2018 Final Report – Page 2
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70-69, 2nd in IL South Division, 9.0 GB / 7th Overall in International League 2018 in Review: The Gwinnett Stripers posted a winning record for the fifth time in 10 seasons and the first time since 2015, going 70-69 (.504) to finish seventh in the 14-team International League and second in the four-team IL South Division. Despite a late-season surge, the Stripers missed the Current Streak: Lost 1 Governors’ Cup Playoffs for the second straight year (last made it as IL South champions in 2016). Last 10 Games: 6-4 In the IL South: Gwinnett ended the year 9.0 games behind Long Winning Streak: 5 Games (2x, last: 7/14-7/18) division champion Durham (79-60, .568), 1.5 games ahead of Long Losing Streak: 8 Games (6/23-6/29) third-place Norfolk (69-71, .493) and 6.0 games ahead of fourth- YEAR RECORD PLACE th Record Since 2009: 701-727 (.491) place Charlotte (64-75, .460). 2009 81-63 4 IL Wild Card: Gwinnett finished fourth in the IL Wild Card 2010 72-71 7th Home: 40-29 Leading after 6: 52-9 race, 3.5 games behind winner Scranton/WB (73-65, .529). The 2011 78-65 5th Road: 30-40 Leading after 7: 57-6 th Stripers were eliminated with a 4-3 loss to Charlotte on 8/31. 2012 62-82 12 Day Games: 18-15 Leading after 8: 54-2 th th 2013 60-84 14 Night Games: 52-54 Tied after 6: 10-14 Fantastic Finish: After going 35-50 (.412, 4 in IL South, th 14.5 GB) over 85 games through 7/4, the Stripers rebounded 2014 65-77 12 Extra Innings: 2-10 Tied after 7: 6-12 2015 77-67 T-5th Doubleheaders: 8-6 Tied after 8: 5-10 to go an IL-best 35-19 (.648) over 54 games from 7/5-9/3, a 2016 65-78 10th Shutout W/L: 14-7 Trailing after 6: 6-46 16-game improvement. Gwinnett outscored opponents 248-210 2017 71-71 T-6th Last AB W/L: 12-20 Trailing after 7: 5-51 in that span, batting .275 (496-for-1,803, 101 2B, 8 3B, 37 HR, 2018 70-69 7th Walk-Off W/L: 5-10 Trailing after 8: 1-51 230 RBI, 25 SB) and posting a 3.64 ERA (190 ER in 469.1 IP, Won Wild Card in ’09, IL South in ‘16 Score First: 47-25 With a HR: 45-32 38 HR, 158 BB, 458 SO). Starting pitchers went 21-9 with a Score Last: 37-21 Without a HR: 25-37 3.21 ERA (104 ER in 291.1 IP, 24 HR, 92 BB, 284 SO) and 24 quality starts in the 54-game stretch. 1-Run Games: 21-24 Allow a HR: 22-35 2-Run Games: 10-13 Allow no HR: 48-34 Over .500, No. 500 for Berryhill: Former Atlanta Braves’ catcher Damon Berryhill went 70-69 3-Run Games: 10-7 With an Error: 31-36 in his second season managing Gwinnett, improving his record with the club to 141-140 (.502) in 281 +3-Run Games: 29-25 Without an Error: 39-33 games. Of Gwinnett’s six managers all-time, only Berryhill and Dave Brundage (293-281, .510 in 574 April: 8-14 Vs. LH Starter: 18-22 games from 2009-12) have posted winning records. Berryhill earned his 500th victory as a MiLB May: 16-13 Vs. RH Starter: 52-47 manager with a five-inning rain-shortened 4-1 win on 5/6 at Indianapolis. His career managerial June: 11-19 Vs. Rehab Starter: 4-2 record stands at 559-527 (.515) in 1,086 games across 10 seasons with the Texas Rangers (2008), July: 15-11 Pre-All-Star: 38-51 Los Angeles Dodgers (2009-15) and Braves (2017-current) organizations. August: 18-11 Post-All-Star: 32-18 September: 2-1 Series W-L-T: 18-16-9 About the Staff: Berryhill’s field staff included pitching coach Reid Cornelius (2nd season), hitting coach John Moses (4th season) and coach Jose Mota (4th season), as well as certified athletic trainer st th Nick Jensen (1 season) and strength and conditioning coach Jason Curry (5 season). Cornelius th th th th Batting: .254 (6 ) ERA: 3.78 (7 ) guided Gwinnett’s pitching staff to a 3.78 team ERA (7 in IL), down from 4.02 in 2017 (9 in IL). th th th th Runs: 584 (6 ) Runs: 565 (9 ) Moses led the offense to a .254 team average (6 in IL), down slightly from .257 in 2017 (7 in IL). th th Hits: 1165 (7 ) ER: 502 (9 ) 2B: 246 (7th) Innings: 1195.2 (12th) Prospecting: Eleven members of the preseason MLB.com Atlanta Braves Top 30 Prospects list 3B: 24 (T-7th) SO: 1174 (4th) went on to play for the Stripers in 2018 (preseason ranks in parentheses): OF Ronald Acuña Jr. (No. HR: 101 (T-11th) BB: 467 (3rd) 1), RHP Kyle Wright (No. 2), RHP Mike Soroka (No. 3), LHP Luiz Gohara (No. 4), LHP Kolby Allard RBI: 551 (6th) CG: 3 (T-3rd) (No. 6), LHP Max Fried (No. 7), 3B Austin Riley (No. 8), RHP Touki Toussaint (No. 11), RHP Bryse Steals: 60 (T-12th) SHO: 14 (2nd) Wilson (No. 13), C Alex Jackson (No. 14) and OF Dustin Peterson (No. 16). th th OBP: .315 (13 ) Holds: 46 (T-4 ) th th Austin Powers: Winner of the Hank Aaron Award for Braves’ MiLB Player of the Year, Austin SLG: .384 (8 ) Saves: 30 (13 ) OPS: .699 (10th) WHIP: 1.32 (8th) Riley combined to bat .294 (120-for-408, 30 2B, 3 3B, 19 HR, 61 R, 70 RBI, .360 OBP, .522 SLG, .882 OPS) in 108 games across three levels in 2018. He batted .282 (82-for-291, 17 2B, 12 HR, 41 R, 47 RBI) in 75 games on his Triple-A debut with the Stripers, including a career-best three-homer, eight- (*Led IL) RBI game on 5/13 vs. Norfolk (tied Gwinnett single-game records for HR, RBI). Riley homered seven Average: Rio Ruiz (.269) times over his final 16 games from 8/21-9/3, ranking tied for first in MiLB in that span. Runs: Rio Ruiz (72) Terrific Touki: Winner of the Phil Niekro Award for Braves’ MiLB Pitcher of the Year, Touki Hits: Rio Ruiz (134) Toussaint led the organization in ERA (2.38, 36 ER in 136.1 IP) and ranked tied for eighth in MiLB in Doubles: Rio Ruiz (25) strikeouts (163) in 2018, going 9-6 in 24 starts between Mississippi and Gwinnett. He posted the Triples: Peter Bourjos (5) second-lowest ERA in MiLB after 6/1, a 1.33 mark (12 ER in 81.0 IP) in 13 starts…only Mobile’s Home Runs: Carlos Franco/Danny Santana (16) Patrick Sandoval posted a lower mark in that span (1.16 in 16G). Toussaint went 5-0 with a 1.43 ERA RBI: Carlos Franco (76) (8 ER in 50.1 IP), a .193 BAA and six quality starts in eight outings on his Triple-A debut with Gwinnett, Stolen Bases: Danny Santana (12) ranking second in the IL in ERA from 7/5-9/3 behind only Kyle McGowin of Syracuse (1.20 ERA in 8G). On-Base PCT: Dustin Peterson (.324) Slugging PCT: Carlos Franco (.414) All Good: Kolby Allard was named Gwinnett’s Pitcher of the Year by Atlanta after going 6-4 with a OPS: Dustin Peterson (.731) 2.72 ERA (34 ER in 112.1 IP) and a .249 BAA in a team-high 19 starts. He led the team with 11 quality rd th Wins: Wes Parsons (7) starts, and ranked among IL leaders in ERA (3 ), WHIP (5 , 1.21) and fewest baserunners/9.0 IP ratio ERA: Kolby Allard (2.72) for starters (5th, 11.06). Allard made 10-straight quality starts from 4/28-6/21, going 4-1 with a 2.17 Strikeouts: Kolby Allard (89) ERA (16 ER in 66.1 IP) in that span. He was named Gwinnett’s May Pitcher of the Month (3-0, 1.80 ERA, .240 BAA in 5 starts) and was selected to the 2018 Triple-A All-Star Game. Games: Jason Hursh (39) Innings: Kolby Allard (112.1) 2018 Team Awards: The recipients of the 2018 Team Awards, announced by the Stripers on 9/1, Quality Starts: Kolby Allard (11) included INF/OF Rio Ruiz (Most Valuable Player), LHP Kolby Allard (Most Outstanding Pitcher), RHP Complete Games: Matt Wisler (2)* Jacob Webb (Most Outstanding Relief Pitcher), OF Dustin Peterson (Most Competitive Player), INF CG Shutouts: Mike Soroka/Matt Wisler (1)* Sean Kazmar Jr. (Fan Favorite Player) and C Chris Stewart (Community Service Award). Holds: 3 Players Tied (5) Saves: Jacob Webb (11) Reed, Between the Lines: Michael Reed led the Braves’ MiLB system in batting in 2018, hitting WHIP: Kolby Allard (1.21) .342 (114-for-333, 26 2B, 11 HR, 69 R, 39 RBI, 10 SB) in 97 games between Mississippi and Gwinnett. He ranked among full-season MiLB leaders in on-base percentage (1st, .453), batting (T-5th, .342) th and OPS (10 , .972). Reed reached base safely in 48 of 53 games with Gwinnett, hitting .363 (70-for- 193, 13 2B, 7 HR, 36 R, 25 RBI, 4 SB, 32 BB, .459 OBP, .539 SLG, .997 OPS). Home Opener: Thu, April 4 vs.