Cardinals Beat Dodgers 5-2: Mike Leake Strikes Out Three & Allows One Run Over Six Innings For The Win; Yadier Molina Doubles & Drives In Two Runs; Matt Carpenter Walks Twice & Hits A Solo Home Run

Individual Highlights:
Matt Carpenter 1-for-3 with one home run, one two-out RBI, one run, two walks, and one fielding error.
Stephen Piscotty 1-for-3 with one two-out RBI and one hit by pitch.
Randal Grichuk 1-for-4 with one double, one run, and two strikeouts.
Aledmys Diaz 1-for-3 with one RBI, one sac fly, and assisted in two double plays.
Yadier Molina 1-for-2 with one double, two two-out RBIs, one run, and one strikeout.
Mike Leake started and pitched six innings.  He allowed four hits, one earned run, one home run, two walks, and struck three out for the winning decision (2-3).  0-for-2 with one strikeout.  (p-s:71-47)(g/f:10-3)
Jonathan Broxton entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs.  (p-s:13-8)(g/f:2-0)
Trevor Rosenthal entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, one walk, and struck one out for the save (7).  (p-s:20-11)(g/f:1-0)

Rough Outing:
Matt Holliday 0-for-4 with one strikeout, grounded into one double play, and assisted in one double play.
Eric Fryer 0-for-2 with one strikeout and threw out one base runner.
Kevin Siegrist entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, one home run, and struck one out.  (p-s:23-15)(g/f:0-2)

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Former Cardinals Playing In The Frontier League 2009

Ryan Bird - Southern Illinois Miners
Brandon Garner - Windy City Thunder Bolts
Jameson Maj - Southern Illinois Miners
Jose Mateo - Rockford River Hawks
Simon Williams - Kalamazoo Kings

Missing In Action From 2008 Season:
Danny Bourne (Gateway), Armando Carrasco (Southern Illinois), Chris Clem (River City), Aaron Ledbetter (Washington), A.J. Montero (Florence), Carlos Pupo (Rockford-2009 Camp Initee), Christian Reyes (Evansville), Mike Schellinger (Washington), and A.J. Van Slyke (Gateway).

Frontier League opned their season on May 20: Official Site

Aaron Ledbetter's Star Should Be Rising

Much of Aaron Ledbetter's career in the Frontier League can be measured in numbers. There are the 48 wins, 17 complete games and 467 strikeouts. Each is a league record. He has won 24 games for Washington, more than any Wild Things pitcher.

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Ex-Johnson City Cardinals Census April 2008

Though the 2008 Appalachian League season has yet to begin, our local writer Shawn Kerrick is already hard at work. In this article, he locates every former Johnson City Cardinals player still active in professional baseball.

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