Stars vs. Biscuits - Game Notes - June 10, 2013

Published on June 10, 2013 under Southern League (SL1)
Huntsville Stars News Release


The Stars... The Stars are in their 29th season as a franchise. Prior to becoming part of the Milwaukee Brewers organization in 1999, the Stars were the Double-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics for 14 seasons. Prior to the start of the 2013 season, the Stars have won three Southern League Championships ('85, '94, '01).

Introducing: The Biscuits... The Montgomery Biscuits have been the Tampa Bay Rays Double-A Affiliate since 1999. This season, the Stars already took four out of five games against the Biscuits at Joe Davis Stadium in May while losing two out of the first three games at Riverwalk Stadium so far during this five-game set.

Baseball Prospectus... As the second ranked prospect in the Brewers organization (per MLB.com), Stars starting pitcher Taylor Jungmann has more than lived up to the hype over the last month. After a 1-4 start, Jungmann is 6-1 in his last seven starts, including a gem on Sunday night. The 23-year-old righty gave up just four hits and one unearned run in seven innings against the Biscuits for his fourth straight win and seventh straight quality start. Jungmann has now gone two straight starts (14 IP) without giving up an earned run.

Big Inning... During Sunday's 7-1 victory against the Montgomery Biscuits, the Stars were carried by a fourth inning where they scored six runs and sent 10 batters to the plate against starting pitcher Merrill Kelly. The six runs were the most the Stars have scored in any single inning this season.

Eliminated... With the Stars loss on Saturday, they have officially been eliminated from playoff contention in the Southern League North for the first half of the season. Also, the loss ensured that Huntsville would finish at .500 or below for the fourth consecutive half dating back to 2011. The last time the Stars finished above .500 was the first half of 2011 (37-33).

Designated Hitter... The Stars series against the Montgomery Biscuits is their third in a row that they have played American League foes, meaning they will be able to use the designated hitter. After their five-game series against the Jackson Generals (Seattle Mariners), the Stars returned home to play the Birmingham Barons (Chicago White Sox) and before hitting the road for five-game set against the Biscuits (Tampa Bay Rays). The Stars are 16-19 against American League foes this season.

Roster Moves... On Friday, RHP Frankie De La Cruz was transferred to the Stars from Triple-A Nashville while RHP Mark Williams was transferred to High-A Brevard County from Huntsvlle. De La Cruz, 29, was 1-6 with a 7.77 ERA in 11 games with the Sounds. Williams, 23, had a 5.82 ERA in nine appearances with the Stars since being promoted to Huntsville from Brevard County on April 21st.

Previous Game... A night after being shutout for the fifth time this season, the Huntsville Stars rode the momentum of a six-run fourth inning to roll to a 7-1 victory over the Montgomery Biscuits on Monday night. Headlining the offensive surge was a two-run double by designated hitter Shawn Zarraga, RBI singles from outfielder Rene Tosoni and shortstop Nick Shaw and a sacrifice fly by outfielder Brock Kjeldgaard. On the pitching side, RHP Taylor Jungmann dazzled once again, giving up just one unearned run in seven innings to improve to 7-5 on the year. The 23-year-old righty still has four straight wins and seven straight quality starts.

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



Southern League Stories from June 10, 2013


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central