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MEDIA INFORMATION Frederick Keys (10-17, 5th, 6.0 GB / Northern) Carolina League Affiliate of the Balitmore Orioles vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks (12-14, T-3rd, 3.5 GB / Northern) Carolina League Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals Game No. 27 • Home Game No. 13 • Frawley Stadium • Friday, May 4, 2018 • 7:05 p.m. BLUE ROCKS BREAKDOWN Tonight’s Starters HOME: 6-6 | AWAY: 6-8 | STREAK: L1 | LAST 5: 3-2 | LAST 10: 4-6 WIL: RHP Jace Vines (1-4, 8.06 ERA) vs. BLUE ROCKS DROP SERIES FINALE AT POTOMAC: After the offense put on a clinic in the middle FRE: Ofelky Peralta (1-2, 3.63 ERA) game of the series, the Wilmington Blue Rocks were unable to duplicate the offensive explosion in the series finale and fell to the Potomac Nationals 12-2 Thursday night at Pfitzner Stadium. The 12 runs allowed were -Righty Jace Vines makes his sixth start of the season and second against Frederick the most allowed by Blue Rocks’ pitching this season. Wilmington was held to five hits with Kort Peterson picking up three of the hits in his first game batting leadoff this season. -He was drafted in the 4th round of the 2016 Draft by Kansas City out of Texas A&M. -Last time out on April 28 against Winston-Salem, he earned his first win of the year. THAT WAS QUICK: The Blue Rocks return to the Riverfront for a six-game homestand after a brief, three- -He allowed just one run on four hits, did not walk a batter and struck out a season-high six. game trek to Potomac. The Rocks dropped two of three in the series losing the opening game of the series -The win snapped a four-game losing streak for Vines on the mound in which he 6-5. The rallying Rocks almost pulled off the comeback after trailing by six runs after five innings. went 0-4 with a 10.26 ERA during the stretch. Wilmington scored the final five runs of the game, including two in the ninth inning with two outs. Khalil Lee ripped a two-run triple to make it a 6-5 game before he was left stranded at third to end the game. On -Over his last two starts, Vines has allowed just two earned runs in 11.2 innings. Wednesday, the Rocks’ offense erupted for 12 runs and a season-high 16 hits in a 12-7 win. Chase Vallot hit -In his previous four outings, the righty allowed 18 runs in 16.2 innings of work. a pair of homers and drove in four while Emmanuel Rivera picked up four hits and also drove in four runs. -Against Frederick on April 22 he made his first quality start of the season and allowed three runs, one earned, on five hits, walked one and struck out three in six innings. OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION: The Rocks racked up a season-high 16 hits in Wednesday night’s win. It -Spent last season with Lexington (Low-A), Wilmington and Omaha.(Triple-A) marked just the second time this season the offense has tallied double-digit hits. The first occasion was on -In Lexington, he posted a 9-5 record with a 3.42 ERA in 19 appearances April 21 at Frederick when the Blue Crew pounded out 14 hits in a 12-10 win against the Keys. Wilmington also used a pair of five-run innings Wednesday in the third and seventh innings to pull away from the P-Nats. including 14 starts. Pitched 100 innings and allowed 96 hits, 45R/38ER, walked 23 Six different Blue Rocks drove in a run in the victory. and struck out 63. -Named a South Atlantic League All-Star. LONG BALL FUN: With Chase Vallot’s pair of homers in Wednesday’s win, the Rocks have now clubbed -Joined the Blue Rocks in mid-July last year and went 3-3 with a 3.60 ERA in seven starts. a home run in 15 of the first 26 games this season. -In 40 innings of work he allowed 16 earned runs, struck out 20 and walked 15. -The two long balls gave Vallot his fourth and fifth on the season which paces the Blue Rocks and tied for the most in the Carolina League. -Also tossed two complete games (both seven-inning games) on 8/16 and 9/3. -He joins outfielder Kort Peterson as the only Blue Rocks this season to have multi-home run games. -Made spot start for Triple-A Omaha and tossed six innings and allowed two -It was Vallot’s second-career multi-home run game. His first was with the Rocks last year at Frederick on June 26. earned runs and struck out three. -He also became the first Blue Rock hitter this season to bash a home run in back-to-back games and first -Features a heavy sinker, a 4-seam and 2-seam fastball, a slider and change up. since Brandon Downes went yard in back-to-back contests on August 12-13 last season at Salem. -Was not highly recruited out of high school because he wasn’t pitching a lot -All five home runs hit by Vallot have been on the road. Vallot has two solo home runs, a two-run blast, a three-run homer and a grand slam to his ledger this season. and said “I wasn’t very good and wasn’t throwing hard.” -From April 9-14, the Rocks hit a home run in six consecutive games. -Went 10-1 with 1.77 ERA at Tyler Junior College in 2015 and named NJCAA -Wilmington went 2-4 during that span and are 8-7 overall when they hit a home run this season. Division I Pitcher of the Year. -The Rocks are tied for fourth in the Carolina League with 18 home runs. -Attended Texas A&M in 2016, the alma mater of both of his parents. ROLLING ON THE RIVERA: Third baseman Emmanuel Rivera has been the most consistent bat in the Wilmington lineup. Right-hander Ofelky Peralta makes his fifth start of the season for the Keys and his -Rivera posted season-highs with four hits and four RBI in Wilmington’s 12-7 win Wednesday. second against the Blue Rocks. -Over his last 17 games, the Puerto Rico native is hitting .318 (21-for-66) with three doubles, a triple, 14 RBI, -He signed with the Baltimore Orioles as a free agent in 2013. five walks and has scored eight runs. - Entered the season as the No. 22 prospect in Baltimore’s system per Baseball America. -Rivera had an eight game hitting streak from April 14-22 and hit .313 (10-for-32) during the stretch. -In his last start at Buies Creek on April 28, he suffered the loss and allowed five -It stands as the longest hitting streak by a Blue Rock this season. -He has also been a run producer and leads the team with 18 RBI. earned runs on six hits, walked two and struck out two in 3.1 innings of work. -Leads the team with 27 hits and six doubles. -In his start against the Blue Rocks on April 22, he earned the win and tossed six strong -Coming off 2017 season in which he won the South Atlantic League batting title. (.310 in 122 gms) innings. He allowed and earned runs on three hits, walked one and struck out three. -In 2017 he struggled against Wilmington. BURT PROVIDING THE HURT: Second-year infielder D.J. Burt has been off to a torrid start in his new -Went 0-3 with a 9.00 ERA in three starts. 10 IP, 11R/10ER, 13BB, 7K. role with the team. -He picked up two hits in Monday’s loss at Potomac and is hitting .362 (17-for-47) in 14 games to go with a .466 OBP. -Last season, he spent the entire year with Frederick and posted a 2-10 record in 26 starts. -He now has five multi-hit games, which is tied for second-most on the team. -Was one of the youngest pitchers in the Carolina League at 20-years-old. -Last season, Burt was the primary second baseman. This year, he has been called upon to play both middle -In 104.2 innings, he yielded a 5.42 ERA, allowed 109 hits, 71R/63ER, infield positions and also made his first-career start in the outfield earlier this year. walked 86 and struck out 95 batters. -Walks were an issue for the righty last season and he paced the CL in that category. DOWNES OFF TO STRONG START: Brandon Downes is no stranger to Wilmington and Carolina League pitching and is off to a fast start in his fourth stint with the Blue Rocks. On Wednesday, he hit a pair of doubles in the Rocks’ win. He also has driven in multiple runs in three of his seven games played since 2018 Regular-Season Series: WIL vs. FRE (WIL Leads Series, 3-1) joining the roster on April 26. He is already tied for third on the team with two home runs and tied for sixth with eight RBI. He has 27 career home runs and is four shy of tying Raul Gonzalez (31 HR, 1993-95) for (Series Tied 13-13 in 2017) the third-most home runs in franchise history. Date Site Result WP LP Save 4-19 FRE W, 15-4 Garabito (1-1) Sedlock (0-2) RUNNING ROCKS: As a team, Wilmington is second in the Carolina League with 38 stolen bases and 4-20 FRE W, 2-0 Hernandez (1-0) Humpal (0-3) Brickhouse (3) have been caught 11 times this season.

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