Cardinals Minor League Spring Training Notebook 3-14-19: Genesis Cabrera Strikes Out Four Over Two Hitless/Scoreless Innings; Kevin Woodall Hits A Two-Run Homer; Elehuris Montero & Stefan Trosclair Each Hit Solo Home Runs

Triple-A Memphis Beat Double-A Springfield 4-2:

Genesis Cabrera (Memphis-Memphis) pitched two innings, allowing no hits or runs, and struck four out.
Elehuris Montero (Palm Beach-Memphis) went 1-for-2 with one home run, one RBI, and one run.
Lane Thomas (Memphis-Memphis) went 1-for-1 with one double, one run, and one strikeout.

Austin Warner (Memphis-Springfield) pitched two innings, allowing two hits, one unearned run, one walk, and struck four out.
Harold Arauz (Reading-Springfield) pitched two innings, allowing one hit, one earned run, and struck three out.
Stefan Trosclair (Palm Beach-Springfield) covered first base and went 1-for-2 with one home run, one RBI, and one run.


A-Advanced Palm Beach Beat Single-A Peoria 3-0:

Alvaro Seijas (Peoria-Palm Beach) pitched two innings, allowing no hits or runs, one walk, and struck three out.
Jesus Cruz (Palm Beach-Palm Beach) pitched one inning, allowing no hits or runs, and struck two out.
Wood Myers (Palm Beach-Palm Beach) covered second base and went 2-for-2 with one double.
Kevin Woodall (State College-Palm Beach) covered first base and went 1-for-1 with one home run, two RBIs, and one run.

Angel Rondon (Peoria-Peoria) pitched one inning, allowing one hit, no runs, one walk, and struck one out.
Leandro Cedeno (Johnson City-Peoria) covered first base and went 1-for-1 with one walk.


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Johnson City Was A Hot Ticket All Season

The Johnson City Cardinals came up a bit short on the field this season, but the team was a big winner in other ways, especially at the gate.

Johnson City Press

Williamsport Beat State College 8-1: Wadye Ynfante Hits A Solo Home Run; Hector Villalobos Strikes Out One Over One Scoreless Inning; Alexis Wilson Triples & Walks

Individual Highlights:
Lars Nootbaar started in left field and batted leadoff.  0-for-3 with one walk and three strikeouts.
Edwin Figuera started at second base and batted second.  1-for-4 with one strikeout and assisted in one double play.
Kevin Woodall started in right field and batted fifth.  1-for-3 with one double, one hit by pitch, and two strikeouts.
Wadye Ynfante started in centerfield and batted sixth.  1-for-4 with one home run, one two-out RBI, one run, and one strikeout.
Alexis Wilson started at catcher and batted ninth.  1-for-2 with one triple and one walk.
Hector Villalobos entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:12-6)(g/f:1-0)

Rough Outing:
Rest Of The Team

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State College Leads Williamsport 3-0, Suspended After Four Innings: Jacob Schlesener Strikes Ten Of 16 Batters Faced; Nick Dunn Hits A Solo Home Run; Kevin Woodall Doubles & Drives In One Run

Individual Highlights:
Nick Dunn started at second base and batted second.  1-for-2 with one home run, one RBI, and one run.
Brady Whalen started at first base and batted third.  0-for-1 with one run and one walk.
Stanley Espinal started at third base and batted fourth.  1-for-2 with one run and one throwing error.
Kevin Woodall started in right field and batted fifth.  1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Alexis Wilson started at catcher and batted sixth.  0-for-2 with one RBI and one strikeout.
Jacob Schlesener started and pitched four innings.  He allowed two hits, no runs, one walk, threw two wild pitches, and struck ten out.  (p-s:60-41)(g/f:3-0)

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State College Beat Auburn 2-0: Franyell Casadilla Strikes Out Three Over Seven Scoreless Innings For The Win; Troy Montemayor Strikes Out One Over Two Scoreless Innings For The Save; Cameron Knight Singles & Drives In Two Runs

Individual Highlights:
Justin Toerner started in left field and batted leadoff.  2-for-5 at the plate.
Brady Whalen started at first base and batted fourth.  1-for-3 with one run, one walk, one stolen base, one strikeout, and assited in two double plays.
Cameron Knight started at catcher and batted eighth.  1-for-3 with two two-out RBIs, one run, and two strikeouts.
Franyel Casadilla started and pitched seven innings.  He allowed three hits, no runs, three walks, and struck three out for the winning decision (2-1).  (p-s:99-69)(g/f:7-5)
Troy Montemayor entered in the eighth and pitched two innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, one walk, and struck one out for the save (1).  (p-s:22-14)(g/f:3-0)

Rough Outing:
Edwin Figuera started as designated hitter and batted second.  0-for-2 with one sacrifice, one hit by pitch, and one caught stealing/pickoff.
Kevin Woodall started in right field and batted fifth.  0-for-3 with one walk and one strikeout.
Delvin Perez started at shortstop and batted seventh.  0-for-3 with one walk, two strikeouts, and assised in two double plays.
Imeldo Diaz started at third base and batted ninth.  0-for-4 with two strikeouts.

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West Virginia Beat State College 3-2: Jacob Schlesener Strikes Out Eight & Allows One Run Over Six Innings; Stanley Espinal Singles & Drives In One Run; Justin Toerner Knocks In One Run

Individual Highlights:
Justin Toerner started in right field and batted leadoff.  0-for-3 with one RBI, one sacrifice, one stolen base, and one strikeout.
Nick Dunn started at second base and batted third.  1-for-4 with one double and one run.
Stanley Espinal started as designated hitter and batted fourth.  1-for-4 with one two-out RBI.
Wadye Ynfante started in centerfield and batted eighth.  1-for-3 with one hit by pitch, one stolen base, two strikeouts, and one caught stealing.
Joe Gomez started at catcher and batted ninth.  Two walks, one hit by pitch, and allowed two stolen bases.
Jacob Schlesener started and pitched six innings.  He allowed four hits, one earned run, four walks, hit one batter, threw two wild pitch, and struck eight out.  (p-s:92-50)(g/f:9-0)
Edgar Gonzalez entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and one walk.  (p-s:11-5)(g/f:3-0)

Rough Outing:
Edwin Figuera started at third base and batted second.  0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Kevin Woodall started at first base and batted fifth.  0-for-3 with one walk and two strikeouts.
Lars Nootbaar started in left field and batted sixth.  0-for-4 with one strikeout.
Hector Villalobos entered in the seventh and pitched two innings.  He allowed two hits, two earned runs, two walks (one intentional), threw two wild pitches, and struck one out for the blown save (1) and losing decision (1-2).  (p-s:34-20)(g/f:4-0)

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State College Beat West Virginia 3-2: Diego Cordero Strikes Out Three & Allows Two Runs over Seven & Two-Thirds Innings; Wadye Ynfante Doubles & Drives In One Run; Edwin Figuera Singles Twice & Knocks In One Run

Individual Highlights:
Justin Toerner started in right field and batted leadoff.  3-for-5 with two runs and one stolen base.
Edwin Figuera started at shortstop and batted second.  2-for-5 with one RBI.
Nick Dunn started at second base and batted third.  0-for-3 with two walks (one intentional) and one strikeout.
Kevin Woodall started as designated hitter and batted fourth.  0-for-3 with two walks and two strikeouts.
Brady Whalen started at first base and batted fifth.  1-for-3 with one run, one walk, and one strikeout.
Stanley Espinal started at third base and batted sixth.  2-for-3 with one walk.
Wadye Ynfante started in centerfield and batted seventh.  1-for-4 with one double, one RBI, and two strikeouts.
Diego Cordero started and pitched 7.2 innings.  He allowed seven hits, two earned runs, one walk, two balks, and struck three out.  (p-s:86-63)(g/f:4-9)
Troy Montemayor entered in the eighth and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out for the winning decision (1-1).  (p-s:14-9)(g/f:1-2)(ir-s:1-0)

Rough Outing:
Alexis Wilson started at catcher and batted ninth.  0-for-4 with three strikeouts.

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State College Beat Mahoning Valley 5-4: Nick Dunn Singles & Drives In Two Runs; Michael Baird Strikes Out Seven & Allows One Run Over Five & A Third Innings For The Win; Justin Toerner & Edwin Figuera Each Single Twice & Knock In One Run

Individual Highlights:
Justin Toerner started in left field and batted leadoff.  2-for-4 with one RBI, one run, and one strikeout.
Edwin Figuera started as designated hitter and batted second.  2-for-4 with one RBI and one run.
Nick Dunn started at second base and batted third.  1-for-3 with two RBIs, one run, one caught stealing, and assisted in one double play.
Stanley Espinal started at third base and batted sixth.  2-for-3 with one run, one hit by pitch, and was picked off.
Wadye Ynfante started in centerfield and batted eighth.  1-for-3 with one triple, one run, one walk, one stolen base, and grounded into one double play.
Michael Baird started and pitched 5.1 innings.  He allowed four hits, one earned run, one home run, one walk, and struck seven out for the winning decision (1-2).  (p-s:75-49)(g/f:2-4)
Edgar Gonzalez entered int he sixth and pitched one inning.  He allowed three hits, no runs, threw one wild pitch, and struck one out for the hold (2).  (p-s:22-12)(g/f:1-0)

Rough Outing:
Kevin Woodall started in right field and batted fourth.  0-for-4 with one strikeout.
Brady Whalen started at first base and batted fifth.  0-for-3 with one walk and assisted in one double play.
Delvin Perez started at shortstop and batted seventh.  0-for-3 with one hit by pitch, one caught stealing, and assisted in one double play.
Hector Villalobos entered in the seventh and pitched 2.1 innings.  He allowed three hits, three earned runs, hit one batter, and struck one out for the hold (3).  (p-s:30-18)(g/f:2-2)(ir-s:3-0)
Kevin Hamann entered in the ninth and pitched to three batters.  He allowed one hit, no runs, hit one batter, and struck one out for the save (6).  (p-s:13-8)(ir-s:1-1)

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State College Beat Mahoning Valley 4-3 In 11 Innings: Winston Nicasio Strikes Out Two Two Scoreless Innings; Kevin Hamann Strikes Out All Three Batters Faced For The Save; Kevin Woodall Singles, Walks Twice, & Drives In One Run

Individual Highlights:
Brady Whalen started at first base and batted third.  1-for-4 with one RBI, one walk, and assisted in one double play.
Kevin Woodall started in right field and batted fourth.  1-for-3 with one two-out RBI, two walks, one stolen base, and one strikeout.
Wadye Ynfante started in centerfield and batted sixth.  2-for-4 with one run, one walk, one stolen base, one strikeout, one caught stealing, and one outfield assist.
Delvin Perez started at shortstop and batted seventh.  1-for-4 with one run, one walk, and one strikeout.
Alexis Wilson started at catcher and batted ninth.  1-for-3 with one run, two walks, one strikeout, assisted in one double play, picked one runner off, and threw out one of two base runners.
Winston Nicasio entered in the seventh and pitched two innings.  He allowed two hits, no runs, one intentional walk, one throwing error, and struck two out.  (p-s:24-16)(g/f:2-1)
Cory Malcom entered in the ninth and pitched two innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, one walk, one fielding error, struck one out, and assisted in one double play for the winning decision (3-0).  (p-s:18-10)(g/f:3-1)
Kevin Hamann entered in the 11th and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck three out for the save (5).  (p-s:16-10)

Rough Outing:
Imeldo Diaz started at second base and batted second.  0-for-4 with one sacrifice and one strikeout.
Stanley Espinal started as designated hitter and moved to third base, batting fifth.  0-for-5 with two strikeouts.
Walker Robbins started in left field and batted eighth.  0-for-4 with two strikeouts and one outfield assist.
Eli Kraus entered in the fifth and pitched 1.2 innings.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, hit one batter, and threw one wild pitch.  (p-s:25-16)(g/f:2-1)(ir-s:3-1)

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State College Starting Lineup 8-6-18

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State College Beat Williamsport 4-3: Jacob Schlesesner Strikes Out Nine & Allows One Run Over Six Innings For The Win; Stanley Espinal Doubles & Drives In Three Runs; Kevin Woodall Singles, Walks, & Knocks In One Run

Individual Highlights:
Justin Toerner started in right field and batted third.  1-for-2 with two runs, three walks, and one stolen base.
Kevin Woodall started at first base and batted fourth.  1-for-4 with one RBI, one run, one walk, and one strikeout.
Stanley Espinal started as designated hitter and batted fifth.  1-for-4 with one double, three two-out RBIs, and two strikeouts.
Alexis Wilson started at catcher and batted ninth.  1-for-2 with one walk, one hit by pitch, one throwing error, and threw out one base runner.
Jacob Schlesener started and pitched six innings.  He allowed three hits, one earned run, one walk, and struck nine out for the winning decision (2-3).  (p-s:87-51)(g/f:2-4)

Rough Outing:
Nick Dunn started at second base and batted leadoff.  0-for-5 at the plate.
Lars Nootbaar started in left field and batted sixth.  0-for-3 with one walk and one strikeout.
Delvin Perez started at shortstop and batted seventh.  0-for-4 at the plate.
Wadye Ynfante started in centerfield and batted eighth.  0-for-4 with one strikeout.
Will Changarotty entered in the seventh and pitched two innings.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, one home run, and struck four out for the hold (4).  (p-s:28-19)(g/f:1-0)
Gabe Gentner entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed three hits, one earned run, threw one wild pitch, and struck three out for the save (1).  (p-s:24-17)

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Auburn Beat State College 12-5: Kevin Woodall Doubles & Drives In Two Runs; Lars Nootbaar Singles Twice & Knocks In One Run; Stanley Espinal Collects One Triple & One RBI

Individual Highlights:
Nick Dunn started at second base and batted leadoff.  2-for-5 with one double, two runs, and assisted in two double plays.
Justin Toerner started in centerfield and batted second.  2-for-4 with one run, one stolen base, and one strikeout.
Kevin Woodall started in right field and batted fourth.  1-for-5 with one double, two RBIs, and one strikeout.
Stanley Espinal started as designated hitter and batted fifth.  1-for-5 with one triple, one RBI, and one run.
Lars Nootbaar started in left field and batted sixth.  2-for-4 with one RBI.
Cameron Knight started at catcher and batted ninth.  1-for-3 with one run, one walk, one strikeout, and one passed ball.
Walker Robbins entered in the ninth and pitched to two batters.  He allowed one hit and no runs.  (p-s:3-2)(g/f:1-0)(ir-s:1-0)

Rough Outing:
Brady Whalen started at first base and batted third.  0-for-4 with two strikeouts, one pickoff error, and assisted in two double plays.
Delvin Perez started at shortstop and batted seventh.  0-for-3 with one walk, two throwing errors, and assisted in one double play.
Imeldo Diaz started at third base and batted eighth.  0-for-4, one throwing error, and assisted in one double play.
Troy Montemayor entered in the eighth and pitched 1.2 innings.  He allowed six hits and five earned runs.  (p-s:40-26)(g/f:4-1)(ir-s:2-1)

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State College Starting Lineup 8-4-18

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Auburn Beat State College 1-0: Diego Cordero Strikes Out Two & Allows One Run over Seven & A Third Innings; Kevin Woodall Collects Two Doubles; Gabe Gentner Strikes Out Three Over One Scoreless Inning

Individual Highlights:
Justin Toerner started as designated hitter and batted second.  1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Brady Whalen started at first base and batted third.  3-for-4 and assisted in two double plays.
Kevin Woodall started in right field and batted fourth.  2-for-4 with two doubles.
Lars Nootbaar started in left field and batted sixth.  1-for-4 at the plate.
Cameron Knight started at catcher and batted ninth.  0-for-2 with one hit by pitch and allowed one stolen base.
Diego Cordero started and pitched 7.1 innings.  He allowed eight hits, one earned run, one balk, and struck two out for the losing decision (2-2).  (p-s:85-60)(g/f:7-7)
Cory Malcom entered in the eighth and pitched to three batters.  He allowed no hits or runs, and one walk.  (p-s:17-7)(g/f:0-2)(ir-s:1-0)
Gabe Gentner entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, one walk, and struck three out.  (p-s:22-14)

Rough Outing:
Rest Of The Team

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State College Starting Lineup 8-3-18

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Batavia Beat State College 4-1: Jacob Schlesener Strikes Out Five & Allows One Run Over Five & A Third Innings; Stanley Espinal Triples & Drives In One Run; Gabe Gentner Strikes Out Three & Holds Three Inherited Runners On Base Over One & Two-Thirds Scoreless Innings

Individual Highlights:
Nick Dunn started at second base and batted second.  3-for-5 with one double, one run, and one strikeout.
Justin Toerner started in left field and batted third.  2-for-4 with one strikeout.
Stanley Espinal started at third base and batted fourth.  1-for-3 with one triple, one RBI, one sac fly, and grounded into one double play.
Jacob Schlesener started and pitched 5.1 innings.  He allowed six hits, one earned run, two walks, threw one wild pitch, and struck five out.  (p-s:86-49)(g/f:8-2)
Gabe Gentner entered in the sixth and pitched 1.2 innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, one walk, hit one batter, and struck three out.  (p-s:24-16)(g/f:1-1)(ir-s:3-0)

Rough Outing:
Delvin Perez started at shortstop and batted second.  0-for-3 with one walk and one strikeout.
Kevin Woodall started in right field and batted fifth.  0-for-3 with one walk, one strikeout, and one throwing error.
Brady Whalen started at first base and batted seventh.  0-for-3 with one walk and two strikeouts.
Walker Robbins started as designated hitter and batted eighth.  0-for-3 with one walk and two strikeouts.
Cameron Knight started at catcher and batted ninth.  0-for-3 with one walk, one strikeout, one unassisted double play, and threw out one base runner.
Eli Kraus entered in the eighth and pitched to two batters.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, and one walk for the losing decision (0-1).  (p-s:10-4)
Kevin Hamann entered in the eighth and pitched two innings.  He allowed four hits, two runs (one earned), one intentional walk, and struck one out.  (p-s:25-17)(g/f:3-0)(ir-s:2-1)

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Kevin Woodall Promoted From Short-Season Rookie-Level Johnson City To Short-Season Single-A State College

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Johnson City Beat Danville 8-1: Nolan Gorman Singles, Doubles Twice, Homers, & Drives In Four Runs; Donivan Williams Singles & Hits A Grand Slam; Colin Schmid Strikes Out Four, Picks One Off, & Allows One Run Over Five Innings For The Win

Individual Highlights:
Nolan Gorman started at third base and batted second.  4-for-5 with two doubles, one home run, four RBIs, one run, one throwing error, and assisted in one double play.
Kevin Woodall started at first base and batted third.  1-for-4 with one run, one walk, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.
Dariel Gomez started as designated hitter and batted fourth.  0-for-3 with one run, two walks, and one strikeout.
Brandon Riley started in right field and batted fifth.  2-for-4 with one run and grounded into one double play.
Donivan Williams started at second base and batted sixth.  2-for-4 with one home run, four RBIs, one run, grounded into one double play, and assisted in one double play.
Luis Flores started in left field and batted eighth.  1-for-4 with one double.
Moises Castillo started at shortstop and batted ninth.  2-for-4 with two runs and one strikeout.
Colin Schmid started and pitched five innings.  He allowed four hits, one earned run, one walk, struck four out, and picked one runner off for the winning decision (2-0).  (p-s:75-49)(g/f:8-0)
Evan Sisk entered in the sixth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and one walk.  (p-s:15-8)(g/f:1-1)
Oneiver Diaz entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:14-10)(g/f:2-0)
David Oca entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs.  (p-s:16-8)(g/f:2-0)
Parker Kelly entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:15-10)(g/f:0-1)

Rough Outing:
Carlos Soto started at catcher and batted seventh.  0-for-3 with one walk. two strikeouts, and allowed one stolen base.

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