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Tuesday, May 9th: Ports Fall despite Shore’s 5 No-Hit Frames while Olson & Chapman Homer and Manaea & Bassitt Make Rehab Appearances for Sounds

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 0 Lake Elsinore Storm 5 LP – Lyons 1-1 / 2.19 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Logan Shore (5 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 4 K) Last year’s 2nd-round draft pick for the A’s, RHP…

Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Bowling Green (5/5-7)

by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers ended a 6-game home stand this week with a 3-game series against Tampa Bay’s Midwest League affiliate, the Bowling Green Hot Rods, at Pohlman Field in Beloit. The Hot Rods feature five young position-player prospects all ranked in the…

Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Dayton (5/2-4)

By Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers started a 6-game home stand this week with a 3-game series against Cincinnati’s Midwest League affiliate, the Dayton Dragons, at Pohlman Field in Beloit. It was the Snappers’ first series of the season against a Midwest League Eastern Division…

Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Burlington (4/20-23)

By Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers recently hosted a 4-game series with the Angels’ Midwest League affiliate, the Burlington Bees, at Pohlman Field in Beloit that wrapped up on Sunday afternoon. The Bees are managed by former A’s catcher Adam Melhuse, and the top prospect…

Wednesday, April 19th: Puk & Biegalski Pitch Ports to Victory while Olson’s Big Bat Helps Sounds Win Again

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 5 Modesto Nuts 2 WP – Biegalski 1-0 / 0.00 HR – Brown (3) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Boomer Biegalski (4 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 1 K / Win) The Ports won on Wednesday…

Snappy Thoughts: Beloit Snappers Season-Opening Series Recap

by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers opened their season with a doubleheader vs. the Cedar Rapids Kernels (Twins affiliate) at Pohlman Field in Beloit on Friday, April 8th. This came after the originally-scheduled opening day on Thursday was postponed due to wet grounds at Pohlman…

Beloit Snappers 2017 Opening Day Roster Outlook

by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent Hi there! My name is Ryan Christoffersen and I will be contributing to Athletics Farm this season from Beloit, Wisconsin. Beloit is the home of the Oakland Athletics’ Low Single-A affiliate, the Beloit Snappers (#OhSnap). Working as a Stats Stringer and Official…

Monday, August 29th: Wendle & Boyd Lead Sounds to 4th Straight Victory while Terrell Helps AZL A’s Finish Season on a Winning Note

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Iowa Cubs 2 Nashville Sounds 3 WP – Santos 2-2 / 2.95 Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Joey Wendle (3 for 5 / Double / Stolen Base / 2 Runs) Right fielder B.J. Boyd may have had…

Saturday, August 27th: Bolt’s 2 HRs Help Snappers Win 4th Straight while Overton Pitches Sounds to Victory & Henderson Alvarez Returns to Action in Arizona

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 5 Kane County Cougars 2 WP – Duno 7-6 / 2.64 HR – Siddall (9), Bolt 2 (5) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Skye Bolt (2 for 3 / 2 Home Runs / Walk) After going 0 for 16 over…

Wednesday, June 29th: Mike Martin’s Hot Bat Helps Beloit Win 3rd Straight while Vermont Sweeps Twinbill

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Peoria Chiefs 4 Beloit Snappers 9 WP – Murray 3-1 / 3.12 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Mike Martin (3 for 4 / Walk / 3 RBIs) Last year’s 33rd-round draft pick for the A’s, center fielder Mike Martin, continued his hot hitting…

Wednesday, June 22nd: Heath Bowers Pitches Vermont to Victory while Hounds Score Walk-Off Win in Extras

NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (Class-A Short-Season) Vermont Lake Monsters 7 Tri-City ValleyCats 2 WP – Bowers 1-1 / 0.00 HR – Mercedes (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Heath Bowers (6 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 3 K…