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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Jeremy Hellickson picked up his first win of the season in a nice start in for the Catfish.  He gave up just one unearned run on one hit and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings.

John Matulia was the hitting star in the 6-2 win.  He was a perfect three for three with two walks and two runs.

The Catfish won their third straight behind some solid pitching a 5-3, twelve inning win over Rome.  Neal Frontz was the most impressive pitcher and he picked up the win with three shutout innings.  He gave up two hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

Cesar Suarez went two for five with a double, two RBIs and a run.  John Matulia also had a nice day at the plate and he went two for three with a triple and two runs.

John Matulia had a banner day today in the Cat Fish’s 7-1 win over Rome.  He went five for five with two doubles, a triple, and three runs.  Ryan Royster doubled three times and drove in two runs.

Wade Townsend struck out nine in his win.  He gave up one run on four hits in six innings and the win pushed his record to 3-1 on the season.

Ryan Morse was hard to hit as the Catfish beat Greenville 6-1.  He threw six shutout innings and he gave up just three hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

John Matulia had two singles and three RBIs as he led the way for the offense.  Ryan Royster hit a solo homerun and he finished with two runs.

Lewis Rollins took the loss in the Catfish’s 6-5 loss to Greenville.  He gave up four runs on nine hits and two walks in 4 1/3 innings.  He did strike out nine, which is pretty impressive.

John Matulia tripled and drove in two runs while Joey Callender had two singles, a run and an RBI.