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AAA Edition
Week 23: Sept. 1-5

By Rick Mariotti
Minor Leagues Beat Writer
Chicago Sports Online

Cape Hatteras, N.C. – In the end, the Carolina Flight had too much ground to make up and not enough time to do it.

So, their season came to an end on Sept. 5, two games short of the playoffs. The Flight finished with a 75-67 record, two games behind GL East Coast Division winner Brooklyn, and 2 games behind Wild Card winner Duluth.

The Black Sox lost no time in calling several of the Flight players up to help with their September drive for the BBA playoffs. Among those getting the call:

• SP Andresa Frederico, a talented but often-injured young pitcher whose ratings by scouts have suffered as a result.

• RP James Matarazzo, who had an excellent season as Carolina’s closer and is expected to make the big league club next year.

• RP Dieter Ruijghaver, who split time between Chicago and Carolina this season.

• 1B Emilio Lugo, a big-league talent who wound up behind Mark Simpson and Aarnaud Budding and got squeezed out of a BBA roster spot as a result.

• INF José Silva, a talented young second baseman and shortstop who has a shot at the big league roster next season.

• SS Juan Lozano, a tremendous fielding shortstop who struggles to hit his weight.

Now, of course, the Flight coaches will start planning for the off-season – and some may be wondering about their future with the organization. The next few weeks should be interesting on the Cape.

Final Week Results


At Carolina
09-01: Carolina 5, Kalamazoo 4
09-02: Carolina 8, Kalamazoo 4


At Brooklyn
09-03: Carolina 5, Brooklyn 2
09-04: Brooklyn 4, Carolina 2
09-05: Brooklyn 8, Carolina 4

W-L Record as of Season's End: 3-3

W-L Record for Week 23: 3-2
Overall Final Record: 75-69, .521
Final Position in Standings: Tied for 2nd in the GL East Coast Division with Annapolis, 2 games behind Brooklyn; tied for second place in the GL Wild Card race with Annapolis and Richmond, 2 games behind Duluth.

Position Players of Interest

Player	Slash Line	OPS	HR	RBI	WAR
Spencer Hillson, C	.247/.365/.362	.727	4	46	2.0
Emilio Lugo, 1B	.272/.358/.523	.881	31	90	1.6
Clarence Terry, DH	.253/.346/.445	.791	13	47	0.5
José Silva, 2B	.259/.332/.431	.764	11	70	2.1
Juan Lozano, SS	.221/.306/.311	.617	5	54	1.1
Manuel De Los Santos, LF****	.245/.329/310	.639	0	36	0.7
Jim Lorenzen, OF **	.224/.311/.404	.715	7	27	0.4
Arturo Mendoza, OF***	.317/.346/.599	.945	8	28	0.8
Ricardo Torres, OF *	.100/.240/.150	.390	0	2	-0.2

* Demoted to Beloit for more playing time
** Promoted to Chicago on 05-19
*** Traded to Calgary organization on 06-02
**** Promoted to Chicago on 6-15; Demoted back to Carolina on 7-21

Pitchers of Interest

Pitcher	ERA	W-L-SV	IP	K's	BB's	WAR
José López, SP	4.77	9-8-0	177.1	129	54	2.3
Felipe Méndez, SP	4.71	12-7-0	172.0	128	57	1.3
Derrek Terry, SP	4.19	10-10-0	182.2	164	56	3.3
Ángel Díaz, RP	5.74	5-6-9	62.2	58	27	0.0
Weston Etheridge, RP	3.46	7-2-2	52.0	46	32	0.2
Andrés Ortega, RP *	5.68	5-8-0	114.0	45	40	0.2
James Matarazzo, CL	3.15	6-5-30	54.1	46	18	1.2

* On injured list from 4-15 to 5-19 with elbow inflammation.

The Week Ahead


Season Concluded