Clinton Lumberkings Vs. Beloit Snappers
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Broadcast/Media Relations: Erik Oas | [email protected] | Tel: 563-242-0727 x107 | 537 Ballpark Drive Clinton, IA 52732 | www.lumberkings.com Clinton LumberKings vs. Beloit Snappers 6-5, 39-41 (Miami Marlins) 5-3, 48-26 (Oakland Athletics) Tuesday, July 2, 2019 – 6:30 p.m. (CDT) Pohlman Field (opened 1982) – Beloit, WI Game #82 of 139 RHP George Soriano (1-5, 4.86) vs. RHP Chase Cohen (4-7, 6.29) Today’s Preview: The LumberKings (A, Marlins) hit the road for their shortest road trip of the year, Class-A AFFILIATE OF THE meeting the Beloit Snappers (A, Athletics) for game one of a two game series. This will be the third meeting of the year between the two teams with Clinton winning seven of the first 10 meetings. The Series Information LumberKings took the first two meetings April 12th and 13th, dropped two of three in Clinton April 22 through the 23rd before taking four five when they last met May 20th through the 23rd. They have been All-Time Series (1982): playing each other since 1982 with the LumberKings trailing the all-time head-to-head meetings 233 Beloit leads, 233-268 games to 268. Since 2019 (MIA): LumberKings Starter: George Soriano, 20, makes his 16th appearance and 14th start of the season for Clinton leads, 7-3 the Clinton LumberKings. The Dominican native earned his first win of the season his last time out for a five-inning outing against the Peoria Chiefs at NelsonCorp Field. He allowed two runs on five hits, hit 2019: Clinton leads, 7-3 (of 16) one batter, while walking three and striking out three. Soriano has faced the Snappers three times before In Clinton: Beloit leads, 1-2 this year and has combined to go 0-1 with a 2.63 ERA over 13.2 innings and has worked nine while In Beloit: Clinton leads, 6-1 striking out 11. The Miami Marlins signed Soriano as an international free agent on August 19th, 2015 One-Run Games: Clinton leads, 4-1 Miami Marlins (Majors) and prior to his work with the LumberKings had not pitched professionally under lights – spending his Extra-Innings: Clinton leads, 2-0 National League (East) first seasons with the GCL Marlins and DSL Marlins. 32-50 5th 16.5 GB Last night: DAY OFF th th Snappers Starter: Chase Cohen, 22, makes his 16 appearance and 15 start of the season for the Beloit 2019 Meetings: Snappers. The Alpharetta, Georgia native was given the loss his last time out. He failed to make it through Marlins Minor League System the fourth inning and turned in 3.2 innings allowing one run while walking three and striking out three in Date Location Result/Time a start that came on the road against the Kane County Cougars. Cohen has been with the Snappers since 4/12 at Beloit W, 8-6 New Orleans Baby Cakes (Triple-A) Opening Day but has not faced the LumberKings this year. The Oakland Athletics selected him in the 4/13 at Beloit W, 7-6(10) Pacific Coast League ninth round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Georgia Southern University. Played two sports in high school 4/14 at Beloit *PPD* Pacific Conference (South) baseball and diving. 4/22 CLINTON L, 4-5 45-38 3rd 5.5 GB 4/23 CLINTON W, 5-4 Last Night: RAINED OUT Run of Success Ends: The Clinton LumberKings owned a six-game winning streak coming into 4/24 CLINTON L, 0-2 5/20 at Beloit W, 6-1 (8) Sunday’s game which was suspended and finished on Monday with a 0-2 loss to Quad Cities. The loss ended the LumberKings longest winning streak of the year and ended a seven game home winning streak 5/20 at Beloit W, 2-1 Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Double-A) 5/21 at Beloit W, 5-0 that had also been the longest of the year. Southern League (South) 5/22 at Beloit L, 6-11 7-5 T1st 0.0 GB 5/23 at Beloit W, 3-2 Last Night: L, 0-5 vs. Chattanooga Reinforcements: Clinton began Sunday’s game down two players with just 23 players on the active 7/2 at Beloit 6:30 PM Dunand ((JAX), 1-3, BB, K roster. That changed on Monday when the LumberKings received a pair of right-handed relievers from 7/3 at Beloit 6:30 PM Siri (CHA), 2-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 K the Batavia Muckdogs, Bryce Howe and Jeremy Ovalle. Howe made his debut on Monday. The moves 8/3 CLINTON 6:30 PM also came with the announcement that Connor Grant had retired after leaving the team during the last Naughton (CHA), W, 6.2 IP, 0 R, 7 K 8/4 CLINTON 2:00 PM series of the first half. 8/5 CLINTON 6:30 PM 8/6 CLINTON 6:30 PM Jupiter Hammerheads (High-A) Consistently Three: A pair of losses to the River Bandits on Monday came with the LumberKings Florida State League (South) mustering just three hits in both games. Clinton’s offense, which had been slumping in the month of June, 7-6 3rd 2.0 GB batted just .217 for the month as a team. The LumberKings did not collect their first hit on Monday until Last Night: L, 1-2 vs. Lakeland the fourth inning when Bubba Hollins singled into left to chase home a run. No Clinton batters over the Santos (JUP), 2-4, R, HR, RBI, K doubleheader had a multi-hit game over 18 innings of play. Busby (BRA), 2-4, R, HR, RBI, K Wallace (BRA), W, 7 IP, 2 R, 7 H, 3 K The Coaching Staff Grows: Prior to the series opener with the Quad Cities River Bandits, the Clinton LumberKings have added a fourth coach to their staff. Nathan Mikolas, who had begun the season as a Clinton LumberKings (Class A) coach with the Batavia Muckdogs, joins the staff as a Defensive, Baserunning, and Bunting Coach and Midwest League (West) will wear jersey number 34. 6-5 4th 2.0 GB MWL 2nd Half Standings Last Night: Doubleheader vs. Quad Cities More and More Hits: The LumberKings sixth game winning streak came despite being outhit regularly. GM 1: L, 0-2 During the winning streak, Clinton’s pitching staff has not been stingy with the hit. They have allowed MWL Western Division GM 2: L, 3-7 55 hits over their last six games to allow an opponent batting average of .320 for the current stretch. W-L GB Kane County 8-3 - Batavia Muckdogs (Rookie) End of Power Drought: Thomas Jones has shown that he swings a power batter from time to time and Wisconsin 8-3 - New York-Penn League (Pickney) slugged his sixth home run of the year on Monday night in the seventh inning. He had nearly gone out to *Quad Cities 7-3 0.5 10-6 1st +0.5 GB left in his previous at-bat but was robbed on a leaping catch at the wall by Alex McKenna. Jones home Clinton 6-5 2.0 st Last Night: W, 5-4 (10) vs. State College run was his first in over month. He has last homered on May 21 in Beloit against the Snappers and Bryce %Cedar Rapids 5-6 3.0 Johnston (BAT), 2-5, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI Nightengale. Peoria 4-7 4.0 Vinsky (SC), 2-5, 2 R, 2 2B, RBI, 4 K Burlington 3-8 5.0 Brabrand (BAT), W, 1 IP, H, 0 R, 0 K Career High: Tanner Andrews, who started Sunday’s game, turned in a seven-shutout inning Beloit 2-8 5.5 performance against the Quad Cities River Bandits. He was given a no decision but the start was his longest of his professional career. He threw just 70 pitches and has his start come to an when rains forced GCL Marlins (Rookie) a suspended contest. MWL Eastern Division Gulf Coast League (East) W-L GB 4-1 T1st 1.0 GB This Date in Baseball History: On this date in 2005, in one of the most severe penalties ever imposed Bowling Green 9-2 - Last Night: L, 4-6 vs. GCL Nationals by the commissioner's office for on-field behavior, Kenny Rogers is suspended for 20 games and fined %Lake County 7-4 2.0 Sims (MIA), 1-1, 2 R, 2B, RBI $50,000 for actions which send a camera operator to the hospital and launch a police investigation. The *Great Lakes 6-5 2.0 Strohschein (NAT), 2-4, R, HR, 3 RBI veteran southpaw, who will appeal the MLB decision, is selected by his peers to be a member of the South Bend 6-5 2.0 Alvarado (NAT), W, 2 IP, H, 2 R, 3 BB,2 K American League All-Star squad scheduled to play next week in Detroit. West Michigan 5-6 3.0 Dayton 4-7 5.0 Broadcast Information: All Clinton LumberKings games will be broadcast live on 100.3 FM WCCI Lansing 4-7 5.0 and online at LumberKings.com via TuneIn Radio App with the Erik Oas, in his third season as the Fort Wayne 3-8 6.0 “Voice of the LumberKings.” *First Half Division Champion % First Half Wild Card Upcoming Probable Pitchers: Clinton/Opponents. WED 7/3 at Beloit RH Jake Walters (0-3, 5.40) vs. RH Joe Demers (1-2, 4.91) 6:30 p.m.