a REGULAR SEASON TOTALS REGULAR SEASON SUMMARY UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS: ALL TIMES CDT Date Time Opponent Pitcher June 15 6:30 at Birmingham LHP James Gillheeney (2-1, 2.39) vs. RHP Stephen McCray (6-4, 3.82) June 16 3:00 at Birmingham RHP Chance Rufn (3-2, 2.81) vs. LHP Spencer Arroyo (5-4, 3.24) June 17 11:30 at Birmingham LHP Anthony Fernandez (3-2, 6.28) vs. RHP Erik Johnson (7-2, 2.37) June 19 7:05 vs. Mobile LHP Roenis Elias (3-6, 2.92) vs. RHP Bradin Hagens (7-3, 2.68) Jackson Generals (28-34) at Bir mingham Barons (41-25) RHP Taijuan Walker (3-6, 2.52) vs. RHP Nick McCully (6-1, 2.93 ) Friday, June 14, 2013 • 7:05 p.m. (CT) • Regions Field • Birmingham, AL GAME #63 • FIRST HALF #63 • SERIES #14 • ROAD GAME #32 GAME INFORMATION DOUBLE-A SOUTHERN LEAGUE AFFILIATE OF THE SEATTLE MARINERS For Information contact Chris Harris at charris@jacksongeneralsbaseball.com 4 Fun Place • Jackson, TN 38305 • (Phone) 731.988.5299 • (Fax) 731.988.5246 © 2013 JACKSON GENERALS • www.jacksongeneralsbaseball.com PAGE 1 TODAY’S GAME: the Generals continue a 5-game road series against the SL North 1st half Champion Birmingham Barons with game #2 of the series (1-0)...the Barons’ 41 wins is the most in the league...Jackson leads the season series 4-2 and will meet Birmingham 15 times in 2013... 20-year-old righty Taijuan Walker makes his team-leading 13th start of the season in game 2 of the series. This is his 56th career start and 38th for Jackson...Walker leads the league in strikeouts, ranks 2nd in opp. batting average and 9th in ERA. GENERALS RECAP: The Generals scored 6 runs over the 3rd and 4th innings, including a 4-run 3rd inning as Jackson came-from-behind to defeat Birmingham 7-2 on Thursday. 2B Jack Marder (2x4, 2 R, 2B, RBI) led the team with 2 hits, while SS Gabriel Noriega (1x3, 2 RBI) and RF James Jones (1x4, 2B, 2 RBI) each knocked in 2 of the Generals 7 runs. Starter Roenis Elias (7.0,7,1,1,0, 5) recoreded his 3rd win, allowing 1 run on 7 hits in 7.0 innings. RH Tyler Burgoon (1.0,0,0,0,1,1) tossed a scoreless 8th inning, while RH Carson Smith (1.0,1,1,1,1 ,0) allowed a run in the bottom of the 9th inning before closing out the game. YOU ALREAD Y KNOW... that today’s starter Taijuan Walker has a team-best 2.52 ERA and leads the league with 77 strikeouts, but DID YOU KNOW?...that the Generals are just 3-9 in his starts and have scored 9 total runs in his last 6 starts (1.5 runs per start). NEWS & NOTES: 27 of rst 62 games have been 1-run games (10-17) which is the most in all of minors...38 of 62 games have been decided by 2-or-fewer runs (13-25) and 6 have been extra-inning games (2-4)...In games decided by 3+ runs the Generals are 15-9. • TODA Y’S TRANSACTIONS: None • SEATTLE GENERALS: ...their are currently 6 players on the Mariners active roster that were members of the 2012 Jackson Generals (INF Nick Franklin, C Jesus Sucre (15-day DL), C Mike Zunino, RHP Carter Capps and RHP Yoerv is Medina). In total, seven 2012 Generals have made their MLB debuts and two 2013 Generals. (C Brandon Bantz, RHP Hector Noesi) • NORIEGA’S SPORTS CENTER LOVE: The 6-3 triple play started by Gabriel Noriega to end game one of Monday night’s doublheader against Chattanooga was Monday night’s #3 play on ESPN Sports Center’s top 10 plays. • FRESH PRINCE OF BEL...JACKSON: RH Taijuan Walker is 0-2 in his last 3 starts, despite allowing only 4 runs in 19.0 innings (1.89 ERA). During this stretch he limited opponents to a .184 average (12x65), while walking 4 and striking out 20. • FINALLY ON TOP: Generals OF Julio Morban leads the league with a .316 batting average. He missed 2 weeks in April due to a groin injury and just reached the plate appearances to qualify for league leaders. • BROOKLYN’S FINEST: OF James Jones has hit safely in 8 of his last 9 games, batting .333 (11x33) with 5 runs scored, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run and 8 RBI. • SOLDIER ON THE HILL: After allowing 2 runs in his rst r elief outing on April 5, LH Nick Hill has allowed only 3 runs in his last 27.0 innings (1.00 ERA). Overall this season he has limited opponents to a .194 (19x98) average, while walking 13 and striking out 20. • FIRST LOOK AT REGIONS FIELD: In April, the Barons played their 1st game in their new ballpark, Regions Field. The state-of-the- art 8,500 seat $64 million facility in the heart of downtown replaced Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, the home of the Barons since 1988. The crown jewel of Birmingham’s newly developed Parkside District, features a variety of unique seating areas, creating an intimate atmosphere and offering unique views of the downtown skyline, UAB, Children’s Hospital, Vulcan and Red Mountain. • WE GOTCHA!!...Jackson catchers lead the SL catching 56.9% of base stealers (29 CS, 51 Att). The next closest is Mobile which is throwing out 34.3% of base runners. “PANK” MOVING ON UP: Coming back for his 3rd season, Manager Jim Pankovits becomes the second-longest tenured Jackson manager. Bobby Dickerson managed in Jackson from 2002-2005 while Jackson was with the Cubs and has the most wins in franchise history, 291. Pankovits is now 2nd in franchise history with 173 wins. PLENTY OF PROSPECTS: The Generals roster features 8 of the Mariners’ Top 30 prospects, according to Baseball America. Those include: RHP Taijuan Walker (2), RHP Carson Smith (16), OF Leon Landry (17), INF Jack Marder (20), C John Hicks (21), OF, OF Julio Morban (23),, RHP Chance Rufn (27) and LHP Anthony Fernandez (30). - BY THE NUMBERS - 3 Number of General starters with sub- 3.00 ERA’s...(Rufn, Elias, Walker)... To day’s game broadcasted on 96.5 ESPN R ADIO, jacksongeneralsb aseball.com & TuneIn Radio A pp. Streak: Won 1 Last 10 Games: 5-5 Long Winning Streak: 4, (4/12-4/15) Long Losing Streak: 5, (4/16-4/20, 5/29-6/4) The Ballpark at Jackson: 13-18 Road: 14-16 Day: 6-4 Night: 22-30 Series Openers: 8-6 Rubber Games: 4-4 Series Records: 4-9 Vs. South: 12-16 Vs. North: 16-18 First Half: 28-34 Second Half: 0-0 Scoring First: 17-9 Scoring Last: 18-7 Extra Innings: 2-4 Doubleheaders: 1-1-3 April: 11-14 May: 12-14 June: 5-6 July: 0-0 August: 0-0 September: 0-0 White Jersey: 10-12 Grey Jersey: 12-10 Black Jersey: 6-10 Special Jersey: 0-2 Leading After 6: 21-6 Leading After 7: 25-2 Leading After 8: 21-3 Tied After 6: 5-5 Tied After 7: 2-7 Tied After 8: 1-5 Trailing After 6: 2-23 Trailing After 7: 1-25 Trailing After 8: 0-21 Last AB Wins: 6 Walk-off Wins: 4 Shutouts: 3 Times Shut Out: 6 10+ Runs: 4-0 4+ Runs: 19-10 1-Run Games: 10-17 Generals HR: 13-14 Opponent HR: 11-20 AVG: .245 (5th) HR: 40 (6th) 2B: 93 (7th) 3B: 16 (3rd) SB: 76 (2nd) BB: 173 (10th) ERA: 3.22 (3rd) SO: 461 (6th) BB: 190 (9th) WHIP: 1.23 (3rd) Holds: 12 (9th) Saves: 10 (10th) GENERALS BLOG You can follow all the Generals news on our new blog, Inside the Jackson Generals, with broad- caster Chris Harris. Posts will go beyond the head- lines with news and information about club events, stories from the road, lineups and daily updates. chrisharris.mlblogs.com THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY 1876 Philadelphia At hletic George Hall becomes rst major league player to hit for the cycle. The Englishman will also become the rst player to be banned along with others for throwing a 3 1/2 game lead with 12 games to go in 1877. 2002 Due to 14 interleague contests all played in National League parks, a designated hitter is not used in a full slate of major league games for the rst time since 1972. Visiting hurlers will get plenty of opportunities to swing the bat as there isn’t a home game scheduled in an American League park for ten consecutive days. REGULAR SEASON TEAM LEADERS - (LEAGUE RANK) Batting Average: Morban, (.316) (1st) Home Runs: Landry, (5) Wins: 5 tied, (3) Hits: Jones, (58) RBI: Jones, (29) ERA: Walker, (2.52) (5th) Doubles: Jones, Morban, (11) OBP: Morban, (.365) Strikeouts: Walker, (77) (1st) Triples: Jones, (6) (T-2nd) Slugging: Morban, (.487) (3rd) Saves: Smith, (6) Stolen Bases: Jones, (18) (T-2nd) Total Bases: Jones, (90) Innings Pitched: Elias, (74.0) (T-3rd) Southern League Standings NORTH Rec GB SOUTH Rec GB Birmingham (CHW) 41-25 -- Mobile (ARI) 36-29 -- Tennessee (CHC) 32-33 8.5 Mississippi (ATL) 36-30 0.5 Chattanooga (LAD) 32-34 9.0 Jacksonville (MIA) 33-30 2.0 Jackson (SEA) 28-34 11 Montgomery (TB) 34-32 2.5 Huntsville (MIL) 28-36 12 Pensacola (CIN) 24-41 12 Upcoming Promotions at The Ballpark in Jackson Date Opp. Promotion Pres. By 6/20 MOB Dollar Thursday Postgame Karaoke w/ DJ Marty MobileNation Baseball Camp 6/21 MOB 2 Car Giveaway 6/22 MOB Hig h T ech Spe cial Effe cts Fir ewo rks Wes t T enn essee Night Of Heart Heart & Vascular Lou Brock Appearance Center Generals vs. Birmingham in 2013 - 15 G This Season: 4-2 Last Season: 6-4 Home: 3-2 Road: 1-0 Offense: .264, 2 HR Pitching: 2.88, 46 K
