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1 BRADENTON MARAUDERS GAME NOTES Low-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday, June 12, 2021 (6:05 p.m. ET) || LECOM Park || Bradenton, FL DAYTONA TORTUGAS (14-20) at BRADENTON MARAUDERS (22-12) RHP Case Williams (0-2, 5.89 ERA) vs RHP Jared Jones (1-0, 1.17 ERA) UPCOMING GAMES, PROBABLES, & PROMOTIONS DATE TIME (Local) OPPONENT MARAUDERS STARTER OPPOSING STARTER PROMOTION Sunday, 6/13 1:05 PM vs Daytona RHP Adrian Florencio RHP Jason Parker — Tuesday, 6/15 6:30 PM @ Tampa TBA TBA N/A Wednesday, 6/16 6:30 PM @ Tampa TBA TBA N/A Thursday, 6/17 6:30 PM @ Tampa TBA TBA N/A Friday, 6/18 6:30 PM @ Tampa TBA TBA N/A /bradentonmarauders @The_Marauders bradentonmarauders LISTEN LIVE: BradentonMarauders.com (All home games, select road games) || WATCH LIVE: MiLB.tv (Home games only) || BROADCASTER: Spenser Smith (@TheSpenserSmith) WIN-LOSS BREAKDOWN FROM THE CROW’S NEST Overall Record: 22-12 (.647) THREE IN A ROW: The Marauders are currently on their third winning streak of three games or more this season. A victory Home: 14-8 (.636) tonight would clinch a third consecutive series win for Bradenton. Road: 8-4 (.667) NEARING THE TOP OF THE CHARTS: The Marauders’ 22 wins are currently tied for third-most in all of Minor League 2021 Best Mark: 18-9 (.667) — (6/3) Baseball. In addition to owning MiLB’s third-highest strikeout total (412, trailing only San Jose and Modesto), the club’s of- 2021 Worst Mark: 1-3 (.250) — (5/7) fense is tied for eighth in MiLB (2nd in Low-A Southeast) with 206 runs scored. HOME ROAD TOTAL Day (Before 5:00 PM): 2-1 0-2 2-3 HOLY HOF: Logan Hofmann recorded a career-high nine strikeouts Friday night, the most by a Marauders reliever this Night: 12-7 8-2 20-9 season. The right-hander has not allowed a run over his last two appearances (8 IP), yielding just one hit while walking two and striking out 12. Marauders Score First: 11-1 8-2 19-3 Opponent Scores First:3-7 0-2 3-9 BASH BROTHERS: Jase Bowen and Endy Rodriguez are tied for the Low-A Southeast lead with six home runs each. Lead After 6th: 11-1 5-0 16-1 The six homers are career-highs for both men. Bowen’s 21 RBI are tied for the team lead (9th-most in the league), while Tied After 6th: 0-1 1-2 1-3 Rodriguez is right behind him at 19 RBI. Trail After 6th: 3-6 2-2 5-8 SHEER DOMINANCE: Wednesday’s seven-inning complete-game shutout by Santiago Florez was the first complete- Lead After 7th: 10-2 7-0 17-2 game shutout of any length by a Marauders pitcher since Oddy Nunez’s rain-shortened, eight-inning no-hitter on June 24, Tied After 7th: 1-0 0-1 1-1 2018 against Fort Myers. Florez leads the Low-A Southeast with a 1.17 ERA and a 0.78 WHIP, and over his past four starts, Trail After 7th: 2-6 1-3 3-9 Florez owns a 0.42 ERA, allowing just one run over 21.2 innings, allowing only nine hits along with five walks and 32 Lead After 8th: 11-1 7-0 18-1 strikeouts. Tied After 8th: 1-0 0-0 1-0 THE OPPONENT: The Tortugas have lost 10 of their last 12 games. Daytona has not won a series since taking four of two Trail After 8th: 1-7 1-4 2-11 from Palm Beach to open the season; they have lost two series and split two since then. The Tortugas do, however, rank vs RHP Starters: 10-6 6-2 16-8 near the top of the Low-A Southeast in home runs (3rd, 29), slugging percentage (3rd, .381), and ERA (3rd, 4.10). vs LHP Starters: 4-2 2-2 6-4 Score 4+ Runs: 12-2 6-0 18-2 SHELL OF A TIME: This series is the Tortugas’ only visit to LECOM Park this season. The Marauders will play the Tortugas Allow 4+ Runs: 7-7 3-4 10-11 for one more series when they visit Jackie Robinson Ballpark from July 13 through 18. No Errors: 4-0 3-1 7-1 TOP PROSPECTS: The Marauders roster currently boasts eight prospects in MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 ranking for the organi- Commit An Error: 10-8 5-3 15-11 zation: Hudson Head (#6), Eddy Yean (#13), Jared Jones (#17), Sammy Siani (#19), Nick Garcia (#21), Endy Rodri- Outhit OPP: 9-2 7-1 16-3 guez (#26), Alexander Mojica (#29), and Dariel Lopez (#30). Three of the eight (Head, Rodriguez, and Yean) came to the OPP Outhits BRD: 4-5 0-2 4-7 organization via blockbuster trades: Head and Rodriguez came from the Padres and Mets, respectively, in the three-team Equal Hits: 0-2 1-1 1-3 Joe Musgrove deal, and Yean came from Washington in the Josh Bell trade. Extra-Innings: 0-0 0-0 0-0 UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT: New Jersey native Jonathan Johnston is in his first season as Marauders manager. The 7-Inning Games: 1-0 0-0 1-0 U.S. Naval Academy graduate spent two seasons as a catcher in the Oakland Athletics system in 2008 and 2011 in between 1-Run Games: 3-1 1-2 4-3 a collective five years in the Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer. Prior to joining the Pirates organization in 2020, he held 2-Run Games: 3-0 3-0 8-0 coaching roles at UC San Diego and UNC Asheville. Shutouts: 1-2 2-0 3-2 Walkoffs: 2-0 0-0 2-0 MISCELLANEOUS: Hudson Head has a 21-game on-base streak and leads the Marauders with 25 walks (.185 AVG, but Hit 1 HR: 5-3 2-0 7-3 a .385 OBP)… Endy Rodriguez is on a season-best 10-game on-base streak (.265, 6 RBI, 8 BB)… The Marauders have turned the fourth-most double plays in the Low-A Southeast with 28… Dariel Lopez is eighth in the Low-A Southeast with 22 Hit 2+ HR: 6-1 2-0 8-1 RBI… Series Record: 1-1-1 2-0-0 3-1-1 Tuesday: 2-2 2-0 4-2 Wednesday: 2-2 1-1 3-3 ABOUT LECOM PARK Thursday: 4-0 2-0 6-0 Friday: 2-2 1-1 3-3 Dimensions: Opened: 1923 Host of Pirates Spring Training since 1969 Saturday: 3-0 2-0 5-0 • • LF - 335 ft Sunday: 2-1 0-2 2-3 Renovated: 1983, 1993, 2013 • Previous tenants: St. Louis Cardinals (1923-24, White Jerseys: 8-5 0-0 8-5 LCF - 375 ft • • Capacity: 8,500 1930-36); Philadelphia Phillies (1925-27); Boston Gray Jerseys: 0-0 7-2 7-2 CF - 400 ft Black Jerseys: 4-1 1-2 5-3 Former names: City Park (1923-26), Red Sox (1928-29); Boston Bees (1938-40); Bos- RCF - 375 ft • Barbanegras Jerseys: 0-2 0-0 0-2 Ninth Street Park (1927-47), Braves ton/Milwaukee Braves (1948-62); Kansas City/ Specialty/Other: 2-0 0-0 2-0 RF - 335 ft Field (1948-61), McKechnie Field Oakland Athletics (1963-68) (1962-2017) 2 MARAUDERS STARTING PITCHER #37 Jared Jones (RHP) GAME-BY-GAME BREAKDOWN 6’1”/180 lbs — Age: 19 (August 6, 2001) Game Result Dec. IP H R ER BB K HR P/S Birthplace: Whittier, California May 25 vs Palm Beach W, 12-2 W (1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 1 6 0 48/29 Hometown: Whittier, California *Pitched 5th thru 7th… Both hits allowed were singles… Retired 5 in a row to finish School: La Mirada High School (Whitter, CA) June 1 @ Dunedin L, 2-1 — 1.0 2 1 0 0 3 0 19/13 Acquired: 2nd Round, 2020 (44th overall) *Pitched 6th… Addison Barger reached on leadoff E4… K, 1B, K, Steward Berroa RBI-2B, HBP, K Pitch Types: Fastball, Slider, Changeup June 5 @ Dunedin W, 11-1 — 3.2 3 1 1 2 3 0 66/41 *Stranded 3 runners over first 3 inn… Left w/ 2 on, 2 out in 4th, one run scored after pitching change CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/INFO Bold - indicates season-high REPERTOIRE: Fastball (mid- to high-90s), Slider (low-80s), Changeup Italics - indicates relief appearance 2021: Made professional debut in relief on May 25 vs Palm Beach: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K… Did not allow an earned run through first seven innings of career… First career start last Saturday at Dunedin: 3.2 IP: 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB/3 K, 66 pitches/41 strikes… Has thrown 62% strikes through first 3 appearances. 2020: Drafted in the 2nd Round (44th overall) out of La Mirada High School… From the Long Beach Press-Telegram: Jones: “I was standing right next to my dad (Keith) and we both just really broke down and started crying. It was a moment to remember forever.” … Was committed to the University of Texas before being drafted… Before Covid shutdown: 3 GS, 2-1 record, 0.82 ERA, 28 K in 17 IP… Was also hitting .409 and was 8 for 8 in stolen bases… Also from the Press-Telegram, La Mirada head coach Jimmy Zurn: “What this kid’s been able to do from a pitching standpoint … and not just that, I’m talking in all areas of the game — hitting, stealing bases, the way he plays center field.