Hawai'i Winter League

[ChiefsVoice]

The Cubs will be seding Chiefs LHP Scott Koerber (originally scheduled to go to instructs) and Boise IF Josh Lansford...

 

I guess there could be others but our staff said those were the only two on the list they received yesterday.

 

Nathan

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Thanks, Nate! I was hoping someone from Daytona who had been injured for a bit would go too (Petrick, Berg, Phelps), but I guess not.

 

Is there a reason they changed Koerber from instructs?

[Mephistopheles]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/news/262521.html

 

Rosters are out. Koerber is the only Cub.

[Guest]

Just to be difficult...

 

Do they actually play the games on Hawai'i? Or are they on Oahu? In which case, shouldn't the apostrophe be removed?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

The games are all on Oahu. I'm no expert, but I'm not sure why the state wouldn't use the same name/pronounciation as the island.

 

Anyways, the league got started on Sunday. Scott Koerber pitched for North Shore in the opener and got the win by pitching the 5th and 6th. Scott's line: 2 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 1 K/0 BB. Here's the Honolulu Advertiser's article and box score.

 

Koerber's 5th inning:

 

S. Kazmar flies out to RF.

W. Venable strikes out swinging.

J. Mayberry pops out to 1B in foul territory.

(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

 

Koerber's 6th inning:

 

J. Whittleman lines out to CF.

J. Ford pops out to 1B in foul territory.

T. Sakaguchi doubles to left field.

M. Stodolka singles through the hole at second base, T. Sakaguchi scores.

M. Moriyama grounds out, 1-3.

(1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

[CaliforniaRaisin]

10/4: Koerber pitched a shutout 8th inning: 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 K/2 BB, 32 pitches (17 strikes).

 

Koerber vs. West Oahu in the 8th inning:

 

J. Ford walks.

J. Mayberry walks, Ford to second base.

M. Stodolka strikes out looking. One out.

J. Whittleman grounds a single to LF, bases loaded.

E. Frostad strikes out looking. Two outs.

S. Kazmar grounds out, 5-3.

 

Koerber so far in Hawaii: 3 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 3 K/2 BB.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

10/7: Koerber started and threw 3 shutout innings, racking up 7 Ks:

 

3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 7 K/1 BB, 48 pitches (32 strikes).

 

Koerber vs. Waikiki in the first inning:

 

D. Fowler singles to shortstop.

M. Minicozzi strikes out looking. One out.

D. Fowler steals second base.

R. Eastley strikes out looking. Two outs.

C. Garner strikes out swinging.

 

Koerber vs. Waikiki in the second inning:

 

G. Psomas doubles to center field.

N. Schierholtz strikes out swinging. One out.

C. Nelson grounds out, 5-3. Two outs.

T. Okazaki strikes out swinging.

 

Koerber vs. Waikiki in the third inning:

 

T. Egawa strikes out swinging. One out.

D. Fowler strikes out swinging. Two outs.

M. Minicozzi walks.

R. Eastley grounds out, 1-3.

 

Koerber so far in Hawaii: 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 10 K/3 BB.

[Vinestal]

Could someone post some background/info on Koerber, where is he from does he have potiential to be an impact prospect? Just currious never heard of the guy. List of pitches and velocity would be nice as well.

[the splendid splinter]

Koerber is from Michigan State University (the one that always chokes in football). He's a converted pitcher from an outfielder and had a pretty good yr in Peoria in 06. His fb I thought I read was 87-90 and his curveball is suppose to be his best pitch. I think I also read that Stan Zielinski signed him.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Sounds about right, good LOOGY potential.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

http://www.iamhawaii.com/

 

You can listen to Hawaiian Winter League games here (though you have to register). I'm pretty sure Scott Koerber will be pitching tonight. Of course, with the time difference, today's 7 pm game in Honolulu will be 12 am CT.

[wade]

I thought Chaz Roe, right handed pitcher for the Rockies (from my hometown) was going to Hawaii, but I can't find anything on him.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

I thought Chaz Roe, right handed pitcher for the Rockies (from my hometown) was going to Hawaii, but I can't find anything on him.

 

Doesn't look like he's on the list of Rockies sent to Hawaii:

 

2B Eric Young, Jr.

OF Cole Garner

OF Dexter Fowler

P Adam Bright

P Chin Lung Lo

P Shane Lindsay

[wade]

I thought Chaz Roe, right handed pitcher for the Rockies (from my hometown) was going to Hawaii, but I can't find anything on him.

 

Doesn't look like he's on the list of Rockies sent to Hawaii:

 

2B Eric Young, Jr.

OF Cole Garner

OF Dexter Fowler

P Adam Bright

P Chin Lung Lo

P Shane Lindsay

 

I play softball with his older brother, I'll have to check and see what happened on Tuesday. Maybe they sent him somewhere else or just want him to workout in the offseason and take it easy on the arm.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

North Shore won 6-5, box

 

S. Koerber 4 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 8 K/2 BB, WP, 4 GO-1 FO, 80 pitches (54 strikes) - overall: 10 IP, 4 ER, 11 H, 18 K/5 BB

 

Koerber actually struck out 4 guys in the 2nd inning and the final run he gave up scored on an inning-ending DP.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

North Shore was rained out on Saturday and had their Sunday doubleheader postponed due to the two earthquakes on the big island. Tomorrow is an off day and Tuesday was supposed to be Koerber's day to pitch, but with two games cancelled/postponed, who knows what's going on.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Baseball America[/url]"]The games in Hawaii Winter Baseball took a backseat to safety on Sunday after an earthquake struck the chain of Pacific islands. The quake, which registered 6.6 on the Richter Scale and was the largest to hit the Hawaiian islands since 1983, started at 7:07 local time and both games on the Hawaii Winter Baseball schedule were postponed by 10 a.m.

 

"We cancelled everything early," Waikiki Beach Boys manager Lenn Sakata said. "We had no electricity and we were already getting hit with some rain.

 

"We've been pretty lucky weather-wise up until this, but of course, this is the kind of phenomenon where you just be thankful that it wasn't worse than it could have been."

 

The earthquake was centered just off the Kona coast on the west side of the "big island" of Hawaii. All four of Hawaii Winter Baseball's four clubs play on the island of Oahu, which is about 200 miles northwest of the big island.

 

And while each island in the chain was shaken by the quake, a 12-hour power outage was the worst the Honolulu area had to endure.

 

"It wasn't too much," Sakata said. "The power outage lasted about 12 hours, so there was obvious chaos about that--people not being prepared, that sort of thing. There was some damage and things were shaking, but it wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been. It's just one of those lessons that makes you remember there are a lot of things you can't control."

 

They were going to try to get a doubelheader for both stadiums, but it sounds like one game each has already been postponed.

[TruffleShuffle]

Good to see people putting the apostrophe in Hawai'i! This is one of my missions in life, to get everyone to do it. I put it in whenever I mention Hawai'ian weather our website (at work).

[Guest]

Good to see people putting the apostrophe in Hawai'i! This is one of my missions in life, to get everyone to do it. I put it in whenever I mention Hawai'ian weather our website (at work).

Going back to my question earlier in the thread...

 

The state is named Hawaii and the island is Hawai'i. Are the games all on the big island?

[karenmac]

Nope, all the games are being played on Oahu...

[TruffleShuffle]

Good to see people putting the apostrophe in Hawai'i! This is one of my missions in life, to get everyone to do it. I put it in whenever I mention Hawai'ian weather our website (at work).

Going back to my question earlier in the thread...

 

The state is named Hawaii and the island is Hawai'i. Are the games all on the big island?

 

The state's government website refers to the state as Hawai`i, as does the University of Hawai`i website. Obviously the state government represents all the islands, the University has campuses on more than one island.

[goonys evil twin]

Good to see people putting the apostrophe in Hawai'i! This is one of my missions in life, to get everyone to do it. I put it in whenever I mention Hawai'ian weather our website (at work).

Going back to my question earlier in the thread...

 

The state is named Hawaii and the island is Hawai'i. Are the games all on the big island?

 

None of them are being played on the big island, they are on Oahu.

 

 

just saw somebody else answered

[CaliforniaRaisin]

North Shore wins 7-4, box:

 

SP S. Koerber 5 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 4 K/0 BB, HBP, 8 GO-3 FO, 62 pitches (43 strikes)

 

Overall: 15 IP, 5 ER, 15 H, 22 K/5 BB, 3.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP

[CaliforniaRaisin]

North Shore wins 10-9, . All 5 runs scored on Koerber came with 2 outs, 1 scored in the first inning, 4 more in the third.

 

SP S. Koerber 3 IP, 5 ER, 8 H, 2 K/2 BB, HBP, HR, 3 GO-3 FO, 58 pitches (34 strikes)

 

Overall: 18 IP, 10 ER, 23 H, 24 K/7 BB, 1 HBP, 1 HR, 5.00 ERA, 1.67 WHIP

[CaliforniaRaisin]

• While 30 Japanese players are currently in the Hawaiian League, none of the 10 position players on the circuit particularly stood out to one scout. "It's just a different philosophy in terms of hitting approach," the scout said. "With all these guys, there's no front side--it's just gone and they're up there to bail and wail. I know Ichiro (Suzuki) played here, but I don't see Ichiro." North Shore third baseman Takehiro Donoue might be the best of the bunch. The 21-year-old Chunichi Dragons product was hitting .385 (10-for-26) through his first 26 at-bats. "He's got decent hands and arm strength at third, but I don't see the power translating for the position," the scout said. "He's more of a gap hitter and if you move him to second base maybe you have something." Of Donoue's first 10 hits, two were doubles.

 

• Japanese arms were a different story, however, as five pitchers from Japan ranked among the top 10 in ERA through the season's first two weeks. The best of those five were lefthanders Kanehisa Arime (Honolulu) and Atsushi Nohmi (Waikiki). Arime, 28, went 2-0, 0.00 with a 10-2 strikeout-walk ratio through his first 13 innings, while Nohmi, 27, was 1-0, 0.00 with a 10-3 strikeout-walk ratio in 12 innings.