for three with two walks, an RBI and two runs.

Collin Mahoney picked up the win and he improved to 2-1 on the season. He gave up one hit and two walks with two strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings.

Two errors resulted in two unearned runs that made the difference in Oneonta’s 3-2 loss to State College.  Sendy Vasquez took the loss and he fell to 1-4 on the season.  He gave up three runs (just one earned) on three hits and five walks with four strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.

Christopher Carlson went two for three with a double and a solo homerun.  Justin Henry went two for five with an RBI.

Sean Finefrock improved to 1-1 on the season with six solid frames in Oneonta’s 4-3 win over State College.  He gave up one run on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

Michael Sullivan had a great day at the plate in the win.  He went three for four with a double, a triple, two RBIs and a run.  Justin Henry went three for four with a double, a walk and a run.