Express update
Published on June 10, 2005 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Round Rock Express News Release
(ROUND ROCK, TX) - The Express are off today as they travel from New Orleans to Albuquerque where they will take on the Isotopes in a four game series beginning tomorrow. Listen to the Express on 1260/1530 AM ESPN Radio or listen on line at www.roundrockexpress.com. The pre-game show with Mike Capps, the voice of the Round Rock Express, begins at 7:35 PM CST and first pitch is scheduled for 8:05 PM CST. The Express split the series in New Orleans and are currently in third place in the PCL American Southern Division with a 30-30 record. They trail Oklahoma (36-24) and Albuquerque (32-28). The Express return to The Dell Diamond on Monday, June 13 to take on the Memphis Redbirds in a four game series.
HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros Player Development Department has named the following players for the month of May. These awards are chosen every month by the field staff of each team.
Round Rock
LHP MIKE GALLO - PITCHER OF THE MONTH
W-L-S IP H R ER BB K ERA
2-0-0 20.2 18 8 8 4 11 3.48
C HUMBERTO QUINTERO - OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH
AVG. H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB
.313 35 13 10 0 5 17 1
Quintero was leading the PCL in throwing out base runners with a 61 % (14-for23) at the time of his call up to the Astros on June 1.
INF CHRIS BURKE - DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Burke played 18 games at 2B and 4 in LF for Round Rock in May. He totaled 42 assists, 54 put-outs and helped turn 15 double-plays. Burke was recalled to the Astros on May 31.
Corpus Christi
RHP FERNANDO NIEVE - PITCHER OF THE MONTH
W-L-S IP H R ER BB K ERA
2-1-0 38.0 33 16 16 12 40 3.79
C HECTOR GIMENEZ - OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH
AVG. H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB
.302 26 6 2 0 3 12 0
C HECTOR GIMENEZ - DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH
In 21 games behind the plate. Gimenez contributed 14 assists and threw out 10 of 19 base-stealers.
Salem
RHP MITCH TALBOT - PITCHER OF THE MONTH
W-L-S IP H R ER BB K ERA
3-1-0 31.0 28 15 9 9 18 2.61
OF MIKE FLOYD - OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH
AVG. H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB
.305 29 15 7 1 2 11 7
C KEVIN DAVIDSON - DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH
The back-stop logged 8 assists and threw out 7of 10 base-stealers.
Lexington
LHP TROY PATTON - PITCHER OF THE MONTH
W-L-S IP H R ER BB K ERA
2-0-0 27.2 16 1 1 7 34 0.33
INF JONATHAN ASH - OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH
AVG. H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB
.355 38 19 9 1 5 19 1
OF FRANCISCO CARABALLO - DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH
The right-fielder played an errorless month while contributing 3 assists and making 13 put-outs.
EXPRESS ALUMNI UPDATE- Former Express 2B/OF Chris Burke broke up Pedro Martinez' no-hitter last night in the seventh inning with his first big league home run. It was not enough as the Mets won the game 3-1. Burke is hitting .219 (14-for-64) for the Astros.
OF Willy Taveras is hitting .276 (54-for-196) and leading the major leagues in infield hits and is second in the NL with 17 stolen bases. OF/1B Todd Self is hitting .190 (8-for-42) since joining the Astros on May 10. C Humberto Quintero is 1-for-4 with one RBI in one start for the Astros. LHP Wandy Rodriguez is 1-2 with a 10.67 ERA in three starts for the Astros. He has struck out 15 and walked three batters in 14.1 innings.
ASTROS CONCLUDE FIRST DAY OF DRAFT
June 8, 2005 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2005
CONTACT: Astros Media Relations
Bogusevic first-round pick; club selects 20 on first day
HOUSTON, TX â The Houston Astros selected 20 players on the first day of the 2005 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft today, including left-handed pitcher Brian Bogusevic from Tulane University in the first round.
Overall in the first day, the Astros selected five right-handed pitchers, two left-handed pitchers, two catchers, six infielders and five outfielders. Houston selected Koby Clemens, son of Astros pitcher Roger Clemens, in the eighth round as the 254th pick overall. The younger Clemens, drafted as a third baseman, hit .523 (56x107) with 10 home runs and 55 RBI for Memorial High School in 2005. Clemens also went 8-3 with a 3.17 ERA and 86 strikeouts on the mound this year, including tossing three no-hitters. He was named the Most Valuable Player for District 18-5A. In addition to Clemens, the Astros selected two other players with Major League ties. Outfielder Eli Iorg, selected in the first-round compensation from the University of Tennessee, is the son of former Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Garth Iorg; and catcher Ralph Henriquez, taken in the second round from Key West High School, is the son of Ralph Henriquez, a catching instructor in the Atlanta Braves organization.
The 50-round, two-day draft will conclude tomorrow afternoon.
ROUND PLAYER SCHOOL/HOMETOWN
1 LHP Brian Bogusevic Tulane University/Oak Lawn, IL
OF Eli Iorg University of Tennessee/Knoxville, TN
First-round comp
2 C Ralph Henriquez Key West HS/Key West, FL
3 SS Thomas Manzella Tulane University/Chalmette, LA
(from NYM for Beltran)
3 RHP Joshua Lindblom Harrison HS/West Lafayette, IN
4 OF Joshua Flores Triton College/New Lenox, IL
5 3B Wilson Hart University of Southern California
Santa Ana, CA
6 OF Brandon Barnes Cypress College/Anaheim, CA
7 SS Timothy Johnson Wissahickon Senior HS/Penllyn, PA
8 3B Koby Clemens Memorial HS/Houston, TX
9 RHP Jordan Meaker Flower Mound HS/Flower Mound, TX
10 OF Allen Langdon Eagle HS/Boise, ID
11 LHP Cory Lapinski Illinois Wesleyan University/Niles, IL
12 RHP Tip Fairchild University of Southern Maine, Monmouth, ME
13 SS Eric King University of Tennessee/Antioch, CA
14 1B Mark Ori Northwestern University/Niles, IL
15 RHP Eric Sheridan Saddleback Community College
Mission Viejo, CA
16 OF Aaron Bulkley Le Moyne College/Port Bryon, NY
17 C Andrew Kroeker Biola University/Clovis, CA
18 RHP Brian Needham John Foster Dulles HS/ Sugar Land, TX
U.I.L State Baseball Tournament at The Dell Diamond - June 8-11
The Texas High School Baseball State Tournament games will be held at The Dell Diamond beginning today, June 8.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8
1A Semifinals
Harleton (30-2) vs. Valley Mills (27-4) @ 10:00 AM
New Deal (22-3) vs. Thorndale (31-5) @ 1:00 PM
4A Semifinals
Waco Midway (36-3) vs. Montgomery (33-8) @ 4:00PM
Corpus Christi Calallen (35-4) vs. Wichita Falls Rider (33-7) @ 7:00 PM
THURSDAY, JUNE 9
1A State Championship @ 2:00 PM
4A State Championship @ 6:00 PM
FRIDAY, JUNE 10
2A Semifinals
Holiday (24-3) vs. Maypearl (28-8) @ 10:00 AM
Woodville (33-6) vs. Comfort (24-7) @ 1:00 PM
5A Semifinals
Humble Kingwood (33-6-1) vs. Lubbock Monterey (32-10) @ 4:00 PM
Spring Branch Smithson Valley (28-7) vs. Rockwall (31-8) @ 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 11
2A Championship @ 12:00 PM
5A Championship @ 4:00 PM
Ticket Prices
Student Session Ticket..............................$5.00
Adult Session Ticket...............................$10.00
Coaches All-Tournament Ticket.............$20.00
All-Tournament Ticket...........................$25.00
For more information on the 2005 State Baseball Tournament, click on the link below:
http://www.uil.utexas.edu/ath/baseball/state/index.html
Pacific Coast League Stories from June 10, 2005
- Albuquerque Wins 10-4 Over Express - Round Rock Express
- Isotopes Even Series with 10-4 Victory - Albuquerque Isotopes
- Royals five-game winning streak snapped in 5-3 loss - Omaha Storm Chasers
- Late Fielder Blast Nets Sounds 6-5 Win In Iowa - Nashville Sounds
- Zephyrs defeat RedHawks - New Orleans Baby Cakes
- Zephyrs hand RedHawks second straight loss - Oklahoma City Comets
- Rickie Weeks Called Up To Big Leagues - Nashville Sounds
- Isotopes to hold youth skills clinic - Albuquerque Isotopes
- Tucson scores three in ninth, one in tenth for win - Tucson Sidewinders
- Sidewinders slide by Beavers with late-inning comeback - Portland Beavers
- Willingham named Marlins' Minor League Player of the Month - Albuquerque Isotopes
- New Promotions Highlight This Week's Homestand - Round Rock Express
- Express update - Round Rock Express
- Sounds offer free tickets to VBS students - Nashville Sounds
- Tacoma notes - Tacoma Rainiers
- Sweeney gets first win back as Beavers open series with 6-1 victory - Portland Beavers
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