Lansing Lugnuts History vs. Bowling Green The Nuts are 73-76 all-time vs. the Hot Rods, Class A Affiliate, Toronto Blue Jays • 10-9, T-3rd 42-35 at home, 31-41 road. RHP Fitz Stadler (5.40 ERA) 1st Half Score 2nd Half Score 4/25 at BG 6/29 at LAN at 4/26 at BG 6/30 at LAN 4/27 at BG 7/1 at LAN 4/28 at BG 8/3 at BG Bowling Green Hot Rods 5/31 at LAN 8/4 at BG Class A Affiliate, Toronto Blue Jays • 11-9, 2nd 6/1 at LAN 8/5 at BG 6/2 at LAN 8/6 at BG RHP Caleb Sampen (6.75 ERA) 6/14 at LAN 6/15 at LAN 6/16 at LAN Bowling Green Ballpark 1st Pitch: 6:35 pm Thursday, April 25th, 2019
Tonight: The Nuts open up a four-game road series in Kentucky against the Bowling Green Hot Rods, sending right-hander Fitz Stadler (followed by piggybacking tandem-mate Cobi Johnson) against Bowling Green right-hander Caleb Sampen. This is the first meeting of 17 between the Lugnuts and Hot Rods this year. Lansing is coming off a 3-3 home- stand, winning two of three against Dayton before dropping two of three against South Bend. The Hot Rods, meanwhile, have won five of their last seven games and just completed a 4-2 road trip, winning two of three games at both Great Lakes and Fort Wayne.
Yesterday: South Bend 10, Lansing 8. Jordan Groshans and Alejandro Kirk blasted two-run homers and Reggie Pruitt reached base five times on a single, double and three walks, but a six-run Cubs fifth proved the difference in the rubber match of a three-game series. The Cubs’ Delvin Zinn went 5-for-5 with two singles, two doubles and a triple.
On Deck: The Lugnuts play through Sunday at Bowling Green Ballpark before enjoying an off day Monday. Interdivision play begins Tuesday at Cooley Law School Stadium, with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and Beloit Snappers coming to town for three-game series. May 3rd-5th sees the Lugnuts become the Lansing Locos for Copa de la Diversión.
On the Air: Jesse Goldberg-Strassler has the call on The Game 730 AM WVFN, streaming at lansinglugnuts.com andthegame730am.com, with the pre-game show starting at 5:45pm.
Pitching Probables In a Nutshell 6:35 p.m., Friday, April 26 RHP Josh Winckowski (1.42), Lugnuts at LHP Shane McClanahan (4.70), Hot Rods 10-9 6:35 p.m., Saturday, April 27 RHP Joey Murray (4.35), Lugnuts at RHP Alan Strong (1.80), Hot Rods Streak: Lost 1
2:05 p.m., Sunday, April 28 RHP Juan De Paula (7.71), Lugnuts at RHP Easton McGee (2.76), Hot Rods Home: 5-7 Night: 7-6 Monday, April 29th Midwest League off-day Road: 5-2 Day: 3-3 Lug•Notes vs. LHP: 3-5 vs. RHP: 7-4 Headlines: 3-game series: 2-1 First Rate: The Lugnuts’ offense leads the Midwest League in batting average (.280), hits (185), total bases (283), on-base percent- 4-game series: 0-1-1 age (.369), slugging percentage (.428) and OPS (.797), and is tied for 1st in the league in home runs (17). Series sweeps: 1 Individual Efforts: 19-year-old SS Jordan Groshans, the Blue Jays’ 2018 1st-rounder (12th overall) and the youngest player on Series openers: 4-2 the Lugnuts, leads the MWL in batting average (.387), ranks 2nd in on-base percentage (.465), 3rd in hits (24), 5th in OPS (1.045) Rubber games: 1-1 and tied for 5th in total bases (36). C Alejandro Kirk is 1st in OBP (.467), 3rd in OPS (1.067), tied for 3rd in walks (14), 4th in slug- ging percentage (.600) and tied for 5th in total bases (36). CF Reggie Pruitt is 1st in in the league in base hits (27), tied for 2nd in Doubleheaders: - runs scored (17), tied for 4th in stolen bases (6) and tied for 5th in total bases (36). Scored 1st: 7-3 Night to Remember: On April 18th vs. Dayton, C/1B Ryan Gold hit for the 7th cycle in Lugnuts franchise history, going 4-for-5 with Opponent scored 1st: 3-6
a double, triple, grand slam and seven RBIs in a 12-4 victory. Shutouts: 2-2
National News: It was officially announced Wednesday that 2017 Lugnuts 3B Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. will make his Major 1-run games: 4-1 League debut tomorrow for the Toronto Blue Jays, becoming the 142nd Nut to reach The Show. 4+ run games: 5-5 More hits than opp.: 8-1 #LugLife By the Numbers: Fewer hits than opp.: 2-6 2 Returning Lugnuts from 2018: catcher Ryan Gold and outfielder Reggie Pruitt. Equal hits: 0-2
MLB.com’s Top 30 Jays prospects on the Lugnuts’ roster (with Sean Wymer listed as Baseball America’s No. 26 prospect): 3 Comeback wins: 4 • Jordan Groshans - No. 5 • Alejandro Kirk - No. 27 • Juan De Paula - No. 29 Final at-bat wins: 3 3 Lansing teammates who also were teammates on the Huntington Beach High School baseball team: first basemanJake Walk-offs: 1-0 Brodt (class of 2015), outfielder Dom Abbadessa (class of 2016) and catcher Hagen Danner (class of 2017). Extra Innings: 1-1
17 Consecutive games CF Reggie Pruitt has reached base - every game+ he has started in 2019, pinch-running in the other two. 9-INNING GAMES ONLY
Days between meetings between the Lugnuts and Hot Rods, who last squared off on September 6th in Bowling Green Leading Trailing Tied 135 Ballpark when the Hot Rods eliminated the Nuts in the MWL 1st round on their way to their first league title. After 6: 7-1 2-8 1-0 141 Number of Major League Lugnuts produced in 24 years, most recently Lane Thomas, who played in Lansing in 2015-2016, After 7: 6-1 1-8 3-0 made his MLB debut for St. Louis on April 17th, and homered on April 19th in his first MLB at-bat. After 8: 7-0 0-8 3-1
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Age: 38 | Height: 6’4 | Bats/Throws: L/R • Member of The Citadel Hall of Fame, inducted 2011... won 17 games as a pitcher while posting .322 career batting average and Born: July 23, 1980 | Hometown: Randleman, NC knocking 21 home runs • Played for Cedar Rapids, taking part in the 2002 MWL All-Star Game... played in the 2004 Texas League All-Star Game, winning College: The Citadel (Charleston, SC) the HR Derby... played in the 2004 MLB Futures Game. 2nd round, 57th overall, 2001, Anaheim • Named Baseball America’s 2004 Minor League Player of the Drafted: Year after slashing .317 / .387 / .670 between Class-AA Arkansas and Class-AAA Salt Lake, totaling 36 doubles, 14 triples, 40 hom- Midwest League Experience: 1st season ers, 107 runs and 126 RBIs. • Made MLB debut 9/10/04 vs. Chicago White Sox... started all Pro Managerial Experience: 2nd season three games at 3B as Angels were swept in 2004 ALDS by even- tual champion Boston, batting 1-for-9. W-L Record Entering 2019: 40-36 (Vancouver, 2018) • Ranked No. 12 prospect in baseball entering 2005 season. • As a member of Triple-A Albuquerque, won the 2008 Joe Bau- Pro Playing Career: 2002-2012 man Roundtripper Award, leading MiLB with 42 home runs. • After playing career ended, coached King’s Christian High MLB: 2004-06 (Angels), ‘08 (Marlins), ‘11 (White Sox) School baseball and founded HardKnox Baseball Development.
Years G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB IBB K HBP S SF AVG OBP SLG Minor League totals 10 874 3289 584 950 198 38 209 704 83 33 407 29 1050 31 1 20 .289 .370 .563 Major League totals 5 139 386 54 93 21 2 18 45 5 3 27 1 133 1 0 0 .241 .292 .446
Antonio Caceres Logan Bone Dave Pano Hiroki Yoshimoto Allison Tropf Justin Batcher Pitching Coach Hitting Coach Position/1B Coach Athletic Trainer Dietitian Strength/Conditioning Cotuí, Dominican Republic Festus, MO Worcester, MA -> Tampa, FL Osaka, Japan Grand Ledge, MI Milwaukee, WI Years in Lansing: 2009-10, ‘18-19 1st year in Lansing 2nd year in Lansing 1st year in Lansing 2nd year in Lansing 1st year in Lansing Pitched 1995-1998 in Jays’ org., Former catcher at Mizzou Former pro scout with Interned with Cleveland in 2012 Michigan State -> Eastern Mich. WGTC -> LaGrange College reaching Adv. R. Medicine Hat. 2018: coach at Lindenwood NY Yankees & Pittsburgh 2018: Dominican Summer League owns ALT Performance Nutrition 2018: Bluefield
Luggie’s Fast Facts Current Major League Lugnuts Affiliation History Player Year(s) w/ Lugs Current Team Kansas City Royals 1996-1998 1. LHP Matthew Boyd 2013 Detroit Tigers Chicago Cubs 1999-2004 2. RHP Miguel Castro 2014 Baltimore Orioles Toronto Blue Jays 2005-present 3. C Robinson Chirinos 2003-2004 Houston Astros
Colors...... red and black 4. RHP Anthony DeSclafani 2012 Cincinnati Reds Mascot...... Big Lug 5. C Yan Gomes 2010 Washington Nationals Ballpark...... Cooley Law School Stadium 6. C Danny Jansen 2015 Toronto Blue Jays First Game...... April 3, 1996: Michigan vs. Michigan St. 7. LHP Aaron Loup 2011 San Diego Padres Capacity...... 11,000 8. OF Jake Marisnick 2010-2011 Houston Astros Seasons...... 24 9. LHP Tim Mayza 2015 Toronto Blue Jays Championships...... 1997, 2003 10. LHP Daniel Norris 2013 Detroit Tigers All-Star Games Hosted...... 1997, 1999, 2002, 2018 11. RHP Roberto Osuna 2013 Houston Astros Total Games...... 3,205 12. OF Kevin Pillar 2012 San Francisco Giants All-Time Won-Lost Record...... 1633-1572, .510 13. RHP Aaron Sanchez 2011-2012 Toronto Blue Jays Total Managers...... 15 14. OF Dwight Smith, Jr. 2013 Baltimore Orioles Total Players...... 782 15. RHP Noah Syndergaard 2011-2012 New York Mets Total Major Leaguers Produced...... 141 16. 1B Rowdy Tellez 2014-2015 Toronto Blue Jays Current Major Leaguers...... 17 17. OF Lane Thomas 2015-2016 St. Louis Cardinals Most Recent Debut...... Lane Thomas, St. Louis, 4/17/19 18. INF Richard Ureña 2015 Toronto Blue Jays
Midwest League Splits Eastern Div. Home 1H Road 1H 1st Half Home 2H Road 2H 2nd Half Home, total Road, total Overall Bowling Green ------Dayton 2-1 - 2-1 - - - 2-1 - 2-1 Fort Wayne 1-1 1-1 2-2 - - - 1-1 1-1 2-2 Great Lakes ------Lake County ------South Bend 1-2 1-1 2-3 - - - 1-2 1-1 2-3 West Michigan 1-3 3-0 3-3 - - - 1-3 3-0 4-3 Totals 5-7 5-2 10-9 - - - 5-7 5-2 10-9
Western Div. Home 1H Road 1H 1st Half Home 2H Road 2H 2nd Half Home, total Road, total Overall Beloit ------Burlington ------Cedar Rapids ------Clinton ------Kane County ------Peoria ------Quad Cites ------Wisconsin ------Totals ------
Page 2 Starting for the Lugnuts #35 RHP Fitz Stadler 6-9, 245 age 22
Profile Full Name...... Fitzpatrick Miller Stadler School...... Arizona State University (ASU) Born...... April 2, 1997 Drafted...... 536th overall, 18th round, 2018 Resides...... Glenview, Illinois Bats / Throws...... Right / Right
Big Picture: Tallest player in the Blue Jays organization as well as the tallest in Lugnuts history... one of two Illinois natives on the Lugnuts, along with fellow pitcher Connor Law... favorite player as a kid was Ken Griffey, Jr. ... enjoys watching Game of Thrones, Entourage and Peaky Blinders... roots for the Chicago Bears and Chicago Blackhawks... enjoys golfing... @FitzStadler_4.
Generation...: Fitz’s grandfather, Bob Sullivan, played basketball at the University of Michigan... his father Matt was a three-time Big Ten champion and an All-American swimmer at Indiana, coached by the legendary Doc Counsilman... Counsilman coached swimming at Indiana from 1957-1990, taking the Hoosiers to 20 straight Big Ten wins, six straight national championships, and then coached Team USA men’s swimming in 1964 and 1976, where Indiana’s own Mark Spitz starred and Team USA won 12 of a possible 13 gold medals.
... to Generation: Fitz’s older brothers Walker (a 6-foot-4 pitcher) and Sully (short for Sullivan, a 6-foot-4 outfielder/ Fastball, Change-Up, Slider pitcher) each played baseball for the Indiana Hoosiers, with Sully playing from 2013-2017 before transferring to Xavier for his redshirt-senior year... Walker and Sully were teammates on the Hoosiers in 2013, with Kyle Schwarber on that same IU team... his mother and his older sister, both named Challen, also attended Indiana. MiLB Firsts MiLB Highs MiLB Debut...... 6/20/18 Innings Pitched...... 4.0, 4/9/19 Glory Days: Attended Glenview South High School, just north of Chicago... captained football team in 2014 Start...... 4/13/19 Hits Allowed...... 7, 4/13/19 and 2015... captained baseball team in 2015... as a junior, went 9-0, 0.69, with 49 strikeouts in 39 2/3 innings... Win...... 6/22/18 Home Runs...... 1, 8/1/18 went 8-3, 1.22, 102 strikeouts in 60 1/3 innings as a senior... named Perfect Game All-American Honorable Mention, Perfect Game All-Midwest Region First Team, All-State Illinois, All-Area First Team - Chicago Tribune, Save...... Runs Allowed...... 5, 4/13/19 All-Area First Team - Chicago Sun Times, and was rated the No. 6 high school baseball player in Illinois... threw CG...... Walks...... 2, 3x a five-inning no-hitter, 4/7/15, striking out 11... drafted by the Cubs in the 32nd round but declined to sign, calling Shutout...... Strikeouts...... 6, 2x the pick a “courtesy pick.”
Dancing with the Devils: Committed to Arizona State after Indiana head baseball coach Tracy Smith joined 2019 - Lansing Lugnuts (* - GS) the Sun Devils... as a freshman in 2016, made 12 appearances, 1 start: 0-1, 9.35, 17 1/3 innings, 15 walks, 10 Game Dec. IP H R BB K HR ERA Final strikeouts... pitched in New England Collegiate League that summer (2.82, 22 1/3 innings, 13 walks, 18 strike- 4/9 vs. WM W (1-0) 4.0 1 0 1 2 0 0.00 W, 1-0 outs)... sophomore season in 2017 was limited to 13 innings (4.85 ERA, 7 strikeouts) due to injury... pitched in 4/13 at SB* L, 1-1) 3.0 7 5 1 1 0 6.43 L, 6-0 Cape Cod League (3.72, 19 1/3 innings, 7 walks, 13 strikeouts)... struggled again in junior year in 2018 at Arizona 4/19 vs. DAY - 3.0 5 4 2 2 0 5.40 L, 9-4 State: 5.56, 22 2/3 IP, 18 walks, 18 strikeouts... notable Sun Devils to make the Majors: Barry Bonds, Reggie Jackson, Rick Monday, and, more recently, Jason Kipnis, Mike Leake, Kole Calhoun, Ike Davis.
Draft Day: Drafted by Blue Jays in the 18th round, scouted by Darold Brown, and signed for $100,000... one of five Sun Devils to be drafted, led by Nationals fifth-rounder Gage Canning.
Pro Debut - 2018: Assigned to Adv. Rookie Bluefield, dominated out of the bullpen: first four appearances totaled 8 2/3 inn., 3 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 11 strikeouts... gave up only run in final appearance, 7/6 vs. Pulaski, but still struck out six in 2 2/3 innings... right-handed batters went 2-for-28 with 12 strikeouts... promoted to Northwest League and debuted for Vancouver, 7/11/18... did not allow an earned run in first seven appearances (9 2/3 inn.)... 12 of 16 appearances in NWL (and 17 of 22 overall in 2018) were scoreless.
Midwest League - 2019: Pitching for Lugnuts in No. 5 slot in rotation, piggybacking with RHP Cobi Johnson... made first appearance in 2019 with four scoreless innings of relief, 4/9 vs. West Michigan, facing one above the mininum and tossing three 1-2-3 innings in completing three-hit 1-0 shutout victory... game was completed in 1:54... made first professional start, 4/13 at South Bend: retired first four batters, but allowed a second-inning run on three straight singles before giving up five hits and four runs in the third inning... Lugnuts were shut out on five hits, 6-0.
YR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG ShO SV IP AB H R ER HR HB BB IBB K WP BK AVG 2018 Bluefield - APP 2-0 0.79 5 0 0 0 0 11.1 40 6 1 1 0 1 3 0 17 0 0 .150 Vancouver - NWL 2-2 2.22 16 0 0 0 0 24.1 87 21 8 6 1 2 9 2 22 3 0 .241 2019 Lansing - MWL 1-1 5.40 3 1 0 0 0 10.0 42 13 9 6 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 .310 TOTALS 5-3 2.53 24 1 0 0 0 45.2 169 40 18 13 1 3 16 2 44 3 0 .237
Starters’ Spotlight
Pitcher Background GS W-L Team W-L Run Support/GS Quality FIP K/9 Long Start CS-ATT
15th rd., 2016 | 2018 NWL Pitcher of the Year Winckowski (R) 4 1-0 2-2 16 runs / 4.0 2 3.00 8.53 6.0, 2x (4/20 vs DAY) 1-3 Age 20 | Fort Myers, FL
8th rd., 2018 | Kent St. | ’17/’18 MAC Pitcher of Year Murray (R) 4 2-1 2-2 26 runs / 6.5 2 2.28 12.63 7.0, 4/16 at WM 0-4 Age 22 | Dublin, OH
Hiatt (R) 16th rd., 2018 | UNC | Age 22 | 2019 is pro debut 2 0-1 2-1 9 runs / 4.5 - 6.04 6.94 5.0, 4/23 vs. SB - De Paula (R) Age 21 | Acquired in trade w/ SF for K. Pillar 2 2-1 2-1 12 runs / 6.0 - 4.75 7.36 5.0, 4/17 at WM 1-3
4th rd., 2018 | TCU | B.A.’s No. 26 Jays prospect Wymer (R) 4 1-0 3-1 30 runs / 7.5 2 3.56 6.55 6.1, 4/12 at SB 2-2 Age 22 | Flower Mound, TX
Johnson (R) 30th rd., 2018 | FSU | Age 23 | 2018 NWL All-Star 2 0-1 1-1 5 runs / 2.5 - 2.36 6.00 5.0, 4/8 vs WM 0-0 Stadler (R) 18th rd., 2018 | ASU | Age 22 | height: 6-9 1 0-1 0-1 0 runs / 0.0 - 3.27 3.86 3.0, 4/13 at SB 0-1
Page 3 A Call to the Bullpen 21 COBI JOHNSON • RHP • Age 23 • @Cobi_Johnson 2nd season • FB, CU, CH Last Win, Loss & Save: W (-), L (4/19/19), Sv. (-) Long Relief Appearance: 4.0 IP, 4/13 at SB CS-ATT: Recent Outings: IP H R BB K HR Saves-Opportunities: 0-0 IR-RS: 0-0 4/8 vs WM, GS 5.0 2 0 0 5 0 • Holiday, FL... 30th round, 2018, Florida State University... $125,000 bonus... 2018 NWL All-Star - VAN closer (10 Svs.). 4/13 at SB 4.0 3 1 0 1 0 5 • Father is Dane Johnson (MLB reliever, 1994, 1996-97), former Blue Jays roving pitching instructor and bullpen coach 4/19 vs. DAY, GS - L 4.0 5 4 4 2 0 days rest • Drafted previously by SD, 35th round, 2014, and LA Angels, 29th round, 2017... graduated 3rd in high school class. - 16 WILL McAFFER • RHP • Age 21 • @WMcaffer • Pronunciation: mih-KAFF-er 3rd season • FB, CU, CUT, CH Last Win, Loss & Save: W (4/15/19), L (-), Sv. (-) Long Relief Appearance: 3.0 IP, 4/15 at WM CS-ATT: Recent Outings: IP H R BB K HR Saves-Opportunities: 1-1 IR-RS: 0-0 4/5 at FW - Hold 2.0 1 0 1 2 0 • North Vancouver, BC... 25th round, 2018, Tulane University... $50,000 bonus... pitched for Canada at 2015 U18 in Osaka. 4/9 vs WM 2.2 2 0 3 6 0 1 • South Dakota St. as freshman -> Central Arizona juco as sophomore -> Tulane as junior -> drafted by Toronto. 4/15 at WM - Win 3.0 2 0 1 4 0 days rest • In high school, pitched with Canadian Junior National Team vs. Blue Jays... worked as a cashier at organic grocery. 4/20 vs DAY 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 • Grew up a Jays fan... enjoys watching Black MIrror and playing golf... roots for the Vancouver Canucks and B.C. Lions. 4/23 vs SB 1.0 0 0 3 2 0 6 MIKE PASCOE • RHP • Age 21 • @Mpascoe8 2nd season • FB, SL, CH Last Win, Loss & Save: W (4/7/19), L (4/4/19), Sv. (-) Long Relief Appearance: 2.1 IP, 4/11 vs. WM CS-ATT: Recent Outings: IP H R BB K HR Saves-Opportunities: 0-1 IR-RS: 4-0 4/7 vs FW - Win 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 • Arlington, NY... 24th round, 2018, San Jacinto College... $100,000 bonus... was set to transfer to St. John’s before signing. 4/11 vs. WM 2.1 2 1 1 4 0 0 • Threw 85-87 mph in high school, but velocity rose to 97 at San Jac... also from San Jac: Brandon Belt, Patrick Swayze. 4/18 vs. DAY 1.2 3 1 2 4 0 days rest • 2018 in college: 14 G, 15.1 IP, 2.35 ERA... made 2018 pro debut with Bluefield: 18 G, 20.1 IP, 10.18 ERA, 16 BB, 18 K . 4/22 vs. SB 0.1 2 3 1 1 1 • Roots for the NY Giants and Knicks... delivered pizzas... enjoys basketball and Call of Duty... father was a pro BMX racer. 4/24 vs. SB 2.0 1 0 0 3 0 8 JOEY PULIDO • RHP • Age 23 • @PulidoJoey • Pronunciation: poo-LEE-doh 2nd season • FB, CU, CH, SL Last Win, Loss & Save: W (-), L (4/22/19), Sv. (-) Long Relief Appearance: 2.0 IP, 4/22 IP vs SB CS-ATT: 0-1 Recent Outings: IP H R BB K HR Saves-Opportunities: 0-0 IR-RS: 2-1 4/5 at FW 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 • Jose Luis Pulido... Clute, TX... 32nd round, 2018, Houston... $1,000 bonus... 2018 pro debut: GCL -> BLU -> VAN. 4/9 vs. WM - Loss 2.0 7 6 1 2 1 2 • Capped off 2018 season with spotless work in VAN: 15 gms., 24.2 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 HBP, 7 BB, 21 K, 13-for-88, .148. 4/13 at SB 1.0 0 0 1 3 0 days rest • H.S.: National Honor Society, Peer Assistant Leadership, Key Club... Organizational Leadership & Supervision major. 4/19 vs. DAY 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 • Played two years at Alvin CC -> Houston... enjoys golf, fishing, Game of Thrones, Call of Duty... worked as boiler maker. 4/22 vs. SB - Loss 2.0 2 4 2 2 0 28 SEAN RACKOSKI • RHP • Age 23 • @sean_rackoski • Pronunciation: ra-COW-skee 2nd season • FB, SL, CH Last Win, Loss & Save: Long Relief Appearance: 1.2 IP, 4/18 vs DAY CS-ATT: Recent Outings: IP H R BB K HR Saves-Opportunities: 0-1 IR-RS: 2-2 4/4 at FW 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 • Mesa, AZ... University of Kansas... signed as nondrafted free agent, 4/6/18... graduated with a degree in engineering. 4/18 vs. DAY 1.2 0 0 2 2 0 0 • In first 9 pro appearances / 11 of first 12 w/ Bluefield, recorded either a save or a win... in total: 7-3, 6-8 SV, 4.21, 25.2. 4/22 vs. SB 1.0 4 3 0 1 0 days rest • Played for Arizona Elite Perfect Game 17U World Series team... Southwest USA Baseball U18... missed jr. year (thumb). 4/24 vs. SB 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 • Hamilton H.S. teammates with Patrick Murphy, Mitch Nay, Cody Bellinger... also from KU: Smoky Joe Wood, Bob Allison. 27 JACKSON REES • RHP • Age 24 • @jacksonrees27 • Pronunciation: REESE 2nd season • FB, CU, CH, SL, CUT Last Win, Loss & Save: W (-), L (-), Sv. (-) Long Relief Appearance: 5.0 IP, 4/10. vs WM CS-ATT: 0-1 Recent Outings: IP H R BB K HR Saves-Opportunities: 0-0 IR-RS: 0-0 4/6 vs. FW 2.0 1 0 1 3 0 • Aliso Viejo, CA... nondrafted free agent, 6/13/18, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa... No. 3 rated draft prospect in Hawai’i. 4/10 vs. WM 5.0 4 1 0 8 0 4 • Led Laguna Beach H.S. to 2013 Orange Coast League title: on mound, 10-0, 1.21, 52 K; at the plate: batted .377. 4/15 at WM 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 days rest • Went to Saddleback College, 2014-16, with first two years hampered by injury... transferred to Hawai’i for 2017-18. 4/20 vs. DAY 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 • Communicology major (study of speech)... Hawai’i Friday starter in 2018... enjoys beach volleyball... worked for UPS. - 10 MARCUS REYES • LHP • Age 24 • @marcusreyes03 3rd season • FB, SL, CH Last Win, Loss & Save: W (-), L (4/24/19), Sv. (-) Long Relief Appearance: 2.1 IP, 4/24 vs. SB CS-ATT: Recent Outings: IP H R BB K HR Saves-Opportunities: 0-0 IR-RS: 5-2 4/7 vs. FW 2.0 2 2 1 0 0 • Born in Denville, NJ... moved to Vista, CA... 38th round, 2017, San Diego State... $1,000 bonus... future career: lawyer. 4/10 vs. WM 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 • Attended Rancho Buena Vista H.S. in San Diego County, which also produced Dave Roberts... Political Science major. 4/16 at WM 1.0 0 0 2 1 0 days rest • Initially 1B/P at SDSU... played fresh. year for head coach Tony Gwynn... plays guitar... delivered pizzas for Domino’s. 4/20 vs. DAY 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 • 2017 pro debut: GCL -> BLU -> VAN... spent entire 2018 season with Vancouver: 23 gms., 1.35, 2 svs., 33.1 IP, 31 K. 4/24 vs. SB - Loss 2.1 6 5 0 2 0
entrance Situation inning Entering the Game Comparison Catchers
Pitcher tied ahead trailing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Starters Relievers Danner Gold Kirk Juan De Paula (R) - 1 1 - - - - 1 1 - - - - 6-5...... W-L...... 4-5 W-L...... 1-3...... 2-1...... 7-5 Cobi Johnson - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - 3.82...... ERA...... 4.00 ERA...... 4.00...... 3.81...... 3.10 Will McAffer (R) 2 2 1 - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 - 91.0...... Innings...... 80.0 Inn...... 36.0...... 26.0..... 109.0 Mike Pascoe (R) 1 1 3 - - - - - 1 3 - 1 - 45 (42)...... R (ER)...... 50 (33) R (ER).....25 (17)... 11 (11).. 59 (48) Joey Pulido (R) 2 1 1 - - 1 - 1 - - 1 1 - 350...... At-Bats...... 324 E...... 0...... 0...... 0 Sean Rackoski (R) - 2 2 ------3 1 - Jackson Rees (R) - 2 2 - - 1 - - - 1 - 1 1 92...... Hits...... 86 PB...... 2...... 0...... 0 Marcus Reyes (L) 1 2 3 - - - 1 - 1 2 2 - - .263...... Average...... 265 CS-ATT...... 2-6...... 0-2...... 3-13 Fitz Stadler (R) 1 - 1 - - - - - 1 1 - - - 4...... Home Runs...... 3 Pickoffs...... 0...... 0...... 0
Page 4 Batter Up! 1 DOM ABBADESSA • R/R • OF • Age 21 • @AyyDom • Pronunciation: ABB-uh-DESS-uh Career Highs Last Game: 1-3, R, BB, K Series: 3-7, 2 R, 3B, RBI, BB, 2 K Current Hit Streak: +2 R: 4, 2x 2B: 2, 8/24/18 Last HR: - Homestand: 4-15, 2 R, 3B, BB, 5 K Current On-Base Streak: +2 H: 4, 2x 3B: 1, 8x • Huntington Beach, CA... 23rd rd., 2016, Huntington Beach H.S. ... $150,000 bonus... surname is 1st alphabetically among current MiLB/MLB. RBI: 3, 4x HR: 1, 2x • 2018 w/ Bluefield: .311/.366/.420 in 59 gms., 18-23 SB... others from Huntington Beach H.S.: Chrissy Teigen, TE Tony Gonzalez. SB: 3, 8/8/18 BB: 3, 6/29/18 4 JOHNNY AIELLO • R/R • INF • Age 22 • @johnnyaiello2 • Pronunciation: eye-ELL-oh Career Highs Last Game: DNP Series: 4-8, 2 2B, RBI, 2 K Current Hit Streak: +3 R: 3, 7/1/18 2B: 2, 4/22/19 Last HR: Solo HR, off LP Wolf, SB, 4/17 Homestand: 6-15, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 5 K Current On-Base Streak: +3 H: 2, 3x 3B: • Lansdale, PA... 14th round, 2018, Wake Forest ... $125,000 bonus... switch-hitter until 2016... played for 14U and 15U Team USA. RBI: 3, 6/29/18 HR: 1, 2x • Tommy John before HS sr. year... 2017 (soph. year) w/ WF: 63 G, .328, 17 2B, 20 HR, 2nd Team All-ACC, played for Team USA Baseball. SB: 1, 3x BB: 2, 4x • 2018: Consensus Preseason All-American, Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List... 56 gms, .231, led WF w/ 40 RBIs, t-1st w/ 9 HR. 30 JAKE BRODT • R/R • 1B • Age 23 • @jakebrodt30 • Pronunciation: BROHT Career Highs Last Game: DNP Series: 3-8, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K Current Hit Streak: +2 R: 2, 2x 2B: 2, 2x Last HR: Solo off RH Derek Casey, SB, 4/23/19 Homestand: 5-14, 2 HR, 2B, 4 RBI, 5 BB, 5 K Current On-Base Streak: +8 H: 3, 6/23/18 3B: 2, 4/5/19 • Huntington Beach, CA... 9th round, 2016, Santa Clara ... $5,000 bonus... Communications major... hit grand slam, 7/29/18 vs. Eugene. RBI: 4, 7/29/18 HR: 1, 4x • Attended Huntington Beach H.S., same as Dom Abbadessa and Hagen Danner... enjoys surfing... roots for the Chargers and Lakers. SB: 2, 8/18/18 BB: 2, 3x • 2/17/18: hit two grand slams in one inning vs. Boston College, 7th D-I player to achieve feat... finished game with 3 HRs, 10 RBIs. 25 Mc GREGORY CONTRERAS • R/R • OF • Age 20 Career Highs Last Game: left early (precautionary) Series: 2-5, 2 K Current Hit Streak: +4 R: 3, 2x 2B: 2, 7/24/18 Last HR: - Homestand: 4-12, RBI, 2 BB, R, 5 K Current On-Base Streak: +5 H: 4, 8/15/18 3B: 1, 13x • Tucacas, VZ... signed as international free agent for $10,000 on July 2nd, 2015, same day as Vladimir Guerrero, Jr... hit GS, 6/26/18. RBI: 4, 6/26/18 HR: 2, 2x • Idol: Henry Blanco (“I liked his work ethic. Every time he was at the park he was working.”) ... outstanding chef, specialty: arepa. SB: 1, 14x BB: 3, 8/1/16 24 HAGEN DANNER • R/R • C • Age 20 • @HagenDanner • Pronunciation: HAY-gen (hard G) Career Highs Last Game: 1-3, R, BB Series: 2-6, R, 2B, 2 BB, 2 K Current Hit Streak: +2 R: 3, 2x 2B: 2, 2x Last HR: Solo off RH De La Cruz, WM, 4/16/19 Homestand: 2-13, R, RBI, 2B, 2 BB, 5 K Current On-Base Streak: +3 H: 3, 8/13/18 3B: 1, 4/16/19 • Huntington Beach, CA... 2nd round (61st), 2017, Huntington Beach H.S. ... $1.5 million bonus... won 2011 Little League World Series. RBI: 3, 2x HR: 1, 8x • Won gold medal with Team USA 18U in Japan... entered draft as Pitcher/Catcher, throwing 90-94 mph and hitting 12 home runs. SB: 1, 4x BB: 2, 4x • Signed away from UCLA commitment... entered draft as No. 41 prospect... enjoys boogie boarding/.. roots for the L.A. Lakers. 22 RYAN GOLD • L/R • C • Age 21 • @ryangold22 Career Highs Last Game: 1-5, R, 2B Series: 3-8, R, 2B, BB, K Current Hit Streak: +3 R: 3, 4/18/19 2B: 1, 27x Last HR: Grand Slam off Rodriguez, DAY, 4/18/19 Homestand: 7-18, 4 R, 2 2B, 3B, GS, 8 RBI, BB, 3 K Current On-Base Streak: +6 H: 4, 3x 3B: 1, 4x • Surfside Beach, SC... 27th rd., 2016, Carolina Forest H.S. ... $100,000 bonus... cousin Brandon Gold pitches for Hartford (AA - COL). RBI: 7, 4/18/19 HR: 1, 8x • Born in La Habra, CA... played three years of H.S. ball in NJ before moving to SC... 2018 w/ Lugnuts: 56 gms., .264/.308/.364. SB: 1, 4x BB: 2, 5x 15 JORDAN GROSHANS • R/R • INF • Age 19 • @groshansj10 • Pronunciation: GROH-shens Career Highs Last Game: 3-5, R, HR, 2 RBI, K Series: 6-13, 2 R, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB, 2 K Current Hit Streak: +10 R: 3, 2x 2B: 2, 2x Last HR: 2-R off RH Ramos, SB, 4/12/19 Homestand: 9-21, 5 R, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K Current On-Base: +10 H: 3, 5x 3B: • MLB.com’s No. 5 Jays prospect... Magnolia, TX... 1st round (12th), 2018, Magnolia H.S. ... $3.4 million bonus... enjoys playing Fortnite. RBI: 6, 7/31/18 HR: 1, 7x • H.S. teammate Adam Kloffenstein (friend since 5th grade) drafted by TOR in 3rd rd... Kansas commit, where older brother Jaxx is a 1B/C. SB: BB: 2, 2x • Hit safely in first 12 games as a pro (18-for-45, 4 2B, 2 HR, 7 BB)... promoted to Bluefield 8/17/18... hit 7-for-12, HR, in Appy Lg. playoffs. 23 ALEJANDRO KIRK • R/R • C • Age 20 Career Highs Last Game: 2-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB Series: 6-13, 4 R, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, K Current Hit Streak: +4 R: 3, 4/12/19 2B: 2, 7/1/18 Last HR: 2-R off RH Sanders, SB, 4/24/19 Homestand: 8-23, 8 R, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 6 BB, K Current On-Base Streak: +14 H: 4, 2x 3B: 1, 8/4/18 • MLB.com’s No. 27 Jays prospect... Tijuana, Mexico... signed as int’l FA from Tijuana Bulls academy, 9/24/16... enjoys playing Call of Duty. RBI: 4, 2x HR: 1, 13x • Played for Mexico’s U-13 champions... won academy triple crown: .415, 10 HRs, 55 RBIs, 20 SBs... limited to 1 gm. in 2017 (HBP, hand). SB: 1, 3x BB: 3, 4/19/19 • Broke out in 2018 in Bluefield: BA’s No. 12 Appy League prospect, 58 gms., .354/.443/.558, 10 HRs, 33 BB, 21 K, caught 43% of runners. 2 OTTO LOPEZ • R/R • SUPER UTILITY • Age 20 Career Highs Last Game: 1-5, RBI, K Series: 1-10, 2 RBI, 4 K Current Hit Streak: +1 R: 3, 7/19/17 2B: 2, 2x Last HR: 2-R off RH Dallas, FW, 4/7/19 Homestand: 7-22, 6 RBI, 3 R, BB, 7 K Current On-Base: +1 H: 5, 6/29/18 3B: 1, 9x • Santo Domingo, DR... signed as int’l free agent, 7/4/16 at age 17... lived in Montreal, age 10-14... tri-lingual (French, Spanish, English). RBI: 4, 7/21/17 HR: 1, 5x • 2017 pro debut in GCL: batted in each lineup slot except 4th & played SS, 2B, 3B, LF, CF... enjoys badminton... played in 2017 CTSD. SB: 2, 2x BB: 3, 4/15/19 • Opened 2018 in BLU: 5-6, 2 2B, 3B in 21-11 win at GRN, 6/29... promoted to VAN, 7/1/18, and was named 2018 Post-Season NWL All-Star. 7 D.J. (DEXTER, JR.) NEAL • R/R • OF • Age 22 • @DexterNealJr Career Highs Last Game: 0-2, RBI, SF Series: 4-11, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K, R, 2B, SB Current Hit Streak: -1 R: 3, 2x 2B: 1, 15x Last HR: Solo off LH Marquez (2x), SB, 4/22/19 Homestand: 7-20, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 6 R, 4 K, 2B, SB Current On-Base Streak: -1 H: 5, 8/22/17 3B: 2, 2x • Stone Mountain, GA... 26th round, 2017, Univ. of South Carolina Sumter (“Fire Ants”)... $100,000 bonus... 1st team All-American OF in H.S. RBI: 3, 5x HR: 2, 4/22/19 • Received 20 D-I football offers... chose South Carolina with dual baseball/football scholarship... played one season at WR for Steve Spurrier. SB: 1, 27x BB: 2, 8/21/18 • When Will Muschamp took over as coach, baseball scholarship was rescinded, leading to decision to transfer... BA’s top athlete in Jays org. 3 NICK PODKUL • R/R • INF • Age 22 • @Dr_PodCool • Pronunciation: PAHD-cool Career Highs Last Game: 0-4, 2 K, HBP Series: 1-7, R, BB, 2 K, HBP Current Hit Streak: -1 R: 2, 3x 2B: 2, 6/25/18 Last HR: - Homestand: 3-13, R, RBI, 3 BB, 2 K, HBP Current On-Base Streak: +6 H: 3, 6/17/18 3B: 1, 2x • Munster, IN... 7th round, 2018, Notre Dame... $175,000 bonus... grew up a Cubs fan... Perfect Game USA’s No. 2 SS in Indiana. RBI: 3, 2x HR: 1, 3x • 2017 Coastal Plain League No. 2 prospect / ASG MVP... pro debut in VAN: 50 gms., .222/.347/.364, 3 HR... ended year 13-37, .351. SB: 1, 7/28/18 BB: 3, 2x 5 REGGIE PRUITT • R/R • OF • Age 21 • @rjpruitt08 Career Highs Last Game: 2-2, 2 R, 2B, RBI, 3 BB, SB, CS Series: 7-11, 4 R, 2 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 4 BB, K, SB, CS Current Hit Streak: +10 R: 3, 4x 2B: 2, 8/7/15 Last HR: 2-R off RH De Jesus, WM, 4/9/19 Homestand: 12-26, 7 R, 2 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 4 BB, 6 K Current On-Base Streak: +17 H: 4, 8/16/17 3B: 1, 8x • Kennesaw, GA... 24th round, 2015, Kennesaw Mountain H.S. ... $500,000 bonus... 2016: Baseball America’s No. 11 Jays prospect. RBI: 3, 5x HR: 1, 6x • Signed away from Vandy... spent 2018 in LAN with three DL stints, 4/26-5/6, 5/16-5/29, 6/27-7/4... 89 gms., .211/.300/.304... 37-46 SB. SB: 2, 14x BB: 3, 3x
Page 5 Record by Batting Order Record by Starting Defensive Position Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Dom Abbadessa - 2-1 - - 1-0 3-1 - - 3-4 - - - - - 1-1 3-0 5-5 1-0 Johnny Aiello - - - - - 1-2 5-2 2-0 0-1 - - - 8-5 - - - - - Jake Brodt - - - - 4-2 2-3 1-1 1-0 - - 8-6 ------Mc Gregory Contreras - 0-1 - - 0-1 - 1-1 5-2 1-1 - - - - - 7-5 - - 0-1 Hagen Danner - - 1-0 1-0 2-4 1-2 1-2 - - 1-3 ------5-5 Ryan Gold - - 1-0 5-4 1-0 1-0 - - - 2-1 2-3 ------3-0 Jordan Groshans - 1-0 7-8 ------8-8 - - - - Alejandro Kirk - 6-3 1-1 1-4 - - - - - 7-5 ------1-3 Otto Lopez 2-0 1-4 1-0 3-1 0-2 - - - 1-2 - - 5-7 - 2-1 - - - - DJ Neal ------1-1 0-4 5-1 - - - - - 2-3 - 5-4 - Nick Podkul - - - - 2-0 2-1 1-2 2-3 - - - 5-2 2-4 - - - - - Reggie Pruitt 8-9 ------7-9 - -
Home Run Breakdown Player 2019 (Career) Home Road Day Night RHP LHP Solo 2-Run 3-Run Grand Slam LF CF RF Last Dom Abbadessa - (2) ------Johnny Aiello 1 (2) - 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - 1 - - LHP Adam Wolf, WM, 4/17 Jake Brodt 2 (4) 2 - - 2 2 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 RHP Casey, SB, 4/23 Mc Gregory Contreras - (15) ------Hagen Danner 4 (8) 3 1 1 3 4 - 4 - - - 3 1 - RHP De La Cruz, WM, 4/16 Ryan Gold 1 (8) 1 - - 1 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 RHP Rodriguez, DAY, 4/18 Jordan Groshans 2 (7) 1 1 1 1 2 - - 2 - - 1 - 1 RHP Sanders, SB, 4/25 Alejandro Kirk 3 (13) 2 1 1 2 3 - 2 1 - - 2 - 1 RHP Roberts, SB, 4/25 DJ Neal 2 (9) 2 - - 2 - 2 2 - - - 2 - - LHP Marquez, SB, 4/23 Otto Lopez 1 (5) 1 - 1 - - 1 - 1 - - 1 - - LHP Dallas, FW, 4/7 Nick Podkul - (3) ------Reggie Pruitt 1 (6) 1 - - 1 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - RHP Conger, WM, 4/9
Multi-Hit Games multi-Run Games multi-RBI Games multi-BB Games multi-K Games Player 2 3 4 5+ 2 3 4 5+ 2 3 4 5+ 2 3 4 5+ 2 3 4 5+ Dom Abbadessa 2 - - - 1 ------3 1 - - Johnny Aiello 4 1 ------2 - - - 4 1 - - Jake Brodt 3 - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - 3 3 - - Mc Gregory Contreras 2 ------7 2 - - Hagen Danner 1 ------1 ------4 1 - - Ryan Gold 1 - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 1 1 - - - 1 1 - - Jordan Groshans 5 2 - - 3 - - - 5 - - - 1 - - - 3 - - Alejandro Kirk 4 1 - - 3 1 - - 1 - - - 1 1 ------Otto Lopez 4 1 - - - 1 - - 1 - - - 1 1 - - 2 1 - - DJ Neal 5 - - - - 2 - - 1 ------4 - - - Nick Podkul 1 - - - 1 ------2 - - - 3 - - - Reggie Pruitt 4 3 - - 3 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - 3 5 - -
Bases, SB-att consec. Gms. Played Multi-Run Rallies Player 2nd 3rd HP Current Season High 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total Dom Abbadessa 0-2 - - 2 games 6 (Apr 11-Apr 17) Opponent 10 7 3 3 ------23 Johnny Aiello 2-3 - - - 5 (April 7-April 11) Jake Brodt 4-4 - - - 4 (Apr 12-Apr 16) Lugnuts 13 8 2 ------23 Mc Gregory Contreras 0-1 - - 1 game 4 (April 9-April 12) Hagen Danner - - - 1 game 5 (April 6-April 10) Ryan Gold - - - 2 games 4 (April 11-April 15) Longest Hitting Streaks Jordan Groshans - - - 5 games 5 (2x) Player Alejandro Kirk 1-1 - - 6 games 6 (Apr 18-current) Jordan Groshans | 10 games | April 12th - current | 17-for-43, 5 walks, .395 / .458 / .628 Otto Lopez 5-7 - - 1 game 5 (Apr 11-Apr 16) Reggie Pruitt | 10 games | April 13th - current | 18-46, 5 walks, .391 / .440 / .478 DJ Neal 4-4 0-1 - 3 games 4 (3x) Nick Podkul - - - 2 games 6 (April 9-April 15) Longest On-Base Streaks Reggie Pruitt 6-8 - - 19 games 19 (April 4-current) Player Reggie Pruitt | 17 games | April 4th - current | 27-for-78, 7 walks, .346 / .402 / .462 Alejandro Kirk | 16 games | April 4th - current | 21-for-60, 14 walks, .350 / .467 / .600 25-Man Roster Breakdown Otto Lopez | 13 games | April 4th - April 21 | 18-for-49, 10 walks, .367 / .490 / .488 Acquired in 2015...... 2 USA...... 19 Age 19...... 1 Acquired in 2016...... 5 Canada...... 1 Age 20...... 5 Walkoff Wins Acquired in 2017...... 3 Dominican Republic...... 2 Age 21...... 6 Winning Moment Final Date Pitcher Acquired in 2018...... 14 Mexico...... 1 Age 22...... 7 Johnny Aiello HBP - Bottom 9th, 0 outs W, 5-4 April 7 vs. FW RH Carlos Belen Acquired in 2019...... 1 Venezuela...... 1 Age 23...... 4 Int’l / Nondrafted FA..... 5 Rounds 1-5...... 3 Age 24...... 2 Ejections High School...... 6 U.S. States represented.....12 Youngest...... J. Groshans, 19 Ejectee Final Date Ejector College...... 16 2018 Lugnuts...... 2 Oldest...... J. Rees, 24 Dallas McPherson - Top 6th, balls/strikes L, 8-4 April 6 vs. FW HP Ben Rosen Top 30 Prospects...... 3 1st season in MWL...... 23 Average Age...... 21.6
Inning by Inning Run Differential 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12+ Total Average Opponent 4 15 11 11 9 14 16 6 5 4 - - 95 5.00 Lugnuts 11 4 13 14 5 12 14 11 7 5 - - 98 5.16
Record by Runs Scored Shutout 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12+ Opponent 2 - 0-3 1-1 0-3 0-1 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 - 1-0 Lugnuts 2 1-0 - 0-1 1-3 3-0 2-1 1-0 1-1 - 0-1 - 1-0
Page 6 The Last Time the Lugnuts...
Stole home...... Alejandro Kirk, at FW; 4/5/19 Homered on the game’s first pitch...... Reggie Pruitt, at WM, 8/15/18
Hit for the cycle...... Ryan Gold, vs. DAY; 4/18/19 Hit a grand slam...... Ryan Gold, vs. DAY; 4/18/19 Hit back-to-back HRs...... Samad Taylor / Chavez Young, vs. FW, 8/20/18 Turned a triple play...... 6-3-6, vs. GL; 6/20/15 Allowed back-to-back HRs...... Trey Hair, Ronaldo Hernandez, at BG, 8/22/18 Threw a no-hitter...... 1-0 loss (6 IP) at PEO, 7/14/16 Hit an inside-the-park HR...... Brandon Grudzielanek, at DAY, 8/25/18 Were no-hit...... Victor Sanchez, at CLI; 7/17/13 Allowed an inside-the-park HR...... Yeison Rosario off Maverik Buffo, at FW; 4/9/18 Threw a 9-inning CG...... Justin Maese, at KC; 5/11/17 Scored 10+ runs in an inning...... 11 runs, top of the 7th; at FW; 4/12/18
Struck out 10+...... Joey Murray, 10 K’s in 6.2 IP, vs SB; 4/22/19 Played 9 innings in less than 2 hours...... 1:54, 1-0 win vs. WM; 4/8/19
Individual Position Player 2019 Season High Lugnuts Franchise Record Most Runs Scored, Game 4, Ryan Gold, 12-4 win, vs Dayton, 4/19 5, 2x; last: Dalton Pompey, 8/26/13 Most Hits, Game 4, Ryan Gold, 12-4 win, vs Dayton, 4/18 6, 4x; last: Ryan McBroom, MWL record, 7/12/15 Most Times Reaching Base, Game 5, Reggie Pruitt, 1B, 2B, 3 BB, 10-8 loss, vs South Bend, 4/24 unknown Most Strikeouts, Game 3, 10 players 5, many; last: Javier Hernandez, 8/26/17 Most Walks, Game 3, Last: Reggie Pruitt, 10-8 loss, vs South Bend, 4/24 4, many; last: Juan Kelly, 9/1/16 Most Doubles, Game 2, Jordan Groshans and Johnny Aiello, 13-10 loss, vs South Bend, 4/22 4, 2x; last: Ryan Klosterman, 8/4/05 Most Triples, Game 2, Jake Brodt, 7-3 win, at Fort Wayne 4/5 2, many; last: Edward Olivares, 5/11/17 Most Home Runs, Game 2, DJ Neal, 13-10 loss, vs South Bend, 4/22 3, 3x; last: Jason Dubois, 8/30/01 Most RBIs, Game 7, Ryan Gold, 12-4 win, vs Dayton, 4/18 8, 2x; last: D.J. Davis, 6/8/15 Most Stolen Bases, Game 3, Reggie Pruitt, 7-3 win, at Fort Wayne, 4/5 4, Samad Taylor, 7/1/18 Most Errors, Game 2, Otto Lopez, 9-4 loss, vs Dayton 4/19 4, Gustavo Pierre, 4/26/11 Individual Pitcher 2019 Season High Lugnuts Franchise Record Consecutive Scoreless Innings 8.2, Will McAffer, 4/5-current unknown Most Runs Allowed, Game 6, Joey Pulido (2.0 IP), 7-6 loss, vs West Michigan, 4/9 unknown Most Home Runs Allowed, Game 1, 5 pitchers 3, many; last: Maverik Buffo, 7/4/18 Most Hits Allowed, Game 8, Sean Wymer (3.2 IP), 10-8 loss, vs South Bend, 4/24 unknown Most Strikeouts, Game 10, Joey Murray (6.2 IP), 13-10 loss, vs South Bend, 4/22 17, Aaron Krawiec, 4/29/01 Most Walks, Game 4, Josh Hiatt (3.2 IP), 7-3 loss, vs West Michigan, 4/11 9, Rich Hill, 5/2/03 Most Wild Pitches, Game 2, Cobi Johnson (4 IP), 9-4 loss vs Dayton, 4/19 4, Ben White, 8/29/13 Most Balks, Game 1, Josh Winckowski (6 IP), 4-0 win vs Dayton, 4/20 3, Kyle Weatherly (all in the 7th), MWL record, 5/22/18 Team 2019 Season High Lugnuts Franchise Record Longest Winning Streak 4 games, 4/15-4/19 10, 4/12/07-4/21/07 Longest Winning Streak, Home 2 games, 4/7-4/8 17, 8/4/07-4/9/08 Longest Winning Streak, Road 3 games, 4/15-current 8, 2x Longest Losing Streak 3 games, 4/9-4/11 10, 2x Longest Losing Streak, Home 3 games, 4/9-4/11 8, 7/7/18-7/22/18 Longest Losing Streak, Road 1 game, 2x 9, 7/30/98-8/11/98 Longest Game, Innings 10 innings, 2x, Last: vs South Bend, 4/22 17 innings, multiple times Longest Game, Time, Extras 3:49, 13-10 loss (10), vs South Bend, 4/22 5:31, 16 innings, 7/23/07 Shortest Game, Time, Extras 3:05, 6-2 win (10), at West Michigan, 4/15 unknown Longest Game, Time, 9 Innings 3:37, 7-6 loss, vs West Michigan, 4/9 unknown Shortest Game, Time, 9 Innings 1:54, 1-0 win, vs West Michigan, 4/8 1:46, 1-0 loss, at CR, 5/24/09 Longest Game, Time, 7 Innings - unknown Shortest Game, Time, 7 Innings - 1:25, 5/31/02 Largest Margin, Victory +8, 12-4, vs Dayton, 4/18 17 runs, 2x; last: 7/24/15 Largest Margin, Loss -6, 6-0, at South Bend, 4/12 17 runs, at QC, 7/19/17 Largest Home Crowd 5,022, vs Fort Wayne, 4/6 12,997, vs. Michigan State, 4/5/12 Largest Road Crowd 4,000, at Fort Wayne, 4/4 unknown Lowest Gametime Temperature 41°, 7-3 loss, vs West Michigan, 4/11 unknown Highest Gametime Temperature 74°, 13-10 loss (10), vs South Bend, 4/22 unknown Team Hitting 2019 Season High Lugnuts Franchise Record Most Runs, Game 12, 12-4 win, vs Dayton, 4/18 21, 21-4 win, 5/14/04 Most Runs, Inning 4, 2x, bottom 6th, Last: 12-4 win, vs Dayton, 4/18 11, 3x; last: at FW, 4/12/18 Most Hits, Game 16, 2x, Last: 13-10 loss (10), vs South Bend, 4/22 23, vs. DAY, 7/24/15 Fewest Hits, Game 5, 6-0 loss, at South Bend, 4/13 0, 4x; last: at CLI, 7/17/13 Most Doubles, Game 3, 2x, Last: 10-8 loss, vs South Bend, 4/24 9, vs. BUR, 5/25/99 Most Triples, Game 2x, Last: 6-5 win, vs South Bend, 4/23 unknown Most Home Runs, Game 3, 13-10 loss (10), vs South Bend, 4/22 5, 2x; last: 6/15/08 Most Stolen Bases, Game 7, 7-3 win, at Fort Wayne, 4/5 unknown Most Strikeouts, Game 15, 13-10 loss (10), vs South Bend, 4/22 22, vs. QC, 8/12/04 Most Walks, Game 9, 2x, Last: 6-2 win (10), at West Michigan, 4/15 14, vs. DAY, 8/30/07 Most Runners Left on Base 13, 7-6 loss, vs West Michigan, 4/9 unknown Largest Comeback 3, trailing 3-0 in 3rd, 12-4 win vs Dayton, 4/18 unknown Team Pitching 2019 Season High Lugnuts Franchise Record Most Runs Allowed, Game 13, 13-10 loss (10), vs South Bend, 4/22 20, 2x; last: 7/19/17 Most Runs Allowed, Inning 5, 3x, Last: top 6th, 10-8 loss, vs South Bend, 4/24 unknown Most Hits Allowed, Game 16, 10-8 loss, vs South Bend, 4/24 26, vs. WIS, 4/28/96 Fewest Hits Allowed, Game 3, 2x, Last: 4-0 win vs Dayton, 4/20 0, 2x; last: at PEO, 7/14/16 Most Doubles Allowed, Game 6, 10-8 loss, vs South Bend, 4/24 11, vs. WM, MWL record, 6/16/17 Most Home Runs Allowed, Game 2, 8-4 loss, vs Fort Wayne, 4/6 6, 2x; last: at QC, 7/19/17 Most Strikeouts Recorded, Game 15 (2x), Last: 6-4 loss, vs West Michigan, 4/10 19, vs. SB, 4/29/01 Most Walks, Inning 3 (2x), 9th, 6-5 win, vs South Bend, 4/23 9, vs. MICH, 8/2/96 Most Walks Issued, Game 6, 2x, Last: 13-10 loss (10), vs South Bend, 4/22 15, vs. WM, 4/19/00 Most Errors Committed, Game 5, 7-3 win, at Fort Wayne, 4/5 9, vs. FW, 6/13/03 Most Unearned Runs, Game 5, 8-4 loss, vs Fort Wayne, 4/6 unknown Stolen Bases Allowed, Game 3, 2x, Last: 7-3 loss, vs West Michigan, 4/11 unknown Largest Lead Blown 3, 3x, Last: Leading 5-2 after 6th, 6-5 win, vs South Bend, 4/23 unknown
Page 7 Transactions
Opening Day Roster
• Pitchers: Josh Hiatt, Cobi Johnson, Connor Law, Will McAffer, Joey Murray, Mike Pascoe, Joey Pulido, Sean Rackoski, Jackson Rees, Marcus Reyes, Fitz Stadler, Josh Winckowski, Sean Wymer
• Catchers: Hagen Danner, Ryan Gold, Alejandro Kirk
• Infielders: John Aiello, Jake Brodt, Jordan Groshans, Otto Lopez, Nick Podkul
• Outfielders: Dom Abbadessa, Mc Gregory Contreras, DJ Neal, Reggie Pruitt
• Injured List: Mike Ellenbest, Jose Espada, Javier Hernandez, Colton Laws
April July April 4 - P Mike Ellenbest, P Jose Espada, C Javier Hernandez, P Colton Laws and placed on 7-day Injured List.
April 6 - P Juan De Paula, acquired in Kevin Pillar trade, received from Extended. P Sean Rackoski transferred to Extended.
April 18 - P Connor Law promoted to A-Advanced Dunedin, and P Sean Rackoski received from Extended Spring training.
May August / September
June Up the Ladder
Toronto Blue Jays New Hampshire Fisher Cats MLB Class-AA 11-14 10-9 3rd place (-5.0) 4th place (-1.5) American League East Eastern League East Yesterday: Lost to SF, 4-0 Yesterday: Beat TRE, 7-2
Buffalo Bisons Dunedin Blue Jays Class-AAA Class A-Advanced 5-11 11-8 6th place (-8.0) 1st place (+0.5) Int’l League North Florida State League North Yesterday: Beat SYR, 5-4 Yesterday: Lost to DAY, 6-5 HR: Guerrero, Biggio HR: Noda, Warmoth
Page 8 First Half Results: 10-9, .280 avg., 3.95 ERA Lugnuts Opponent Date Opp. Start Score Rec. Pos. / G+- Win Loss Save Time Att. Temp Notes R H E LO R H E LO 4/4 at FW 7:05p L, 3-0 0-1 T-5th / -1.0 Jose Quezada Mike Pascoe Carlos Belen 2:56 4,000 42° Winckowski: 5 IP, 7 K 0 8 1 11 3 8 1 12 4/5 at FW 7:05p W, 7-3 1-1 T-3rd / -1.0 Joey Murray Trent Shelton 3:19 3,074 60° Kirk/Aiello steal home 7 11 5 12 3 7 3 9 4/6 FW 6:05p L, 8-4 1-2 T-5th / -2.0 Henry Henry Juan De Paula 3:09 5,022 65° Danner: 1st HR 4 9 2 7 8 11 1 8 4/7 FW 1:05p W, 5-4 2-2 T-2nd / -1.0 Mike Pascoe Carlos Belen 2:26 1,574 61° Aiello walk-off HBP 5 7 2 5 4 10 0 7 4/8 WM 6:05p W, 1-0 3-2 T-2nd/ -0.5 Fitz Stadler Xavier Javier 1:54 2,177 68° Lopez RBI single in 6th 1 8 0 4 0 3 2 3 4/9 WM 6:05p L, 7-6 3-3 T-3rd / -1.0 Angel De Jesus Joey Pulido Yaya Chentouf 3:37 1,355 55° Kirk, Pruitt: 1st HR 6 9 0 13 7 14 2 12 4/10 WM 6:05p L, 6-4 3-4 T-4th / -2.0 Adam Wolf Joey Murray Drew Crosby 2:46 1,081 43° WM: 5 runs in 2nd 4 7 0 7 6 11 2 6 4/11 WM 1:05p L, 7-3 3-5 T-5th / -3.0 Wilkel Hernandez Josh Hiatt Yaya Chentouf 3:07 1,163 41° Snow cleared pregame 3 8 1 8 7 11 0 11 4/12 at SB 7:35p W, 5-4 4-5 T-4th / -2.0 Connor Law Zach Mort 2:58 2,642 53° Neal RBI single in 9th 5 7 0 6 4 11 1 8 4/13 at SB 4:05p L, 6-0 4-6 7th / -3.0 Riley Thompson Fitz Stadler 2:40 2,847 50° Cubs toss 5-hit shutout 0 5 0 5 6 10 0 7 4/15 at WM 6:35p W, 6-2 (10) 5-6 T-5th / -2.0 Will McAffer Yaya Chentouf 3:05 936 46° Nuts: 2 in 7th, 4 in 10th 6 9 0 11 2 8 0 8 4/16 at WM 6:35p W, 5-2 6-6 T-3rd / -1.5 Joey Murray Sandel De La Cruz Connor Law 2:49 1,254 60° Danner: RBI 3B, HR (4) 5 9 1 10 2 5 1 6 4/17 at WM 12:00 W, 8-2 7-6 T-3rd / -1.0 Juan De Paula Adam Wolf 3:09 1,777 46° Aiello: 1st HR, 14-hits 8 14 1 10 2 10 0 11 4/18 DAY 6:05p W, 12-4 8-6 T-2nd / -1.0 Sean Wymer Lyon Richardson 3:23 2,788 53° Gold: GS, cycle, 7 RBI 12 16 0 9 4 9 3 9 4/19 DAY 6:05p L, 9-4 8-7 T-2nd / -1.5 Alexis Diaz Cobi Johnson 3:11 1,402 41° DAY ends 12-gm. skid 4 8 4 10 9 11 1 9 4/20 DAY 1:05p W, 4-0 9-7 T-2nd / -1.5 Josh Winckowski Jacob Heatherly 2:37 2,813 47° Lugnuts score 3 in 1st 4 8 1 9 0 3 0 8 4/22 SB 6:05p L, 13-10 (10) 9-8 T-3rd / -2.0 Dalton Geekie Joey Pulido 3:49 4,012 74° Nuts led 4-1 entering 7th 10 16 3 11 13 12 2 7 4/23 SB 6:05p W, 6-5 10-8 T-2nd / -1.0 Juan De Palma Eugenio Palma Will McAffer 3:06 1,990 53° Pruitt sac fly breaks tie 6 15 0 10 5 8 3 10 4/24 SB 12:05p L, 10-8 10-9 T-3rd / -2.0 Ryan Lawlor Marcus Reyes 3:31 1,516 53° Kirk, Groshans: 2-R HR 8 11 3 7 10 16 2 8 4/25 at BG 7:35p 4/26 at BG 7:35p 4/27 at BG 7:35p 4/28 at BG 3:05p 4/30 WIS 6:05p $2 Taco Tuesday April results: 10-9, .280 avg., 3.95 ERA 5/1 WIS 7:05p 5/2 WIS 7:05p It’s Always Sunny... 5/3 BEL 7:05p Education Night Lansing Locos 5/4 BEL 7:05p Heritage Night Lansing Locos 5/5 BEL 6:05p Cinco de Mayo Lansing Locos 5/6 at QC 7:35p 5/7 at QC 12:00 5/8 at QC 12:00 5/9 at KC 7:30p 5/10 at KC 7:30p 5/11 at KC 2:00p 5/13 WM 7:05p Dollar Monday 5/14 WM 10:35a $2 Taco Tuesday 5/15 WM 10:35a Dog Days of Summer 5/16 at FW 7:05p 5/17 at FW 7:05p 5/18 at FW 7:05p 5/19 at FW 1:05p 5/20 GL 7:05p Dollar Monday 5/21 GL 10:35a $2 Taco Tuesday 5/22 GL 7:05p Pride Night 5/23 GL 7:05p Labatt Blue Thirsty Thu. 5/24 LC 7:05p 5/25 LC 7:05p Eat-A-Palooza 5/26 LC 1:05p Pokemon Day 5/27 LC 1:05p Memorial Day BBQ 5/28 at DAY 7:00p 5/29 at DAY 7:00p 5/30 at DAY 7:00p 5/31 BG 7:05p Forrest Gump Night May results: 0-0, ---avg., --- ERA 6/1 BG 7:05p Mystery Jersey Night 6/2 BG 1:05p Nickelodeon Night 6/4 at GL 7:05p 6/5 at GL 10:35a 6/6 at GL 7:05p 6/7 at LC 7:00p 6/8 at LC 7:00p 6/9 at LC 1:30p 6/10 at LC 7:00p 6/11 at SB 7:05p 6/12 at SB 5:05p 6/12 at SB Gm. 2 rescheduled from 4/14 6/13 at SB 7:05p 6/14 BG 7:05p Faith and Family Night 6/15 BG 7:05p Star Wars Night 6/16 BG 1:05p Father’s Day June results: 0-0, ---avg., --- ERA 6/18 at SB 7:05p 55th annual Midwest League All-Star Game
Page 9 Second Half Results Lugnuts Opponent Date Opp. Start Score Rec. Pos. / G+- Win Loss Save Time Att. Temp Notes R H E LO R H E LO 6/20 at DAY 7:00p 6/21 at DAY 7:00p 6/22 at DAY 7:00p 6/23 at DAY 2:00p 6/25 LC 7:05p Great Clips Night 6/26 LC 12:05p Summer Fun Day 6/27 LC 7:05p Canadian Tuxedos! 6/28 LC 7:05p Vladdy Jr. Jersey! 6/29 BG 7:05p Backyard Baseball 2 6/30 BG 7:05p Sensory Friendly Day June results: 0-0, ---avg., --- ERA 7/1 BG 7:05p Dollar Monday 7/2 at GL 7:05p 7/3 at GL 7:05p 7/4 GL 6:35p Independence Day 7/5 GL 6:35p Salute to Service 7/6 at LC 7:00p 7/7 at LC 4:00p 7/8 at LC 7:00p 7/10 at PEO 7:35p 7/11 at PEO 7:35p 7/12 at PEO 7:35p 7/13 at CR 7:35p 7/14 at CR 3:05p 7/15 at CR 1:05p 7/17 BUR 7:05p Dog Days of Summer 7/18 BUR 7:05p Craft Beer Night 7/19 BUR 7:05p LAFCU Fireworks 7/20 CLI 7:05p Tribute to Burt Reynolds 7/21 CLI 1:05p Princess in the Park 7/22 CLI 7:05p Dollar Monday 7/24 at WM 7:05p 7/25 at WM 7:05p 7/26 at WM 7:05p 7/27 SB 7:05p Oregon Trail Night 7/28 SB 1:05p Superhero Day 7/29 SB 12:05p Summer Fun Day 7/30 at LC 7:00p 7/31 at LC 11:00a July results: 0-0, ---avg., --- ERA 8/1 at LC 7:00p 8/2 at LC 7:00p 8/3 at BG 7:35p 8/4 at BG 3:05p 8/5 at BG 7:35p 8/6 at BG 1:05p 8/7 SB 7:05p Dog Days of Summer 8/8 SB 7:05p Labatt Blue Thirsty Thu. 8/9 SB 7:05p Knights of Columbus 8/10 at DAY 7:00p 8/11 at DAY 2:00p 8/12 at DAY 7:00p 8/14 FW 7:05p Dog Days of Summer 8/15 FW 7:05p Big Lugbowski Night 8/16 FW 7:05p Faith and Family Night 8/17 DAY 7:05p Michigan HoF Night 8/18 DAY 1:05p Latino Day Lansing Locos 8/19 DAY 7:05p Dollar Monday 8/20 DAY 12:05p Summer Fun Day 8/21 at SB 7:05p 8/22 at SB 7:05p 8/23 at SB 7:35p 8/24 GL 7:05p Harry Potter Night 8/25 GL 1:05p Big Lug’s Birthday Party 8/26 GL 7:05p Dollar Monday 8/27 GL 7:05p $2 Taco Tuesday 8/28 WM 7:05p Dog Days of Summer 8/29 WM 7:05p Labatt Blue Thirsty Thu. 8/30 WM 7:05p Fan Appreciation Night 8/31 at FW 7:05p August results: 0-0, ---avg., --- ERA 9/1 at FW 6:05p 9/2 at FW 1:05p 9/3 MSU 7:05p CTSD, pres. by AOI
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