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Dan Meyer improved to 2-0 on the season with five quality innings.  He gave up two runs on three hits and three walks with nine strikeouts.

Dee Brown hit a solo homerun in the 7-3 win.  Jason Perry went three for four with a run.

The Cougars got it all in an 11-1 blowout win over Beloit.  Matthew Sulentic was one of the hitting stars in the game.  He went two for four with a double, three RBIs and a run.  Jermaine Mitchell also had a nice game and he went three for four with two triples, two RBIs and three runs.

Derrick Gordon picked up the win with 3 2/3 innings of solid relief.  He gave up one unearned run and he struck out five.

The Ports got just enough offense to make up for some poor pitching in an 8-7 win over Modesto.  Javier Herrera was the hitting star in the win.  He went three for five with an RBI and two runs.  Herrera also had two stolen bases.

Adam Thomas picked up the win.  He struck out three in 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief.

Michael Madsen dropped to 3-1 on the season with a tough start in the Rockhounds 4-3 loss to Tulsa.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

The Rockhounds got most of the offense on one swing of the bat.  Luke Appert his a two run homer in the seventh inning to make the game close.

Scott Deal had a nice start go to waste in the Cougars 5-3 loss to Beloit.  He gave up two runs on five hits and one walk with six strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Isaac Omura was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with an RBI.

Ryan Webb dropped to 0-3 on the season with a tough start against Tulsa in the Rockhounds 5-3 loss.  He gave up four runs on three hits and four walks with four strikeouts in six innings.

Myron Leslie went three for three and he drew a walk.  Richie Robnett hit a two run homer.

Jason Perry singled home Dee Brown in the eighth inning to tie the game and then Nick Blasi scored on Kevin Mellilo’s RBI single in the ninth to win it 5-4.  Jeremy Brown finished the game one for one with a double, two RBIs and two walks.

Santiago Casilla got just one batter one but it was the final batter so he picked up the win.  His record improved to 2-1.

The River Cats picked up just two runs on seven hits in their 4-2 loss to the Isotopes.  Mark Kotsay was the only River Cat with two hits and he went two for four with a walk.

Shane Komine took the loss and he dropped to 2-5 on the season.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Anthony Recker doubled and drove in the only run of the game for the Ports in their 2-1 loss to San Jose.  Jose Pineda was the only Port to reach base twice and he singled and drew a walk.

A really good start by Bobby Cramer went to waste.  He gave up one run on six hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in eight innings of work.

Vasili Spanos had three hits and he drove in three runs in the Rockhounds 7-5 win over Tulsa.  Brant Colamarino also had a nice day at the plate and he went three for five with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs.

Benjamin Fritz picked up the win and he improved to 5-1 on the season. He gave up three runs on seven hits and one walk with four strikeouts in six innings of work.

The Cougars lost 10-6 and John Herrera took the loss a rough start. He gave up six runs on five hits and four walks with five strikeouts in three innings of work and the loss drops him to 2-5 on the season.

Jermine Mitchell singled and he drove in three runs.  Michael Affronti went three for five with three runs scored.

The Ports ran up the score with Tommy Everidge doing the most damage with a grand slam in the Ports 11 run third inning.  Anthony Recker had a big day and he went three for five and he came a single short of hitting for the cycle.  He drove in three and scored three in the blowout win.

Lost in all of the offense were six solid innings by Dustin Petersen. He gave up one run on three hits and three walks with three strikeouts and the win improved his record to 4-3 on the season.  Justin Duchscherer threw a perfect inning as he gets set to return to the A’s bullpen.

Brad Knox got it done on the mound for the River Cats in their 7-2 win over the Sky Sox.  He gave up two runs on six hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings.

Daric Barton was a perfect four for four in the win.  JD Closser went two for four with a homerun, two RBIs and a run scored.

There wasn’t much offense in either game, but the Cougars finished with a split in their doubleheader with Cedar Rapids. The first game was a 3-1 loss and Jermaine Mitchell drove in the lone run.  Andrew Bailey took the loss despite striking out ten in 5 1/3 innings. He gave up three runs on six hits.

In the second game, James Heuser struck out nine in six shutout innings to pick up the win.  Christian Vitters went two for three with a double and an RBI.

The Ports got plenty of their offense in a 9-6 win over San Jose.  Javier Herrera led the way though and he went three for five with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Luke Appert went three for three with a double, a run and an RBI.

Vincent Mazzaro didn’t have his best stuff but he improved to 5-4 with all of the offense.  He gave up five runs on eight hits and five walks with five strikeouts in five innings.

Landon Powell had a huge day at the plate in the Rockhounds 9-5 win over Wichita.  He went two for four with a double, a homerun, five RBIs and two runs.  Gregorio Petit went two for five with two doubles, a run and an RBI.

Luis Ramirez improved to 2-2 with the win.  He gave up two runs on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts in seven solid innings.

The River Cats lost 5-4 and a lot of the damage was given up by three runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk in four rehab innings.  Brad Ziegler gave up two runs on four hits in 2 2/3 innings and he took the loss.

Jason Perry was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with an RBI.

The Ports lost in an ugly 12-1 loss to Visalia and Ben Jukick was particularly hit hard.  He gave up eight runs on nine hits and he struck out two in four innings.

Javier Herrera drove in the only run of the game.  Tommy Everidge doubled and he drew a walk in the loss.

The Rockhounds beat Wichita 6-1 and a big part of the win was some solid pitching by Andy Shipman.  He gave up one run on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.

Jeffrey Baisley went two for three with two runs scored.  Brian Snyder doubled twice and he scored a run.

The River Cats lost 5-4 and Dan Meyer was particularly hit hard in the loss.  He gave up four runs on eight hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

JD Closser singled and drove in two runs in the loss.  Kurt Suzuki went two for three with a double, a run and an RBI.

Scott Deal took a beating in the Cougars 7-3 loss to Cedar Rapids.  He gave up all seven runs on thirteen hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Greg Dowling went two for four with two RBIs.  Larry Cobb hit a solo homerun in the loss.

Steve Kleen was the hitting star in the Ports 7-4 win over Visalia.  He went two for four with an RBI and two runs.  Jose Pineda went one for two with a homerun and two runs scored.

Eric Sheridan picked up the win with 2 2/3 innings of relief.  He gave up a run on two hits and a walk with one strikeout.

Casey Myers hit a walk off solo homerun in the bottom of the tenth inning to push the Rockhounds to a 3-2 win over Wichita.  Landon Powell doubled and scored a run and in all, the Rockhounds were outhit 9-3 yet still won the game.

Steven Sharpe picked up the with two innings of shutout relief.  He gave up just one hit and the win improves his record to 2-0 on the season.

Jason Perry hit a huge first inning grand slam to push the River Cats to an 8-1 win over the Sky Sox.  Daric Barton had a great day at the plate.  He went four for five with a double, a run and an RBI.

Lost in all the offense was a nice start by Kazuhito Tadano.  He gave up five hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in six shutout innings.  He’s now thrown 12 2/3 shutout innings since getting promoted to Sacramento and he’s struck out 14.

The Cougars topped the Rattlers 8-4 and it was a nice team effort in the win.  Four different hitters drove in two runs and three different players scored twice.  Oddly, Jermaine Mitchell was the only player with three hits and he did neither of those two things.

Henry Alberto Rodriguez picked up the win with five shutout innings.  He gave up two runs on four hits and he struck out six.

Javier Herrera had a big day at the plate in the Ports 9-2 win over Visalia.  He went two for five with a homerun and he scored four runs in the game.  Raul Padron went two for four with a double, a homerun and two RBIs and in total, the Ports went yard four times in the game.

Bobby Cramer improved to 1-0 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks with a strikeout in six innings.

Ryan Webb dropped to 0-2 on the season in the Rockhounds 5-4 loss to Tulsa.  He gave up five runs on ten hits and a walk with four strikeouts in seven innings.

Casey Myers was the hitting star in the loss.  He singled three times and he drove in all four runs.

Shane Komine improved to 2-5 on the season with a nice start in the River Cats 3-1 win over Salt Lake.  He gave up one run on six hits and a walk with nine strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Kevin Melillo hit a solo homerun in the win.  It was his sixth homerun of the season.

The Cougars had a tough game and not only was their offense held to five hits in their 4-2 loss, but the defense made three errors.  Michael Affronti was the only Cougar with two hits.  He went two for four with a double.

John Herrera was decent in his start but he took the loss without the run support.  He gave up three runs on eight hits and one walk with five strikeouts in six innings of work.

Jason Windsor had a tough start in the River Cats 7-2 loss to Salt Lake.  He gave up seven runs on ten hits and three walks with three strikeouts in six innings.

Daric Barton went two for four with a solo homerun in the loss.  Kevin Melillo went two for four with a double and a solo homerun.