2008 Media/Scouts Notes Thursday, October 16, 2008

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American Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 Alumnus of the Day Peoria Saguaros 7 1 .875 - 4-0 3-1 3-0 W1 7-1 Mesa Solar Sox 4 4 .500 3.0 2-3 2-1 2-1 L1 4-4 Former ASU Sun Devil and current Red Sox 2B Scottsdale Scorpions 2 6 .250 5.0 2-2 0-4 0-4 W1 2-6 Dustin Pedroia played for the Scottsdale Scorpions in 2004. Pedroia is hitting .467 in the ALCS with two National Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 home runs and three RBI. He is the leading Peoria Javelinas 4 4 .500 - 2-2 2-2 3-2 W1 4-4 candidate for American League MVP. Phoenix Desert Dogs 4 4 .500 - 2-1 2-3 2-1 L1 4-4 Surprise Rafters 3 5 .375 1.0 3-1 0-4 0-2 L1 3-5

Yesterday’s Highlights Peoria Javelinas 6, Mesa Solar Sox 4 ─ WP: Townsend (TB) (1-0, 6.43), LP: Brummett (PHI) (0-2, 15.00), SV: Welch (MIL) (1) Five Javelina relievers shut down the Solar Sox over the final five innings to secure the win … only two of Mesa’s four runs were earned … seven combined errors in the game … Javelinas LF Austin Jackson (NYY) was a homer short of the cycle, while going 3-for-5 … Mesa’s LF Jeremy Slayden (PHI) knocked a two-run homer in the fourth inning … Peoria 1B Rhyne Hughes (TB) and SS Chris Valaika each had two hits and scored a run in the victory.

Peoria Saguaros 3, Phoenix Desert Dogs 2 ─ WP: Stoner (NYM) (2-0, 1.59), LP: Harang (TOR) (0-1, 5.40), SV: Kunz (NYM) (2) The Peoria Saguaros trailed at home 2-1 until the seventh inning when they scored two runs for their margin of victory … Jeff Manship (MIN) pitched five innings for the Dogs and surrendered 3 hits and 1 run with 3 … taxi squad right fielder Mike Baxter (SD) went 2-for-4 with a run and a double … Leonard Davis went 2-for-3 with 1 run, 1 double, 1 RBI and 1 walk… Tobi Stoner (NYM) improved his record to 2-0 and lowered his ERA to 1.59.

Scottsdale Scorpions 6, Surprise Rafters 2 ─ WP: Vaughan (BOS) (1-1, 6.75), LP: Lofgren (CLE) (0-2, 49.50) Four-run seventh inning locked down the comeback win for Scottsdale … Scorpions 1B Mark Trumbo (LAA) went 1-for-4 with three RBI … Rafters 2B Chris McConnell (KC) and RF Andrew Lambo (LAD) each collected three hits … Scottsdale 3B Ryan Rholinger (SF) slammed a solo home run in the eighth … Scorpions relievers silenced Surprise’s bats for six shutout innings … Scorp’s RHP Beau Vaughan (BOS) struck Probable October 16, 2008 October 17, 2008 October 18, 2008

Mesa @ Javelinas, 12:35 PM (A) Surprise @ Phoenix, 12:35 PM (A) Sagauros @ Mesa, 12:35 PM (L) 39 Luis Marte (RHP/DET) 0-1, 27.00@ 27 Brian Matusz (LHP/BAL) 1-0, 0.00 @ 26 Cory Van Allen (LHP/WAS) 0-0, 11.25 @ 30 Jeremy Jeffress (RHP/MIL) 1-0, 3.00 37 Kyle Ginley (RHP/TOR) 0-0, 0.00 34 Tommy Hanson (RHP/ATL) 1-0, 0.00

Scorpions @ Surprise, 12:35 PM (L) Mesa @ Saguaros, 12:35 PM (L) Scottsdale @ Javelinas, 12:35 PM (F) 61 Clay Buchholz (RHP/BOS) 0-0, 0.00 @ 37 Andrew Carpenter (RHP/PHI) 0-1, 4.50 @ 65 Nick Green (RHP/LAA) 0-1, 7.71 @ 31 Dan Cortes (RHP/KC) 0-0, 27.00 35 Cesar Carrillo (RHP/SD) 0-0, 4.50 36 Phil Hughes (RHP/NYY) 1-0, 0.90

Saguaros @ Phoenix, 7:05 PM (F) Javelinas @ Scottsdale, 7:05 PM (F) Phoenix @ Surprise, 7:05 PM (A) 30 Bob Parnell (RHP/NYM) 0-0, 0.00 @ 32 Gaby Hernandez (RHP/SEA) 0-0, 3.00 @ 39 (RHP/ARI) 0-0, 2.25 @ 15 (RHP/ARI) 0-0, 3.00 59 Kevin Pucetas (RHP/SF) 0-1, 9.82 33 Willie Eyre (RHP/TEX) 0-1, 6.35

Umpire Roster Crew A ─ Jake Uhlenhopp (CC), Lance Barrett, DJ Reyburn, Mark Ripperger, Will Robinson Crew F ─ Rob Healey (CC), Cory Blaser, Vic Carapazza, Jon Merry, David Rackley Crew L ─ David Uyl (CC), Dan Bellino, Manny Gonzalez, Alan Porter, John Tumpane

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2008 AFL Tidbits

The Arizona Fall League will hold the second annual Pat Tillman Foundation Benefit Night on Saturday, November 1 at Scottsdale Stadium when the host Scottsdale Scorpions entertains the Surprise Rafters at 7:05 p.m. Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Eric Byrnes and other special guests from the Phoenix sports community will participate in the event that will feature a sports memorabilia auction before and during the game. All proceeds from the sports memorabilia auction and one-half of the night’s gate receipts will be donated to the Pat Tillman Foundation.

Player/ of the Week

Player Pitcher Week One Saguaros ─ IF Shawn Bowman (NYM) Javelinas ─ RHP Phil Hughes (NYY)

American Division Peoria Saguaros (7-1) ─ Tobi Stoner (NYM) is the first pitcher to two wins … Shawn Bowman (NYM) is hitting .545 on the road ... team has only two stolen bases on the road … Cole Armstrong (CWS) has thrown out 5-of-6 attempted bases stealers (.833) … Daniel Murphy (NYM) is hitting .667 against left-anded pitching … Shane Robinson (STL) is hitting .750 with runners in scoring position.

Scottsdale Scorpions (2-6) ─ Team’s catchers and first basemen have yet to make an error … opposing teams have stolen three bases off Sergio Perez (HOU) … Shelby Ford (PIT) is hitting .400 with runners on and two outs with two RBI … Scorpions are hitting .318 on the road with 9 doubles … five team triples … Drew Sutton (HOU) hitting .600 with runners on base.

Mesa Solar Sox (4-4) ─ John Raynor (FLA) had another hit yesterday … slugging .720 … Nate Spears (CHC) is hitting .571 off righties … Solar Sox pitching has allowed 71 hits in 72.0 innings pitched … surrendered most walks (32) … hitters have 18 strikeouts on the road … have yielded a home run on the road … Steve Clevenger (CHC) is hitting .667 leading off an inning … C Lou Palmisano (MIL) and IF Jeff Larish (DET) have the second longest active on-base streak in the AFL (eight games) since 2007.

National Division

Phoenix Desert Dogs (4-4) ─ OF Dustin Martin (MIN) has a seven-game on-base streak … New Zealander IF Scott Campbell (TOR) is batting .429 … RHP Andrew Carignan (OAK) has only allowed one hit in three innings pitched in relief … Australian RHP Shane Lindsay (COL) has pitched five innings of shutout relief for the Dogs … Phoenix’s pitching staff has issued the least walks in the AFL (21) and allowed the fewest earned runs (24).

Peoria Javelinas (4-4) ─ RHP Jeremy Jeffress (MIL) had four strikeouts in three innings pitched last week … seven of IF Juan Miranda’s (NYY) nine hits are for extra bases … leads the AFL in slugging percentage (1.125) and OPS (1.713) … IF Rhyne Hughes (TB) has a five-game hitting streak … IF Carlos Triunfel (SEA) has scored more runs (11) than hits (10) … also riding a seven-game hitting streak … Peoria’s starters have remained unbeaten on the season … batters facing the Javelinas pitching staff are hitting .243 right-handed and .246 left-handed … staff leads the AFL with 69 strikeouts.

Surprise Rafters (3-5) ─ RHP Chris Hayes (KC) is tied for the most appearances with four … trio of Rafters are in the top 10 in batting average: C Matt Wieters (BAL), OF Andrew Lambo (LAD), and IF Wes Hodges (CLE) … OF Julio Borbon, Jr. (TEX) has a four-game hitting streak … in three games, IF Beau Mills (CLE) is second on the team with five runs … all three of Surprise’s victories have been in Surprise.