GAME INFORMATION Double-A Southern League Affiliate of the Seattle Mariners For Information contact Chris Harris at [email protected] 4 Fun Place • Jackson, TN 38305 • (Phone) 731.988.5299 • (Fax) 731.988.5246 Game #18 • First Half #18 • Series #4 • Road Game #8 Jackson Generals (11-6, 1st North +2.0) at Huntsville Stars (9-7, 2nd North, -1.0) RHP Taijuan Walker (2-0, 1.64) vs. Evan Anundsen (0-1, 2.25) Sunday, April 22, 2012 • 4:03 p.m. • Joe Davis Stadium • Huntsville, AL Upcoming Games and Probable Pitchers: All Times CDT Today’s game broadcasted on Date Time Opponent Pitcher jacksongeneralsbaseball.com & TuneIn Radio App. April 23 6:43 at Huntsville RHP Brandon Maurer (0-0, 3.60) vs. RHP Kyle Heckathorn (1-0, 3.57) April 24 10:43 at Huntsville LHP Danny Hultzen (1-2, 2.81) vs. To Be Determined April 25 7:05 Tennessee RHP Andrew Carraway (2-0, 2.82) vs. LHP Brooks Raley (1-0, 2.79) April 26 7:05 Tennessee LHP James Paxton (1-0, 4.15) vs. RHP Nick Struck (2-1, 2.45) TODAY’S GAME: With the series tied 1-1, the Generals play game three of their five-game road series at Joe Davis - BY THE NUMBERS - Stadium against the Huntsville Stars (Brewers). The matchup features the team with the best batting average, (Huntsville .290) and best ERA (Generals, 2.57) in the Southern League. GENERALS RECAP: – The Generals won a slugfest over Huntsville Saturday night at Joe Davis Stadium 11-8. The Generals (11-6) collected a season high 15 hits and blasted four home runs. Jackson tied the series at a game each and boasts a 7-10 Southern League best record of 11-6. Jackson leads Huntsville (9-8) by two games in the North Division. Denny Almonte Denny Almonte and Joe Dunigan on Saturday night in 11-8 win. and Joe Dunigan combined to go 7-for-10 with two doubles, four home runs, five runs and eight RBI’s. Almonte was 4-for-5, with two homers, a double three runs and four RBI. Dunigan also homered twice and finished 3-for-5 with a double and four RBI. Rich Poythress and Kalian Sams recorded two hits each Saturday. General’s starter James Paxton was lifted after 2 a RECORD BREAKDOWN 1/3 innings. Paxton surrendered seven runs on seven, walking five and striking out one. The Jackson bullpen ofJandy Sena, Yoervis Medina (1-2) and Stephen Pryor combined to toss 6 2/3 innings and give up just one unearned run. Medina earned Current Streak: Won 1 his first win of the season tossing a scoreless sixth and seventh inning. Huntsville’s Bradley Blanks suffered the loss. Trailing Last 10 Games: 5-5 7-4 in the fourth inning Jackson plated seven runs over the final six frames to win the second game of the series. The Generals Long Winning Streak: 4, (4/9-4/12) scored runs in every inning except the first and fourth frames. The game featured 19 combined runs and 28 combined hits. Long Losing Streak: 3, 4/13-4/15) Pringles Park: 7-3 PERFECT GAME AGAINST MARINERS: Philip Humber went 9.0 innings with 0 hits 0 runs and 0 walks for the 3rd perfect Road: 4-3 game in Chicago White Sox history (last: Buerhle 7/23/09… it was the 13th perfect game in American League history and Series Openers: 2-2 the 21st perfect game in Major League history… Humber threw the fewest pitches (96) in a perfect game since David Cone Rubber Games: 1-0 (88 on 7/18/99). It was the first perfect game against the Mariners and just the third no-hitter against the Mariners. Series Records: 3-0 GENERALS ADD PETTIT TO ROSTER: Yesterday the Generals transferred OF Mario Yepez to Low-A Clinton of the Vs. South: 3-2 Leading After 6: 6-0 Midwest League and pending physical will add OF Chris Pettit. On January 31, Pettit signed a minor league contract with the Vs. North: 8-4 Leading After 7: 6-0 First Half: 11-6 Leading After 8: 9-1 Dodgers. He was released from his minor league contract by the Dodgers March 29th. He then signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Second Half: 0-0 Tied After 6: 3-3 Atlantic league. Pettit played in one game for the Angels last season and 10 games for the Angels in 2009. Pettit singled in his first major Scoring First: 8-3 Tied After 7: 4-3 league at-bat on 9/29/09 with Angels. Scoring Last: 6-1 Tied After 8: 1-1 Extra Innings: 0-1 Trailing After 6: 1-3 DOMINATING THE LEAGUE: The Generals pitching staff has struck out a league-best 160 batters so far this season and Doubleheaders: 0-0 Trailing After 7: 0-3 also lead the league with a 2.57 team ERA. The next closest is Mobile with a team ERA of 2.97. April: 11-6 Trailing After 8: 0-4 May: 0-0 Last AB Wins: 2 ORGANIZATIONAL RANKINGS: The Mariners were recently ranked by Baseball America No. 6 in their annual June: 0-0 Walk-off Wins: 0 organizational talent ratings…this is a drastic improvement from when the Mariners were ranked 18th prior to last season. July: 0-0 Shutouts: 2 August: 0-0 Times Shut Out: 0 25 STRAIGHT GAMES: The Generals are in the midst of the longest stretch of games without a day off. Jackson plays September: 0-0 10+ Runs: 1-0 everyday from April 5 to April 29, having their first day off finally on April 30. White Jersey: 2-0 4+ Runs: 5-1 Grey Jersey: 2-2 1-Run Games: 4-3 GENERALS BOAST FOUR TOP 100 PROSPECTS: The Generals opening day roster features four top 100 prospects, according Black Jersey: 7-4 Generals HR: 5-3 to MLB.com. Pitchers Danny Hultzen (16), Taijuan Walker (18) and James Paxton (77) and short stop Nick Franklin (52). Special Jersey: 0-0 Opponent HR: 2-3 Generals vs. Huntsville in 2012 - 19 G TEAM LEADERS This Season: 1-1 Last Season: 12-8 Batting Average: Dunigan, (.321) Home Runs: Dunigan, (5, T-1st) Wins: 2 tied, (2) Home: 0-0 Road: 1-1 Hits: Almonte, (19) RBI: Dunigan, (11) Innings: Carraway, (22.1) Offense: .301, 7 HR Pitching: 5.71, 18 K Doubles: Poythress, (6) OBP: Sucre, (.366) ERA: 4 tied, (0.00) TEAM TOTALS Triples: 2 tied, (1) Slugging: Dunigan, (.696, 1st) Strikeouts: Paxton, (22, T-4th) Stolen Bases: Martinez, (5, T-2nd) OPS: Dunigan, (.1.052) Saves: Pryor, (5, T-1st) Batting AVG: .253 ERA: 2.57 HR: 15 Strikeouts: 160 Upcoming Promotions at Pringles Park XBH: 46 Starter W 6 Thurs, April 26 Friday, April 27 Saturday, April 28 Sunday, April 29 Tuesday, May 8 Runs: 67 Holds: 6 Dollar Night Honor Roll Night Postgame Fireworks Church Bulletin Sun- Two for Tuesdays: Steals: 16 Saves: 7 Union Univ. Night Rally Appearance Madison Co. RFL Night day - buy-one-get-one Buy one/get one free Post Game Concert, Kimberlie Helton Band Star Wars Night ticket free with church tickets, hot dogs, 24 oz GENERALS BLOG Justin Reid Post Game Concert Sarge’s Reading Prog. bulletin sodas, & 16 oz draft beer You can follow all the Generals news on our new blog, Inside the Jackson Generals, with broad- THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY caster Chris Harris. Posts will go beyond the head- 1914 - At age 19, Babe Ruth’s first professional game (as a pitcher) is a six hit 6-0 win for Baltimore (International League) over Buffalo. lines with news and information about club events, The second batter he faces is Joe McCarthy, the manager he will play for 17 years later with New York. At the plate, Ruth has two hits. stories from the road, lineups and daily updates. 1966 - The Braves won their first game in Atlanta by beating the New York Mets 8-4. chrisharris.mlblogs.com © 2012 Jackson Generals • www.jacksongeneralsbaseball.com Page 1 Today’s Starter HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-4, 210 Born: 8-13-92 in Shreveport, LA Taijuan Walker | RHP | #44 RESIDES: Yucaipa , CA College: N/A ‘12: 2-0, 1.64 ERA OBTAINED: Mariners supplemental 1st round selection (43rd overall) in the 2010 draft YEAR CLUB LG W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 2010 Peoria ARIZ 1-1 1.29 4 0 0 0 0 7.0 2 3 1 0 1 3 9 3 0 2011 Clinton MID 6-5 2.89 18 18 1 0 0 96.2 69 33 31 4 3 39 113 6 2 2012 Jackson SOU 2-0 1.64 2 2 0 0 0 11.0 6 2 2 0 0 2 15 1 0 MILB TOTALS 9-6 2.67 24 20 1 0 0 114.2 77 38 34 4 4 44 137 10 2 Tonight’s Start: 19-year-old right-hander Taijuan Walker makes his third start for the Generals against the Huntsville Stars at Joe Davis Stadium At 19 WALKER’S DAY-BY-DAY years old, he is the youngest to make a start for the Jackson franchise. It’s his 25th career outing, 21st career start for the second-year right-hander out DATE OPP DEC ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO TBF PC/S SCORE of Yucaipa, CA. 4/9 BIR W 3.60 5.0 4 2 2 0 1 8 19 78/54 W, 3-2 4/17 MIS W 1.64 6.0 2 0 0 0 1 7 21 77/58 W, 7-0 Last Outing: Walker tossed 6.0 shutout innings last Monday against the M- Braves at Pringles Park as Jackson won 7-0.