Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for January 19th, 2020

There was only one game outside of the land down under in minor league baseball on Saturday, but that didn’t mean there wasn’t excitement. One team even hit seven home runs in their game! Let’s look at the day’s best:

Minor League Baseball Top Performers

HUGE HOMERS SEAL SERIES

A seven home run performance allows the Alcohol. Think Again Perth Heat to gain a 3-0 series advantage.@The_Hulksizer and @kaleojohnson_ each collected 2 homers, the former picking up 3 runs in total and 6 RBIs.
The Heat have a chance to sweep tomorrow🧹 pic.twitter.com/R1Ghc9D3bI

— Perth Heat (@PerthHeat) January 18, 2020

Hitters

Australian Baseball League
Ben Akinski, Adelaide, 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB
Mitchell Edwards, Adelaide, 3-5, 2 RBI, 2B
Robbie Glendinning, Perth, 2-4, 3 R, RBI, BB, HR
Yonny Hernandez, Auckland, 2-2, 2 R, 2 BB
Chang-ki Hong, Geelong, 3-3, R, 2B
Niko Hulsizer, Perth, 3-5, 3 R, 6 RBI, 2B, 2 HR
Kaleo Johnson, Perth, 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, 2 HR
Tim Kennelly, Perth, 2-5, R, 2 RBI, K, 2B, HR
Won-Seok Kim, Auckland, 2-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR
Jordan McArdle, Adelaide, 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K, HR
Jordan Qsar, Perth, 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K, SB
Colin Willis, Melbourne, 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2B

Others with home runs: Sung-Won Ju, Geelong, Sam Kennelly, Perth

Dominican Winter League
No games scheduled

Mexican Winter League
No games scheduled

Puerto Rican Winter League
Rey Fuentes, Santurce, 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, K, SB

Venezuelan Winter League
No games scheduled

@AdelaideGiants pitcher David Holmberg was huge for his club tonight. He allowed just two runs and four hits in six strong innings, and was pleased with his start on the mound tonight #ABL pic.twitter.com/l9XlIK0htw

— Connor Pain (@connor_pain) January 18, 2020

Pitchers

Australian Baseball League
John Anderson, Perth, 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Blake Bivens, Perth, 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
David Holmberg, Adelaide, 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Junya Michihara, Auckland, 6 1/3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 7 K

Dominican Winter League
No games scheduled

Mexican Winter League
No games scheduled

Puerto Rican Winter League
Jorge Lopez, Mayaguez, 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

Venezuelan Winter League
No games scheduled

Today’s games

Australian Baseball League
Adelaide @ Melbourne, 9:00 PM ET (Saturday)
Perth @ Geelong, 9:00 PM ET (Saturday)
Auckland @ Canberra, 3:00 AM ET

Dominican Winter League
No games scheduled

Mexican Winter League
Los Mochis @ Culiacan, 7:05 PM ET
Mazatlan @ Obregon, 7:10 PM ET

Puerto Rican Winter League
No games scheduled

Venezuelan Winter League
Caribes @ Lara, 5:00 PM ET

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