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Round Rock Express - Game Notes Vs. Omaha Storm Chasers

Published on April 19, 2012 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Round Rock Express News Release


GAME 15 | 19 APRIL 2012 | 7:05 P.M. CDT | THE DELL DIAMOND | ROUND ROCK, TEXAS

ROUND ROCK EXPRESS (5-9) vs. OMAHA STORM CHASERS (9-5)

RADIO: 104.9 FM"ˆThe Horn ESPN"ˆAustin | ONLINE"ˆAUDIO: www.espnaustin.com

EXPRESS: LHP Zach Jackson (0-1, 6.35 ERA) | STORM CHASERS: LHP Mike Montgomery (0-0, 8.22 ERA)

TONIGHT'S"ˆGAME

Round Rock continues an eight-game home stand with the third of four games against the Omaha Storm Chasers (Kansas City Royals). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. CDT at The Dell Diamond. The Storm Chasers won last night's game 4-0, handing the Express their first shutout at The Dell Diamond since June 6, 2011. This is the seventh of 16 meetings between the two teams this season.

BROADCAST"ˆINFORMATION

Tonight's game airs on 104.9 FM The Horn ESPN"ˆAustin. Online audio also is available at www.espnaustin.com. Express Director of Broadcasting Mike Capps handles play-by-play duties.

EXPRESS-STORM CHASERS SERIES

Omaha leads the season series 5-1, sweeping a four-game series against Round Rock at Werner Park in Papillion, Neb., last week and splitting the first two games of this series. The Storm Chasers won the April 10 game 9-8 in 16 innings - the longest game in Express history both in terms of innings and time of game (5:24). The teams meet again June 7-10 at Papillion and July 20-23 at The Dell Diamond. ... SERIES"ˆNOTES: Five of the six games have been decided by three or fewer runs, including three one-run games. ... The only game in which either team scored more than six runs was the 16-inning game. ... Joey Butler is 7-for-21 with one homer, four walks and five runs scored in five games. ... Leonys Martin is 8-for-19 (.421) with a homer, three RBI and a double in four games. ... Tommy Mendonca is 9-for-24 (.375) with four RBI and two doubles in six games. ... Storm Chaser pitchers boast a 3.15 ERA (21 ER/60.0 IP) in the series with 45 strikeouts against 25 walks. ... Omaha's Robinsons (Clint and Derrick) have feasted on Express pitching. The former is 8-for-22 (.364) in six games, while the latter is 8-for-19 (.421) with two RBI in four games. ... Anthony Seratelli is 6-for-14 (.429) with one homer and four RBI in five games, Tony Abreu is 8-for-26 (.308) with four RBI in six games, and Irving Falu is 7-for-20 (.350) with a homer and six RBI in four games.

SERIES"ˆINFORMATION

GAME"ˆ13 | TUESDAY, APRIL 17

Express 4, Storm Chasers 2

WP: Ramirez (1-1). LP: Adcock (2-1). SV: Scheppers (3).

GAME"ˆ14 | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18

Storm Chasers 4, Express 0

WP: Verdugo (1-0). LP: Reynolds (0-2). SV: None.

GAME"ˆ15 | THURSDAY, APRIL 19 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: LHP"ˆZach Jackson (0-1, 6.35 ERA)

Storm Chasers: LHP Mike Montgomery (0-0, 8.22 ERA)

GAME"ˆ16 | FRIDAY, APRIL 20 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Mark Hamburger (0-0, 14.81 ERA)

Storm Chasers: LHP Will Smith (0-0, 4.97 ERA)

NOTES"ˆFROM"ˆLAST"ˆNIGHT'S"ˆGAME

Round Rock was shutout for the first time this season. ... Omaha starter Ryan Verdugo's first five outs were recorded via strikeouts. He started seven batters 0-2, and all seven struck out. ... Round Rock batters were 1-for-11 with nine strikeouts when falling behind 0-2; the lone hit was Tommy Mendonca's two-out single in the ninth. ... The teams combined to go 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position, stranding 13 runners. ... Greg Reynolds turned in the longest outing (seven innings) by an Express starter to date. ... Leonys Martin was held out of last night's game as a precaution with a bruised left foot suffered on a hit-by-pitch Tuesday night.

EXPRESS STARTER

LHP ZACH JACKSON (0-1, 6.35 ERA)

2012: Allowed four runs on five hits in two innings of relief with no walks and one strikeout in April 2 exhibition game vs. Rangers ... suffered loss in April 9 start at Omaha, a 6-3 Express defeat ... allowed four runs on seven hits, including one home run, over 6.1 innings with one strikeout and no walks ... surrendered leadoff homer to Max Ramirez in the bottom of the seventh after Express tied game 3-3 in top half of inning.

LAST START: No-decision in April 14 start against Iowa, a 6-5 Cubs win ... allowed four runs on 10 hits and two walks over five innings with two strikeouts and one wild pitch ... made use of three double plays ... surrendered second-inning leadoff home run to Brett Jackson, which snapped a scoreless tie ... yielded two runs in the top of the fourth after Express claimed 2-1 lead in the bottom of third ... allowed a run in the top of the fifth after Express tied game 3-3 in bottom of the fourth ... used 86 pitches, 52 strikes.

2011: Tied franchise record with 13 wins (Jason Hirsh, 2006), three more than any other left-hander in Express history (Stephen Randolph, 2007) ... appeared in 28 games with 23 starts, tied for sixth in franchise history and third among southpaws ... led staff with 152.0 innings, sixth in Express history and third among lefties ... induced staff-best 20 double plays, second in franchise history ... win total was second in PCL, first among left-handers ... Round Rock has won 12 of his last 15 starts ... won six of last seven decisions and five of last six starts ... 7-2 in 10 outings after All-Star break ... worked at least into the sixth inning in 19 of 23 starts, going at least 7.0 innings five times ... tossed complete game in season's final outing, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts Sept. 4 vs. Albuquerque ... carried no-hitter into the eighth inning April 20 at Oklahoma City; bid broken up on first pitch of eighth inning ... wins April 9 vs. Iowa, April 20 at Oklahoma City, May 27 vs. Iowa, June 1 at Oklahoma City, June 12 at Iowa, June 20 vs. Omaha (relief), July 17 at Memphis, July 27 vs. Memphis, Aug. 1 at Nashville, Aug. 6 vs. Salt Lake, Aug. 12 at Sacramento (relief), Aug. 30 at Omaha, Sept. 4 vs. Albuquerque ... losses May 16 at Las Vegas, June 6 vs. Albuquerque, July 8 vs. Memphis (relief) and July 22 at Omaha, Aug. 25 at Albuquerque ... 11.51 ERA in four losses (29 ER/22.2 IP) ... 6-2, 5.09 ERA, .298 opponents' average in 11 starts, three relief appearances at The Dell Diamond ... 7-3, 5.92 ERA, .310 opponents' average in 12 starts, two relief outings on the road ... 15 of 21 home runs allowed were solo shots, including 14 of last 16 ... first-inning ERA was 7.43 (19 ER/23.0 IP) ... opponents hit .234 (15-for-64) with runners in scoring position and two outs.

2011 vs. OMAHA: Made three starts and one relief appearance ... 2-1, 5.40 ERA (15 ER/23.2 IP) with 14 strikeouts against three walks ... three home runs surrendered ... Storm Chasers hit .327 (32-for-98) ... no-decision in start April 14 at The Dell Diamond; allowed five runs on nine hits - two homers - over 7.0 innings with four strikeouts and no walks over 7.0 innings in 7-5 Express win ... earned victory in relief June 20 at The Dell Diamond, going 4.0 innings and holding Omaha to one run on five hits and no walks with three strikeouts in 8-5 Express win ... suffered loss July 22 at Werner Park in 10-4 Omaha win; yielded seven runs on 10 hits and two walks over 5.0 innings ... earned victory in 3-2 Express win Aug. 30 at Omaha, holding Storm Chasers to two runs on eight hits and a walk over 7.2 innings with five strikeouts.

NOTABLE: Began college career at Louisville (2002-2003) ... at Louisville, lettered two years as a pitcher ... had an overall record of 17-9 which ranked third all-time at Louisville ... earned Freshman All-American honors after the 2002 season ... earned All-Conference USA second team and CUSA All-Freshman team honors after the 2002 season ... played for the Hyannis Mets in the Cape Cod League in the summer of 2003, earning a spot on the Cape Cod All-Star Game ... transferred to Texas A&M in 2004 ... went 10-7 with a 3.58 ERA in 18 starts his junior year prior to being drafted by Toronto ... was a community health and sport management major in college ... lettered four years at Seneca Valley High School in Cranberry Township, Pa. ... compiled a career high school record of 25-4 on the mound and hit a school-record 12 home runs ... struck out 17 batters in final high school game ... originally drafted by the White Sox in the 50th round of the 2001 June draft.

PLAYER"ˆNOTES

Mike Bianucci is hitless in his last two games after opening the season with an 11-game hitting streak. He is third in the PCL"ˆin home runs (4) and tied for fourth in RBI (13). Bianucci has produced one RBI over the last five games after recording at least one RBI in seven of the season's first eight games. He is second on the team with six multiple-hit games, all two-hit efforts. ... Julio Borbon is hitless in his last 18 at bats after collecting six hits in his previous 15 at bats. He has struck out once in each of the last five games. ... Joey Butler is riding a nine-game hitting streak (.306, 11-for-36), the sixth-longest active streak in the PCL. Eight of the nine games have been one-hit outings, including last night (1-for-4). Three of his four RBI this season came via home runs, and he has one RBI since an RBI double April 7 at Iowa. Butler is third in the PCL with nine walks; however, he has not walked in four straight games after walking seven times in his previous four outings. He has hit safely in 10 consecutive games and 24 of his last 25 games at The Dell Diamond, dating back to last season. Butler is 0-for-12 with runners on base and two outs, including an 0-for-8 mark with RISP and two outs. ... Matt Kata has reached safely in all six games in which he had a plate appearance. He snapped a modest four-game hitting streak last night, going 0-for-3 with a walk. ... Leonys Martin has reached safely in all 12 games played, hitting safely in 10 of the last 11 and each of the last five. He is hitting .409 (9-for-22) during the current five-game streak with three multiple-hit games and one three-hit outing. Martin leads the team with seven multiple-hit games; he also leads the team with four three-hit outings. He is hitting .538 (7-for-13) when leading off an inning with two home runs. Martin is 10th in the PCL with a .389 average. ... Tommy Mendonca has reached safely in 11 straight games after failing to do so in the season opener. He is hitting .324 (11-for-34) since starting the season 0-for-11. Mendonca is 4-for-8 with runners on base and two outs, 3-for-4 with RISP and two outs. ... Brad Nelson has reached safely in all 12 games played, hitting safely in 10 of those games. He is 2-for-11 (.182) with RISP and two outs. ... Sean Green has worked 5.1 consecutive scoreless innings over three outings. Opposing batters are 4-for-20 (.200) in that time with two walks and five strikeouts. ... Three of the five runs Neil Ramirez has allowed in three starts came in the same inning - a three-run frame in the fifth (his last) April 12 at Omaha. He has not allowed multiple runs in any other inning. Ramirez leads the Express staff with 14 strikeouts and 8.4 per nine innings. ... Yoshinori Tateyama has not allowed a run or a hit in his first three outings (3.1 innings), facing two over the minimum. ... Tyler Tufts has not allowed a run in three of four outings, surrendering one run over 7.2 innings.

TEAM"ˆNOTES

Last night's 4-0 loss was Round Rock's first shutout at The Dell Diamond since an 11-0 loss June 6, 2011, against Albuquerque, and its third as a Rangers affiliate (5-0, April 23 vs. Oklahoma City). ... Seven of Round Rock's 11 home runs have been solo shots, including five to leadoff an inning. Eight of the 11 have come with no outs. ... Opposing batters are hitting .190 (12-for-63) with RISP and two outs. ... Express batters are 4-for-8 (.500) with the bases loaded (no home runs). Opposing batters are 4-for-12 (.333) with the bases loaded (one home run). ... Round Rock has committed nine errors in the last three games after committing only five errors in the season's first 11 games. ... The Express are 0-6 when trailing after seven innings, one of nine PCL teams winless in that situation. ... Round Rock has played more one-run games (nine) than any other team in the league; Salt Lake is second with seven such games. ... Only two of Round Rock's first 14 games have been decided by more than three runs.

NEXT SERIES

Round Rock embarks on an eight-game, nine-day road trip, which opens with a four-game series against the New Orleans Zephyrs. The series begins Saturday with a 6:05 p.m. CDT first pitch and continues Sunday at 2:05 p.m., Monday at 7:05 p.m. and Tuesday at 11:30 a.m.

GAME"ˆ17 | SATURDAY, APRIL 21 | 6:05 p.m. CDT | METAIRIE, LA.

Express: LHP Martin Perez (1-1, 2.60 ERA)

Zephyrs: LHP Brad Hand (2-0, 2.76 ERA)

GAME"ˆ20 | SUNDAY, APRIL 22 | 2:05 p.m. CDT | METAIRIE, LA.

Express: RHP Neil Ramirez (1-1, 3.00 ERA)

Zephyrs: LHP Wade LeBlanc (1-0, 2.00 ERA)

GAME"ˆ19 | MONDAY, APRIL 23 | 7:05 p.m. CDT | METAIRIE, LA.

Express: RHP"ˆGreg Reynolds (0-2, 3.79 ERA)

Zephyrs: RHP Tom Koehler (0-2, 6.60 ERA)

GAME"ˆ20 | TUESDAY, APRIL 24 | 11:30 p.m. CDT | METAIRIE, LA.

Express: LHP"ˆZach Jackson (0-1, 6.35 ERA; starts tonight)

Zephyrs: RHP J.D. Martin (0-1, 8.64 ERA; starts tonight)

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