This Week on The Farm

Team of the Week: Lynchburg Hillcats
Hitter of the Week: Andrew McCutchen, Indianapolis
Pitcher of the Week: Matt McSwain, Lynchburg

Indianapolis: 3-4 for the Week

Andrew McCutchen seems to be getting antsy waiting to get called up to Pittsburgh. This week he had 11 hits, 2 HR, and 6 RBI. Jeff Salazar had 8 hits and 7 RBI, while Garrett Jones had 9 hits and 4 RBI. Neil Walker had 5 hits and Steve Pearce 4 hits.

On the mound, Virgil Vasquez picked up a win by going 6 and allowing only 1 run. He struck out 6. Steven Jackson picked up his first win as a Bucco farmhand this week in relief and Ty Taubenheim picked up the other win of the week. Daniel McCutchen got a no decision after pitching 6.1 innings allowing only one run.

Altoona: 2-5 for the Week

Jim Negrych bounced back this week with 8 hits and Jonel Pacheco had 5 hits and 7 RBI. Brian Friday had 5 hits, one being a home run. Jason Delaney had 5 hits.

Brad Lincoln pitched another gem, but since he did not last the whole game, he got a no decision. he went 6 scoreless, striking out 5 and is really looking like the guy we thought we had drafted. Danny Moskos went 6 and allowed 4 to pick up his fourth loss. Not much else of note this week on the mound, other than Yoslan Herrera picked up his 3rd win, to go 3-0.

Lynchburg: 5-1 for the Week

Ray Chang had 9 hits and 9 RBI, while Miles Durham had 11 hits, 7 runs, and 4 RBI. Jared Keel had 2 home runs, Matt Hague had 8 hits, and Jordy Mercer had 7 hits and 4 RBI. Jose De Los Santos had 9 runs and 8 hits on the week and Pedro Alvarez had 7 hits, including 2 doubles, 1 triple and a home run, to go along with 6 RBI.

Matt McSwain picked up 2 wins this week, to run his record to 5-1. He went 14 innings, allowing just 3 runs and no walks, while striking out 12. Chi-Hung Cheng picked up his 4th win, going 5 scorless and Michael Dubee picked up his 4th save. Dubee threw 4 scoreless innings this week, while striking out 7. RJ Rodriguez picked up 2 more saves this week and Ron Uviedo went 5 innings, alloing 4 in taking a loss.

West Virginia: 4-3 for the Week

Three players had 7 hits this week; Calvin Anderson had two RBI, Robbie Grossman hit a home run to go with 5 RBI and 5 runs, and Austin McClune had 4 RBI. Chase D'Arnaud had 6 hits and Andrew Walker had 5 RBI on 4 hits this week.

Rudy Owens went 5 scoreless, striking out 8 to run his record to 5-1. Kyle McPherson picked up another win by throwing 5 innings, allowing only 1 run. Yoffri Martinez and Ryan Kelly each picke up a win as well. Eduardo Pena picked up 3 saves, giving him 8 on the season.