Devil Rays Minor League Baseball Blog

The Catfish needed just three games to dispatch West Virginia and once again it was the pitching that got it done.  Jeremy Hellickson threw three shutout frames in his start and then Wilton Noel picked up the win with three shutout frames of his own.  In total, five pitchers held the heavy hitting Power to four hits in the combined shutout.

Ryan Royster was the hitting star with a double and a three run homer.  John Matulia singled, doubled and scored twice while both Cesar Suarez and Matthew Fields both went yard in the 6-0 win.

The Catfish took care of West Virginia 5-2 and they’re now one win away from taking the SALY championship.  Once again, it was pitching that reigned supreme.  Will Kline gave up one run in three in his start and Jeremy Hall gave up one run in 4 1/3 innings of relief to pick up the win.

Quinn Stewart singled and drove in a team high three runs in the game.  Maiko Loyola led off the game with a solo homerun to put the Catfish on the board.

Columbus took a 1-0 lead in their championship series with West Virginia with a solid 5-2 win behind the arm of Heath Rollins. He gave up just two runs (one earned) on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six solid frames.

John Matulia doubled and drove in two runs in the win.  Quinn Stewart went three for four with a triple and he scored two runs.

The Catfish manhandled Augusta again and they earned a berth in the SALY Final with a 7-1 win.  Maiko Loyola went three for five with a homerun and two RBIs while Quinn Stewart doubled, tripled, drove in two and scored a run.

Jeremy Hellickson picked up the win with a nice start.  He gave up one run on four hits with five strikeouts in six innings.

The Catfish won their first playoff game as they ran up the score on Augusta 11-2.  Nevin Ashley went two for four with a homerun and three RBIs.  Quinn Stewart went two for four with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Maiko Loyola had a team high three hits and he scored twice.

Heath Rollins had a solid start and he picked up the win.  He gave up one run on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts in seven innings.