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.

Just about everyone was a hitting star in the Catfish’s 15-9 win over Greensboro but Ryan Royster was a notch above the rest.  He brought his season homerun total up to 23 with two long balls and he drove in six runs in the win.  Cesar Suarez went three for six with a double, three RBIs and two runs.

Jeremy Hellickson improved to 11-2 with the win.  He gave up six runs on six hits and one walk with ten strikeouts in five innings of work.

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 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.

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’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.

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.

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.

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.

Columbus racked up eight hits and a walk but they couldn’t get a single runner across the plate.  Nevin Ashley and Ryan Royster each had two singles in the 3-0 loss.

Wade Townsend was roughed up in his start and he took the loss.  He gave up three runs on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts in three innings.  The Cat Fish did get some decent relief pitching though.  Chris Kelly threw three shutout innings and Neal Frontz struck out two in a pair of shutout frames.

Joey Callender had a great game for the Catfish in their series finale against Kannapolis.  He went three for four with three RBIs.  Ryan Royster and Matthew Spring each had two hits and two runs in the 5-4 win.

Joshua Butler had a decent start and he lasted five innings.  He gave up three runs on three hits and three walks with four strikeouts.  Ryan Owen closed out the game with two shutout innings and he picked up the win.