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Box Scores: Iowa lost 2-1 Box Score C PJ Higgins 1/3, BB, K LF C. Maybin 0/3, BB, 2 K, SB (1) 1B N. Martini 1/3, R, BB, K, 2B (1), E (2, throw) SS S. Alcántara 0/3, BB, K, SB (2) CF I. Miller 3/4, RBI, K, 2B (2), SB (1), outfield assist at second base SP S. Miller 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 4-1 GO-FO RP R. Stock 0+ IP, 1 H, 1ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR Tennessee lost 9-1 Box Score 2B L. Jordan 0/4, 2 K SS A. Weber 0/4, K, 3 E (7, fielding, fielding, throw) DH T. Payne 1/3, 2 K 3B C. Morel 0/3 RF V. Vizcaíno 2/3, R, RBI, HR (2) SP L. Lugo 2.2 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 1BB, 3 K, 3-1 GO-FO RP B. Clark 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 3-1 GO-FO RP M. Rodríguez 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 1-1 GO-FO South Bend lost 6-5 Box Score LF DJ Artis 1/2, 2R, 2 BB, HBP, 3 SB (3) CF C. Roederer 1/4, R, RBI, BB, K, SB (2) DH Y. Perlaza 2/5 RF N. Velázquez 0/3, RBI, K 3B-2B R. García 0/4, K SP R. Jensen 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 7-0 GO-FO RP B. Hughes 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO Myrtle Beach won game one 5-1 (7 innings) Box Score CF E. Americaan 1/3, R SS E. Howard 0/3 RF Y. Piñango 1/3, 2 R, RBI 1B M. Mervis 0/2, R, BB LF J. Wetzel 0/1, R, BB 3B L. Verdugo 0/3, K DH J. Sierra 2/2, 4 RBI, BB - 2021 debut SP M. Espinoza 5 IP, 5H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 8-0 GO-FO RP S. Kobos 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 3-0 GO-FO Myrtle Beach lost game two 2-1 (8 innings) Box Score CF E. Americaan 1/4, 2K SS Y. Santana 0/2, K DH Y. Piñango 0/3 1B M. Mervis 0/2, HBP LFJ. Wetzel 0/3, K 3B L. Verdugo 1/3, R, 2B (4) RF J. Sierra 0/2, BB, 2 K, SB (1) C E. Hearn 1/3, 2 K SP DJ Herz 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 2-1 GO-FO

Ed Howard went 2/3 with 2 singles and a walk but still had a strikeout. Cayne Ueckert had a scoreless inning with 2 more Ks. Up to 11 Ks against only 1 BB in 6 innings between high-A and AA.

He got the first 6 batters with no control issues before running into trouble in the third. He had a couple of walks and two hits. Very encouraging rebound.

Box Scores: Iowa lost 4-3 Box Score RF-C R. Ortega 1/4, R, BB 1B-RF PJ Higgins 2/4, R, 3B (1), HBP LF C. Maybin 0/4 C T. Gushue 2/3, R, RBI, BB, HR (1) SS S. Alcántara 0/4, K SP K. Stewart 5 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 5-2 GO-FO RP D. Mekkes 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-2 GO-FO RP J. Adam 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 0-2 GO-FO Tennessee lost 7-1 Box Score SS A. Weber 1/4, RBI, 2B (2), 3 K C M. Amaya 0/4, K RF C. Morel 1/4, 2 K, 2B (1) SP J. Assad 3 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 2 HR, 1-1 Go-FO RP C. Ueckert 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GO-FO South Bend won 4-1 Box Score CF DJ Artis 0/4 LF C. Roederer 1/4, 2 K, 2B (2) RF Y. Perlaza 2/4, R, RBI, 2 2B (3) 3B R. García 2/3, RBI, 2B (1), E (2, fielding) SP D. Casey 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 4-4 GO-FO Myrtle Beach lost 10-2 Box Score CF E. Americaan 0/5, 3 K 2B Y. Santana 1/4, K SS E. Howard 2/3, R, BB, K 1B M. Mervis 1/2, R, 2 BB, K, E (1, fielding) RF Y. Piñango 0/3, K 3B L. Verdugo 0/4, 2 K LF J. Wetzel 1/4, RBI, 2 K C E. Hearn 0/3, BB, K SP R. Gallardo 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 4-1 GO-FO

Jordan Nwogu hurt his hamstring beating out an infield single. José Albertos on the season: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K. Might be time to get him some rotation innings.

Burl Carraway walked all 5 guys he faced and only threw 2 strikes out of 22 pitches tonight.

Max Bain so far: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Nice

The reason I tempered my expectations on Howard - on top of losing his whole senior year - is that he's a cold weather kid while PCA, Walker and Hassell are all from warm weather climates (Zac Veen too but he's off to a bad start too).

Named After Maddux has a mock:

It’s actually 6 Ks, but that’s not so bad and I like the walks. It also seems like his defensive game is on point this year So it is. I was looking at the RBI column, apparently.

It’s only 26 PAs but Miguel Amaya has struck out only 3 times (5 walks, .910 OPS).

Box Scores: Iowa won 7-3 Box Score CF T. Thompson 3/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (1), HR (1) RF R. Ortega 0/5, 2 K LF C. Maybin 1/5, K C J. Lobatón 0/4, 2 K SS S. Alcántara 3/4, 2 R, RBI SP C. Abbott 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, 1 WP, 4-2 GO-FO RP T. Nance 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1-1 GO-FO Tennessee lost 2-0 Box Score 2B L. Jordan 1/3, BB, 2 K, 2B (3) DH M. Amaya 1/2, 2 BB, K RF C. Morel 0/4, 2K SP E. Uelmen 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 4-4 GO-FO RP E. Roberts 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP D. Valdéz 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP B. Leeper 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 1-1 GO-FO South Bend lost 10-1 Box Score CF DJ Artis 0/2, 2 BB LF C. Roederer 0/4, 2 K DH Y. Perlaza 0/4, 2 K 3B R. García 0/3 SP M. Bain 4.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 2 HBP, 1 WP, 0-5 GO-FO RP J. Gámez 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP B. Carraway 0+ IP, 0 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 0 K, 2 WP Myrtle Beach won 4-3 Box Score CF E. Americaan 1/4, R, RBI, HR (2) 2B Y. Santana 1/2, R, 2 BB, CS (1) SS E. Howard 0/2, RBI, BB, 2 K 1B M. Mervis 0/3, RBI, K RF Y. Piñango 2/4, RBI, 2B (3) LF J. Nwogu 1/3, K - left game with injury DH E. Hearn 0/2, R, BB, 2 K SP S. Thoresen 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K, 1-2 GO-FO RP J. Albertos 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 3-1 GO-FO

I think he was scratched late from the lineup the first of those four days so probably. No idea what it is but hopefully it's not serious since he isn't on the IL.

Box Scores: Iowa lost 6-1 Box Score CF I. Miller 0/5, 4 K RF R. Ortega 1/4, BB, K, 2B (2) C PJ Higgins 1/2, 2 BB DH C. Maybin 0/3, R, BB SS S. Alcántara 0/4, K SP B. Holmes 4.2 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 7 K, 3 HR, 2-1 GO-FO RP M. Rucker 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 4-0 GO-FO RP K. Ryan, 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO Tennessee lost 6-4 Box Score 3B L. Jordan 3/4, R, 3 RBI, BB, K, HR (2) C M. Amaya 1/3, 2 BB, K, PB (2) CF C. Morel 0/5, 4 K SS A. Weber 0/4, 3 K SP M. Swarmer 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 2-5 GO-FO RP B. Clark 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 0 K, 2 WP, 0-1 GO-FO RP B. Hudson 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 2-0 GO-FO South Bend lost 8-3 Box Score CF DJ Artis 1/4, RBI, K, SB (1) LF C. Roederer 1/3, BB, K RF Y. Perlaza 1/4 3B R. García 1/4, R, K SP C. Kachmar 4.2 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 1 WP, 3-3 GO-FO RP E. Ramos 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 2-0 GO-FO, E (1, throw) Myrtle Beach PPD - Inclement Weather

Iowa has thrown 6 no-hit innings so far tonight, which means they’ve now thrown 15 consecutive no-hit innings.

He tweeted this today:

After two games at South Bend, Cayne Ueckert has been promoted to AA Tennessee.

Bryant and Fabian's college strikeout rates aren't at all similar in their sophomore and junior years. Bryant K%: 22.18% as a freshman, 14.45% as a sophomore and 14.57% as a junior. Fabian: 21.74%, 22.22% and 27.70%. Kris also walked more than he struck out his sophomore and junior year (Fabian isn't close to that) and had far better power.

I'm expecting Hill to go to a team with a comp pick or high second rounder because they'll be able to manage the extra bonus demands and are better able to handle the additional risk. Maybe with Hoglund now needing TJS too, both of them can't be funneled to teams with more bonus space. Even with his swing changes that match up with improved contact, I'm not a fan of Fabian. I just am not comfortable with guys who strike out so much in college (call it Brett Jackson flashbacks if you will but it's not like the Dodgers were able to fix Jeren Kendall's contact issues).