CarL1 Winston-Salem Dash

Winston-Salem Dash: Game Notes (June 30 at Wilmington)

Published on June 30, 2018 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Winston-Salem Dash News Release


The Dash and the Blue Rocks begin a four-game series on Saturday evening at Frawley Stadium. First pitch is set for 6:05 p.m..

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WINSTON-SALEM DASH (6-3, 47-32) at Wilmington Blue Rocks (5-3, 36-42)

RHP Blake Battenfield (1-0, 2.25 ERA) vs. LHP Daniel Tillo (2-1, 3.03 ERA)

6:05 p.m. - Frawley Stadium (Wilmington, Del.)

Game #80 (Away Game #41)

DASH OUTSLUG KEYS WITH 23 HITS

Behind a season-high 23 hits, Winston-Salem beat Frederick 12-10 on Friday at Nymeo Field to earn a series win. The Dash scored in each of the first five innings, highlighted by a five-run top of the fifth. Yermin Mercedes went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs, and Ti'Quan Forbes finished a triple shy of the cycle, going 4-for-5 with a home run. After Winston-Salem scored 12 runs on 18 hits in the first five innings, Frederick made a comeback, scoring seven unanswered runs before stranding the tying runs on base in the bottom of the ninth inning. Mike Morrison picked up his fifth save of the season.

HIT PARADE

During the Dash's five-game series against Frederick, Winston-Salem scored 45 runs and pounded out 78 hits, good for an average of nine runs and 15.6 hits per game. Overall, Winston-Salem tallied more than 15 hits in a game three times, striking for 20 hits in a 19-2 win on Monday, 18 hits in a 10-8 win on Thursday and a season-high 23 hits in a 12-10 win on Friday. It is the first time since April 21-24, 2016, in a series against the Salem Red Sox at Haley Toyota Field, that Winston-Salem posted 15 or more hits in a game more than once in a series.

OFFENSIVE JUGGERNAUT

Thanks to their strong second-half start, Dash are atop the Carolina League in several offensive categories, including runs (399), hits (716), RBIs (376) and slugging percentage (.417). This is due to the stellar performance of several players since the All-Star Break, including:

OF Micker Adolfo: 10-for-28 with two homers and 10 RBIs

OF Luis Gonzalez: 12-for-33 with nine runs scored and five doubles

INF Laz Rivera: 13-for-35 with 10 runs, four doubles, one homer and three RBIs

OF Blake Rutherford: 10-for-30 with three doubles, two home runs and 11 RBIs

INF Gavin Sheets: 16-for-40 with five runs scored, three doubles, two homers and six RBIs

HELLO, #NEXTSOX

The Dash currently have seven of the White Sox top 30 prospects on their roster, including Luis Robert, who is ranked third in the White Sox organization and 25th in all of baseball, according to MLB Pipeline. The Dash roster also includes Blake Rutherford (7), Micker Adolfo (10), Gavin Sheets (11), Luis Gonzalez (18), Tyler Johnson (25) and Lincoln Henzman (26). Overall, 12 of the White Sox top-30 prospects have played for Winston-Salem this year. Dylan Cease (4), Dane Dunning (6), Luis Basabe (13), Jimmy Lambert (29) and Jose Ruiz (30) all began the season in Winston-Salem and have since earned promotions to Double-A Birmingham.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

After earning a series win over the Frederick Keys, Winston-Salem continues its journey through two northernmost points in the Carolina League with a four-game series against the Wilmington Blue Rocks to finish a season-long, nine-game road trip. The Dash last visited Frawley Stadium from April 27-29, winning the first game of the series, but dropping the final two contests.

HOWDY, COWBOY

Right-hander Blake Battenfield makes his second start at the High-A level on Saturday. The former Oklahoma State Cowboy made his Carolina League debut against Frederick on Monday, tying a career-high with eight innings pitched while allowing just two runs on four hits, striking out seven and walking two to earn a win. Battenfield is one of four 2018 Midseason South Atlantic League All-Stars now on the Dash roster. More information is available on page 3.

DASH DOTS

The Dash are 3-4 this season against the Blue Rocks, last facing Wilmington at BB&T Ballpark to end the first half of the season from June 14-17...On June 14, Winston-Salem beat Wilmington 8-2 and Potomac beat Buies Creek 2-0 to help the Dash clinch a first-half championship...The first-half title is Winston-Salem's first since 2012.

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