Future Redbirds

5 games to cover tonight as Springfield makes up one of its many future double headers after all the rainouts and cold weather delays.

Memphis 2, Omaha 7

• Brendan Ryan went 2-for-5.
• The offense had zero extra base hits on the night.
• Ankiel stole his first base of the season while going 1-for-3 with a walk. If Rick can get his walk rate up he could be a fine major leaguer. The power is there.
• Kiesler went 6.1 IP allowing 6 runs. I’ll be surprised if he gets any more starts for the big league club this year.

Springfield 7, Wichita 5 (Game 1)

• Jon Jay goes 2-for-5 with a triple.
• Colby Rasmus goes 1-for-3 with a HR and BB.
• Joe Mather goes 2-for-4 and hits his 11th home run of the season.
• Juan Encarnacion goes 0-for-3 with a BB. (He’s hitting a pitiful .091)
• Chris Perez strikes out 3 in 1.1 innings for the save.

Springfield 5, Wichita 6 (Game 2)

• Another triple for Jay.
• Rasmus goes 3-for-4 with a HR and a double. He also stole his 3rd base of the season.
• Mather goes 0-for-3.
• Mike Ferris goes 0-for-3 and has his average down to .125 on the season.
• Kevin Ool was sabotaged by errors as he allowed 5 runs (2 earned) in 4.1 innings pitched.

Palm Beach 5, Brevard County 1

• Allen Craig goes 1-for-1 with 4(!) walks. Despite reaching base 5 times, Craig only scored once. Part of the reason was. . .
• . . .Palm Beach failed to record an extra base hit, relying on timely hitting instead.3
• Adam Ottavino puts up a pretty line on the night: 5IP, 4H, 3BB, 6Ks and 1 ER. He also recored all 9 of his non-strikeouts on groundballs.

Quad Cities 3, Great Lakes 0

• Brandon Buckman continues to hit going 2-for-4 with a HR.
• Daryl Jones goes 1-for-4 with 2Ks. I’m still waiting for those tools to translate into stats.
• The pitching was stellar for QC. P.J. Walters throws 5 innings allowing 5 hits, 1BB and 7 Ks. He recorded 6 outs on the ground and one in the air. Elvis Hernandez throws three relief innings allowing 3 BBs 1 hit and striking out 5. Kenneth Maiques shuts the door for his 6th save with 1 IP and a K. That’s a combined 9 IP, 6 hits, 4 BBs, 13 Ks. Not to mention a 10-3 ground to air out ratio.