HOUSTON ASTROS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT - 4.13.16 FRESNO corpus christi lancaster quad cities GRIZZLIES hooks jethawks river bandits Pacific Coast League (Triple A) texas League (double A) california League (class A adv.) midwest League (class A) last night last night last night last night Salt Lake 2, Fresno 1 Springfield 7, Corpus Christi 3 Lancaster 3, Stockton 1 Quad Cities 2, Peoria 0 WIN RHP A.J. Achter (1-0) WIN LHP Corey Littrell (1-0) WIN RHP Brock Dykxhoorn (1-0) WIN LHP Alex Winkelman (1-0) LOSS RHP Mike Hauschild (0-1) LOSS LHP Michael Freeman (1-1) LOSS LHP Zack Erwin (0-1) LOSS RHP Brennan Leitao (0-1) SAVE RHP Javy Guerra (2) SAVE none SAVE RHP Riley Ferrell (1) SAVE RHP Adam Whitt (1) HR none HR Alex Bregman (3) HR none HR none tri-city greeneville gcl dsl valleycats astros astros astros new york-penn League (ssA) appalachian league (rookie) gulf coast League (rookie) dominican summer League (rookie) 2015 record 2015 record 2015 record DSL ASTROS BLUE IN 2015 42-33 (1st place) 34-33 (2nd) 19-41 (4th) 43-29 (1st) HOU’s 1st DSL playoff team in 11 years The ValleyCats won their 4th consecutive Greeneville captured their 2nd Appalachian Stedler Division title in 2015. League Championship title last season, and DSL ASTROS ORANGE IN 2015 their first since their inaugural season (2004). 28-44 (5th) 2016 RECORD LAST GAME MANAGER Tony DeFrancesco FRESNO WEB fresnogrizzlies.com GRIZZLIES 2-2 L 1-2 PR CONTACT Paul Braverman (3rd) at Salt LAke ([email protected]) TONIGHT’S GAME: Fresno Grizzlies at Salt Lake Bees, 7:35 p.m. CT | PROBABLE STARTER: LHP Tommy Shirley (NR, -.--) • Fresno lost a closely contested matchup against the Salt Lake Bees, 2-1, last • RHP Mike Hauschild (2ER/6IP) threw a quality start but took the loss in his night. season debut. • 2B Tony Kemp (3x4) followed up a 4-hit game on Monday with a 3-hit game last • 3B Colin Moran went 2x4 with a double and an RBI...is batting .375 (6x16) in the night...was his 3rd consecutive multi-hit game...leads the Pacific Coast League in early going of the season. batting average (.563, 9x16). 2016 RECORD LAST GAME MANAGER Rodney Linares corpus christi WEB cchooks.com 3-3 L 3-7 PR CONTACT Michael Coffin hooks (T-2nd) vs. Springfield ([email protected]) TONIGHT’S GAME: Scheduled off day • The Hooks jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after 3.0 innings but could not hold on, • RF Derek Fisher (2x4, 2RBI) and CF Teoscar Hernandez (2x4) both had multi- falling to the Springfield Cardinals, 7-3, last night at Whataburger Field. hit games. • SS Alex Bregman (1x4, HR, RBI) homered once again, giving him 3 homers in • RHP Keegan Yuhl (1ER/4.2IP) got the start but did not factor into the decision... the last 2 days...the No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 draft is tied for the Texas League struck out 5 and walked 2, allowing 1 run on 5 hits in his 4.2 innings. lead in home runs with 3, and is batting .333 (8x24) with a .385 OBP and a .708 SLG in 6 games. 2016 RECORD LAST GAME MANAGER Ramon Vazquez lancaster WEB jethawks.com 2-1 w 3-1 PR CONTACT Jason Schwartz jethawks (3rd) at Stockton ([email protected]) TONIGHT’S GAME: Lancaster JetHawks at Stockton Ports 9:10 p.m. CT | PROBABLE STARTER: RHP Scott Weathersby (NR, -.--) • The JetHawks took down the Stockton Ports by a score of 3-1 last night. • LF Jason Martin (2x2) and C Jamie Ritchie (2x5, RBI) had multiple hits. • RHP Brock Dykxhoorn (1ER/5IP) struck out 6 and walked none in his 5.0 in- nings en route to the win...allowed 1 run on 6 hits. • The former TCU Horned Frog, RHP Riley Ferrell (0ER/1IP) picked up his 1st save of the season, striking out 2...both of his outings this year have been score- less. 2016 RECORD LAST GAME MANAGER Omar Lopez quad cities WEB riverbandits.com 1-5 W 2-0 PR CONTACT Jake Levy river bandits (T-7th) at Peoria ([email protected]) TONIGHT’S GAME: Quad Cities River Bandits at Peoria Chiefs 6:30 p.m. CT | PROBABLE STARTER: RHP Rogelio Armenteros (0-1, 0.00 ERA) • The River Bandits captured their first win of the season last night, downing Peo- ria, 2-0...Quad Cities allowed just 5 hits, with LHP Alex Winkelman (0ER/5IP), RHP Ryan Deemes (0ER/3IP) and RHP Adam Whitt (0ER/1IP) combining for the shutout. • Offensively, the River Bandits were led by LF Kyle Tucker who went 3x3 with a steal, walk and a 1st-inning opposite field solo homer. 2015 RECORD MANAGER Lamarr Rogers tri-city WEB tcvalleycats.com 42-33 PR CONTACT Chris Chenes valleycats (1st) ([email protected]) • The ValleyCats won their 4th consecutive Stedler Division title in 2015 with a • OF Dexture McCall was a New York-Penn League Midseason All-Star, batting 42-33 record. .295 (59x200) with 9 doubles, 4 HR, 37 RBI and a .376 on-base percentage in 59 games...was named the MVP of the All-Star Game after hitting a 2-run double. • In the playoffs, Tri-City fell to Staten Island in a 3-game series, 0-2. • IF Bobby Wernes, the Astros 30th round pick in the 2015 draft out of Arkansas, won the New York-Penn League batting title with a .346 (65x188) batting aver- age...Wernes also posted a league-leading .434 on-base percentage...led all 3rd basemen in fielding percentage (.976). 2015 RECORD MANAGER Josh Bonifay greeneville WEB greenevilleastros.com 34-33 PR CONTACT Hunter Reed astros (2ND) ([email protected]) • The Greeneville Astros captured their 2nd Appalachian League Championship • In 30 games in the GCL, OF Daz Cameron hit .272 (28x103) with 2 doubles, 3 title in the history of the franchise in 2015...it marked their first title since their inau- triples, 11 steals and a .372 on-base percentage. gural season in 2004...the club finished in 2nd place in the regular season before tearing through the playoffs and defeating Princeton, 2-1, in the championship. • OF Kyle Tucker, the 5th overall selection in the 2015 draft, played a key role in Greeneville’s postseason run...batted .375 (9x24) with 3 home runs, driving in 6 total runs in the postseason...hit a crucial, 3-run homer in the final game of the Appalachian League Championship Series. 2015 RECORD gulf coast league MANAGER Marty Malloy 19-41 WEB milb.com astros (4th) • The GCL Astros finished in 4th place with a 19-41 record in 2015. 2015 RECORD dominican summer league Blue Manager Charlie Romero Blue: 43-29 Orange Manager Neder Horta astros Orange: 28-44 WEB MiLB.com DSL Astros Blue: DSL Astros Orange: • The DSL Astros Blue became the first Astros DSL club to capture a division title • The DSL Astros Orange went 28-44, finishing in 5th place in 2015. and postseason appearance since at least 2005 (the year stats started being re- corded in the DSL). • The Astros had 3 players represent the organization as All-Stars: OF Andy Pine- da, RHP Juan Robles, IF Miguelangel Sierra. • The Astros went 43-29 in the regular season before falling to the DSLRangers1, 1-2, in the best-of-3 playoff series..