Daily Growl G A M E W R A P & P R E V I E W S O F C O M I N G A T T R A C T I O N S Thursday, August 15 H O D G E T O W N A M A R I L L O , T X RockHounds 16 Amarillo Sod Poodles 3 Rocky’s Corner Word For the Day: Aggregate Soccer has something called the “aggregate,” in which the team that scores more goals than its opponent in a multi-game set is the winner. The RockHounds can only wish the Texas League used that system. The RockHounds and Amarillo have played seven time in the last 11 days. With a 16-3 win over the Sod Poodles Thursday night at Hodgetown, the ‘Hounds outscored Amarillo by six runs in those seven games … and went 1-6 (Amarillo’s six wins came by a total of seven runs). The RockHounds built an 8-3 lead and doubled their output with an eight-run eighth inning, highlighted by Greg Deichmann’s three-run home run and Mike Whitey’s grand slam. The ‘Hounds hit for the Home Run Cycle beginning with Taylor Motter’s solo drive in the Road Trip, Wild Card second, a two-run shot from Tyler Ramirez in the fi fth and capped by Deichmann and White in the eighth. & a Rocky Town Final! White had a 5-RBI night, with Deichmann, Ramirez and Edwin Diaz each driving in three. Texas League South Division RockHounds By the #’s 2nd Half W-L GB Wild Card W-L GB Season 60-62 Streak W 1 vs. AMA 12-17 R O C K H O U N D S R O A D T R I P Amarillo 31-22 - RockHounds 60-62 - 1st Half 34-35 Last 10 4-6 vs. ARK 6-7 Corpus Christi 27-26 4 Corpus Christi 60-62 - 2nd Half 26-27 Extra Inn. 7-5 vs. CC 13-13 at Corpus Christi Hooks RockHounds 26-27 5 Frisco 58-62 1½ Home 33-30 Series 1-3 vs. FRI 14-12 Friday August 16 7:15 / Radio 7:05 Saturday August 17 7:15 / Radio 7:05 Frisco 25-27 5½ ((Wild card if AMA sweeps) Road 76-32 Road Trip 1-3 vs. NWA 6-2 Sunday August 18 2:15 / Radio 2:05 vs. RH 47-48 vs. South 39-42 vs. SPR 3-3 vs. LH 13-14 vs. North 21-20 vs. TUL 6-8 Kibbles & Bits “Statistics are to baseball what a flaky crust is to mom’s apple pie” - - H A R R Y R E A S O N E R Notable 0-3, 12.21, in eight games. After a stint at the Astros’ Rocky Sez Florida facility to “re-tune,” he made appearances in The RockHounds will return With more than 120 games in the books ... and 17 to to Security Bank Ballpark the Gulf Coast (Rookie) and (A+) Carolina Leagues play ... the Hooks, RockHounds and RoughRiders are Tuesday, August 20 through before joining Corpus Christi. He is 0-1, 4.70 with the separated by 1½ games. Sunday, August 25th to wrap Hooks (7.2 IP / 4 H / 4 R / 4 ER / 7 BB / 10 K) . The up the home schedule! Mickey McDonald went 7-for-16 (with four RBI) in the San Antonio native (Alamo Heights HS), pitched for series and was outstanding defensively in center fi eld, Corpus in parts of 2017 & 2018, posting a 3.07 ERA. James Naile (RockHounds) Stat of the Day: 42 6-7, 5.95 / .314 / 1.63 in 20 starts H O M E S T A N D H I G H L I G H T S The total number of appearances, combined, in 2019 112.0 IP / 143 H / 40 BB / 77 K for James Kaprielian (16) & Daulton Jeff eries (26). - vs. CC: 0-1, 5.14 / .287 / 154 in 5 starts Matamoscas James was originally selected by the NY Yankees in 28.0 IP / 31 H / 12 BB / 24 K & Fedora Hats ! the fi rst round (15th overall) of the 2015 draft (UCLA) Aug. 21 6:30 p.m. and Daulton was taken by the A’s in the supplemental vs N W A R K A N S A S N A T U R A L S fi rst round in 2016 (Cal). Entering the 2019 season, RockHounds Next 5 both had a total of eight career appearances. Friday Aug. 16 at C C H O O K S Carl Spackler on Travel Whataburger Field 7:15 p.m. (Radio 7:05) Thirsty Thursday CC Forrest Whitley (RH, 0-1, 4.70), x-x, p.m. The departure of San Antonio (and subsequent ad- RH James Naile (RH, 6-7, 5.95) Aug. 22 7:00 dition of Amarillo) has added a “trip from heck” that vs N W A R K A N S A S N A T U R A L S every team must make over the course of the season: Saturday Aug. 17 at C C H O O K S Amarillo to Corpus Christi and play that night. And it’s Whataburger Field 7:15 p.m. (Radio 7:05) the RockHounds’ turn to make the journey. CC Bryan Abreu (RH, 6-2, 4.59) x.xx) RockHounds Caps RH Matt Milburn (RH, 6-9, 5.26) The club departed Amarillo after Thursday’s game … Aug. 23 7:00 p.m. made the cross-state trek (and it’s a big ol’ state) … Sunday Aug. 18 at C C H O O K S vs S P R I N G F I E L D C A R D I N A L S gets to the hotel in Corpus somewhere around 10 in Whataburger Field 2:15 p.m. (Radio 2:05) the morning … and takes on the Hooks at 7:15 Friday CC Yohan Ramirez (RH, 2-4, 4.91) evening. Tough trip, but just the nature of the game. RH Kyle Friedrichs (RH, 5-6, 3.53) Fireworks Saturday The ‘Hounds, however, get a “nice little bonus.” The Tuesday Aug. 20 vs N W A R K . Aug. 24 7:00 p.m. Hooks starter Friday is Forrest Whitely, the Houston Security Bank Ballpark 2:00 p.m. (Radio 1:47) vs S P R I N G F I E L D C A R D I N A L S Astros’ # 2 prospect and the # 17 prospect in all of NWA T B A (RH, x-x, x.xx) Minor League Baseball, according to MLB.com. RH Grant Holmes (RH, 5-4, 3.48) Amarillo to Corpus to face Forrest Whitely on “bus Wednesday Aug. 21 vs N W A R K . sleep. To quote Carl Spackler, from Caddyshack, Security Bank Ballpark 2:00 p.m. (Radio 1:47) brothers osborne “… so I get that goin’ for me, which is nice.” NWA T B A (RH, x-x, x.xx) I N C O N C E R T RH Daulton Jeff eries (RH, 1-2, 3.66) Thursday, On the Hill Friday James Kaprielian (RH, 1-1, 2.50) August 29 Forrest Whitley (Corpus Christi) Whitley is rated the Houston’s # 2 prospect and ranks 17th overall on MLB.com’s Top 100. He opened the Tickets & On-Field VIP Tables season with (AAA) Round Rock, but struggled, going Available Now! 5 2 0 - 2 2 5 5.