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MEDIA INFORMATION Winston-Salem Dash (3-1, 1st, 0.0 GB / Southern) Carolina League Affiliate of the Chicago White Sox vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks (2-2, 3rd, 1.0 GB / Northern) Carolina League Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals Game No. 5 • Home Game No. 5 • Frawley Stadium • Monday, April 8, 2019 • 6:35 p.m. BLUE ROCKS BREAKDOWN Tonight’s Starting Pitchup Matchups HOME: 2-2 | AWAY: 0-0 | STREAK: W2 | LAST 5: 2-2 | LAST 10: 2-2 Wilmington: LHP Daniel Tillo SPLITTSVILLE: Jackson Kowar tossed five no-hit innings in his Blue Rocks debut and Nick Pratto provided a two-out, two-run double in the Winston-Salem: LHP Kyle Kubat sixth as Wilmington beat the Salem Red Sox 2-1 on Sunday at Frawley Tomorrow’s Starting Pitcher for Wilmington Stadium. The victory was the Blue Crew’s second straight and salvaged the home team a split in their season-opening four-game series. Nolan Watson will make his frst start of the 2019 campaign on Tuesday. Watson is in his DOING ENOUGH AT PLATE: The Rocks offense has been a second season with the Blue Rocks after getting quality over quantity attack so far on the young season. Wilmington promoted to Wilmington last June and went 6-4 has scored all of its runs during this brief two-game winning streak with a 4.60 ERA in 11 starts with the Blue Crew. with two outs in an inning. Still, the Blue Crew has managed only 13 total hits over the first four contests and has not scored more than He started his 2018 season in Lexington, and two runs in a game yet. As a team, Wilmington is hitting just .131— after a rough first month allowed three runs or far and away the worst batting average of any club in the Carolina less in six of his final seven starts. Watson was League. Luckily for the Rocks the last three contests have all been selected 33rd overall in the 2015 Draft in a pick low scoring, with each being decided by the score of 2-1. Kansas City received as compensation when James Shields signed with the San Diego Padres GO FIGURE: In a rotation with four former first-round picks and a that offseason. Watson was a highly-touted high third-round top-30 prospect, it is ironic that the first two wins for school pitcher who posted an 0.68 ERA with 81 Wilmington have come courtesy of the bullpen. J.C. Cloney got the strikeouts in 51 innings during his senior Rocks a victory on Saturday in a spot start during game two of their year. He was committed to Vanderbilt doubleheader thanks to five frames of one-run ball. The Blue Crew then got two scoreless innings of relief from Collin Snyder on Sunday. University before signing with the Royals Wilmington’s ’pen is also 2-for-2 in save tries with Tad Ratliff earning for a reported $1.8 million. one on Saturday and Tyler Zuber notching another in the series finale. In the highly touted rotation’s defense the combo of Jackson Kowar, Brady Singer and Daniel Lynch have allowed runs in just two of the 2019 Regular-Season Series: WIL vs. WS combined 13 innings they hit the hill during the season’s opening weekend. SPARKLING DEBUT: Jackson Kowar was brilliant despite not First Meeting in 2019 factoring in the decision on Sunday. He did not allow a ball out of (WS Won Series, 9-5 in 2018) the infield until the ninth batter of the game and no runner made it to scoring position against him. He allowed just two walks—one in the fourth and one in the fifth—while fanning six. Of his 83 pitches, the Date Site Result 2018 first-round pick threw 53 for strikes. 4/8 Wilmington PROSPECT-LADEN ROSTER FOR THE ROCKS: The 2019 Wilm- ington Blue Rocks roster features six of the Kansas City Royals’ top seven 4/9 Wilmington prospects and 11 of the organization’s top 27 according to MLB.com. The team also includes six players with previous experience in Wilmington. 4/10 Wilmington STACKED STARTING ROTATION: The Rocks pitching staff will 4/15 Winston-Salem be anchored by three first round picks from last June. Kansas City’s top prospect, Brady Singer, is making his professional debut on the River- 4/16 Winston-Salem front in 2019. He will be joined on the Frawley Stadium mound by fel- 4/17 Winston-Salem low 2018 first-rounders Jackson Kowar and Daniel Lynch. Wilming- ton also brings back left-hander Daniel Tillo, who enters this year as 4/22 Wilmington the Royals’ 25th-ranked prospect and another former first-round pick in Nolan Watson, who was the 33rd overall selection in 2015. 4/23 Wilmington POTENT ON OFFENSE TOO: Both of Wilmington’s catchers are 4/24 Wilmington on the Royals’ prospect list as well. MJ Melendez enters the campaign 7/17 Winston-Salem ranked third among Kansas City farmhands by MLB.com and Sebas- tian Rivero comes in at No. 27 on the list. The last time the Rocks had 7/18 Winston-Salem two catchers this highly touted on the same roster was in 2010 when Wil Myers and Salvador Perez both spent the season in Wilmingotn. Both 7/19 Winston-Salem players went on to become Major League All Stars. Nick Pratto (No. 5), Seuly Matias (No. 6) and Kyle Isbel (No. 10) are also all top 10 prospects in the Royals system who are making their Frawley Stadium debuts in 2019. Two returning Rocks bring prospect status back with them to Wilmington according to MLB.com as well in Brewer Hicklen (No. 17) and Blake Perkins (No. 23). Upcoming Probable Starters and Schedule Tuesday, April 9 vs. Winston-Salem 6:35 p.m. RHP Nolan Watson vs. LHP Cristian Castillo 89.7 WGLS-FM Wednesday, April 10 vs. Winston-Salem 10:35 a.m. LHP Daniel Lynch vs.RHP Zach Lewis 89.7 WGLS-FM Thursday, April 11 at Carolina 7:00 p.m. RHP Brady Singer vs. TBA 89.7 WGLS-FM RADIO: Rowan Radio, 89.7 WGLS-FM WEBCAST: wgls.rowan.edu or bluerocks.com Wilmington Blue Rocks Game Notes MEDIA INFORMATION CONTINUED HOME RUN NOTES Blue Rocks vs. the Carolina League Blue Rocks 2-HR GAMES BY BLUE ROCKS (2 IN 2018 ) Opponent Record Home Road LAST TIME: 5.2.18 Chase Vallot at POT (Solo HR & 3-R HR) Frederick 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-HR GAMES BY BLUE ROCKS (HAS NEVER HAPPENED) Lynchburg 0-0 0-0 0-0 Potomac 0-0 0-0 0-0 BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (1 IN 2018) LAST TIME: 7.9.18 D.J. Burt & Emmanuel Rivera at FRE Salem 2-2 2-2 0-0 Northern Div. 2-2 2-2 0-0 LEADOFF HOME RUNS (1 IN 2017 / 0 IN 2016) 7.10.18 Nick Heath at FRE (Off big-league rehabber Chris Tillman) Opponent Record Home Road GRAND SLAM HOME RUNS (3 IN 2018) LAST TIME: 6.24.18 Meibrys Viloria at POT (off Jeremy Hellickson) Carolina 0-0 0-0 0-0 WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (0 IN 2018) Down East 0-0 0-0 0-0 LAST TIME 7.24.17 Chase Vallot vs. SAL (10th inning) Fayetteville 0-0 0-0 0-0 PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (1 IN BOTH 2018) Myrtle Beach 0-0 0-0 0-0 LAST TIME: 5.16.15 Dex Kjerstad at LYN Winston-Salem 0-0 0-0 0-0 INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS (2 IN 2018) Southern Div. 0-0 0-0 0-0 LAST TIME: 8.19.18 @ W-S Oliver Nunez (4th inning, solo HR) BLUE ROCKS HOME RUNS: 1 (63 IN 2018 / 23 HOME & 40 AWAY) Runners Left On Base Carolina 0 Lynchburg 0 Blue Rocks: 12| Opponents: 23 Down East 0 Myrtle Beach 0 Fayetteville 0 Potomac 0 Numbers With RISP Frederick 0 Salem 1 Blue Rocks: .133 Avg. (3-for-19) Winston-Salem 0 Blue Rocks On... FRAWLEY 1 ROAD 0 Mondays: 0-0 April: 2-2 Tuesdays: 0-0 May: 0-0 Opponents Wednesdays: 0-0 June: 0-0 2-HR GAMES BY OPPONENT (4 IN 2018) Thursdays: 0-1 July: 0-0 LAST TIME 8.19.18 Yermin Mercedes (Solo HR & GW 3-R HR) Fridays: 0-0 Aug: 0-0 3-HR GAMES BY OPPONENT (1 IN 2018) Saturdays: 1-1 Sept: 0-0 LAST TIME: Michael Chavis (SAL) 4.19.17 at Hayley Toyota Sundays: 1-0 BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (0 IN 2017/0 IN 2016) First Game of Series: 0-1 LAST TIME 8.10.18 Jared Young & Andruw Monasterio off Nolan Waston at MB Last Game of Series: 1-0 BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK (0 IN 2018) Series Won: 0 LEADOFF HOME RUNS (1 IN 2017) Series Lost: 0 LAST TIME: 7.3.18 Luis Gonzalez (W-S) off Gerson Garabito at Wilmington Series Split: 1 GRAND SLAM HOME RUNS (3 IN 2018) Series Swept: 0 LAST TIME: 7.21.17 Drew Turbin (FRE) off Cristian Castillo (5-3 Loss) Rubber Matches: 0-0 WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (1 IN 2018) LAST TIME: 8.19.18 Yermin Merceds at Frederick 2019 Roster (25) PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (0 IN 2018) Pitchers (13) Infielders (6) Holden Capps Ricky Aracena INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS (0 IN 2018) J.C. Cloney Dennicher Carrasco Daniel Duarte Angelo Castellano HOME RUNS ALLOWED TO: 1 (92 in 2018/ 33 Home & 59 AWAY) Carolina 0 Lynchburg 0 Robert Garcia Cristian Perez Down East 0 Myrtle Beach 0 Jackson Kowar Nick Pratto Fayetteville 0 Potomac 0 Rito Lugo Frederick 0 Salem 1 Winston-Salem 0 Daniel Lynch Tad Ratliff Outfielders (4) FRAWLEY 1 ROAD 0 Brady Singer Marten Gasparini Collin Snider Brewer Hicklen Daniel Tillo Kyle Isbel Nolan Watson Seuly Matias Tyler Zuber Blake Perkins Catchers (2) MJ Melendez Sebastian Rivero TODAY’S BLUE ROCKS STARTING PITCHER #45 LHP Daniel Tillo Acquired: Third-Round Pick in 2017 Draft Born: Sioux City, IA Age: 22 (June 13, 1996) Resides: Sioux City, IA Ht: 6’5 Wt: 215 College: Iowa Western Community College Bats/Throws: L/L Pitch Repertoire: 4FB, 2FB, SL, CH THE BOOK ON DANIEL TILLO: Daniel Tillo will make his frst start of the 2019 campaign on Sunday.