Saturday, August 21, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
Ghosts lose in Helena, Powers promoted,Gibson activated, and other notes
The Ghosts lost the finale in Helena last night 12-2. It was close early on, but the Ghosts started hit 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position, all of those at bats came when the game was in reach, so they had a chance, but Helena took advantage seemingly of all its chances.
Two brights for the Ghosts last night were Ryan Casteel and Will Swanner. Casteel went 3-for-4, and Swanner had two hits, including his first pro homer in the second inning.
Here are some other notes going into tonight's series opener in Missoula:
- RHP Trevor Gibson was activated from the disabled list. He has been rehabbing from an elbow injury.
- Catcher Josh Powers was promoted to Tri City in the Northwest League after the game last night. He is the second Ghosts catcher to be promoted this season.
- Speaking of catcher, Swanner will start behind home plate for the first time this season. Ryan Casteel will DH.
First pitch tonight is 7:15. It will be the same on tomorrow night, and Sunday's game will start at 5:15. All times are mountain.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Ortega, Roberts lead Ghosts to win in Helena
Rafael Ortega drove in four runs, and had three base hits for the second straight as the Casper Ghosts defeated the Helena Brewers 8-6 in game three of a four game series at Kindrick Field.
Ricardo Ferrer made his second start of the season, and the Brewers took an early lead against him, as they scored a run on a wild pitch to take a 1-0 lead. They had runners at the corners with one out, but Carlos George grounded into a double play to end the inning.
In the third, the Ghosts came back to take the lead. Corey Dickerson was hit by a pitch, with one out, and after Brett Tanos flew out to left, Blake McDade homered on the first pitch from Austin Ross to give the Ghosts a 2-1 lead, but it wouldn’t last long.
Helena answered in the bottom of the inning with two run as Cody Hawn homered to right with Robbie Garvey on base to make the score 3-2 Brewers.
It would remain 3-2 until the sixth when the Ghosts would strike back. Austin Ross left the game after throwing five innings, striking out 10. He was replaced by Rob Currie. With Will Swanner on at first with two away, Yafistel Roja singled to get him over to second base. Then Jeff Squier loaded the bases with an infield single. That brought up Rafael Ortega who cleared the bases to give the Ghosts a 5-3 lead, but once again, the lead wouldn’t last long.
Kyle Hancock walked the bases loaded with two out, and Gerald Ogrinc tied the game with a 2-run single.
Both teams traded zeroes in the seventh, but the Ghosts grabbed the lead in the eighth. Michael Ramirez walked with one out, then Roja singled him to third. The Ghosts took the lead on a bunt single by Squier, and Ortega drove in Roja with a double, and Squier scored on the play after an error on the rightfielder John Dishon to make the score 8-5 Casper.
The Brewers added a run in the bottom of the eighth to get within two, but that was the closest they got.
Kenneth Roberts picked up his third win of the season. He allowed one run in 3 1/3 innings.
Will Swanner had two hits in his professional debut.
The Ghosts and Brewers will play the finale of the four game series on Thursday night. First pitch is set for 7:05.
Ricardo Ferrer made his second start of the season, and the Brewers took an early lead against him, as they scored a run on a wild pitch to take a 1-0 lead. They had runners at the corners with one out, but Carlos George grounded into a double play to end the inning.
In the third, the Ghosts came back to take the lead. Corey Dickerson was hit by a pitch, with one out, and after Brett Tanos flew out to left, Blake McDade homered on the first pitch from Austin Ross to give the Ghosts a 2-1 lead, but it wouldn’t last long.
Helena answered in the bottom of the inning with two run as Cody Hawn homered to right with Robbie Garvey on base to make the score 3-2 Brewers.
It would remain 3-2 until the sixth when the Ghosts would strike back. Austin Ross left the game after throwing five innings, striking out 10. He was replaced by Rob Currie. With Will Swanner on at first with two away, Yafistel Roja singled to get him over to second base. Then Jeff Squier loaded the bases with an infield single. That brought up Rafael Ortega who cleared the bases to give the Ghosts a 5-3 lead, but once again, the lead wouldn’t last long.
Kyle Hancock walked the bases loaded with two out, and Gerald Ogrinc tied the game with a 2-run single.
Both teams traded zeroes in the seventh, but the Ghosts grabbed the lead in the eighth. Michael Ramirez walked with one out, then Roja singled him to third. The Ghosts took the lead on a bunt single by Squier, and Ortega drove in Roja with a double, and Squier scored on the play after an error on the rightfielder John Dishon to make the score 8-5 Casper.
The Brewers added a run in the bottom of the eighth to get within two, but that was the closest they got.
Kenneth Roberts picked up his third win of the season. He allowed one run in 3 1/3 innings.
Will Swanner had two hits in his professional debut.
The Ghosts and Brewers will play the finale of the four game series on Thursday night. First pitch is set for 7:05.
Ghosts win wild game in Helena
The Casper Ghosts scored 10 runs in the first four inning on Tuesday night to take a 10-2 lead against the Helena Brewers, but they slowly allowed Helena to comeback and tie the game at 10 in the 8th sending the game to extra innings. The Ghosts would win the game 11-10 in eleven innings, their first win in extra innings in five tries.
Matt Miller, the league leader in wins, the holder of the league’s fourth best ERA started for the Brewers, and he allowed a first inning run, but the Ghosts blew the game open in the second. Six consecutive batters singled, and all 6 scored to make it 7-0.
Helena would add a couple of runs in the bottom of the inning to get on the board, but again, the Ghosts went back to work with three runs in the fourth. The first came on Rafael Ortega’s fifth homer of the season, and later in the inning Robert De La Cruz doubled in two runs to make it 10-2.
In the bottom of the fourth with a run in, Cody Hawn doubled in two runs to cut the lead to 10-5, and they brought the lead down to four after an error in the sixth.
The Brewers rallied in the seventh with two outs and scored two runs to make it a 10-8 game, and they tied it in the 8th on a 2-run homer by Brandon Sizemore.
That sent the game to extra innings, and both teams traded zeroes in the tenth, but that changed in the eleventh.
With one out, Ryan Casteel reached first when second baseman Shea Vucinich dropped a pop up. Jeff Squier was brought off the bench as a pinch runner. He stole second, and he scored on a close play at the plate after a Yafistel Roja single.
Taylor Reid threw a scoreless ninth for his first save of the season.
The Ghosts earn a split of the first two games of the series against Helena. The two teams will play game three on Wednesday night. First pitch is set for 7:05.
Matt Miller, the league leader in wins, the holder of the league’s fourth best ERA started for the Brewers, and he allowed a first inning run, but the Ghosts blew the game open in the second. Six consecutive batters singled, and all 6 scored to make it 7-0.
Helena would add a couple of runs in the bottom of the inning to get on the board, but again, the Ghosts went back to work with three runs in the fourth. The first came on Rafael Ortega’s fifth homer of the season, and later in the inning Robert De La Cruz doubled in two runs to make it 10-2.
In the bottom of the fourth with a run in, Cody Hawn doubled in two runs to cut the lead to 10-5, and they brought the lead down to four after an error in the sixth.
The Brewers rallied in the seventh with two outs and scored two runs to make it a 10-8 game, and they tied it in the 8th on a 2-run homer by Brandon Sizemore.
That sent the game to extra innings, and both teams traded zeroes in the tenth, but that changed in the eleventh.
With one out, Ryan Casteel reached first when second baseman Shea Vucinich dropped a pop up. Jeff Squier was brought off the bench as a pinch runner. He stole second, and he scored on a close play at the plate after a Yafistel Roja single.
Taylor Reid threw a scoreless ninth for his first save of the season.
The Ghosts earn a split of the first two games of the series against Helena. The two teams will play game three on Wednesday night. First pitch is set for 7:05.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Campos throws gem, but Brewers win late
Albert Campos took a shutout into the eighth inning Monday night in Helena, but the Brewers rallied against him in the 8th inning, to beat the Ghosts 3-2 at Kindrick Field in the first game of a 4-game series.
Campos went eight innings for the second straight start, but he allowed three runs in the eighth, the last two coming on a 2-run homer by Cody Hawn, his league best 10th of the season, and was tagged with his third loss of the season. He struck out nine hitters, most by any Ghosts pitcher this season.
Jordan Ballard had two hits for the Ghosts, a double in the fourth inning, which helped setup the Ghosts first run, and a solo homer, his second of the season, in the sixth.
In the fourth, Blake McDade singled with one out, and got to third on Ballard's double. He scored on a ground out by Juan Crousset.
Jimmy Nelson picked up the win for Helena, he threw three scoreless innings, and retired the last nine batters he faced.
The Ghosts and Brewers will play the second game of their 4-game series on Tuesday night as Tyler Gagnon will take the hill for the Ghosts against righty Matt Miller. Both pitchers are among the top 10 in the Pioneer League in ERA, and Miller leads the league in wins with six, Gagnon has four.
Campos went eight innings for the second straight start, but he allowed three runs in the eighth, the last two coming on a 2-run homer by Cody Hawn, his league best 10th of the season, and was tagged with his third loss of the season. He struck out nine hitters, most by any Ghosts pitcher this season.
Jordan Ballard had two hits for the Ghosts, a double in the fourth inning, which helped setup the Ghosts first run, and a solo homer, his second of the season, in the sixth.
In the fourth, Blake McDade singled with one out, and got to third on Ballard's double. He scored on a ground out by Juan Crousset.
Jimmy Nelson picked up the win for Helena, he threw three scoreless innings, and retired the last nine batters he faced.
The Ghosts and Brewers will play the second game of their 4-game series on Tuesday night as Tyler Gagnon will take the hill for the Ghosts against righty Matt Miller. Both pitchers are among the top 10 in the Pioneer League in ERA, and Miller leads the league in wins with six, Gagnon has four.
Campos named Pitcher of the Week
On August 11, Ghosts pitcher Albert Campos threw eight scoreless innings in the Ghosts 3-0 win at Idaho Falls, and that was enough for Campos to be named the Pioneer League's Pitcher of the Week for the week of August 9-15. He is the first Ghost to be honored in 2010.
Wednesday night, Campos allowed just five base runners, giving up four hits, and one walk, while striking out six. The win was Campos’ first win since July 3 against Orem.
Campos, 19, is 2-2 on the season and leads all active pitchers with a 2.33 ERA. He has allowed just 14 earned runs in 54 innings, and is walking less than two batters per nine innings, and he has not allowed more than three earned runs in any of his ten starts in 2010.
The righty from Caguas, Venezulea is vying to become the third Ghosts pitcher to be named the Pioneer League’s Pitcher of the Year in the last four seasons. Jhoulys Chacin won the award in 2007, while Chris Balcom-Miller was given the honor in 2009.
Wednesday night, Campos allowed just five base runners, giving up four hits, and one walk, while striking out six. The win was Campos’ first win since July 3 against Orem.
Campos, 19, is 2-2 on the season and leads all active pitchers with a 2.33 ERA. He has allowed just 14 earned runs in 54 innings, and is walking less than two batters per nine innings, and he has not allowed more than three earned runs in any of his ten starts in 2010.
The righty from Caguas, Venezulea is vying to become the third Ghosts pitcher to be named the Pioneer League’s Pitcher of the Year in the last four seasons. Jhoulys Chacin won the award in 2007, while Chris Balcom-Miller was given the honor in 2009.
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