Farmers Only Weekend Harvest: Amir Garrett dominates

Friday, September 1

Louisville Bats 1, Columbus Clippers 10

“General” Jackson Stephens started for Louisville and gave up 5 runs (4 earned) on 6 hits with no walks and 9 strikeouts over 5.2 innings. He was lights out until the 6th, when things began to unravel and the team gave up 8 runs. Unfortunately, the offense didn’t do much, either. Darnell Sweeney “Todd” was 2 for 4 and Brandon “Mason” Dixon was 1 for 4 with 1 RBI.

Pensacola Blue Wahoos 3, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 6

Jose Lopez started for Pensacola and went 4 innings, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits with 4 walks and 6 strikeouts. Andrew “McKivelehan” McKirahan struck out all 3 batters he faced in a scoreless inning of relief. Shed Long was 1 for 4 with 1 RBI, Aristides “Heiress Titties” Aquino was 2 for 4, and Jonathan Reynoso was 1 for 4 with a double and 2 runs scored.

Daytona Tortugas 4, Florida Fire Frogs 3

Jonathon “Crawfish” Crawford started and went 4.2 innings, giving up 3 runs on 6 hits with 4 walks and 3 strikeouts. Austin “1984” Orewiler struck out 4 in 2.1 scoreless innings of relief. Malik Collymore was 1 for 3 with 1 RBI. Alfredo “Pasta Rod” Rodriguez was 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored and Shane “In the Membrane” Mardirosian was 1 for 3 with 2 walks and a run scored.

Dayton Dragons 4, Bowling Green Hot Rods 12

Woof. Tony Santillan was not Santigold on Friday. He went 3.1 innings and gave up 6 runs (3 earned) on 4 hits with 4 walks and 2 strikeouts. Taylor “Bubba” Sparks was 3 for 4 with 2 solo tanks and 3 runs scored. Hector Vargas was 1 for 4 with a double and 1 RBI and Bruce “BRRRUUUUUUUCCCEE” Yari was 1 for 4 with a solo dinger.

Billings Mustangs 4, Missoula Osprey 9

Hunter Greene’s second career start did not go as well as his first. He only retired 1 batter and gave up 6 runs on 6 hits, which were all singles. His only out was a strikeout. Andy “Sluggo” Sugilio was 2 for 4 with a run scored, Hendrik Clementina was 1 for 3 with a solo blast, and Raul Wallace was 2 for 4 with 2 doubles. Zac “Cornell” Correll struck out 2 in 2 scoreless innings.

AZL Reds 1, AZL Padres 6

Jose Castillo went 4.1 innings and gave up 4 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts. Gregory Reinoso struck out 1 in 3.2 scoreless innings of relief. Reniel Ozuna was 3 for 4 with 2 doubles and a run scored and Edwin Yon was 1 for 3 with a triple and 1 RBI.

Saturday, September 2

Louisville’s game got banged (lol) on Saturday. They played a double header on Sunday.

Pensacola Blue Wahoos 3, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 1

Austin “Jim” Ross started and pitched very well, going 6 innings and giving up 1 run on 5 hits with no walks and 6 strikeouts. Zach Weiss struck out 4 in 2 scoreless innings of work. Shed Long was 3 for 3 with a double, a walk, and 1 RBI. Joe Hudson was 1 for 4 with a double.

Daytona had their game cancelled due to rain. There was no makeup game.

Dayton Dragons 7, Lansing Lugnuts 6

Scott “Randy” Moss started and went 3.2 innings, giving up 2 runs on 8 hits with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts. Jose “Ask” Siri did the damn thing, going 3 for 4 with a double, a triple, and 3 RBI. Michael Beltre was 3 for 3 with 2 walks and 1 RBI and Randy Ventura was 1 for 4 with 1 RBI.

Billings Mustangs 2, Helena Brewers 0

Packy “Hokie High” Naughton started for Billings and was great, throwing 6 shutout innings while giving up 4 hits with 1 walk and 6 strikeouts. Tyler “Margaritaville” Buffett threw 3 shutout innings and struck out 3. Stuart Fairchild was 3 for 4 with 1 RBI and Jeter “Getter Done” Downs was 1 for 4 with 1 RBI and a run scored.

Baby Reds 1, Baby Cubs 6

The Baby Reds fell in their final game of the season to the Baby Cubs. Randy “Ashton” Karchar started and went 1 shutout inning and had 2 strikeouts. Alexis Diaz came in and went 3 innings and gave up 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits with no walks and 4 strikeouts. Alejandro “Don’t call my name” Paulino was 1 for 3 with a double, a walk, and a run scored, Rishard Munroe was 2 for 4, and Valentin Martinez was 2 for 3. The Baby Reds finished the season with a 22-33 record.

Sunday, September 3

Louisville Bats 7, Columbus Clippers 1

Cody Reed started for Louisville in game 1 and had his second straight good outing. He went 3 shutout innings and gave up 1 hit, no walks, and struck out 2. Luke “Skywalker” Farrell pitched the other 4 innings and was also solid, giving up 1 run on 2 hits with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts. Brandon Dixon was 3 for 4 with a double, a 2-run dinger, and 3 RBI, Sebastian “Under the Sea” Elizalde was also 3 for 4 and hit a solo jack and had 2 RBI, and Tyler “Good Day” Goeddel was 2 for 4 with a solo slam and 2 runs scored.

Louisville Bats 5, Columbus Clippers 0

Game 2 also went Louisville’s way in a 5-0 shutout. Amir “Flesh Wound” Garrett started and was finally, absolutely dominant. He threw all 7 innings and gave up 1 hit with 1 walk and 10 strikeouts. Adam Brett Walker Texas Ranger was 1 for 3 with a double and 3 RBI, Alex “The Great” Blandino was 2 for 3 with a double, a walk, and a run scored, and Scott Van Slyke was also 2 for 3 with a double.

Up Next: TBD takes the hill today for Louisville in their final game of the season at 2:05 PM ET.

Pensacola Blue Wahoos 2, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 1

Keury “Nooma Nooma” Mella started for Pensacola and was great. He went 7 innings and gave up 1 run on 4 hits with no walks and 6 strikeouts. Josh “Feed The” VanMeter was 2 for 4 with 1 RBI and Shed Long was 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored.

Up Next: Jesus Reyes gets the start for Pensacola in their last regular season game. First pitch is 1:05 PM CT.

Daytona Tortugas 3, Florida Fire Frogs 0

Daytona’s season finale was Sunday and they decided to have a little fun with it. Everyone played at least 2 positions and Blake “Country Breakfast” Butler played all of them. Wyatt “Derp” Strahan started and went 6 shutout innings, giving up 4 hits, 1 walk, and striking out 4. Shane Mardirosian was 2 for 4 with 2 doubles, Mitch Piatnik “At the Disco” was 1 for 3 with a double, and James “Boring Name” Vasquez was 1 for 2 with 2 walks and a run scored. Blake Butler got the save with a shutout inning of relief. Daytona finished the season with a record of 52-80. Yikes.

Dayton Dragons 5, Lansing Lugnuts 4

Wennington “Wherefore Art Thou” Romero went 4.2 innings and gave up 4 runs (3 earned) on 9 hits with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts. Joe Kuhnel struck out 2 in 4.2 scoreless innings. Taylor Trammell was 2 for 4 with a run scored, Michael “Head Rub” Beltre was 2 for 3 with a RBI and a walk, and Jose Siri was 1 for 5 with a 2-run donk.

Up Next: Matt Blandino starts for Dayton in their final regular season game today at 1:05 PM ET.

Billings Mustangs 16, Helena Brewers 7

Billings deeestroyed Helena on Sunday. Luis Alecis started and gave up 2 runs on 4 hits with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts over 5 innings. Miles “Flash” Gordon was 4 for 6 with a 2-run tank, 3 RBI, and 4 runs scored, Stuart “Little” Fairchild was 3 for 5 with a double, 1RBI, and 2 runs scored, and Andy Sugilio was 4 for 6 with a double, a triple, and 3 RBI. Hendrik Clementina was 2 for 4 with a double and 4 RBI and Montrell Marshall was 1 for 5 with a solo ding dong and 2 RBI.

Up Next: Jhon De Jesus starts tonight against Great Falls at 7:05 PM MT.