2018 Lexington Legends Game Notes Game 22 West Virginia Power vs. Lexington Legends 13-10 11-10 Single-A Affiliate April 29, 2018 Single-A Affiliate Hatfield vs. McCoy Night Whitaker Bank Ballpark Video: MiLB.TV Audio: TuneIn Radio and MiLB.TV Series Pitching Matchup LHP Domingo Robles (1-1, 3.98 ERA) vs. RHP Nolan Watson (1-1, 6.75 ERA) Upcoming Probables vs. Columbia Fireflies TBA Last Game Legends Season at a Glance After the Lexington Legends plated two runs in the bottom of the first Overall Record...............................................11-10 inning, the West Virginia Power then scored four unanswered runs to Season vs. West Virgnia...................................0-2 beat the Legends in game two, 4-2. Ike Schlabach (1-0, 3.92 ERA) was At Whitaker Bank Ballpark..............0-2 awarded the win for the Power and Janser Lara (0-1, 2.92 ERA) was At Appalachian Power Park given the loss for the Legends. Home Record....................................................8-5 The Legends plated both of their runs in the bottom of the first inning. Road Record......................................................3-5 Travis Jones reached after being hit by a pitch by Schlabach then advanced to second when Seuly Matias was walked. Sebastian Rivero vs. Northern Division.......................................2-7 lined one into right centerfield, scoring Jones and the Legends led, 1-0. vs. Southern Division.......................................9-3 Marten Gasparini brought home Matias with a groundball down the vs. RHP.............................................................10-6 leftfield line, extending Lexington’s lead to 2-0. vs. LHP................................................................1-4 West Virginia tied the game in the third inning. Chris Sharpe reached Night..................................................................8-8 on a single to left field then advanced to second when Lolo Sanchez Day.....................................................................3-2 singled to the third baseman, Travis Jones. With runners at first and April................................................................11-10 second, Cal Mitchell hit a groundball to the second baseman, Matt Morales who tossed it to the shortstop, Jeison Guzman covering second to record the force out. With runners on the corners, Oneil Cruz lined a South Atlantic League Standings two-run single to right centerfield and the ballgame was tied at two. Northern Division W-L Pct. GB In the fourth inning, the Power extended their lead when Ben Bengston Delmarva Shorebirds 16-7 .696 -- smacked his second home run of the season to right field, putting West Kannapolis Intimidators 14-9 .609 2.0 Virginia in front, 3-2. Greensboro Grasshoppers 12-9 .571 3.0 The Power plated their final run in the ninth. With one out, Kyle Watson Lakewood BlueClaws 13-10 .565 3.0 walked then moved to third on a single to right field by Bengston. Wat- West Virginia Power 13-10 .565 3.0 son was able to tag up and score on a sacrifice fly by Sharpe, and West Hickory Crawdads 7-14 .333 8.0 Virginia led, 4-2. Hagerstown Suns 7-16 .304 9.0 Royals Top 30 Prospects Southern Division W-L Pct. GB Augusta GreenJackets 16-6 .727 -- According to Baseball America According to MLB Pipeline 1. Nick Pratto, 1B 2. Nick Pratto, 1B Rome Braves 13-9 .591 3.0 3. Seuly Matias, OF 3. Seuly Matias, OF Lexington Legends 11-10 .524 4.5 6. MJ Melendez, C 4. MJ Melendez, C Columbia FireFlies 12-11 .522 4.5 19. Daniel Tillo, LHP 5. Michael Gigliotti, OF Charleston RiverDogs 11-12 .478 5.5 20. Michael Gigliotti, OF 21. Daniel Tillo, LHP Asheville Tourists 7-14 .333 8.5 22. Jeison Guzman, SS Greenville Drive 4-19 .174 12.5 Lexington Legends Starting Pitcher Nolan Watson RHP Height/Weight: 6’2”/195 DOB: 1/25/1997 Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana Pro Season: Fourth Acquired: 33rd Overall Pick in 2015 Draft Career Numbers YEAR TEAM LEVEL W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB K AVG WHIP 2015 BUR ROK 0-3 4.91 11 11 29.1 39 24 16 2 11 16 .320 1.70 2016 LEX A(Full) 3-11 7.57 24 24 96.1 125 95 81 19 44 60 .314 1.75 2017 ROY ROK 0-1 25.07 4 2 4.2 15 13 13 0 4 2 .536 4.07 2017 LEX A(Full) 1-10 6.78 15 13 69.0 101 64 52 8 33 41 .345 1.94 2017 BUR ROK 0-1 7.36 3 3 11.0 15 9 9 0 3 10 .306 1.64 2017 3 teams Minors 1-12 7.87 22 18 84.2 131 86 74 8 40 53 .354 2.02 Minors Career 4-26 7.32 57 53 1 210.1 205 171 29 95 129 .331 1.85 Info Graduated from Lawrence North High School (Ind.), where he went 6-1 with a 0.68 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 51.2 innings as a senior...draft- ed as 33rd overall pick in the 2015 First Player Draft...made his professional debut on July 1, 2015 vs. the Bluefield Blue Jays and tossed 2.2 innings, allowing no runs on two hits striking out three while walking two...spent the entirety of 2016 in Lexington... 2018 Game-By-Game Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB K HB Result 4/5 CSC ND 3.60 5.0 4 2 2 1 1 5 0 W 3-2 4/10 GVL ND 2.61 5.1 6 3 1 0 1 6 1 W 5-4 4/17 @HIC L 9.49 2.0 9 11 10 1 2 1 2 L 18-6 4/22 HAG W 6.75 5.0 4 1 0 0 2 5 0 W 9-2 vs. West Virginia Date Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB K HB Result Single Game Highs IP.................. 5.1 H...................9 R....................11 ER...............10 BB...................2 K...................5 HB...................1 HR.................1 Leading the Legends Manager - Scott Thorman Scott Thorman returns for his second year as manager of Lexington, after serving in the same role at Burlington from 2015-16 and as bench coach in 2014. A first-round pick by Atlanta in 2000 and Futures Game participant in 2003, Thorman played in the Majors for the Braves from 2006-07 before playing for the Royals at Triple-A Omaha in 2009-10. The first baseman and outfielder competed for Canada in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Scott graduated from Ashford University in 2016 with a Masters Degree in Organizational Management. He resides in Kitchener, Ontario, with his wife, Kelly, and their three children: Robbie, Tommy and Allie. Pitching Coach - Mitch Stetter Mitch Stetter enters his third year as the pitching coach for Lexington after holding the same position with Surprise (Rookie) in 2015. The Indiana State alum was selected by Milwaukee in the 16th round in 2003 and signed by current Royals scout Mike Farrell. Stetter worked as a reliever in the Majors from 2007 to 2011 with Milwaukee and set a Brewers record in 2009, recording 15 consecutive outs on strikeouts. He is a great nephew of Gene Tormohlen, who played for the NBA’s St. Louis and Atlanta Hawks. Stetter lives in Norridge, Ill., with his wife Alison and children: CC, Dusty and Willa. Hitting Coach - Jesus Azuaje Jesus Azuaje returns for his second season as Lexington’s hitting coach, after serving in the same role at Burlington from 2015-16. He served as Latin America field coordinator for the Dodgers in 2014 and held the same role with Seattle in 2012. Azuaje coached for six years with the Mariners, including two seasons as manager of the Arizona Mariners and the 2009 season as hitting coach at Class-A Clinton. He played for Cardenales de Lara in the Venezuelan Winter League for 13 seasons and has coached the team for the last eight. Azuaje was an Appalachian League All-Star in 1993 with Cleveland and a Double-A All-Star in 1999 with the Brewers. He resides in Buckeye, Ariz., with wife, Glenis, and their two sons, Jesus Alberto and Samuel Alexander. Bench Coach - Glenn Hubbard Glenn Hubbard is the bench coach at Lexington for a fifth straight season. Before serving as the Royals’ infield coordinator from 2011-14, Hubbard spent 21 seasons coaching in the Atlanta organization, including 12 seasons as the Braves’ first base coach under manager Bobby Cox. Prior to joining the Major League staff in 1999, Hubbard coached at Bradenton (1990), Macon (1991-92, 1994 and 1998) and Richmond (1993, 1995-97). A 1975 draft pick of the Braves, Hubbard played in the Majors for Atlanta from 1978-87. He concluded his playing career with Oakland, playing on an AL pennant winner in 1988 and the World Series champion team in 1989. The 1983 NL All-Star tied a Major League record for second baseman with 12 assists in a game on April 14, 1985. Hubbard, who was born at Hahn AFB in Germany, attended high school in Utah and was inducted into the Utah Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. He resides in Stone Mountain, Ga., with his wife, Lynn. They have three sons: Jeremy, Mat- thew and Daniel. Certified Athletic Trainer - Saburo Hagihara Saburo Hagihara returns for his second season at Lexington after four seasons with Burlington and three with the Surprise Royals. Prior to joining the Royals, he worked as an athletic trainer for Ohlone College and two high schools in the California Bay Area. Hagihara earned his bachelor’s of science in exercise science from State University of New York at Cortland, and completed his master’s of science in kinesiology at San Jose State University.