2019 Idaho Falls Chukars Media Notes
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2019 Idaho Falls Chukars Media Notes July 16th 2019 - Game 28 (Game 28 - 1st Half) - 7:15 PM MT Idaho Falls Chukars (KC) (15-12) vs Orem Owlz (LAA) (10-19) Melaleuca Field - Idaho Falls, ID Broadcast - KSPZ 980 The Zone LHP #49 Anthony Veneziano: 0-1, RHP #47 Sadrac Franco: 0-1, 3.63 1.98 ERA, 13.2 IP, 16 H, 3 ER, 8 BB, 13 VS ERA, 17.1 IP, 19 H, 7 ER, 7 BB, 18 SO, SO, .296 Opp Avg, 1.76 WHIP .253 Opp Avg, 1.50 WHIP Upcoming Games/Pitching Matchups Date Opponent Time (MT) Chukars Pitcher Opposing Pitcher July 17 Orem 7:15 PM RHP Alec Marsh LHP Yoel De Leon July 19 @Billings 7:15 PM RHP Stephen Ridings TBD Chukars vs Chukars By The Numbers Previous Game (7/15/19) R H E Owlz Streaks (2019 Season) Longest Win Streak 9 5 14 2 Overall Record: 1-1 Home: 1-1 Road: Longest Losing Streak 6 Current Streak W1 10 3 Batting: .200 AVG, 1 HR, 8 R Lead/Trail 6 Pitching: 4.50 ERA, 1 HR Leading After 5 Innings 13-2 Back On Track: Leading After 6 Innings 13-1 Tonight the Chukars go for two in a row as they play the penulti- 2019 Team Leaders Leading After 7 Innings 9-1 mate game of their eight game home set. Anthony Veneziano goes for Idaho Falls, Leading After 8 Innings 10-1 making his second start of the homestand. The 10th round selection out of Coastal Batting Average ERA Carolina lasted just 2.2 innings against Ogden on Wednesday, allowing a career Tied After 5 Innings - high five runs (three earned). Sadrac Franco goes for Orem, making his second Tied After 6 Innings 1-1 start of the road trip for Orem. Franco allowed two home runs in five innings in Tied After 7 Innings 3-1 Missoula on Thursday. Tied After 8 Innings 2-0 Trailing After 5 Innings 2-10 Fabulous Fifth: In the midst of a five game slide, the Chukars got a huge boost in Trailing After 6 Innings 1-10 the fifth inning of their game last nigh against the Owlz, scoring five runs while Trailing After 7 Innings 2-9 sending 11 men to the plate, turning a four run deficit into a one run lead. Orem Trailing After 8 Innings 2-8 had two chances to extend their 4-1 lead to a larger lead, but scored just one run Jose Marquez - (.342) Brad Bonnenfant - (0.83) Extra Innings 2-0 combined in the fourth and fifth innings, leaving the bases loaded in both frames. Home Runs Wins Scoring Trends Christian Cosby earned the win for the Chukars, going 3.2 innings of one run base- Scoring First 10-5 ball, and Brad Bonnenfant followed with three scoreless frames to finish the night, Opponent Scores First 5-7 earning his first career save. The win was the first at home since June 30th. Scoring At Least 4 Runs 13-5 Home Run Happy Scoring 3 Or Less Runs 2-7 : The Chukars have hit a home run in 15 of the 26 games Scoring In The 1st Inning 6-1 they’ve played this year. Idaho Falls is 11-4 in games in which they homer. Allowing At Least 4 Runs 8-10 Aplin Attack: Chukars first baseman Rhett Aplin has hit safely in 14 of his last 17 Allowing 3 Or Less Runs 7-2 Michael Emodi - (6) Chih-Ting Wang - (3) games with hit streaks of eight and five games. Aplin’s .402 on base percentage is Scoring The Final Run 10-5 third on the team behind Jose Marquez and Clay Dungan. RBI Innings Pitched Allowing The Final Run 5-7 Record In 1 Run Games 4-3 So What’s New?: With the relocation of the Helena Brewers to Colorado Springs, Times Scoring 10+ Runs 3 the Chukars have been moved into the Northern Division. This means that they Record Splits will play the majority of their games against Great Falls, Missoula, and Billings. Versus LH Starter 1-3 They will also only play two of the teams from the Southern Division this year, Versus RH Starter 14-9 with those home and home matchups coming against Ogden & Orem. The Home 10-7 Chukars have a new pitching coach in Clayton Mortensen, who takes over for Jeff Away 5-5 Suppan after four seasons. Mortensen is a former major leaguer who is in his first Michael Emodi - (19) Nathan Webb - (28) Night Games 12-9 professional season as a coach. The former St Louis Cardinals first round selection Hits Strikeouts Day Games 3-3 is a native of Rexburg, ID, located just north of Idaho Falls. Former major league Versus Northern Division Opponents 14-7 infielder Chris Nelson takes over as hitting coach after spending last season as a Versus Southern Division Opponents 1-5 coach with AA Northwest Arkansas. Against Opponents With +.250 Team Avg 3-12 Everybody Chih Wang Tonight: Chukars reliever Chih-Ting Wang has taken the Against Opponents With -.250 Team Avg 11-0 Pioneer League by storm, starting his second professional season with 13.1 innings Against Opponents Averaging 4< Runs/Game 11-12 of near perfect relief. The Taiwanese lefty until last night had allowed just one Against Opponents Averaging 4> Runs/Game 4-0 unearned run on seven hits, and had punched out 18 to just three walks. Wang Against Opponents With 4.00> Team ERA 6-0 also has a team leading three wins, all coming in his first three appearances. He Clay Dungan - (28) Nathan Webb - (41) Against Opponents With 4.00< Team ERA 9-12 was named the Royals pitcher of the month for Idaho Falls in June. Runs Saves When Outhitting Opponent 10-0 When Outhit By Opponent 5-12 A Dun-good Performance: On June 23rd, Chukars shortstop Clay Dungan When Starter Completes 6 Innings 1-0 recorded six hits in six at bats, making him the second Chukar in as many seasons When Starter Goes Less Than 6 Innings 14-12 to do so, as Kyle Kasser accomplished the feat against Orem. Dungan has hit safely When Using 3 Or Less Pitchers 12-8 in 14 of 20 he’s played in and has multiple hits in seven of them. The 9th round When Using 4 Or More Pitchers 3-4 selection by the Royals out of Indiana State leads the team in extra base hits, and is When Hitting At Least 1 Home Run 11-4 tied for second in hits & is second along in RBI (17). When Going Homerless 4-8 Clay Dungan - (21) Derrick Adams - (2) Some League Leaders: When Allowing At Least 1 Home Run 6-4 Jose Marquez & Clay Dungan are top five league in batting average. Michael Emodi is top ten in the league in RBI. Nathan Webb is 1st Half 15-12 Idaho Falls Chukars currently first in the league in strikeouts and fifth in innings pitched @ifchukars Walkoff Situations 3-1 Tonight’s Starting Pitcher 2 LHP - #49 Anthony Veneziano Born: September 1, 1997 - Height/Weight: 6’5”, 205 LBS - Resides: Hackettstown, NJ - Acquired: 10th Round of 2019 Draft Career Statistics Year Team W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP Opp Avg WHIP 2019 Coastal Carolina 5-3 4.73 21/14 78.0 79 50 41 30 85 10 7 .259 1.39 2019 Idaho Falls 0-1 1.98 5/3 13.2 16 6 3 8 13 0 0 .296 1.76 Anthony Veneziano - Pitching - Game Log - 2019 - Regular Season Date GM # Team Opp W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WHIP AVG AB WP BK TBF NP-S 6/17/19 1 IDF MIS 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2.00 .000 3 0 0 5 23 - 14 6/22/19 1 IDF BIL 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 3.2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1.50 .188 13 0 0 15 55 - 30 6/28/19 1 IDF GTF 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.42 .217 7 0 0 7 30 - 18 7/3/19 1 IDF @MIS 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 4.2 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1.45 .225 17 0 0 20 76 - 42 7/10/19 1 IDF OGD 0 1 1.98 1 1 0 2.2 7 5 3 0 0 1 0 4 1.76 .296 14 1 0 16 73 - 45 Total 0 1 1.98 5 3 1 13.2 16 6 3 0 0 8 0 13 1.76 .296 54 1 0 63 257 - 149 Meet Anthony Veneziano: Anthony Veneziano is in his first season of professional baseball. He was selected by the Royals out of Coastal Carolina University in the 10th round of the 2019 MLB Draft. Last Outing: Veneziano had a rough go in his last outing, lasting just 2.2 innings against Ogden. He allowed a career high seven hits while also surrendering a career high five runs (three earned) The College Days: Anthony spent three seasons at Coastal Carolina, making 35 starts over two seasons. His best year came in 2018, where he was 7-1 with a 3.81 ERA over 59 innings (12 starts).