Virgil Hill To Make Pro Boxing Debut

A son of five-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist boxer Virgil Hill has traded in his baseball glove for boxing gloves, and is set to make his professional debut.

The Wichita Eagle

How The Cardinals Found Matt Adams

As Brian Hopkins was completing his final player evaluations before the 2009 amateur draft, he decided he wanted one more look at a young first baseman from Slippery Rock University.

STL Sports Page

Virgil Hill Training With Dad In Career As Boxer

While North Dakota boxer Virgil Hill trains for what he hopes is his farewell fight, the former world champion also is training one of his sons for his pro boxing debut.

WDAYNews6

David Medina Slugs Two Homers & Seth Blair, Tyrell Jenkins Debut

A year ago, in his first extended run through pro ball, Tyrell Jenkins felt the wear and strain that the mileage of being a starter can put on a shoulder. He ended the year a few weeks early because of that soreness.

Bird Land

On Thursday, the St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers had their first spring games against external competition – the Miami Marlins.
The Cardinal Nation Blog

A rather subdued day on the farm. David Medina makes a splash and Tyrell Jenkins sees some action.
Future Redbirds

Cardinals Minors June 17, 2012: Virgil Hill Hits 2-Run Homer; Oscar Taveras Drives In 2 Runs; Cedric Hunter & Kolten Wong Each Double & Knock In 1 Run

New Orleans beat Memphis 6-1

Individual Highlights:
Lou Montanez 1-for-1 at the plate.
Steven Hill 2-for-4 with one strikeout and assisted in one double play.
Pete Kozma 2-for-4 with one run and one strikeout.
Cedric Hunter 1-for-4 with one double, one RBI, and one strikeout.
Jamie Romak 1-for-1 at the plate.
Barret Browning entered in the sixth and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed two hits, no runs, one walk, and struck five out. (p-s:38-23)
Jess Todd entered in the seventh and pitched to three batters.  He allowed one hit and no runs. (p-s:7-6)(g/f:2-0)(ir-s:2-0)
John Gaub entered in the eighth and pitched to two batters.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck two out. (p-s:10-6)(ir-s:1-0)

Rough Outing:
Skip Schumaker 0-for-4 with one strikeout.
Matt Carpenter 0-for-3 with one strikeout and grounded into one double play.
Zack Cox 0-for-3 with one strikeout.
Aaron Bates 0-for-1 with one strikeout.
Nick Derba 0-for-3 and assisted in one double play.
Nick Additon started and pitched five innings.  He allowed six hits, four runs (three earned), one home run, three walks, hit one batter, struck six out, and assisted in one double play for the losing decision (3-7).  0-for-3 at the plate. (p-s:96-58)(g/f:3-4)
Adam Reifer entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed three hits, two earned runs, and one home run. (p-s:22-15)(g/f:1-1)

Memphis Redbirds Official Site Post Game
Memphis Commercial Appeal Post Game

NW Arkansas beat Springfield 4-3

Individual Highlights:
Jose Garcia 2-for-4 with one run, one walk, and one strikeout.
Jermaine Curtis 0-for-2 with three walks and two strikeouts.
Oscar Taveras 1-for-5 with two RBIs and two strikeouts.
Xavier Scruggs 2-for-4 with one double, one strikeout, and one throwing error.
Kolten Wong 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI.
Justin Wright entered in the seventh and pitched to two batters.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck two out. (p-s:11-6)(ir-s:3-0)

Rough Outing:
Jake Shaffer 0-for-4 with one strikeout and grounded into one double play.
Travis Tartamella 0-for-1 with one strikeout.
Seth Maness started and pitched 6.1 innings.  He allowed eight hits, three earned runs, one home run, one walk, and struck two out for the losing decision (3-1). (p-s:92-64)(g/f:13-4)
Mike Blazek entered in the eighth and pitched two innings.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, one home run, and struck three out. (p-s:20-16)(g/f:1-0)

Springfield Cardinals Official Site Post Game
Springfield News-Leader Post Game
NW Arkansas Naturals Official Site Post Game

Palm Beach Cardinals off for All-Star break

Quad Cities beat Wisconson 4-2

Individual Highlights:
Matt Williams 2-for-3 with one sacrifice and one stolen base.
Colin Walsh 2-for-4 with one two-out RBI and one stolen base.
David Medina 1-for-4 with one double, three strikeouts, and assisted in one double play.
Luis Mateo 2-for-4 with one RBI, one run, two strikeouts, one caught stealing, and assisted in one double play.
Virgil Hill 1-for-4 with one home run, two RBIs, one run, and one strikeout.
Neal Pritchard 1-for-3 with one double, one run, two strikeouts, and one fielding error.
Kyle Hald started and pitched five innings.  He allowed four hits, one earned run, one home run, and struck two out. (g/f:5-6)
Willy Paulino entered in the sixth and pitched three innings.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, one walk, threw two wild pitches, one balk, and struck five out for the blown save (3). (g/f:2-2)
Ethan Cole entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck two out for the winning decision (2-0). (g/f:1-0)

Rough Outing:
Casey Rasmus 0-for-3 at the plate.

Quad Cities River Bandits Official Site Post Game
Quad-City Times Post Game
Wisconsin Rattlers Official Site Post Game

Johnson City beat Asheville 6-1 (Exh)

Johnson City Press

DSL Cardinals had day off

2012 Opening Days

June 18: Auburn @ Batavia
June 18: GCL - Cardinals @ Astros
June 19: Greeneville @ Johnson City

Current & Former Cardinals Minors Transactions May 9-June 2, 2012

5-9: Rockies optioned Adam Ottavino to Triple-A Colorado Springs.
5-9: Royce Ring was promoted from Double-A Tulsa to Triple-A Colorado Springs.
5-10: Twins recalled P.J. Walters from Triple-A Rochester.
5-10: Red Sox optioned Clayton Mortensen to Triple-A Pawtucket.
5-10: Triple-A Aguascalientes activated Hugo Castellanos.
5-10: Triple-A Louisville placed Daryl Jones on the disabled list.
5-10: Double-A NW Arkansas activated Eric Duncan from the disabled list.
5-10: Cardinals released Angel Tapia from extended spring training.
5-10: Astros released Hector Corpas from extended spring training.
5-11: Phillies recalled Raul Valdes and Hector Luna from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
5-11: Triple-A Louisville released Ron Mahay.
5-13: Cardinals optioned Shane Robinson to Triple-A Memphis.
5-13: Tyler Johnson was sent from Triple-A Colorado Springs to Double-A Tulsa.
5-13: Orioles optioned Stuart Pomeranz to Triple-A Norfolk.
5-13: Double-A Binghamton placed Kevin Mulvey on the disabled list.
5-14: Cardinals released Amaury Cazana from Triple-A Memphis.
5-14: Cardinals recalled Eduardo Sanchez from Triple-A Memphis.
5-14: Sam Freeman was promoted from Double-A Springfield to Triple-A Memphis.
5-14: Neal Pritchard was promoted from extended spring training to Double-A Springfield.
5-14: Double-A Springfield activated Jesse Simpson from the disabled list.
5-14: A-Advanced Palm Beach released Niko Vasquez.
5-14: Single-A Quad Cities activated Tyler Rahmatulla from the disabled list.
5-14: Single-A Quad Cities placed Virgil Hill on the disabled list.
5-15: Cardinals recalled Shane Robinson from Triple-A Memphis.
5-15: Astros optioned David Carpenter to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
5-15: Cardinals released R.J. Swindle from Triple-A Memphis.
5-15: Cubs assigned Mike MacDougal to Triple-A Iowa.
5-15: Triple-A Rochester released Joe Thurston and Aaron Bates.
5-15: Triple-A Aguascalientes activated Juan Acevedo.
5-15: Richard Castillo was promoted from A-Advanced Palm Beach to Double-A Springfield.
5-15: Todd McInnis was promoted from  Single-A Quad Cities to A-Advanced Palm Beach.
5-16: Cardinals signed and assigned Clay Zavada to Triple-A Memphis.
5-16: Triple-A Norfolk placed Joel Pineiro on the disabled list.
5-16: Dodgers assigned Aaron Miles to Triple-A Albuquerque.
5-17: Padres released Brian Tallet from Triple-A Tucson.
5-17: Jamie Romak was traded from Triple-A Omaha to Memphis.
5-17: Triple-A Rochester assigned Brad Thompson to Double-A New Britain.
5-17: Single-A Quad Cities placed Anthony Garcia on the disabled list.
5-17: Single-A Quad Cities activated Virgil Hill from the disabled list.
5-18: Cardinals recalled Brandon Dickson and Adron Chambers from Triple-A Memphis.
5-18: John Gast was promoted from Double-A Springfield to Triple-a Memphis.
5-18: Kip Wells and Anthony Reyes were assigned to Triple-A Tucson from extended spring training.
5-18: Double-A Springfield activated Deryk Hooker from the disabled list.
5-18: Double-A Springfield placed Jorge Rondon on the disabled list.
5-19: Brian Esposito was assigned to Triple-A Iowa from extended spring training.
5-19: Jeremy Patton and Ryan Sherriff were promoted from extended spring training to A-Advanced Palm Beach.
5-19: A-Advanced Palm Beach placed Carlos Martinez and Alan Ahmady on the disabled list.
5-19: Brandon Creath and Kevin Jacob were sent from Single-A Quad Cities to extended spring training.
5-19: Neal Pritchard and Bob Revesz were promoted from extended spring training to Single-A Quad Cities.
5-20: Rockies recalled Adam Ottavino from Triple-A Colorado Springs.
5-20: Cardinals selected Matt Adams from Triple-A Memphis.
5-20: Marlins selected Donovan Solano from Triple-A New Orleans.
5-20: Kevin Howard was sent from Triple-A Las Vegas to Double-A New Hampshire.
5-20: Durham activated Bryan Augenstein from the disabled list.
5-20: Double-A Binghamton activated Kevin Mulvey from the disabled list.
5-20: Chris Corrigan was promoted from A-Advanced Palm Beach to Double-A Springfield.
5-20: A-Advanced Palm Beach activated Michael Swinson from the disabled list.
5-21: Cardinals assigned Lou Montanez to Triple-A Memphis.
5-21: Double-A Bowie assigned Scott Thomas to Triple-A Norfolk.
5-21: Seth Maness was promoted from A-Advanced Palm Beach to Double-A Springfield.
5-21: Scott Schneider was sent from Double-A Springfield to A-Advanced Palm Beach.
5-22: Triple-A Albuquerque activated Mike Parisi from the disabled list.
5-22: Triple-A Monclova signed and activated Amaury Cazana.
5-22: Triple-A Aguascalientes released Dan Serafini.
5-23: Cardinals recalled Steven Hill from Triple-A Memphis.
5-23: Double-A Pensacola traded Koyie Hill to the Cubs, who called him up.
5-23: Cardinals released Michael Santana from extended spring training.
5-23: Giants signed Brad Penny to a minor league deal after being released by Softbank (Japan).
5-24: Orioles signed and assigned J.C. Romero to Triple-A Norfolk.
5-25: Orioles recalled Stuart Pomeranz from Triple-A Norfolk.
5-26: Cardinals recalled Chuckie Fick and optioned Fernando Salas to Triple-A Memphis.
5-26: Nick Derba was promoted from Double-A Springfield to Triple-A Memphis.
5-26: Triple-A Albuquerque activated Alex Castellanos from the disabled list.
5-26: Travis Tartamella was promoted from A-Advanced Palm Beach to Double-A Springfield.
5-26: Reds signed Niko Vasquez and assigned him to A-Advanced Bakersfield.
5-26: Roberto Reyes was sent from Single-A Quad Cities to extended spring training.
5-26: Single-A Quad Cities activated Anthony Garcia from the disabled list.
5-27: Kevin Mulvey announced retirement from Double-A Binghamton.
5-27: Nick Gillung was promoted from extended spring training to A-Advanced Palm Beach.
5-28: Astros recalled David Carpenter from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
5-28: Triple-A Albuquerque placed Mike Parisi on disabled list.
5-28: Double-A Akron assigned Michel Hernandez to Triple-A Columbus.
5-28: Triple-A Puebla signed and activated D'Angelo Jimenez.
5-29: Blue Jays recalled Mike McCoy from Triple-A Las Vegas.
5-29: Nationals assigned Erik Komatsu to Triple-A Syracuse.
5-29: Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre sent Russell Branyan down to A-Advanced Tampa.
5-29: Mets assigned Miguel Batista to Double-A Binghamton.
5-29: Cardinals activated Cody Stanley from suspended list and assigned him to A-Advanced Palm Beach from Single-A Quad Cities.
5-30: Padres signed Jason Marquis and assigned him to Double-A San Antonio.
5-30: Brad Watson was promoted from extended spring training to A-Advanced Palm Beach.
5-30: A-Advanced Palm Beach placed Michael Swinson on the disabled list.
5-31: Cardinals optioned Brandon Dickson and Chuckie Fick to Triple-A Memphis.
5-31: Cardinals recalled Maikel Cleto from Triple-A Memphis.
5-31: Dodgers recalled Alex Castellanos from Triple-A Albuquerque.
5-31: Double-A Midland placed Shane Peterson on the disabled list.
6-1: Cardinals recalled Sam Freeman from Triple-a Memphis.
6-1: Triple-A Louisville placed Brett Tomko on the disabled list.
6-1: Triple-A Norfolk assigned Scott Thomas to Double-A Bowie.
6-1: A-Advanced Palm Beach transferred Ryan Copeland and Boone Whiting from the seven-day to 60-day disabled list.
6-1: Ildemaro Vargas was promoted from extended spring training to A-Advanced Palm Beach.
6-1: Russell Branyan was sent from A-Advanced Tampa to extended spring training.
6-1: Triple-A Monclova signed and activated Josh Dew.
6-1: A-Advanced Palm Beach placed Zach Russell on the disabled list.
6-2: Cardinals signed and assigned Bladimil Franco, Luis De La Rosa, Dailyn Martinez, Jose Lara, Juan Fresa, Alirio Negrette, Jeffry Cerdas, Domingo Sanchez, Ramon Feliz, Jose Godoy, Dewen Perez, Eliezer Alvarez, Ramon Santos, Frederis Parra, Sergio Ripoll, and Isaac Silva to the Dominican Summer League.
6-2: Double-A Springfield placed Jose Garcia on the disabled list.
6-2: Garrett Wittels was promoted from extended spring training to Double-A Springfield.
6-2: Tyler Johnson was promoted from Double-A Tulsa to Triple-A Colorado Springs.

Cardinals Minors May 31, 2012: Mike O'Neill 3 Doubles, 2 Singles, & 1 RBI; Eugenio Velez 2 Doubles & 3 RBIs; Virgil Hill Solo HR

Round Rock beat Memphis 9-3

Individual Highlights:
Lou Montanez 1-for-4 with one run, one walk, and one outfield assist.
Jaime Romak 2-for-3 with one double, one run, one walk, and assisted in one double play.
Eugenio Velez 2-for-3 with two doubles, three two-out RBIs, one hit by pitch, and assisted in one double play.
Jess Todd entered in the fourth and pitched two innings.  He allowed four hits, no runs, one walk, and struck three out. (p-s:45-27)(g/f:0-2)
Barret Browning entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and one walk. (p-s:15-6)(g/f:3-0)

Rough Outing:
Mark Hamilton 0-for-4 with one strikeout.
Pete Kozma 0-for-4 with two strikeouts and assisted in one double play.
Aaron Bates 0-for-4 at the plate.
Cedric Hunter 0-for-4 at the plate.
Shelby Miller started and pitched three innings.  He allowed two hits, five earned runs, one home run, four walks, and struck three out for the losing decision (4-4). (p-s:70-42)(g/f:4-2)
Clay Zavada entered in the sixth and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed one hit, two earned runs, and two walks. (p-s:26-14)(g/f:1-1)
Chuckie Fick entered in the seventh and pitched two-thirds of an inning.  He allowed four hits, two earned runs, and struck one out. (p-s:19-15)(g/f:1-0)(ir-s:2-2)

Notes:
St. Louis Cardinals sent Brandon Dickson and Chuckie Fick down and called up Maikel Cleto and Sam Freeman from Memphis.

Memphis Redbirds Official Site Post Game
Memphis Commercial Appeal Post Game
Round Rock Express Official Site Post Game

San Antonio beat Springfield 8-1

Individual Highlights:
Oscar Taveras 1-for-3 with one walk.
Adam Melker 1-for-1 at the plate.
Justin Wright entered in the eighth and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed two hits, no runs, and struck one out. (p-s:24-15)(g/f:0-1)

Rough Outing:
Kyle Conley 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
Jake Shaffer 0-for-3 at the plate.
Scott Gorgen started and pitched five innings.  He allowed four hits, four earned runs, four walks, struck three out, and assisted in one double play for the losing decision (2-4).  1-for-1 at the plate. (p-s:89-52)(g/f:4-4)
Kevin Thomas entered in the sixth and pitched 1.2 innings.  He allowed five hits, three earned runs, one home run, and struck one out. (p-s:23-18)(g/f:3-0)
Jesse Simpson entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, and one home run. (p-s:17-10)(g/f:2-0)(ir-s:1-0)

Former Cardinal:
Jason Marquis started and pitched seven innings.  He allowed five hits, one earned run, two walks, threw two wild pitches, struck five out, and assisted in one double play for the winning decision (1-0).  1-for-3 with one two-out RBI, one run, and grounded into one double play at the plate. (p-s:97-60)(g/f:10-1)

Springfield Cardinals Official Site Post Game
Springfield News-Leader Post Game

St. Lucie beat Palm Beach 8-3

Individual Highlights:
Mike O'Neill 5-for-5 with three doubles, one RBI, one run, and two stolen bases.
Geoff Klein 2-for-3 with one strikeout.
Rainel Rosario 1-for-4 with one double, one RBI, two strikeouts, and outfield assist.

Rough Outing:
Ronny Gil 0-for-4 with one sacrifice and one strikeout.
Jonathan Rodriguez 0-for-1 with one strikeout.
Nick Longmire 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
Anthony Ferrara started and pitched four innings.  He allowed five hits, three earned runs, three walks, struck six out, and picked one runner off for the losing decision (2-4). (g/f:2-2)
Zach Russell entered in the fifth and pitched two innings.  He allowed four hits, three earned runs, three walks, committed one pickoff error, and struck two out. (g/f:1-2)
Iden Nazario entered in the seventh and pitched 1.2 innings.  He allowed three hits, two earned runs, three walks, and struck one out. (g/f:1-1)

Beloit beat Quad Cities 8-1

Individual Highlights:
Virgil Hill 1-for-4 with one home run, one RBI, one run, and two strikeouts.
Dail Villanueva started and pitched five innings.  He allowed four hits, three runs (two earned), one home run, five walks, and struck six out for the losing decision (3-3). (g/f:3-3)

Rough Outing:
Colin Walsh 0-for-4 and assisted in one double play.
Nick Martini 0-for-3 at the plate.
Robert Stock entered in the sixth and pitched two innings.  He allowed two hits, three runs (two earned), one home run, two walks, and struck three out. (g/f:3-1)
Danny Miranda entered in the eighth and pitched two innings.  He allowed two hits, two earned runs, one walk, threw one wild pitch, struck two out, and assisted in one double play. (g/f:2-1)

Quad Cities River Bandits Official Site Post Game
Quad-City Times Post Game

Cardinals Minors May 30, 2012: Anthony Garcia Doubles, 2 Homers, & 6 RBIs; Kyle COnley Doubles, Homers Twice, & Knocks In 5 Runs; Nick Martini & Jonathan Rodriguez Each Homer & Drives in 3 Runs

Memphis beat Round Rock 4-3

Individual Highlights:

Lou Montanez 1-for-3 with two runs, one walk, and grounded into one double play.

Jaime Romak 1-for-3 with two RBIs (one w/two-outs), one sac fly, grounded into one double play, and assisted in two double plays.

Eugenio Velez 1-for-2 with one home run, one RBI, one run, and one strikeout.

Pete Kozma 2-for-4 with one double, one run, and assisted in two double plays.

Cedric Hunter 1-for-2 with two walks and one strikeout.

Bryan Anderson 1-for-1 with one RBI.

Joe Kelly started and pitched seven innings.  He allowed five hits, two runs (one earned), three walks, and struck two out. (p-s:102-62)(g/f:12-3)

Fernando Salas entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck two out for the winning decision (1-0). (p-s:14-9)(g/f:1-0)

Rough Outing:

Maikel Cleto entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, and struck one out.  (p-s:11-8)(g/f:2-0)

Notes:

Zack Cox left the game early after being hit in the helmet by a pitch.

Hometown newspaper Ventura County Star talks with Chuckie Fick on his debut.

Memphis Redbirds Official Site Post Game

Memphis Commercial Appeal Post Game

Round Rock Express Official Site Post Game

Statesman Post Game

Springfield beat San Antonio 10-5

Individual Highlights:
Kolten Wong 1-for-4 with one double, one run, one walk, and assisted in two double plays.
Jermaine Curtis 2-for-4 with one double, one run, and one hit by pitch.
Oscar Taveras 2-for-4 with one double, two RBIs, one run, one sac fly, and one strikeout.
Kyle Conley 3-for-4 with one double, two home runs, five RBIs (two/ two-outs), three runs, and one strikeout.
Greg Garcia 2-for-4 with one run, one fielding error, and assisted in two double plays.
Audry Perez 1-for-4 with two two-out RBIs.
Adam Melker one walk and one run.
Tyler Lyons started and pitched seven innings.  He allowed seven hits, three earned runs, two home runs, and struck seven out for the winning decision (4-4).  0-for-2 at the plate. (p-s:84-59)(g/f:9-1)
Eric Fornataro entered in the seventh and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed two hits, no runs, one walk, and struck one out for the hold (8). (p-s:32-21)(g/f:3-0)

Rough Outing:
Deryk Hooker entered in the seventh and pitched two-thirds of an inning.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, one home run, and one walk for the hold (1). (p-s:13-7)(g/f:1-0)
Mike Blazek entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, one walk, and struck two out. (p-s:23-14)(g/f:0-1)

Springfield Cardinals Official Site Post Game
Springfield News-Leader: Cardinals Corner Post Game

Palm Beach beat St. Lucie 3-1

Individual Highlights:
Starlin Rodriguez 1-for-2 with one run, one walk, and one fielding error.
Jonathan Rodriguez 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBIs, one run, two strikeouts, and assisted in one double play.
Cody Stanley 1-for-3 with one double and two strikeouts.
Brad Watson started and pitched six innings.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, one home run, one walk, and struck four out. (g/f:3-0)
Aidan Lucas entered in the seventh and pitched two innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, one walk, and struck one out for the winning decision (1-0). (g/f:5-0)
Chase Reid entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck one out for the save (3). (g/f:2-0)

Rough Outing:
Ronny Gil 0-for-4 at the plate.
Nick Longmire 0-for-3 at the plate.
Geoff Klein 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.

Palm Beach Cardinals Official Site Post Game

Quad Cities beat Beloit 20-3

Individual Highlights:
Virgil Hill 3-for-5 with one double, three RBIs, four runs, and one walk.
Nick Martini 3-for-6 with one home run, three RBIs, two runs, and one strikeout.
Tyler Rahmatulla 2-for-4 with three RBIs (one w/two-outs), three runs, two walks, one fielding error, and assisted in one double play.
Colin Walsh 1-for-5 with one RBI, one run, one hit by pitch, and one strikeout.
Anthony Garcia 3-for-5 with one double, two home runs, six RBIs (two w/two-outs), three runs, and one strikeout.
David Medina 1-for-4 with one double, one RBI, two runs, one walk, two strikeouts, and assisted in one double play.
Casey Rasmus 1-for-4 with one run, one walk, and two strikeouts.
Matt Williams 3-for-5 with one double, two RBIs (one w/two-outs), two runs, and one fielding error.
Neal Pritchard 1-for-4 with two runs, one walk, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.
Sam Gaviglio started and pitched seven innings.  He allowed four hits, two runs (one earned), two walks, threw one wild pitch, and struck five out for the winning decision (3-3). (g/f:16-1)
Heath Wyatt entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, one walk, and struck one out. (g/f:2-0)

Rough Outing:
Willy Paulino entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, two walks, threw one wild pitch, and struck two out. (g/f:0-1)

Quad Cities River Bandits Official Site Post Game
Quad-City Times Post Game

Cardinals Minor League Notebook 7-20-11

Nick Stavinoha hits three-run homer in Memphis’ extra inning win. David Medina, Virgil Hill and Cesar Valera each drive in two as Batavia takes victory and share of first. Stalyn Lopez allowed one run over six in GCL win. Shane Robinson and Alex Castellanos each knock in two runs in Springfield loss.

The Cardinal Nation

Batavia Clubs Jamestown 10-2

The Batavia Muckdogs turned up the offense against the Pinckney Division-leading Jamestown Jammers Tuesday night, winning 10-2 on the road.

The Daily News

Jamestown Falls To Batavia, 10-2

The Batavia Muckdogs raced out to an early lead and never looked back with a win, 10-2, over the Jamestown Jammers and move into a first-place tie with the purple and green at Diethrick Park Tuesday night.

Batavia Muckdogs Official Site

Cardinals Minor League Notebook 7-18-11

43rd selection Chris Costantino tosses no-hitter in NECBL. Tyler Greene drives in two runs in Memphis loss. Chris Swauger plates three runs in Springfield defeat. Chris Corrigan goes two scoreless but Palm Beach is shut out. Boone Whiting strikes out eight over seven in Quad Cities win. Virgil Hill Knocks in four runs in Batavia victory.

The Cardinal Nation

Batavia Wins Weekend Games, Tie For Division Lead

The Batavia Muckdogs have been as hot as the weather recently, which has vaulted the squad into a tie at the top of the New York-Pennsylvania League’s Pinckney Division standings.

The Daily News

Batavia Wins In Ninth

Friday's night game was going so smoothly and so quickly, Muckdogs general manager Travis Sick was worried the game would finish and the sky would be too light for the planned fireworks display.

The Daily News

Batavia Wins Four In A Row

Muckdogs hammer down the dull Spikes 16 to 3. This makes it 4 in a row for Batavia. Denean Hill won’t be allowed to leave Batavia, as the Muckdogs are unbeaten on her visit. Her son Virgil had been the savior for the Muckdogs on Tuesday and Wednesday night. Tuesday in the bottom of the 8th Virgil hit a 2 run homer to give the Muckdogs the lead 2 to 1. On Wednesday, Virgil lead off the bottom of the ninth with a triple and Cesar Valera singled him in for a 2 to 1 walk-off win.

The Muckdog Blog

Batavia Gets Some Good Karma

Ancient Buddhist philosophers — and baseball cliché pontificators — believe that the world exists in balance.

Don’t get too high or too low. Everything balances out.

The Daily News

State College Falls To Batavia In 9th, 2-1

Matt Skirving bumped his doubles total up to seven with an RBI two-base hit, and Stetson Allie made another fine start, but the State College Spikes fell in the bottom of the ninth to the Batavia Muckdogs, 2-1, on Wednesday night at Dwyer Stadium.

State College Spikes Official Site

Batavia Sinks Mahoning Valley On Virgil Hill's Late HR

It doesn't get much better than hitting a home run to give your team the lead with your family sitting in the front row.

The Daily News

Cardinals Minor League Notebook 7-6-11

Adron Chambers drives in three as Memphis goes down late. John Gast K's six and picks off two over seven in Springfield win. Arquimedes Nieto and Richard Castillo combine for five scoreless in Palm Beach loss. Victor Sanchez knocks in two runs in Quad Cities victory. Kyle Hald K's 11 over six in Johnson City win.

The Cardinal Nation

Jamestown Storms Back Late To Win Over Batavia

After getting shut down by Batavia starter Seth Maness for six innings, the Jamestown Jammers dinged the Batavia bullpen for the third time in the series to rally for seven combined runs in the seventh and eighth innings to top the Muckdogs, 8-6, at Diethrick Park Friday night.

Jamestown Jammers Official Site