Tri Cities started their short season in the middle of June. Let’s take a look and see where they stand in the NY Penn League.
The Good
The HItters:
The ValleyCats don’t rank among the best three in any category.
Phil Disher’s .351 average ranks him 8th in the league. His .623 slugging ranks second in the league, along with his 1.030 OPS. He ranks 1st in total bases (48). He is 2nd hits (27), RBI (20), and tied for second in doubles (7). He is tied for 3rd in HR (4)
Jack Shuck is 2nd in runs scored with 18. He is 10th in hits (22)
The Pitchers
As a team, the ValleyCats don’t rank among the best 3 in any category.
Ashton Mowdy is tied for 3rd with 3 wins.
Eduin Ciriaco is tied for 9th with 19 strike outs.
Shane Wolf has the forth best WHIP (0.82).
The Bad
The Hitters
The ValleyCats rank the 3rd lowest in walks taken (58) and have struck out the second most times (180).
The PItchers
The ValleyCats are tied for the second highest ERA in the league (4.42). They have surrendered the 3rd most hits (174). They have also surrendered the second most runs (115) and earned runs (88). Their WHIP is tied for 3rd highest (1.39).
Anthony Noguera and Robert Bono have both given up 25 hits, which puts them in a tie for the 3rd most.
Bono’s 18 runs surrendered ties him for 2nd most. His 14 earned runs puts him in a tie for 3rd most.
Noguera’s 17 runs surrendered places him with the 4th most. But his 16 earned runs earns him the claim to the most surrendered. His 3 homers given up place him in a 6 way tie for most given up.
Chase Lehr has hit 4 batters which is the second most in the league.
Kirkland Rivers’ 10 walks puts him in a tie for the 8th most in the league.
The Crowd
The VallyCats have averaged 4220 through 9 home games. This puts them 5th out of 14 teams.