Media/Scouts Notes • Monday, October 29, 2007 Media Relations Contacts: Paul Jensen (cell 480/710-8201, [email protected]) Ed Collari (cell 770/367-5986, [email protected]) John Meyer (cell 515/770-4190, [email protected]) AFL Standings East Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 Mesa Solar Sox 9 6 .600 - 5-3 4-3 4-1 L1 6-3 Phoenix Desert Dogs 9 7 .563 0.5 6-3 3-4 4-1 L2 5-4 Scottsdale Scorpions 5 11 .313 4.5 4-4 1-7 0-6 W2 5-5 West Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 Surprise Rafters 11 5 .688 - 6-2 5-3 4-2 W1 6-4 Peoria Javelinas 9 7 .563 2.0 7-2 2-5 4-2 W3 5-5 Peoria Saguaros 5 11 .313 6.0 3-4 2-7 1-5 L2 2-8 International Teams W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 Team USA 1 1 .500 - 1-0 0-1 0-0 W1 1-1 Team China 1 2 .333 0.5 0-0 1-2 0-0 L1 1-2 Saturday’s Results Scottsdale 3, Saguaros 0 — WP: Smith (1-1). LP: Overholt (1-2). SV: Anderson (2). Scorpions IF Sergio Santos (TOR) was 2-4 with 2 home runs, 2 runs, and 2 RBI … Scorpions LHP Greg Smith (ARI) threw 3.0 innings, allowed 4 hits, and struck out 3 … seven Scorpions pitchers shut out the Saguaros … Saguaros IF Scott Sizemore (DET) 2-5 … Saguaros IF Michael Costanzo (PHI) was 2-3. Surprise 17, Team China 0 — WP: Harrison (3-0). LP: Chen, J. (0-1). Rafters OF Chris Dickerson (CIN) went 4-5 with 2B, 4 runs, 2 home runs, and 4 RBI … Rafters C Taylor Teagarden (TEX) was 2-3 with 3 runs, home run, and 4 RBI … four Rafters pitchers combined for the shutout, allowing one hit and striking out 8 … Rafters IF Mike Maddox (KC) 3-5 with 2 runs and 3 RBI. Team USA 3, Phoenix 2 ─ WP: Musser (1-0). LP: Haehnel (1-2). SV: Booker (1). USA LHP Neal Musser (KC) threw 1.0 inning and struck out two for the win … USA OF Delwyn Young (LAD) went 3-4 with a run … Desert Dogs IF Matt Macri (MIN) was 3-4 with a RBI. Javelinas 7, Mesa 0 ─ WP: Thompson (1-0). LP: Hammond (1-1). Javelinas IF Corey Wimberly (COL) went 3-4 with 2 runs, 2B, and SB … Javelinas OF Dexter Fowler (COL) was 1-2 with a 3B, 2 runs, and a RBI … Javelinas LHP Sean Thompson (COL) threw 3.0 innings, allowed one hit, and struck out 3 for his first win … five Javelinas pitchers combined to shut out the Solar Sox, allowing 7 hits and striking out 10 … Solar Sox OF Sam Fuld (CHC) 3-4. Monday’s Games Tuesday’s Game Saguaros @ Mesa, 12:35 p.m. Surprise @ Phoenix, 12:35 p.m. Phoenix @ Surprise, 12:35 p.m. Javelinas @ Scottsdale, 12:35 p.m. Scottsdale @ Team USA, 12:35 p.m. Team China @ Saguaros, 12:35 p.m. Team China @ Javelinas, 12:35 p.m. Team USA @ Mesa, 7:05 p.m. AZ Fall League Alum-of-the-Day • Terry Francona, Mgr. Boston Red Sox Managed the Scottsdale Scorpions in 1994 … led the Red Sox to the 2007 World Series championship … second World Series in the last four years … swept the St. Louis Cardinals in 2004 and the Colorado Rockies in 2007 … only Manager in major league history to win his first eight World Series games. AROUND THE LEAGUE East Division Phoenix Desert Dogs – Worst team batting average in AFL at .236 and a league-low eight home runs … 5-3 when scoring first … lead league with six saves … 3-5 in one-run games … league-best 2.98 team ERA … caught stealing a league-high 13 times … RHP Jake Arrieta (BAL) has tossed 10 scoreless innings (tied for first)… IF Chris Getz (CWS) has a six-game hitting streak Mesa Solar Sox – 6-1 when scoring first … 7-1 when leading after six innings … OF Sam Fuld has reached base safely in 15 of 16 games and leads the league in extra-base hits (11), doubles (7), triples (2) and runs scored (14) … Fuld was named week three AFL Player-of-the-week after hitting .526 (10-19) last week with 3 runs and 5 RBI … 6 of his 10 hits went for extra bases (5 2B, 3B) … OF Matt LaPorta leads the league with 13 RBI. Scottsdale Scorpions – Pacing the league with 27 errors resulting in a league-high 22 unearned runs … 0-2 when tied after eight innings … 1-7 on the road and 0-6 in the division … 3-6 when scoring first … only team in the AFL this season to win when trailing after eight innings … OF Nate Schierholtz (SF) is on a eight-game hitting streak, longest in the league … LHP David Purcey (TOR) tied for second with 13 strikeouts … IF Eugenio Velez (SF) leads the league with 13 stolen bases. West Division Surprise Rafters – 9-1 when scoring first … committed a league-low 10 errors and second in the league with 17 double plays … leads the league with a .983 fielding percentage … leading the AFL with 25 home runs, 113 runs, and .288 team average … IF Marc Maddox (KC) leads all hitters with a .469 (15-for-32) batting average … LHP Matt Harrison (TEX) was named AFL pitcher-of-the week today after going 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in two starts … he tossed a week-high seven innings, allowed only one hit, struck out 3, and walked one … OF Chris Dickerson (CIN) is tied for the league lead with 4 home runs. Peoria Javelinas – Pitching staff has struck out a league-high 143 batters in 16 games … 7-2 at home with a 3.22 ERA and a .310 batting average but just 2-5 on the road with a 6.52 ERA and a .256 batting average … team batting average of .285 and 153 hits … LHP Sean Thompson (COL) has tossed ten innings without allowing an earned run … OF Dexter Fowler (COL) has reached base in 14 straight games but is only hitting .226 (12-for-53) during that stretch with three runs scored … RHP Joe Woerman (SEA) has tossed seven shutout innings. Peoria Saguaros – Six stolen bases but have been caught six times … outscored 96-54 for the season … only hitting .206 as a team with runners in scoring position and .133 average with runners in scoring position and two outs … IF Chris Coghlan (FLA) is second in the AFL with a .406 (13-for-32) batting average. He is on a six-game hitting streak … league worst ERA (5.78). Upcoming 2007 Fall League Events Friday, November 2…….… Pat Tillman Foundation Benefit Night with Diamondbacks OF Eric Byrnes - Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Saturday, November 3……. Hall of Fame Night – Scottsdale Stadium Monday, November 5…….. MLB-TV begins 10-game schedule Wednesday, November 7…..Ken Macha Hall of Fame Recognition – Scottsdale Stadium Thursday, November 8…….Roy Halladay Recognition Ceremony – HoHokam Park Saturday, November 17……Championship Game – Scottsdale Stadium PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Batter Pitcher Week 1 Javelinas OF Jordan Schafer (ATL) N/A Week 2 Scottsdale IF Evan Longoria (TB Phoenix Bob McCrory (BAL) Week 3 Mesa OF Sam Fuld (CHC) Surprise Matt Harrison (TEX) Pitching Rotations MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2007 Peoria Saguaros @ Mesa Solar Sox – 12:35 PM (B) 32 John Hudgins (RHP/SD) 0-0, 27.00 @ 31 Daniel Haigwood (LHP/BOS) 1-2, 13.50 Phoenix Desert Dogs @ Surprise Rafters – 12:35 PM (C) 68 Ryan Mullins (LHP/MIN) 0-0, 2.25 @ 49 Adam Miller (RHP/CLE) 0-0, 0.00 Scottsdale Scorpions @ Team USA – 12:35 PM (A) 30 David Purcey (TOR/LHP) 0-1, 3.38 @ 40 Matt Wright (RHP/KC) 0-0, 3.00 Team China @ Peoria Javelinas – 12:35 PM (B) 22 Li Hongrui (RHP) 0-0, 0.00 @ 37 Joe Woerman (RHP/SEA) 0-0, 0.00 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2007 Surprise Rafters @ Phoenix Desert Dogs – 12:35 PM (A) 75 Fernando Rodriguez (RHP/LAA) 1-0, 6.75 @ 15 Hayden Penn (RHP/BAL) 0-0, 13.50 Peoria Javelinas @ Scottsdale Scorpions – 12:35 PM (C) 7 Ching Lung Lo (RHP/COL) 0-1, 10.80 @ 55 Adam Bostick (LHP/NYM) 0-0, 2.00 Team China @ Peoria Saguaros 12:35 PM (D) 17 Lu Jiangong (RHP) 0-1, 7.20 @ 31 Greg Miller (LHP/LAD) 0-2, 13.50 Team USA @ Mesa Solar Sox – 7:05 PM (B) 44 Dallas Trahern (RHP/DET) 0-1, 18.00 @ 54 Brad James (RHP/HOU) 1-0, 3.27 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2007 Mesa Solar Sox @ Peoria Javelinas – 12:35 PM (A) 47 Stuart Pomeranz (RHP/STL) 2-0, 0.00 @ 9 Garrett Mock (RHP/WSH) 0-0, 2.61 Peoria Saguaros @ Phoenix Desert Dogs – 12:35 PM (B) 67 Ricky Nolasco (RHP/FLA) 0-1, 5.40 @ 26 Nick Blackburn (RHP/MIN) 2-0, 3.00 Team USA @ Surprise Rafters – 12:35 PM (C) 26 Jeff Karstens (RHP/NYY) 0-0, 0.00 @ 51 Benjamin Jukich (LHP/CIN) 0-2, 15.26 Team China @ Scottsdale Scorpions 12:35 PM (D) 68 Bu Tao (LHP) 0-0, 2.25 ERA @ 49 Mike Prochaska (LHP/TB) 1-1, 12.91 Umpire Roster Crew A Crew B Crew C Crew D Damian Beal – CC Delfin Colon – CC Chris Tiller – CC John Brammer Dave Uyl Jake Uhlenhopp Dan Bellino Eric Loveless D.J.