Tagged: Dayton Dragons
4/13 vs. DAY
Hawks playing pretty good baseball right now, winners of 4-of-5 and 3-of-4 at The Cove. Jeff Shields had good sink last night, and the slider was working. He’ll be an important part of the equation this season and it was encouraging to see him “click” last night. Offensively it wasn’t pretty, but offense is down all around the league (league BA is .237) as is typical in April.
Game 2-of-4 tonight versus Dayton:
Game #8
Silver Hawks (4-3) vs. Dayton Dragons (2-5)
SB: LHP John Pedrotty DAY: LHP Tanner Robles
First Pitch: 7:35 p.m. EST
Pregame: 7:15 p.m. EST
Broadcast: HERE (Archived games for the last three nights are now available online and will be available for each game moving forward).
I’m working on a feature piece with third baseman Matt Helm. If finished it will play in the middle of the 5th inning.
The top of the 5th inning will be our trivia inning. Correct answers will enter into a drawing for a $10 gift card to TGI Fridays. Email answers to silverhawkstrivia@yahoo.com and tlucian@silverhawks.com, or tweet your answer to @radiohawks. The question will be posted via twitter around 7 p.m. and read aloud on the air in the top of the 5th.
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Dbacks Prospect Watch: Jesse Darrah
Good morning…
Did anyone set their alarm to watch Oakland and Seattle in Japan (currently in the 10th inning)? I did not…
A few notes:
They are currently installing carpeting upstairs in the soon-to-be team offices.
The ownership group that purchased the L.A. Dodgers for a record-setting $2 billion, includes Magic Johnson and Peter Guber, who are partners in the Dayton Dragons of the MWL…
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Today’s prospect of choice is right-hander Jesse Darrah, an 8th Rd. selection in last year’s draft out of NAIA Fresno Pacific. According to Baseball America, his fastball sits 90-94 MPH and he has a good change up and curve ball to go along with a slider. His release point is high three-quarters. Also this from BA…
He projects as a back-of-the rotation starter and will make the jump to [South Bend] in 2012…
Last season with Missoula, Darrah went 5-2 with a 4.55 ERA in 14 appearances and 11 starts. He struck out 68 in 59 IP (10.3 K/9) and opponents hit .252 against him.
Darrah doesn’t have quite the fanfare that Archie Bradley does, but the future looks bright for both. And if BA is correct, both may begin 2012 at The Cove. We shall see.
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