We are nearing the end of May and it is time to peek in on the Hooks and see how they are doing down in the 8 team Texas League. Through 50 games, they are .500 (25-25) and in 3rd place in the Texas League South, 8 games out of 1st. All stats and rankings were as of the 5/27/08.Read More
Corpus ChristiLexington Legends
Lexington was shut out on Tuesday night. They have only scored 2 runs in 4 games, and one of those runs was scored with out a hit. Their pitchers held their own until the 8th when two runs were scored off small ball and an error.Read More
Minor League RecapsDevon Torrence, rated the best athlete in the system by Baseball America, is getting to Extended Spring Training sometime this week. He will finish classes at Ohio State and will then work with the Astros staff for a month prior to being assigned to one of the short season teams (most likely Greeneville). The Columbus Dispatch talked with Torrence, his agent, Joe Speed and Astros’ midwest scout, Nick Venuto.Read More
Devon TorrenceRound Rock
The Express ended their 9 game losing streak to Omaha on Sunday and then started a new one on Monday. The Express gave up 3 unearned runs to sink a solid effort by Josh Muecke who fell to 0-2 verses Omaha this season.Read More
Minor game recapsMay is winding down and it’s time to take a glimps at the Carolina League stats and see where the Avs stack up. The Avs are currently 21-27 and in last place in the Carolina League Southern division. All rankings are out of 8 teams in the league and are current as of 5/26/08.
The Good:
The Hitters
As a team, Salem leads the league with 120 doubles. The 20 foot tall outfield fences at Salem Memorial might have something to do with that. Salem is 3rd in total hits and in walks taken.
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Round Rock
Saturday night, the Express lost to Omaha for the 9th straight time. According to David Clark, the problems began with Josh Miller leaving the ball up.
Minor game recaps“(Miller) started leaving the ball up a little bit and they came out swinging,” Clark said. “When you got a free-swinging club like those guys got over there, when you make mistakes they are going to put a charge on it.”
