Mesa continued its winning streak with three more wins Tuesday thru Thursday and now have a 10-5 record in the Fall League.  Tuesdays game was uneventful for Phils prospects as only Jason DOnald made a late inning appearance at thrid base and went without an at bat.  On Wednesday, Mesa won 11-3, behind a strong performance by Quintin Berry who was 3-5, with 2 runs, an RBI and a stolen base (3). Berry started in CF.  Jason Donald was the designated hitter and had a huge game, going 4-6 with a run and a double, lifting his batting average to .452.  Pat Overholt pitched two scoreless innings in relief, walking one and striking out two without yielding a hit.  His ERA now stands at an excellent 1.29, after a difficult second half of the season with Reading.  Sergio Escalona followed Overholt on Wednesday but yielded 2 runs, one earned in his inning of work.

In the 8-6 on THursday, Andrew Carpenter, got the start going 4 innings, giving up only a run on 3 hits.  He walked 2 and struck out 2, lowering his ERA to 7.00.  The difficulties of Tyson Brummett continued as he gave up a run in his lone inning.  Offensively, Jeremy Slayden went 1-4 with an RBI, leaving his average at .308, but a baserunning blunder was costly as he was picked off. Quintin Berry had a another big game, starting in CF, going 3-4 with 3 runs and 2 doubles, leaving his average at .346.

Mesa, the Phillies AFL affilliate won their last three games and now stand at 7-5 on the season thus far.  The offense exploded with an 18 run effort Friday and a remarkable 28 run effort on Monday in a 28-1 Mesa victory.  Phillies prospects played a prominent role at the plate.  Jason Donald continued scorching hot at the plate going 5-14 with 6 runs scored, 2 doubles, a homer (1), and 6 RBI’s, 3 walks, and a strikeout in those three games.  He played third base in all three games, committing his second error on Saturday,  and is now hitting .417 for the Fall season.  Jeremy Slayden played left field on Friday and was the designated hitter Monday and went 4-12, with 4 runs scored, 4 RBI’s and 3 strikeouts over his two games played.  He is now hitting .314. Quintin Berry pinch ran and stayed in the game to play CF on Friday and then started in CF on Saturday, going 1-4 with a run, stolen base (2), and strikeout.  He is hitting .167.

Phils pitchers were fairly quiet with Tyson Brummett started to get himself back on track on Saturday with a scoreless inning, without yielding a baserunner.  Sergio Escalona followed Brummett on Saturday with a scoreless inning as well, giving up 2 hits.  Escalona lowed his fall ERA to 2.08.  Andrew Carpenter, however, was rocked on Friday, giving up 5 runs on 7 hits, in his 3 innings of work.  He struck out 4 and didnt walk a batter.  36 of his 55 pitches were thrown for strikes, and his Fall ERA now stands at 10.80.

The Mesa Solar Sox are now 4-5 and in their second full week of play.  Looking at Phillies prospects over the past few days since we last spoke, Quintin Berry played CF on Wednesday and went 0-4 with two strikeouts, leaving his average at .125.  Tyson Brummett got lit up on Wednesday lasting only 0.2 innings and giving up 4 runs on 5 hits.  He walked one and took the loss.  His ERA stands at 15.00.  Sergio Escalona relieved Brummett Wednesday and went an inning without yielding a run.  He allowed one hit and struck out two.  His ERA is at 2.70.

Pat Overholt pitched both Tuesday and Thursday, an inning each day.  He pitched a scoreless inning on Tuesday and gave up a run on Thursday, allowing 2 hits, walking one and striking out one in his 2 innings of work.  His ERA stands at 1.80.  Jeremy Slayden played Tuesday, Wednesday and THursday, going a combined 4-11, with 2 runs, a double, a homer and 5 RBI’s.  He struck out 4 times and his average is now at .304.  Jason Donald played 3B both Tuesday and THursday, committing his first error of the fall on Thursday on an errant throw.  His hitting continued scorching hot, going 5-8, with 3 runs,2 doubles and a stolen base in those two games.  His average is at .455 in the Fall league thus far.

Look for the next update on Tuesday.

Phillie prospects continue in the Arizona Fall League with Mesa, the Phillies affiliate at 3-3 after the first week.  Looking at how Phillies prospects performed, OF Quintin Berry received his first at bats on Saturday and went 1-4 with a double, rbi and stolen base.  Jeremy Slayden played in games both Friday (0-4, K), and Saturday (1-3,r,hr,3rbi) and his average stands at .273 after Week One.  Jason Donald played SS both Friday (2-3,2r,13b,1rbi,cs) and Monday (2-4,rs,rbi,3b,2K) and is hitting a lofty .357 without an error thus far.

ANdrew Carpenter started the game Saturday and went 2 innings giving up a run on 2 hits, walking one.  24 of his 37 pitches were thrown for strikes.  Also pitching Saturday were Tyson Brummett, who went a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out 2, and Sergio Escalona, who also pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one. Pat Overholt made his second scoreless appearance on Friday, going 2 innings without giving up a ruin or a hit.  He walked one and struck out two.

While I am not going to get into the won-loss record of the Mesa Solar Sox, lets take a look at the performance of the Phillies prospects who are playing in the AFL, a league that clearly has good talent and competition.  Mesa has now played three games and Jason Donald has appeared in all three with a start at SS and a start at 3B.  Thus far he is hitting .143(1-7), with 2 strikeouts in his 7 at-bats.  He has also been caught stealing once.  So far, so good in the field, with limited chances thus far.  Outfielder Jeremy Slayden has received one start, going 2-4, with a double and an RBI.

Three pitching prospects has thrown thus far.  Tyson Brummett worked in relief, a role he is not used to and went 1.1 innings giving up a run on 2 hits, while striking out one, taking the loss in yesterdays’ game.  Sergio Escalona also threw 1.1 innings in relief giving up a run on one hit and struck out 2.  Pat Overholt, likely to be in Lehigh Valley next year, threw a shutout inning, allowing one hit and a walk in the game yesterday.

Look for another update Monday or Tuesday.

The Arizona Fall League gets under way tomorrow with the Phillies affiliate the Mesa Solar Sox, taking on Pheonix.  The Solar Sox have eight Phils prospects on their roster, a roster which they share with  the Braves, Cubs, Marlins, and Tigers.  Phils pitching prospects with the Solar Sox will be Tyson Brummett, Andrew Carpenter, Sergio Escalona, and Pat Overholt.  Lou Marson will see time behind the plate, and look for Jason Donald to see some time at 2B, SS, and 3B.  Both Jeremy Slayden and Quintin Berry have been asked to particpate and will see time in the Outfield. Look for updates at least once a week, and hopefully more during the AFL season.