Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for September 14th, 2019

Two upper-level minor league baseball championships were clinched on Friday night as Sacramento won the Pacific Coast League championship and Trenton won the Eastern League championship. Let’s take a look at the top performers:

Minor League Baseball Top Performers

Thunder in total control now. EL MVP Chris Gittens launches a solo shot to leadoff the 3rd and it's 4-0. Gittens' 2nd homer in as many nights #Yankees

— Kyle Franko (@kj_franko) September 13, 2019

Hitters

AAA
Ronnie Freeman, Sacramento, 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB
Taylor Jones, Round Rock, 2-4, R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR

AA
Anderson Feliz, Bowie, 2-4, R, RBI, HR
Chris Gittens, Trenton, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, HR
Daulton Varsho, Jackson, 2-4, R, RBI, 2B

High-A
Luis Alejandro Basabe, Visalia, 3-4, R, 3 RBI, K, 2B
Xavier Edwards, Lake Elsinore, 3-4, 2B

Low-A
Reed Rohlman, Lexington, 2-6, R, 2 RBI, 3 K, HR

Advanced Rookie
Zac Ching, Ogden, 1-3, R, 2 BB, K, 2B
Ramon Rodriguez, Ogden, 3-4, K, 2B

Markus Solbach pitches 8 innings as he combines with Nolan Long on a 5-hitter as @TulsaDrillers defeat Amarillo 2-0 in TLCS Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead — they go for the pennant tomorrow. Connor Wong had 2-run HR

— Barry Lewis (@BarryLewisTW) September 14, 2019

Pitchers

AAA
None qualified

AA
Bowden Francis, Biloxi, 5 2/3 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Rony Garcia, Trenton, 5 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Kyle Lloyd, Amarillo, 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Matt Peacock, Jackson, 5 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Markus Solbach, Tulsa, 8 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

High-A
Caleb Boushley, Lake Elsinore, 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Austin Cox, Wilmington, 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Jojanse Torres, Fayetteville, 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

Low-A
Kelvin Gonzalez, Hickory, 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Zach Haake, Lexington, 6 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Jesus Linarez, Hickory, 4 1/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Brandon Marklund, Lexington, 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Advanced Rookie
Corey Merrill, Ogden, 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

Today’s games

AA
Biloxi @ Jackson, Game 4, 7:05 PM ET (Jackson leads 2-1)
Amarillo @ Tulsa, Game 4, 8:05 PM ET (Tulsa leads 2-1)

High-A
Wilmington @ Fayetteville, Game 5, 6:00 PM ET (Series tied 2-2)
Lake Elsinore @ Visalia, Game 4, 10:00 PM ET (Visalia leads 2-1)

Low-A
South Bend @ Clinton, Game 3, 7:30 PM ET (South Bend leads 2-0)

Advanced Rookie
Idaho Falls @ Ogden, Game 2, 8:30 PM ET (Ogden leads 1-0)

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