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GAME INFORMATION Double-A Southern League Affiliate of the Seattle Mariners For Information contact Chris Harris at [email protected] 4 Fun Place • Jackson, TN 38305 • (Phone) 731.988.5299 • (Fax) 731.988.5246 Game #9 • First Half #9 • Series #2 • Road Game #4 Jackson Generals 7-1 at Tennessee Smokies 4-4 LHP Danny Hultzen (0-1, 11.25) vs. RHP Dae-Eun Rhee (0-0, 4.76) Friday, April 13, 2012 • 6:15 p.m. CDT • Smokies Park • Kodak, TN Upcoming Games and Probable Pitchers: All Times CDT Today’s game broadcasted on NewsTalk 101.5 FM, Date Time Opponent Pitcher jacksongeneralsbaseball.com & TuneIn Radio App. April 14 5:15 at Tennessee RHP Taijuan Walker (1-0, 3.60) vs. LHP Brooks Raley (0-0, 2.84) April 15 6:05 vs. Mississippi RHP Andrew Carraway (2-0, 0.69) vs. LHP Luis Avilan (0-2, 3.38) April 16 7:05 vs. Mississippi LHP James Paxton (1-0, 0.87) vs. RHP Zeke Spruill (1-0, 1.64) April 17 7:05 vs. Mississippi RHP Brandon Maurer (0-0, 5.00) vs. LHP Sean Gilmartin (0-1, 1.50) TODAY’S GAME: Lefty Danny Hultzen makes his second pro start tonight in game four of the five-game series against - BY THE NUMBERS - Tennessee. The Generals look for their fifth straight win and fourth in-a-row over the Smokies. Jackson leads the Southern League North Division by three games. GENERALS RECAP: – The Generals won on Thursday night over Tennessee, 4-1 at Smokies Park, clinching the series. 1.79 Jackson, 7-1 on the season has the best record in the Southern League. The Generals won thanks to a three-run top of the eighth Jackson’s bullpen ERA through eight inning breaking a 1-1 tie. With two runners on base, Mario Yepez singled home pinch runner Daniel Carroll from second base to games this season. give the Generals a 2-1 edge. Jesus Sucre came in to score on a wild pitch and Yepez scored on a Francisco Martinez groundout to push the lead to 4-1. Eric Campbell put Jackson on the board in the second inning with an RBI single. Campbell was 2-for-2 with a double and is 3-for-3 in his last three at-bats with a homer, double, single and two RBI. Nick Franklin walked and extended RECORD BREAKDOWN his on-base streak to eight games. Stephen Pryor tossed 2 2/3 scoreless innings to finish the game and earned the win. WHO’S HOT?: Generals Pitching has struck out a league best 81 batters so far this season and ranks 2nd in ERA at Current Streak: Won 4 2.50. SS Nick Franklin has reached base in all 8 of the Generals games this season. RHP Stephen Pryor is 1-0, with 3 Last 10 Games: 7-1 Long Winning Streak: 4, (4/9-4/12) saves in 4 outings to start the season. After 2 starts, RHP Andrew Carraway is 2-0, with a 0.69 ERA (1ER/13.0IP) with Long Losing Streak: -- 10 strikeouts and just 1 walk. Pringles Park: 4-1 Road: 3-0 BEST START IN FRANCHISE HISTORY: The Generals 7-1 start is the best start in franchise history. West Tenn started Series Openers: 2-0 the 2006 season 5-1 and 9-3, the previous best start in franchise history. Rubber Games: 0-0 Series Records: 2-0 GENERALS BOAST FOUR TOP 100 PROSPECTS: The Generals opening day roster features four top 100 prospects, according to MLB.com. Pitchers Danny Hultzen (16), Taijuan Walker (18) and James Paxton (77) and short stop Nick Vs. South: 0-0 Leading After 6: 4-0 Franklin (52). Vs. North: 7-1 Leading After 7: 4-0 First Half: 7-1 Leading After 8: 6-0 MARINERS FUTURE IN JACKSON: Baseball America lists 10 Generals as top 30 Mariners prospects in their latest Second Half: 0-0 Tied After 6: 3-0 publication, including the top four and five of the top six on the list. PTaijuan Walker (1), P Danny Hultzen (2), P James Scoring First: 6-1 Tied After 7: 3-0 Paxton (3), INF Nick Franklin (4), INF Francisco Martinez (6), P Stephen Pryor (15), P Carter Capps (16), P Brandon Scoring Last: 3-0 Tied After 8: 1-0 Maurer (21), OF Johermyn Chavez (28), INF Rich Poythress (29) Extra Innings: 0-0 Trailing After 6: 0-1 Doubleheaders: 0-0 Trailing After 7: 0-1 THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT US: “The Seattle Mariners have suffered through some lean times as of late, but help is April: 7-1 Trailing After 8: 0-1 on the way. Seattle’s SL affiliate, the Jackson Generals, will likely boast one of the most talented rosters in all of Minor May: 0-0 Last AB Wins: 2 June: 0-0 Walk-off Wins: 0 League Baseball, on both sides of the player equation.” MLB.com July: 0-0 Shutouts: 0 “No other team in the minors can boast four Top 100 Prospects. With RHP Taijuan Walker (No. 20) and LHPs Danny August: 0-0 Times Shut Out: 0 September: 0-0 10+ Runs: 0-0 Hultzen (No. 21) and James Paxton (No. 52)—along with SS Nick Franklin (No. 77)—Jackson fans are sure to get an White Jersey: 1-0 4+ Runs: 3-0 elite prospect on the mound three out of every five days.”Baseball America on being named the most talented MiLB team. Grey Jersey: 1-0 1-Run Games: 4-0 Black Jersey: 5-1 Generals HR: 2-0 GENERALS IN THE SHOW: Four 2011 Generals made the Mariners Opening Day, 25-man roster. Pitchers Tom Special Jersey: 0-0 Opponent HR: 1-1 Wilhelmsen, Steve Delabar and Erasmo Ramirez, along with infielder Kyle Seager. Generals vs. Tennessee in 2012 - 24 G TEAM LEADERS This Season: 3-0 Last Season: 3-7 Batting Average: Poythress (.360) Home Runs: 3 tied, (1) Wins: Carraway, (2) Home: 0-0 Road: 3-0 Hits: 2 tied, (9) RBI: Poythress (5) Innings: Carraway, (13.0) Offense: .248, 1 HR Pitching: 1.00, 23 K Doubles: Poythress, (3) OBP: Poythress (.484) ERA: 4 tied, (0.00) TEAM TOTALS Triples: None Slugging: Franklin (.500) Strikeouts: Paxton, (17) Stolen Bases: Martinez, (4) OPS: Poythress, (.964) Saves: Pryor, (3) Batting AVG: .244 ERA: 2.50 HR: 3 Strikeouts: 81 Upcoming Promotions at Pringles Park XBH: 15 Starter W 4 Sun April 15 Tues, April 17 Wed, April 18 Thurs, April 19 Thurs, April 26 Runs: 28 Holds: 4 Church Bulletin Two For Tuesdays: School Day #2 Dollar Night Dollar Night Steals: 10 Saves: 4 Sunday Buy one/get one free Crawdads Classics Night Union Univ. Night Buy One Ticket, Get tickets, hot dogs, 24 UM Lambuth Night Post Game Concert, GENERALS BLOG One Free oz sodas, & 16 oz beer Post Concert, Nothing Justin Reid You can follow all the Generals news on our new blog, Inside the Jackson Generals, with broad- THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY caster Chris Harris. Posts will go beyond the head- 1954 - Hank Aaron made his major league debut in left field for the Milwaukee Braves and went 0-for-5 in a 9-8 loss to the Cincinnati lines with news and information about club events, Reds. Cincinnati’s Jim Greengrass hit four doubles in his first game of the 1954 season. stories from the road, lineups and daily updates. 1993 - Lee Smith became the all-time saves leader as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-7. Smith got his 358th chrisharris.mlblogs.com save, passing Jeff Reardon of the Cincinnati Reds. © 2012 Jackson Generals • www.jacksongeneralsbaseball.com Page 1 Today’s Starter HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-3, 200 Born: 11-28-89 in Bethesda, MD Danny Hultzen | LHP | #33 RESIDES: Bethesda, MD College: Virginia OBTAINED: Mariners 1st round selection (2nd overall) in the 2011 draft YEAR CLUB LG W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 2012 Jackson SOU 0-1 11.25 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 4 5 5 0 0 3 7 1 0 MILB TOTALS 0-1 11.25 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 4 5 5 0 0 3 7 1 0 Tonight’s Start: 22-year-old left-hander Danny Hultzen makes his second minor league start tonight for the Generals against the Tennessee Smokies at HULTZEN’S DAY-BY-DAY Smokies Park. This is the 1st career road start, for the rookie left-hander out of Bethesda, MD. DATE OPP DEC ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO TBF PC/S SCORE 4/8 BIR L 11.25 4.0 4 5 5 0 3 7 19 80/44 L, 9-2 Last Outing: In Hultzen’s minor league debut on Sunday he took the loss allowing five runs on four hits while striking out seven and walking three in 4.0 innings. The Generals lost their first game of the season, 9-2 to the Birming- ham Barons at Pringles Park. Topping the Rankings: Enters the season ranked as the No. 16 prospect in baseball by MLB.com…also listed as the No. 3 LHP prospect by the website. Ranked by Baseball America as the Mariners No. 3 prospect, and the pitcher possessing the best control and changeup. 2012 SEASON SPLITS Vs. Right:............ .231, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 5 K Arizona Fall League: Played for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall Vs.