Valencia Stars Report: 73-63 (.537) # 8
Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 10:56 pm
Valencia Stars ended up In August winning 19 games the best month so far for the Stars...Back in 2001 the Stars won 85 games and could see that level again if they have a good September....
1B Vicente Medrano was selected newest Johnson League Rookie of the Month honoree....In August the Valencia hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .339 average with 38 hits, no home runs and 10 RBIs. Medrano is batting .287 with 146 hits and 8 home runs. He has knocked in 64 runs and scored 67 times. Medrano who started the season as the backup 1B but when Ángelo Vargos went down Medrano got the call and never looked back,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Veteran Starting Pitcher Bob Blaisdell put together quite a successful stretch in August for the Valencia Stars, earning himself the Johnson League Pitcher of the Month award.Blaisdell racked up a 5-1 record in 6 starts, posting a 1.21 ERA over 52 innings and striking out 38.So far this year Blaisdell has compiled a 16-9 record with a 3.11 ERA. Blaisdell has been great the last three years winning 16, 17 and so far 16 games this season.....His best game this month, Blaisdell held the Marquette Suns to 4 hits and fashioned a fine 8-0 shutout. He had 4 walks and 3 strikeouts in the game.
Closer Donald Long has been un-hittable the last 15 games..Over that time Long has a era of 0.00 and collected 10 saves...
Starting Pitcher Brian Middleton has been hot the last four games...Middleton has gone 3-1 with a 1.53 era over that time...Overall Middleton is now 15-8 with a 3.00 era in 225 innings this year...
Rookie Starting Pitcher Mario Méndez who was just called up had a fantasic two starts... Méndez, 26 yrs old, pitched 16 innings, allowed 11 hits, one ER, 14 K's and won both games...Nice starts for him and hopefully he can get a few more down thye strech...
1B Vicente Medrano was selected newest Johnson League Rookie of the Month honoree....In August the Valencia hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .339 average with 38 hits, no home runs and 10 RBIs. Medrano is batting .287 with 146 hits and 8 home runs. He has knocked in 64 runs and scored 67 times. Medrano who started the season as the backup 1B but when Ángelo Vargos went down Medrano got the call and never looked back,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Veteran Starting Pitcher Bob Blaisdell put together quite a successful stretch in August for the Valencia Stars, earning himself the Johnson League Pitcher of the Month award.Blaisdell racked up a 5-1 record in 6 starts, posting a 1.21 ERA over 52 innings and striking out 38.So far this year Blaisdell has compiled a 16-9 record with a 3.11 ERA. Blaisdell has been great the last three years winning 16, 17 and so far 16 games this season.....His best game this month, Blaisdell held the Marquette Suns to 4 hits and fashioned a fine 8-0 shutout. He had 4 walks and 3 strikeouts in the game.
Closer Donald Long has been un-hittable the last 15 games..Over that time Long has a era of 0.00 and collected 10 saves...
Starting Pitcher Brian Middleton has been hot the last four games...Middleton has gone 3-1 with a 1.53 era over that time...Overall Middleton is now 15-8 with a 3.00 era in 225 innings this year...
Rookie Starting Pitcher Mario Méndez who was just called up had a fantasic two starts... Méndez, 26 yrs old, pitched 16 innings, allowed 11 hits, one ER, 14 K's and won both games...Nice starts for him and hopefully he can get a few more down thye strech...