by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers lost three out of four games to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, Milwaukee’s Midwest League affiliate, at Pohlman Field in Beloit this week. Due to a postponement on Wednesday, the last two games of the series were 7-inning contests played…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Wisconsin (8/14-17)Tag: Luke Persico
Friday, July 28th: Stockton Wins behind Neuse’s Big Bat while Nashville Notches Shutout Victory
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 11 Modesto Nuts 5 WP – Butler 3-3 / 5.12 HR – Neuse 2 (2) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Sheldon Neuse (3 for 5 / 2 Home Runs / 5 RBIs) Shortstop Sheldon Neuse, recently acquired from the Nationals in…
View More Friday, July 28th: Stockton Wins behind Neuse’s Big Bat while Nashville Notches Shutout VictoryWednesday, July 26th: Meisner & Sportman Help Hounds Win 6th Straight while Hahn Earns 1st Win for Sounds
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 3 Midland RockHounds 11 WP – Meisner 2-3 / 6.59 HR – Sportman (8), Ramirez (3), Murphy (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Casey Meisner (6 IP / 5 H / 2 ER / 1 BB / 1 K / Win)…
View More Wednesday, July 26th: Meisner & Sportman Help Hounds Win 6th Straight while Hahn Earns 1st Win for SoundsSunday, June 25th: Hurlbutt Impresses in Ports’ Loss while Barrera, Terrell & McDonald Wield Big Bats for Beloit, Vermont & AZL A’s
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Modesto Nuts 3 Stockton Ports 1 LP – Tomasovich 2-3 / 3.77 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dustin Hurlbutt (8 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 5 K) Despite the fact that the Ports didn’t end up prevailing on…
View More Sunday, June 25th: Hurlbutt Impresses in Ports’ Loss while Barrera, Terrell & McDonald Wield Big Bats for Beloit, Vermont & AZL A’sSnappers Hitting Coach Juan Dilone Delivers the Lowdown on Beloit’s Best Batters
by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent Back in 1990, when the Bash Brothers were ruling the roost and Oakland was on its way to its third straight World Series appearance, the A’s signed a teenaged Juan Dilone as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic. He…
View More Snappers Hitting Coach Juan Dilone Delivers the Lowdown on Beloit’s Best BattersSnappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Quad Cities (6/9-12)
by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers took just one of four games from the Quad Cities River Bandits, the Astros’ Midwest league affiliate, at Pohlman Field in Beloit this week. The River Bandits are far and away the best power-hitting team in the Midwest League…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Quad Cities (6/9-12)Friday, June 9th: Seddon Pitches Hounds to Victory while Sounds Fall Despite Blackburn’s Solid Effort & Puk Struggles in Ports Loss
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 3 San Antonio Missions 2 WP – Seddon 3-1 / 3.75 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Joel Seddon (7 IP / 7 H / 1 ER /1 BB / 3 K / Win) Filling in for injured starter James Naile, RHP Joel Seddon…
View More Friday, June 9th: Seddon Pitches Hounds to Victory while Sounds Fall Despite Blackburn’s Solid Effort & Puk Struggles in Ports LossWednesday, June 7th: Smith Leads Nashville to No-Hit Victory while Barreto Sits Out & Brugman May Be on the Move
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 4 Omaha Storm Chasers 0 WP – Smith 4-2 / 2.96 HR – Nunez (16), McBride (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Smith (6 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 4 K / Win)…
View More Wednesday, June 7th: Smith Leads Nashville to No-Hit Victory while Barreto Sits Out & Brugman May Be on the MoveSnappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Clinton (5/30-6/1)
by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers took two out of three games from the Clinton LumberKings, Seattle’s Midwest League affiliate, this week at Pohlman Field in Beloit. The series win moved the Snappers into third place in the Midwest League Western Division. The first half…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Clinton (5/30-6/1)Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Wisconsin (5/22-25)
by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers took three out of four games from the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, Milwaukee’s Midwest League affiliate, in their series this week at Pohlman Field in Beloit. The matchup featured the only two minor league teams in the state of Wisconsin,…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Wisconsin (5/22-25)Thursday, May 25th: Manarino Leads Ports to Shutout Win with Help of Ramirez’s 2 HRs while Marincov & Persico Both Drive in 5 in Hounds’ & Snappers’ Wins
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 2 Visalia Rawhide 0 WP – Manarino 4-2 / 3.21 HR – Ramirez 2 (5) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Evan Manarino (7 IP / 6 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Win) LHP Evan Manarino turned in…
View More Thursday, May 25th: Manarino Leads Ports to Shutout Win with Help of Ramirez’s 2 HRs while Marincov & Persico Both Drive in 5 in Hounds’ & Snappers’ WinsThursday, May 18th: Barreto’s Big Bat Helps Mengden Win Strong Rehab Start for Sounds while 3 HRs Help Ports Prevail
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 13 Fresno Grizzlies 3 WP – Mengden 1-1 / 3.38 HR – Nunez (10), Chapman (8), Barreto (6) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Franklin Barreto (3 for 6 / Home Run / Double / 5 RBIs) The Sounds scored a…
View More Thursday, May 18th: Barreto’s Big Bat Helps Mengden Win Strong Rehab Start for Sounds while 3 HRs Help Ports PrevailSnappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Kane County (5/15-17)
by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers split a four-game series this week with the Kane County Cougars, Arizona’s Midwest League affiliate, at Pohlman Field in Beloit. The teams were originally scheduled to play five games in three days in order to make up for two…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Kane County (5/15-17)Friday, May 12th: Gossett Pitches Sounds to Victory while Boyd’s Bat Helps Hounds Win Again
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Albuquerque Isotopes 1 Nashville Sounds 3 WP – Gossett 1-2 / 4.15 HR – Barreto (5), Parmelee (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Gossett (6 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 7 K / Win) RHP Daniel…
View More Friday, May 12th: Gossett Pitches Sounds to Victory while Boyd’s Bat Helps Hounds Win AgainThursday, May 11th: Martin Helps Hounds Mount Comeback Win while Sounds & Ports Both Drop 4th Straight
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 3 Corpus Christi Hooks 1 WP – Trivino 4-0 / 0.61 Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Richie Martin (2 for 4 / Double / 2 Runs) The RockHounds were shut out on 3 hits through the first 7 innings on Thursday. And…
View More Thursday, May 11th: Martin Helps Hounds Mount Comeback Win while Sounds & Ports Both Drop 4th StraightSnappy 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…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Bowling Green (5/5-7)Friday, May 5th: Martin Helps Hounds Come Back to Win 4th Straight but HRs by Chapman & Canha Aren’t Enough to Help Sounds Prevail
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 4 Midland RockHounds 10 WP – Friedrichs 1-3 / 5.16 Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Richie Martin (2 for 2 / Double / Sac Fly / Stolen Base / 2 Runs / GWRBI) A big 4-run 6th inning allowed the RockHounds…
View More Friday, May 5th: Martin Helps Hounds Come Back to Win 4th Straight but HRs by Chapman & Canha Aren’t Enough to Help Sounds PrevailSnappy 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…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Dayton (5/2-4)Tuesday, May 2nd: Chapman’s 2 HRs Help Sounds Win 5th Straight while Graves & Meisner Lead Ports to Shutout Victory
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 11 Round Rock Express 0 WP – Brady 1-1 / 4.30 HR – Nunez (6), Canha (4), Chapman 2 (2), Wendle (1) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Matt Chapman (2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) The Sounds put 11 runs on…
View More Tuesday, May 2nd: Chapman’s 2 HRs Help Sounds Win 5th Straight while Graves & Meisner Lead Ports to Shutout VictoryFriday, April 28th: Blackburn Pitches Sounds to Victory while Mann & Sportman Help Hounds Win
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Baby Cakes 1 Nashville Sounds 4 WP – Blackburn 1-2 / 1.64 HR – Canha (3), Olson (3) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Paul Blackburn (5 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 2…
View More Friday, April 28th: Blackburn Pitches Sounds to Victory while Mann & Sportman Help Hounds Win