Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 7, 2022

Minor League Baseball Top Performers

The postponements that were across the majors Friday were also notable across minor league baseball, setting up a weekend of doubleheaders, including 10 that will take place on Saturday!

Hitter of the Day
Fittingly, heading into a big day of doubleheaders across the minors, the top hitter is a guy who did it in a doubleheader Friday. Matt Wallner was a native Minnesotan that the Twins drafted in 2019 after a college career with Southern Mississippi. He’s struggled to keep his swing and miss in check while also tapping into his big raw power thus far in his minor league career, but Friday is a good example of what he can be when he is on, as he went 5-6 across the two games with a pair of doubles and a pair of home runs, driving in seven runs.

Pitcher of the Day
The Rockies drafted Karl Kauffmann after a long College World Series run with Michigan in 2019 and let him rest rather than making his pro debut. The 2020 pandemic season then led to his pro debut being delayed until 2021. At that point, some shoulder issues and time off the mound led to some notable struggles with control last season for Kauffmann. He’s bounced back this season, using his heavy sinker, slider, and a change to pound the zone. Friday, Kauffmann was able to show what he can be at his best, going eight shutout innings, allowing five hits and no walks, striking out nine against a prospect-laden Binghamton lineup.

Hitters

AAA
Sherten Apostel, Round Rock – 4-6, 3 R, 6 RBI, 2 K, 2B, 2 HR
Nick Banks, Rochester – 2-4, 2 R, BB, SB
Rylan Bannon, Norfolk – 1-3, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR, SB
JJ Bleday, Jacksonville – 4-6, 4 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 2B, 2 HR
Lewis Brinson, Sugar Land – 3-5, R, K
Trenton Brooks, Columbus – 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR
Gabriel Cancel, Omaha – 3-4, R, RBI, BB, K
Lewin Diaz, Jacksonville – 3-4, R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR
Ryan Dorow, Round Rock – 3-5, R, 3 RBI, HR
Omar Estevez, Oklahoma City – 3-5, 2 R, RBI, 2B
Freddy Fermin, Omaha – 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2B
Ryan Fitzgerald, Worcester – 1-2, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HR
Estevan Florial, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre – 1-3, R, 2 BB, K, 3 SB
David Fry, Columbus – 3-5, R, 3 RBI, 2 K, 2B, HR
Luis Garcia, Rochester – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, 2 K
Robel Garcia, Iowa – 1-2, R, 3 RBI, 3 BB, K, HR
Ricardo Genoves, Sacramento – 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B
Oscar Gonzalez, Columbus – 3-5, 3 R, RBI, K, HR
Brewer Hicklen, Omaha – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, K, SB
Korey Lee, Sugar Land – 3-5, R, K, 2B, SB
Pedro Leon, Sugar Land – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2 K, HR
Dixon Machado, Iowa – 1-3, 2 BB
David MacKinnon, Salt Lake – 4-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR
Nelson Maldonado, Iowa – 3-5, 2B
Jason Martin, Oklahoma City – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 3B
Nick Maton, Lehigh Valley – 2-4, RBI, BB, 2 2B
Jake McCarthy, Reno – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, K, HR, 2 SB
Joey Meneses, Rochester – 4-5, 2 R, RBI, 2 2B
Yoan Moncada, Charlotte – 3-3, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Gabriel Moreno, Buffalo – 4-5, 4 RBI, 2B
Jose Peraza, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre – 3-5, R, 2 RBI, K, 2B
Kevin PIllar, Oklahoma City – 4-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR
Rene Pinto, Durham – 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR
Yohel Pozo, Round Rock – 4-6, 4 R, 4 RBI, 2B, HR
Jacob Robson, Toledo – 1-1, R, 3 BB, 2B, SB
Brian Serven, Albuquerque – 1-2, 2 BB
Zack Short, Toledo – 1-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR
Mallex Smith, Buffalo – 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, SB
Bubba Thompson, Round Rock – 2-5, 2 R, BB, K, SB
Will Toffey, Lehigh Valley – 2-3, R, RBI, BB
Mitchell Tolman, Columbus – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, HR
Meibrys Viloria, Round Rock – 5-6, 3 R, 3 RBI
Luke Williams, Sacramento – 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, K
Austin Wynns, Lehigh Valley – 2-3, 3 RBI, BB
Jared Young, Iowa – 4-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, K, HR

AA
Bryce Ball, Tennessee – 3-5, R, 2 RBI, K, 2B, HR
Corbin Carroll, Amarillo – 0-2, 3 BB, SB
Ezequiel Duran, Frisco – 4-5, RBI, 2B
Evan Edwards, Montgomery – 2-2, R, BB, 2B
Vito Friscia, Reading – 1-2, R, RBI, 3 BB
Zack Gelof, Midland – 2-4, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2B, 3B
Jonathan Guzman, Reading – 2-4, R, BB, 2 K, 2B
Darius Hill, Tennessee – 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B
Connor Hollis, San Antonio – 1-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B
Korry Howell, San Antonio – 1-2, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, HR
Edouard Julien, Wichita – 4-6, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, SB
Grae Kessinger, Corpus Christi – 2-3, R, RBI, BB
Domingo Leyba, San Antonio – 0-1, 3 BB, K
Christopher Morel, Tennessee – 2-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR, SB
Josh Ockimey, Reading – 2-4, RBI, BB, SB
Jose Rodriguez, Birmingham – 3-3, R, RBI, BB, SB
Max Schuemann, Midland – 5-5, 2 R, RBI
Lenyn Sosa, Birmingham – 3-5, R, RBI, HR
Livan Soto, Rocket City – 2-4, R, BB, 2B
Luke Waddell, Mississippi – 1-4, 2 BB, 2B
Matt Wallner, Wichita – 5-6, 3 R, 7 RBI, BB, K, 2 2B, 2 HR
Aaron Whitefield, Rocket City – 1-3, R, 2 BB, K

High-A
Lawrence Butler, Lansing – 1-3, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR
Wes Clarke, Wisconsin – 0-1, 3 BB, K
Adrian Del Castillo, Hillsboro – 2-3, BB, K, SB
Yoyner Fajardo, Greensboro – 2-3, R, BB, SB
Matt Gorski, Greensboro – 0-1, RBI, 3 BB
Vaughn Grissom, Rome – 2-4, BB, 2 SB
Jaxx Groshans, Greenville – 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B, 2 HR
Leo Jimenez, Vancouver – 3-5, R, 2B
Corey Joyce, West Michigan – 1-3, 3 BB, 2 K
Colt Keith, West Michigan – 3-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR, SB
Adam Kerner, Fort Wayne – 3-4
Chris Meyers, West Michigan – 1-4, RBI, 2 BB, K
Cody Milligan, Rome – 2-4, 2 R, BB, K
PK Morris, Vancouver – 2-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2 HR
MacKenzie Mueller, Vancouver – 3-4, 2 RBI, 2B
James Parker, Everett – 4-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR
Wenceel Perez, West Michigan – 1-4, 2 BB, K, 3 SB
Yohendrick Pinango, South Bend – 0-1, 3 BB, K, SB
Ceddanne Rafaela, Greenville – 3-5, R, 2B
Corey Rosier, Fort Wayne – 2-4, R, RBI, BB
Tyler Soderstrom, Lansing – 2-4, R, BB, K, 2B
Chad Stevens, Asheville – 2-2, 2 R, BB

Single-A
Mason Auer, Charleston – 3-5, R, 4 RBI, K, 3B, HR, SB
Kyler Castillo, Jupiter – 3-5, R, RBI, K
Jackson Chourio, Carolina – 3-3, R, RBI, BB, 2 2B, SB
Alex De Jesus, Rancho Cucamonga – 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR
Brenden Dixon, Bradenton – 2-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, HR
Jasson Dominguez, Tampa – 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR
Kyler Fedko, Fort Myers – 2-3, 2 R, 2 BB, K
Yeiner Fernandez, Rancho Cucamonga – 2-4, R, BB
Austin Gauthier, Rancho Cucamonga – 1-1, RBI, 4 BB
Quincy Hamilton, Fayetteville – 2-3, 2 R, BB
Glenallen Hill Jr, Visalia – 1-1, R, RBI, 2 BB, HR
Damon Keith, Rancho Cucamonga – 3-4, R, BB, 2 2B
D’Shawn Knowles, Inland Empire – 3-4, 3 RBI, K, 3B, SB
Victor Labrada, Modesto – 3-5, R, RBI, K, 2B
Jelfry Marte, Charleston – 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, K
Edgar Martinez, Columbia – 3-4, R, K
Victor Mascai, Fayetteville – 1-2, 2 BB
Grant McCray, San Jose – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, K, HR, SB
Noah Miller, Fort Myers – 3-5, R, 3 RBI, K, 2B, HR
Shervyen Newton, St. Lucie – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K, HR
Daniel Ozoria, Fort Myers – 3-5, R, K
Robert Perez, Modesto – 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Edgar Quero, Inland Empire – 0-2, R, 3 BB, K
Alex Ramirez, St. Lucie – 3-5, K, 3B
Alexander Ramirez, Inland Empire – 2-4, 3 R, BB, K, 2 2B, SB
Tyler Reichenborn, Palm Beach – 2-4, BB
Anthony Seigler, Tampa – 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, SB
Luis Valdez, Delmarva – 1-5, R, 3 SB

Pitchers

AAA
Chase Anderson, Toledo – 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Shaun Anderson, Buffalo – 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Mark Appel, Lehigh Valley – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Jason Bahr, Round Rock – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Brett Conine, Sugar Land – 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Jharel Cotton, St. Paul – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Matt Dermody, Iowa – 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Shawn Dubin, Sugar Land – 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Raynel Espinal, Sacramento – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 9 K
Bailey Falter, Lehigh Valley – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Brandon Hughes, Iowa – 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Davis Martin, Charlotte – 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Max Meyer, Jacksonville – 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Luis Ortiz, Sacramento – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Peter Strzelecki, Nashville – 1 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Kyle Tyler, El Paso – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

AA
Javier Assad, Tennessee – 6 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Sam Bachman, Rocket City – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Clayton Beeter, Tulsa – 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Austin Bergner, Erie – 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Matt Canterino, Wichita – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Joey Cantillo, Akron – 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Omar Cruz, Altoona – 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Ty Damron, Midland – 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Tyler Ferguson, Mississippi – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Sean Hunley, Montgomery – 2 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Karl Kauffmann, Hartford – 8 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
Moises Lugo, San Antonio – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Alec Marsh, Northwest Arkansas – 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Michael Mercado, Montgomery – 5 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Andrew Misiaszek, Akron – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Francisco Morales, Reading – 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Seth Nordlin, Frisco – 4 2/3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Eury Perez, Pensacola – 5 2/3 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Tyler Pike, Springfield – 4 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Alan Rangel, Mississippi – 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 K
Matt Seelinger, Reading – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Carson Spiers, Chattanooga – 5 2/3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
Misael Tamarez, Corpus Christi – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
Jake Thompson, Portland – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Louie Varland, Wichita – 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Jacob Wallace, Portland – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

High-A
John Carver, Hillsboro – 5 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
Manuel Espinoza, South Bend – 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Dax Fulton, Beloit – 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Kyle Harrison, Eugene – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 10 K
Justin Jarvis, Wisconsin – 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Brandon Komar, Fort Wayne – 4 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Caden Monke, Quad Cities – 4 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Zach Mort, Wisconsin – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Charlie Neuweiler, Quad Cities – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Cole Percival, Great Lakes – 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
RJ Petit, West Michigan – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Brett Standlee, Eugene – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Single-A
Ryan Anderson, Tampa – 1 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Wander Arias, Columbia – 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Carlos Betancourt, Clearwater – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Juan Carela, Tampa – 5 2/3 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Cristian Charle, Bradenton – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Jose Cruz, San Jose – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Gianluca Dalatri, Palm Beach – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Pablo Garabitos, Carolina – 3 1/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Joseph Hernandez, Modesto – 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Brant Hurter, Lakeland – 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Rylan Kaufman, Columbia – 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Jordi Martinez, Clearwater – 4 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Pierson Ohl, Fort Myers – 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Jordano Perez, Augusta – 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Javi Rivera, Daytona – 4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Jimmy Robbins, Dunedin – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Jerming Rosario, Rancho Cucamonga – 5 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Carson Seymour, St. Lucie – 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Edison Suriel, Jupiter – 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Ricky Tiedemann, Dunedin – 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Connor Van Scoyoc, Inland Empire – 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Kyle Virbitsky, Stockton – 6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K

Today’s games

Pitching matchup of the day
Mariners fans may want to tune into Saturday’s Arkansas/Frisco game. Sure, Frisco’s Jack Leiter is one of the elite pitching prospects in the game, but he’s opposing George Kirby, the Mariners’ top pitching prospect, and a guy that could potentially be called up to the big league club in the next week or two.

AAA
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre @ Rochester (doubleheader)
Durham @ Buffalo
Iowa @ St. Paul
Worcester @ Toledo
Charlotte @ Gwinnett
Lehigh Valley @ Syracuse
Louisville @ Indianapolis
Round Rock @ Reno
El Paso @ Sugar Land
Columbus @ Omaha
Norfolk @ Nashville
Jacksonville @ Memphis
Albuquerque @ Oklahoma City
Tacoma @ Salt Lake
Las Vegas @ Sacramento

AA
Reading @ Portland
San Antonio @ Corpus Christi
Altoona @ Erie
Harrisburg @ Bowie (doubleheader)
Akron @ Richmond
Binghamton @ Hartford
New Hampshire @ Somerset
Tulsa @ Wichita (doubleheader)
Northwest Arkansas @ Springfield
Biloxi @ Montgomery
Pensacola @ Mississippi
Tennessee @ Birmingham
Arkansas @ Frisco
Chattanooga @ Rocket City
Midland @ Amarillo

High-A
Fort Wayne @ Wisconsin
Peoria @ South Bend (doubleheader)
Lake County @ Dayton (doubleheader)
Hudson Valley @ Jersey Shore
Everett @ Vancouver (doubleheader)
Brooklyn @ Aberdeen (doubleheader)
Bowling Green @ Wilmington (doubleheader)
Hickory @ Winston-Salem
Beloit @ Great Lakes
Asheville @ Greensboro
West Michigan @ Lansing
Rome @ Greenville
Quad Cities @ Cedar Rapids
Hillsboro @ Eugene (doubleheader)
Tri-City @ Spokane (doubleheader)

Single-A
St. Lucie @ Palm Beach
Augusta @ Carolina
Fort Myers @ Lakeland
Fayetteville @ Charleston
Myrtle Beach @ Salem
Lynchburg @ Fredericksburg
Delmarva @ Columbia
Down East @ Kannapolis
Clearwater @ Dunedin
Tampa @ Bradenton
Jupiter @ Daytona
Rancho Cucamonga @ Lake Elsinore
Modesto @ Fresno
San Jose @ Stockton
Visalia @ Inland Empire

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