Broadcast/Media Relations: Erik Oas | [email protected] | Tel: 563-242-0727 x107 | 537 Ballpark Drive Clinton, IA 52732 | www.lumberkings.com Clinton LumberKings vs. Kane County Cougars 21-9, 54-45 (Miami Marlins) 20-10, 55-44 (Arizona Diamondbacks) Wednesday, July 24, 2019 – 6:30 p.m. (CDT) NelsonCorp Field (opened 1937) – Clinton, IA Game #100 of 139 RHP Tanner Andrews (1-3, 3.91) vs. RHP Ryan Weiss (5-5, 3.51) Class-A AFFILIATE OF THE Today’s Preview: The LumberKings (A, Marlins) return home for the final time in the month of July for a three-game set with the Kane County Cougars (A, Diamondbacks). Both teams enter the series in a battle for first place in the Western Division. This will be the fourth meetings between Series Information the two teams with Clinton having won six of the first 10 meetings. The LumberKings took two of All-Time Series (1991): three in their last meetings which was the first of the second half. The two teams have been playing Kane County leads, 167-180 each other since 1991 with the Cougars leading the all-time head-to-head meetings 167 games to 180. Since 2019 (MIA): Clinton leads, 6-4 LumberKings Starter: Tanner Andrews, 23, makes his 15th appearance and 11th start of the season for the Clinton LumberKings. The Rochester Indiana native was given a no decision his 2019: Clinton leads, 6-4 (of 17) last time out for a 5.2 inning outing against the Great Lakes Loons at Dow Diamond. He allowed In Clinton: Clinton leads, 3-2 four runs on five hits while walking two and striking out eight. Andrews had begun his time with In Kane County: Clinton leads, 3-2 the LumberKings in a piggy back role with Jake Walters and then was moved into his own One-Run Games: Clinton leads, 2-1 Miami Marlins (Majors) rotation spot for the start of the second half. Still very close with his small town back in Indiana, National League (East) Extra-Innings: Clinton leads, 1-0 Andrews has and still does umpire Little League when he is back in town. The Miami Marlins 37-62 5th 21.5 GB selected him in the 10th round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of the University of Purdue. Last night: W, 5-1 at Chicago White Sox 2019 Meetings: Castro (MIA), 2-4, R, 2B, RBI Cougars Starter: Ryan Weiss, 22, makes his 19th start and appearance of the season for the Kane Jay (CWS), 1-4, RBI County Cougars. The South Eglin, Illinois native earned the win in his third straight start his last Date Location Result/Time Smith (MIA), W, 7 IP, R, 2 BB, 9 K time out, the winning streak began with a win over Clinton. He allowed no runs on five hits at 4/4 at Kane County L, 0-2 home against the Bowling Green Hot Rods. Weiss walked two and striking out seven. This will 4/5 at Kane County W, 5-1 4/6 CLINTON W, 6-1 be his third assignment of the season against the LumberKings, he has combined to go 1-1 with a Marlins Minor League System 4/7 CLINTON L, 3-4 2.00 ERA over nine innings of work, striking out 10 and walking five. The Wright State University 5/31 CLINTON W, 5-3 product was taken in the fourth round of the 2018 MLB Draft and made his professional debut on New Orleans Baby Cakes (Triple-A) 6/1 CLINTON L, 3-7 6/2 CLINTON W, 2-1 Pacific Coast League June 24th with the AZL Diamondbacks. He earned a promotion to Hillsboro on June 25th and 7/6 at Kane County L, 0-2 Pacific Conference (South) ended his year going 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA. Weiss missed his entire first season at Wright State after herniating a disc and fracturing a vertebrae in his back while overdoing weightlifting. 7/7 at Kane County W, 3-2 (10) 53-48 3rd 9.5 GB 7/8 at Kane County W, 4-2 Last Night: L, 4-6 at Memphis 7/24 CLINTON 6:30 PM Castillo (NO), 1-4, R, HR, 4 RBI We’re Going Streaking: Connor Scott went 2-for-4 for the LumberKings on Monday night in 7/25 CLINTON 6:30 PM Nogowski (MEM), 1-3, R, HR, 4 RBI, BB Lansing to extend his hitting streak to 13 games. The streak passes Jerar Encarnacion’s 12-game 7/26 CLINTON 6:30 PM Hauschild (MEM), W, 6.2 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 7 K streak - that started the season - for the longest of the season by a LumberKing. Over the stretch, 8/17 at Kane County 6:30 PM he has also gone 23-for-54. The stretch coincides with an 21 game-run of reaching base safely – 8/18 at Kane County 6:30 PM 8/19 at Kane County 6:30 PM Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Double-A) also, the longest by a Clinton player in 2019. 8/20 at Kane County 6:30 PM Southern League (South) 19-12 2nd 1.0 GB Just the West: The LumberKings enter their series with the Kane County Cougars following a Last Night: W, 15-3 at Chattanooga six-game road trip with the Eastern Division. The stretch against the east went back another six Millian (JAX), 1-3, R, HR, RBI, 2 K games and ended with Clinton going 9-3 over the 12 meetings. The LumberKings won all of their Leonard (BLX), 2-4 series against the East in the second half which included a three-game series sweep of Fort Wayne Sanchez (JAX), W, 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 9 K that occurred at NelsonCorp Field. Clinton will play of their remaining 39 games against the West. Jupiter Hammerheads (High-A) Just Add Another: The first run of the game on Sunday came on a Peyton Burdick sacrifice fly Florida State League (South) to right that brought home Chris Torres for an early lead. The Burdick RBI has been a theme to 16-16 5th 8.5 GB most LumberKings as of late. Assigned to Clinton during the second half, he has registered 22 MWL 2nd Half Standings Last Night: W, 3-1 vs. Palm Beach RBIs over his 26 games with the LumberKings. The last 10 games for Burdick have been Mesa (JUP), 2-4, R, RBI exceptionally productive with Burdick collecting 14 RBIs! MWL Western Division Yepez (PMB), 1-4, R, HR, RBI W-L GB Rogers (JUP), W, 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, BB, 6 K Double Trouble: Connor Scott has been red hot for the LumberKings of late and during his Clinton 21-9 - current hitting streak he has had a noise for doubles. During the second half Scott has found his Kane County 20-10 1.0 Clinton LumberKings (Class A) power stroke to the gaps. Over just 27 games in the second half, thus far, he has collected 14 Wisconsin 18-12 3.0 Midwest League (West) doubles, while in 61 games in the first half he registered just nine doubles. Over his last nine games *Quad Cities 17-12 3.5 21-9 1st +1.0 GB he has picked up his pace and has collected a double in seven of his last nine games – for a season %Cedar Rapids 17-13 4.0 Last Night: W, 4-2 at Lansing total of 23 doubles to lead the team. Burlington 13-17 8.0 Jones (CLI), 1-3, 2B, RBI, 2 K Beloit 9-20 11.5 Lantigua (LAN), 3-4, R, 2B, 2B, K Quiet the Turn Around: A 2-for-4 night by Christopher Torres on Monday night against the Peoria 6-24 15.0 Miller(LAN), W, 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, BB, 7 K Lugnuts in Lansing added to his longest hitting streak of the year. The hit stretched his hitting streak to 11-games. The stretch is the second current active hitting streak on the LumberKings and MWL Eastern Division Batavia Muckdogs (Rookie) the third longest of the year. Th run of success comes on the heels of an eight-game skid in which W-L GB New York-Penn League (Pickney) he went 0-for-26 at the plate from June 30th through July 7th. Bowling Green 19-11 - 24-14 1st +4.0 GB %Lake County 17-13 2.0 Last Night: W, 8-3 vs. Mahoning Valley This Date in Baseball History: On this date in 1983, George Brett's ninth-inning homer putting *Great Lakes 16-14 3.0 Ready (BAT), 3-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI Lansing 15-15 4.0 Paul (MV), 2-4, R, 2B, BB the Royals ahead is disallowed when the umpires rule the third baseman used too much pine tar Dayton 14-16 5.0 Miller (BAT), W, 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 K on his bat, a Marv Throneberry model. American League president Lee MacPhail will overrule South Bend 14-16 5.0 the decision, and on August 18th, the game resumes with the Royals beating the Yankees, 4-3. West Michigan 12-18 7.0 GCL Marlins (Rookie) Gulf Coast League (East) Broadcast Information: All Clinton LumberKings games will be broadcast live on 100.3 FM Fort Wayne 11-19 8.0 15-10 1st +1.5 GB WCCI and online at LumberKings.com via TuneIn Radio App with the Erik Oas, in his third *First Half Division Champion Last Night: W, 9-7 vs.