Devil Rays Minor League Baseball Blog

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Woods Fines dropped to 1-2 on the season with a tough start against the RiverDogs.  He gave up five runs (three earned) on seven hits and five walks with a strikeout in 3 2/3 innings.

Desmond Jennings was the hitting star in the 8-4 loss. He went two for five with a solo homerun.

A great start by Wade Townsend was wasted in the Catfish’s 6-4 loss to Charleston.  He gave up one run on three hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in five innings.  Ryan Morse took the loss and he gave up five runs in just 2/3 of an inning.

Desmond Jennings scored two of the four runs and Ryan Royster went two for three.

The Catfish scored three runs in fifteen innings and then in the sixteenth, they exploded for five runs to win it 8-3.  Quinn Stewart finished with three hits, three RBIs and a run while Desmond Jennings went four for seven with a double and two runs.

Ryan Reid picked up the win with four perfect innings to close out the game.  He struck out four and the win pushed his record to 1-1.

The Catfish blew out Augusta 6-0 and four of those runs came on one swing of the bat by Brett Grandstrand.  His grand slam made it a 5-0 game and with the solid pitching, it also put this one out of reach.  Desmond Jennings also went yard and he was the only Catfish to finish with two hits.

Lewis Rollins had a very good start and he improve to 1-0 on the season. He gave up two hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in six innings of work.