Thurs. 6/5: A-Ball Headliners Hardin and Meccage Toe the Rubber

[sveumrules]

20 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

Tyler Renz with a nice start on the AZ complex with 4 IP | 1 R | 4 H | 0 BB | 1 K so far

Renz went six up six down (1 K) in the fifth and sixth innings. At 75 pitches could maybe see him back for the 7th.

[sveumrules]

Jorge Quintana led off the Brewers sixth with a single, advanced to third on an E6 off the bat of Engel Paulino, and came around to score on a Frederi Montero sac fly giving the Zona Crew a 2-1 advantage.

[sveumrules]

Jose Nova on for the 7th and immediately goes walk, wild pitch, single to put runners on the corners no outs.

[sveumrules]

Stolen bag and a sac fly tied it at two each.

Three straight balls to the next batter, and that’s enough to trigger a mound visit.

Nova finishes off the walk then gives up a two RBI triple. Now a 4-2 deficit.

[wiguy94]

18 year old Tyler Renz went 6 innings allowing 4 baserunners and 1 run. 23 year old Jose Nova has allowed 4 baserunners and 3 runs while only getting 1 out

[biedergb]

Getting caught up with the overnight action.

Man this was Hardin’s first time getting hit and struggling.  Ok. Let’s see how he reacts. Blake Burke still hitting.

Biloxi - Adams is still hitting, and Pratt has gotten some hits the past few games. Wilken is in some kind of slump- since May 23, only 4 hits (2 HR) but 17 K!!! The struggle is real. The question with him will be if his hot streaks are just that or something more sustainable. 
 

Still good to see the young arms with solid performances in the complex.

[Jake McKibbin]

Myers touched 97 mph for his final pitch last night, an impressive feat. Velocity was up and down all night, sitting 95-96 for a few batters and then sitting more 90-92 with others.

Fascinating again, only one changeup thrown. The pitch is a bit of a unicorn, with high IVB but massive velocity differential to his four seamers, a little like Drew Thorpe.

I don't know if he's lost the feel for it, but I'm curious if he's working through some mechanical changes to unlock a little more velo and they're coming at the expense of some of his feel for the changeup.

His five highest velocities came in his final 15 pitches, and look at the IVB on those bad boys!

[Jake McKibbin]

59 minutes ago, biedergb said:

Getting caught up with the overnight action.

Man this was Hardin’s first time getting hit and struggling.  Ok. Let’s see how he reacts. Blake Burke still hitting.

Biloxi - Adams is still hitting, and Pratt has gotten some hits the past few games. Wilken is in some kind of slump- since May 23, only 4 hits (2 HR) but 17 K!!! The struggle is real. The question with him will be if his hot streaks are just that or something more sustainable. 
 

Still good to see the young arms with solid performances in the complex.

Notably on the downturn after a 100 mph buzzed the tower high and tights on him