2021 GAME Notes LOW-A AFFILIATE of the COLORADO ROCKIES Follow Us on Social Media @Fresnogrizzlies
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FRESNO GRIZZLIES 2021 GAME notes LOW-A AFFILIATE of the COLORADO ROCKIES Follow us on social media @FresnoGrizzlies FRESNO GRIZZLIES (25-13, 2ND PLACE LOW-A WEST NORTH) VS STOCKTON PORTS (14-24, 4TH PLACE LOW-A WEST NORTH) LHP SAM WEATHERLY (1-3, 5.79) VS. RHP JACK CUSHING (1-0, 2.67) THURSDAY, JUNE 17 * 6:50 PM (PT) * CHUKCHANSI PARK * FRESNO, CA GAME #39 * HOME GAME #21 * NIGHT GAME #33 RADIO: KRDU 1130 AM / STREAMGUYS / FRESNOGRIZZLIES.COM (DOUG GREENWALD) grizz gamers UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Previous Game JUNE 18, 2021 VS STOCKTON PORTS (OAKLAND ATHLETICS): CHUKCHANSI PARK- 6:50 PM PT Ports 11, Grizzlies 6 (6/16/21) RHP Jake Walkingshaw (1-2, 4.50) vs. RHP Keegan James (2-0, 2.08) Win: Acton (2-0) JUNE 19, 2021 VS STOCKTON PORTS (OAKLAND ATHLETICS): CHUKCHANSI PARK- 6:50 PM PT RHP Grant Judkins (0-2, 4.07) vs. LHP Breiling Eusebio (4-0, 1.87) Loss: Amarista (0-1) Save: N/A JUNE 20, 2021 VS STOCKTON PORTS (OAKLAND ATHLETICS): CHUKCHANSI PARK- 5:05 PM PT LHP Kumar Nambiar (0-2, 3.42) vs. RHP Mike Ruff (4-1, 3.66) Time: 2:43 JUNE 22, 2021 @ VISALIA RAWHIDE (ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS): VALLEY STRONG BALLPARK- 6:00 PM PT Attendance: 1,994 RHP Anderson Amarista (0-1, 10.80) vs. TBD Grizzlies vs Ports 2021 fres-notes TOO E-Z FOR EZEQUIEL: Rockies #19 prospect Ezequiel Tovar sits on the Low-A West Leaderboard in a couple offensive categories. Tovar cur- 2021 1-1 rently leads the Low-A West in hits (46), is second in total bases (78), is tied for third in RBI (30) and fourth in runs with 28. Tovar leads the Grizzlies at Fresno 1-1 with six homers, 30 RBI, 11 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games. HOW HE DREW IT UP: Last night, Rockies #10 prospect Drew Romo went 3-for-3 and reached base four times against the Stockton Ports. The at Stockton 0-0 catcher ended the contest a triple shy of the cycle and scored three runs overall. His home run to right field in the fourth inning was the third of his professional career. Romo also threw out a baserunner at second from his knees. The catcher has caught 11 baserunners in 25 attempts (44%) this 6/15 vs Stockton W 14-3 season. RICO AT THE HELM: Rico Brogna is in his first season as the Ports skipper. Brogna played nine seasons in the major leagues with the Detroit 6/16 vs Stockton L 11-6 Tigers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, and Atlanta Braves organizations. Brogna was drafted in the first round (26th overall) by the Tigers in the 1988 MLB Draft. After his playing career, he spent one season as a minor league manager with the Arizona Diamondbacks, one 6/17 vs Stockton 6:50 pm season managing in the Philadelphia Phillies organization, and spent time in the front office with the Los Angeles Angels. RUNNING WILD: The Grizzlies currently lead the Low-A West in stolen bases with 72, eight more than the Lake Elsinore Storm. The Grizzlies have 6/18 vs Stockton 6:50 pm stolen 27 bases in 28 attempts in their last eight games. On June 9th against Modesto, Fresno swiped eight bags, a team season-high. Zac Veen leads the club with 20 stolen bases and Bladimir Restituyo is second with 13. 6/19 vs Stockton 6:50 pm ZAC ATTACK: Rockies top prospect Zac Veen has been a nightmare on the basepaths this season. The first round draft pick has swiped 20 bases in 26 attempts, which leads the Low-A West. Veen’s 20 stolen bases already passes Wilmer Difo, who led the Grizzlies in steals in 2019 (13). Veen’s 6/20 vs Stockton 5:05 pm 20 swipes would tie him for second (Kyle Tucker) among Grizzlies players if he was on the 2018 roster. He would only trail Myles Straw, who had 35 stolen bases. BREILING BRINGS IT: Lefty Breiling Eusebio has been outstanding this season for the Grizzlies. Over eight starts, Eusebio is 4-0 with a 1.87 ERA PORTS STAFF and 0.99 WHIP. The team is 7-1 when he pitches and half of those games have been quality starts for the Dominican native. In four of his past five starts, Eusebio has gone at least six innings and has struck out seven, both season-highs. Eusebio is expected to pitch this Saturday for Fresno. Manager: Rico Brogna COLLEGE WORLD SERIES: The College World Series starts this Saturday and one current Grizzly is keeping an eye on the results. Righty Keegan James will be watching his brother, Kamren and the Mississippi State Bulldogs battle their way to the ultimate college baseball goal. The younger 14-24 (.368) James is listed as a 6’2 infielder and looks to help the Bulldogs beat Texas in their opening game on Sunday at 7 pm. 1st season with Stockton NAIL BITERS FOR THE GRIZZ: 16 of the last 26 games for the Grizzlies have been one or two-run affairs (9-7). Overall, 23 of the first 38 games for Pitching Coach: Chris Smith Fresno have been decided by two runs or less. The Grizzlies are 14-9 in those contests with an 8-4 mark at home. Hitting Coach: Francisco Santana WEAR THE BEAR: Scarlet (9-6), Cream (5-1), Black & Gold (4-0), Fresno Tacos (1-0), Gray (5-4), Specialty Promo (0-0), Lowriders de Fresno Asst. Hitting Coach: Craig Conklin (Copa de la Diversion, 1-2), Red Pants (2-1). Strength Coach: Kevin Guild LOW-A WEST NORTH STANDINGS bear bites Trainer: Jake Routhier TEAM W/L GAMES BACK RECORD: 25-13 • HOMESTAND: 1-1 Broadcaster: Alex Jensen LAST 10: 7-3 • JUNE: 11-3 San Jose 26-12 --- HOME: 15-5 • ROAD: 10-8 Recent Transactions: Fresno 25-13 1.0 CURRENT WIN STREAK: 0 LONGEST WIN STREAK: 7 (June 1-8) 6/13: RHP Fineas Del Bonta-Smith: Modesto 21-17 5.0 CURRENT HOME WIN STREAK: 0 LONGEST HOME WIN STREAK: 7 (June 1-15) Assigned to High-A Spokane Stockton 14-24 12.0 6/15: RHP Mitchell Kilkenny: CURRENT ROAD WIN STREAK: 2 (June 12-13) Assigned to High-A Spokane LOW-A WEST south STANDINGS LONGEST ROAD WIN STREAK: 3 (2x) (May 4-6, May 25-27) 6/15: RHP Anderson Amarista: LONGEST CURRENT HIT STREAK: 8, Grant Lavigne Assigned to Fresno from ARZ complex TEAM W/L GAMES BACK GRIZZLIES HOME RUN LEADER: 6, Ezequiel Tovar GRIZZLIES VS. LEFT-HANDED STARTERS: 8-3 6/15: LHP Austin Kitchen: Rancho Cuca. 20-17 --- GRIZZLIES VS. RIGHT-HANDED STARTERS: 17-10 Assigned to Fresno from ARZ complex Lake Elsinore 19-19 1.5 GRIZZLIES VS. LOW-A WEST NORTH DIVISION: 10-10 GRIZZLIES VS. LOW-A WEST SOUTH DIVISION: 15-3 Inland Empire 16-21 4.0 TEAM PITCHING (LOW-A WEST RANK): 3.32 ERA (1st) (5th in MiLB) Visalia 10-28 10.5 TEAM BATTING (LOW-A WEST RANK): .257 AVG (1st), 18 HR (8th) fresno’s STARTING PITCHER - Lhp Sam weatherly (1-3, 5.79) sam weatherly quick facts entering today’s game HEIGHT: 6-4 LAST TIME OUT: WEIGHT: 205 June 11 @ Modesto (L): 1.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (START) THROWS: L vs. Stockton in 2021 First Appearance BATS: L LAST SEASON: N/A BORN: Ann Arbor, MI (5/28/99) Day games below: Italicized AGE: 22 DRAFTED: Rd. 3, Pick 81 (COL, 2020) 2021 game-by-game SCHOOL: Clemson DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB K RESULT PRO EXPERIENCE: 2nd season 5/7 @SJ L 1.0 3 4 4 3 2 L, 9-4 5/13 VIS ND 4.2 4 1 0 2 6 W, 4-2 5/19 SJ ND 5.0 4 4 4 2 10 W, 5-4 2021 highlights 5/25 @IE ND 5.1 3 0 0 4 10 W, 1-0 5/30 @IE L 5.0 4 2 2 1 7 L, 3-1 2021: Enters second professional season with the Colorado Rockies organization...considered one of the top prospects in the Rock- 6/5 VIS W 5.1 2 2 2 3 11 W, 5-3 ies system...first start of professional career didn’t go as planned, 6/11 @MOD L 1.2 6 6 6 3 3 L, 13-3 lasting only one inning in loss...went 4.2 frames in second profes- sional start, allowing four hits, one run (unearned), walking a pair and striking out six...threw five innings and fanned 10 batters 5/19 vs SJ, at the time, most by a Fresno pitcher in 2021...one of four pitchers who combined for shutout 5/25 at IE (5.1 IP, 10 K), both innings and strikeouts were career-highs...another strong outing 5/30 at IE, going five frames and fanning seven...earned first professional win 6/5 vs VIS after going 5.1 innings and striking out career-high 11 batters, at the time, most by a Fresno pitcher in 2021. career notes 2020: Did not play due to cancellation of the Minor League season. Personal: Selected in the third round of the 2020 draft out of Clem- son University...originally picked by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 27th round of the 2017 draft, but did not sign...went to Howell High School in Michigan.