Athletics Minor League Baseball Blog

Frisco racked up four ninth inning runs but it wasn’t enough as the Rockhounds walked away with a 7-5 win in the first game of their doubleheader.  Danny Borrell picked up the win with 2 2/3 innings of shutout relief while Richie Robnett provided the offense with a grand slam homer.

The second game didn’t go as well as Midland lost 6-3.   Andy Shipman was roughed up and he fell to 4-3 on the season with a rough start.  He gave up six runs on nine hits and three walks with four strikeouts in seven innings.  Gregorio Petit went three for five with a double and a run.

Eduardo Cornejo had a career day in the Rockhounds 10-2 win over Corpus Christi. He was a perfect five for five with a double, a homerun and six RBIs.

Andy Shipman improved to 4-2 on the season with the win.  He gave up two runs on six hits and one walk with five strikeouts in five innings of work.

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.

Andy Shipman gave up five runs (three earned) on seven hits and a walk with five strikeouts in six innings of work in the Rockhounds 7-1 loss.  The loss drops Shipman’s record to 2-2 on the season.

Casey Myers was the hitting star in the loss. He went two for three and he drew a walk.

The Rockhounds lost 8-4 and Andy Shipman took the loss in a rough outing.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and four walks with two strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings.  The loss was his first of the season.

Gregorio Petit was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for three with a homerun and two RBIs.

Jeffrey Baisley was the Rockhounds hitting star in their 4-3 win over Corpus Christi.  He went three for five with a double, a homerun and two RBIs.  Landon Powell finished with two hits and one of those was a solo homerun.

Andy Shipman picked up the win with four shutout innings of relief.  He gave up just one hit and he struck out four.