Rays Minor League Baseball Blog

Ryan Royster hit a two run walk off homer in the bottom of the tenth inning to win it for the Cat Fish.  Royster finished the game three for five with three RBIs and two runs in the 5-3 win.

Brian Baker improved to 2-3 with the win.  He gave up one hit and he struck out one in two shutout innings of relief.

The Cat Fish got it all in their 11-1 win over the Savannah Sand Gnats.  In fact it’s hard to pick a hitting star because everyone contributed.  Quinn Stewart led the way with a three run homer but three other Sand Gnats had three hits.

Heath Rollins picked up the win and he improved to 7-3 on the season.  He gave up one run on four hits and one walk with five strikeouts in six solid innings.

Heath Rollins dropped to 6-3 on the season with a tough start in the Cat Fish’s 12-7 loss to Greenville.  He gave up nine runs on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts in just three innings.

Cesar Suarez singled, doubled and drove in four runs in the loss.  Desmond Jennings went four for four with three doubles, a walk and three runs.

Jeremy Hellickson dropped to 4-2 on the season in the Cat Fish’s 5-4 loss to Greenville.  He gave up five runs on nine hits with nine strikeouts in six innings.

Cesar Suarez hit a solo homerun in the loss.  Nevin Ashley walked twice and he scored a run.

Woods Fines fell to 4-5 on the season with a rough start in the Cat Fish’s 5-3 loss to Greenville.  He gave up four runs on eight hits and a walk with three strikeouts in four innings.

Desmond Jennings had a nice day at the plate in the loss.  He went two for five with a double and two RBIs.

The Cat Fish didn’t get much from their offense in a 4-1 loss to the RiverDogs.  Ryan Royster had two of the Cat Fish’s four hits with a double and a triple.

Woods Fines took the loss and he dropped to 4-4 on the season.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk with two strikeouts in six innings.

Joshua Butler improved to 5-1 on the season with a nice start in the Cat Fish’s 4-2 win over the RiverDogs.  He gave up two runs on nine hits with five strikeouts in eight innings.

Desmond Jennings had the big hit of the game.  He hit a three run homer in the sixth inning that turned out to be the winning runs.

The Catfish picked up just one hit, but it was a solo homerun by Ryan Royster that proved to be the only run of the game for either side.  It was Royster’s eighth homerun of the season.

Jeremy Hellickson improved to 3-1 with seven shutout innings.  He gave up four hits and three walks with four strikeouts.

The Catfish had a rough time at the plate in their 5-3 loss to Rome.  Cesar Suarez singled and he drove in two runs in the loss while Desmond Jennings scored two runs.

Woods Fines was hit hard and he took the loss.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and two walks in five innings and the loss drops his record to 4-3 on the season.

The Catfish beat Rome 8-5 and Cesar Suarez contributed with two solo homeruns.  Jairo De La Rosa also had a nice game and he went two for four with a homerun and two RBIs.

Wade Townsend improved to 4-4 on the season with a mediocre start.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five innings of work.

Josh Butler improved to 4-1 on the season with a nice start in the Catfish’s 2-0 win over Rome.  He gave up just three hits and a walk with six strikeouts in seven shutout innings.

Both Catfish runs came via the long ball.  John Matulia and Nevin Ashely each hit solo shots in the win.

The Catfish didn’t get much offense in their 5-2 loss to the RiverDogs.  Quinn Stewart was the only Catfish hitter with two hits and one of them was a solo homerun.

A nice start by Heath Rollins went to waste.  He gave up one run on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings.  Ryan Reid took the loss and he gave up four runs in the seventh inning.