Draft & Follow 8-24-09

Gulf Coast League

• The GCL Marlins beat the GCL Mets 4-2 Sunday.  4 2009 draftees played.  P Taylor Whitenton threw 2 scoreless innings, allowing 3 walks.  RF Chase Greene went 0 for 5 at the plate.  1B Travis Ozga reached on an error in the 6th inning and walked in the 8th as part of his 0 for 3 game.  He also dropped a pick off throw for his 5th error of the season.  LF ZeErika Hall walked in the 2nd, doubled and came around to score in the 4th to go 1 for 3.  See the box score and recap for more.

Appalachian League

• The Kingsport Mets won a doubleheader at the Bristol Sox Sunday.  In the 2-1 first game win, 5 2009 draftees played.  P Brian Needham picked up his 1st hold of the season with 1 inning of scoreless relief.  He allowed 1 hit and recorded 1 strikeout.  3B Joseph Bonfe was 0 for 3 at the plate.  C John Freeman, DH Ronald Harris and CF Darrell Ceciliani all singled to go 1 for 3.  See the box score and recap for more.
• In the 5-4 second game victory, 7 2009 draftees played.  P Thomas Chism picked up his 1st hold of the season with 2/3 scoreless innings.  He allowed 1 hit and 1 walk.  Harris played CF in this game and had a 3rd inning single and a 4th inning sacrifice fly in going 1 for 3.  Bonfe played 1B and walked in the 1st and singled in the 5th to go 1 for 3.  3B James Schroeder was 0 for 4 with a 3rd inning RBI ground out.  RF Kurt Steinhauer singled and scored in the 4th to go 1 for 3.  LF John Semel had an RBI single in the 4th and came around to score to go 1 for 4.  2B Ryan Mollica singled in the 1st and singled and scored in the 5th to go 2 for 4.  For more see the box score and recap.

New York-Penn League

• The Brooklyn Cyclones won a doubleheader at the Aberdeen IronBirds Sunday.  In the 1st game, a 5-0 victory, Brandon Moore threw a 7 inning complete game no-hitter.  Moore was taken in the 14th round of the 2008 draft but I couldn’t hold his draft year against him considering the no-hitter.  3 2009 draftees played.  DH Nick Santomauro was 0 for 2 with a walk.  SS Robbie Shields singled in the 3rd inning and was hit by a pitch and scored in the 7th as part of his 1 for 2 game.  1B Alex Gregory had a 4th inning RBI double and singled and scored in the 7th to go 2 for 3.  See the game story, box score and recap for more.
• In the 5-1 second game victory, Shields had a 6th inning double to go 1 for 3 and Gregory walked in the 4th and singled and scored in the 6th to go 1 for 2.  For more see the box score and recap.

South Atlantic League

• The Savannah Sand Gnats beat the Rome Braves 5-4 Sunday.  2009 draftee RF Joseph August was 0 for 3.  See the game story, box score and recap for more.

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