April, 2015 - A's Farm

Wednesday, April 29th: Midland Wins behind Ryon Healy’s Big Bat while Yairo Munoz Belts 3-Run HR in Beloit Victory and Dillon Overton Is Solid in Stockton Loss

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 10 Midland RockHounds 11 WP – T.Healy 1-0 / 0.00 Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Ryon Healy (3 for 4 / Double / 4 RBIs) With the game tied and the bases loaded in the bottom on the 7th inning…

Tuesday, April 28th: Joey Wagman Notches Victory in Midland Debut while Jarrod Parker Wins Rehab Start for Stockton

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 4 Midland RockHounds 8 WP – Wagman 1-0 / 1.80 HR – Walsh (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Joey Wagman (5 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 3 K / Win) RHP Joey Wagman was…

Monday, April 27th: Matt Olson Slugs 6th HR & Drives in Game-Winner as Hounds Win in a Walk-Off and Kyle Finnegan Picks up 1st Win for Ports

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 8 Midland RockHounds 9 WP – Joseph 1-0 /3.00 HR – Olson (6), Pinder (4), Brugman (1), Blair (1) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (Home Run / 2 RBIs / GWRBI) In a game that went back and…

A’s Farm Report for Week of April 20-26: Busy Week In Nashville

Well, once we hit the third week of the season, the roster shuffling began in earnest. And no affiliate was busier in the past week than the Triple-A Nashville Sounds, who had at least 14 transactions affecting their roster this week. You can check out the latest rosters here…

Sunday, April 26th: Joe Bennie’s Grand Slam Helps Snappers Sweep Twinbill while Chad Pinder Leads Hounds to Walk-Off Win in 12th

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) GAME #2 Clinton LumberKings 5 Beloit Snappers 6 WP – Johnson 1-1 / 4.97 HR – Bennie (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Joe Bennie (3 for 3 / 2 Doubles / Grand Slam / GWRBI) With Beloit down by three runs and…

Saturday, April 25th: Matt Olson Hits 5th HR in Hounds Loss while Sounds Fall despite Barry Zito’s Best Efforts and Snappers Stage Comeback Win

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 8 Midland RockHounds 7 LP – Lamb 0-3 /19.00 HR – Olson (5) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (Home Run / 2 RBIs / Walk) With the RockHounds down by three runs in the bottom of the 7th inning…

Friday, April 24th: Zach Neal Wins Sounds Debut with Help from Max Muncy’s HR while Matt Olson’s HR Propels Hounds to Victory

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Oklahoma City Dodgers 1 Nashville Sounds 8 WP – Neal 1-0 / 1.80 HR – Muncy (1), Carrithers (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Zach Neal (5 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 3 K /…

Thursday, April 23rd: Yairo Munoz Hits Game-Winning HR in Snappers’ Win while Jarrod Parker Loses Rehab Start for Stockton and Chris Bassitt Joins A’s

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Burlington Bees 2 Beloit Snappers 3 WP – Stull 1-0 / 2.84 HR – Munoz (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Yairo Munoz (2 for 4 / Home Run / GWRBI) With the game tied in the bottom of the 8th in Beloit, shortstop Yairo…

Wednesday, April 22nd: Michael Soto’s HR Helps Stockton Win while Nate Long Loses Nashville Debut and Arnold Leon Joins A’s

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze 6 Stockton Ports 8 WP – Joseph 2-0 / 1.74 HR – Soto (2), Taylor (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Michael Soto (Home Run / 3 RBIs) With two on and two outs in the bottom of the 1st inning, third…

Tuesday, April 21st: Colin Walsh Drives in 3 to Help Chris Jensen Post his 3rd Win for Hounds while Joey Wendle Slugs his 3rd HR in Sounds’ Loss

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 9 Arkansas Travelers 3 WP – Jensen 3-0 / 3.06 HR – Oberacker (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Colin Walsh (3 for 4 / 2 Doubles / 3 RBIs) Second baseman Colin Walsh had another productive night at the…

Monday, April 20th: Billy Burns Helps Sounds Win despite Barry Zito’s Struggles while Hounds Split a Pair

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Colorado Springs Sky Sox 5 Nashville Sounds 11 WP – Huntzinger 1-0 / 1.35 Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Billy Burns (2 for 4 / Walk / 2 RBIs / Stolen Base) As usual, center fielder Billy Burns was in…

Sunday, April 19th: Kent Matthes Leads Sounds to Victory while Daniel Gossett Struggles in Snappers’ Loss and Ports Get Shut Out on Sunday

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Colorado Springs Sky Sox 1 Nashville Sounds 2 WP – Bassitt 1-1 / 3.38 Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Kent Matthes (Double / 2 RBIs) Outfielder Kent Matthes doubled in a pair of runs with 2 outs in the…

Saturday, April 18th: Beloit Wins Behind Brett Vertigan’s Big Bat while B.J. Boyd Homers in Stockton’s 11-Inning Victory

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 6 Clinton LumberKings 5 WP – Torres 1-1 / 3.18 Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Brett Vertigan (3 for 4 / Double / 3 RBIs) Outfielder Brett Vertigan had a big night for Beloit, collecting 3 hits, including a double in…

Friday, April 17th: Max Muncy Helps Nashville Win Home Opener in Extras while Beloit Snaps 7-Game Skid & Midland Falls Despite Chad Pinder’s 3rd HR

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Colorado Springs Sky Sox 2 Nashville Sounds 3 WP – Cook 2-0 / 0.00 Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Max Muncy (Double / GWRBI / 2 Walks) Nashville first baseman Max Muncy had the biggest hit of the…

Thursday, April 16th: Michael Soto & Matt Olson HRs Help Ports & Hounds Win while Nashville Comes Up Short and Snappers Drop a Pair

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 3 Stockton Ports 4 WP – Seddon 1-1 / 3.38 HR – Soto (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Michael Soto (Home Run / 3 RBIs) Third baseman Michael Soto smacked a 2-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the…

Wednesday, April 15th: Franklin Barreto Helps Ports Split Twinbill while Sounds Lose Barry Zito’s Second Start in Extras

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) GAME #2 Stockton Ports 7 Lancaster JetHawks 3 WP – Joseph 1-0 / 0.00 Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Franklin Barreto (2 for 4 / Triple / 3 RBIs) With two on, two outs and the game tied in the top of the…

Tuesday, April 14th: Billy Burns Brings in Winning Run in 10th for Nashville while Daniel Gossett Loses in Debut for Beloit

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 7 Oklahoma City Dodgers 6 WP – Smith 1-0 / 2.25 Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Billy Burns (4 for 5 / Triple / GWRBI / 2 Stolen Bases) Outfielder Billy Burns had a big day for Nashville on…

Monday, April 13th: Tyler Marincov Drives in 5 in Ports’ Victory while Hounds Come Up Short Despite Matt Olson’s Big Day

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 13 Lancaster JetHawks 4 WP – Trivino 1-0 / 5.06 HR – Higley (1), Sportman (1), Barreto (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Marincov (3 for 4 / Triple / 5 RBIs) After scoring just 8 runs over their first 4…

Sunday, April 12th: Joey Wendle’s 2 HRs Help Sounds Win while Hounds, Ports & Snappers All Fall

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 16 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 11 WP – Venditte 1-0 / 0.00 HR – Wendle 2 (2), Parrino (1), Matthes (1), Anderson (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Joey Wendle (2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs)…

Saturday, April 11th: Kent Matthes Leads Sounds to Victory while Hounds & Ports Come Up Short and Snappers Drop A Pair

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 5 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 3 WP – Verdugo 1-0 / 2.45 Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Kent Matthes (2 for 4 / Double / 2 RBIs) With two on and two outs in the 1st inning,…