2018 Lexington Legends Game Notes Game 44 Rome Braves Vs
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2018 Lexington Legends Game Notes Game 44 Rome Braves vs. Lexington Legends 28-17 22-21 Single-A Affiliate May 24, 2018 Single-A Affiliate Whitaker Bank Ballpark Teacher Appreciation Night & Saved By The Bell’s Mr. Belding Video: MiLB.TV Audio: TuneIn Radio and MiLB.TV Series Pitching Matchup LHP Drew Harrington (2-1, 4.44 ERA) vs. LHP Garrett Davila (2-1, 3.68 ERA) Upcoming Probables vs. Asheville Tourists TBA Last Game Legends Season at a Glance The Lexington Legends dropped the third game of the four game series to the Overall Record...............................................22-21 Rome Braves, 4-1. The Braves improve their record to 28-17 while the Legends Season vs. Rome...............................................1-2 are 22-21 on the season. The Braves scored their first run of the game in the top of the third inning. At Whitaker Bank Ballpark..............1-2 Drew Waters reached on a two-out triple then scored on an RBI single to At State Mutual Stadium center field by Riley Delgado and the Braves led 1-0. Home Record.................................................14-10 The Legends answered in the bottom of the inning after Marten Gasparini Road Record.....................................................8-11 lined a leadoff double down the left field line. Julio Gonzalez brought home vs. Northern Division......................................7-11 Gasparini on an RBI single and the Legends tied the ballgame at one. vs. Southern Division...................................15-10 In the top of the fourth, Rome’s Jefrey Ramos blasted his second home run of vs. RHP...........................................................19-16 the season, a solo shot to left center field to put the Braves ahead, 2-1. In the top of the eighth, Waters reached base after he was hit by a pitch then vs. LHP...............................................................3-5 scored on a Legends fielding error, further extending Rome’s lead 3-1. Night...............................................................16-17 The Braves plated their final run of the game in the top of the ninth. Drew Day.....................................................................6-4 Lugbauer hit a leadoff single to right field then advanced to second on a wild April................................................................12-10 pitch. Waters then doubled Lugbauer home and Rome held on to the 4-1 lead. May...................................................................9-12 Odalvi Javier earned the win for the Braves tossing 6.0 innings allowing one run on two hits while striking out 10 batters. Carlos Hernandez was given the South Atlantic League Standings loss, throwing a season high 7.0 inning allowing two runs on five hits while Northern Division W-L Pct. GB walking one and striking out nine. Andrew Beckwith pitched 2.0 innings in relief allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits while walking one and Kannapolis Intimidators 29-15 .659 -- striking out two. Delmarva Shorebirds 27-17 .614 2.0 West Virginia Power 24-19 .558 4.5 Lakewood BlueClaws 23-20 .535 5.5 Greensboro Grasshoppers 19-23 .452 9.0 Hickory Crawdads 16-25 .390 11.5 Hagerstown Suns 16-27 .372 12.5 Royals Top 30 Prospects Southern Division W-L Pct. GB According to Baseball America According to MLB Pipeline Augusta GreenJackets 28-15 .651 -- 1. Nick Pratto, 1B 2. Nick Pratto, 1B Rome Braves 28-17 .622 1.0 3. Seuly Matias, OF 3. Seuly Matias, OF Columbia Fireflies 24-21 .533 5.0 6. MJ Melendez, C 4. MJ Melendez, C 19. Daniel Tillo, LHP 5. Michael Gigliotti, OF Lexington Legends 22-21 .512 6.0 20. Michael Gigliotti, OF 21. Daniel Tillo, LHP Charleston RiverDogs 20-25 .444 9.0 22. Jeison Guzman, SS Asheville Tourists 17-26 .395 11.0 Greenville Drive 11-33 .250 17.5 Lexington Legends Starting Pitcher Garrett Davila LHP Height/Weight: 6’2”/180 DOB: 1/17/1997 Birthplace: Belmont, North Carolina Acquired: 4th Round of 2015 Draft Info 2015: Graduated from South Point High School (N.C.), where he finished 8-0 with a 0.11 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 64.1 innings as a senior, holding opponents scoreless over the entire season until his final appearance, a first-round state playoff victory…led South Point to Big South 2A/3A Conference title and earned Big South and Gazette Player of the Year honors…signed with Kansas City, foregoing committment to the University of Tennessee…2016: Named Baseball America Rookie All-Star, ranking among the Appalachian League leaders in wins (tied for second), ERA (third), innings (tied for fourth) and opponents’ average (.237, fifth) Career Numbers YEAR TEAM LEVEL W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2016 BUR ROK 7-0 2.77 12 12 0 65.0 56 21 20 2 27 55 .237 2017 LEX A(Full) 8-8 5.08 27 21 3 125.2 127 78 71 8 52 92 .265 Minors Career 15-8 4.30 39 33 3 190.2 183 99 91 10 79 147 .256 2018 Game-By-Game Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB K HB Result 4/6 CSC ND 6.00 3.0 4 2 2 1 3 4 0 W 2-0 4/11 GVL ND 3.12 5.2 5 2 1 0 3 4 0 W 9-6 4/18 @HIC L 3.55 4.0 5 2 2 1 3 3 1 L 4-2 4/25 @ASH W 2.89 6.0 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 W 12-2 5/1 @COL ND 3.97 4.0 6 4 4 0 3 3 0 W 7-6 5/7 @CSC ND 3.77 6.0 6 2 2 1 1 2 0 W 3-2 5/13 GVL W 3.28 7.0 4 1 1 1 1 5 1 W 7-3 5/19 @WVP ND 3.68 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 W 6-4 vs. Rome Date Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB K HB Result Has not faced the Braves in 2018 Single Game Highs IP.................. 7.0 H..................6 R.....................4 ER................4 BB...................3 K..................5 HB..................1 HR................1 Leading the Legends Manager - Scott Thorman Scott Thorman returns for his second year as manager of Lexington, after serving in the same role at Burlington from 2015-16 and as bench coach in 2014. A first-round pick by Atlanta in 2000 and Futures Game participant in 2003, Thorman played in the Majors for the Braves from 2006-07 before playing for the Royals at Triple-A Omaha in 2009-10. The first baseman and outfielder competed for Canada in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Scott graduated from Ashford University in 2016 with a Masters Degree in Organizational Management. He resides in Kitchener, Ontario, with his wife, Kelly, and their three children: Robbie, Tommy and Allie. Pitching Coach - Mitch Stetter Mitch Stetter enters his third year as the pitching coach for Lexington after holding the same position with Surprise (Rookie) in 2015. The Indiana State alum was selected by Milwaukee in the 16th round in 2003 and signed by current Royals scout Mike Farrell. Stetter worked as a reliever in the Majors from 2007 to 2011 with Milwaukee and set a Brewers record in 2009, recording 15 consecutive outs on strikeouts. He is a great nephew of Gene Tormohlen, who played for the NBA’s St. Louis and Atlanta Hawks. Stetter lives in Norridge, Ill., with his wife Alison and children: CC, Career Numbers Dusty and Willa. YEAR TEAM LEVEL W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG Hitting Coach - Jesus Azuaje 2016 BUR ROK 7-0 2.77 12 12 0 65.0 56 21 20 2 27 55 .237 2017 LEX A(Full) 8-8 5.08 27 21 3 125.2 127 78 71 8 52 92 .265 Jesus Azuaje returns for his second season as Lexington’s hitting coach, after serving in the same role at Burlington Minors Career 15-8 4.30 39 33 3 190.2 183 99 91 10 79 147 .256 from 2015-16. He served as Latin America field coordinator for the Dodgers in 2014 and held the same role with Seattle in 2012. Azuaje coached for six years with the Mariners, including two seasons as manager of the Arizona Mariners and the 2009 season as hitting coach at Class-A Clinton. He played for Cardenales de Lara in the Venezuelan Winter League for 13 seasons and has coached the team for the last eight. Azuaje was an Appalachian League All-Star in 1993 with Cleveland and a Double-A All-Star in 1999 with the Brewers. He resides in Buckeye, Ariz., with wife, Glenis, and their two sons, Jesus Alberto and Samuel Alexander. Bench Coach - Glenn Hubbard Glenn Hubbard is the bench coach at Lexington for a fifth straight season. Before serving as the Royals’ infield coordinator from 2011-14, Hubbard spent 21 seasons coaching in the Atlanta organization, including 12 seasons as the Braves’ first base coach under manager Bobby Cox. Prior to joining the Major League staff in 1999, Hubbard coached at Bradenton (1990), Macon (1991-92, 1994 and 1998) and Richmond (1993, 1995-97). A 1975 draft pick of the Braves, Hubbard played in the Majors for Atlanta from 1978-87. He concluded his playing career with Oakland, playing on an AL pennant winner in 1988 and the World Series champion team in 1989. The 1983 NL All-Star tied a Major League record for second baseman with 12 assists in a game on April 14, 1985. Hubbard, who was born at Hahn AFB in Germany, attended high school in Utah and was inducted into the Utah Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001.