San Angelo Colts still in first place, lead in most categories
Published on July 2, 2009 under United League Baseball (ULB) News Release
The San Angelo Colts, with a 14-6 record, maintained their first place spot and lead in most categories, at the end of the fifth series of play.
The Colts, winners in eight of their last 10 games, are three games ahead of second place Coastal Bend and Amarillo, each at 11-9.
The Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings are 10-10, the Edinburg Roadrunners are 8-12 and the Laredo Broncos are last at 6-14.
The Colts, as a team, are batting .314 and two of their players, Bryan Frichter (.424) and Bradley Goldsmith (.396) are first and second in hitting.
Although in last place, the Broncos are second in hitting with a .294 mark. Also, after losing 10 consecutive games on the road, the Broncos finally won a pair, defeating the WhiteWings twice. The Broncos also broke the Wings five game winning streak.
Amarillo is third in hitting at .277. Next are the WhiteWings at .262. Edinburg is .254 and Coastal Bend is .250.
The Colts have two four game winners in Chandler Bernard and Brian Henschel. They also have a three game winner in former Astros pitcher Ezequiel Astacio. None has a loss. The only other three game winner, at 3-1, is Wings hurler Reymund Cruz.
Other top hitters include:
Dave Cardona, Laredo, .379; Mario Mendoza, Laredo, .368; Trent Lockwood, Amarillo, .361; Stanteil Smith, Amarillo, .344; Miguel Ortiz, Laredo, .338; Augustin Septimo, Rio Grande Valley, .333; Ronnie Gaines, San Angelo, .333; and Robert Matlock. Edinburg, .333.
Manuel Mejia, Coastal Bend, leads in RBI's with 23. Leive Ventura, Coastal Bend, and San Angelo's Jason Landretch each have 21 and Lockwood has 20.
Dustin Smith, Coastal Bend, son of Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith, leads in stolen bases with 14 and Frichter has 13.
The Wings closer, Julio Santana, has five saves and Chase Vacek, San Angelo, has four.
There was some trading going on the past week.
The Wings traded catcher Danny Elkin for San Angelo slugger Brian Nichols. The Colts needed a catcher and the Wings wanted more hitting power so the trade was made.
Nichols began playing for Laredo in 2007, after playing in the ULB Winter League. He later was traded to the WhiteWings, where he finished the season and part of the 2008 season. He finished out 2008 with the Alexandria Aces.
The Broncos also acquired the services of Luany Sanchez, from Shreveport-Bossier City in the American Association. Sanchez was with the Broncos last year, hitting .319 in 77 games, with 18 home runs. He was named the MVP in the All-Star game.
The WhiteWings new catcher is Justin Holloway, who hit a solo home run his first time at bat.
Another trade involved Alfred Joseph, a graduate of Corpus Christi Moody High School, from the WhiteWings to the Thunder, for a future player. He had indicated he would like to play for the Thunder and be close to home, so the negotiations resulted.
Upcoming games include:
Through Sunday (July 5) Coastal Bend at Amarillo; Rio Grande Valley at Edinburg; and San Angelo at Laredo.
July 6-July 9 - Amarillo at Rio Grande Valley; Edinburg at Coastal Bend; and Laredo at San Angelo.
by Jerry Deal
United League Baseball Stories from July 2, 2009
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- Roadrunners Defeat WhiteWings in Thriller - Edinburg Roadrunners
- Bottom of the order step up for Amarillo in 9-3 win - Amarillo Dillas
- Walks Not Enough in WhiteWings Loss - Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings
- San Angelo Colts still in first place, lead in most categories - ULB
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