Springfield Cardinals Media Notes Game #35 Home Game #23 Away Game #12 Sunday, June 13, 2021 6:05Pm
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SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS MEDIA NOTES GAME #35 HOME GAME #23 AWAY GAME #12 SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2021 6:05PM SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS (11-23) VS. ARKANSAS TRAVELERS (16-18) St. Louis Cardinals Seattle Mariners Today’s Starters: Springfield – RHP Dalton Roach (1-3, 5.32) Arkansas – RHP Tyler Herb (2-2, 1.04) Upcoming Probables: Tuesday, 7:05pm – SPR TBA @ WCH RHP Jordan Balazovic (0-0, 6.75) Wednesday, 7:05pm – SPR TBA @ WCH RHP Chris Vallimont (0-3, 5.23) Thursday, 7:05pm – SPR TBA @ WCH RHP Austin Schulfer (1-3, 5.28) Friday, 7:05pm – SPR TBA @ WCH RHP Josh Winder (1-0, 2.27) Saturday, 6:05pm – SPR TBA @ WCH RHP Cole Sands (0-0, 2.84) Sunday, 6:05pm – SPR TBA @ WCH TBA Pitcher Profile – Dalton Roach (1-3, 5.32) High Strikeouts – 7 Most Hits Allowed – 7 Longest Outing – 5.0 Most Runs Allowed – 5 Shortest Outing – 1.1 (relief) HR Allowed (Season) – 6 Struck out season-high seven in last start on 6/8 vs. ARK, tossing 4.2 innings with five runs on seven hits and one walk in the no-decision After opening season in bullpen (0-2, 8.25 ERA, 12.0 IP, 4G), has started last three appearances going 1-1, 4.30 ERA, 14.2 IP, 15 H, 7 R, 2 BB, 18 K Made first Double-A start on 5/28 in WCH, getting the win with 5.0 shutout innings, striking out six with just three hits and one walk Struck out a career-high 10 in a July 25, 2019 start for State College at Mahoning Valley (5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 10 K) Tossed 5.0+ innings in 10 of 12 starts in 2019 with back-to-back 7.0-inning outings to end the season with Peoria (2 GS, 14.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 9 K) Played with River City Rascals in independent Frontier League from 2018-19, going 4-0, 1.13 ERA, 5 GS, 37 Ks in 32.0 IP in 2019 before signing with St. Louis. Located in O’Fallon, Missouri, River City is just over 30 miles from St. Louis Finished senior season at Minnesota State-Mankato with an 8-2 record and 3.30 ERA, striking out 86 in 71 innings Finished his career as a Maverick as the program’s all-time wins leader with 30 and strikeouts with 371, going 30-7 with a 2.49 ERA. He received the Tomko Award in 2017, given to the best pitcher in NCAA Division II, after finishing the season 10-1 with a 1.56 ERA and 128 strikeouts Went 7-2 with a 0.96 ERA and 86 strikeouts (65.2 IP) as a senior at Memorial High School in Eau Claire. Former MLB outfielder Tom Poquette (Kansas City Royals 1973, ‘76-79, ‘82…Boston Red Sox ’79, ’81...Texas Rangers ’81) is also a Memorial High School alum Originally drafted by Houston in the 21st round of the 2018 draft, but did not sign Signed by St. Louis as a non-drafted free agent on June 13, 2019 Last Outing: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (6/8 vs. Arkansas) CARDINALS REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN CURRENT STREAK – .................................. 1-0 LONGEST WINNING STREAK –……………….......2-0 LAST 5 GAMES – ......................................... 3-2 LONGEST LOSING STREAK – ….……………........0-8 LAST 10 GAMES – ....................................... 4-6 BEST RECORD – ......................................................... 1-2 HOME RECORD – ................................ ....... 7-15 WORST RECORD – ...................................................3-14 AWAY RECORD – ....................................... 4-8 2021 vs. ARKANSAS – ................................................. 4-7 Cardinals’ Chirps… Last game... 3B Nolan Gorman had a record-setting performance on Saturday, swatting three home runs to pace the Cardinals to the 9-2 win in game five against the Travs. Gorman struck in the 1st (solo), 2nd (2R) and 4th (solo), with his blast in the 4th the middle home run of three straight long-balls by SS Delvin Perez, Gorman and LF Brendan Donovan. An RBI fielder’s choice from C Nick Raposo and an RBI sac fly by Donovan in the 5th padded the advantage to 9-1. Arkansas got one back with an RBI single from SS David Masters in the 7th, but the Cards cruised from there for the 9-2 win. Into the record books… INF Nolan Gorman became the first player in Springfield Cardinals history to hit three home runs in a regular season game on Saturday, going 3x4 with three blasts, four RBIs and three runs (Chris Swauger hit three homers in Game 1 of the North Division Championship Series in Tulsa on 9/6/12). Gorman had hit two out of the park on Friday and has an incredible seven home runs through the first five games of the series against Arkansas. He’s also increased his team-leading total of multi-hit games to 15, ranking among the league’s best in homers (t-1st, 10), hits (1st, 43), total bases (1st, 77), batting average (5th, .328), RBIs (6th, 23), OBP (6th, .401), slugging (5th, .588), OPS (6th, .989) and runs (5th, 23). Back-to-Back-to-Back… The Cardinals back-to-back-to-back home runs hit by SS Delvin Perez, 3B Nolan Gorman and LF Brendan Donovan in the 4th inning on Saturday marked the first time Springfield had hit three homers in a row since 7/25/05 when Travis Hanson, Aaron Herr and Juan Diaz did it against Travelers hurler Mark O’Sullivan. Two or fewer… RHP Andre Pallante’s 6.0 one-run frames on Saturday continued his outstanding start to the season and lowered his ERA to 2.35, the 4th- best in the league. Pallante is one of only two qualifying starters that have not allowed more than two runs in any start so far, with the other being today’s starter for Arkansas, RHP Tyler Herb. Powering up… The Cardinals are finding the home run swing in this series against Arkansas, launching 13 round-trippers through the first five games alone and have upped their season total of long-balls to 28 through 22 home games. Overall this season, the Cardinals are back in 1st in the league with a .254 team batting average and rank 2nd with 43 total homers, only trailing the Northwest Arkansas Naturals’ 53 bombs. Bird Seed… AARON ANTONINI – On base in 12 of 13G in AA – .364 (12x33), 2 HR, 2 2B, 7 RBI, 9 BB… 3-hit game (3x4) on 5/28 @ WCH (tied career high)… Threw out three base stealers on 5/23 vs. NWA (3x3 CS)… Joined SPR from AAA Memphis on 5/17… Spent 2019 with Rookie-Level Johnson City (25 G, .219 AVG., .387 OBP, 4 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 18 R, 18 BB)… Threw out 48.1% (13 CS/27 SB ATT) of attempted base stealers… First professional hit was grand slam in third career game (6th inn., 7/6/19)… first multi-HR game at Elizabethton (8/10/19), going 3x3 and adding a triple… 2019 Appalachian League champion… 18th round pick in 2019 out of Middle Tennessee State… led Conference USA with 24 caught stealing in 2019… hit .249 with 12 HR, 62 RBI over three years at MTSU, leading team in walks (29), doubles (14), runs (36) and RBI (34) his junior season… Born in Caracas, VZ and is bilingual in English/Spanish… resides in Hollywood, FL LUKEN BAKER – Hits in 7 of 11G in June - .178 (8x45), 1 HR, 5 RBI… 6G hit streak, 5/29-6/4 – .318 (7x22), 2 HR, 9 RBI, 1 2B… Hits in 16 of 21G since 5/18 – .259 (21x81), 2 HR, 5 2B, 13 RBI… 6 multi-hit games… First career grand slam in 1st on 5/30 vs. WCH… 7G hit streak (11x25) from 5/18-5/26… Currently ranked as #15 STL prospect by MLB.com… Finished 2019 with a team-high 43 extra-base hits for High-A Palm Beach, including 5G with 2 2B...ranked among FSL leaders in 2B (2nd), XBH (3rd), BB (T7th) and TB (T7th)... Won August, 2019 MiLB Player of Month - .346 (28x81), 4 HR, 14 RBI, 11 2B, 1 3B, 23 G...In 145 games at TCU, hit .347 in 145 games with 28 homers, 26 doubles, 109 walks, a .465 OBP and a .986 fielding percentage...ranked by MLB.com as Cardinals' No. 23 prospect entering 2021... 2nd round pick in 2018 out of Texas Christian University ALEC BURLESON – Series vs. ARK – .227 (5x22), 2 HR, 5 RBI… Hits in 8 of last 11G - .213 (10x47), 2 HR, 1 2B, 6 RBI, 3 BB… Named STL MiLB Player of Month for May - .317 (26x82), 7 HR, 19 RBI, 3 2B, 13 R in 21G between SPR and High-A Peoria… 9G on-base streak to start AA career, 5/18-5/29 (14x36, 5 BB)… Joined SPR from High-A Peoria on 5/17… Started season 12x42, 4 HR, 8 R, 10 RBI, 6 BB over first 11 professional games… Currently ranked as #16 STL prospect by MLB.com… Played outfield and pitched at East Carolina University, batting .341 with 12 HR and 91 RBI over 116 games and going 13-5 with a 3.47 ERA in 137.2 IP (139 K), adding nine saves… played for 2019 Collegiate National Team… received 2019 USA Baseball International Performance-of-the-Year award for walk-off home run against Japan… three-time North Carolina 2A All-State Team (2015-17) in high school… struck out only eight times over final three years of high school baseball.