CarL1 Winston-Salem Dash

Dash Game Notes

Published on May 4, 2011 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Winston-Salem Dash News Release


WINSTON-SALEM DASH (9-16) @ FREDERICK KEYS (11-13)

Wednesday, May 4, 2011, 11:00 a.m. | Harry Grove Stadium | Frederick, MD

Webcast available on www.wsdash.com 15 minutes before first pitch

Game No. 26 ⌂ Road Game No. 15 | 2011 Home Record 4-7 | 2011 Road Record 5-9

LHP Joe Serafin (0-1, 4.00) @ RHP Bobby Bundy (2-2, 2.37)

U-Turn: A night after posting one of their best offensive performances of the season, the Dash were unable to continue that momentum last night in 4-2 loss to the Frederick Keys. Winston managed just three hits on the night, the fewest for the team in a game this season; the team had a season-best-tying 12 the night before during Monday's 8-5 win. The Dash were in line for their second shutout defeat in the previous five games before Jose Martinez connected on a two-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning. The loss foiled Winston-Salem's bid for consecutive wins for the first time since April 11 - 13 and was the team's 13th defeat in the last 16 games.

Love the Drake: Frederick starter Oliver Drake put forth one of the finest performances by an opposing pitcher against the Dash all season. After escaping a jam in the first inning thanks to a solid relay to nab Jose Martinez at the plate, Drake finished his outing by retiring the next 22 men he faced. That streak ran to 23 consecutive Dash hitters retired when Sean Gleason took over in the ninth inning. Drake ended up pitching a career-high eight shutout innings, allowing just two hits and no walks while striking out eight.

TimeSplitters: The Dash and Keys finished last night's game in a brisk two hours, six minutes, making it the quickest nine-inning game Winston-Salem has played this season. It came on the heels of the longest nine-inning game the team has played in 2011, a three-hour, 17 minute contest on Monday night. The Dash had played their previously quickest game on Sunday at Wilmington, with that game clocking in at two hours, eight minutes.

Bayne rides the Train: Cameron Bayne continued an excellent stretch by the Dash's starting pitchers. He allowed just two unearned runs on six hits in six innings, but took the loss. Over the last four games, the team's starters have posted a combined ERA of just 1.44 (4 ER, 25 IP) and an opposing batting average of .216 (19 for 88).

Oester Boy: Jake Oester continues to make his presence felt since getting called up to Winston-Salem, contributing a two-out, two-run double that brought home the go-ahead run in Monday night's win. Since getting a promotion from low-A Kannapolis on April 21, Oester is batting .385 (10 for 26) with two doubles, three RBI, and two runs scored. Going back to his final two games with the Intimidators, Oester has a nine-game hit streak and is batting .364 (12 for 33). Prior to this hit streak, he had been 0 for 13 on the season.

Ian-N-Out: Dash slugger Ian Gac's 14-game hit streak ended last night with an 0 for 3 day at the plate. He missed out on one last chance to extend the streak when Jared Mitchell struck out to end the game with Gac in the on-deck circle. His streak was tied with Salem's Peter Hissey for the longest in the Carolina League this season. During the streak, he hit .346 (18 for 52) with five doubles, three home runs, eight RBI, and 11 runs scored. Gac is the Carolina League leader in home runs with eight; five of his home runs this season have either tied the game or given Winston-Salem the lead. The Seattle-native is fourth in the CL in RBI (20), fourth in slugging percentage (.613), fourth in runs scored (19), tied for fourth in extra-base hits (14), and tied for second in total bases (57).

Cuidado, Café Caliente: Jose Martinez bounced back from 11 consecutive hitless at bats and Monday night's ejection to provide most of the Dash's offense last night. Café had two of the team's three hits, going 2 for 4 with a late, two-run home run to bring home Winston's only runs of the night. It was Martinez' second home run of the season. The first was also against Frederick, last week at BB&T Ballpark. Café is among the Carolina League leaders in many categories. He is fourth in batting (.360), second in hits (36), tied for sixth in doubles (8), third in runs scored (20), fifth in on-base percentage (.407), fifth in total bases (52), and fourth in most plate appearances per strikeout (9.08).

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer: The Dash played another close contest yesterday, continuing their season-long trend of playing tight games. Twenty-one of the team's 25 games have been decided by three runs or fewer and the team has had a lead in 19 games this season. Winston has played 11 one-run games and seven two-run games. The Dash are 4-7 in one-run games and 3-4 in two run contests. At this rate, the Dash would play 101 one - or two-run games over the course of the season.

Today's Opposing Starter: RHP Bobby Bundy (2-2, 2.37) makes his fifth start of the season and his first against Winston-Salem. In his last two starts, both wins, Bundy has allowed just one run in 12 innings with 16 strikeouts and one walk. He entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the Orioles' 14th-best minor league prospect. The Sperry, Oklahoma native spent all of 2010 with low-A Delmarva, going 4-6 with a 3.65 ERA in 28 games (18 starts). He started the season in the bullpen but was worked into the Shorebirds' starting rotation by May. He led the team in strikeouts (91) and had the lowest ERA among Delmarva starters with ten or more starts. He faced Kannapolis once last season, picking up the win on June 15, allowing one run on four hits in five innings. Bundy was projected to be a first or second round pick coming out of high school, but he tore the ACL in his right knee during basketball season during his senior year. He was back on the mound by the spring, but lost some of his old velocity as he continued to rehab his knee. He helped Sperry HS win its second 3-A Oklahoma championship in the previous three years, picking up the win and going 3 for 3 with three RBI in the title game. He was named the state's Gatorade Player of the Year that season. Bundy dropped in the draft because of concerns about his knee and his signability, as he was reportedly still looking for second-round money. The Orioles took him in the eighth round (236th overall) and gave him a $600,000 signing bonus. Had he not signed to play professionally, Bundy was committed to attending the University of Arkansas with Dash infielder and fellow Oklahoman Andy Wilkins. Wilkins helped arrange a tour of the campus for Bundy during one of his campus visits to Fayetteville. His sinking fastball sits 88-92 and can reach the mid-90s. He also throws a curveball, slider, and changeup. Bundy's brother, Dylan, was named Oklahoma's Gatorade Player of the Year for 2011 and is committed to play at Texas, but may be a high selection in June's First-Year Player Draft.

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