Recap April 16-25:
April 16 Palm Beach Official Site Post Game: Bradenton was able to extend Palm Beach's losing streak to four games with the help of their pitching staff. Tyler Waldron started for the Marauders and went five innings allowing six hits, no runs, one walk, and struck five out. Casey Sadler and Zachary Foster combined for the final four innings in which only one hit and one walk were given up. Drew Benes cruised through four scoreless innings and was hit in the fifth by Bradenton. Mel Rojas lead off with a triple and Carlos Paulino tripled following an out to score Rojas. Wes Freeman also triples after a fly out to score Paulino making it 3-0 Bradenton. Mike O'Neill collected three of the Cardinals seven hits but could not push a run across as the Marauders won 3-0.
April 17 Palm Beach Official Site Post Game: Palm Beach sent ace Seth Maness to the mound to keep Bradenton from sweeping them. Maness impressed pitching six innings and allowing seven hits, one earned run (home run to Dan Grovatt in the fourth), and struck six out. The Cardinals got on the board first when Nick Longmire drove in Chris Edmondson in the second inning. Vance Albitz walked to lead of the third and Mike O'Neill followed with a single to right. Ronny Gil drove in Albitz on a ground out that took O'Neill out. Gil moved to second on a Alan Ahmady ground out and Edmnondson hit a two-run homer to clear the bases as Palm Beach went up 4-0. With two-outs in the fourth, O'Niell drove in Longmire and Albitz on a fielding error to make it 6-0 Cardinals. Palm Beach and Bradenton exchanged three runs a piece in the eighth highlighted by bases left loaded and errors, making it 9-5 Cardinals. The Marauders tried to get within reach in the ninth as Stefan Welch knocked in Evan Chambers and Alex Dickerson, but that was as far as they got and Palm Beach held on to win 9-6.
April 18: The Palm Beach Cardinals had day off.
April 19 Palm Beach Official Site Post Game: Palm Beach went on the road to face St. Lucie for a three-game set. The Cardinals sent Richard Castillo to the hill to face Chase Huchingson and both pitched very well. Huchingson went five innings allowing four hits (two for extra bases), one walk, and struck three out. Castillo went six innings giving up five hits (one extra base hit), one walk, and struck two out. The key to the game came in the fifth, when Richard Lucas reached on a throwing error by Ronny Gil. Rafael Fernandez flied out to move Lucas over to third and Wilfredo Tovas drove in Lucas on a single to right field. The game was called in the seventh as St. Lucie held off Palm Beach 1-0.
April 20 Palm Beach Official Site Post Game: Rain again hit in the second game as it was postponed after the first inning between Palm Beach and St. Lucie. The Cardinals did however get on the scoreboard before the stoppage as Mike O'Neill singled to lead off the game and Ronny Gil followed with a ground rule double. Starlin Rodriguez drove in O'Neill on a single that was deflected by the pitcher. Alan Ahmady flew out to knock in Gil and make it Palm beach 2-0. The next day both teams exchanged runs in the second inning and the Mets held the Cardinals to zeroes for the next four frames. Richard Lucas hit a ground rule double with one out in the fourth. Wilfredo Tovar doubled with two outs to score Lucas and Daniel Muno drove in Tovar on a double to tie the game up at 3-3. St. Lucie went on to take the lead in the fifth as Cesar Puello tripled and was knocked in by Robbie Shields. Chris Edmondson doubled in Starlin Rodriguez to end the Palm Beach drought in the seventh. But the bullpen again coughed up three more runs in the bottom half of the seventh as the Mets went double crazy making it 7-4. St. Lucie added two more runs in the eight and Palm beach pushed three across in the ninth but came up short 9-7.
April 21 Palm Beach Official Site Post Game: Game three saw St. Lucie go for the three-game sweep of Palm Beach. The Cardinals did the scoring first as Mike O'Neill singled in Geoff Klein in the second inning. Cory Vaughn singled, Wilmer Flores doubled, Richard Lucas was hit by a pitch to load up the base before Chris Corrigan got his first out in the second. Alonzo Harris grounded into a force out which scored Vaughn and Flores. Wilfredo Tovar moved Harris over and Daniel Muno drove him in making it 3-1 St. Lucie. In the fifth, Ronny Gil and Jonathan Rodriguez each committed errors that allowed runners to score and get in scoring position. St. Lucie tacked on three more runs in the fifth and went on to win 6-1 over Palm Beach.
April 22 Charlotte Official Site Post Game: Palm Beach welcomed in Charlotte for a three-game series and went to task on them. Anthony Ferrara rebounded from his previous start to toss seven scoreless innings allowing only three hits, two walks, and struck two out. But the main story surrounded Starlin Rodriguez who collected three hits (one triple and home run) and drove in five of the 11 runs for the Cardinals. Jonathan Rodriguez and Nick Longmire also contributed by driving in two a piece. Palm Beach plastered three on the board in the second, six on in the fourth, and two on in the fifth while Charlotte only managed one in the ninth for a 11-1 win.
April 23 Palm Beach Official Site Post Game: Palm Beach and Charlotte went scoreless in the opening frame but exchanged runs in the second. Riccio Torrez drove in Philip Wunderlich in the top of the second while Packy Elkins sacrificed to score Alan Ahmady. Michael Swinson returned to the lineup to walk and score on a Chris Edmondson single to right. The Cardinals and Stone Crabs again exchanged runs in the fourth. Michael Mahtook tripled and scored on a Robby Price single and Jonathan Rodriguez singled, stole second, then moved to third on a ground out, and scored on a wild pitch by Enny Romero. Charlotte went extra base hits in the sixth as Wunderlich doubled and scored on a Price double. Mayo Acosta homered to score Torrez and Price putting Charlotte up 6-3. Elkins hit a solo homer, Geoff Klein singled, and Ronny Gil homered to tie the game up at 6-6. Palm beach couldn't hold on as Charlotte loaded up the bases and Wunderlich singled in two runs for the 8-6 Stone Crabs win.
April 24 Palm Beach Official Site Post Game: Game three of the series saw a pitchers duel between Carlos Martinez for Palm Beach and Albert Suarez of Charlotte. Suarez went six innings allowing one hit, one unearned run, two walks, and struck three out. Martinez also pitched six innings and gave up five hits, one earned run, two walks, and struck seven out. Heading into the seventh tied up at seven, both teams bullpens crumbled right away. Keith Castillo lead off with a walk and Cody Rogers followed with a single to left field. Ty Morrison loaded the bases up on a bunt and Hector Guevara drove in two runs on a sacrifice to center giving the Stone Crabs the lead 3-1. Alan Ahmady and Packy Elkins opened the bottom half on back-to-back walks. Jonathan Rodriguez doubled in Ahmady and Nick Longmire knocked in Elkins on a ground out to tie the game up. Luis De La Cruz drove in Rodriguez to give the lead to the Cardinals. De La Cruz, Chris Edmondson, and Cardinals' manager Johnny Rodriguez were ejected in the ninth as Ricky Martinez came in to close out the game but coughed up three runs as Charlotte went on to win 6-4.
April 25 Palm Beach Official Site Post Game: Palm Beach went on the road to face Fort Myers and sent top notch arm Seth Maness to the hill. Maness went seven innings and gave up three hits, one unearned run, and struck seven out for the winning decision (3-0). The Cardinals' bat came alive and struck in the top of the third. With one out, Mike O'Neill doubled to right field and Michael Swinson followed with a walk. Starlin Rodriguez doubled to left to score O'Neill and Chris Edmondson walked afterwards. Alan Ahmady singled and Geoff Klein grounded out to push Swinson and Rodriguez across the plate. Jonathan Rodriguez singled to left to score Edmondson and Ahmady. Rodriguez would score on a double by Nick Longmire and Palm Beach went up 6-0. The only run scored on Maness was due to an error by Ronny Gil, which put Jairo Perez on base. The Miracle settled and shutdown the Cardinals for the final six frames but only manged one more run in the eight. Palm Beach beat Fort Myers 6-2.
Who's Hot:
Starlin Rodriguez will be carrying a 17-game on base streak into the next report. The 22-year old switch-hitter went 9-for-25 (.360) with one double, one triple, one home run, seven RBIs, five runs, three walks, five strikeout, and grounded into one double play. He played six games at second base (assisted in three double plays and committed one fielding error) and one game in left field. The fourth-year minor leaguer leads the team in runs scored, triples, RBIs, total bases, and is tied for lead in hits and home runs.
Packy Elkins has a ten-game on base strak to work on and also collected two multi-hit and one multi-RBI games. The 24-year old left-handed hitter went 7-for-18 (.389) with one home run, four RBIs (two w/two-outs), three runs, three walks, one hit by pitch, one sac fly, one stolen base, and two strikeouts. He played five games at third base (assisted in one double play) and one at second base (assisted in one double play).
Jonathan Rodriguez picked up two multi-hit and one multi-RBI games and will look to extend a five-game hitting streak. The 22-year old right-handed hitter went 10-for-31 (.323) with two doubles, five RBIs, firve runs, two walks, two stolen bases, and nine strikeouts. The 2009 17th round (519th overall) selection leads the team in strikeouts and is tied for the lead in doubles.
Seth Maness kept his season ERA under 1.00 pitching two more impressive starts. The 23-year old right-hander pitched on April 17 allowing seven hits, one earned run, one home run, and struck six out foe the winning decision (2-0). Then on April 25 he gave up three hits, one unearned run, and struck seven out over seven innings for his third consecutive winning decision (3-0). He had a combined ground out-to-fly out ratio of 18-to-5.
Richard Castillo pitched his third complete game of his career on April 19 and kept his ERA hovering around the 1.00 mark. The 22-year old right-hander went six innings in a rain shortened game and allowed five hits, one unearned run, one walk, and struck two out for the losing decision (1-2). He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 10-to-5.
Carlos Martinez had his first start cut short but was strong in his extended contest. The 20-year old right-hander pitched just one inning on April 20 due to rain but did strike one batter out. On April 24, he went six innings and gave up five hits, one earned run,two walks, hit one batter, and struck seven out. He had a combined ground out-to-fly ratio of 7-to-3.
Anthony Ferrara rebounded to have his best start of the 2012 season. The 22-year old left-hander pitched on April 22 going seven innings and allowing three hits, no runs, two walks, and struck two out. He had a ground out-to0-fly out ratio of 9-to-4.
Who's Not:
Drew Benes struggled through two more starts this past period. The 23-year old right-hander pitched on April 16 giving up five hits, three earned runs, and struck four out over five innings for the losing decision (0-2). He then launched on April 23 allowing six hits, four earned runs, two walks, hit one batter, and struck three out over five and a third. He had a combined ground out-to-fly out ratio of 8-to-9.
Ricky Martinez saw his ERA balloon over 10.00 after being hit hard in two of three appearances this report. April 16 he came in and pitched a scoreless inning walking one and striking one out. The he earned two losing decisions and a blown save in his next two appearances. April 20 and 24, the 24-year old right-hander pitched three innings allowing nine hits, eight earned runs, and two walks. The third-year minor leaguer had a combined ground out-to-fly out ratio of 6-to-3.
Chase Reid was tagged with two earned runs in each of his two appearances this past week. The 23-year old right-hander pitched on April 17 allowing three hits, two earned runs, and struck two out over one and a third innings. On April 23 he pitched two innings giving up two hits, two earned runs, two walks, and struck one out for the losing decision (1-2). He had a combined ground out to-fly out ratio of 3-to-1 and kept both inherited runners on base.
Notes:
Allen Craig joined the team for a rehab assignment beginning on April 20. He's played in three games going 4-for-11 (.364) with one home run, one RBI, seven total bases, one run, one walk, and two strikeouts.
Michael Swinson was activated after Kyle Conley was promoted to Double-A Springfield.
Seth Maness was the feature in a TC Palm article.
2012 Florida Stat League Stats:
The Palm Beach Cardinals are batting .259 (t-2nd) with a .331 OBP (2nd), .354 SLG (7th), and .685 OPS (7th). The team ranks second in hits; third in doubles; tied for fourth in stolen bases; sixth in total bases, walks, and caught stealing (tied); tied for seventh in home runs; tied for eighth in strikeouts; tied for ninth in RBIs; tenth in runs; and 12th in triples in the 12-team division.
The Cardinals have a 3.75 ERA (6th) and 1.29 WHIP (7th). The team ranks second in losses, fourth in hit batters, fifth in walks, sixth in strikeouts and earned runs, seventh in runs allowed, eighth in hits allowed, tied for ninth in saves and home runs allowed, tied for tenth in wins, and 12th in hold in the 12-team division.
Alan Ahmady ranks tied for fourth in doubles and tied for ninth in caught stealing.
Jonathan Rodriguez ranks tied for fourth in doubles.
Starlin Rodriguez ranks tied for third in triples.
Nick Longmire ranks third in strikeouts.
Packy Elkins ranks fifth in OBP.
Mike O'Neill ranks tied for eight in OBP.
Seth Maness ranks first in ERA, tied for first in wins, first in innings pitched, tied for fifth in home runs allowed, tied for tenth in strikeouts, and second in WHIP.
Richard Castillo ranks third in ERA, tied for seventh in losses, first in complete games, and tied for fifth in WHIP.
Drew Benes ranks tied for seventh in losses and tied for ninth in hit batters.
Ricky Martinez ranks tied for seventh in losses and tied for fifth in earned runs.
Chase Reid ranks tied for seventh in losses and tied for eighth in game finishes.
Carlos Martinez ranks tied for third in hit batters.
Zach Russell ranks tied for ninth in hit batters.
Anthony Ferrara ranks tied for sixth in walks.
Aidan Lucas ranks tied for sixth in walks.
Up Next:
April 25-27: @ Fort Myers
April 28-30: @ Charlotte
May 1-3: Fort Myers
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