Giants Select Gio Brusa With Sixth Round (185th Overall) Pick In 2016 MLB Draft

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Gio Brusa had no clue when a Major League Baseball franchise would decide to contact him and change his life.
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Twins Release C.J. Ziegler

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Blue Jays Released Javier Avendano; Cardinals Release Ronny Gil, Trevor Martin, Jeremy Schaffer, & Nick Longmire

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Cardinals Minor League Spring Training 3-26-14: Sam Gaviglio Strikes Out Five Over Five Scoreless Innings; Michael Schulze Doubles, Homers, & Drives In Three Runs; Blake McKnight Strikes Out One Over Four Scoreless Innings

Memphis (Triple-A) Beat Springfield (Double-A) 5-0 In Five Innings

Memphis:
Sam Gaviglio (Palm Beach) started and pitched five innings.  He allowed five hits, no runs, and struck five out.
Jonathan Rodriguez (Palm Beach) started at first base.  1-for-2 with one triple and two RBIs.

Springfield:
Dean Kiekhefer (Springfield) started and pitched two innings.  He allowed five hits and two earned runs.
Sam Freeman (Memphis) entered in the third and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck one out.
Heath Wyatt (Springfield) entered in the fourth and pitched one inning.  He allowed three hits, two earned runs, and struck one out.
Justin Wright (Springfield) entered in the fifth and pitched one inning.  He allowed two hits, no runs, and one walk.
Rafael Ortega (Claimed Off Waivers) 1-for-2 at the plate.
Cody Stanley (Springfield) 1-for-2 at the plate.
Curt Smith (MiLB signing) 1-for-2 at the plate.
Adam Melker (Springfield) 1-for-2 at the plate.


Palm Beach (A-Advanced) & Peoria (Single-A) 5-5

Palm Beach:
Blake McKnight (Johnson City) started and pitched four innings.  He allowed two hits, no runs, one walk, and struck one out.
Chris Perry (Peoria) entered in the fifth and pitched four innings.  He allowed three hits, two earned runs, and struck five out.
Mitch Harris (State College) entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, and one walk.
Breyvic Valera (Peoria) started at second base.  1-for-4 with two RBIs.
Nick Longmire (Palm Beach) started in left field.  1-for-4 with one double, two RBIs, and one run.
Alex Mejia (Palm Beach) started at shortstop.  2-for-3 at the plate.
Ildemaro Vargas (Peoria) started as designated hitter.  1-for-2 with two runs and one walk.

Peoria:
Kyle Hald (Palm Beach) started and pitched four innings.  He allowed five hits, three earned runs, one walk, and struck two out.
Johnny Polanco (State College) entered in the fifth and pitched two innings.  He allowed three hits, two earned runs, three walks, and struck one out.
Christopher Thomas (Peoria) entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck one out.
Dixon Llorens (Peoria) entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck one out.
Cesar Valera (State College) started at shortstop.  2-for-4 with one run.
Michael Schulze (State College) started at second base.  2-for-3 with one double, one home run, three RBIs, and two runs.


Notes:
Jenifer Langosch reports Matt Carpenter and Peter Bourjos took some extra swings on the backfields.


Thursday's Games: 
Las Vegas (New York-N Triple-A) vs. Springfield, Binghamton (New York-N Double-A) vs. Palm Beach, & State College/Johnson City will play Long Island Storm (Sports Academy) at Roger Dean backfields at 1PM.
Peoria1 & Peoria2 head on the road to face St. Lucie (New York-N A-Advanced) & Savannah (New York-N Single-A) at 1PM.

Cardinals Minor League Spring Training 3-18-14: Ronald Castillo Singles & Hits Two Solo Homers; Nick Longmire Hits A Two-Run Homer; Rob Kaminsky Strikes Out One & Walks Four Over Three Scoreless Innings

The bad weather prevented us from playing against the Mets this afternoon.

Tomorrow we will play 5 games at 1 PM against Marlins on their side of the complex.

Springfield beats Memphis, 6-4

Memphis Pitching 
Boone Whiting – 3 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 3 K
Heath Wyatt – 2 IP, ER
Logan Billbrough – 1 IP, 2 H
Dean Kiekhefer – 1 IP
Eric Fornataro – 1 IP
Lee Stoppelman – 1 IP, 2 H, ER, BB

Memphis Hitting 
Patrick Wisdom (3B) – 1 for 3, 2B, RBI
Jonathan Rodriguez (1B) – 2 for 3, R, 2B
Greg Miclat (SS) – 1 for 3, R, 2B
Matt Williams (2B) – 1 for 3, R, 2B

Springfield Pitching 
Kurt Heyer – 3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Tyler Melling – 2 IP, 2 H, BB
Corey Baker – 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, K
Iden Nazario – 1 IP, H, ER, K
Dixon Llorens – 1 IP, 3 BB
Joe Donofrio – 1 IP

Springfield Hitting 
Breyvic Valera (DH) – 2 for 4, R
Nick Longmire (LF) – 1 for 4, R, HR, 2 RBI
Colin Walsh (2B) – 1 for 2, R, 2B, 2 BB
Alex Mejia (3B) – 1 for 3, 3B, 2 RBI, BB


Palm Beach defeats Peoria, 4-0 

Palm Beach Pitching
Rob Kaminsky – 3 IP, H, 4 BB, K
Arturo Reyes – 2 IP, H, 2 K
Josh Lucas – 1 IP, H, BB
Brandon Lee – 1 IP, K
Steven Gallardo – 1 IP, K
Nick Lomascolo – 1 IP, 2 BB

Palm Beach Hitting 
Ronald Castillo (LF) – 3 for 4, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, K
Justin Ringo (1B) – 2 for 3, R
Nick Martini (RF) – 2 for 4, 3B, BB

Peoria Pitching 
Jimmy Reed – 3 IP, 2 H, ER, K
Michael Holback – 2 IP, H, BB, 2 K
Jeff Rauh – 1 IP, H, ER, K
Jhonny Polanco – 1 IP, H, 2 K
Kyle Grana – 1 IP, H, 2 BB, K
Joe Scanio – 1 IP, 2 H, K

Peoria Hitting 
Oscar Mercado (SS) – 2 for 4, 2B

All stats provided courtesy of the St. Louis Cardinals

Jason Motte Ramps Up Intensity In Latest BP Session; One Bad Pitch The Difference For Shelby Miller; Cardinals' Speed Gives Mike Matheny Added Weapon; Bullpen Has Fewer Questiosns With Trevor Rosenthal At Closer; Worth Noting

Reliever Jason Motte took another step Monday toward his long-anticipated return, successfully navigating his second live batting-practice session at the team facilities in Jupiter, Fla.
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Cardinals right-hander Jason Motte is finding out that returning from Tommy John surgery requires patience as much as a good surgeon. The process can take upwards of 12 to 18 months, and includes baby step after baby step.
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2013 Season Highlights: Palm Beach

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Charlotte Beat Palm Beach 3-2: Alex Mejia Doubles & Drives In One Run; Danny Stienstra Singles & Knocks In One Run; Joe Cuda Strikes Out Three Over Four Scoreless Innings

Individual Highlights:
Charlie Tilson 1-for-5 at the plate.
Jonathan Rodriguez 1-for-3 with two runs, one walk, and one strikeout.
David Popkins 0-for-2 with two walks.
Alex Mejia 1-for-3 with one double, one two-out RBI, and one walk.
Danny Stienstra 1-for-4 with one two-out RBI and assisted in one double play.
Adam Lewis 0-for-2 with two walks.
Joe Cuda started and pitched four innings.  He allowed two hits, no runs, and struck three out.  (g/f:6-2)

Rough Outing:
Rest Of The Team

Boxscore
Palm Beach Official Site Post Game

Charlotte Beat Palm Beach 6-4: Anthony Garcia Singles, Homers, & Drives In Two Runs; David Popkins Collects Three Singles & One RBI; Iden Nazario Strikes Out Only Batter Faced

Individual Highlights:
Jonathan Rodriguez 1-for-4 with one double, one run, two strikeouts, and assisted in two double plays.
Patrick Wisdom 1-for-4 with one double, one run, and two strikeouts.
David Popkins 3-for-4 with one two-out RBI, one run, and one strikeout.
Anthony Garcia 2-for-4 with one home run, two RBIs, one run, one stolen base, one strikeout, and one fielding error.
Iden Nazario entered in the ninth and pitched to one batter.  He allowed no hits or runs.  (g/f:1-0)(ir-s:2-0)

Rough Outing:
Charlie Tilson 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Nick Longmire 0-for-4 with one strikeout.
Jacob Wilson 0-for-4 with three strikeouts and one fielding error.
Jesus Montero 0-for-3 with one walk and threw one base runner out.
Ronny Gil 0-for-4, one fielding error, one throwing error, and assisted in one double play.

Boxscore

Palm Beach Beat Charlotte 4-1: Sam Gaviglio Strikes Out Five & Allows One Run Over Eight Innings For The Win; Jesus Montero Collects Two Singles & Two RBIs; Nick Longmire Drives In Two Runs

Individual Highlights:
Charlie Tilson 1-for-3 with two walks and one strikeout.
Jacob Wilson 2-for-4 with one double, two runs, and one walk.
Jonathan Rodriguez 2-for-3 with one run, two walks, and one stolen base.
Nick Longmire 0-for-4 with two RBIs, one sacrifice, and two strikeouts.
Ronny Gil 1-for-1 at the plate.
Jesus Montero 2-for-4 with two two-out RBIs and two strikeouts.
Sam Gaviglio started and pitched eight innings.  He allowed five hits, one earned run, and struck five out for the winning decision (4-1).  (g/f:13-6)
Ronnie Shaban entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out for the save (18).  (g/f:1-1)

Rough Outing:
Alex Mejia 0-for-5 with one strikeout.
Patrick Wisdom 0-for-4 with one sacrifice, three strikeouts, and grounded into one double play.
Danny Stienstra 0-for-3 at the plate.

Boxscore

Charlotte Beat Palm Beach 1-0: Ryan Sherriff Strikes Out Two & Allows One Run Over Seven & Two-Thirds Innings; Charlie Tilson Singles & Triples; Anthony Garcia Singles & Walks

Individual Highlights:
Charlie Tilson 2-for-4 with one triple and grounded into one double play.
Jacob Wilson 0-for-2 with two walks and one strikeout.
Jonathan Rodriguez 0-for-3 with one walk, one strikeout, and grounded into one double play.
Patrick Wisdom 1-for-4 at the plate.
Nick Longmire 1-for-4 with one strikeout.
Anthony Garcia 1-for-2 with one walk and one outfield assist.
Ryan Sherriff started and pitched 7.2 innings.  He allowed five hits, one unearned run, hit one batter, and struck two out for the losing decision (4-4).  (g/f:5-11)
Robert Stock entered in the eighth and pitched to two batters.  He allowed no hits or runs, and one walk.  (g/f:0-1)(ir-s:1-0)

Rough Outing:
Rest Of The Team

Boxscore
Charlotte Official Site Post Game

Fort Myers Beat Palm Beach 7-1: Jonathan Rodriguez Collects One Single, Two Walks, & Scores One Run; Patrick Wisdom Collects Two Singles; Alex Mejia Singles & Walks

Individual Highlights:
David Popkins 1-for-4 with three strikeouts.
Jonathan Rodriguez 1-for-2 with one run, two walks, and one strikeout.
Patrick Wisdom 2-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Nick Longmire 1-for-4 with two ground into double plays.
Alex Mejia 1-for-2 with one walk.

Rough Outing:
Rest Of The Team

Boxscore
Fort Myers Official Site Post Game

Palm Beach Beat Fort Myers 5-4 In Game One Of Doubleheader: Jesus Montero Hits A Three-Run Homer; Nick Longmire Hits A Solo Home Run; Alex Mejia Singles & Drives In One Run

Individual Highlights:
Charlie Tilson 1-for-3 with one walk, one strikeout, one outfield assist, and assisted in one double play.
Jonathan Rodriguez 1-for-3 with one walk, one stolen base, and assisted in one double play.
Patrick Wisdom 2-for-4 with one strikeout.
Nick Longmire 1-for-4 with one home run, one RBI, two runs, and two strikeouts.
Alex Mejia 1-for-3 with one RBI, one run, one walk, and assisted in one double play.
Jesus Montero 1-for-3 with one home run, three two-out RBIs, one run, one walk, and one strikeout.
Ronnie Shaban entered in the seventh and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and one walk for the winning decision (2-5).  (g/f:0-3)(ir-s:2-0)

Rough Outing:
David Popkins 0-for-3 with one walk, one caught stealing, and one fielding error.
Ronny Gil 0-for-3 with one walk and two strikeouts.
Hector Hernandez started and pitched five innings.  He allowed three hits, three runs (two earned), three walks, and struck one out.  (g/f:8-3)

Boxscore

Bradenton Beat Palm Beach 2-1 In 11 Innings: Alex Mejia Doubles & Drives In One Run; Kyle Hald Strikes Out Five & Allows One Run Over Seven Innings; Robert Stock Strikes Out Three Over Two Scoreless Innings

Individual Highlights:
Charlie Tilson 1-for-4 with one double and one walk.
Jacob Wilson 1-for-4 with one walk and one strikeout.
Jonathan Rodriguez 0-for-2 with three walks, one stolen base, and one strikeout.
Nick Longmire 1-for-3 with one walk, one sacrifice, one strikeout, one outfield assist, and assisted in one double play.
Alex Mejia 1-for-5 with one double, one RBI, and two strikeouts.
Kyle Hald started and pitched seven innings.  He allowed three hits, one earned run, one walk, one balk, and struck five out.  (g/f:7-5)
Robert Stock entered in the eighth and pitched two innings.  He allowed two hits, no runs, one walk, and struck three out.  (g/f:2-0)

Rough Outing:
David Popkins 0-for-4 with one sacrifice.
Anthony Garcia 0-for-3 with one walk, one sacrifice, and two strikeouts.
Iden Nazario entered in the tenth and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, one intentional walk, and struck two out for the losing decision (1-4).  (g/f:1-1)
Logan Billbrough entered in the eleventh and pitched to three batters.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck two out.  (ir-s:2-1)

Boxscore
Palm Beach Official Site Post Game

St. Lucie Leads Palm Beach 4-2, Postponed In 5th Inning: Alex Mejia Doubles & Drives In Two Runs; David Popkins Doubles; Jesus Montero Singles

David Popkins 1-for-3 with one double and one run.
Alex Mejia 1-for-3 with one double, two RBIs, one strikeout, and one fielding error.
Jacob Wilson 0-for-2 with one hit by pitch.
Jonathan Rodriguez 0-for-2 with one strikeout.
Patrick Wisdom 0-for-1 with one walk and one fielding error.
Nick Longmire 0-for-2 with one strikeout.
Danny Stienstra 0-fro-1 with one walk.
Jesus Montero 1-for-2 at the plate.
Ronny Gil 0-for-1 with one run and one walk.
Joe Cuda started and pitched 4.2 innings.  He allowed nine hits, four runs (two earned), and struck three out.  (g/f:3-5)
Corey Baker entered in the fifth and pitched to one batter.  He allowed no hits or runs.  (g/f:1-0)(ir-s:2-0)

Boxscore

Charlotte Beat Palm Beach 2-0 In 7 Innings Due To Rain: Hector Hernandez Strikes Out Eight & Allows Two Runs Over Five & A Third; Alex Mejia, Patrick Wisdom, & Nick Longmire Each Single

Individual Highlights:
Alex Mejia 1-for-2 at the plate.
Patrick Wisdom 1-for-2 at the plate.
Nick Longmire 1-for-2 with one caught stealing.
Hector Hernandez started and pitched 5.1 innings.  He allowed seven hits, two unearned runs, one walk, threw one wild pitch, and struck eight out for the losing decision (3-2).  (g/f:5-2)
Dean Kiekhefer entered in the sixth and pitched to two batters.  He allowed no hits or runs.  (g/f:1-0)(ir-s:2-0)

Rough Outing:
Rest Of The Team

Boxscore
Charlotte Official Site Post Game

Charlotte Beat Palm Beach 1-0: Kyle Hald Strikes Out Three, Picks One Runner Off, Induces Eight Ground Outs, & Allows One Run over Seven Innings; Corey Baker Pitches One Hitless/Scoreless Inning; Jacob Wilsom & Nick Longmire Each Single & Walk

Individual Highlights:
David Popkins 1-for-4 with one triple and grounded into one double play.
Alex Mejia 2-for-4 with one caught stealing and assisted in two double plays.
Jacob Wilson 1-for-3 with one walk and assisted in two double plays.
Nick Longmire 1-for-2 with one walk and one sacrifice.
Kyle Hald started and pitched seven innings.  He allowed seven hits, one earned run, one walk, struck three out, and picked one runner off for the losing decision (5-8).  (g/f:8-5)
Corey Baker entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs.  (g/f:0-2)

Rough Outing:
Jonathan Rodriguez 0-for-4 with one strikeout, grounded into one double play, and assisted in two double plays.
Patrick Wisdom 0-for-3 with one walk and one strikeout.

Boxscore

Palm Beach Beat Charlotte 3-2: David Popkins Collects Three Singles, Two RBIs, & Two Stolen Bases; Ronny Gil Singles & Drives In One Run; Ryan Sherriff Strikes Out Five & Allows Two Runs Over Five & Two-Thirds

Individual Highlights:
David Popkins 3-for-4 with two two-out RBIs and two stolen bases.
Nick Longmire 1-for-3 with one run.
Matt Williams 0-for-2 with one run and one walk.
Jesus Montero 1-for-1 with one double, one run, one walk, and one sacrifice.
Ronny Gil 1-for-3 with one two-out RBI, one stolen base, one strikeout, grounded into one double play, and one fielding error.
Ryan Sherriff started and pitched 5.2 innings.  He allowed seven hits, two earned runs, one walk, and struck five out.  (g/f:6-4)
Iden Nazario entered in the sixth and pitched one inning.  He allowed two hits, no runs, and struck one out.  (g/f:0-2)(ir-s:1-0)
Robert Stock entered in the seventh and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck two out for the winning decision (1-0).  (g/f:1-0)(ir-s:2-0)
Ronnie Shaban entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out for the save (16).  (g/f:1-0)

Rough Outing:
Rest Of The Team

Boxscore
Palm Beach Official Site Post Game

Bradenton Beat Palm Beach 3-1: Danny Stienstra Singles & Drives In One Run; Kurt Heyer Strikes Out Four & Allows Three Runs Over Six & Two-Thirds Innings; Robert Stock Strikes Out One & Holds One Runner On Over One & A Third Hitless/Scoreless Innings

Individual Highlights: 
David Popkins 1-for-3 with one double, one walk, and one strikeout.
Nick Longmire 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, one strikeout, and grounded into one double play.
Danny Stienstra 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Kurt Heyer started and pitched 6.2 innings. He allowed seven hits, three runs (two earned), one home run, and struck four out for the losing decision (5-4). (g/f:6-7)
Robert Stock entered in the seventh and pitched 1.1 innings. He allowed no hits or runs, one walk, and struck one out. (g/f:2-0)(ir-s:1-0)

Rough Outing: 
Alex Mejia 0-for-4 at the plate.
Jacob Wilson 0-for-4 with one strikeout.
Jonathan Rodriguez 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
Jesus Montero 0-for-3 with one strikeout and allowed two stolen bases.

Boxscore
Bradenton Official Site Post Game

Bradenton Beat Palm Beach 4-0 In Makeup Of July 1, 2013 Game: Corey Baker Strikes Out Four Over Two & A Third Scoreless Innings; Jacob Wilson Collects Tow Singles; Nick Longmire Doubles

Individual Highlights:
Jacob Wilson 2-for-3 at the plate.
Nick Longmire 1-for-3 with one double and one strikeout.
Matt Williams 1-for-3 with one strikeout.
Corey Baker entered in the fourth and pitched 2.1 innings.  He allowed two hits, no runs, and struck four out.  (p-s:45-33)(g/f:1-2)(ir-s:1-0)

Rough Outing:
Rest Of The Team

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Bradenton Herald Post Game