Recap: Lakewood went 4-2 on the week, losing the first two, then winning four straight against Greenville and Greensboro. They are currently 21-16, 1.5 GB of Hickory in the SAL North. Lots of noteworthy performances this week with Jonathan Singleton homering in his SAL debut and another pair of great starts by Nick Hernandez, including a near no-no on Sunday afternoon. Continue reading Lakewood Weekly Report (5/10-5/16)
Category Archives: 02. Org Reports
Cody Overbeck Interview
Phuture Phillies recently got a chance to sit down with the Threshers slugging third baseman Cody Overbeck to talk with him about baseball and life. Overbeck was drafted in the ninth round of the 2008 draft out of Ole Miss after his Junior season and finished the summer of that year in Williamsport where he hit .272 and set a team record for RBIs in a season. In 2009 Cody skipped over Lakewood going to high-A Clearwater where he had an off season hitting just .230, but at Clearwater again for a second season in 2010 he has gotten off to a red hot start. We wanted to know what he thought about his season so far, how he got here today, and where he hoped to be at the end of the year.
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Lehigh Valley Weekly Report
A very bad week for Lehigh Valley, who were 2-5 on the week, and now stand at 13-20, in 5th place in the Northern Division, 7.5 games behind division leading Syracuse.
League Leaders, thru 5/12: Hitters: DeWayne Wise is tied for 4th in the league in doubles (11),9th in slugging (.550) and leading the league in triples (4). Cody Ransom is tied for 4th in homers (8) and 2nd in strikeouts (40), Andy Tracy is tied for 9th in Walks (18), Rich Thompson is 4th in batting average (.350).
Pitchers:Nate Bump is tied for 3rd with 4 wins; Scott Mathieson is 8th in saves (5); Brian Mazone is tied for 4th in homers allowed (6); Ryan Vogelsong leads the league in hitters walked (25) and is 7th in K’s (37). Continue reading Lehigh Valley Weekly Report
Reading Weekly Report 5/2-5/9
Reading had a 3-4 week, unfortunately featuring yet another bullpen meltdown costing the RPhils another multi-run lead late in the game. The RPhils lost a blowout to New Hampshire, took 2 out of 3 from Portland (and would have swept without the meltdown), and lost 2 of 3 to Akron. They play New Hampshire again early this week in a series that features a third chance to face former RPhil Kyle Drabek and two morning games.
Lakewood Weekly Report (5/3-5/9)
Recap: Lakewood went 4-3 on the week, splitting a four game series with Charleston, then taking 2 of 3 from Savannah. The Claws currently sit in second place in the SAL North with a 17-14 record, two games behind Hickory. The week was marked by pretty solid starting pitching and capped off with a 15-inning win on Sunday on Jonathan Villar’s walkoff single.
Lehigh Valley Weekly Report
A 3-4 week for Lehigh Valley, who are now 11-15, in 4th place of the Northern Division in the International League, 5.0 games behind division leading Buffalo.
League Leaders (thru Wednesday):Hitters: Mayberry is tied for 6th in runs (19), and tied for 4th in doubles (8); Wise is leading the league in triples (4); Ransom is tied for 3rd in homers (6), 8th in RBI’s (19) and 6th in strikeouts (28); Tracy is 7th in walks (16).
Pitching: Bump is tied for 6th in wins (3); Carpenter is tied for 6th in wins (3); Mathieson is tied for 6th in saves (4). Continue reading Lehigh Valley Weekly Report
Lakewood Weekly Report (4/26-5/2)
Recap: Lakewood went 4-2 on the week, winning two to wrap up a series with Greensboro, then splitting a four game series with Kannapolis. Most noteworthy item of the week was the first appearance (s) of 2008 6th round pick Colby Shreve.
Continue reading Lakewood Weekly Report (4/26-5/2)
Guest Post: DiamondDerby with Lakewood notes
Long time reader/commenter DiamondDerby was kind enough to provide us with his thoughts on his trip to see Lakewood play the other day, and so I’ll just post his entire entry below the fold. Check it out and enjoy, and a big thanks to DD for his input and observations.
Update: Busy day today. Ben Badler at Baseball America was in attendance for a recent run of Lakewood games, and he shared lots of observations on the most interesting Phillies prospects at Lakewood. Check it out here.
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Lehigh Valley Weekly Report
The weekly report a day early, thanks to a couple of scheduling conflicts. Since the last weekly report, Lehigh Valley has gone 2-3, and stand at 8-11, in 4th place of the Northern Division of the International League, 4.5 games behind division leading Syracuse.
League Leaders, Hitting: Mayberry, 2nd in runs (16), tied for 7th in doubles (6); Wise, leads the league in triples (4); Ransom, tied for 7th in RBI’s (15), Duffy, tied for 7th in RBI’s (15); Tracy, tied for 2nd in walks(15), 8th in strikeouts (21).
Pitching: Bump, tied for league lead in Wins (3), 6th in ERA (1.80). Continue reading Lehigh Valley Weekly Report
Lakewood Weekly Report (4/19-4/25)
Recap: The Blueclaws went 3-4 on the week and sit at 9-9 on the season one game back in the SAL Northern Division. The highlights of the week were Jarred Cosart’s dominating performance on Monday and Domingo Santana’s tape measure walk-off blast to end a 14-inning marathon on Friday.
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