This Week on the Farm

Team of the Week: West Virginia
Batter of the Week: Starling Marte, West Virginia
Pitcher of the Week: Hunter Strickland and Diego Moreno, West Virginia

Indianapolis: 4-3 For the Week

Tagg Bozied led the way for the Tribe in hits with 10 for the week. converted centerfielder Brian Bixler had 9 hits and had a bit of a power surge as he had 2 triples, 2 home runs, and 6 RBI. Bryan Myrow had 8 hits and Robinson Diaz had 8 hits, two of them home runs. Lastings Milledge, destined for the Burgh, had 7 hits and 3 RBI. Shelby Ford had 5 hits and Neil Walker 4.

Brad Lincoln picked up his second AAA win going 7 innings allowing only 2. Daniel McCutchen picked up a win and a loss this week. In two starts this week, he had 13 innings pitched and allowed only 1 run. Chris Bootcheck picked up 2 saves, giving him 17 on the season.

Altoona: 4-3 For the Week

Jose Tabata continues his hot hitting as he led the team with 11 htis on the week, including 2 doubles and a triple. Miles Durham had 9 hits and Brian Friday 8 with 6 RBI. Pedro Alvarez had 5 RBI to go with his 6 hits and 5 walks. Gorkys Hernandez had 5 RBI. Jim Negrych only had 2 hits and will miss the rest of the season after colliding with another teammate in the field.

Yoslan Herrera picked up his 7th win of the season, and he has yet to lose. More impressive is that Danny Moskos picked up his 8th win, though he does have 8 losses, though that is attributed more to the shoddy defense the Curve had to start the season. In two starts Moskos went 11 innings, allowin only 2. Jeff Sues went 2 scoreless and Mike Dubee went 4.2 scoreless. Kyle Bloom picked up his 4th win, while striking out 8 in 10 over two starts.

Lynchburg: 2-4 For the Week

Erik Huber had 10 hits and 5 RBI in leading the Hillcats. Jordy Mercer, Alex Presley and Kris Watts all had 5 hits apiece. Eddie Prasch drove in 5 runs.

After having a poor start where he did not get out of the first, Jeff Locke had perhaps his best start with the organization as he went 6 innings, allowing only 1 and striking out 7 in a no decision. Mike Colla picked up his 5th win on the week. Ron Uviedo went five and allowed five in a loss, his fourth and Bryan Morris went 6, allowing 3 in a no decision. Justin Wilson threw 4 scoreless in a no decision and RJ Rodriguez got his 19th save.

West Virginia: 6-1 On the Week

Leading the Power's offensive attack was Starling Marte. His line for the week was 7 runs, 11 hits, 2 doubles, 1 HR, and 8 RBI. Close behind was Quincy Latimore with 10 hits, 2 doubles, 2 triples, 2 HR and 7 RBI. Adenson Chourio had 7 hits and Tony Sanchez had 6 hits, a home run, and 5 RBI. Robbie Grossman had 6 hits, as did Kyle Morgan, who also had 2 HR and 7 RBI.

The pitching performance of the week went to Hunter Strickland and Diego Moreno, who combined on a no hitter. Strickland went 6 and struck out 5, while Moreno went 3. On the Week Moreno threw 5 no hit innings. Rudy Owens is on a pitch count and only took 3 innings, allowing no hits and runs, while striking out 4. Quinton Miller got his first win by going 6 scoreless and striking out 3.

State College: 5-2 For the Week

Brock Holt was the leading hitter for the Spikes for the week as he had 7 runs, 11 hits, a home run and 6 RBI. David Rubinstein had 8 hits, a home run, a triple, and 5 RBI. Aaron Baker had 5 hits and 6 RBI. Justin Byler had 6 hits and 5 RBI.

None of the pitching performances seemed to stand out, but they did rack up 5 wins. Maurice Bankston picked up his 2nd win, while striking out 8 through two starts. Zach Foster picked up a win and Teddy Fallon got a win and a save in relief. Brandon Holden threw 2 scoreless innings and Nelson Pereira threw 4 scoreless innings, allowing only 1 hit. Victor Black went 2.2 an allowed only 1 run.

Bradenton: 2-3 For the Week

Benji Gonzalez led the team with 6 hits, Rogelios Noris had a home run. Wes Freeman and Henry Henry each had 4 hits, while Edwin Roman had 5. Gemmy Gonzalez drove in 3 runs.

Gerardo Esparza went 3.1 innings, allowing only 1 to get his 1st win. Jonathan Ramos went 5 scoreless to pick up his 4th win. Brooks Pounders went two innings, allowing only 1 run. Dinesh Patel went 1.2 innings and allowed only 1 hit. The Aussie Mitchell Fienemann, went 4 scoreless, striking out 4.