We are going to start today with the saga of Trea Turner. Playing most of spring in the Padres organization knowing all the time he was the player to be named later in a trade going to the Washington Nationals.
Once in AA in a couple of weeks hit 339 and the Nationals moved him up to AAA. Where his first 22 at bats was hitless. Sine then he has gone 16/32 to get his average to 276. Sunday playing in the Futures game had a double and triple drove in three runs but did not get the MVP. Unless Turner gets hurt in will be in Washington in August.
We have discussed this about Collins Cuthrell as he is playing in Florence Ky in an independent league which means he does not belong to any team. After all the homers he hit this season at UNCP he needed to display that power in Florence. He has started to do that as his homer total has jumped to six which is tied for the team lead. What is impressive about being tied is the leader has played a month longer on the team than what Cuthrell has. His average has dipped to 302 but the power is what will get him noticed by a major league team.
Brian Goodwin average is hovering at 234 with three homers, four triples and twelve doubles. He is still playing in AA Harrisburg and still rated as the National's 14th top prospect.
Hobbs Johnson's record now 6-4 on the season in Buloxi Ms playing for the Brewers. He has pitched 78 innings and his ERA is 3.58.
Benton Moss in the rookie short league New York Penn has pitched five times so far in Hudson Valley. He has pitched 11.2 innings struck out 17 and walked only 5. His ERA stands at 3.09.
Probably the most frustrated rookie pitcher in the American League is Carlos Rodon. Three times this season he has pitched at least six innings given one run once and twice zero runs but in all three left the game with no decision as the White Sox scored only one run or none with Rodon on the mound. His record is 3-2, ERA of 3.80. He has struck out 68 in 66 innings pitched.
Tonight Wilson Post 13 has come from no wins an two losses down to Kinston pulled their first win out of the hat Friday night to stay alive and tonight the pitching depth that they have shown all summer has paid off. Wilson Post 13 has won three straight games and has won the series with Kinston 7-1. No time to rest as they play Eastern Wayne starting Tuesday in a three out of five series with the winner earning the right to go play in the State Tournament.
I think In past years I have heard this from some of the Legion people in Wilson that they had never played in the state championships when it was just two teams playing. Since the early 2000's since the State Tournament had gone to be eight teams the only time Post 13 has ever been in the Tournament was when the hosted the Tournament. Seven teams have to win their region tournament to get in while the host city automatically plays.
Monday, July 13, 2015
Post 13 Still Alive
Wilson Post 13 is still alive in the Eastern playoffs beating Kinston 9-2 on Sunday. The best three of five series with Kinston is tied two games apiece. Losing the first two games of the series Wilson has bounced back winning Friday night and a big win on the road Sunday. Game five has been pushed to Monday after a rainout on Saturday night.
The winner Monday starts a three out of five series with Wayne County Tuesday at Wayne County. One thing must happen Monday as far as Wilson is concerned and that is the game must be played. Should a rainout occur Monday night by rule if a series cannot be finished on time the team that wins the first game of the series win the series. Since Monday night's game is in Wilson I suspect Post 13 would wait as long as possible to try to get the game in.
My life has been dominated by sports. I was eight years old before Ahoskie started any kind of city baseball for kids under nine. All my life every Friday night I was at a high school football game. My fathers friends follow Ahoskie High and we were in the same conference with Edenton Williamston, Plymouth and Hertford. Who ever won the conference we followed them too.
Back in the fifties the playoffs were played some where in between. I remember in 1966 Ahoskie played Cary for the state 2-A title in Municipal Stadium in Rocky Mount. Ahoskie won 53-7. So I have good memories of the old stadium whether it was being the Post 102 bat boy for three years
1963 was Ahoskie's only Legion conference win.
I remember my last year at 12 years old in 1965 we were playing Post 58 in Ahoskie. Around the seventh inning a thunder storm came up and it was decided the next trip back to Rocky Mount we would finish that game before the regular game which happened to be the last game of the year with Rocky Mount. In 65 Ahoskie was not very good around 10-10 on the year so it didn't matter to us whether we won or not but Rocky Mount was still trying to win the league. In those days only the champion went to the playoff.
The game was restarted right where the game was rained delayed but Rocky Mount chose not to pitch the same pitcher that was in the game when the delay occurred. The game was tied in the ninth inning and Rocky Mount tried to pitch hit the pitcher who had been taken out of the game.
The Ahoskie coach Albert Vaughn let one pitch go to the batter when he called time, walked to the umpire behind the plate and said that batter had already been used in the game so he was not allowed to bat. I do not remember Post 58's coach at the time but Albert caused what seemed like 30 minute delay until 58 put the right batter back in. Ahoskie won the game on a suicide squeeze in about the 12th inning. I think that lost knocked 58 out of the playoffs. Rocky Mount won the second easily. The memories of Legion ball.
The winner Monday starts a three out of five series with Wayne County Tuesday at Wayne County. One thing must happen Monday as far as Wilson is concerned and that is the game must be played. Should a rainout occur Monday night by rule if a series cannot be finished on time the team that wins the first game of the series win the series. Since Monday night's game is in Wilson I suspect Post 13 would wait as long as possible to try to get the game in.
My life has been dominated by sports. I was eight years old before Ahoskie started any kind of city baseball for kids under nine. All my life every Friday night I was at a high school football game. My fathers friends follow Ahoskie High and we were in the same conference with Edenton Williamston, Plymouth and Hertford. Who ever won the conference we followed them too.
Back in the fifties the playoffs were played some where in between. I remember in 1966 Ahoskie played Cary for the state 2-A title in Municipal Stadium in Rocky Mount. Ahoskie won 53-7. So I have good memories of the old stadium whether it was being the Post 102 bat boy for three years
1963 was Ahoskie's only Legion conference win.
I remember my last year at 12 years old in 1965 we were playing Post 58 in Ahoskie. Around the seventh inning a thunder storm came up and it was decided the next trip back to Rocky Mount we would finish that game before the regular game which happened to be the last game of the year with Rocky Mount. In 65 Ahoskie was not very good around 10-10 on the year so it didn't matter to us whether we won or not but Rocky Mount was still trying to win the league. In those days only the champion went to the playoff.
The game was restarted right where the game was rained delayed but Rocky Mount chose not to pitch the same pitcher that was in the game when the delay occurred. The game was tied in the ninth inning and Rocky Mount tried to pitch hit the pitcher who had been taken out of the game.
The Ahoskie coach Albert Vaughn let one pitch go to the batter when he called time, walked to the umpire behind the plate and said that batter had already been used in the game so he was not allowed to bat. I do not remember Post 58's coach at the time but Albert caused what seemed like 30 minute delay until 58 put the right batter back in. Ahoskie won the game on a suicide squeeze in about the 12th inning. I think that lost knocked 58 out of the playoffs. Rocky Mount won the second easily. The memories of Legion ball.
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