2010 Championship Game Notes Saturday, November 20, 2010 Media Relations CONTACTS: Paul Jensen (480/710-8201, [email protected]) Adam C. Nichols (617/448-1942, [email protected]) Pat Kurish (480/628-4446, [email protected]) Media Relations FAX: 602/681-9363 Website: www.mlbfallball.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/MLBFallBall Twitter: @MLBazFallLeague Arizona Fall League East Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 AFL Championship History Scottsdale Scorpions 20 12 .625 - 12-3 8-9 8-5 L1 6-4 2009 Phoenix Desert Dogs 4 Mesa Solar Sox 13 17 .433 6.0 8-7 5-10 3-8 L6 3-7 Peoria Javelinas 5 Phoenix Desert Dogs 11 17 .393 7.0 6-8 5-9 7-5 W3 5-5 2008 Mesa Solar Sox 4 Phoenix Desert Dogs 10 Arizona Fall League West Division 2007 Phoenix Desert Dogs 7 Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Surprise Rafters 2 Peoria Javelinas 20 10 .667 - 10-5 10-5 8-4 W1 7-3 Surprise Rafters 17 12 .586 2.5 11-5 6-7 9-3 W4 6-4 2006 Grand Canyon Rafters 2 Phoenix Desert Dogs 6 Peoria Saguaros 9 22 .290 11.5 6-9 3-13 1-11 W1 2-8 2005 Surprise Scorpions 2 Phoenix Desert Dogs 6 AFL Championship Game First-Round Draft Picks The Championship Game will feature nine first-round picks between the teams 2004 Scottsdale Scorpions 2 nd 2B Dustin Ackley (SEA) 2 in ’09 Phoenix Desert Dogs 6 RHP Rex Brothers (COL) 34th in ‘09 2003 Mesa Solar Sox 7 OF Mike Burgess (WSH) 49th in ‘07 st Mesa Desert Dogs 2 IF Charlie Culberson (SF) 51 in ‘07 C Ed Easley (ARI) 61st in ‘07 2002 Peoria Javelinas 7 RHP Josh Fields (SEA) 20th in ‘08 Scottsdale Scorpions 1 IF Conor Gillaspie (SF) 37th in ‘08 OF Bryce Harper (WSH) 1st in ‘10 2001 Phoenix Desert Dogs 12 OF A.J. Pollock (ARI) 16th in ‘09 Grand Canyon Rafters 8 RHP Greg Reynolds (COL) 2nd in ‘06 Three-Game Playoff Winners Championship Game Starters 2000 Grand Canyon Rafters 2-0 Peoria Javelinas Phoenix Desert Dogs 54 GREENWALT, Kyle – RHP – Houston Astros – 20th Round Selection in ’07 by HOU 1999 Mesa Solar Sox 2-0 Fall League: 2-0 with 2.35 (4 ER/15.1 IP) ERA, 3 BB, and 10 SO in 5 starts … allowed Maryvale Saguaros 15 hits and held the opposition to a .259 batting average. 1998 Sun Cities Solar Sox 2-0 2010 Season: 8-7 with 5.93 (90 ER/136.2 IP) ERA, 42 BB, and 90 SO in 27 starts in Grand Canyon Rafters Single-A Lancaster … allowed 191 hits and held the opposition to a .332 batting 1997 Peoria Javelinas 2-1 average … 1.94 GO/AO. Grand Canyon Rafters Nuggets: Native of Sellersville, PA. 1996 Peoria Javelinas 2-0 Mesa Saguaros Scottsdale Scorpions 1995 Mesa Saguaros 2-1 51 SOLIS, Sammy – LHP – Washington Nationals – Second-Round in ’10 by WSH Sun Cities Solar Sox Fall League: 1-0 with a 3.80 (10 ER/23.2 IP) ERA, 22 H, 7 BB, and 12 SO in six 1994 Peoria Javelinas 2-0 games (five starts). Mesa Saguaros 2010 Season: 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/4.0 IP), 2 H, and 3 SO in two starts at 1993 Tempe Rafters 2-1 Class-A Hagerstown … 9-2 at USD with a 3.42 ERA (35 ER/92.1 IP), 82 H, 29 Tucson Javelinas BB and 92 SO in 15 games (14 starts). 1992 Sun Cities Solar Sox 2-1 Nuggets: Attended University of San Diego … graduate of Agua Fria (Ariz.) High Phoenix Saguaros School … father, Bob, played baseball at Notre Dame … family owns an AIDS orphanage in South Africa. Championship Game Umpires HP – Chris Conroy 1B – Toby Basner 2B – Tyler Funneman 3B – Fran Burke Javelinas & Scorpions Among Fall League Leaders Batting Average Earned-Run Average 1. Dustin Ackley PEJ/SEA .424 1. Marc Rzepczynski PEJ/TOR 1.16 2. Juan Carlos Linares PEJ/BOS .397 5. Adam Carr SCO/SF 2.08 3. Mike McDade PEJ/TOR .375 4. Brandon Belt SCO/SF .372 Wins 5. Cord Phelps PEJ/CLE .367 1. (tie) Scott Barnes PEJ/CLE 4 6. Charlie Culberson SCO/SF .366 1. (tie) Josh Collmenter SCO/ARI 4 1. (tie) Marc RzepczynskiPEJ/TOR 4 Home Runs 1. (tie) Ryan Verdugo SCO/SF 4 1. (tie) Conor Gillaspie SCO/SF 5 1. (tie) Adam Loewen PEJ/TOR 5 Strikeouts 1. (tie) Josh Collmenter SCO/ARI 30 Runs Batted In 3. Scott Barnes PEJ/CLE 28 1. Marc Krauss SCO/ARI 23 4. Marc Rzepczynski PEJ/TOR 27 5. Ryan Verdugo SCO/SF 26 Hits 2. Charlie Culberson SCO/SF 34 Innings Pitched 3. Mike McDade PEJ/TOR 33 1. Marc Rzepczynski PEJ/TOR 31.0 2. (tie) Josh Collmenter SCO/ARI 26.2 Doubles 1. (tie) Charlie CulbersonSCO/SF 11 WHIP 1. (tie) Jason Kipnis PEJ/CLE 11 1. Adam Carr SCO/WSH 0.69 1. (tie) Mike McDade PEJ/TOR 11 Average Triples 1. Adam Carr SCO/WSH .130 1. Brandon Belt SCO/SF 5 4. (tie) Michael Burgess SCO/WSH 3 4. (tie) Jason Kipnis PEJ/CLE 3 Runs 1. Dustin Ackley PEJ/SEA 28 2. (tie) Mike McDade PEJ/TOR 22 4. Charlie Culberson SCO/SF 21 On-Base Percentage 1. Dustin Ackley PEJ/SEA .581 3. Cord Phelps PEJ/CLE .474 4. Mike McDade PEJ/TOR .450 5. Adam Loewen PEJ/TOR .438 Slugging Percentage 1. Dustin Ackley PEJ/SEA .758 2. (tie) Adam Loewen PEJ/TOR .667 2. (tie) Derek Norris SCO/SF .667 4. Juan Carlos Linares PEJ/BOS .662 5. Jason Kipnis PEJ/CLE .628 Peoria Javelinas Coaching Staff Manager – Mike Sarbaugh – Cleveland Indians Completed first season at the help of the Triple-A Columbus Clippers in 2010, leading the club to the International League’s Governor’s Cup title for the first time since 1996 … also boasts previous managerial league championships with the Akron Aeros of the Double-A Eastern League in 2009, the Kinston Indians of the High-A Carolina League in 2006, and the Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the Short Season-A NY- Penn League in 2004 … recorded 500th career win as a skipper in a June 25, 2010 victory over Gwinnett … over a six-year minor league playing career, hit .265 in seven stops between rookie ball and Triple-A … owns a Carolina League championship ring as a member of the 1991 Kinston Indians, giving him titles with the same club as a player and a manager. Pitching Coach – Kevin Walker – Boston Red Sox The 2010 season was his first season as the pitching coach for the Class-A Greenville Drive, helping the club to a 77-62 record and a trip to the South Atlantic League finals … made coaching debut in 2009 with Lowell of the Short Season-A NY-Penn League, instructing a staff that went 45-30 with a 2.96 season ERA … played 13 seasons in affiliated baseball including parts of six in the major leagues … member of the Peoria Javelinas in 1999, one of two Arizona Fall League coaches (Brad Holman) who are alums of the league … compiled a 7-3 record in 122 relief appearances in the major leagues. Hitting Coach – Stubby Clapp – Houston Astros Completed his first season as the hitting coach for the Lexington (KY) Legends, Class-A affiliate of the Houston Astros in 2010 … Lexington compiled a 71-68 record in 2010, its first winning season since 2006 … previously coached with the rookie-level Appalachian League Greenville Astros … fan favorite throughout his playing career, the majority of which was spent at the minor-league leve… nicknamed the “Mayor of Memphis” during his time with the St. Louis Cardinals’ Triple-A affiliate from 1999-2002 … uniform number 10 was retired by the Memphis Redbirds, the first player in club history to have his number retired. Trainers – Eddie Tamez (Seattle Mariners) and Robert Tarpey (Toronto Blue Jays). Scottsdale Scorpions Coaching Staff Manager – Randy Knorr – Washington Nationals Returned to the managerial ranks with the Double-A Harrisburg Senators after spending the 2009 season as the Washington Nationals’ bullpen coach … 2010 marked Knorr’s fourth managerial season in Washington’s minor-league system … managed High-A Potomac to a Carolina League Championship in 2008 … .226 batting average with 24 home runs and 88 RBI in 253 games during an 11-year major-league career from 1991-2001 with Florida, Houston, Montreal, Texas and Toronto … won back-to-back World Series championships with Toronto in 1992-93. Pitching Coach – Blaine Beatty – Baltimore Orioles Finished fifth season in the Baltimore Orioles’ system … second stint and fourth season as pitching coach for High-A Frederick Keys … served in same capacity with Class-A Delmarva in 2009 … spent three seasons in the New York Mets organization –- Double-A Bighamton (2005) and Class-A Capital City (2003-04) … began coaching career with five seasons in the Pittsburgh Pirates system –- High-A Lynchburgh (2001-02), Class-A Hickory (2000), short-season Williamsport (1999) and split 1997 between rookie-level GCL Pirates and Double-A Erie … 0-0 with a 2.30 ERA in 15.2 IP in seven games with the New York Mets from 1989-91 … Texas League pitcher-of-the-year in 1988 with Double-A Jackson. Hitting Coach – Alan Zinter – Arizona Diamondbacks Completed second season at High-A Visalia and third in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ minor-league system … made coaching debut with rookie-level Missoula in 2008 … .214 batting average with three home runs and six RBI in 67 games between two seasons with Arizona and Houston … played 19 minor league seasons with the Arizona, Boston, Chicago (NL), Detroit, Houston, New York (NL) and Seattle organizations; including stints with independent Somerset of the Atlantic League and Seibu of the Japanese Pacific League … played collegiately at the University of Arizona.