Broadcast/Media Relations: Erik Oas | [email protected] | Tel: 563-242-0727 x107 | 537 Ballpark Drive Clinton, IA 52732 | www.lumberkings.com Clinton LumberKings vs. Kane County Cougars 1-0 (Seattle Mariners) 0-1 (Arizona Diamondbacks) Sundday, April 8, 2018 – 12:00 p.m. Ashford University Field (open 1937) – Clinton, IA Game #2 & 3 of 140 GM 1: RHP Tommy Romero (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Brian Shaffer (0-0, 0.00) GM 2: LHP Oliver Jaskie (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Kevin McCanna (0-0, 0.00) Today’s Preview: The Clinton LumberKings (A, Mariners) and Kane County Cougars (A, Diamondbacks) All-Time Series (1991): Class A AFFILIATE OF THE conclude their 2018 season opening series with a doubleheader. The LumberKings rode a two home run Kane County leads, 162-176 performance from Ariel Sandoval to a 7-2 Opening Night win. Overall, the LumberKings trail the all-time series 162-176 and trail 61-73 since Clinton has been affiliated with the Seattle Mariners. Since 2009 (SEA): Kane County leads, 61-73 Game 1 LumberKings Starter: Tommy Romero, 20, makes his season debut for the LumberKings today. The 2018: Clinton leads, 1-0 (of 19) righty was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 15th round by Eastern Florida State in the 2017 MLB draft. Romero made his professional debut on June 28th against the Arizona League Indians and earned the win for In Clinton: Clinton leads, 1-0 three innings of relief work. The righty spent his entire 2017 season with the Arizona League Mariners where In Kane County: Series tied, 0-0 he worked primarily as a reliever. This will be his third professional career start. One-Run Games: Series Tied, 0-0 Seattle Mariners (Majors) Game 2 LumberKings Starter: Oliver Jaskie, 22, makes his season debut for the LumberKings in game two Extra-Innings: Series tied, 0-0 th American League (West) of the doubleheader. The lefthander was taken in the 6 round of the 2017 MLB Draft out of the Univeristy of Michigan where he was teammates with 2017 LumberKing outfielder Johnny Slater. He spent all of his 2017 2018 Meetings: 4-3 3rd 2.0 GB season with the short-season Everett AquaSox. Jaskie’s professional debut came in Tri-City on June 24th with Last night: W, 11-4 vs. Minnesota one shutout inning of relief work. He then moved into the starting rotation where he then spent the majority of Date Location Result/Time th 4/5 at Kane County *PPD* Seager (SEA), 2-5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI his season. This will be his 11 start of the season. 4/6 at Kane County *PPD* Rosario (MIN), 2-4, R, 2B, RBI, K Game 1 Cougars Starter: Brian Shaffer, 21, gets the ball for the Cougars game one of Sunday’s doubleheader. 4/7 CLINTON W, 7-2 Leake (SEA), W, 5 IP, 2 R, 4 BB The righty was a 6th round pick by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2017 draft. He pitched collegiately for the 4/8 CLINTON 2:00 PM University of Maryland and following signing his professional contract he was assigned to the Arizona League 6/8 CLINTON 6:30 PM Mariners Minor League System Diamondbacks where he made two appearances before being promoted the short-season Hillsboro Hops. 6/9 CLINTON 6:30 PM 6/10 CLINTON 2:00 PM Game 2 Cougars Starter: Kevin McCanna, 24, gets the start in game two of the doubleheader for the Kane 6/11 CLINTON 6:30 PM Tacoma Rainiers (Triple-A) County Cougars. Originally a farm hand in the Houston Astros system, McCanna was signed by the Arizona 6/21 CLINTON 6:30 PM Pacific Coast League Diamondbacks following his release from the Astros. His first stint in the Midwest League came with the Quad 6/22 CLINTON 6:30 PM Pacific Conference (North) Cities River Bandits in 2016 where his only start against the LumberKings was a win for a five-inning outing in 6/23 CLINTON 6:30 PM 6/24 CLINTON 2:00 PM 1-1 T2nd 0.5 GB which he allowed just one run. He pitched exclusively for the Hillsboro Hops in 2017where he went 5-1 with a 0.27 ERA. 8/18 at Kane County 6:30 PM Last Night: **POSTPONED** 8/19 at Kane County 1:00 PM Not the First Team: Ariel Sandoval wasted no time in making friends in Clinton with his two home run 8/20 at Kane County 6:30 PM performance on Opening Night. A former Dodgers prospect, Sandoval was traded to the Seattle Mariners in late Arkansas Travelers (Double-A) March of this season. His two clouts in the opener on Saturday night gave him his seventh career multi-home run game. Sandoval now has 34 professional career home runs. Texas League (North) 1-2 T2nd 1.0 GB Home Runs by the Numbers: Thursday night’s three home runs by the LumberKings proved to be the difference Last Night: L, 5-3, vs. San Antonio in a 7-2 win. Sandoval’s first home run of the game was one of the hardest hit balls ever recorded at Ashford University Field with an exit velocity of 108 MPH. Five pitches later Jack Larsen added a home run to go back- Meijas (ARK), 1-4, 2B, 2 K to-back, a ball estimated to have traveled 414 feet. When Sandoval’s second home run lands we will pass along Naylor (SA), 2-3, R, 2B, 3 RBI the distance. Allen (SA), W, 5 IP, R, 4 BB, 6 K Grace Period: The 2018 Minor League season opens with a litany of new rules. Among the rules unique to the MWL 1st Half Standings Minor Leagues will be extra inning rules where teams will begin each extra inning with a runner at second base. Modesto Nuts (High-A) Teams in the Midwest League will be limited to 10 mound visits a game but there will be grace period allowing MWL Western Division California League (North) player time to get accustomed to the new rule. April 20th is the date in which umpires will be asked to enforce the W-L GB 1-2 T3rd 1.0 GB 10 mound visits per game rule. Beloit 2-0 - Last Night: L, 9-8 vs. Lancaster Cedar Rapids 2-0 - New Skippers: Both lineup cards for the season opener will be turned in by managers in their first years with Morgan (MOD), 2-5, R,2B,HR, 4RBI their respective clubs. Denny Hocking, a 13-year Major League veteran, primarily with the Minnesota Twins, is Clinton 1-0 0.5 Nevin (LAN), 3-4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI in his first season as a manager in the Mariners organization but has previously managed the Arizona League Burlington 1-1 1.0 Anderson (MOD), L, .2 IP,4 R, K Angels and for the Class High- A Inland Empire 66ers, also in the Angels system. Cougars manager Blake Lalli Peoria 1-1 1.0 enters his first season as a coach after ending his playing in 2017 in Triple-A with the Gwinnett Braves. Lalli Kane County 0-1 1.5 made three stops at the Major Leagues his first with the Chicago Cubs in 2012, the second with the Milwaukee Quad Cities 0-2 2.0 Brewers in 2013, and lastly with the Atlanta Braves in 2016. Wisconsin 0-2 2.0 Clinton LumberKings (Class A) Midwest League (West) Top Prospects: The LumberKings begin the 2018 season with three of the Mariners top 30 prospects, according to MLB Pipeline. Infielder Joseph Rosa comes in at 23. Left-handed pitcher Oliver Jaskie is ranked at 25. And MWL Eastern Division 1-0 3rd 1.0 GB Outfielder Greifer Andrade is labeled at 29. Making Baseball America’s top 30 is infielder Johnny Adams who W-L GB Last Night: W, 7-2 vs. Kane County is listed as the Mariners 27th best prospect. Bowling Green 3-0 - Sandoval (CLI), 2-4, 2 R, 2HR,4 RBI Lake County 2-0 0.5 Chisholm (KC), 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, K Those Guys Top Prospects: The Kane County Cougars enter the 2018 season with four of the Arizona Lansing 2-0 0.5 Diamondbacks top 30 porspects, according to MLB Pipeline. 2017 returner and infielder Jasrado “Jaz” Chisholm Wells (CLI), W, 6 IP, 2 R, 3 BB, 6 K is ranked third in the organization. Left-handed pitcher Abraham Almonte owns the 22 ranking. Right-handed South Bend 1-1 1.5 pitcher Brian Shaffer is labeled as the 24th best prospect. Third basemen Eudy Ramos is ranked 28th in the West Michigan 1-1 1.5 Everett Aquasox (Rookie) Diamondbacks farm system. Fort Wayne 0-2 2.5 Great Lakes 0-2 2.5 Northwest League (North) This date in baseball history: On this date in 1966, at the Astrodome, the Astros and Dodgers play baseball's Dayton 0-3 3.0 0-0 T1st 0.0 GB first game on synthetic grass. Thanks to the Monsanto chemical company, who proposed using an experimental *First Half Division Champion **Not Playing** playing surface of nylon grass, the plan to play on an all-dirt field, necessitated by the need to paint the dome's %First Half Wild Card Winner glass panes to reduce the glare which prevented natural grass from growing, was alleviated by the use of 'AstroTurf'. AZL Mariners (Rookie) Arizona League (West) Broadcast Information: Erik Oas returns for his second season as the “voice” of LumberKings baseball.