It doesn’t matter where we being our weekend update, it’s not too pretty regardless.

Let’s start in Lexington. Is there a chance we could get Stubby Clapp to play for Lexington?

”Stubby’s a solid player. I play in (Class 3A) Memphis right now, and his name’s retired on the outfield fence. Just being able to play against him is a great honor, and I’ve heard a lot of great things about him,“ Barden said. ”And seeing where he’s at now — he’s able to come out here, and he’s one of the better players out here. He’s making all the plays, putting solid at-bats together.

”He’s always a guy that you’re worrying about when he comes up to hit. He’s definitely a guy that can slap the ball around the yard, and there’s not one pitch that he can get out on. So, all around, he’s a solid player.“

Clapp & Jimmy Van Ostrand’s Olympic odyssey got more local coverage in Lexington than the 7-0 loss they had on Friday night in Augusta. Saturday, the Legends were stomped 11-2. Sunday it got even worse in a 14-2 debacle. That makes the combined score for the weekend 32-4. Simply Awful.Read More

Round Rock got a complete game from Josh Miller in their 3-0 shut out of Memphis.

Corpus Christi was resourceful, scoring on walks, infield singles and a throwing error to build a 8-1 victory.
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Round Rock lost a close 2-1 game in Memphis last night. Nick Gorneault hit his 18th homer of the season to account for the lone run.

Corpus Christi got a 4 for 4 night from Mitch Einertson to lead to a 9-8 victory. Einertson is hitting .368 since his return from the DL in July. Prior to going on the DL, he was hitting .221.
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Let’s start our trip around the farm up in Tri Cities this morning. The ValleyCats placed four players on the National League NY-Penn League All Star Team. The four are: Phil Rummel, Phil Disher, J. B. Shuck & T. J. Steele. One omission that raised some eyebrows was David Flores.

“I understand, everyone can’t make it,” Rancont said. “It’s a tough process picking those guys. I’m happy for our four.”

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Well it was a weekend to remember in Round Rock. The Express took two of three from the I-Cubs but it was the loss on Saturday night that was most memorable. Friday, the Express rode Nick Gorneault’s grand slam to a 7-4 win. Sunday, they rode Ron Chiavacci’s solid start to a 4-1 win. But Saturday night was the big deal. The I-Cubs hit 8 home runs, 4 by the same player. That player also started a triple play that on replays appears to have been the result of a bad call. It was the second triple play the Express have hit into in less than 3 weeks.Read More