Kevin Cron ripped a pair of home runs in Visalia's 10-5 win giving him 9 on the season. Since arriving in pro baseball as a 14th round pick out of TCU a year ago Cron has taken a couple of steps forward and started to show some of the Cron bloodline as a feared middle-of-the-order hitter. He still has some work to do to garner some serious prospect status but he's taken the necessary first steps.
Snake Stars
3 Stars: Kevin Cron, Visalia 3 for 5, 2 R, 2 HR (9), 5 RBI
2 Stars: Jamie Romak, Reno 3 for 4, 1 BB, 2 R, 2 HR (7), 6 RBI
1 Star: Allen Webster, Reno 6 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 ER, W (1-1)
0 Stars: Touki Toussaint, Kane County 5 IP, 8 H, 1 BB, 2 K, 7 R (5 ER), L (0-1)
AAA: Game 1. Reno 13 @ Iowa 1. Allen Webster made his first start in over 5 weeks and was superb going 6 strong innings allowing 1 run on 4 hits and a walk while striking out 6. The offense made sure that was plenty good with an explosion of 16 hits and 13 runs led by Jamie Romak who had 3 hits, 2 home runs and 6 RBI. Mike Freeman added 3 hits and 3 RBI while Danny Dorn also had 3 hits with a double. Jarod Saltalamacchia hit a 2-run homer his 2nd. With the injury to Tuffy Gosewich Salty could get the call by morning.
AAA: Game 2. Reno 3 @ Iowa 2. In the second game of the doubleheader, the Aces only got 4 hits but still managed the win. They pieced together a collection of 4 hurlers to hold Iowa to 2 runs. Kevin Munson got the win with 2 innings and 4 strikeouts. Barrett got his 10th save with a perfect 7th. Munson is threatening to get called up with his strong performance so far this year.
AA: Mobile 2 @ Tennessee 3. This one stretched all the way into the 13th inning before the BayBears fell when Jimmie Sherfy's errant pickoff throw was his downfall. Edgar Garcia allowed 2 runs over the first 6 innings and then the bullpen added 6 shutout innings on 2 hits with 6 strikeouts before the fatal 13th. The offense struggled for the most part with a solo home run from Gerson Montilla and 2 hits and 2 hits and 2 walks by Raul Navarro.
A+: Visalia 10 Bakersfield 5. Kevin Cron did most of the damage in another offensive display with 2 home runs and 5 RBI. Anthony Banda tossed 5 shutout innings on 5 hits and 7 strikeouts to earn the easy win. The offense had 16 hits on the night with Kevin medrano getting 3 and scoring twice. Daniel Palka had 2 hits with a double and an RBI.
A: Kane County 4 @ Quad Cities 13. Touki Toussaint fell back to earth after a good start to his season as he was the victim of the long ball in allowing 7 runs (5 earned) on 8 hits over 5 innings. He did strike out 6 and only walked 1 though. Colin Bray led the offense with 3 hits and a solo home run while Marty Herum hit a 3-run homer in the 1st.