CarL1 Wilmington Blue Rocks

Blue Rocks Game Notes

Published on July 14, 2012 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Wilmington Blue Rocks News Release


FINALLY: It took almost three months, but Jason Adam finally got to taste individual victory with his first win since April 23 as the Wilmington Blue Rocks took down the Potomac Nationals by a 3-1 mark on Friday night at Frawley Stadium.

ADAM'S EVENING: Adam went seven strong innings, allowing one run on six hits with six strikeouts. Since April 23, he took eight consecutive losses and followed that with five straight no-decisions.

SEVEN & SEVEN: Adam went seven innings for the victory, the fourth time he has thrown that many frames in one outing and the second in a row. The rest of the team has only accomplished that feat five times collectively.

STREAKING: The win for the Rocks is their fourth in a row, matching a season-best run. They won four straight ballgames from May 20-23. In fact, both four-game winning streaks have come in the same fashion; beating Myrtle Beach in the final game of a series and then taking three in a row against Potomac. The Blue Rocks have not won five straight games since they pulled off a six-game streak last season from May 19-25.

PACKING 'EM IN: The Blue Rocks drew 7,444 fans on Friday night for fireworks and Cowboy Monkey Rodeo. It was the fifth-largest crowd in the history of Frawley Stadium. The only other sellout this season was the home opener, a walk-off win against Frederick that also came on Friday the 13th, of April.

POUNDING POTOMAC: Friday's result dropped the P-Nats to 0-6 at Frawley Stadium this season. During those meetings, the Rocks have outscored their divisional foe, 31-8. Potomac is guaranteed a losing record in Delaware this season.

SECOND LIFE: In the first half, the Blue Rocks scored just 227 runs for a league-low 3.2 runs/game average. Entering tonight, Wilmington has scored 125 runs over its first 22 games of the second stanza for an average of 5.7 runs/game. The team that hit 31 homers over the 70-game first half, the second-lowest total in the loop, has bashed 28 early in the second. The Blue Crew hit a league-worst .231 in the first half, but owns a .270 (208-for-769) clip this half.

LONG DIVISION: Tonight ends a stretch with 17 out of 20 games against Northern Division opponents. The Rocks are 18-36 against teams from the South and 22-16 versus their brothers in the North (9-4 versus Potomac).

SIMPSON SIR, SECTOR 7G: The Blue Rocks have been bashing homers at an incredible rate. Wilmington entered this homestand with five home runs over its first 39 home games. It already has seven through six games on this homestand. Since failing to homer on June 30, the Blue Rocks have slammed 21 homers over a stretch of just a dozen games.

OH, THERE YOU ARE: For the third night in a row, a Blue Rocks starting pitcher picked up a victory. Adam did the honors last night. Andy Ferguson notched one on Thursday after Brooks Pounders did it on Wednesday. Pounders also had one on June 26 at Potomac. Those have been the only three wins by a Wilmington starting pitcher since Sugar Ray Marimon went to 4-0 with a victory against Carolina on June 5. Since Sugar's success, the team has played 34 games, going 12-22 in that time. It is no coincidence that three starters suffered injuries at the start of his long three-win run. Santiago Garrido, Greg Billo and Leondy Perez have all been on the shelf since suffering their respective injuries over a week-long span from June 2-8.

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