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MEDIA INFORMATION Frederick Keys (29-42, 0-2 1st, 2.0 GB / Northern) Carolina League Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks (46-25, 2-0, 1st, 0.0 GB / Northern) Carolina League Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals Game No. 72, 3 • Home Game No. 36 • Frawley Stadium • Saturday, June 22, 2019 • 6:05 p.m. BLUE ROCKS BREAKDOWN Today’s Starting Pitchers HOME: 21-14 | AWAY: 25-11 STREAK: W5| LAST 5: 5-0 | LAST 10:7-3 Wilmington: LHP Daniel Tillo DIFFERENT HALF, SAME RESULT: Two games into the sea- son’s second half and the first-half champion Wilmington Blue Frederick: LHP Cameron Bishop Rocks already have a pair of wire-to-wire wins. Dennicher Today’s Starter for the Blue Crew Carrasco’s two-run single in the first inning put the Blue Crew ahead to stay in a 7-0 victory over the Frederick Keys on Friday Daniel Tillo will make his 13th start of the at Frawley Stadium. With the triumph Wilmington improved to season for the Blue Rocks on Thursday. Tillo a season-high 21 games over .500. is in his second season with Wilmington after getting promoted to the Riverfront last May. TOP OF THE STANDINGS TO YOU: Wilmington sat atop the With the Rocks, the 6-foot-5, 215-pound lefty Carolina League North standings for most of the 2019 season—69 went 3-5 with a 4.94 ERA in 19 starts. Tillo of the campaign’s first 79 days. The Rocks have not been out of first opened 2018 in Lexington and fanned 31 in place since April 26. 41.1 frames before earning his ticket to the First State. The 22-year-old Sioux City, Iowa OH, WHAT A MONTH: Brewer Hicklen continues to hit the cov- native was selected in the third round of the er off the baseball in June. The top-20 prospect in the Royals sys- 2017 Draft out of Iowa Western Community tem, according to MLB.com, went 2-for-3 with two runs scored on College. Tillo started his college career at Friday. He is hitting .377 (20-for-53) in the campaign’s third month Kentucky before transferring back to his home with 13 runs scored eight RBI and 15 walks in 18 games. state. That eventually led him to being taken GOOSE EGGS GALORE: The Rocks turned in their eighth shutout of by the Royals with the 15th pick of the third the season on Friday. That’s more than Wilmington had in the entire 2018 round (90th overall) in the 2017 Draft. season. Three of the Blue Crew’s blankings this season have come at the hands of Frederick. Wilmington also held the Keys without a run on May 14 and 15. 2019 Regular-Season Series: WIL vs. FRE LINE OF DEMARCATION: Four and Six have been the magic Wilmington leads 7-3 in 2019v numbers for Wilmington in 2019. When the Rocks score four times in a game they are 29-3 on the year. Conversely, when Date Site Result Wilmington manages just three scores or fewer in an affair the team is only 17-22. On the moud Wilmington has excelled when 4/29 Frederick L 5-1 starters last through the sixth. The Blue Crew are 24-5 when their starting pitcher makes it at least six frames and 22-20 when the 4/30 Frederick W, 5-4 starter is pulled in the sixth inning or sooner. 5/1 Frederick L, 12-2 KILLING IT IN CLOSE CONTESTS: Wilmington has excelled in 5/2 Frederick W, 5-4 close contests this season. The Blue Crew lead the Carolina League with 32 games decided by a single score in 2019 and have played 46 5/14 Wilmington L, 4-1 (7) affairs with a margin of victory of two-or-less. Wilmington is an im- pressive 36-10 in those close calls including 26-6 in one-run decisions. 5/14 Wilmington W, 2-0 (7) 5/15 Wilmington W, 1-0 BACK IN THE POSTSEASON: Wilmington clinched its first postseason berth since 2015 with its first-half CL North cham- 5/16 Wilmington W, 6-1 pionship. That year Wilmington won the first half with a 38- 32 record. The Rocks won 44 games in 2019 and finished 19 6/20 Wilmington W, 3-2 games above .500 in the first half. The Blue Crew clinched their 2019 crown on June 8. The 2015 Blue Crew eventually reached 6/21 Wilmington W, 7-0 the Mills Cup Championship Series by sweeping Lynchburg in 6/22 Wilmington the Northern Division Championship Series. Wilmington is in search of its first Carolina League crown since 1999. 6/23 Wilmington HEY NOW, YOU’RE AN ALL STAR: The Blue Rocks had six 6/27 Frederick players named Carolina League All Stars by the league office on 6/28 Frederick Tuesday. Pitchers Brady Singer, Daniel Lynch, Jackson Kowar, Tyler Zuber and Tad Ratliff along with catcher MJ Melendez all 6/29 Frederick made the team. Ratliff and Zuber picked up successful decisions in the Midsummer showcase at Frederick’s Nymeo Field. Ratliff 6/30 Frederick earned the win while Zuber got the save as the CL North rallied to beat the CL South 8-7. Upcoming Probable Starters and Schedule Sunday, June 23 vs. Frederick 1:35 p.m. TBA vs. RHP Blaine Knight 89.7 WGLS-FM Monday, June 24 at Potomac 7:05 p.m. TBA vs. TBA 89.7 WGLS-FM Tuesday, June 25 at Potomac 7:05 p.m. LHP Kris Bubic vs. TBA 89.7 WGLS-FM RADIO: Rowan Radio, 89.7 WGLS-FM WEBCAST: wgls.rowan.edu or bluerocks.com Wilmington Blue Rocks Game Notes MEDIA INFORMATION CONTINUED HOME RUN NOTES Blue Rocks vs. the Carolina League Blue Rocks 2-HR GAMES BY BLUE ROCKS (2 IN 2018 ) Opponent Record Home Road 4.14.19 Seuly Matias at CAR (Solo HR & 2-R HR) Frederick 7-3 5-1 2-2 3-HR GAMES BY BLUE ROCKS (HAS NEVER HAPPENED) Lynchburg 7-3 2-2 6-1 BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (1 IN 2018) Potomac 3-2 1-1 2-1 LAST TIME: 7.9.18 D.J. Burt & Emmanuel Rivera at FRE Salem 7-5 2-2 4-3 LEADOFF HOME RUNS (1 IN 2018) Northern Div. 25-13 10-6 14-7 7.10.18 Nick Heath at FRE (Off big-league rehabber Chris Tillman) GRAND SLAM HOME RUNS 1 (3 IN 2018) Opponent Record Home Road 6.3.2019 MJ Melendez at MB Carolina 5-1 1-0 4-1 WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (0 IN 2018) LAST TIME 7.24.17 Chase Vallot vs. SAL (10th inning) Down East 1-3 1-3 0-0 Fayetteville 5-3 3-1 2-2 PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (1 IN BOTH 2018) LAST TIME: 5.16.15 Dex Kjerstad at LYN Myrtle Beach 6-1 3-1 3-0 Winston-Salem 5-4 3-3 2-1 INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS (2 IN 2018) LAST TIME: 8.19.18 @ W-S Oliver Nunez (4th inning, solo HR) Southern Div. 22-12 11-8 10-4 BLUE ROCKS HOME RUNS: 9 (63 IN 2018 / 23 HOME & 40 AWAY) Carolina 6 Lynchburg 4 Runners Left On Base Down East 0 Myrtle Beach 2 Blue Rocks: 390 Opponents: 452 Fayetteville 3 Potomac 3 Frederick 4 Salem 3 Numbers With RISP Winston-Salem 2 Blue Rocks: .200 Avg. (111-for-555) FRAWLEY 4 ROAD 23 Blue Rocks On... Mondays: 3-2 April: 15-11 Opponents Tuesdays: 7-3 May: 19-9 Wednesdays: 3-6 June: 12-5 2-HR GAMES BY OPPONENT (4 IN 2018) LAST TIME 8.19.18 Yermin Mercedes (Solo HR & GW 3-R HR) Thursdays: 5-6 July: 0-0 3-HR GAMES BY OPPONENT (1 IN 2018) Fridays: 6-2 Aug: 0-0 LAST TIME: Michael Chavis (SAL) 4.19.17 at Hayley Toyota Saturdays: 9-6 Sept: 0-0 BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (0 IN 2017/0 IN 2016) Sundays: 7-1 LAST TIME 8.10.18 Jared Young & Andruw Monasterio off Nolan Waston at MB First Game of Series: 12-9 BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK (0 IN 2018) Last Game of Series: 15-5 Series Won: 11 LEADOFF HOME RUNS (1 IN 2017) LAST TIME: 7.3.18 Luis Gonzalez (W-S) off Gerson Garabito at Wilmington Series Lost: 4 GRAND SLAM HOME RUNS (3 IN 2018) Series Split: 5 LAST TIME: 7.21.17 Drew Turbin (FRE) off Cristian Castillo (5-3 Loss) Series Swept: 4 WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (1 IN 2018) Rubber Matches: 0-2 LAST TIME: 8.19.18 Yermin Merceds at Frederick 2019 Roster (33) PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (0 IN 2018) Pitchers (17) Catchers (3) Holden Capps MJ Melendez INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS (0 IN 2018) J.C. Cloney Sebastian Rivero HOME RUNS ALLOWED TO: 6 (92 in 2018/ 33 Home & 59 AWAY) Daniel Duarte Stephan Vidal Carolina 1 Lynchburg 3 Down East 1 Myrtle Beach 1 Josh Dye Fayetteville 9 Potomac 1 C.J. Eldred Infielders (7) Frederick 5 Salem 3 Robert Garcia Ricky Aracena Winston-Salem 6 Dennicher Carrasco Jackson Kowar FRAWLEY 13 ROAD 17 Rito Lugo Angelo Castellano Daniel Lynch Jose Marquez Marcelo Martinez Cristian Perez Nick Pratto Josh Mitchell Colby Schultz Tad Ratliff Brady Singer Outfielders (6) Collin Snider Marten Gasparini Daniel Tillo Brewer Hicklen Nolan Watson Kyle Isbel Tyler Zuber Rudy Martin Seuly Matias Blake Perkins TODAY’S BLUE ROCKS STARTING PITCHER #45 LHP Daniel Tillo Acquired: Third-Round Pick in 2017 Draft Born: Sioux City, IA Age: 22 (June 13, 1996) Resides: Sioux City, IA Ht: 6’5 Wt: 215 College: Iowa Western Community College Bats/Throws: L/L Pitch Repertoire: 4FB, 2FB, SL, CH THE BOOK ON DANIEL TILLO: Daniel Tillo will make his 13th start of the season for the Blue Rocks on Thursday.