Devil Rays Minor League Baseball Blog

Ryan Morse had a mixed start.  On the one hand, he gave up four runs (three earned) on eight hits and two walks and he took the loss.  On the other hand, he struck out a season high nine batters.

Nevin Ashley was the only Catfish hitter with two hits.  He went two for four in the 6-2 loss.

The Catfish went down early 7-3 and they stormed back with five unanswered runs to beat the RiverDogs 8-7.  Cesar Suarez was the hitting star in the win.  He went three for five with a double, two runs and an RBI.

Woods Fines was hit hard in his loss but the hitters picked him up.  Neal Frontz picked up the win and he improved to 3-4 on the season.

The Catfish were blown out by the RiverDogs 9-1 in a game where most of the hitters really didn’t show up.  Jairo De La Rosa was the hitting star and he doubled twice and drove in the only run of the game for the Catfish.

Wade Townsend took the loss and he dropped to 3-4 on the season. He gave up six runs on five hits and four walks with two strikeouts in five innings.

Joshua Butler didn’t pick up the win, but he gave the Catfish seven quality innings in his start over the Sand Gnats.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts.  Matt Falk picked up the win with three shutout innings of relief in the 3-2, fourteen inning win.

Cesar Suarez hit a walk off game winning homer in the bottom of the fourteenth inning.  John Matulia went four for six with a run.

Heath Rollins improved to a perfect 6-0 in the Catfish’s 4-2 win over the Sand Gnats.  He gave up one unearned run on just one hit with five strikeouts in six innings of work.

Maiko Loyala was the hitting star in the win. He went two for three with an RBI and a run.

The Catfish lost 4-3 to the Sand Gnats but not because of John Matulia.  The right fielder went four for five with a double and he drove in all three Catfish runs.

Jeremy Hellickson dropped to 2-1 on the season with the loss.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and one walk with one strikeout in four innings.

Woods Fines got it done on the mound in the Catfish’s 2-0 win over the Sand Gnats.  He improved to 4-2 on the season and he gave up four hits and a walk with four strikeouts in six shutout innings.

John Matulia was the hitting star.  He went three for four with a run.

The Catfish had a hard time at the plate and they lost 3-2 to the RiverDogs. Nevin Ashley hit a solo homerun and Joey Callender went two for three with a double.

Wade Townsend took the loss and he dropped to 3-3 on the season.  He gave up two runs on four hits and five walks with four strikeouts in five innings.

Heath Rollins improved to 5-0 in the Catfish’s 4-2 win over Charleston.  He gave up just two runs (one earned) on six hits and a walk with six strikeouts in six solid innings.

Matthew Fields had the big hit of the game with a two run homer.  Cesar Suarez was a perfect four for four in the game.

Jeremy Helickson improved to 2-0 on the season with a nice start against Charleston.  He got into trouble in the first and gave up two runs but he calmed down and shut the opposition out through five innings.  He gave up five hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Quinn Stewart hit a two run homer in the 6-3 win.  Nevin Ashley went two for three with two RBIs and a run.

John Matulia had a big game at the plate in the Catfish’s 8-5 win over the Sand Gnats.  He went two for five with a triple and he both drove in two and scored two.  Desmond Jennings also had a nice game.  He went three for five with a run and an RBI.

Chris Kelly picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.  Neal Frontz also had a nice game and he struck out four in two innings en route to his sixth save of the season.

The Catfish beat the Sand Gnats 8-5 and John Matulia had a hand in half of those runs.  He went two for five with a triple, two runs and two RBIs.  Desmond Jennings went three for five with a homerun and a run.

Woods Fines was hit hard and he gave up five runs in five innings but the hitters picked him up.  Chris Kelly picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.

The Catfish’s offense couldn’t get it done in two losses to the Sand Gnats.  In the first game, a decent start by Wade Townsend went to waste.  He gave up two runs on three hits with six strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.  Nevin Ashley drove in the only run of the game with a sac. fly.

In the second game, the Catfish didn’t even get the pitching.  Joshua Butler gave up four runs in five innings and Ryan Royster drove in the only run of the game with a double.

Lewis Rollins got it done on the mound and he improved to 4-0 in the Catfish’s 5-2 win over the Sand Gnats.  He gave up just two hits and he struck out nine in six shutout innings.

Matthews Fields brought the big stick in the win. He went two for four with a homerun, a double, three RBIs and a run.  John Matulia also helped out with a solo homerun.

This game was scoreless through five innings before both teams started scoring runs.  Rome got the final say though and their two runs in the ninth meant a 4-3 loss to the Catfish.  A great start by Jeremy Hellickson went to waste. He gave up just one hit and two walks with ten strikeouts in five innings of work.

Ryan Royster hit a solo homerun in the loss.  He was also the only hitter to reach base twice.

The Catfish came from behind to beat Rome 6-5 with Cesar Suarez getting the big hit.  He tripled and drove in three runs.  John Matulia went two for four and he scored two runs.

Wilton Noel picked up the win with 3 2/3 innings of solid relief.  He gave up just one hit and he struck out three without giving up a run.

The Catfish got it done and the notched their fifth straight win.  They needed eleven innings to top Rome 4-3, but they got it done.

Cesar Suarez drove in two runs and he finished with three hits.  Maiko Loyola was a perfect four for four and he scored a run while Ryan Reid picked up the win with three shutout innings of relief.