Farmers Only Weekend Harvest: Shed Long goes Streaking!

Brandon Larson Honorary Star of the Weekend

Shed Long struggled with his first taste of Double-A baseball in the second half of the 2017 season, hitting only .227/.319/.362 in 42 games for the Blue Wahoos. He went into 2018 looking to improve upon that line and has done so in a big way so far. This weekend, he went 5 for 10 with a double and 1 RBI and extended his hitting streak to 10 games on Sunday. He has that slash line up to .340/.397/.453. Keep it up, Shed.

Friday, April 20

Louisville Bats 1, Syracuse Chiefs 7

Louisville returned from their week-long vacation in Buffalo to a 7-1 loss to Syracuse Friday. Robert “Bob Steve” Stephenson got the start for Louisville and did okay. He gave up 3 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts over 5 innings of work. David Hernandez made his first appearance of the season and it did not go well. He retired only 1 batter and gave up 4 runs. There wasn’t a ton to write home about offensively. Brandon “Get your” Dixon was 2 for 4 with a double and a run scored. Rosell “Rose Hell” Herrera was 1 for 3 with a double and a walk.

Pensacola Blue Wahoos 5, Mississippi Braves 0

Pensacola got the win on Friday thanks to a dominant outing by their pitching staff. Wyatt “Derp” Strahan threw 6 shutout innings and gave up only 3 hits, 3 walks, and struck out 4. Aristides “Heiress Titties” Aquino continued his hot start to the season by going 3 for 4 with a double, 1 RBI, and a run scored. “Tool” Shed Long also stayed hot by going 2 for 5. Chadwick “Drompf” Tromp was 3 for 3 with a run scored and 1 RBI and the aforementioned Strahan collected nearly as many hits as he allowed by going 2 for 2 with 1 RBI.

Daytona Tortugas 8, Dunedin Blue Jays 4

Daytona used a 6-run outburst in the 5th to take an 8-4 win over Dunedin on Friday. Wennington “Wherefore Art Thou?” Romero started and gave up 3 runs on 6 hits with 1 walk and 6 strikeouts over 5.1 innings of work. Kevin “KEVIN!!!” Canelon struck out 6 and didn’t allow a base runner in 2.2 innings out of the bullpen. Ibandel “Issa Bell” Isabel made his Reds organization debut and went 4 for 5 with a double and 2 RBI. Tyler “Bat flip” Stephenson, who is on like a 48-game hit streak, or something, went 2 for 5 with 1 RBI and TJ Friedl “Dee, Friedl Dumb” was 3 for 5 with a run scored and 1 RBI.

Dayton Dragons 9, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 5

Dayton used a 4-run 9th to earn a 9-5 victory on Friday. Mac Sceroler got the start and lasted only 4 innings, giving up 1 run on 3 hits with 4 walks and 2 strikeouts. Ryan “Got His” Nutof struck out 2 in 1.1 scoreless innings. Hendrik “Oh, my darling” Clementina was 3 for 4 with a double and 3 RBI. Narciso “Captain” Crook was 1 for 3 with a double, a walk, and 1 RBI and Montrell Marshall was 1 for 3 with 2 walks and 2 RBI.

Saturday, April 21

Louisville Bats 8, Syracuse Chiefs 5

Louisville got their lone win of the weekend with an 8-5 victory on Saturday. “General” Jackson Stephens started and went 5 innings, giving up 3 runs on 6 hits with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts. Tanner “Singing in the” Rainey pitched 2 shutout innings and struck out 3 to keep his Triple-A ERA at 0.00 on the season. Tony “Roll my windows down and” Cruz got a song stuck in your head while going 2 for 2 with 1 RBI, 2 walks, and 2 runs scored. Blake “Trade Hands” Trahan was 2 for 3 with a double, a walk, and 2 RBI and Mason Williams was 2 for 5 with a double and scored a run.

Pensacola Blue Wahoos 1, Birmingham Barons 2

Pensacola gave up a run in the 9th to fall to Birmingham 2-1 on Saturday. Daniel Wright got the start and was solid, going 7 innings and giving up 1 run on 1 hit with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts. The offense outhit Birmingham 8-2 but only put up 1 run to show for it. Shed “Longhi” Long was 2 for 4 with a double and 1 RBI, Nick “Hhhhiiiiiiiii” Longhi was also 2 for 4 with a double, and Taylor Sparks was 1 for 3 with a run scored.

Daytona Tortugas 13, Dunedin Blue Jays 14

The pitching was bad on Saturday. Ty “Poppin’” Boyles started and lasted only 1.1 innings, giving up 6 runs on 4 hits with 1 walk and 1 strikeouts. Everyone else was also bad, so we won’t talk about them. The offense, however, was plentiful. Ibandel “World Beater” Isabel was 4 for 6 with a double, a 2-run dinger, and 4 RBI. Dilson “Pickles” Herrera was 3 for 6 with a double, a walk, and 1 RBI, Daniel “Sugar” Sweet reached base 5 times by going 2 for 5 with 3 walks, and Brantley “Ring My” Bell was 2 for 5 with a triple and 3 RBI.

Dayton Dragons 2, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 8

Dayton fell 8-2 on Saturday. Tyler Mondile went 4.1 innings and gave up 4 runs on 6 hits with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts. Jeter “Re2pect” Downs was 2 for 5 with 1 RBI, Montrell Marshall and Hendrik Clementina were each 2 for 4 with a double, and Narciso Crook was 2 for 3 with a double and a walk. Luis Alecis struck out 3 in 2 scoreless innings.

Sunday, April 22

Louisville Bats 2, Syracuse Chiefs 3

A late rally doomed Louisville on Sunday as they lost 3-2 to Syracuse in 10 innings. Jose Lopez got the start and was good, throwing 6 shutout innings, giving up 4 hits, walking 2, and striking out 5. Zack Weiss struck out 1 in 2 shutout innings out of the bullpen. DJ “Pickled Peppers” Peterson was 2 for 5 and scored twice and Mason Williams was 2 for 5 with a double, a triple, and 1 RBI.

Up Next: TBD pitches against Charlotte tonight at 6:30 PM ET.

Pensacola was leading Birmingham 4-1 in the 3rd when it was suspended. Keury Mella gave up 1 earned run in those 3 innings and Shed Long extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a single and a run scored. They will resume at 5:00 PM and then Vladimir Gutierrez will start Monday’s scheduled game.

Daytona Tortugas 5, Dunedin Blue Jays 1

Daytona used a 4-run 6th to propel them to a Sunday victory over Dunedin. Tony “Santigold” Santillan started and was fantastic, going 6.2 innings, giving up 1 run on 6 hits with 1 walk and 6 strikeouts. Daniel Sweet was 2 for 2 with a double and 2 walks, Brantley Bell was 1 for 4 with 2 RBI, Taylor “Take the” Trammell was 1 for 4 with a double and a walk, and Mitch “Yay” Nay was also 1 for 4 with a double and added a RBI.

Up Next: Scott Moss starts against the Florida Fire Frogs tonight at 7:05 PM ET.

Dayton Dragons 6, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 7

Wendolyn “Wendy Bats” Bautista started for the Dragons on Sunday and went 5 innings, giving up 6 runs (3 earned) on 7 hits with 1 walk and 7 strikeouts. The Dragons made 4 errors in the game, which definitely is not ideal when you are trying to win baseball games. Montrell Marshall was 2 for 4 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI, Stuart “Life’s not” Fairchild was 2 for 4 with a walk and a run scored, and Miles “Flash” Gordon was 1 for 3 with 2 walks and 3 runs scored.

Up Next: Hunter Greene makes his 3rd start of the season tonight at 7:05 PM ET.