2018 Lexington Legends Game Notes Game 18 Asheville Tourists vs. Lexington Legends 4-13 10-7 Single-A Affiliate April 23, 2018 Single-A Affiliate McCormick Field Video: MiLB.TV Audio: TuneIn Radio and MiLB.TV Series Pitching Matchup LHP Nick Kennedy (0-1, 5.73 ERA) vs. LHP Garrett Davilla (0-1, 3.55 ERA) Upcoming Probables vs. Asheville Tourists RHP Garrett Schilling (1-1, 3.21 ERA) vs. RHP Collin Snider (1-1, 4.91 ERA) RHP Will Gaddis (0-1, 5.93 ERA) vs. LHP Daniel Tillo (0-0, 1.96 ERA) RHP Antonio Santos (0-3, 5.01 ERA) vs. RHP Janser Lara (0-0, 1.13 ERA) Last Game Legends Season at a Glance Trailing 2-1 in the series facing the Hagerstown Suns, the Lexington Legends took Overall Record.................................................10-7 game four with a 9-2 victory. Nolan Watson (1-1) earned the win for the Legends, Season vs. Asheville tossing 5.0 innings allowing one run (unearned) on four hits while striking out five and walking one. Alex Troop (1-2) was given the loss for the Suns, pitching At Whitaker Bank Ballpark 4.0 innings allowing five runs (four earned) on seven hits while walking three and At McCormick Field striking out seven. Home Record....................................................8-3 The Suns plated their first run of the ballgame in the second inning. Anderson Road Record......................................................2-4 Franco reached on a fielding error by Lexington’s second baseman, Matt Morales. vs. Northern Division.......................................2-5 Franco advanced to second on a single to right field by Yasel Antuna, then scored on an RBI single to right field by Kameron Esthay and the Suns led 1-0. vs. Southern Division.......................................8-2 In the bottom of the second, the Legends were able to also capitalize on an error. vs. RHP...............................................................9-6 With two outs, Jeison Guzman reached on a single up the middle, but advanced vs. LHP................................................................1-1 to second on a throwing error by Hagerstown’s second baseman, Cole Freeman. Night...................................................................7-5 Guzman scored on the second error in the inning, this time by the third baseman, Luis Garcia and the game was tied at one. Day.....................................................................3-2 The Legends took the lead in the fourth inning. Jeison Guzman reached on a April..................................................................10-7 leadoff single to right field. Sebastian Rivero then blasted his first home run of the season, a two-run homer to left field, and the Legends led 3-1. Morales then walked and moved to third on a double by Cal Jones. Travis Jones grounded out to South Atlantic League Standings the shortstop, but Morales scored on the play. Seuly Matias brought in Cal Jones Northern Division W-L Pct. GB and the Legends led 5-1. Delmarva Shorebirds 12-5 .706 -- Lexington continued scoring in the eighth. With one out, Guzman and Rivero reached on back-to-back singles. Cal Jones then stepped up and tattooed his first Kannapolis Intimidators 11-6 .647 1.0 home run of the season over the left field wall, a three run bomb and the Legends Greensboro Grasshoppers 10-6 .625 1.5 extended their lead, 8-1. Travis Jones then lined a single into right field and scored West Virginia Power 10-7 .588 2.0 on an RBI double by Nick Pratto, and the Legends led 9-1 heading into the ninth. Lakewood BlueClaws 9-8 .529 3.0 In the top of the ninth, Aldrem Corredor reached on a leadoff single, then advanced to third on a double by Armond Upshaw. Freeman brought in Corredor, Hickory Crawdads 6-10 .375 5.5 to make it 9-2, but the Suns were unable to plate anymore runs. Hagerstown Suns 5-12 .294 7.0 Royals Top 30 Prospects Southern Division W-L Pct. GB Columbia Fireflies 11-6 .647 -- According to Baseball America According to MLB Pipeline 1. Nick Pratto, 1B 2. Nick Pratto, 1B Augusta GreenJackets 10-6 .625 0.5 3. Seuly Matias, OF 3. Seuly Matias, OF Lexington Legends 10-7 .588 1.0 6. MJ Melendez, C 4. MJ Melendez, C Rome Braves 9-7 .563 1.5 19. Daniel Tillo, LHP 5. Michael Gigliotti, OF Charleston RiverDogs 7-10 .412 4.0 20. Michael Gigliotti, OF 21. Daniel Tillo, LHP Asheville Tourists 4-13 .235 7.0 22. Jeison Guzman, SS Greenville Drive 3-14 .176 8.0 Lexington Legends Starting Pitcher Garrett Davila LHP Height/Weight: 6’2”/180 DOB: 1/17/1997 Birthplace: Belmont, North Carolina Pro Season: Third Acquired: 33rd Overall Pick in 2015 Draft Career Numbers YEAR TEAM LEVEL W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2016 BUR ROK 7-0 2.77 12 12 0 65.0 56 21 20 2 27 55 .237 2017 LEX A(Full) 8-8 5.08 27 21 3 125.2 127 78 71 8 52 92 .265 Minors Career 15-8 4.30 39 33 3 190.2 183 99 91 10 79 147 .256 Info 2015: Graduated from South Point High School (N.C.), where he finished 8-0 with a 0.11 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 64.1 innings as a senior, holding opponents scoreless over the entire season until his final appearance, a first-round state playoff victory…led South Point to Big South 2A/3A Conference title and earned Big South and Gazette Player of the Year honors…signed with Kansas City, foregoing committment to the University of Tennessee…2016: Named Baseball America Rookie All-Star, ranking among the Appalachian League leaders in wins (tied for second), ERA (third), innings (tied for fourth) and opponents’ average (.237, fifth) 2018 Game-By-Game Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB K HB Result 4/6 CSC ND 6.00 3.0 4 2 2 1 3 4 0 W 2-0 4/11 GVL ND 3.12 5.2 5 2 1 0 3 4 0 W 9-6 4/18 @HIC L 3.55 4.0 5 2 2 1 3 3 1 L 4-2 vs. Asheville Date Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB K HB Result Single Game Highs IP.................. 5.2 H..................5 R.....................2 ER................2 BB...................3 K..................4 HB..................1 HR................1 Leading the Legends Manager - Scott Thorman Scott Thorman returns for his second year as manager of Lexington, after serving in the same role at Burlington from 2015-16 and as bench coach in 2014. A first-round pick by Atlanta in 2000 and Futures Game participant in 2003, Thorman played in the Majors for the Braves from 2006-07 before playing for the Royals at Triple-A Omaha in 2009-10. The first baseman and outfielder competed for Canada in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Scott graduated from Ashford University in 2016 with a Masters Degree in Organizational Management. He resides in Kitchener, Ontario, with his wife, Kelly, and their three children: Robbie, Tommy and Allie. Career Numbers Pitching Coach - Mitch Stetter YEAR TEAM LEVEL W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2016 BUR ROK 7-0 2.77 12 12 0 65.0 56 21 20 2 27 55 .237 Mitch Stetter enters his third year as the pitching coach for Lexington after holding the same position with Surprise 2017 LEX A(Full) 8-8 5.08 27 21 3 125.2 127 78 71 8 52 92 .265 (Rookie) in 2015. The Indiana State alum was selected by Milwaukee in the 16th round in 2003 and signed by current Minors Career 15-8 4.30 39 33 3 190.2 183 99 91 10 79 147 .256 Royals scout Mike Farrell. Stetter worked as a reliever in the Majors from 2007 to 2011 with Milwaukee and set a Brewers record in 2009, recording 15 consecutive outs on strikeouts. He is a great nephew of Gene Tormohlen, who played for the NBA’s St. Louis and Atlanta Hawks. Stetter lives in Norridge, Ill., with his wife Alison and children: CC, Dusty and Willa. Hitting Coach - Jesus Azuaje Jesus Azuaje returns for his second season as Lexington’s hitting coach, after serving in the same role at Burlington from 2015-16. He served as Latin America field coordinator for the Dodgers in 2014 and held the same role with Seattle in 2012. Azuaje coached for six years with the Mariners, including two seasons as manager of the Arizona Mariners and the 2009 season as hitting coach at Class-A Clinton. He played for Cardenales de Lara in the Venezuelan Winter League for 13 seasons and has coached the team for the last eight. Azuaje was an Appalachian League All-Star in 1993 with Cleveland and a Double-A All-Star in 1999 with the Brewers. He resides in Buckeye, Ariz., with wife, Glenis, and their two sons, Jesus Alberto and Samuel Alexander. Bench Coach - Glenn Hubbard Glenn Hubbard is the bench coach at Lexington for a fifth straight season. Before serving as the Royals’ infield coordinator from 2011-14, Hubbard spent 21 seasons coaching in the Atlanta organization, including 12 seasons as the Braves’ first base coach under manager Bobby Cox. Prior to joining the Major League staff in 1999, Hubbard coached at Bradenton (1990), Macon (1991-92, 1994 and 1998) and Richmond (1993, 1995-97). A 1975 draft pick of the Braves, Hubbard played in the Majors for Atlanta from 1978-87. He concluded his playing career with Oakland, playing on an AL pennant winner in 1988 and the World Series champion team in 1989.