1 BRADENTON MARAUDERS GAME NOTES Low-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday, June 24, 2021 (6:05 p.m. ET) || LECOM Park || Bradenton, FL JUPITER HAMMERHEADS (21-23) vs BRADENTON MARAUDERS (29-15) LHP Dax Fulton (1-2, 5.63 ERA) vs RHP Nick Garcia (3-1, 3.18 ERA) UPCOMING GAMES, PROBABLES, & PROMOTIONS DATE TIME (Local) OPPONENT MARAUDERS STARTER OPPOSING STARTER PROMOTION Friday, 6/25 6:05 PM vs Jupiter RHP Logan Hofmann RHP George Soriano Happy Hour Saturday, 6/26 6:05 PM vs Jupiter RHP Adrian Florencio RHP M.D. Johnson Faith and Family Night Sunday, 6/27 1:05 PM vs Jupiter RHP Jared Jones RHP Matt Givin — Tuesday, 6/29 7:00 PM @ Fort Myers TBA TBA N/A Wednesday, 6/30 7:00 PM @ Fort Myers TBA TBA N/A /bradentonmarauders @The_Marauders bradentonmarauders LISTEN LIVE: BradentonMarauders.com (All home games, select road games) || WATCH LIVE: MiLB.tv (Home games only) || BROADCASTER: Spenser Smith (@TheSpenserSmith) WIN-LOSS BREAKDOWN FROM THE CROW’S NEST Overall Record: 29-15 (.659) SO CLOSE: By winning six of their last eight games, including four of six in the previous series in Tampa, the Marauders Home: 17-9 (.654) enter Thursday just a half-game out of first place in the West Division standings. Bradenton has had either partial or full Road: 12-6 (.667) possession of second place since May 9, but has not yet touched first place this season. 2021 Best Mark: 18-9 (.667) — (6/3) GONE, GONE, GONE: The Marauders’ four home runs last night were a season high and matched the franchise record, 2021 Worst Mark: 1-3 (.250) — (5/7) last accomplished on August 27, 2019 against Palm Beach. Additionally, back-to-back homers by Dariel Lopez and Alexan- HOME ROAD TOTAL der Mojica in the sixth were Bradenton’s first back-to-back blasts since Deon Stafford and Dylan Busby did so on June 9, Day (Before 5:00 PM): 3-2 2-2 5-4 2019 against the Dunedin Blue Jays in the third inning. Night: 14-7 10-4 24-11 MAKING HEAD-LINES: Hudson Head is 4-for-10 with seven RBI in his last three games, including a career-high five RBI Marauders Score First: 13-2 11-2 24-4 on Sunday in Tampa. The Pirates’ number-five prospect cleared the bases with a three-run double in the second inning, Opponent Scores First:4-7 1-4 5-11 drew a bases-loaded walk in the fourth, and hit a solo home run in the eighth. The Texas native has reached base safely in Lead After 6th: 14-2 8-1 22-3 28 of his last 30 games, rebounding quickly after having a 25-game on-base streak broken last Friday in Tampa. Tied After 6th: 0-1 1-2 1-3 Trail After 6th: 3-6 2-3 5-9 SIANI’S SEEIN’ IT: Over his last four games, Sammy Siani is 8-for-16 with two home runs and nine RBI. He now leads the Lead After 7th: 13-3 8-0 21-3 team with 30 RBI (6th in the league) and is tied for second on the team (T-3rd in the league) with six home runs, nine multi- hit games, and five multi-RBI games. He is also seventh in the Low-A Southeast with 33 walks. Tied After 7th: 1-0 0-1 1-1 Trail After 7th: 2-6 1-5 3-11 THE OPPONENT: The Hammerheads are just three games out of first place in the East Division, but are just 21-23 on the Lead After 8th: 14-1 8-0 22-1 season and own the league’s third-worst run differential (-46). Jupiter is coming off a series split against St. Lucie, and over- Tied After 8th: 1-0 0-1 1-1 all, have won two series, lost two, and split three. Trail After 8th: 1-8 1-5 2-13 EXTREME SPORTS: Jupiter ranks last in the Low-A Southeast in numerous offensive categories, including batting average vs RHP Starters: 13-7 8-4 21-11 (.206), runs scored (172), home runs (13), OBP (.311), and SLG (.282). The Hammerheads do, however, rank near the top vs LHP Starters: 4-2 4-2 8-4 of the league in several pitching categories, including ERA (3.86, 2nd), WHIP (1.42, T-3rd), strikeouts (469, 4th), and walks Score 4+ Runs: 15-3 8-2 23-5 (211, 4th-fewest). Allow 4+ Runs: 8-8 4-6 12-14 No Errors: 5-0 4-1 9-1 TOP PROSPECTS: The Marauders roster currently includes eight prospects in MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 ranking for the Pi- rates organization: Hudson Head (#5), Eddy Yean (#12), Jared Jones (#16), Sammy Siani (#18), Nick Garcia (#20), Commit An Error: 12-9 8-5 20-14 Endy Rodriguez (#25), Alexander Mojica (#28), and Dariel Lopez (#29). Three of the eight (Head, Rodriguez, and Yean) Outhit OPP: 11-2 8-2 19-4 came to the organization via blockbuster trades: Head and Rodriguez came from the Padres and Mets, respectively, in the OPP Outhits BRD: 4-6 2-3 6-9 three-team Joe Musgrove deal, and Yean came from Washington in the Josh Bell trade. Equal Hits: 1-2 2-1 3-3 Extra-Innings: 0-0 0-0 0-0 UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT: New Jersey native Jonathan Johnston is in his first season as Marauders manager. The 7-Inning Games: 1-0 2-0 3-0 U.S. Naval Academy graduate spent two seasons as a catcher in the Oakland Athletics system in 2008 and 2011 in between a collective five years in the Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer. Prior to joining the Pirates organization in 2020, he held 1-Run Games: 4-1 2-3 6-4 coaching roles at UC San Diego and UNC Asheville. 2-Run Games: 3-1 4-0 7-1 Shutouts: 1-2 2-0 3-2 MISCELLANEOUS: The Marauders have three players in the Low-A Southeast’s top three in home runs (Jase Bowen, 2nd Walkoffs: 2-0 0-1 2-1 with 7 HR; Endy Rodriguez and Sammy Siani, T-3rd with 6 HR)… Eli Wilson is in the league’s top 10 in batting average Hit 1 HR: 6-4 5-0 11-4 (.365, 3rd), OBP (.518, 3rd), and OPS (1.042, 7th)… Jake Snider owns the team’s longest active hitting streak at 5 games, Hit 2+ HR: 8-1 2-0 10-1 just two shy of matching the team high (Maikol Escotto and Endy Rodriguez both had 7-game streaks in May). Series Record: 2-1-1 3-0-0 5-1-1 Tuesday: 3-2 2-1 5-3 Wednesday: 3-2 2-1 5-3 ABOUT LECOM PARK Thursday: 4-0 2-0 6-0 Friday: 2-2 3-1 5-3 Dimensions: Opened: 1923 Host of Pirates Spring Training since 1969 Saturday: 4-0 2-1 6-1 • • LF - 335 ft Sunday: 2-2 1-2 3-4 Renovated: 1983, 1993, 2013 • Previous tenants: St. Louis Cardinals (1923-24, White Jerseys: 9-6 0-0 9-6 LCF - 375 ft • • Capacity: 8,500 1930-36); Philadelphia Phillies (1925-27); Boston Gray Jerseys: 0-0 9-3 9-3 CF - 400 ft Black Jerseys: 5-1 3-3 8-4 Former names: City Park (1923-26), Red Sox (1928-29); Boston Bees (1938-40); Bos- RCF - 375 ft • Barbanegras Jerseys: 0-2 0-0 0-2 Ninth Street Park (1927-47), Braves ton/Milwaukee Braves (1948-62); Kansas City/ Specialty/Other: 3-0 0-0 3-0 RF - 335 ft Field (1948-61), McKechnie Field Oakland Athletics (1963-68) (1962-2017) 2 MARAUDERS STARTING PITCHER #34 Nick Garcia (RHP) GAME-BY-GAME BREAKDOWN 6’4”/215 lbs — Age: 22 (April 20, 1999) Game Result Dec. IP H R ER BB K HR P/S Birthplace: Redwood City, California May 6 vs Fort Myers W, 3-1 W (1-0) 3.0 1 1 1 1 3 0 50/28 Resides: San Carlos, California *Professional debut… Retired 6 of first 7 (scoreless 5th and 6th)… Allowed 3B and sac fly in 7th School: Chapman University (CA) May 11 @ Dunedin W, 11-4 W (2-0) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 39/24 Acquired: 3rd Round, 2020 *Pitched 5th through 7th… Retired 9 of 10 (1-out BB in 6th) Pitch Types: Fastball, Slider, Cutter May 18 vs Lakeland L, 7-0 — 2.2 4 1 1 3 3 0 70/45 *Escaped bases-loaded jam in 4th… Removed in 6th after RBI-single CAREER STATISTICS May 23 vs Lakeland L, 20-7 — 1.2 2 3 3 3 1 1 46/22 *Allowed Gage Workman solo HR in 6th, WP and sac fly plated 2 runs in 7th YR CLUB W-L ERA G/GS SV IP H R ER HR BB K May 30 vs Palm Beach W, 13-1 SV (1) 4.0 4 1 0 1 7 0 71/45 2021 Bradenton 3-1 3.18 8/1 1 22.2 18 11 8 2 16 28 *Single, E8, RBI-double in 6th… Struck out side in order in 9th Total 1 season 3-1 3.18 8/1 1 22.2 18 11 8 2 16 28 June 6 @ Dunedin L, 4-3 L (2-1) 3.0 2 3 1 3 4 0 60/31 *2 HBP, throwing error in 6th, go-ahead RBI-single by Leo Jimenez in 8th CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/INFO June 12 vs Daytona W, 8-5 W (3-1) 4.0 2 1 1 1 6 1 58/36 REPERTOIRE: Fastball, Slider, Curveball, Changeup *Entered to begin 4th, retired 8 in a row… Solo HR to Daniel Vellojin in 6th… Stranded 2 RISP in 7th June 18 @ Tampa (G2) W, 8-2 — 1.1 3 1 1 3 2 0 50/27 2021: Made professional debut in team’s third game of season on May 6 vs Fort Myers (3 *Leadoff 2B, CS, BB in scoreless 1st… 2 BB and 1B loaded bases in 2nd, gave up RBI-1B, removed IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K)… Struck out a career-high 7 batters on May 30 vs Palm Beach… In last outing last Thursday, matched career-high with 4 IP vs Daytona… Five of his 7 relief appearances were 3 IP or more… Lasted just 1.1 IP in first career start last Friday at Bold - indicates season-high Tampa (22 pitches in 1st inning, 28 in 2nd)… Making second career start tonight.