Columbia Fireflies (Kcr) (20-15) Vs Augusta Greenjackets
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COLUMBIA FIREFLIES (KCR) (20-15) VS AUGUSTA GREENJACKETS (ATL) (18-20) Tuesday, June 15th - Sunday, June 20th — Game #37-42/Away Game #13-18 – Segra Park — 7:05 EDT Game #39: RHP Delvin Capellan (1-2, 3.51 ERA)(COL) vs RHP Tanner Gordon (0-3, 5.74 ERA)(AUG) MiLB TV OFFENSE ROARS BACK FOR WIN VINES PITCHER OF THE WEEK MAY 31-JUNE 6 The GreenJackets scored runs in four consecutive innings, and Darius Vines mowed down the Charleston RiverDogs bats all held on by a final of 7-5 despite aHerard Gonzalez three run week, and he was recognized for his stellar work. Vines was home run. Willie Carter paced the offense yet again. Carter’s named Low-A East pitcher of the Week May 31-June 6. In two 3-for-5 performance was his 11th multi-hit game of the season. starts, Vines allowed just two runs. On Tuesday, he tossed six Victor De Hoyos, Bryson Horne, and Vaughn Grissom scoreless frames and struck out nine. On Sunday he went five all has multi-hit nights at the plate. Jake McSteen made his innings allowing two runs. It took Charleston 9.1 innings before GreenJackets debut: five innings, allowing only two runs and they grabbed a run off him. In six starts this year, he has a 2.25 he’d collect his second professional win. ERA. SHEPHERD HEATING UP FOUR TOP-30 PROSPECTS HEADLINE ROSTER After starting the season slow, shortstop Cam Shepherd is The Atlanta Braves sent three Top-30 Prospects to North starting to find his way offensively. While only hitting .147 this Augusta to start the 2021 campaign: #19 prospect year, Shepherd now has a five game hitting streak, and he is INF 5-17 (.294) over his last five games. Shepherd signed with the Vaughn Grissom, #24 prospect RHP Tyler Owens, #29 Braves as an undrafted free agent in 2020, following his Senior OF Stephen Paolini. All three were drafted out of high year being cut short at the University of Georgia. school in the 2019 MLB Draft and will begin the season at age 20. CARTER KEEPS CRUSHING Willie Carter continues his incredible 2021 season. After Following the first series of the year, the Braves sent going hitless on Tuesday, Carrter went 3-for-5 with two runs #21overall prospect RHP Spencer Strider to join the club and an RBI yesterday. Only once this season has the slugger in Myrtle Beach. Strider was selected in the 4th round of the had back-to-back games without a hit (June 4-5). Carter’s .339 2020 MLB Draft out of Clemson. average is tied for 8th in the Low-A East. His 40 hits are the 6th LOW-A EAST STANDINGS most in the league. NORTH RECORD GB STREAK DIFF Delmarva (BAL) 23-13 - L3 +81 Salem (BOS) 21-17 3.0 W4 +22 BUNNELL THE WALK KING Lynchburg (CLE) 19-17 4.0 W1 +32 Cade Bunnell is now 2nd in the Low-A East with 33 walks this Fredericksburg (WAS) 12-26 12.0 L1 - 115 season. Bunnell has walked eight times in his last six games. He CENTRAL RECORD GB STREAK DIFF now has an on-base percentage of .389 and has batted in the Carolina (MIL) 22-15 - L1 +42 leadoff spot of Augusta’s lineup 22 times. Down East (TEX) 22-15 - L2 +20 Fayetteville (HOU) 15-22 7. 0 W1 +3 YOUNG JACKETS Kannapolis (CWS) 9-28 13.0 W2 -126 SOUTH RECORD GB STREAK DIFF The GreenJackets roster now features four players drafted out of Charleston (TBR) 23-13 - W4 +62 high school in the 2019 MLB Draft. Joey Estes (16th Round), Columbia (KCR) 20-15 2.5 L1 +32 Vaughn Grissom (11th Round, Stephen Paolini (5th Round, Augusta (ATL) 18-20 6.0 W1 -34 and Jared Johnson (14th Round). Myrtle Beach (CHC) 17-20 6.5 L3 -19 UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Thursday, June 17th 7:05 EDT RHP Delvin Capellan (1-2, 3.51 ERA)(COL) vs RHP Tanner Gordon (0-3, 5.74 ERA)(AUG) Friday, June 18th 7:05 EDT RHP Ben Hernandez (0-2, 5.01 ERA)(COL) vs RHP Jared Johnson (0-1, 10.13 ERA)(AUG) Saturday, June 19th 7:05 EDT RHP Matt Stil (2-1, 5.89 ERA)(COL) vs RHP Darius Vines (1-0, 2.10 ERA)(AUG) Sunday, June 20th 6:35 EDT LHP Rylan Kaufman (1-2, 4.94 ERA)(COL) vs RHP Joey Estes (0-2, 1.93 ERA)(AUG) Monday, June 21st OFF OFF TODAY’S TIDBITS: The GreenJackets are tied for 4th in the Low-A East in OBP (.340)... Ben Thompson’s 2.57 ERA is the best among Augusta’s bullpen... Willie Carter is now third in the Low-A East with 26 RBIs... Cade Bunnell and Stephen Paolini lead the Low-A East in Strikeouts (61 and 58 respectively) ... Braulio Vasquez leads the Low-A East with 24 stolen bases... Augusta is 3rd in the Low-A East with 177 walks this season... Jackets have struckout the 3rd most in Low-A East (419)... GreenJackets are 13-11 at home this year... 5-9 on the road... BATS/THROWS: R/L HEIGHT: 6’0” WEIGHT: 195 LBS AGE: 25 HOMETOWN: GREAT FALLS, VA ACQUIRED: FREE AGENT (2021) HS/COLLEGE: UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA #1 JAKE MCSTEEN 2019 TEAM: 2019 STATS: N/A REPERTOIRE: SEASONSEASON HIGHS HIGHS LAST FIVE OUTINGS LAST WIN: 6/16 @ COL 6/16 @ Columbia... 5.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 H, BB, 5 SO (GS) (3.60 ERA)(W, 1-0) LAST SAVE: MOST STRIKEOUTS: 5 vs COL (6/16) MOST WALKS: 1 vs COL (6/16) MOST IP: 5.0 vs COL (6/16) ABOUT HIS HOMETOWN NOTES & TRENDS: -Made his GreenJackets debut on 6/16 vs Columbia: 5 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 5 SO GREAT FALLS, VA -Appeared in five games with High-A Rome: 1 start, 4 relief outings: 4.66 ERA in 9.2 IP, 8 SO-5BB •Located 20 miles north and east of Wash- ington D.C. • Great Falls is a series of rapids and water- falls on the Potomac River • Great Falls is where the Potomac picks up ABOUT: Signed with the Braves on May 8, 2021... Spent 2020 with the Joliet Slammers of the Independent speed and force as it falls over a series of League. League was the “2020 City of Champions Cups.” He went 7-0 with 2.70 ERA in eight starts... Played steep, jagged rocks and flows through the college baseball at Nebraska... Final season came in 2018. Only made five appearances while dealing with an arm narrow Mather Gorge. injury... 2017, sophomore year, went 4-0, 2.04 ERA as a reliever... BATS/THROWS: R/R HEIGHT: 6’1” WEIGHT: 190 LBS AGE: 23 HOMETOWN: OXNARD, CA ACQUIRED: 7TH RD (2019) HS/COLLEGE: CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD #2 DARIUS VINES 2019 TEAM: DANVILLE/GCL (ROOKIE) 2019 STATS: 0-5, 6.68 ERA, 12 G (11 GS), 32.1 IP REPERTOIRE: FASTBALL, CURVEBALL, CHANGE SEASON HIGHS LAST FIVE OUTINGS LAST WIN: vs CSC (6/06) 5/22 vs Fayetteville... 3.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 SO (GS) (0.75 ERA) LAST SAVE: 5/28 @ Columbia... 1.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 SO (GS) (2.77 ERA) MOST STRIKEOUTS: 9 vs CSC (6/01) 6/01 vs Charleston... 6.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 9 SO (GS) (1.89 ERA) MOST WALKS: 2 (3x) 6/06 vs Charleston... 5.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 5 SO (GS) (2.25 ERA)(W, 1-0) MOST IP: 6.0 IP (2x) 6/13 vs Myrtle Beach... 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 SO (GS) (2.10 ERA) ABOUT HIS HOMETOWN NOTES & TRENDS: -Named Low-A East Pitcher of the week for May 31-June 6th: 1-0, 2 starts, 11 IP, 2 ER, 14 SO... Went 9.1 innings before OXNARD, CA allowing a run in his second start of week vs Charleston... -Earned first professional win over CSC on 6/06 • Located one hour and nine minutes north -Tossed six shutout innings on 6/01 vs Charleston. Nine strikeouts. Jackets won 1-0. of Los Angeles, CA. -Allowed one run in first 12 innings... 5/28 @ COL, allowed three runs in one inning -In 2nd start of season vs MB, 5 IP, 0 ER... Allowed leadoff double in 5th, went on to strikeout the side... • Oxnard boasts over twenty miles of -Made his season debut on May 6 vs COL. 4 IP, 0 ER, 4 SO. Combined shutout. Drew Campbell walk-off single to give coastline covered with exceptionally soft, Jackets a 2-0 victory. white sand. • Oxnard is well known for its huge strawberry ABOUT: Selected by the Braves in the 7th round of the 2019 MLB Draft... Pitched in 12 games during his first profession- fields consequently being named the “Strawberry al season, 11 for Danville, 1 for the GCL Braves... Began his collegiate career at Yavapai junior college in Prescott, AZ Capital of the World.” before transferring to Cal State Bakersfield... Is the highest drafted player in Roadrunner history... Had two teammates also drafted in the 2019 MLB Draft (Edgar Barclay, LHP, Yankees 15th RD...Jake Ortega, C, Mets 28th RD) BATS/THROWS: R/R HEIGHT: 6’0” WEIGHT: 180 LBS AGE: 21 HOMETOWN: PUERTO PLATA, P.R.ACQUIRED: FREE AGENT (2017) HS/COLLEGE: #9 ESTARLIN RODRIGUEZ 2019 TEAM: DANVILLE/GCL (ROOKIE) 2019 STATS: 1-2, 4.09 ERA, 8 G (0 GS), 22.0 IP REPERTOIRE: SEASON HIGHS LAST FIVE OUTINGS LAST WIN: 5/20 vs FAY 5/23 vs Fayetteville..