COLORADO SPRINGS SKY SOX 2016 GAME NOTES THURSDAY JULY 21, 2016 - 8:05 PM (MDT) Colorado Springs Sky Sox Public Relations Department • Director: Nick Dobreff • (616) 485-3913 • [email protected] Director of Broadcasting • Dan Karcher • [email protected] www.SkySox.com Facebook.com/SkySoxBaseball @SkySox SkySoxBaseball TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS RECORD: 44-50 Colorado Springs: RHP Aaron Wilkerson (0-1, 7 .36) VS. Reno: RHP Matt Buschmann (6-6, 5 .30) SKY SOX SEASON AT A GLANCE Game Number . 95 Home Record . 27-19 Road Game Number . 49 Road Record . 17-31 Overall Record . 44-50 vs . RHP: . 34-40 vs . American Northern . 15-15 vs . LHP . 10-10 vs . American Southern . 23-21 Night . 31-37 vs . Pacific Northern . 3-11 Day . 13-13 vs . Pacific Southern . 3-3 Last 10 . 2-8 One-Run Games . .. 15-15 Current Streak . L7 RECORD: 52-45 LAST TIME OUT THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GLOVE SKY SOX AMONG THE LEAGUE LEADERS u The Sky Sox dropped game three of their four-game series u Shortstop Orlando Arcia entered the 2016 season as the top AT BATS Arcia 3rd 362 against the Reno Aces by a score of 5-4 in 10 innings. Their current prospect in the Brewers organization according to Baseball America WALKS Reed 3rd 53 seven-game losing streak is their longest of the season and they’ve and is rated the No. 6 overall minor league prospect on MLB.com. SAVES Magnifico 5th 12 now lost 10 in a row on the road. u Arcia was the Brewers Minor League Player of the Year GMS FINISHED Magnifico 2nd 31 u The extra inning loss was the first for the Sky Sox since in 2015 after hitting .307 with eight home runs, 37 doubles, seven April 24th. They’re now 7-2-1 in extra innings this year. triples, 74 runs, 69 RBI and 25 SB in 129 gms with Double-A Biloxi. u Participated in the 2015 All-Star Futures Game in Cincinnati. TEAM RUNS SCORED: 5th 489 TONIGHT’S STARTER u Was named a Rawlings Minor League Gold Glove Award TEAM BATTING AVERAGE: T-6th .274 u RHP Aaron Wilkerson will make his third start for the Winner following the 2015 season. TEAM ERA: 16th 5.56 Sky Sox and first career start against Reno Aces. u Through 89 games this season, Arcia is hitting .268 (97-for- u Wilkerson was traded from the Boston Red Sox organization 362) with seven home runs, 56 runs and 45 RBI. He has reached to Milwaukee on July 7 along in exchange for INF Aaron Hill. base safely in 72-of-89 games and has 27 multi-hit games. u He began the year with Double-A Portland going 2-1 with a u With the call-up of Rangers prospect Nomar Mazara, Arcia 1.83 ERA in eight starts. He also spent time with Triple-A Pawtucket is now the youngest position player in the PCL (21 years, 345 days). going 4-2 with a 2.44 ERA in nine games (eight starts). u Was named the starting SS for the 2016 PCL All-Stars but PCL AMERICAN NORTH STANDINGS u He attended Cumberland University where he led the Bull- did not participate in the game. TEAM W L PCT GB dogs to an NAIA World Series Championship in 2010 as a Junior OKLAHOMA CITY 54 42 .563 - after posting a 14-1 record with 14 consecutive wins, 11 complete SKY SOX ARE BASEBALL’S COMEBACK KINGS SKY SOX 44 50 .468 9.0 games and team-best 2.13 ERA in 101.1 IP. He also led the nation u The Sky Sox have made the comeback an art form this season with 125 strikeouts and was named a second team All-American. tallying 15 last at-bat wins through the season’s first 92 games. OMAHA 43 53 .448 11.0 u As a senior in 2011 he set a NAIA record by tossing 54.0 u The Sky Sox lead all full season baseball teams (MLB IOWA 43 55 .439 12.0 consecutive scoreless innings from 2/9-4/8, while going 12-0 with through Class-A) with 13 wins when trailing after six innings so 2016 VS. THE PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE a 1.49 ERA. He was named a First Team All-American. far this season. They also lead baseball in wins when trailing after u TEAM OVERALL HOME ROAD It was revealed after the season that he had been pitching seven innings with 11. On the season, they have 25 wins when the ALBUQUERQUE ISOTOPES 0-0 0-0 0-0 with a frayed ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, resulting opponent scores first. EL PASO CHIHUAHUAS 0-0 0-0 0-0 in Tommy John surgery. He went undrafted and stocked frozen foot FRESNO GRIZZLIES 2-1 0-0 2-1 shelves for two years. THE NEED FOR SPEED IOWA CUBS 6-5 5-3 1-2 u u The Sky Sox rank third in the PCL with 117 steals this LAS VEGAS 51s 1-3 1-3 0-0 He started his pro career in 2013 with the Fort Worth Cats MEMPHIS REDBIRDS 8-8 5-3 3-5 in the Independent United League. season led by Keon Broxton and Michael Reed’s 17. Iowa leads NASHVILLE SOUNDS 4-4 2-2 2-2 u After three seasons in the Independent Leagues, his contract the league with 123 steals while Salt Lake ranks second with 122. NEW ORLEANS ZEPHYRS 7-5 3-1 4-4 was purchased by the Red Sox organization in August, 2014. u The last time the Sky Sox led the PCL in steals for a season OKC DODGERS 2-5 2-2 0-3 was in 2009 when they stole 169 bases. OMAHA STORM CHASERS 7-5 6-2 1-3 RENO ACES 0-3 0-0 0-3 WREN SETS TABLE FOR SKY SOX OFFENSE ROUND ROCK EXPRESS 4-4 1-3 3-1 u OF Kyle Wren has been a force at the top of the Sky Sox EY CLOSING IN ON SKY SOX RECORDS SACRAMENTO RIVER CATS 1-3 0-0 1-3 lineup of late. Over his last 31 games he’s hitting .400 (44-for-110) u OF Eric Young Jr. is closing in on a pair of significant Sky SALT LAKE BEES 2-0 2-0 0-0 with 32 runs, 14 RBI, 10 steals and 15 multi-hit games. Sox career milestones. He currently ranks second behind Trenidad TACOMA RAINIERS 0-4 0-0 0-4 u Wren had a 15-game hitting streak from June 16-July 1 Hubbard for the career mark in triples (TH - 25, EY - 21) and stolen RECENT TRANSACTIONS where he hit .520 (26-for-50) with 18 runs and seven RBI. bases (TH - 104, EY - 101). Young Jr. has played in 290 games for u Wren was promoted from Double-A Biloxi on June 4th. the Sky Sox over parts of the 2009-11 and 2016 seasons. JULY 18 INF Yadiel Rivera optioned from Milwaukee 2016 Season vs. RENO (0-3) • ALL-TIME (39-50) • ROAD (17-28) C Rene Garcia transferred to Double-A Biloxi DATE W/L SCORE WP LP SV JULY 17 7/18 @ RENO L 1-10 Shipley (8-5) Hader (0-3) RHP Zach Davies recalled to Milwaukee 7/19 @ RENO L 6-9 Miller (1-0) Burgos (5-7) LHP Josh Hader reinstated from the temporary inactive list 7/20 @ RENO L 4-5 (10) Sherfy (1-1) Goforth (2-3) UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PITCHING PROBABLES DAY DATE OPP. TIME (MDT) SKY SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER Friday 7/22 RR 7:05 PM LHP Brent Suter (3-4, 3 .91) RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez (4-6, 4 .69) Saturday 7/23 RR 6:05 PM LHP Josh Hader (0-3, 7 .16) LHP Eric Jokisch (2-2, 4 .82) Sunday 7/24 RR 5:05 PM RHP Hiram Burgos (5-7, 5 .20) RHP Nick Martinez (6-5, 4 .01) Monday 7/25 RR 12:35 PM RHP Wily Peralta (0-3, 7 .16) RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx (0-1, 3 .40) TRIPLE-A AFFILIATE OF THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS // PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: 1992 & 1995 SKY SOX STARTING PITCHER Complete bio information available on Page 534 of the 2016 Boston Red Sox Aaron Wilkerson #20 Media Guide BATS: RIGHT THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 215 CURRENT AGE: 27 BORN: May 24, 1989 in Fort Worth, Texas RESIDENCE: Hewitt, Texas YEARS PRO: 4 ACQUIRED: Traded with Wendell Rijo from Boston for INF Aaron Hill on July 7, 2016 THE WILKERSON FILE: 2015: Combined at 3 levels of the Red Sox organization to go 11-3 with a 3.10 ERA (47 ER/136.2 IP), .217 opponent average and a 1.07 WHIP in 29 appear- ances (20 starts)...Led the Red Sox organization in ERA, strikeouts (137) and tied for the organizational lead in wins. 2014: Purchased from Grand Prairie of the independant American Association on 7/18 after going 3-1 with a 3.35 ERA in 13 starts for the AirHogs...Made his minor league debut with Short-A Lowell on 7/20 and went on to lead the Spinners in wins (5), ERA (1.62), strikeouts (54) and WHIP (0.86). 2013: Made 19 independent league starts. combining with Fort Worth (United League Baseball), Florence (Frontier league) and Grand Prairie (American Association) to go 10-2 with a 2.96 ERA (34 ER/103.1 IP).