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Facebook, youtube, Instagram: @SOMDBLUECRABS Twitter, tiktok: @BLUECRABS West Virginia (10-7, 32-42) @ Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (8-7, 39-36) Game #16/76 Tuesday, August 24th, 2021 *Regency Furniture Stadium* 6:35 PM RHP David Kubiak (1-1, 4.24 ERA) @ RHP Blake Bivens (2-2, 6.44 ERA)
SECOND HALF: After finishing the first half in second place, 5.5 games back of the Long Island Ducks with a 31-29 Record, Southern Maryland storms into the second half. The Blue Crabs began the second half 2-1 before dropping four CRABS FACTS Straight. Now, having won six straight, the Blue Crabs look to continue their hot streak in their longest homestand of the 2nd Half in North Division: T-1st 2021 season. Despite have two postponements already in the homestand, it’s still the longest homestand of the year Overall: 39-36 (11 games). After having their six game win streak (tied for longest of season) snapped in a 19-5 loss to Long Island and then 1st Half: 31-29 dropping another, SOMD stomped Long Island in a series finale, winning 13-2 thanks to David Harris’s career day. The 2nd Half: 8-7 cleanup man did just that, crushing three homers and seven RBI, both of which tie SOMD franchise records. Now, facing GA/GB 0.0 GB the West Virginia Power who like the Blue Crabs have come out of the gates hot in the second half but also need to keep Home: 19-15 winning for a playoff bid. This is the last matchup between West Virginia and Southern Maryland on the season, in WV’s Road: 20-21 first season in the Atlantic League. Day: 7-7 Night: 32-29 COMING HOME: After a year off in 2020, the Blue Crabs return to baseball was spent primarily on the road. The Blue Current Streak: W1 Crabs play just 25 of their 60 first half games at home, but will play 35 of their 60 second half games at home. This will be Last 5 Games: 3-2 Headlined by a season high 12 game homestand running from August 13th through August 26th. Last 10 Games: 6-4 Series Openers: 18-7 ALPB/MLB RULE CHANGES: Double Hook Rule: This “Double-Hook” rule would be a compromise, of sorts. It Series Finales: 11-13 utilizes the DH spot that has been in effect in the American League since 1973. But once a team’s starting pitcher is replaced, Sweeps/Swept: 3/1 the pitching spot takes over the DH spot in the batting order. So from that point on, the team would be required to either 1st Half Series Won/Lost/Tie. 8/9/2 nd use a pinch-hitter in that spot or let the relief pitcher bat. The impetus behind this idea is to incentivize teams to push their 2 Half Series Won/Lost/Tie. 2/3/1 starters deeper into games. Nearly 90% of pitching starts in the 2020 MLB season lasted less than seven innings. The Score First: 27-13 increasingly early use of relievers -- including the use of the “opener” strategy – diminishes the role of the starter. Yet there Score more than 3: 34-11 is widespread agreement that having identifiable starters -- workhorses around whom fans schedule their viewership or Score 3 or fewer: 5-25 attendance -- is good for the sport Plus, lovers of the NL rules would still get the best of both worlds. BC hit 1+ home run: 28-19 MOVING THE PITCHING RUBBER (SECOND HALF ONLY) Baseball’s dedicated distance from the rubber to the rear of home One Run Games: 9-9 plate has been 60 feet, 6 inches since 1893. So the new Atlantic League distance of 61 feet, 6 inches will be considered by Two Run Games: 3-5 some to be an audacious expansion -- one small step for pitchers, one giant leap for baseball itself. But several factors Out-Hit Opp: 28-11 contribute to the idea of adjusting that seemingly sacred space between pitcher and batter. First and foremost, Major No Errors: 12-12 League strikeout rates have risen every season since 2005 (the league-wide K rate was 16.4% in ’05 and was 24.9% through Extra Innings: 1-2 Monday’s play). Having roughly one-quarter of all plate appearances end in a strikeout is generally agreed to be detrimental Extra Innings (Road): 0-2 to the game’s entertainment value. The strikeouts increase is in part due to a dramatic increase in velocity (the average Extra Innings (Home): 1-0 four-seam fastball speed thus far in 2021 is 93.6 mph, versus a 91.9 mph average in 2008). Additionally, research by The BLUE CRABS vs WV Ringer found that modern MLB pitchers, weighted by workload, are more than four inches taller, on average, than they Extra innings Total: 0-0 2021 Record: 4-3 were when the 60’6” distance was implemented in 1893. All of which is to say that professional baseball may have 2021 Home vs. WV: 2-1 arguably outgrown 60’6”. Moving the pitching rubber back a foot will provide batters with more time to react to pitches, 2021 @ WV: 2-2 potentially improving contact rates and thereby injecting more action into the game. MLB found that the reaction time on Current Streak: W1 a 93.3 mph fastball (the average four-seam velocity in 2020) thrown from 61’6” is equivalent to a 91.6 mph fastball (about the average fastball velo in 2011) thrown from 60’6”. MLB also determined that a 12-inch increase would be the minimum interval needed to evaluate a change in mound distance. While a larger increase in the distance was considered, the g oal is to make a change without disruption or added injury risk. late-inning managerial strategy they desire. So the “Double-Hook” takes the best of both leagues and blends it all together.
ALEX THE GREAT: After beginning the 2021 season in a supplementary role, Alex Crosby has become a mainstay in a lethal Southern Maryland lineup. Once moving into the starting role, Crosby embarked on a 17 game hit streak from 6/15 through 7/2, the Longest by a Blue Crabs batter since 2013, and the third longest in the Atlantic League in 2021. Crosby proceeded to go on another double digit hit streak, 10, from 7/28 through 8/8. More recently, from 8/12-8/14 Crosby went on a three game home run streak, compiling 10 RBI in that span.
TURNAROUND: After struggling to begin the 2021 season primarily in a relief role, 2014 Tampa Bay Rays fourth round draft pick, Blake Bivens has completely reinvented himself. The right-hander allowed 28 earned runs through his first 16.1 innings of the season, but has allowed just three earned runs over his last 26.1 innings. Patrick Baker has seen a massive turnaround as well since moving primarily into a middle relief role. The former Orioles prospect struggled to begin the season, posting a 14.14 ERA in the months of May and June combined and posting a 3.29 WHIP. Since July 1st, however, Baker has become a budding star in the Blue Crabs pitching staff. Since July 1st, in 11G, Baker’s statline is: --12 app, 1.74 ERA, 20.2 IP, 13H, 6R, 4ER, 16BB, 25K
HOT AT THE RIGHT TIME: After beginning the second half of the season 2-5, Southern Maryland has turned it around to win six of their last eight second half games, and seven of their last nine overall. The two losses came in consecutive order to the Long Island Ducks on 8/20 and 8/21, but after winning the series finale and the ALPB North Second Half leading Lancaster Barnstormers being swept by the West Virginia Power, Southern Maryland is now tied for first place in the Atlantic League North Division in the Second Half. The Blue Crabs pitching has been fantastic all year, still ranking in the top three in ERA. It’s the hitting that has turned a corner of late. From the beginning of the season through 7/18, Southern Maryland held a team batting average of a league worst .255 (.010 behind 7th). But, since 7/19, Southern Maryland is hitting a league best .309 as a team (0.20 points better than 2nd place) with a league best .499 SLG. During Southern Maryland’s 7-2 stretch, they are hitting a league best .354 as a team (0.52 better than second place) with a league best 19 HR, a league best 74 runs scored (10 more than the next), a league best .607 SLG (.112 better than second) and a league best 1.035 OPS (.140 better than second).
LAST GAME: (Waldorf, MD, August 22, 2021) After falling to the Long Island Ducks in the opening two games of the series, Southern Maryland looked to rebound, sending Daryl Thompson (W, 9-2) to the mound. Thompson shined this afternoon, but it was David Harris who stole the show in the Blue Crabs 13-2 win. After Vin Mazzaro (L, 1-5) pitched a scoreless first inning, the Blue Crabs struck first in the bottom of the second. David Harris led off the inning with a solo home run down the right field line, giving Southern Maryland a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the third inning, the Blue Crabs rallied again. With runners on first and second, Cesar Trejo drove a single into center field, scoring Matt Hibbert. Then, Harris drove in Michael Baca with another base hit, extending the lead to 3-0. Later in the inning, Josh McAdams doubled to deep center field, scoring Harris and Alex Crosby, putting the Blue Crabs up 5-0. In the bottom of the fifth, Harris came through again. With Trejo on first base, Harris belted a two-run home run over the mini monster in left field, blowing the game open and giving Southern Maryland a 7-0 advantage. In the sixth inning, Trejo blasted a home run of his own over the wall in left-center field, adding an insurance run for the Blue Crabs. The Ducks rallied for a pair of runs in the top of the seventh. These runs were the only blemish for Thompson, who dominated in eight innings of work. In the eighth inning, Chris Reed entered the game for the Ducks but struggled to contain the Southern Maryland bats. With the bases loaded, Trejo lined a single into center field, scoring two runs, and extending the lead to 10-2. Harris, the next batter, hammered his third home run of the game, over the left-center field wall, putting the Blue Crabs on top 13-2. Harris tied a pair of franchise records on Sunday, with three homers and seven RBI. His three home runs tie a franchise record (Casey Benjamin, 2011), as do his seven RBI (Rubi Silva, 2021). After eight outstanding innings from Thompson, Endrys Briceno shut the door in the ninth, solidifying Southern Maryland’s 13-2 win. The Blue Crabs look to continue their winning ways at Regency Furniture Stadium on Tuesday night.
FOUR IS THE WINNING SCORE: Incredibly, the magic number for Southern Maryland this season has been four runs. When the Blue Crabs have scored four or more runs in a game in 2021, their record is 34-11. The Southern Maryland scored three runs or less, their record is 5-25.
SHUTOUT SEASON: The Blue Crabs have a chance at breaking the Atlantic League record for shutouts in a season (14) which was set by the Long Island Ducks in 2019. Southern Maryland currently has seven shutouts on the season, three of which have come against the Ducks. This includes back-to-back shutouts on 8/1 and 8/3, and a 26.2 inning shutout streak that extended into the ninth inning of a game on 8/4.
ALPB PITCHER OF THE MONTH: The cliché “aging like a fine wine” is no longer worthy of what Daryl Thompson has done late in his career. After winning ALPB Pitcher of the Year in 2019, he set new personal bests in season wins, complete games, shutouts, strikeouts, innings pitched, game started, strikeouts to walks ratio, a career low in walks per nine innings pitched, as well as issuing just 27 walks in nearly 200 innings. After a full year off, the 35 year old La Plata was named the ALPB Pitcher of the Month (May/June). During that stretch, he went 4-1 with 3.35 ERA, in six starts. In May/June, the MLB veteran led (among qualifiers) the ALPB in WHIP (1.05), held the fourth best ERA (3.35), most innings pitched (T-1st), most wins (T-1st), fewest walks issued (4), capped it off with a one run CG vs York on 6/27. TODAY’S BLUE CRABS STARTING PITCHER RHP #38 Blake Bivens Height: 6-2 Weight: 205 Age: 25 (08/11/1995) Peak: Double-A TONIGHT’S START: • Today’s start marks the 68th career professional start for Bivens, and his seventh Atlantic League start • Bivens first 16.0 innings of he allowed 28 earned runs, equating to a 15.75 ERA and a 2.69 WHIP, this included 9 relief appearances, 3 starts • In his last 27.2 innings of work dating back to the fourth inning of his start on 7/25, he’s allowed three earned runs, equates to a 1.00 ERA, 0.83 WHIP • Since 7/26, Bivens leads the Atlantic League with a 1.16 ERA, .165 BAA, second with a 0.94 WHIP Year-by-year CATEGORY W/L IP ERA K BB 2021 2-2 43.1 6.44 36 27 Bivens Last Three Starts Starts DATE DECISION IP R/ER H K BB NOTES
7/25 VS HP L 7.0 7/7 6 5 5 All runs in 1,3rd innings
8/1 @ LAN W 7.1 0/0 4 9 4
8/7 @ LAN L 7.0 4/3 4 7 4
8/12 @ LI W 9.0 0/0 5 3 1
DATING BACK TO INNING 4 2-1 27.1 4/3 13 22 10 , OF 7/25 START PRIOR TO INNING 4 OF 0-1 16.0 32/28 26 14 17 7/25 START
BLUE CRABS PROBABLE STARTERS POWER PROBABLE STARTERS 8/25: RHP Blake Bivens (2-2, 6.44 ERA) FB: 86-90, CB: 76-80, CH: 80 8/24: RHP David Kubiak (3-3, 4.26 ERA) FB: 87-89, CH: 79-82, CB: 70-74 8/26: RHP Kolton Mahoney (5-4, 6.79 ERA) FB: 89-92, CB: 77-81 8/25: RHP Elih Villanueva (2-2, 3.00 ERA) FB: 89-91 CH: 86-87, SL: 83-87 8/26: LHP Misael Siverio (0-4, 8.04 ERA) CU: 85-86, CB: 76-77 8/26: RHP Junior Figueroa (2-4, 9.00) FB: 86-88, CH: 75-76 STAFF COMPARISON
W-L ERA IP H R ER BB K HR
STARTERS 28-25 5.32 418.0 434 275 247 188 340 62 RELIEVERS 11-11 4.88 206.2 218 137 112 109 211 19 BLUE CRABS BATTERS #12 IF, MICHAEL BACA, .284 BA, .390 OBP, .404 SLG, .794 OPS, 4 HR, 28 RBI, 4 SB LAST GAME PLAYED------1-5, 2 R HOMESTAND------(9-24, 2 HR, 7R, .667 SLG) CURRENT STREAK---3G vs. WV ------3-8, 3R, 3 GAMES LAST SERIES (5-14, 2B, 2RBI) SECOND HALF: .354 BA/ .956 OPS
• Michael Baca was signed by the Blue Crabs on 6/4/21 • 2021 marks Baca’s fourth season of professional baseball, his first with the Blue Crabs, and his second in the Atlantic League • Baca has never played in affiliated baseball, but began his professional career in 2017, playing 60 the New Britain Bees (formerly in the Atlantic League) • Played for High Point Rockers in 2019 • Split 2018 with American Association and the Frontier League, and split 2019 between the Atlantic League and the Canadian-American Association
#6 KENT BLACKSTONE INF, .236 BA, .347 OBP, .386 SLG, .733 OPS, 8 HR, 33 RBI, 7 SB LAST GAME PLAYED------1-4 (8/18) HOMESTAND ------(5-20, 4R, 2 RBI) CURRENT STREAK--5G vs. WV ------5-26, 7 GAMES LAST SERIES (0-0) SECOND HALF: 8-31, HR, 6 RBI
• 2021 marks Blackstone’s sixth season of professional baseball, and his second with the Blue Crabs • In 2019, Blackstone’s first season in SOMD, he didn’t become an every day starter until the last few days of May, was used primarily in a pinch running role prior to, in his second start of the season he went 2/4 with 3 RBI, a HR, and a 2B in 6-5 Blue Crabs victory • Hit four homers in 116 games for the Blue Crabs in 2019, hit 3 in the first six games of 2021 • Attended high school in Falls Church, VA, 45 miles from Regency Furniture Stadium
#6 BRONSON BUTCHER C, .133 BA, .235 OBP, .167 SLG, .402 OPS, 0 HR, 5 RBI LAST GAME PLAYED------0-4 (8/22) HOMESTAND ------(0-11, BB) CURRENT STREAK---0G vs. WV ------0-0, 0 GAMES LAST SERIES (0-9) SECOND HALF: 0-12, BB
• Signed by Blue Crabs on 7/13 • 2021 is Butcher’s fourth season of pro baseball, ALPB is his highest level, began 2021 in Pioneer League (Idaho Falls) • Joined SOMD with 166 professional games under his belt, and a .299/.411/.430 slash line
#8 ZACH COLLIER OF .327 BA, .454 OBP, .596 SLG, 1.050 OPS, 8 HR, 26 RBI, 5 SB LAST GAME PLAYED------1-3, 2 BB HOMESTAND ------(7-19, 7BB, HR) CURRENT STREAK----2G vs. WV ------0-6 1 GAMES LAST SERIES (1-3, 2BB) SECOND HALF: .351 BA/ 1.142 OPS
• 2021 marks Collier’s 12th season of professional baseball, his first with the Blue Crabs, and his third in the Atlantic League • Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (34th) of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from Chino Hills HS (Chino Hills, CA), selected six picks after Gerrit Cole • Zach Collier was the Blue Crabs third round selection in the 2019 New Britain Bees dispersal draft. • Originally drafted in the first round in the 2008 MLB Draft, six picks after Gerrit Cole. Collier’s most successful season was in 2017 in the Washington Nationals organization, split between the Triple-A, Double-A and Single-A- Levels, combining for a .281 batting average and a .843 OPS. • Attended Chino Hills High School in California, the same high school of Lonzo and LaMelo Ball • On 5/5 against the Long Island Ducks, Collier came a single shy of the cycle, and walked in the ninth inning • On 07/13/ 2018 for the Harrisburg Senators (AA, WSH) robbed a home run to save the game, the play was number one in SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays that night • Lost 11 game hit streak of game two of a twinbill vs York on 6/25 • From 6/16-6/30 Collier went 23/54 while scoring 21 runs with a .529 OBP and a 1.307 OPS • Injured on 7/3, returned on 8/1 • After returning on 8/1, Collier held a slash line of .362/.508/.600 (1.168 OPS) 12 BB, 16G through 8/20
#15 ALEX CROSBY INF, .325 BA, .397 OBP, .504 SLG, .901 OPS, 9 HR, 44 RBI, 6/9 SB LAST GAME PLAYED------2-5, R HOMESTAND ------(13-31, 2HR, 9 RBI) CURRENT STREAK--4G vs. WV ------1-16, 7 GAMES LAST SERIES (7-14, 2 R, 3 2B) SECOND HALF: .397 BA/1.039 OPS
• 2021 marks Crosby’s 7th season of professional baseball, his first with Blue Crabs, and his first in the Atlantic League • Spent the first six seasons of his career in the American Association, spending a majority of his time with the Gary Southshore RailCats. He is a power-hitting corner infielder that can play the outfield when needed. Stan Cliburn will look to bring the California native back to peak form, which for Crosby was the 2016 and 2017 seasons when the left-handed power hitter combined for a .291 batting average. The member of the Great Britain National Team has always shown signs of greatness, Railcats Manager Manager, Greg Tagert, called Crosby “the best guy in the (American Association) league” in 2019. • Lost 17 game hit-streak on 7/3 vs LI, the streak ended as the longest in the Atlantic League in 2021, and the longest by a Blue Crabs since 2013 • Homers in consecutive games on 7/13 and 7/14, the latter was the back end of back-to-back jacks (David Harris) • 10 game hit streak from 7/28 – 8/8 including six multi-hit games, and four multi-hit games in a row • 3 game homer streak from 8/12-8/14, including 8RBI in 2 games (8/13-8/14)
#17 JOE DELUCA C, .274 BA, .348 OBP, .451 SLG, .799 OPS, 7 HR, 36 RBI, 2 SB LAST GAME PLAYED------2-5, 2B HOMESTAND ------(7-26, 2HR) CURRENT STREAK--1G vs. WV ------5-17, 3 RBI, 7 GAMES LAST SERIES (3-12, R) SECOND HALF: 11-47, 2HR, 7 RBI
• DeLuca is in his fifth season of professional baseball, and his first in the Atlantic League • The switch hitting catcher spent a majority of his career in the American Association of Professional Baseball. • DeLuca comes in with connections on the team, having played with Kent Blackstone in the past • Prior to a roadtrip beginning on 6/15 vs Gastonia, DeLuca had 5 RBI on the season, in a three game series sweep against Gastonia, he had 7 RBI • On 7/4 DeLuca held a slash line of .230/.297/.370 BUT from 7/4 – 8/20 he held a slash line of .310/.401/.526 with 6HR and 20 RBI
#14 DAVID HARRIS OF, .277 BA, .338 OBP, .465 SLG, .803 OPS, 13 HR, 56 RBI, 3 SB LAST GAME PLAYED------4-5, 3HR, 7 RBI HOMESTAND ------(11-27, 3HR , 12 RBI) CURRENT STREAK---2G vs. WV ------4-29, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 7 GAMES LAST SERIES (6-13, 3HR) SECOND HALF: .314 BA, 3HR
• 2021 is Harris’s ninth season of professional baseball, and his first in the Atlantic League. • Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 36th round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southern Arkansas University (Magnolia, AR). • David Harris has been wildly successful over his past three seasons. In 2017, Harris, as a member of the Schaumburg Boomers was awarded the Frontier League’s Morgan Burkhart Most Valuable Player Award. That season Harris set Boomers franchise records in batting average and RBI. • He continued to dominate in 2018 and 2019 for the New Jersey Jackals of the formerly Canadian-American Association, holding a batting average of .331 and .342 respectively • .340 batting average from 7/17-8/20 • On 8/22/2021 vs LI @ home, Harris hit went 4/5 with 3 HR and 7 RBI, 3 HR ties a franchise record (Casey Benjamin, 2011) and 7 RBI ties a franchise record (Rubi Silva, 2021) #4 MATT HIBBERT, OF, .312 BA, .424 OBP, .394 SLG, .819 OPS, 1 HR, 8 RBI LAST GAME PLAYED------2-4, 2R HOMESTAND ------(4-14) CURRENT STREAK---2G vs. WV ------0-0, 0 GAMES LAST SERIES (3-10) SECOND HALF: .357 BA/ .973 OPS
• Signed by Southern Maryland on 6/15 • 2021 is Hibbert’s 10th season of professional baseball, his second in the Atlantic League, and his first with the Blue Crabs • At Basha High School in Chandler, Arizona (2008), three sport athlete, All-Region in baseball, All-State in football, was a wide receiver, 30 catches, 640 yards, 5 TDs his senior season • Had two uncles that platyed in NFL, Terrence Porter (Chicago Bears) and Robert Porter (New York Giants), had another uncle drafted by the Kansas City Royals, Steven Porter • Injured on 7/2, was hitting .321 at time, came back on 7/23
#2 JAKE MARSHALL C, .258 BA, .333 OBP, .258 SLG, .591 OPS, 0 HR, 7 RBI LAST GAME PLAYED------1-3, BB, R (8/22) HOMESTAND ------(2-8) CURRENT STREAK----2G vs. WV ------3-5, 2 GAMES LAST SERIES (2-8) SECOND HALF: 4-12
• 2021 is Marshall’s fourth season of professional baseball, and his first in the Atlantic League • A DMV native, Marshall joins the Blue Crabs from the Pacific Association of Professional baseball after earning a spot on the roster following Spring Training.
#7 JOSH MCADAMS UTIL, .267 BA, .341 OBP, .467 SLG, .808 OPS, 14 HR, 52 RBI LAST GAME PLAYED------1-4, 2B, 2 RBI HOMESTAND ------(11-29, HR, 9 RBI) CURRENT STREAK-- 1G vs. WV ------7-25, 2HR, 7 GAMES LAST SERIES (6-18, 4RBI) SECOND HALF: 12-54, 10 RBI
• 2021 is McAdams’ seventh season of professional baseball, his second season with the Blue Crabs, and his second season in the Atlantic League • Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 7th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Calhoun HS (Calhoun, GA) • A true super utility player. In 2019, McAdams led the Blue Crabs in batting average, and posted the best ERA on the team (in 11.2 innings pitched). • All-State football player in the state of Georgia for Calhoun High School • On 6/25 in a twinbill at home against York, McAdams hit a walk-off home run in game one, and a Grand Slam in game two • From 6/25-6/30, McAdams went 14/24 with 4 doubles, 3 HR, 12 RBI • Pitched three times in 2021, 3.38 ERA • From 7/20-8-1, he held a slash line of .391/.462/.804 with 6 HR, 12 RBI including a 3 game HR streak
#9 DARIO PIZZANO IF, .307 BA, .431 OBP, .449 SLG, .880 OPS, 4 HR, 22 RBI LAST GAME PLAYED------1-4 (7/28) HOMESTAND ------(0-0) CURRENT STREAK----1G vs. WV ------7-19, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 7 GAMES LAST SERIES (0-0) SECOND HALF: 0-0
• 2021 is Pizanno’s 10th season of professional baseball, his first with the Blue Crabs, and his second in the Atlantic League • Dario Pizzano was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 15th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Columbia University, was first team All-Ivy League 2010, 2011, 2012, named 2012 Ivy League Player of the Year, Pre-Season All-American, finished Political Science degree while in Mariners organization • In first pro season (2012) split between Rookie and A-, he held a slash line of .354/.442/507
#24 RUBI SILVA OF, .327 BA, .361 OBP, .528 SLG, .889 OPS, 13 HR, 49 RBI, 6 SB LAST GAME PLAYED------2-3, HR (8/19) HOMESTAND ------(11-19, 2 HR) CURRENT STREAK--3G 2021 (BLUE CRABS) – .394/.430/.614, 7 HR, 28 RBI in 33 G 2021 (WV) – .263/.294/.445 in 38 G LAST SERIES (2-3, HR) SECOND HALF: 17-46, 3 HR, 8 RBI vs. WV ------0-0, 0 GAMES
• Traded to Blue Crabs from West Virginia Power for OF Miles Williams on 7/11/21 • Born in Cuba, 32 years old, played professionally in Cuba in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons • Signed with Chicago Cubs at age 22 in 2011, received $1.2 million signing bonus • In six seasons with the Cubs organization Silva hit .282 • 2021 is Silva’s fourth season in the Atlantic League, and his second with the Blue Crabs (2019) • Began the 2021 season with 5 HR in first 8 games • Hit safely in 11 of first 13 games as a Blue Crab in 2021 • Set a Blue Crabs franchise record with seven RBI on 8/1/21, was 4-6 and a double short of the cycle • 10 game hit streak from 7/30-8/10 • Had at least one hit in 24 his first 26 games with SOMD in 2021
#46 CESAR TREJO OF, .297 BA, .387 OBP, .545 SLG, .932 OPS, 9 HR, 34 RBI, 13 SB LAST GAME PLAYED------3-4, HR, 4 RBI HOMESTAND ------(8-18, 2 HR, 9 RBI) CURRENT STREAK----5G 2021 (SMD) – .313/.408/.542, 3 HR, 7RBI, 7 SB in 28 G 2021 (HP) – .280/.365/.549 in 26 G LAST SERIES (6-13, 6 R) SECOND HALF: .326 BA / 1.067 OPS / 3 SB vs. WV ------0-0, 0 GAMES
• 2021 is Trejo's third season of professional baseball • Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 17th round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Greensboro, NC). • Traded to Blue Crabs from High Point Rockers on 6/29/21 to complete an earlier trade. • Placed on 7-day injured list on 7/8, activated on 7/2 CRABS PEN #48 RHP PATRICK BAKER, 3-1, 5.06 ERA LAST APP—8/21 vs LI, 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0R, 0BB, 2K SV/OPP---- 0/0 TOTALS------21 app, 27.2 IP, 27H, 19R, 15ER, 25BB, 35K HOLDS: 1 SECOND HALF: 3 app, 4.1 IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 4BB, 8K
• 2021 is Baker’s sixth season of professional baseball, and his first in the Atlantic League • Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 29th round of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from Anne Arundel Community College (Arnold, MD). • Patrick Baker is a DMV native and a former Baltimore Orioles prospect. The right-hander attended Anne Arundel Community College in 2014, and held a 0.50 ERA in 18 innings pitched before being drafted by the Orioles. • The 27-year-old spent four seasons in the Orioles organization, and took the 2018 season off due to injury. In 2019, Baker made a brief stint in the Frontier League with the formerly Florence Freedom, and posted a 2.45 ERA. 2021 is Baker’s first season in the Atlantic League. • In April and June, Baker combined for a 14.14 ERA and a 3.29 WHIP • Since July 1st, in 12G, Baker’s statline is: --12 app, 1.74 ERA, 20.2 IP, 13H, 6R, 4ER, 16BB, 25K • When Greyfer Eregua went out for the season, Baker adopted his middle relief role and has excelled
#37 RHP ENDRYS BRICENO 2-3, 1.53 ERA, 2 SV LAST APP------8/22 vs LI, 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K SV/OPP---- 2/2 TOTALS----- 30 app, 35.1 IP, 23 H, 8 R, 6 ER, 14 BB, 42 K HOLDS: 6 SECOND HALF: 8 app, 10.0 IP, 4H, 3R, 2ER, 6BB, 6K, SV, 2 HLD
• 2021 is Briceno’s eleventh season of professional baseball, and his first season in the Atlantic League • Endrys Briceno comes to Southern Maryland after spending the last 10 seasons in the Detroit Tigers organization. • The 6-foot-5 righty was the Opening Day starter in the Tigers organization in multiple seasons and has pitched nearly 600 innings in his career, mostly as a starting pitcher #18 LHP CARLOS DIAZ 2-0, 5.79 ERA LAST APP------8/14 vs LEX, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K SV/OPP---- 0/1 TOTALS------22 app, 18.2 IP, 20 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 12 BB, 23 K HOLDS: 2 SECOND HALF: 3 app, 2.0 IP, 5H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 1K
• 2021 is Diaz’s 10th season of professional baseball, and his first season in the Atlantic League • The left-handed pitcher joins the Blue Crabs after pitching in the San Francisco Giants organization from 2011-2018. • In Diaz’s final two seasons with the Giants, he posted a combined 2.59 ERA in over 110 innings of relief.
#32 RHP DALTON GEEKIE, 1-0, 3.94 ERA LAST APP------8/18 vs YRK, HLD, 1.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 2 K SV/OPP---- 0/0 TOTALS------25 app, 32.0 IP, 40 H, 16R, 14ER, 16BB, 32K HOLDS: 4 SECOND HALF: 5 app, 8.0 IP, 11H, 6R, 4ER, 5BB, 12K
• 2021 is Geekie’s fifth season of professional baseball, and his first season in the Atlantic League • Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 22nd round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from Georgia Highlands College (Rome, GA). • The 6-foot-5 righty had Tommy John Surgery in 2017, and moved to the in the Chicago Cubs organization in 2018 and 2019. • 8/14 vs LEX: W, 3.0 IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 7 K #41 RHP MAT LATOS, 1-1, 2.84 ERA, 14/14 SV/SVO LAST APP------8/18 vs YRK, SV, 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 0K SV/OPP---- 14/14 TOTALS------25 app, 25.1 IP, 19 H, 9R, 8ER, 6BB, 26K HOLDS: 0 SECOND HALF: 4 app, 2.2 IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 1K, 3 SV
• 2021 is Latos’s 14th season of professional baseball, and his second season in the Atlantic League • Over his 11 year MLB career, Latos logged over 1,000 innings while accumulating a better career ERA than Mike Mussina and Josh Beckett. • The Virginia native finished 8th in the NL Cy Young Award voting in 2010. Latos played his first season with the Blue Crabs in 2019, and was named an Atlantic League Post-Season All Star and Mid-Season All-Star, and the ALPB Relief Pitcher of the Year. • Strung together nine straight perfect innings, put together 14 straight hitless innings, and had a streak of 20 straight scoreless innings in 2019. • July 2021: 10IP, 4H, 1BB, 0R, 0.50 WHIP, didn’t allow a run from 7/1-8-3 (10G, 11 IP)
#19 RHP CODY STRAYER, 0-2, 2.57 ERA LAST APP------8/20 vs LI, 3.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 1K SV/OPP---- 0/0 TOTALS------8 app, 1 GS, 14.0 IP, 14H, 6R, 4ER, 6BB, 4K HOLDS: 0 SECOND HALF: 1 app, 0.1 IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 0K
• Signed on 7/19 • In sixth season of professional baseball, first in the Atlantic League and first with the Blue Crabs • Began the 2021 season with the PECOS League (Roswell)
#25 RHP TY TRACY, 0-0, 14.81 ERA LAST APP------8/20 vs LI, 2.0 IP, 6H, 6R, 6ER, 1BB, 1K SV/OPP---- 0/1 TOTALS------9 app, 10.1 IP, 21H, 18R, 17ER, 4BB, 4K HOLDS: 0 SECOND HALF: 3 app, 3.1 IP, 7H, 7R, 7ER, 2BB, 2K
• Signed on 7/18 • In second season of professional baseball, first in the Atlantic League, and first with the Blue Crabs • Spent the 2019 season in the PECOS League with Monterey, went 5-2 with a 4.70 ERA in 12G/11GS
BREAKDOWNS
2021 vs. West Virginia Power Overall: 4-3 Home: 2-1 Road: 2-25-3 DATE: PLACE: W-L/SCORE: WP/REC: LP/REC: SAVE NOTEWORTHY: 5/28 Charleston, WV W/12-3 Thompson (1-0) Sikula (0-1) Season opener 5/29 Charleston, WV L/4-1 Blair (1-0) Devine (0-1) Machi (1) 5/30 Charleston, WV L/4-2 Villanueva (1-0) Barker (0-1) Moreno (1) 5/31 Charleston, WV W/8-5 Baker (1-0) Siverio (0-1) Latos (1) 7/9 Waldorf, MD W/8-0 Devine (5-2) Rosario (0-1) Devine CG shutout 7/10 Waldorf, MD L/3-2 Figueroa (1-0) Briceno (1-2) Leon (2) 7/11 Waldorf, MD W/2-1 Mahoney (3-1) Quirarte (3-1) Latos (8) 8/24 Waldorf, MD 8/25 Waldorf, MD 8/26 Waldorf, MD
BLUE CRABS ON THE INJURED LIST PLAYER INJURY DATE ON DATE OFF Cesar Trejo Upper body 7/8/21 7/22/21
NORTH: LAN LI YRK TOTALS: SOUTH: HP GA WV LEX TOTALS: HOME: 1-2 4-5 6-2 11-9 1-2 3-3 2-1 3-0 9-6 ROAD: 4-5 4-6 2-1 10-12 2-1 5-1 2-2 0-5 9-9 vs NORTH: 5-7 8-11 8-3 21-21 vs SOUTH: 3-3 8-4 4-3 3-5 18-15
2019 First Half Second Half DATE: OPP W/S WP LP SV: REC GA/GB DATE: OPP W-L WP LP SV: REC GA/GB 5/28 @ WV W/12-3 Thompson (1-0) Sikula (0-1) 1-0. 0.5 GB 8/4 VS LI. W/4-3. Thompson (7-2) Feldman (4-2) Latos (12) 1-0. 0.0 GA 5/29 @ WV L/4-1 Blair (1-0) Devine (0-1) Machi (1) 1-1 1.0 GB 8/5 VS LI. L/13-6. DeLeon (2-1) Burton (3-6) 1-1. 0.0 GA 5/30 @ WV L/4-2 Villanueva (1-0) Barker (0-1) Moreno(1) 1-2 1.5 GB 8/6 @ LA . W/10-6. Diaz (2-0). Espinal (2-6). Latos (13). 2-1. 0.0 GA 5/31 @ WV W/8-5 Baker (1-0) Silverio (0-1). Latos (1). 2-2 1.0 GB 8/7 @ LA. L/10-2. Bivens (1-2). DiSabatino (8-3) 2-2. 0.0 GA 6/1 @ LX. L/5-4. Harris (1-0) Burton (0-1) Cingrani (1). 2-3 1.0 GB 8/8 @ LA. L/8-6 (10) Espinal (3-6). Latos (1-2). 2-3. 1.0 GB 6/2 @ LX L/12-2. Hauschild (1-1) Mahoney (0-1) 2-4 1.0 GB 8/11 @ LI L/3-2 (8). Barnes (2-0). Briceno (2-3). 2-4. 2.0 GB 6/3 @ LX L/8-4 (8) McGowan (2-0) Devine (0-2) 2-5 2.0 GB 8/11 @ LI. L/5-1 (7). DeLeon (3-1). Brice (1-2). 2-5. 2.5 GB 6/4 VS LI W/7-0 Thompson (2-0) Reed (1-1) 3-5 1.0 GB 8/12 @ LI. W/11-0. Bivens (2-2). Iorio (7-2). 3-5. 2.5 GB 6/5 VS LI L/19-3 Iorio (1-0) Barker (0-2) 3-6 2.0 GB 8/14 VS LX W/15-4. Geekie (1-0). Glenn (0-3). 4-5 1.5 GB 6/6 VS LI L/5-1. Cuas (2-0). Baker (1-1) 3-7 3.0 GB 8/15 VS LX. W/4-3 (8) Latos (2-2). Quillens (0-2) 5-5. 1.0 GB 6/8 VS YK L/12-2 Welch (1-0) Burton (0-2) 3-8 3.0 GB 8/15 VS LX. W/7-3. Thompson (8-2) Herrera (1-1) Briceno (2) 6-5. 1.0 GB 6/9 VS YK L/12-1 Sanabia (3-0). Thompson (2-1) 3-9. 4.5 GB 8/17 VS YK. W/5-3. Brice (2-2) von Schamann (4-6) Latos (14) 7-5. 0.5 GB 6/12 VS LA W/3-0 Devine (1-2) Shirley (2-1) Latos (2) 4-9 3.5 GB 8/20 VS LI L/19-5 Iorio (8-2). Mahoney (5-4). 7-6. 1.0 GB 6/12 VS LA L/3-1 Goya (1-0) Latos (0-1) Shuman (3) 4-10 4.0 GB 8/21 VS LI L/6-3. Downs (2-4). Siverio (0-4). 7-7 1.0 GB 6/13 VS LA L/11-2 Cutura (3-1) Glorius (0-1) 4-11 4.0 GB 8/22 VS LI W/13-2 Thompson (9-2) Mazzaro (1-5) 8-7. 0.0 GB 6/15 @ GA W/5-3 Briceno (1-0) Hart (1-1) Latos (3) 5-11 4.0 GB 8/24 VS WV 6/16. @. GA. W/13-3. Thompson (3-1) Kirwan (1-2) 6-11 4.0 GB 8/25 VS WV 6/17 @ GA W/9-1. Devine (2-2). Hovis (1-2) 7-11. 3.0 GB 8/26 VS WV 6/18 @ HP W/10-7 Baker (2-1). Clark (0-1). Latos (4) 8-11. 2.5 GB 8/27 @ YK 6/19 @ HP L/4-1 Casad (1-0). Eregua (0-1). Gainey (2). 8-12. 3.0 GB 8/28 @ YK 6/20 @ HP W/15-12 Diaz (1-0). Clark (0-2). 9-12. 3.0 GB 8/29 @ YK 6/22 @ YK W/6-5 Eregua (1-1). Fuller (1-1). Latos (5) 10-12. 2.5 GB 8/31 VS LA 6/23 @ YK W/9-5 Devine (3-2) von Schamann (1-3) 11-12 2.0 GB 9/1 VS LA 6/24 @ YK L/2-0 Nicely (2-2). Barker (0-3) Fuller (5) 11-13 2.0 GB 9/2 VS LA 6/25 VS YK. W/5-4. Latos (1-1) Capellan (0-1) 12-13 1.5 GB 9/3 @ YK 6/25 VS YK. W/10-5 Mahoney (1-1) Bell (0-2). 13-13. 0.5 GB 9/4 @ YK 6/26 VS YK. W/4-2. Burton (1-2). Welch (1-2) Briceno (1). 14-13. 0.5 GA 9/5 @ YK 6/27 VS YK. W/4-1 Thompson (4-1) Rodriguez (1-1) 15-13. 0.5 GA 9/6 @ YK 6/29 @ GA. W/11-7. Devine (4-2) Kirwan (1-3) 16-13 0.5 GA 9/7 @ LI 6/30 @ GA. W/12-8 Barker (1-3) Candelario (0-3) 17-13. 1.5 GA 9/8 @ LI 7/1 @ GA. L/9-4. Merkel (1-1). Glorius (0-2). 17-14. 0.5 GA 9/9 @ LI 7/2 @ LI. W/1-0. Burton (2-2). Bolsinger (1-4) Latos (6) 18-14. 1.5 GA 9/10 VS YK 7/3 @ LI. L/5-4. Tonkin (2-1). Eregua (1-2). 18-15. 0.5 GA 9/10 VS YK 7/4 @ LI. L/4-3. Dragmire (2-0). Briceno (1-1). Tonkin (7) 18-16. 0.5 GB 9/11 VS YK 7/5 @ LI. W/1-0. Barker (2-3). Gracesqui (1-1) Latos (7). 19-16. 0.5 GA 9/12 VS YK 7/6 VS GA. W/7-3. Mahoney (2-1) Merkel (1-2). 20-16. 1.0 GA 9/14 VS LI 7/7 VS GA. L/4-3. Earls (2-1). Eregua (1-3). Scott (5). 20-17. 0.0 GB 9/15 VS LI 7/10 VS WV. W/8-0. Devine (5-2). Rosario (0-1). 21-17 0.0 GB 9/16 VS LI 7/10 VS WV. L/3-2. Figueroa (1-0). Briceno (1-2). 21-18 0.0 GB 9/17 VS LA 7/11 VS WV. W/2-1. Mahoney (3-1) Quirarte (3-1). Latos (8-8). 22-18. 1.0 GA 9/18 VS LA 7/13 @ LX. L/10-1. Blackwell (4-1) Burton (2-3). 22-19 0.0 GA 9/19 VS LA 7/14 @ LX. L/11-8. Adams (1-0). Eregua (1-4). Self (7). 22-20.1.0 GB 9/21 @ YK 7/15 @ LX. PPD 9/22 @ YK 7/16 @ LA. L/5-4. DiSabatino (6-3).Thompson (4-2) Moya (1). 22-21 2.5 GB 9/23 @ YK 7/17 @ LA. W/4-1 (5) Mahoney (4-1) Boydstun (1-2). 23-21 2.5 GB 9/24 @ LA 7/18 @ LA. L/5-3. Sylk (2-1). Burton (2-4). Shuman (8). 23-22.3.5 GB 9/25 @ LA 7/20 VS GA. W/14-12 Briceno (2-2). Peguero (3-3). Latos (9). 24-22 3.5 GB 9/26 @ LA 7/21 VS GA. W/13-1. Thompson (5-2) Farkas (0-3). 25-22 3.5 GB 9/28 VS LA 7/21 VS GA L/14-1. S. Bivens (1-0). Strayer (0-1). 25-23 4.0 GB 9/29 VS LA 7/22 VS GA. L/9-1. Kirwan (3-4). Mahoney (4-2). 25-24 5.0 GB 9/30 VS LA 7/23 VS HP. L/5-4. Hensley (4-3). Burton (2-5). Gainey (6). 25-25.6.0 GB 10/1 @ HP 7/24 VS HP. W/3-2. Brice (1-0). Stem (1-7). Latos (10). 26-25.6.0 GB 10/2 @ HP 7/25 VS HP. L/8-2. Casad (4-0). Bivens (0-1). 26-26 7.0 GB 10/3 @ HP 7/27 @ LI W/7-6. Thompson (6-2) Dragmire (4-1) Latos (11). 27-26 6.0 GB 10/5 VS HP 7/28 @ LI. L/8-2. Feldmann (4-1). Mahoney (4-3) 27-27 7.0 GB 10/6 VS HP 7/29 @ LI. PPD 10/7 VS HP 7/30 @ LA. W/18-7. Burton (3-5). Sylk (2-3). 28-27 6.0 GB 10/8 VS LX 7/31 @ LA L/9-2. Ball (1-2). Brice (1-1). 28-28 7.0 GB 10/9 VS LX 8/1 @ LA. W/16-0. Bivens (1-1). Mendoza (0-2). 29-28 6.0 GB 10/9. VS. LX 8/3 VS LI. W/4-0. Mahoney (5-3). Downs (1-2). 30-28 5.0 GB 10/10 VS LX 8/10. @ LI. L/6-5. Griswold (4-0). Strayer (0-2). Barnes (4) 30-29 6.0 GB
8/14 @. LEX. W/11-4. Baker (3-0). Blackwell (5-5). 31-29 5.5 GB
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