Clinton LumberKings Game Notes Class A Midwest League Affiliate of the Seattle Mariners Clinton LumberKings Media Relations Dept. | 563.242.0727 ext. 106 | [email protected] | www.lumberkings.com . Burlington Bees (1-1, T-2nd in West / 0.5 GB) Clinton LumberKings (1-1, T-2nd in West / 0.5 GB) RHP A.J. Griffin (1-1, 2.39 ERA in ‘10) VS. RHP George Mieses (4-4, 3.45 ERA in ‘10) Saturday, April 9, 2011 6:00 PM Alliant Energy Field, Clinton, IA Game #3 Radio Broadcast: AM 1390 KCLN Kings Battle Back for Split: A 9-5 game one loss and a 2-0 third-inning deficit couldn’t RECORD BREAKDOWN stop the resilient LumberKings from rallying for a 3-2 win in game two, earning them the split of twinbill action against the Burlington Bees last night. Game one resumed with a 4-4 tie in the Current Streak: Won 1 fourth inning and the Bees struck first, scoring against right-hander Stephen Kohlscheen in the Last 10 Games: 1-1 fifth as Douglas Landaeta singled and scored on an opposite-field triple by Tony Thompson. In Long Winning Streak: 1 Game (4/8-current) the sixth, Kohlscheen (L, 0-1) yielded four more runs as Nino Leyja sinlged home a run and Long Losing Streak: 1 Game (4/7) Landaeta followed with a two-run triple. Bees’ right-hander Nate Long (W, 1-0) allowed a run All-Time Record: 4141-4335 over 3.0 innings for the win. In the nightcap, Burlington scored twice against left-hander Anthony Fernandez in the sixth, but the Kings overcame the deficit with single runs in the third, Vs. West: 1-1 Leading after 6: 1-0 fourth and fifth innings. Marcus Littlewood lined a bases-loaded RBI single to score Kevin Vs. East: 0-0 Leading after 7: 1-0 First Half: 1-1 Leading after 8: 0-0 Rivers in the third, and a throwing error by Bees’ right-hander Josh Bowman scored Julio Scoring First: 0-0 Tied after 6: 0-0 Morban in the fourth to tie the score. Littlewood singled to open the fifth against right-hander Scoring Last: 1-1 Tied after 7: 0-0 Chris Mederos (L, 0-1), moved to third on a single by Ramon Morla and scored on a smash Extra-Innings: 0-0 Tied after 8: 0-0 infield single by Mickey Wiswall . Lefty Jason Markovitz (W, 1-0) struck out four over 2.0 Doubleheaders: 1-1 Trailing after 6: 0-1 innings and right-hander Tyler Burgoon (S, 1) worked around a one-out single in the seventh. April: 1-1 Trailing after 7: 0-1 May: 0-0 Trailing after 8: 0-1 Impressive Debut: LumberKings’ shortstop Marcus Littlewood got off to a hot start in his June: 0-0 Last AB Wins: 0-0 first two professional games Thursday and Friday night, going 5-for-7 with two RBI and scoring July: 0-0 Walk-off Wins: 0-0 August: 0-0 Shutouts: 0-0 the game-winning run in last night’s 3-2 win over Burlington. The 19-year-old Littlewood was September: 0-0 Times Shut Out: 0-0 Seattle’s 2nd-round pick in 2010 and is ranked the #8 prospect in the system according to Home: 1-1 10+ Runs: 0-0 Baseball America. He’s tied for second in the MWL in batting average (.714) and hits (5). Road: 0-0 1 Run Games: 1-0 - It’s a Boy: LumberKings’ manager Eddie Menchaca and wife Lacy welcomed their second LumberKings vs. Burlington in 2011 son into the world yesterday as Anthony Jaxx Menchaca was born in Phoenix, AZ. The Season: 1-1 Home: 1-1 Road: 0-0 newest member of the Menchaca family weighed in at 7 pounds, 14 ounces and is 19 ¼ inches Offense: .263, 0 HR Pitching: 4.50, 20 K long…he joins brother Jonathan Andrew as future infielders in the Menchaca family. While Eddie is out, interim manager Jesus Azuaje is running the show…Azuaje was the hitting coach TEAM TOTALS on Scott Steinmann’s 2009 staff in Clinton. Last season, he managed the AZL Mariners to a th th 20-36 record in his fifth season as a Seattle coach, first as a skipper. The Cabudare, Edo, VZ Hitting: .263 (7 ) ERA: 4.50 (8 ) native has also coached with Pulaski in 2008 and the VZL Mariners in 2007. Last night’s HR: 0 Strikeouts: 20 victory over Burlington marked his first managerial win in the Midwest League. XBH: 1 Starter W: 0 Runs: 8 Holds: 0 Defending the West: The LumberKings enter 2011 as the reigning MWL West Division Steals: 1 Saves: 1 - Champions , having defeated Cedar Rapids (2 games to 1) and Kane County (2 games to 1) in last year’s Midwest League Playoffs before falling in a tight five-game MWL Championship TEAM LEADERS Series to the Lake County Captains. The Division Title is Clinton’s first since 1993, ending a 17- season drought…the franchise last won a MWL title 19 seasons ago (the 1991 Clinton Giants). Average: Marcus Littlewood (.714) Hits: Marcus Littlewood (5) Familiar Faces: A total of 12 players who saw time in a LumberKings’ uniform in 2010 are Doubles: None back on the club to start 2011, led by centerfielder Matt Cerione and catcher Steven Triples: Julio Morban (1) Baron …both were on the Opening Day roster last year. Cerione, Seattle’s 13 th round pick in ’09 Home Runs: None out of the University of Georgia spent all of 2010 in Clinton, hitting .287 with 12 HR, 42 RBI and RBI: Marcus Littlewood (2) a .502 slugging percentage. Baron, a supplemental first-rounder in ’09, struggled offensively Stolen Bases: Julio Morban (1) with the Kings in the first half but went on to become the Northwest League’s All-Star catcher in Wins: Jason Markovitz (1) Everett, hitting .253 with 22 RBI in 53 games…he was the top caught-stealing catcher in MiLB Innings: Anthony Fernandez (4.0) last year, throwing out 45.6% of attempting base-stealers. Cerione and Baron are joined by first- ERA: 3 Tied (0.00) basemen Tim Morris (.250, 5 HR, 46 RBI), 1B/DH Mickey Wiswall (.301, 4 HR, 18 RBI) and Quality Starts: None infielder Carlos Ramirez on offense, right-handers Forrest Snow (0-1, 1.35, 6 SV), Tyler Strikeouts: Stephen Kohlscheen (6) Blandford (1-2, 3.67), Matt Bischoff (0-1, 7.50), Brandon Maurer (0-1, 2.08) and Fray Holds: None Martinez (0-1, 9.00) and left-hander Jason Markovitz (0-0, 4.50) on the pitching staff. Saves: Tyler Burgoon (1) The New Guys: Clinton’s crop of 14 new players includes two players ranked in Baseball America’s list of the Mariners’ top 30 prospects and a few just off the list. Shortstop Marcus Littlewood , Seattle’s second-round pick in the 2010 June draft is the #8 prospect on the list…he had yet to appear in a professional game entering 2011, but hit .538 with 10 doubles, 8 HR and 27 RBI during his senior season at Pine View High School (UT)…he’s the highest-drafted player ever to come from Utah. Third-baseman Ramon Morla is the #14 prospect in the system following a breakout 2010 in Pulaski…he led the Appy League in home runs with 17, adding a .323 average, 17 doubles and 49 RBI in just 62 games and was Pulaski’s Offensive Player of the Year. Outfielder Kevin Rivers went undrafted in ’09 out of Franklin Pierce University (NH), but was the Offensive Player of the Year for Everett in 2010, hitting .332 with 11 HR, 48 RBI and a Northwest League-best .466 on-base percentage. Left-hander Anthony Fernandez was Everett’s Pitcher of the Year last year, leading the NWL in wins (8) and finishing third in ERA (2.59) in 15 starts. Fellow lefty Edlando Seco ranked second in the same circuit in ERA with a 2.48 ERA despite a 3-3 record in 14 starts. Infielder Stefen Romero was Seattle’s 12 th round pick out of Oregon State University in 2010 and will also be making his pro debut after missing last year with a right elbow injury. Romero was an All-Pac-10 First Team selection in 2010 with the Beavers…he hit .326 with a team-high 13 HR and 41 RBI in 48 games. Listen on AM 1390 KCLN / 1390kcln.com UPCOMING PROBABLES All Times Central Sun, April 10 vs. Burlington: CLI: RHP Brandon Maurer (0-0, 0.00) BUR: RHP Blake Hassebrock (0-0, 0.00) 2:00 PM Mon, April 11 @ Beloit: CLI: RHP Seon Gi Kim (0-0, 0.00) BEL: RHP Manuel Soliman (0-0, 0.00) 6:30 PM Tue, April 12 @ Beloit: CLI: RHP Forrest Snow (0-0, 9.00) BEL: RHP B.J. Hermsen (0-1, 0.00) 6:30 PM Wed, April 13 @ Beloit: CLI: RHP Stephen Kohlscheen (0-1, 7.36) BEL: LHP Logan Darnell (0-0, 0.00) 6:30 PM STARTING PITCHER < <Saturday, April 9, 2011 vs. Burlington – Page 2 HT/WT: 6-2 / 180 BORN: 5/31/91 in Santo Domingo, DR George Mieses | RHP | #37 RESIDES: La Victoria, DR OBTAINED: Signed by the Mariners as a non-drafted free agent on 12/26/08 Year Team W/L ERA G/GS CG/SH IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP GO/AO GIDP AVG TBF 2009 DSL Mariners 5-4 2.19 16/15 1/1 70.0 59 26 17 1 7 22 79 7 67/52 3 .228 296 2010 Pulaski (ss-A) 4-4 3.45 13/13 0/0 75.2 80 39 29 5 11 10 48 5 95/78 8 .266 301 2011 Clinton (lo-A) 0-0 0.00 0/0 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 .000 0 MiLB Career: 9-8 2.84 29/28 1/1 145.2 139 65 46 6 18 32 127 12 162/130 11 .248 622 Tonight’s Start: 19-year-old right-hander George Mieses makes his LumberKings’ debut tonight in game three of this four-game series against MIESES ’ 2010 DAY-BY-DAY th th the Burlington Bees.