2019 BOWIE BAYSOX GAME NOTES Thursday, April 11, 2019 - 6:35 p.m. Prince George's Stadium -- Bowie, MD Harrisburg Senators (6-1) vs. Bowie Baysox (2-4) RHP Erick Fedde (0-0, 9.00 ERA) vs. RHP Marcos Molina (0-1, 7.20 ERA) Game #7 // Home Game #1 2019 SEASON In Case You Missed It: The Baysox lost the second and final game of the series in Richmond on Wednesday Overall Record 2-4 afternoon 3-2. It was a back-and-forth affair in which the Baysox never led, but battled back to tie the game Home Record 0-0 multiple times. Bruce Zimmermann pitched well in his first start of the year, going five innings and allowing just Road Record 2-4 one run. Yusniel Diaz provided most of the offense for Bowie, doubling twice and picking up the only RBI of the Versus Eastern Division 0-0 game for his club. Versus Western Division 2-4 Current Streak L1 Molina Time: RHP Marcos Molina makes his second start of the year for the Baysox today. Molina started on Last Homestand N/A Opening Day at Harrisburg and took the loss, allowing four runs in five innings. The 24-year-old spent the first six Last Road Trip 2-4 years of his career in the New York Mets organization, and was ranked in the Mets' top 15 prospects by MLB.com each of the last three years. Molina made 14 starts in AA Binghamton and two starts in AAA Las Vegas last year. Last 5 Games 2-3 Overall, he was 1-10 with a 6.94 ERA in 81.2 innings. Molina was released by the Mets in July of last season, and was Last 10 Games 2-4 later suspended for the rest of the season after testing positive for PEDs. The best season of his career was in 2014 When Scoring 4+ Runs 2-2 when he went 7-3 with a 1.77 ERA in short-season Brooklyn. That year, Molina was named a NYPL All-Star and NYM When Scoring 3- Runs 0-2 Organizational All-Star. After Day Off 1-3 In Shutouts 0-0 In the Other Corner: RHP Erick Fedde will be on the mound for Harrisburg, making his second start of the season. In 1-Run Games 0-2 Fedde started the second game of the year for the Senators and allowed five runs in five innings against the In 2-Run Games 0-1 Baysox lineup. Fedde, a former first-round pick out of UNLV, has spent parts of 2017 and 2018 with the Nationals, vs. Left-Handed Starters 0-0 ammassing a 6.44 career MLB ERA in 65.2 innings. Fedde has now thrown 94.2 career innings with Harrisburg, vs. Right-Handed Starters 2-4 going 5-5 with a 3.61 ERA. Day Games 1-2 Night Games 1-2 Nice to See You Again: This is the second series of the year between Bowie and Harrisburg. The Senators took the Ahead After 7 Innings 1-0 opening series of the season from the Baysox, winning three of the four contests. On Opening Day, Harrisburg hit two home runs en route to an 8-4 victory. The two clubs played a doubleheader on Saturday due to rain Friday Behind After 7 Innings 0-3 night, and the Senators swept the two games, winning 6-5 and 4-2. The Baysox got their first win of the year in the Tied After 7 Innings 1-1 final game of the series, scoring five runs in the third inning en route to a 6-2 win. Ahead After 8 Innings 1-0 Behind After 8 Innings 0-1 Good to be Home: The Baysox have had success in home openers in the last decade and a half. Over its last 14 Tied After 8 Innings 1-1 home openers, Bowie is 8-6. That includes a six-game win streak in home openers from 2009-2014. Not only is the In Extra Innings 1-0 team coming to its home stadium for the first time this season, but a couple of players are coming back near their In Doubleheaders 0-2 own homes as well. INF Sean Miller is from just up the road in Crofton, MD, and LHP Bruce Zimmermann is from When Scoring First 1-3 Baltimore, MD. Opponents Score First 1-1 Top Tier Talent: The Bowie Baysox roster is filled with some of the top prospects in the Orioles' farm system. Outhit Opponent 2-1 According to MLB.com, seven of the top 30 prospects in the organization will begin the season in Bowie. Outfielder Outhit by Opponent 0-3 Yusniel Diaz headlines the roster, coming into the year as Baltimore's number one prospect. Outielder Ryan Equal Hits 0-0 McKenna (#7) and Left-Handed Pitcher Zac Lowther (#8) also rank in the Orioles' top ten. Pitchers Hunter Harvey Hit a Home Run 1-3 (#12), Dillon Tate (#18), Zach Pop (#20) and Infielder Rylan Bannon (#23) round out the top prospects that start No Home Runs 1-1 the 2019 campaign with the Baysox. No Errors Committed 1-2 The Buck Starts Here: 2019 marks Buck Britton's first season as manager of the Bowie Baysox. Britton replaces Baysox vs. Harrisburg Gary Kendall, who was the head man in Bowie from 2011-2018. Britton picked up his first victory as a AA manager 2019 Record: 1-3 on April 7 against the Harrisburg Senators. Last season, Britton managed the Delmarva Shorebirds, leading the club to a 68-66 record. Prior to getting into coaching, Britton played nine seasons in Minor League Baseball, and 4/4 @ HBG L, 8-4 spent parts of 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 with the Baysox. Buck is the brother of former Baysox and Orioles' 4/6 @ HBG L, 6-5 left-hander Zack Britton. 4/6 @ HBG L, 4-2 4/7 @ HBG W, 6-2 This Day in Baysox History: On April 11, 2015, the Baysox won a wild 7-6, 14-inning game agaisnt the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Five different Baysox had multiple hits on the day, led by Rossmel Perez, who had four. There were no runs scored in extra innings until the top of the 14th, when Mike McDade drove in Quincy Latimore with a single. Mychal Givens pitched a 1-2-3 bottom of the 14th to earn the save. 2019 TEAM LEADERS Statistic Name Total Statistic Name Total Home Runs 4 Tied 1 ERA Zac Lowther 0.00 RBI Rylan Bannon 6 Wins 2 Tied 1 Batting Avg Martin Cervenka .308 Strikeouts 2 Tied 6 Runs 3 Tied 4 Saves N/A N/A UPCOMING BAYSOX SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH UPS Date Time Opponent Pitchers Friday, April 12 7:05 p.m. vs. Harrisburg Senators RHP Hunter Harvey vs. RHP Sterling Sharp Saturday, April 13 1:35 p.m. vs. Harrisburg Senators LHP Chris Lee vs. RHP Tyler Mapes Sunday, April 14 1:35 p.m. vs. Harrisburg Senators RHP Zac Lowther vs. LHP Ben Braymer Monday, April 15 6:35 p.m. vs. Harrisburg Senators RHP Tyler Herb vs. TBD TODAY’S BAYSOX STARTER: Marcos Molina HT: 6’3” WT: 225 B: R T: R BORN: 03/08/1995 PLACE: Santiago, DR AMATEUR: None HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by BAL as MiLB free agent in 2019 2018 Stats Career Highs W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB K Hits: 11 (2x, last: 6/20/18 w/ Binghamton, AA) LAS VEGAS: 0-1 9.35 2 2 8.2 11 9 9 5 7 Earned Runs: 10 (6/20/18 w/ Binghamton, AA) BINGHAMTON 1-9 6.66 16 16 73.0 102 59 54 29 57 Innings Pitched: 8.0 (8/2/14 w/ Brooklyn, SS-A) CAREER: 23-33 3.99 80 72 417.2 406 211 185 117 363 Walks: 5 (3x, last: 6/8/18 w/ Binghamton, AA) Strikeouts: 12 (8/15/14 w/ Brooklyn, SS-A) MOLINA 2019 DAY-BY-DAY 2019: Made the start on Opening Day against Harrisburg...pitched five innings DATE CLASS OPP REC W/L IP H R ER BB SO allowing four runs on seven hits...struck out four and walked one. 4/4 AA @ HBG 0-1 L 5.0 7 4 4 1 4 2018: Made 16 starts between AA Binghamton and AAA Las Vegas...went 1-10 with a 6.94 ERA in 81.2 innings...struck out 64 batters and walked 34...released by the Mets on July 14...suspended on August 2 for the remainder of the season after a positive test for PEDs...entered the year as the Mets #8 prospect according to MLB.com. 2017: Split the season between AA Binghamton and High-A St. Lucie...posted a 3.92 ERA in 78 innings with Binghamton...1.26 ERA in 28.2 innings with St. Lucie. 2016: Did not pitch. 2015: Spent the majority of the season in High-A St. Lucie...went 1-5 with a 4.57 ERA in 41.1 innings. 2014: Named a NYPL All-Star and NYM Organizational All-Star after season with SS-A Brooklyn...went 7-3 with a 1.77 ERA in 12 starts. 2013: Spent the season with the Mets' Gulf Coast League affiliate...Had a 4.39 ERA in 53.1 innings...made six starts and five releif appearances. 2012: Played the season with the Mets' two Dominican Summer League teams...made 14 appearances and 13 starts...went 5-2 with a 3.58 ERA in 55.1 innings.