2008 Media/Scouts Notes Tuesday, October 14, 2008

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American Division Alumnus of the Day Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 Peoria Saguaros 6 0 1.000 - 3-0 3-0 3-0 W6 6-0 Rays’ Rocco Baldelli played for the Grand Canyon Mesa Solar Sox 3 3 .500 3.0 1-2 2-1 0-1 W1 3-3 Scottsdale Scorpions 1 5 .167 5.0 1-2 0-3 0-3 L2 1-5 Rafters 2002. Baldelli was ranked second in America’s Top 10 prospects. National Division Yesterday Baldelli hit a three-run in the Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 Peoria Javelinas 3 3 .500 - 2-1 1-2 3-1 L3 3-3 eighth inning of the ALCS to lead Tampa Bay to a 2-1 Phoenix Desert Dogs 3 3 .500 - 2-1 1-2 1-1 W2 3-3 series lead against Boston. Surprise Rafters 2 4 .333 1.0 2-1 0-3 0-2 L1 2-4

Yesterday’s Highlights Phoenix Desert Dogs 3, Peoria Javelinas 2 ─ WP: Dials (TOR) (1-0, 3.38), LP: Woerman (SEA) (0-1, 9.00), SV: Carignan (OAK) (1) Two-run seventh secured Phoenix’s 3-2 comeback win … Dogs 3B Rusty Ryal (ARI) hit two solo home runs … starters RHP Phil Hughes (NYY) and RHP Max Scherzer both received no decisions after 5.0 IP … Hughes allowed one earned run and struck out three Dogs … Scherzer allowed two earned runs and struck out nine Javelinas … Peoria 2B Carlos Triunfel (SEA) cracked a two-run homer in the third … Phoenix closer Andrew Carignan (OAK) pitched a hitless ninth for his second save.

Peoria Saguaros 11, Surprise Rafters 6 ─ WP: D. Rodriguez (CWS) (1-0, 0.00), LP: Hardy (KC) (1-1, 16.88) Peoria Saguaros rallied nine runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to keep their record perfect … Daniel Murphy (NYM) went 4-for-4 with 3 runs, 2 RBI, and 1 walk … Leonard Davis (WAS) was 2-for-5 with a triple and three RBI … Ivan De Jesus Jr. (LAD) went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI … Rafters 1B Brandon Snyder (BAL) hit his first home run off Cory Van Allen (WAS) in the second inning … Rafters pitching collected 10

Mesa Solar Sox 7, Scottsdale Scorpions 0 ─ WP: Hanson (ATL) (1-0, 0.00), LP: Green (LAA) (0-1, 7.71) Solar Sox starter RHP Tommy Hanson (ATL) and a quintet of reliever’s struck out nine Scorpions for the shutout … Mesa leadoff hitter CF John Raynor (FLA) went 3-for-5 with a run, RBI, and stolen base … fellow Marlin farmhand LF Scott Cousins scored twice and knocked in two RBI … SS Jason Donald (PHI) tripled with a run and RBI … Scorpions 3B Chris Johnson (HOU) had two hits that included a double. Probable Pitchers October 14, 2008 October 15, 2008 October 16, 2008

Scottsdale @ Mesa, 12:35 PM (F) Javelinas @ Mesa, 12:35 PM (A) Mesa @ Javelinas, 12:35 PM (A) 17 Jared Hughes (RHP/PIT) 0-0, 20.25 @ 25 (RHP/TB) 0-0, 9.00 @ 39 Luis Marte (RHP/DET) 0-1, 27.00 @ 30 Jesse Estrada (RHP/CHC) 0-0, 0.00 19 (LHP/FLA) 0-0, 3.38 30 Jeremy Jeffress (RHP/MIL) 1-0, 3.00

Phoenix @ Javelinas, 12:35 PM (L) Phoenix @ Saguaros, 12:35 PM (F) Scorpions @ Surprise, 12:35 PM (L) 13 (RHP/COL) 0-0, 18.00 @ 36 Jeff Manship (RHP/MIN) 0-1, 6.00 @ 61 (RHP/BOS) 0-0, 0.00 @ 23 Pedro Viola (RHP/CIN) 1-0, 15.00 38 Lucas Harrell (RHP/CWS) 1-0, 0.00 31 Dan Cortes (RHP/KC) 0-0, 27.00

Saguaros @ Surprise, 7:05 PM (A) Surprise @ Scottsdale, 7:05 PM (L) Saguaros @ Phoenix, 7:05 PM (F) 40 Adam Ottavino (RHP/STL) 0-0, 13.50 @ 34 Justin Orenduff (RHP/LAD) 0-0, 0.00 @ 30 Bob Parnell (RHP/NYM) 0-0, 0.00 @ 53 Josh Tomlin (RHP/CLE) 0-0, 0.00 65 Sergio Perez (RHP/HOU) 0-0, 4.50 15 Brooks Brown (RHP/ARI) 0-0, 3.00

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 entertain the Surprise Rafters at 7:05 p.m. 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/Pitcher of the Week

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

American Division Peoria Saguaros (6-0) ─ Adam Ottavino (STL) takes the mound tonight for the Saguaros in Surprise … pitched two innings allowing five runs in last outing … Saguaros continue to lead the league in runs (51) … Daniel Murphy (NYM) is second in the league in runs scored (7) … Shawn Bowman (NYM) and Chad Huffman (SD) are tied with Wes Hodges (CLE) with most RBI (6) … Jason Vargas (NYM) is the co-founder of Estrella Youth Sports in Goodyear, AZ, a non-profit youth program

Scottsdale Scorpions (1-5) ─ Jared Hughes (PIT) starts today against the Solar Sox … Emmanuel Burriss (SF) stole second and third last night for his fourth stolen base … also caught stealing for second time … has 12-game home consecutive on-base streak over two fall seasons … hitting .400 with 16 hits … most team stolen bases (9) … Shelby Ford (PIT) walked twice last night and walked 20 times during the 2008 regular season … highest home attendance average (595) … team 0-5 when trailing after five innings.

Mesa Solar Sox (3-3) ─ Jesse Estrada (CHC) is making his second start today at home … pitched one inning allowing three hits and three runs … Solar Sox pitching struck out nine last night … team has a .991 fielding percentage … Van Pope (ATL) caught stealing last night … team has been caught stealing six times … are 3-0 after scoring first … Jeremy Slayden (PHI) was a college teammate of current major leaguers Eric Patterson and Micah Owings at Georgia Tech

National Division Phoenix Desert Dogs (3-3) ─ Phoenix travels to Peoria to face the Javelinas on the heels of consecutive wins … RHP Chaz Roe (COL) takes the ball for the Dogs and looks to rebound from his first start of the season … Roe pitched 2.0 IP, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO … OF Dustin Martin (MIN) leads Phoenix with seven hits and a .412 average … Desert Dogs pitching staff leads the AFL in team ERA (3.06) …

Peoria Javelinas (3-3) ─ LHP Pedro Viola (CIN) eyes his second win of the season as the Desert Dogs visit Peoria … allowed five runs in three innings the Javelinas offense scored seven in the top of the fourth to secure the win … IF Juan Miranda (NYY) is hitting .591 at home with 4 doubles, triple, 3 home runs, and 6 RBI … also has a 16-game on-base streak that spans from 2007 AFL season … IF Carlos Triunfel (SEA) extended his AFL leading five-game hitting streak with a two-run homer yesterday … Javelinas pitching staff leads the AFL in strikeouts (53) as RHP Phil Hughes (NYY) leads the team with ten.

Surprise Rafters (2-4) ─ RHP Josh Tomlin (CLE) searches for his first victory after a no-decision last week … Tomlin threw 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, and 5 SO … IF Brandon Snyder (BAL) is second in batting (.600) and tied for first in on-base percentage (.667) with fellow Oriole C … Snyder is also one of two AFL batters to have a slugging percentage over 1.000 (1.100) … RHP Willie Eyre (TEX) and LHP Rowdy Hardy (KC) are in the top five in strikeouts.